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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG 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| 06MINSK738 | Opposition Party Leader Arrested in Rally Near Russian [...] (SBU) On July 17, a Belarusian court sentenced United Civic Party (UCP) leader Anatoly Lebedko to 10 days in jail for "minor hooliganism" for attempting to participate in a July 16 protest near the Russian Embassy in Minsk. Authorities also charged activist Evgeny Askerko, whose trial followed [...] | 2006-07-17 14:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK740 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 17, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------- Political Parties ----------------- 2. Pro-Lukashenko Communists Proclaim Merger with Opposition Communists On July 15, the leadership of the pro-Lukashenko Communist Party of Belarus (CPB) de [...] | 2006-07-18 03:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK763 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 21, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. --------- Elections --------- 2. United Opposition Forces Preparing for Early Local Elections On July 18, Belarusian Popular Front Deputy Chairman Viktor Ivashkevich announced that, despite the government's tentati [...] | 2006-07-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK784 | BELARUSIAN SECURITY FORCES SEARCH APARTMENT OF [...] (C) The Latvian Embassy on July 25 released a press statement protesting the July 25 search of a Latvian diplomat's residence by Belarusian security forces. On July 26, Latvian DCM Juris Poikans confirmed with Pol/Econ Chief that at 3am on July 25 three "unidentified Belarusians in plain clo [...] | 2006-07-27 08:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK791 | NGO Partnership Case Begins, Families and Observers [...] (SBU) On July 28, the criminal trial against four young people associated with the NGO Partnerstvo (Partnership) began in Minsk's Tsentralny district. Belarusian authorities accused Timofei SIPDIS Dranchuk, Aleksandr Shalaiko, Nikolai Astreiko, and Enira Bronitskaya of operating an illegal [...] | 2006-07-28 12:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK794 | PRESSURES ON LUKASHENKO: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Summary: Although Lukashenko secured a third term in office through rigged March presidential elections, the regime is grappling with unprecedented political and economic pressure from the East and the West, and to a limited extent, from within. Belarusians interpret Gazprom's plans to q [...] | 2006-07-31 13:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK819 | US and European Heads of Mission Press for Access to NGO [...] (SBU) U.S. and EU embassies in Minsk have taken an assertive and coordinated approach to spotlighting the criminal trial against four young leaders of the prominent NGO Partnerstvo (Partnership). Belarusian authorities accused Timofei Dranchuk, Aleksandr Shalaiko, Nikolai Astreiko, and Enira B [...] | 2006-08-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK820 | Belarus Announces Potash Contract with China, China Claims [...] (U) Despite recent claims from the GOB that Belarus has signed a contract to supply potash to China, it remains unclear whether China and Belarus have reached an agreement. China is Belarus' largest buyer of potash, and the lack of a contract has caused Belarus' overall potash exports to drop [...] | 2006-08-03 05:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN ETRD EAGR USTR BO |
| 06MINSK831 | Female Tent City Heroes Reaffirmed Commitment to [...] (U) On July 28, leader of the Women's Independent Democratic Movement (WIDM) Ludmila Petina presented the release of the organization's latest information bulletin, "We Are Women," in the Embassy's Public Affairs Section building (reftel). The bulletin included interviews and editorials from [...] | 2006-08-04 06:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN BO |
| 06MINSK839 | NGO PARTNERSHIP LEADERS CONVICTED [...] (C) On August 4, Judge Leonid Yasinevich convicted four young leaders of the election monitoring NGO "Partnerstvo" (Partnership) for allegedly operating an illegal organization that "infringes on the rights of the Belarusian people" (reftel). In a courtroom open only to international observe [...] | 2006-08-04 14:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | BO PGOV PHUM |
| 06MINSK847 | LUKASHENKO CRITICIZES U.S. BUT SEEKS GREATER [...] (U) Summary: President Lukashenko, meeting with his Belarusian Ambassadors August 1, stated that increased U.S.-EU harassment was due to Belarus' increasing geopolitical importance and its role in forming a multi-polar world. The President claimed Belarus was ready for bilateral partnerships [...] | 2006-08-09 04:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK860 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - AUGUST 11, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ------------------------- 2. Lukashenko Pushes for Stronger UN Role On August 1, President Lukashenko asserted that Belarus seeks to strengthen the role of the United [...] | 2006-08-10 04:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK876 | MFA BAITS AND SWITCHES ON COORDINATED U.S.-EU [...] (C) Summary: On August 11, Charge delivered the coordinated U.S.-EU demarche to MFA Counselor on the U.S. and Canada Desk Pavel Pustovoy regarding the imprisonment of former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin and four leaders of the independent election monitoring NGO "Partn [...] | 2006-08-11 15:46:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK881 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 14, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Parliament Leader Receives Iranian Delegation On August 9, Chairman of the Belarusian House of Representatives Vladimir Konoplev receive [...] | 2006-08-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK887 | KOZULIN'S PARTY PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Senior Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Gramada" (BSDP) members corroborated reports that the health of imprisoned BSDP leader and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin is degenerating, but insisted the BSDP has no plans to replace Kozulin as party leader. They cha [...] | 2006-08-17 06:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 06MINSK890 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - AUGUST 11, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ------------------------- 2. Lukashenko Pushes for Stronger UN Role On August 1, President Lukashenko asserted that Belarus seeks to strengthen the role of the United [...] | 2006-08-17 06:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK904 | BUILDING THE CASE FOR DEMOCRACY: MONITORING NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. Summary ------- 2. (C) On August 17, the Belarusian Central Election Committee confirmed that the municipal elections will be held on January 14, 2007. The democratic opposition believes, and we agree that these elections are the [...] | 2006-08-18 13:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE BO |
| 06MINSK911 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 18, 2006 [...] (U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko Stipulates Eurasian Customs Union (para. 2) - Belarus and Ukraine Discuss Cooperation (para. 3) - Lukashenko Greets Indian, South Korea [...] | 2006-08-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK924 | Nomination for 006 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL Conference, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 07:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | AMT MARR NATO PREL BO |
| 06MINSK938 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 28, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lawmaker Calls Union State Act 99 Percent Ready (para. 2) - CSTO Consultations on Military Training (para. 3) LOCAL ELECTIONS --------------- - Op [...] | 2006-08-28 11:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK95 | EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - January 31, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. GOB Deems Defamatory Documentary "Not Discriminatory" On January 14, the Prosecutor General's Office ruled the controversial documentary about gypsies in Belarus that aired [...] | 2006-02-01 05:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK951 | MILINKEVICH, BACK IN BELARUS, TOUTS SOLIDARITY AND [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Charge on August 29, United Democratic Forces (UDF) leader Milinkevich argued that the opposition remains united and said he would be publicly involved in the run up to the local elections. He and his wife spoke of their efforts to create solidarity among Belaru [...] | 2006-08-31 13:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK963 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 5, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS LOCAL ELECTIONS --------------- - Opposition Council Discusses Local Coalitions (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Visits France, Opposes Union State (para. 3) - Police Seize Prot [...] | 2006-09-05 10:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK965 | EMBASSY HOSTS VICTIMS AND FAMILIES OF KOZULIN AND [...] (SBU) On September 1, Charge and A/DCM hosted a reception for family members of imprisoned former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, recently released Partnership NGO activists Aleksandr Shalaiko and Enire Bronitskaya and their families, and the family members of still impri [...] | 2006-09-05 12:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK975 | BREST OPPOSITION PUSHES ON DESPITE GOB PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: An August 22-23 visit by Poloffs to the Western border city of Brest received heavy attention from state security services. Local activists, already under siege by the regime, kept their commitments to meet with Poloffs despite the threat of even further scrutiny from the BKGB. [...] | 2006-09-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK994 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 8, [...] (U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS LOCAL ELECTIONS --------------- - Opposition Party Forms Bloc For Independence (para. 2) - Opposition Coalition Secretariat In Operation (para. 3) - Brest Opposition Questions Council Members (pa [...] | 2006-09-12 11:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1097 | HOW MERCOSUR HAS CHANGED [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: This telegram contains a healthy dose of subjective analysis designed to stimulate constructive debate on an issue of regional importance. The Embassy is keenly interested in Mercosur, not only because its headquarters are located here, but also because we have [...] | 2006-11-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL AORC SOCI UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1100 | URUGUAY REMAINS NON-COMMITTAL ON INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] (C) On November 15, PolCouns delivered ref A demarche to acting Director of Multilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez. Nunez gave a provisional reply based on her personal opinion that the GOU was ""guarding"" its position to perhaps obtain some type of tactical advantage. Nunez offered to meet later [...] | 2006-11-16 17:16:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ILC UNGA UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1101 | URUGUAY ON BELARUS' ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) On November 15, PolCouns delivered ref A demarche on countering Belarus' anti-US resolutions at the UNGA and soliciting GOU support for the Third Committee Resolution on Belarus, sponsored by the US. Demarche was delivered to the MFA's Acting Director of Multilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez. [...] | 2006-11-16 19:15:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1102 | URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON NOVEMBER 17 SPECIAL SESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 19:11:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1111 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GOODLATTE'S VISIT TO URUGUAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy welcomes Codel Goodlatte to Uruguay and greatly appreciates its contributions to US foreign policy objectives. Your November 28-29 visit comes at an auspicious time in our bilateral relationship and will coincide with the arrival of the US Ambassador to Uruguay, Frank E [...] | 2006-11-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OVIP EAGR ECON UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1122 | URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON GPOI/CFAC PARTICIPATION [...] On November 17, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director for Mulilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez. The Charge also raised the issue with the MFA's Director General Jose Luis Cancela on November 21. Both officials responded favorably to the proposals for sending at least one Uruguay [...] | 2006-11-27 20:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL GT CI AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1155 | SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appears to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical elements [...] | 2006-12-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO139 | URUGUAY UPDATE ON UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL [...] (U) This telegram responds to action request in paragraph 2 of ref A. 2. (SBU) The Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions adopted last October in Paris is not on Uruguay's legislative agenda. The National Congress ends its recess on March 1. We a [...] | 2006-02-09 18:25:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SCUL SOCI UNESCO UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO155 | MINISTER'S TOUGH TALK ON PAPER MILL DISPUTE, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Charge to discuss upcoming visits to the U.S. (ref A),Industry Minister Jorge Lepra commented that Uruguay is searching for international support in its dispute with Argentina over the construction of giant paper mills on a shared river (ref B). He added th [...] | 2006-02-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG SOCI UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO178 | (S) IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN URUGUAY [...] (S/NF) This telegram responds to action requests in paragraph 2 of reftel. 2. (S/NF) From the open source diplomatic list of officials at the Iranian Embassy in Montevideo: #¿NOMBRE? Spouse: Mrs. Fereshteh Faraji #¿NOMBRE? Spouse: Mrs. Seyedeh Fezeh Jafari (Hassani) #¿ [...] | 2006-02-22 17:40:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO229 | VAZQUEZ SAYS HE WANTS A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with President Tabare Vazquez at the Embassy's request on March 7 to advise the President on his upcoming meeting with the Secretary on March 11 at the margins of Michelle Bachelet's inauguration ceremony in Santiago, Chile. Vazquez explicitly stated that he wanted a F [...] | 2006-03-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PINR KCRM AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO230 | THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE ONE-YEAR MARK [...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) Government completed its first year in power on March 1 with more achievements than setbacks. In typical fashion, little fanfare marked the day as President Vazquez had sent his state-of-the-union report to Congress a week earlier. It is clear that his adr [...] | 2006-03-07 19:06:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO239 | OAS CICTE VI DELEGATION PREPARATION [...] (U) This telegram responds to action requests in reftel. 2. (U) Embassy delivered reftel talking points to the MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez on March 6. Alvarez said that the Uruguayan delegation to the OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) Sixth Regu [...] | 2006-03-09 19:19:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER OAS UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO259 | VAZQUEZ'S DEALS IN CARACAS: A GOOD FIRESALE [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 14-15, President Vazquez visited Venezuela as part of a six-day Latin American tour. Out of eleven bilateral agreements signed on a variety of issues, two stand out, with the remainder of a mostly cultural or technical nature. The GOU managed to dump on the GOV unprofitabl [...] | 2006-03-16 20:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV VZ UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO268 | PULP MILLS: VAZQUEZ' TRIP EXPOSES HARSH REALITIES [...] (C) Summary: President Tabare Vazquez returned empty-handed from an erratic eight-day tour of regional countries designed to drum up support for Uruguay's position in the serious paper mill dispute with Argentina (ref A). From our point of view, the trip was a disaster, especially his confusi [...] | 2006-03-20 18:34:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI EINV ECON AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO298 | URUGUAY: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TOPICS (C-AL6-00402) [...] (C/NF) This telegram responds to Washington analysts' request for information, per ref A. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Though a small country, Uruguay is important to U.S. national interests as an example of long-standing democracy in a region that has largely lurched to the populist left. Policy makers we [...] | 2006-03-28 15:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ETRD UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO353 | PAPER MILLS DISPUTE: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (SBU) The long-running dispute between Argentina and Uruguay over construction of giant pulp mills on a shared river seems to have worsened and entered into a more litigious phase after Presidents Vazquez and Kirchner canceled their plans to meet on the issue last week. Uruguayan public critic [...] | 2006-04-12 19:19:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI EINV SENV AORC AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO358 | SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appeared to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical element [...] | 2006-04-18 19:32:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO397 | URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON IRAN'S CANDIDACY TO UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 19:57:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO418 | VAZQUEZ LOBBIES HARD FOR TRADE TALKS WITH U.S. WORKING GROUPS FORMED [...] (C) Summary: President Vazquez appears to have wasted no time in pushing his trade agenda. At the May 8 Cabinet meeting, he recounted the results of his ten-day trip to the U.S. and Mexico, and of his meeting with POTUS on May 4. He advocated for expanded trade talks with the U.S., which he [...] | 2006-05-11 15:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO473 | URUGUAY STILL DITHERING ON PSI [...] (C) Per instructions reftel, we have at various opportunities urged the GOU to endorse the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Interdiction Principles and encouraged it to attend the Senior Level Political meeting in Poland, in June. Embassy understands that the embassies of [...] | 2006-05-26 17:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO490 | URUGUAY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 21:11:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO555 | SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING TRADE TALKS IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: Following the successful Vazquez/POTUS encounter in the Oval Office on May 4, trade talks between GOU negotiators and USTR have been scheduled to take place at a meeting in Washington during the last week of June. The GOU is now much more focused on discussing a Free Trade Agreemen [...] | 2006-06-16 15:32:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO56 | URUGUAY ON UN REFORM AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C/NF) On January 19, Embassy delivered ref A demarche to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs, Gustavo Alvarez. Since he did not raise any of the issues in ref B, those points were not covered. Alvarez listened attentively to the talking points and said that Uruguay was much interested in t [...] | 2006-01-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO574 | GOU DEMARCHED ON OAS MLAT AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (U) Embassy contacted various GOU interlocutors to discuss reftel demarche, including officials in the MFA's Office of International Treaties and International Law, and a subject material expert on MLATs at the Ministry of Education and Culture. (Note: The GOU does not have a Ministry of Justic [...] | 2006-06-23 17:20:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KCRM UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO598 | WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | WTRO ETRD ECON UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO616 | URUGUAY'S FTA AT CROSSROADS WHILE VENEZUELA JOINS [...] (C) Summary: President Vazquez is caught between wanting a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with us and Brazil's open opposition to it. On June 23, Brazil's visiting Foreign Minister explicitly warned the Uruguayans that an FTA with us would be damaging to Mercosur and Uruguay. On June 26, GOU and [...] | 2006-07-05 18:03:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON PGOV AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO625 | URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-07 16:42:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO744 | URGENT DEMARCHE TO URUGUAY ON UNSC LEBANON [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MFA offices of Vice Formin Maria Herrera and Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo. No substantive comment was received from the officials other than that Uruguay hoped for a lasting peace in the region. Embassy expects to pursue more [...] | 2006-08-14 14:21:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO755 | SOLICITING URUGUAY ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNIFIL [...] (C) On August 16, Charge delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Deputy Foreign Minister Maria "Belela" Herrera in order to solicit an immediate Uruguayan troop contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Herrera implied that the GOU was inclined to support UNIFIL's r [...] | 2006-08-16 20:14:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO774 | PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ MOVES FORWARD ON US TRADE AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Since the August 7-10 visit of senior USTR officials to Uruguay (reftel),President Vazquez has been assiduously preparing his domestic constituency for deeper trade ties with the United States. He has publicly stated that the feasibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could be [...] | 2006-08-22 20:21:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV ECON AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO785 | URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON US CONCERNS ABOUT HUMAN [...] (C) On August 22, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the only available officer in the MFA's office of the Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo, stressing that the US had genuine concerns that new Human Rights Council (HRC) was less than balanced on its treatment of Israel [...] | 2006-08-23 19:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO829 | URUGUAY ON NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE [...] (C) On September 6, PolCouns raised reftel demarche topics of Terrorism, Democracy and the Middle East with MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez. Alvarez said that Uruguay "tended to be more of an observer than a member of the Non-Aligned Movement" and was unlikely to be activ [...] | 2006-09-07 20:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO936 | URUGUAY ON UNSC RACE [...] (C) On September 29, per instructions reftel, PolCouns delivered UNSC demarche to the MFA's Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez and his deputy Beatriz Nunez. Both listened attentively to the points and visibly cringed at the contents of the non-paper quoting excerpts from Preside [...] | 2006-10-02 16:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC VE GT UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO963 | DICTATORSHIP'S WOUNDS STILL FELT IN URUGUAY [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Uruguay's ongoing debate over the teaching of history and a recent public shouting match between the sons of important actors during Uruguay's dictatorship both illustrate the importance of that period to modern politics and policy in Uruguay. The complex history of [...] | 2006-10-11 13:37:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI ELAB UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO980 | BIOTECH CONFERENCE HITS THE MARK [...] (U) Summary: Post thanks EB and IIP for their assistance (ref A),which allowed Post to present a timely and well-targeted biotechnology seminar in Uruguay. A broad cross-section of key biotech decision makers attended the seminar October 12, and the conference achieved positive results. Sp [...] | 2006-10-16 19:11:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO UY |
| 06MONTREAL616 | Visit of NASA Deputy Administrator Dale to the [...] (U) Summary: On May 23, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and NASA Assistant Administrator Michael F. OBrien met with the Acting President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Carole Lacombe and a team of CSA experts to discuss current and future areas for U.S.-Canadian space cooperation. E [...] | 2006-06-01 12:59:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA CA |
| 06MONTREAL622 | UPDATE ON HYDRO-QUEBEC'S ENERGY PLANS [...] (U) Summary: On May 23, Embassy Ottawa EMIN Brian Mohler and ConGen Montreal Econoff Anne Coleman met with Marie-Jose Nadeau (please protect),Hydro Quebec's Executive Vice-President for Corporate Affairs, at the utility's Montreal headquarters. Ms. Nadeau provided an overview of Hydro Que [...] | 2006-06-02 18:03:00 | Consulate Montreal | CONFIDENTIAL | ENGR CA |
| 06MONTREAL993 | Blue Lantern Level 3: Pre-License End-Use Check, [...] (SBU) Econoff contacted Venga Aerospace Systems, Inc. President Hirsh Kwinter on August 31 to verify the information requested (reftel). Venga Aerospace Systems has both aerospace and 3-D graphics divisions. Kwinter runs the company from his residence in Montreal. The company has no facilitie [...] | 2006-09-17 11:56:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC CA |
| 06MOSCOW10247 | OPIC FINANCE: SDM BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 11:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN OPIC RS |
| 06MOSCOW10248 | TOP OFFICIAL AT RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK GUNNED DOWN [...] (C) The Central Bank of Russia's (CBR) First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov was fatally shot on September 13. Kozlov was a key figure in the GOR's efforts to crack down on money laundering, insider trading, and other illegal banking activity. His death is most likely connected to his efforts [...] | 2006-09-14 12:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ECON PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW10309 | RUSSIAN MFA UNCLEAR ON TRANSNISTRIAN REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Embassy three days before Transnistria's September 17 referendum, MFA Transnistrian negotiator Valeriy Nesterushkin provided no clarity on how Russia will treat the referendum result. While acknowledging that whatever the result, Transnistria would not be recog [...] | 2006-09-15 09:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE PBTS MD RS |
| 06MOSCOW10324 | RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS PROTEST MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Russia's Communist Party (KPRF) followed through September 14 on its promise to demonstrate against military cooperation with NATO and the U.S., including the now-postponed Torgau '06 exercise (reftel). According to media reports, demonstrations took place in Moscow, Saratov, Omsk, Yar [...] | 2006-09-15 13:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV RS |
| 06MOSCOW10370 | ORTHODOX CLASSES NOW MANDATORY IN SOME RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Public schools in the Bryansk, Kaluga, Smolensk, and Belgorod regions have incorporated a mandatory Orthodox culture course into their curriculums. Eleven other regions are offering the subject as an elective. Supporters say the move is needed to counter the spiritual vacuum left [...] | 2006-09-18 07:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM RS |
| 06MOSCOW10382 | LAVROV'S MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: With FM Lavrov's September 7-9 trip to the Middle East, promotion of a "universal" peace process, experts' conference, renewed Syria track, and support for the Arab League ministerial session at UNGA, the GOR continues to seek "player" status in the region. Practically, GOR sup [...] | 2006-09-18 11:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IS SY LE RS |
| 06MOSCOW10605 | KREMLIN UNHAPPINESS CAUSES MOSCOW'S "DOMASHNIY" [...] (C) Ekho Moskvy Editor-in-Chief Aleksey Venediktov confirmed to Embassy September 19 that a newly-minted television program hosted by him and telejournalist Svetlana Sorokina had been pulled from the air following a September 10 episode that the authorities had apparently found too controversi [...] | 2006-09-21 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
| 06MOSCOW10704 | HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN LUKIN ON NGO [...] (C) In a September 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin endorsed moving forward on the proposed U.S.-Russian roundtable on democracy and human rights, and said he was prepared to discuss modalities when in Washington October 10-12. Lukin offered to intercede on [...] | 2006-09-25 09:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
| 06MOSCOW10984 | RUSSIAN ENERGY: PSAS -- THE VIEW FROM SAKHALIN AND [...] (C) Summary. From discussions in Moscow and Sakhalin this week, Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) may be out of favor, but they are far from being driven out of business. Shell (Sakhalin-2) appears to have dodged the bullet of having its environmental license revoked, but still faces tough [...] | 2006-09-28 14:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW10986 | "NOT WAR, BUT CLOSE:" RUSSIAN REACTION TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: DFM Karasin told Ambassador September 28 the arrest of Russian officers in Georgia "could have been a casus belli." Russian reaction "will be more reasonable." Russia "has the impression that it cannot rely on its American partners." Karasin asked for U.S. help in freeing the o [...] | 2006-09-28 15:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11029 | RUSSIAN REACTS TO ARRESTS OF SOLDIERS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador strongly encouraged restraint in a September 29 telephone conversation with Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin. Karasin responded that he appreciated U.S. responsiveness and welcomed Tbilisi's decision to permit joint patrolling of the Kodori Gorge. The MFA confir [...] | 2006-09-29 15:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11137 | UNITED RUSSIA SEEKS MAJORITY IN OCTOBER 8 [...] (C) A September 28 - 29 visit to Chuvashiya in the run-up to the October 8 State Council elections found: -- five of the Republic's twenty-two parties on the ballot, with a sixth --the Party of Pensioners-- denied registration, and joining the Party of Life in supporting Rodina's quest to cr [...] | 2006-10-04 12:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW11252 | RUSSIA: DAS KRAMER MEETINGS ON NGOS AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS David Kramer reinforced US concerns over NGO re-registration and encouraged Human Rights Ombudsman Lukin to finalize details of an "unofficial" human rights/democracy dialogue. Both Lukin and Public Chamber member Nikonov acknowledged bureaucratic difficulties and endo [...] | 2006-10-06 07:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV RS |
| 06MOSCOW11266 | KREMLIN HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIRWOMAN PROMISES NO [...] (C) Chairwoman of the Presidential Administration Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Ella Pamfilova emphatically assured Ambassador October 5 that "nothing would happen" to curtail the activities of NGOs not re-registered by the October 18 deadline. Pamfilova's office was monitoring t [...] | 2006-10-06 11:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
| 06MOSCOW11275 | RUSSIA: NGO REGISTRATION UPDATE; DEADLINE [...] (C) Summary: In an October 5 conversation with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yakovenko, the Ambassador urged the GOR to extend an October 18 deadline for the re-registration of foreign NGOs and underscored the damage that would result from a suspension in their external programs. Yakovenko [...] | 2006-10-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW11276 | UNITED RUSSIA AIMS TO WIN BY A WIDE MARGIN IN TUVA [...] (SBU) Embassy visited the Republic of Tuva October 1-5, in advance of the October 8 regional election. Tuva is tightly controlled by Regional Head Sherig-Ool Oorzhak, who became a member of United Russia (YR) eight months ago, and it is widely believed that YR will win a decisive majority, wit [...] | 2006-10-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL SOCI RS |
| 06MOSCOW11280 | PREPARING THE GROUND FOR UNSC ACTION ON DPRK [...] (S) Summary: DFM Alekseyev told the Ambassador October 6 that Russia found a DPRK nuclear test to be "absolutely unacceptable" and stressed that the North Korean regime had received this message from Russia in clear and unmistakable terms. Responding to the Ambassador's urging that Russia [...] | 2006-10-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11316 | POLITKOVSKAYA’S DEATH SENDS SHOCK WAVES THROUGH [...] (C) The October 7 murder of internationally-known investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya has sent shock waves through Moscow. A public demonstration has been held, the co-owner of Novaya Gazeta, the newspaper where Politkovksaya had worked since 1999, is offering a 25 million ruble reward for [...] | 2006-10-09 11:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW11371 | RUSSIAN ENERGY: RUSSIANS RETHINK SHTOKMAN [...] (C) Summary. Gazprom's October 8 decision to reject foreign equity participation in the giant Shtokman gas and LNG project in the Barents Sea, in favor of developing the field itself, reflects a growing trend towards energy nationalism, and genuine concern about maintaining control of such a [...] | 2006-10-10 15:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW11388 | ELECTION LAW REQUIREMENTS FOR PROSPECTIVE DUMA [...] (U) This message reviews the electoral procedures in place for participating in the 2007 elections to the Duma. There have been no amendments to the electoral law since the Duma eliminated the "against all candidates" ballot option before the summer break. In order to be elected a Duma Deputy, [...] | 2006-10-11 13:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM RS |
| 06MOSCOW11413 | REGIONAL ELECTION RESULTS: UNITED RUSSIA WINS AS [...] (SBU) As expected, the Kremlin's United Russia received a plurality or majority of votes cast in the elections for nine regional legislatures on October 8. Other key findings: -- the experiment with managed, two-party democracy seems to have succeeded from the perspective of the Presidential [...] | 2006-10-11 14:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW11488 | DPRK NUCLEAR TEST RESOLUTION: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche October 12 to MFA First Asia Department Senior Counselor Oleg Davydov, who advises DFM Alekseyev on North Korean issues. Davydov said that his superiors will "mull" over the draft resolution to assess what had been changed from earlier drafts and the Russian [...] | 2006-10-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11489 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA: BACKLASH AGAINST THE BACKLASH? [...] (C) Summary: The Public Chamber has condemned bureaucratic moves that have targeted ethnic Georgians, but few elected officials have followed suit. Deportations have temporarily slowed, but arrests of Georgians who are accused of not having legal status in Russia continue. There is anecdo [...] | 2006-10-12 14:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11490 | PUTIN REACTS TO POLITKOVSKAYA ASSASSINATION [...] (C) President Putin, three days after the murder of outspoken investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, issued his definitive public statement that everything would be done to find the killers and bring them to trial. Russia's Prosecutor General, in fact, has already assumed charge of the [...] | 2006-10-12 16:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW11539 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Arrests and deportations of Georgians accused of violating immigrations laws continue, but no new measures have been enacted against Georgia or against ethnic Georgians living in Russia. No reliable numbers are available for the number of Georgians found not to have legal stat [...] | 2006-10-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11582 | GEORGIA UPDATE: OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Deportations of undocumented Georgian nationals continue. Round-ups have slowed in Moscow, but picked up in St. Petersburg. Russian and Georgian officials continue to trade insults and veiled threats. Harassment of ethnic Georgians may have peaked thanks to a backlash from Russians of m [...] | 2006-10-16 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL MARR ETRD PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11629 | GEORGIA UPDATE, OCTOBER 17 [...] (C) A Georgian detainee from St. Petersburg died of an asthma attack as he waited at a Moscow airport to board the plane deporting him to Georgia. This was the third plane to deport Georgians, bringing the number of deported to over 400. Some 300 more Georgians have received deportation or [...] | 2006-10-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11631 | RODINA: SATISFIED BUT SUING [...] (SBU) Rodina had a poor showing in the October 8 regional elections; it crossed the 7 percent threshold for representation in only one region: Astrakhan. Nevertheless, Deputy Chair of Rodina's Executive Committee Maksim Puchkov in an October 12 conversation found cause for optimism in the vo [...] | 2006-10-17 14:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
| 06MOSCOW11637 | NGO RE-REGISTRATION STATE-OF-PLAY AS OF OCTOBER 17 [...] (U) With the October 18 NGO re-registration deadline looming, the Federal Registration Service reports that: -- 80 NGOs have been re-registered, 42 of them U.S. NGOs; -- 70 re-registration applications are pending; -- only three NGOs have to date been denied re-registration. One of them, a T [...] | 2006-10-17 14:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL PREF RS |
| 06MOSCOW11652 | PSYCHIATRY ABUSED FOR COMMERCIAL ENDS [...] (C) Anecdotal evidence suggests that psychiatry is increasingly being used as a tool, especially in more "sophisticated" urban areas like Moscow, in the resolution of family squabbles or business disputes. The interpretation of a 2001 law on legal expertise activities allegedly has been used [...] | 2006-10-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW11690 | GEORGIA UPDATE: OCTOBER 18 [...] (C) Deportation orders against Georgian continue; the Georgian Embassy claims about 1000 Georgians have been told to leave without being detained. Georgians are expected to take Russian citizenship in greater numbers as a protective move. Georgian restaurants are reopening. The official mood [...] | 2006-10-18 14:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11695 | ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Central Electoral Commission (CEC) Chairman Aleksandr Veshnyakov reviewed the October 8 regional elections, recent developments in electoral technology, prospects for the 2007 regional and national (Duma) elections, and possible further amendments to the election law in a meeting with Embas [...] | 2006-10-19 06:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
| 06MOSCOW1171 | RUSSIA COMFORTABLE WITH STATUS QUO IN BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: The MFA's official stance on Belarus seems to have shifted from resigned noninterference to passive support for Lukashenko and the status quo. However, Russian activists and leaders of the Belarusian opposition based in Moscow have not given up hope that determined resistance wi [...] | 2006-02-08 08:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BO RS |
| 06MOSCOW11771 | GEORGIA UPDATE, OCTOBER 19 [...] (C) News of detention of Georgians continues to appear, with the Volga Federal District the latest site. The Georgian Embassy claims that educational institutions are still being used in some areas to locate undocumented Georgians, though a Moscow official denies this ever happened inside th [...] | 2006-10-19 14:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PREF GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11775 | RUSSIA IPR: OUTSPOKEN LIBERAL LEGISLATOR ON CIVIL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Federation Council Senator Ludmila Narusova shares our sense that the Duma will likely pass a flawed Part IV of the Civil Code this fall. She intends to speak to Putin about her co [...] | 2006-10-20 05:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR RS |
| 06MOSCOW11831 | NGO RE-REGISTRATION UPDATE: NDI, IRI APPROVED [...] (U) The Federal Registration Service (FRS) informed NDI and IRI on October 20 that they had been re-registered. IRI has already been added to the list of approved organizations on the FRS website. Both were told to pick up their documents on October 23. Amid heightened international and Ru [...] | 2006-10-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM PREF RS |
| 06MOSCOW11890 | OCTOBER 23 NGO RE-REGISTRATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) We continue to receive positive reports on the re-registration of foreign NGOs. Of the 29 NGOs that USAID is tracking, another three have been registered by the Federal Registration Service (FRS) since October 20, bringing the total re-registered to eleven. Of the remaining eighteen, s [...] | 2006-10-23 14:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM PREF RS |
| 06MOSCOW11938 | INVITATION ACCEPTED: THE NEW DELHI NOVEMBER 18-19 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 05:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PGOV RS |
| 06MOSCOW11994 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH U.S. NGOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of four U.S-based NGOs told EUR A/S Fried that they were trying to keep a low profile in light of the NGO law, approaching elections, and increasing GOR assertiveness, especially statist, in key economic sectors. Although NGOs were under increasing scrutiny and [...] | 2006-10-26 07:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EINV KDEM RS |
| 06MOSCOW12000 | DRAFT MOSCOW LEGISLATION MAY LIMIT "RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Moscow City Duma is considering a quality-of-life bill which, if adopted in its present form, would allow authorities to fine those engaged in many forms of street solicitation, including "religious agitation." Some religious organizations here worry that if passed as curren [...] | 2006-10-26 11:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW12042 | FORMER RUSSIAN PM KASYANOV: OPPOSITION WOES, [...] (C) In a recent one-on-one lunch with Ambassador, a confident ex-prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov cited reasons to be optimistic about his presidential prospects: -- the business community's alleged latent support for his economic reform agenda; -- the weakness of current contenders Medve [...] | 2006-10-27 11:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI RS |
| 06MOSCOW12158 | RUSSIA IPR: AMBASSADOR'S 10/31 MEETING ON CIVIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 31 meeting with Presidential Advisor Veniamin Yakovlev and Duma Legislative Committee Chairman Pavel Krasheninnikov, Ambassador outlined top USG concerns regarding draft Part IV of the Civil Code on IPR and strongly urged action now to correct serious inconsistencie [...] | 2006-11-01 10:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD WTO RS |
| 06MOSCOW1219 | DANISH CARICATURE CONTROVERSY PRODUCES FALLOUT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 6, Chechnya's controversial Acting Prime Minister, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced that Danish NGOs would be banned in his republic because of the insult to Muslims caused by the caricatures in a Danish newspaper. GOR officials distanced themselves from Kadyrov's position, [...] | 2006-02-08 14:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW12257 | GEORGIA-RUSSIA: FM BEZHUASHVILI GETS RUSSIA'S [...] (C) Georgian FM Bezhuashvili told Ambassador November 2 that he "got the message" passed to him bluntly November 1 by FM Lavrov and Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov: that the Russians believe Georgia will begin military action in Abkhazia or South Ossetia; that Russia will confront Georg [...] | 2006-11-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETRD GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12259 | RUSSIAN MFA CRITICIZES DAS BRYZA'S FINANCIAL TIMES [...] (C) MFA North America Deputy Director Vladimir Vinokurov contacted Political M/C November 2 to highlight the ministry's critical reaction to comments made about the Northern European Gas Pipeline (NEGP) by DAS Bryza in an October 30 Financial Times of Germany interview. Vinkurov told us the [...] | 2006-11-02 15:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12310 | MORE NGOS RE-REGISTERED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The re-registration of foreign NGOs is continuing apace, with 148 approved by the backlogged Federal Registration Service. A majority of U.S. NGOs known to the Embassy are re-registered, with Human Rights Watch expecting approval any day. In the North Caucasus, the FRS and tax [...] | 2006-11-03 16:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PREF EAID KDEM RS |
| 06MOSCOW12311 | RUSSIA: NATIONALISTS TO MARCH ON NOVEMBER 4 [...] SUMMARY: On Russia Unity Day, November 4, a large nationalist "Russia March" is planned for several Russian cities, including Moscow. Russia March is being organized by the Movement Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI) and is supported by several other nationalist and fascist groups, and by som [...] | 2006-11-03 16:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PINS RS |
| 06MOSCOW12369 | RUSSIAN NATIONALIST MARCH FIZZLES [...] (SBU) Decisive action by the Moscow city authorities and waning enthusiasm for the enterprise produced smaller-then-predicted attendance at the March 4 nationalist "Russian march." In the end, fewer then three thousand Muscovites participated on Saturday, a fraction of the number of police an [...] | 2006-11-08 16:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW12402 | RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK: BILATERAL RELATIONS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: In a November 8 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Kislyak expressed concern over the potential impact of US congressional elections on WTO and bilateral nuclear cooperation. He argued again that US sanctions against Sukhoi were symbolic of the failings in bilateral relations -- [...] | 2006-11-09 15:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNDP ECON ETRD RS |
| 06MOSCOW12592 | RUSSIAN MFA ON DRAFT IRAQ UNSCR [...] (C) We shared reftel documentation, including the draft Iraq UNSCR, on November 21 with Vladimir Safronkov, Chief of the UN Political Affairs Section in the MFA's International Organizations Department. Safronkov said that Russia had no problem with the draft in principle and had so instruct [...] | 2006-11-22 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ RS |
| 06MOSCOW12609 | BELGOROD: UNITED RUSSIA, THE GOVERNOR, AND THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Major local business owners, who are United Russia regional deputies, in conjunction with the Russian Orthodox Church, dominate all spheres of activity in Belgorod Oblast, which Embassy visited recently. Governor Savchenko is a strong leader who combines a flair for populist s [...] | 2006-11-24 11:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM RS |
| 06MOSCOW12628 | RUSSIA KEEPS UP THE PACE IN MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Following the assassination of Lebanese Minister Gemayel, Russia has become increasingly concerned about political violence in Lebanon, but is unwilling to press Damascus on its role. The MFA preferred to offer legalistic arguments about whether there was compelling proof of S [...] | 2006-11-27 08:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS SY LE IZ RS |
| 06MOSCOW12666 | RUSSIA'S APPROACH TO POST-ORANGE UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary: Russia has reinvigorated its engagement with Ukraine, focusing on practical cooperation. Last month's Fradkov-Yanukovich meeting, which yielded a gas deal, set the stage for the December 23 Putin-Yushchenko Summit. Russian attitudes, however, still seem to lack an appreciation [...] | 2006-11-28 16:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
| 06MOSCOW12709 | A GUIDE TO RUSSIAN POLITICAL YOUTH GROUPS: PART 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is part one of a two-part message describing Russian political youth groups. This cable contains a summary of the major political youth movements in Russia. Russian political youth groups can be broadly divided into two categories: grassroots organizations driven by idealis [...] | 2006-11-30 13:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW12717 | RUSSIAN YOUTH POLITICS, OR LACK THEREOF: PART 2 OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is the second part of a two-part message describing Russian political youth groups. Russia's youth is overwhelmingly apolitical, and youth groups in general have very little impact on political life in Russia. The small bit of political life that does exist is restricted to t [...] | 2006-11-30 17:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW12751 | LITVINENKO ASSASSINATION: REACTION IN MOSCOW [...] (C) The November 23 death by radiation poisoning of former FSB agent Aleksandr Litvinenko in London has spawned a welter of conspiracy theories in Russia. The media have variously traced Litvinenko's demise to XXXXXXXXXXXX, suicide, Putin's Kremlin, Putin himself, those determined to undermine Put [...] | 2006-12-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW12757 | GORDEYEV ON THE WARPATH, AND THE DUTCH STRIKE BACK [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: According to the Dutch AgCouns in Moscow, Dutch veterinary and plant health authorities have run out of patience with their Russian counterparts and are proposing temporarily to halt plant quarantine certification by Dutch authorities of exports of all plant products to Russia. [...] | 2006-12-01 20:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ETRD PREL WTO RS |
| 06MOSCOW12819 | KOSOVO: RUSSIAN POSITION ON UNSC VETO HARDENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In late-November meetings in Moscow, Kosovo Prime Minister Ceku failed to get assurances that Russia would not use its veto when the Security Council takes up the status issue early next year. Russian officials have signaled that they might ultimately deploy a veto to block a UN [...] | 2006-12-07 07:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEV UNMIK SR YI RS |
| 06MOSCOW12851 | METROPOLITAN KIRILL SEES POPE BENEDICT AS MORE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW12878 | GAYDAR'S WEEKEND INTERVIEWS LEAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT [...] (C) A December 6 Financial Times article and two TV interviews with ex-Prime Minister Gaydar broadcast the weekend of December 8 have shed little light on Gaydar's alleged poisoning November 22 in Dublin. Although Gaydar's Moscow doctors have been unable or unwilling to state that Gaydar had [...] | 2006-12-12 08:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
| 06MOSCOW12897 | AMBASSADOR VISITS NORTH CAUCASUS, DECEMBER 4-5 [...] (C) Ambassador Burns traveled to the North Caucasus December 4-5 -- the first American Ambassador to visit the region in fifteen years. In Kabardino-Balkaria he discussed with President Kanokov prospects for economic development and political reform. Kanokov provided regional views on frozen [...] | 2006-12-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETRD PINR GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12932 | AN ENDGAME FOR DETAINED UZBEKS IN IVANOVO? [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR is developing contingency plans for what may be a final GOR decision on 13 detained Uzbeks in Ivanovo. Our UNHCR and NGO contacts do not have credible information on what the GOR may do, but they expect whatever decision has been made to be implemented as soon as December [...] | 2006-12-14 15:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW12942 | RUSSIAN DUMA DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Viktor Zavarzin, Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee, gave his annual briefing to Moscow's military attache corps December 12. During the 90-minute presentation, Zavarzin summarized his committee's legislative activities -- weapons modernization and improvements in s [...] | 2006-12-15 13:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MCAP PREL SOCI PGOV RS |
| 06MOSCOW12960 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROSNEFT'S BOGDANCHIKOV [...] (C) Summary. On December 12, the Ambassador met with Rosneft's President Sergey Bogdanchikov who confirmed that Rosneft is interested in bits of Yukos but that the rumor it will purchase Surgutneftegaz (SNG) is a "fairy tale." He claimed that CPC expansion will be "automatic" once an inter-g [...] | 2006-12-18 10:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW12966 | RUSSIA-MOLDOVA: DEAL IN THE WORKS? [...] (C) Summary: The Romanian Embassy in Moscow alleged to us that Moldova and Russia are close to a package bilateral deal that would normalize bilateral political and economic relations, guarantee Moldovan "neutrality" for 50 years, resolve Transnistria along the lines of the Kozak Memorandum, [...] | 2006-12-18 14:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MARR MD RS |
| 06MOSCOW12993 | EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Supreme Commercial Court, Moscow, Russia. The company was [...] | 2006-12-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC RS |
| 06MOSCOW13001 | PATRUSHEV'S NEST OF DANISH SPIES [...] (SBU) FSB Director Nikolai Patrushev alleged that foreign intelligence services were increasingly using NGOs and press bureaus as cover in his annual year-end review December 19. Speaking on the eve of the day in honor of the security services, Patrushev singled out the Danish Refugee Counci [...] | 2006-12-20 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PREF RS |
| 06MOSCOW13074 | BLACK SEA FLEET RELOCATION: A PORT TOO FAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly ten years after the 1997 bilateral agreement with Ukraine to use Sevastopol as a base for its Black Sea Fleet, Russia is doing little to plan for the Fleet's possible relocation after the agreement expires in 2017. While the Black Sea Fleet will be on the agenda for the [...] | 2006-12-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP RS UP |
| 06MOSCOW13098 | MIDDLE EAST: MFA ON LEBANON, SYRIA AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: President Putin sought to lower tensions between Lebanon and Syria during back-to-back mid-December visits by PM Siniora and President Asad, according to the Russian MFA, and had urged that a solution to Lebanon's ongoing political crisis be found through negotiations and not i [...] | 2006-12-26 16:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE SY IZ RS |
| 06MOSCOW13123 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS CAUGHT IN YUKOS NET [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian Prosecutors at the Federal Tax Service (FTS) have brought a civil case against International accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in connection with their role as outside auditor of the Russian oil company Yukos. In addition, the firm has been defending itself i [...] | 2006-12-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON RS |
| 06MOSCOW13172 | HARD TIMES FOR RUSSIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY [...] (C) Civil society and liberal political party leaders are sharply divided over the role of NGOs in partisan politics. While Moscow's most prominent human rights activist strongly defends the policy of overt political opposition, many NGO representatives are uncomfortable with, or opposed to, a [...] | 2006-12-29 15:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
| 06MOSCOW13174 | RUSSIA ENERGY: DOWN TO THE WIRE ON BELARUS GAS [...] (C) Summary. Lukashenko's two-year saga to avoid higher gas prices and the sale of 50 percent of Beltransgaz (BTG - the Belarusian gas pipeline operator) appears to be coming to a close, and he is standing firm on both accounts. Gazprom has dropped its insistence that BTG be part of the deal, [...] | 2006-12-29 16:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW152 | ANTI-SEMITIC ATTACK ON CHABAD SYNAGOGUE IN MOSCOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On the evening of January 11, a 20-year-old man broke into a Lubavitch synagogue in Moscow during prayer services and injured eight men, including an AmCit. None of the victims has life-threatening injuries, but some are reportedly in serious but stable condition. The Foreign [...] | 2006-01-12 16:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS SOCI |
| 06MOSCOW2070 | SOUTH OSSETIA: DEALING WITH A DYSFUNCTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Moscow's approach to Georgia is driven by frustration with Tbilisi's defiant attitude to Russian interests, reflected in its pursuit of NATO membership, its championing of anti-Russian alliances in the neighborhood, its strategy of trying to compensate for Georgia's weakness in [...] | 2006-03-02 14:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG |
| 06MOSCOW2132 | NGO LEGISLATION: LOOKING AHEAD TOWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: A bit over a month before Russia's new NGO legislation goes into effect, most independent NGO activists are concerned about its implementation but retain a wait-and-see attitude. In recent weeks, the government has initiated investigations against some independent NGOs, but it h [...] | 2006-03-03 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW262 | UPDATE ON ATTACK ON MOSCOW SYNAGOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the aftermath of the January 11 attack on a Chabad synagogue in Moscow (ref A),a prosecutor reported finding ammunition, a list of synagogues and nationalist literature in the home of the attacker. The prosecutor said the attacker was not a member of an extremist organization [...] | 2006-01-13 16:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS |
| 06MOSCOW2914 | RUSSIAN MFA ON AMIS RE-HATTING [...] (C) On March 21 Poloff delivered reftel demarche on re-hatting the African Union (AU) Mission in Sudan to MFA Department of International Organizations Counselor Oleg Kravchenko. Kravchenko agreed that there was no ambiguity in the AU March 10 statement and that its intention was clearly to [...] | 2006-03-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL SOCI SU RS |
| 06MOSCOW2928 | NGO LEGISLATION: VARYING EXPECTATIONS ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOR continues to be opaque about implementation of its controversial new NGO legislation, which is to go into effect next month. It has revealed almost nothing publicly about the legislation's implementing regulations, although one NGO contact told us he had seen draft repor [...] | 2006-03-23 11:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW2974 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA: LOOKING AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Emotions seem to be cooling (at least temporarily) between Russia and Georgia, and we are seeing a return to low-level business. Statements that would have caused an uproar just a few weeks ago are being dismissed with good humor. But that is a long way from making real progre [...] | 2006-03-24 06:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETRD PBTS NATO GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW306 | PUTIN SIGNS NGO LEGISLATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOR announced January 17 that President Putin signed the controversial NGO legislation on January 10. That news was made public when a GOR newspaper that publishes such announcements printed the bill's text with an indication of the date of its signing. While Putin had defe [...] | 2006-01-17 12:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM RS |
| 06MOSCOW3190 | CIVIL SOCIETY COUNCIL CHAIR PAMFILOVA DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 24 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Thomas Adams, Ella Pamfilova, head of the Presidential body that oversees civil society issues, said her office would help monitor the controversial NGO legislation when i [...] | 2006-03-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EAID RS |
| 06MOSCOW3507 | GEORGIA-RUSSIA: SOME POSITIVE STEPS -- AND SOME [...] (C) Summary. Russian MFA Fourth CIS Department Director Andrey Kelin told A/DCM April 4 that he was pleased with the "good cooperative spirit" he had met in Tbilisi when finalizing the agreement on withdrawing Russian bases by 2008 that was signed in Sochi March 31. The March 27 South Osset [...] | 2006-04-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PBTS ETRD OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW396 | OVERZEALOUS IN INGUSHETIYA: NGO BAN CLARIFIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have confirmed, as reported reftel, that one foreign NGO has been banned from working in Ingushetiya, while Ingush authorities have acknowledged that a republic Procuracy announcement that another was banned was erroneous. A third, American NGO apparently is still under inve [...] | 2006-01-19 04:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM EAID RS |
| 06MOSCOW4180 | PUBLIC CHAMBER GETS INTO GEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the three months since its inaugural plenary, the Public Chamber has displayed a flurry of activity. Its many commissions, sub-commissions and working groups have begun a busy schedule of meetings on a broad range of issues. Early tensions with the State Duma and other bodi [...] | 2006-04-20 07:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW4405 | VARNITSA PORT SEIZURE: RUSSIAN VIEWS [...] (C) We raised the April 21 Transnistrian seizure of Varnitsa Port (ref. a) with Russian Transnistria negotiator Nesterushkin April 25. Nesterushkin compared the seizure to the incident several years ago when Moldovan farmers tried to farm land on the Left Bank after receiving privatization vo [...] | 2006-04-25 11:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MD RS |
| 06MOSCOW4572 | $4.5M U.S. Investment, Andy Warhol and American Corner [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Burns' visit to Samara April 17-18 revealed a city ripe for additional U.S. investment and eager for increased contacts and exchanges with American academic and business counterparts. The Ambassado [...] | 2006-04-27 12:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV SOCI PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW5264 | RUSSIANS AGAINST DELISTING MONIB [...] (C) On May 12 poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Afghanistan Section Chief Yuriy Khokhlov, and followed up on the issue with him in a May 15 discussion. On May 17 econoff double-tracked the demarche with Aleksandr Ubilava and Nikolay Ostrokhov from the MFA New Threats and Challenges Dep [...] | 2006-05-18 12:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KTFN UN AF RS |
| 06MOSCOW5372 | IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NGO LAW: SO FAR, MUCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the month since Russia's controversial new NGO legislation formally went into effect, there has been widespread uncertainty about how to comply with it and about its long-term impact. Though implementing regulations have been issued, they fail to address many practical questio [...] | 2006-05-19 13:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW5377 | VLADIMIR LUKIN, RUSSIA'S PRAGMATIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin will visit the U.S. May 23-26. A former diplomat (who was once Russia's Ambassador in Washington) and Duma member from the Yabloko Party, Lukin has had a mixed reputation in Russia's human rights community. Many activists view him a [...] | 2006-05-19 16:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW5532 | RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN'S REPLY TO LETTER FROM U/S [...] (C) The Russian MFA on May 25 passed to us without comment a written reply from DFM Grigoriy Karasin to the May 19 letter U/S Burns sent him on South Ossetia (Ref A). The letter echoes the principal arguments Karasin made during his May 23 conversation with the Ambassador (Ref B). We underst [...] | 2006-05-25 13:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW5740 | RUSSIA: PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION SNAPSHOT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Adding fuel to already intense speculation about who will succeed him, President Putin confirmed to state media May 13 that he will endorse a candidate before the March 2008 election. Both Kremlin-connected and independent analysts believe Putin's choice will be driven by a desire [...] | 2006-05-31 13:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW5821 | MFA STATEMENT ON THE SECRETARY'S MAY 31 [...] (U) Following in para 2 is the Embassy's unofficial translation of the text of a Russian MFA statement, released on June 1, on the Secretary's May 31 Iran announcement. 2. (U) Begin text of translated MFA statement: Moscow welcomes the announcement by the American side of its willingne [...] | 2006-06-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR RS |
| 06MOSCOW585 | PUBLIC CHAMBER BEGINS ITS WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Public Chamber began its work on January 22, choosing Academician Yevgeniy Velikhov as its head and picking chairpersons of the seventeen commissions that are expected to do the bulk of its work. President Putin, presiding at the opening plenary, laid out priorities for the C [...] | 2006-01-23 16:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW5933 | SOUTH OSSETIA: RUSSIAN MFA ON HEIGHTENED TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Russian MFA negotiator on South Ossetia assured us June 2 that Russia supports Georgia's territorial integrity and borders, despite a June 1 public statement implying otherwise. He denied that Russia intends a "creeping annexation" of South Ossetia. In a separate June 2 di [...] | 2006-06-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PBTS OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW5934 | RUSSIAN PROCURATOR GENERAL DISMISSED [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Putin removed Vladimir Ustinov as Procurator General on June 2. He did not name an immediate replacement. PolPreds Dmitriy Kozak and Aleksandr Konovalov are considered leading candidates to replace Ustinov. The suddenness of the move surprised observers, although rumo [...] | 2006-06-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PHUM PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW5997 | RUSSIAN HOSTAGES IN IRAQ [...] (C) Upon learning of the killing of a GOR security guard and the kidnapping of four Russian Embassy employees outside a local market in Iraq on June 3, Ambassador called DFM Saltanov to express condolences and the desire of the U.S. to provide needed assistance. The Ambassador followed up wit [...] | 2006-06-05 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS IZ |
| 06MOSCOW6130 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING, MOSCOW, MAY [...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at the second Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future planning meeting agreed that the 2006 Forum will take place at the Dead Sea on December 3, preceded by a senior officials meeting and working dinner for ministers on December 2. Jordan [...] | 2006-06-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KMPI RS |
| 06MOSCOW6262 | RUSSIA SUPPORTS WEDGEWOOD CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 12:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM RS |
| 06MOSCOW6389 | HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN LUKIN AGREES WITH USG [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 14 meeting, Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin agreed with the proposals put forward by EUR DAS David Kramer regarding a U.S.-Russian human rights dialogue. Lukin shared the view that it would be beneficial to announce the creation of the dialogue at the G8 summit. [...] | 2006-06-15 14:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW6390 | RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGNERS IN NORTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary: On March 21 the Russian Government issued a decree that puts most of the Republic of North Ossetia off-limits to foreigners. Local authorities began enforcing the decree this month, with immediate effects on international assistance organizations. Most local observers relate th [...] | 2006-06-16 07:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV PREF PBTS MARR MOPS EAID OSCE RS GG |
| 06MOSCOW6762 | OUT AS PROCURATOR GENERAL, USTINOV RETURNS AS [...] (U) On June 23 President Putin nominated Vladimir Ustinov -- who on June 2 had been removed from his prior position as Procurator General -- to be Minister of Justice. In his new position Ustinov succeeds former Justice Minister Yuriy Chayka, who on June 19 was named as Ustinov's successor as [...] | 2006-06-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV RS |
| 06MOSCOW6812 | U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23 the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met with Federal Registration Service (FRS) Director Sergey Movchan to discuss the expected impact of the recently adopted and not yet implemented NGO law on religious organizations. Movchan upheld the GOR [...] | 2006-06-27 07:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW6839 | AN ARRAY OF CIVIL SOCIETY EVENTS AROUND THE G8 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The menu of civil society events around the G8 Summit has taken shape, although a few uncertainties remain. The main GOR-sponsored event, the so-called Civil G8 to be held on July 3-4, has been supplemented with a human rights roundtable, which some independent activists view as [...] | 2006-06-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW7084 | INITIAL REACTIONS IN MOSCOW TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (C) Summary. The Russian MFA issued a strongly worded statement at 2:00 p.m. Moscow time on July 5 in response to the DPRK missile launches. The MFA spokesman was on the record as day began in Moscow calling the launches a "provocation." Our colleagues in the ROK and Japanese embassies tol [...] | 2006-07-05 11:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW7124 | PUTIN MEETS WITH NGO REPRESENTATIVES AS PART OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The main GOR-sponsored civil society event, the Civil G8, was held July 3-4 in Moscow. The event brought together a wide range of NGOs for lively discussions on themes, including G8 agenda items as well as the state of Russia's civil society. Putin attended several Civil G8 event [...] | 2006-07-06 08:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW7340 | RUSSIA CLOSES BORDER WITH GEORGIA [...] (C) Russia closed its one border crossing with Georgia on July 8. In response, on July 9 Georgia closed its "border" crossing into South Ossetia. The South Ossetians have hyped the Georgian move, making the false charge that Georgia has cut the road between South Ossetia and Russia's North O [...] | 2006-07-11 14:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PBTS ETRD GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW7723 | RUSSIA: APPEAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR HAITI INTERIM [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche July 19 to Sergey Tarasov, Caribbean Section Chief in the MFA Latin America Department. Tarasov said he would pass the information to his superiors but could not predict whether Russia would provide any assistance to Haiti. He was aware of the High Lev [...] | 2006-07-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN HA RS |
| 06MOSCOW7863 | GEORGIA-RUSSIA: PUTIN-SAAKASHVILI MEETING OFF, LEAVING LITTLE CLARITY AND MUCH SUSPICION [...] (C) Georgian President Saakashvili will not meet President Putin in Moscow at the July 21-22 informal CIS Summit. Both sides agreed to announce they would set up a special meeting in the near future. In a bid to improve the atmosphere Georgian DFM Antadze, meeting with Russian DFM Denisov July 19, [...] | 2006-07-21 14:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW8334 | GOR INTENDS TO EXTRADITE IVANOVO 13 TO UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOR has announced it intends to extradite 13 men detained at Uzbekistan's request for alleged involvement in the events in Andijon. UNHCR and human rights NGOs have told us that the men have further legal appeals available, but they are pessimistic there will be any reversa [...] | 2006-08-04 13:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL RS |
| 06MOSCOW8507 | THE POLITICAL SKIRMISH BEHIND THE "MOSKOVSKIYE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late last year, Israeli businessman Arkadiy Gaydamak bought the liberal weekly newspaper "Moskovskiy Novostiy" (MN) and promptly announced it would become a pro-Kremlin publication. The newspaper's deputy editor in chief, Svetlana Babayeva, told us July 31 that over half a year [...] | 2006-08-09 13:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW857 | RCFS DIRECTOR LIKELY TO BE CONVICTED [...] (C) The trial of Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) Executive Director Stanislav Dmitriyevskiy is expected to conclude February 3. Oksana Chelysheva, an RCFS staff member, and other human rights contacts have told us they expect Dmitriyevskiy to be convicted. He is charged with incit [...] | 2006-01-27 14:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV EAID PREF RS |
| 06MOSCOW861 | NGOS CHILLED BY SPY ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Five days after Russian television aired accusations by the Federal Security Service (FSB) that four UK diplomats and a Russian were caught spying and that one of the diplomats was directly involved in transferring funds to Russian NGOs, the fallout continues. The State Duma den [...] | 2006-01-27 16:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR RS |
| 06MOSCOW873 | KABARDINO-BALKARIA: AFTERMATH OF OCTOBER ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: Few local officials in Kabardino-Balkaria are willing to talk about the October 13-14 attacks in Nalchik by Islamic extremists against government, law enforcement and security sites. Those who did during a January 25-26 visit to the Republic by Embassy officers cited joblessness [...] | 2006-01-30 11:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EAID RS |
| 06MOSCOW9015 | SOUTH OSSETIA: AN "AMUSING" MEETING GETS NOWHERE [...] (C) The Joint Control Commission to negotiate a settlement in the South Ossetia conflict met in Moscow August 17-18 and produced no results. The meeting's main accomplishment was to continue over the full two days without breaking up in acrimony. Georgian DCM Shugarov told us August 18, while [...] | 2006-08-18 14:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW9018 | RUSSIA AND UKRAINE: TWO CHEERS FOR YANU? [...] (C) Summary: Moscow was pleased that new Ukrainian PM Viktor Yanukovich made his first foreign trip to Russia to meet with President Putin and PM Fradkov in Sochi. Observers here expect that the tone of the relationship will improve, but on substance, few saw Yanukovich as a pushover. On t [...] | 2006-08-18 14:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD UP RS |
| 06MOSCOW930 | MOSCOW COMFORTABLE WITH UKRAINIAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Moscow continues to tell itself that it got the best of Kiev in the year-end negotiations on gas supply, according to the Russian MFA and a number of Embassy contacts. As they see it, the gas deal was an economic boon for Gazprom and the GOR, despite allegations of corruption a [...] | 2006-01-30 13:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG RS UP |
| 06MOSCOW9346 | LEBANON/UNIFIL: RUSSIA MAY SEND LIMITED CONTINGENT [...] (C) The MFA told us August 25 that Russia is actively considering sending a limited contingent of military personnel to serve in UNIFIL. Vladimir Safronkov, Chief of the UN Political Affairs Section in the MFA's International Organizations Department, said that President Putin had requested [...] | 2006-08-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR KPKO LE RS |
| 06MOSCOW9482 | RUSSIAN OIL TO LITHUANIA -- MIXING REVENGE AND BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-30 12:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL LH RS |
| 06MOSCOW9627 | RUSSIAN DUMA CHAIRPERSON KOSACHEV ON US, IRAN, LEBANON, CIS, NGOS, INTERNAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In an August 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the Russia Duma Konstantin Kosachev expressed concern over the deteriorating tone in US-Russian relations. Kosachev explained his opposition to imposing sanctions against Iran abs [...] | 2006-08-31 14:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM RS |
| 06MOSCOW963 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Burns met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin January 31 to discuss recent developments on regional issues. They spent most of the meeting discussing Georgia; it was clear that President Saakashvili's accusations concerning the January 22 pipeline explosion [...] | 2006-01-31 14:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG UNSC AJ AM GG BO UP IAEA IR RS |
| 06MOSCOW9978 | U.S.-RUSSIAN COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the last U.S.-Russian Counterterrorism Working Group (CTWG) convened in Moscow in December 2005, bilateral CT cooperation has continued to move forward even as the pace has remained uneven. Russia has focused on strengthening its capacity to respond to counterterrorism chal [...] | 2006-09-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV RS |
| 06MOSUL15 | LOCAL NGO LAUNCHING NEW WOMEN'S CENTER IN MOSUL [...] (SBU) In an effort to address concerns of unemployment, job training, and community counseling for Iraqi women, members of the Assembly of Ninevah NGOs, a local NGO umbrella organization, have created a second women's center for western Mosul. The effort expands on the already existing Iraq W [...] | 2006-02-14 15:00:00 | REO Mosul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ ECON ELAB SCUL SOCI PINT |
| 06MOSUL23 | NINEWA: TAL AFAR SHEIKHS WANT MORE ASSISTANCE FROM USG ON [...] (C) Recent U.S. press coverage has painted a positive picture of Tal Afar's security situation. But some locals see it otherwise. Sunni Arab tribal leaders are upset by what they claim are poor security conditions in Tal Afar. Local sheikhs threatened that Sunnis would leave the city if the [...] | 2006-02-24 16:58:00 | REO Mosul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR |
| 06MUMBAI1266 | FARMER SUICIDES PROMPT PM SINGH TO ANNOUNCE AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) Over 1,600 farmers in eastern Maharashtra's drought-affected cotton belt in the Vidarbha region have committed suicide in the past five years. The GOI has cited crop failure, depressed cotton prices and spiraling debt as the chief reasons for the suicides. During his June 30-July 1 visit [...] | 2006-07-07 06:45:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID PREL IN |
| 06MUMBAI1803 | WILL FRANCE, RUSSIA REAP THE INITIAL COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF [...] (SBU) GE and Westinghouse fear that French and Russian companies may be the first to benefit from the commercial opportunities created by successful passage of the U.S./India civil nuclear initiative. The Nuclear Power Corp. of India (NPCIL) confirmed to us that the GOI has approved two new si [...] | 2006-10-08 08:56:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
| 06MUMBAI1986 | GUJARAT CHIEF MINISTER MODI SETS HIS SIGHTS ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has his sights on national politics. Everyone we spoke to during a recent trip to Ahmedabad told us that Modi will use an expected state election victory next year to make a bid for the national presidency of the BJP. RSS and BJP leaders in Delhi echo thes [...] | 2006-11-02 12:42:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CVIS PHUM KIRF KISL ECON IN |
| 06MUMBAI2064 | NPCIL OUTLINES ITS VISION OF INDIA'S NUCLEAR FUTURE AT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 14. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) India hopes to import 20 to 25 foreign nuclear reactors in the coming decades, the head of the country's nuclear power utility told over 25 U.S. companies from the nuclear sector on December 1 in Mumbai. [...] | 2006-12-13 14:25:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
| 06MUMBAI2068 | CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION MUST NOT CONSTRAIN INDIA'S [...] (SBU) Anil Kakodkar, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, told Commerce Undersecretary Frank Lavin and U.S. nuclear industry leaders on December 2 that the planned U.S.-India civil nuclear initiative must not constrain India's planned three stage program that will establish a closed nu [...] | 2006-12-14 07:29:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
| 06MUNICH114 | MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: MERKEL URGES [...] (SBU) The February 3-5 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy ("Wehrkunde") on "Restoring the Transatlantic Partnership," explored a wide-range of security policy topics, including the future of NATO, its relationship with the EU, Russia's relationship with Europe and NATO, and Foreign and [...] | 2006-02-23 16:28:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM NATO IAEA NPT ENRG IR GM |
| 06MUNICH347 | BAVARIAN TIP UPDATE: ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS; [...] (U) Bavarian police arrested two Romanians and one German May 21 for trafficking in persons (TIP) and pimping in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg. The arrests were the result of a four-month police investigation launched on the basis of evidence gathered during routine "controls" of brothels in [...] | 2006-06-11 17:22:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS PGOV SMIG ELAB GM RO |
| 06MUNICH357 | CHAROLOTTE KNOBLOCH ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF THE [...] On June 7, 2006, at age 73, Charolotte Knobloch was unanimously elected President of the Jewish Council in Germany following the death of Council President Paul Spiegel on April 30. People who know her are confident she will be able to gain broad public support in her new capacity. She has [...] | 2006-06-13 11:02:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR GM |
| 06MUNICH397 | BRUNO'S LAST STAND -- FIRST WILD BEAR IN 170 YEARS [...] Despite all the attention surrounding the World Cup, EADS' woes and health care reform, Bavarians and many Germans have been transfixed by a two-year-old brown bear named "Bruno" that wandered across international borders into Bavaria, a government minister's agenda, a hunter's crosshairs, an [...] | 2006-06-30 13:30:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SENV GM |
| 06MUNICH400 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-CHECK ON DDTC LICENSE 05-973079: [...] (SBU) POL/ECON Officer and an LES researched bona fides of ref German firm IBR Aeronautical Consulting, and visited Hannes Ross, IBR's owner and sole employee, at his home office on June 29. When asked, Ross explained that the confusion over a firm by the name of EEL (reftel) being listed at [...] | 2006-06-30 16:10:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GM |
| 06MUNICH437 | EADS/AIRBUS CRISIS -- THE VIEW FROM EADS' MUNICH [...] (SBU) Senior German EADS officials told the Consulate that Noel Forgeard's departure was necessary for EADS to move beyond its current mess, and the Forgeard affair was but one example of the challenges of dealing with spotlight- seeking French partners. As for BAE's divestiture of its EADS [...] | 2006-07-13 12:41:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM |
| 06MUNICH558 | EADS' EUROCOPTER -- WHAT AIRBUS WOULD LIKE TO BE [...] (U) Eurocopter, enjoying rising market share, is particularly exuberant over the recent decision by the U.S. Army to purchase up to 352 UH-145 helicopters, the firm's first U.S. defense contract. Eurocopter officials said this would put greater pressure on colleagues at Eurocopter parent EADS [...] | 2006-08-23 16:31:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM |
| 06MUNICH715 | EADS/AIRBUS CRISIS -- THE SAGA CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Amid a flood of bad news, a senior EADS official told the Consulate the A380 would, despite delays, be certified for flight. However, the A380's drain on resources was adversely impacting programs such as the A350 and the A400M, possibly resulting in a postponement of the A350 program. [...] | 2006-10-13 13:57:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM |
| 06MUNICH777 | THE CSU'S ANNUAL CONVENTION - STICKING WITH STOIBER, BUT [...] Chancellor Merkel and Bavarian Minister-President Edmund Stoiber made a show of unity at the CSU's annual convention. Behind the facade, however, the CSU is reluctantly marching behind Stoiber - a leader whose glory has visibly faded. Recent polls show the CSU's popularity in Bavaria at arou [...] | 2006-11-03 16:25:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GM |
| 06MUNICH819 | POLICE RAID TURKISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATION DHKP/C [...] (U) In a coordinated effort led by Munich prosecutors, police from Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg, and North Rhine Westphalia raided the apartments and workplaces of alleged supporters of the Turkish terrorist organization "Revolutionary People's Liberation Front" (DHKP/C) on November 28. Accord [...] | 2006-12-01 15:47:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN KJUS PTER PGOV ASEC GM TU |
| 06MUNICH838 | PREVIEW OF THE 43D MUNICH CONFERENCE ON SECURITY POLICY [...] (U) The 43d annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, the "Davos" of the security policy world is set to take place February 9-11, 2007 at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, Germany. Invited guests include heads of state, foreign ministers, defense ministers, parliamentary delegations an [...] | 2006-12-08 11:54:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM NATO GM |
| 06MUSCAT100 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/25/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 25 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel),and agreed that the E [...] | 2006-01-26 10:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT1004 | INSIDE OMANI DEPORTATION CENTER, SEEKING [...] This is an action request for ECA, DRL, and G/TIP; please see paragraph 11. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) A June 19 visit to one of Oman's largest deportation centers revealed a clean and well-organized facility, and included a tour of the arrivals processing rooms, sleeping quarters [...] | 2006-06-21 10:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG PHUM PBTS OEXC KPAO PGOV PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT1014 | OMANIS REQUEST VISIT TO U.S. DEPORTATION CENTER [...] This is an action request for Department of Homeland Security ICE and CBP. Please see para 4. 2. In response to recent requests by the Royal Oman Police (reftel),the Embassy seeks DHS assistance in arranging a senior-level Omani government delegation to visit immigration detention/depor [...] | 2006-06-26 04:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM OEXC KPAO PREL SMIG PBTS PREF MU |
| 06MUSCAT1048 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: ASIAN AMBASSADORS OFFER [...] (SBU) In a June 27 working lunch hosted by the Ambassador, colleagues from labor-source countries outlined problems faced by their nationals, to include salary arrears, lack of legal status, and in some cases physical or sexual assault. Their suggested improvements include additional labor pro [...] | 2006-07-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM SMIG PBTS PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT1098 | MOVING FORWARD ON MATH AND SCIENCE COLLABORATION [...] This is an action request for OES. Please see paragraph 4. 2. On July 11, Econoff delivered ref A reply to Dr. Sana Sabeel Sulaiman al-Belushi, Director of the Technical Office for Studies and Development, Ministry of Education (MOE). Econoff noted that after careful review of the comments [...] | 2006-07-11 13:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KGLB PREL SENV MU |
| 06MUSCAT1119 | OMAN REACTS POSITIVELY TO SUGGESTED ANTI-TIP [...] In a July 16 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi undertook to review SIPDIS suggested actions to improve upon Oman's TIER 2 Watch List ranking in the Department's 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. These actions include passing specific anti-TIP l [...] | 2006-07-17 11:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PHUM ELAB KCRM PGOV MU |
| 06MUSCAT112 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/28/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 28 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel),and agreed that the [...] | 2006-01-29 10:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT1173 | TFLE01: QANA STRIKE FUELS CRITICAL PRESS COVERAGE [...] The Israeli air strikes on the Lebanese village of Qana drew overwhelmingly virulent and critical front-page press coverage from each of Oman's daily newspapers. Amidst headlines reading "Bloodbath in Lebanon" and "Global Outrage over Israeli Carnage," the dailies concentrated on civilian ca [...] | 2006-07-31 12:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAO MU |
| 06MUSCAT1177 | TFLE01: OMAN REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERY OF [...] During a July 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary (deputy-secretary equivalent) Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi expressed his concern regarding the logistics of delivering humanitarian assistance for Lebanese relief efforts. Sayyid Badr noted that Oman is current [...] | 2006-08-01 05:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI MU |
| 06MUSCAT1181 | MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] SUMMARY: Government-owned daily "Oman" expresses hope that the Rome conference may end Israel/Hezbollah combat; privately owned "Al-Watan" sees the Palestinians as victims of Israeli and "superpower" interests; "Oman" predicts retaliation for the Qana bombing; a columnist for "Oman" compares [...] | 2006-08-01 11:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
| 06MUSCAT1204 | HIGHER EDUCATION: MINISTER SEEKS MORE U.S. TIES [...] The Ambassador called on the Minister of Higher Education to discuss the Embassy's work in higher education, in promoting U.S. education, and in helping facilitate ties between U.S. and Omani institutions. In return, the Minister was forthright in asking for more cooperation and additional pr [...] | 2006-08-08 11:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL PREL KMPI MU |
| 06MUSCAT1223 | OMAN FTA: MINISTER COMMITTED TO JAN [...] (U) Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbul bin Ali Sultan expressed to the Ambassador his commitment to ensuring that necessary regulations are in place for the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement to take effect on January 1, 2007. He also expressed his government's interest in promoting the FTA th [...] | 2006-08-14 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON BEXP KIPR PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT1248 | OMAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO LEBANESE RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (SBU) On August 20, Econoff spoke with Humaid al-Maani, Deputy Director of the Under Secretary's office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),regarding Omani government efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance to Lebanese government agencies. Al-Maani remarked that the Omani government had a [...] | 2006-08-21 14:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID LE MU |
| 06MUSCAT1255 | MINISTRY OF MANPOWER COMBATING TIP AND ILLEGAL [...] (SBU) Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali bin Juma highlighted for the Ambassador some of the challenges that his ministry faces in combating trafficking in persons (TIP),including a burgeoning sponsor system and registration of false companies. The Minister reiterated his commitment to comba [...] | 2006-08-22 11:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV SMIG MU |
| 06MUSCAT1299 | SCENESETTER: VISIT OF COMMERCE DAS HOLLY VINEYARD [...] (U) Greetings and welcome to the Sultanate of Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on September 16 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. In addition to your attendance at a reception for labor and customs officials, we are seeking meetings with the Minister of Commerce a [...] | 2006-09-04 05:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU |
| 06MUSCAT131 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/31/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 31 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel),and agreed t [...] | 2006-01-31 14:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU |
| 06MUSCAT1371 | BOND MARKETS AND SME DEVELOPMENT ON CMA AGENDA [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) On September 11, the Ambassador discussed the recent rise in Oman's securities market with Capital Market Authority (CMA) Executive President Yahya al-Jabri. Al-Jabri commented that the 140-firm Muscat Securities Market (MSM) h [...] | 2006-09-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL KMPI MU |
| 06MUSCAT1376 | OMAN: SHARP REACTION TO POPE'S REMARKS [...] (C) Summary: Pope Benedict's recent remarks on Islam elicited an unexpectedly strong reaction in the local press, Internet chatrooms, and general conversation. Omani papers have prominently highlighted international critical response to the papal comments, while editorials in Arabic state-ow [...] | 2006-09-19 13:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MU |
| 06MUSCAT1414 | LARIJANI EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT U.S. INTENTIONS [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Late evening on September 30, the Ambassador met with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi to discuss the Minister's September 30 call earlier that evening from Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Secretary for the [...] | 2006-10-01 12:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MU IR |
| 06MUSCAT1422 | MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE, U.S.-OMAN FTA, IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: English daily "Oman" laments Palestinian infighting, lauds the "vital role" of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA),criticizes America's "failure" to ensure security in Iraq, and says Arab-Israeli peace must precede regional peace. Arabic daily "Al-Watan" chides Israel for its [...] | 2006-10-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
| 06MUSCAT1423 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT146 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/04/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 4 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the [...] | 2006-02-06 07:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT149 | OMAN ATTENDANCE AT MENA-OECD MINISTERIAL [...] Following up on reftels, on February 4 Pol/Econ chief spoke to Seif al-Rizaiqi, director of the Minister's office at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) to encourage Omani attendance at the upcoming MENA-OECD Investment Ministerial in Jordan. Al-Rizaiqi confirmed Oman's receipt of th [...] | 2006-02-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL KMPI MU |
| 06MUSCAT1490 | COMMERCE MINISTER ADDRESSES FTA CONCERNS [...] (U) On October 16, Econoff, Poleoff, and Poleassistant attended Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan's address on the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to members of the Oman Journalists' Association. Maqbool used the public engagement to highlight the FTA's expected benef [...] | 2006-10-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT1491 | COMMERCE MINISTER ADDRESSES FTA CONCERNS [...] (U) On October 16, Econoff, Poleoff, and Poleassistant attended Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan's address on the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to members of the Oman Journalists' Association. Maqbool used the public engagement to highlight the FTA's expected benef [...] | 2006-10-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT150 | JUSTICE MINISTER WELCOMES ABA LEGAL TRAINING [...] In a January 30 meeting with a visiting delegation from the American Bar Association (ABA),the Minister of Justice provided enthusiastic feedback re a proposed MEPI-funded training program. He recounted the Ministry's plans to develop a judicial training institute, and solicited Embassy and [...] | 2006-02-06 12:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMPI KJUS OEXC SCUL MU |
| 06MUSCAT1568 | OMAN'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 06:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KVPR EFIN ETTC MU |
| 06MUSCAT1574 | OMAN RESPONSE TO ITU NOMINATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 13:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECPS ITU MU |
| 06MUSCAT1575 | UN TRAFFICKING RAPPORTEUR'S VISIT TO OMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) completed a fact-finding mission in Oman on November 7. The Rapporteur flagged as key concerns: the role of recruiting agencies and sponsors in bringing trafficking victims to Oman; the government's lack [...] | 2006-11-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB MU |
| 06MUSCAT1576 | MUSCAT RESPONSE TO EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK; [...] (SBU) Per ref A, Econoff attempted to conduct a pre-license check on the College of Higher Technology, Ministry of Manpower. Econoff was unable to contact the Director General of Technology and Education at the Ministry of Manpower on three separate attempts (August 26, August 27, and Septemb [...] | 2006-11-12 06:26:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ETRD ETTC MU |
| 06MUSCAT1586 | TRAINING KEY TO SME DEVELOPMENT [...] SME training and development in Oman is largely facilitated through the Intilaaqah program, sponsored by Shell. The program, which has graduated over 3,000 participants and sponsors an annual award for best entrepreneur, is looking to refresh its course offerings. Oman's largest bank is also [...] | 2006-11-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN BEXP KMPI MU |
| 06MUSCAT1588 | OMANI ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Oman has not pursued proactive engagement with the Iraqi government due to a lack of strong tribal, economic or religious ties with Iraq, geographic distance, and a cautious foreign policy that seeks to avoid playing a highly visible role on contentious issues. Omani concerns a [...] | 2006-11-14 13:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MOPS MARR IZ MU |
| 06MUSCAT1599 | OMAN'S INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: The government of Oman has taken limited steps to address USG concerns highlighted in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The Embassy still is waiting for a response to the Ambassador's suggested action plan to combat trafficking (ref A),as well as the Embassy's recent [...] | 2006-11-15 13:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MU |
| 06MUSCAT1600 | SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL JOHN P. [...] (S) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Oman remains a strong friend and ally in the Global War on Terrorism, but prefers to maintain a low profile and is reluctant to deploy its forces in support of OIF or OEF. Our continued engagement with the Omani security forces cont [...] | 2006-11-15 14:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP |
| 06MUSCAT161 | OMAN 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel request, Embassy is pleased to submit the following Investment Climate Statement for 2006. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement: Economic Overview Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum and natural gas, which is expected to account for 81% of the government's [...] | 2006-02-08 06:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ENRG KTDB PGOV MU |
| 06MUSCAT162 | MFA ARAB CHIEF ON IRAN, PALESTINE, SYRIA [...] (C) In a February 5 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, MFA Arab Affairs Chief Ambassador Ahmed al-Harthy expressed deep misgivings about the IAEA's decision to report Iran to the UN Security Council, fearing the move pushes a diplomatic solution further out of reach. He said recent Oman-Iran discus [...] | 2006-02-08 08:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL PARM KNNP PINR XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT1627 | OMAN: MIXED SIGNALS ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION [...] (U) Two events during the past week presented a sharp contrast between rhetoric and reality in terms of public expression in Oman. On November 19, Minister of Information Hamad bin Mohammed Al Rasdhi addressed the Oman Journalists Association (OJA) and stated unequivocally that "the press in O [...] | 2006-11-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECPS KPAO MU |
| 06MUSCAT1635 | LABOR CAMPS FOR OMAN'S MIGRANT WORKERS [...] (C) Summary: Poleoff visited two privately-operated labor camps for migrant workers in the Muscat area. Workers he met live in crowded rooms with poor sanitation, and reported that they work long hours for low monthly wages. Many are paying off debts to recruiting agencies in their home count [...] | 2006-11-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG MU |
| 06MUSCAT1646 | SCENESETTER: VISIT OF AUSTR FOR EUROPE AND THE [...] (U) Greetings and welcome to Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on December 4 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. In addition to your participation as the keynote speaker and panel participant in the December 6 U.S.-Oman FTA Awareness Conference, we have confirmed me [...] | 2006-12-02 14:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU |
| 06MUSCAT1670 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NEA A/S WELCH TO MUSCAT [...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your visit to Oman. Oman remains a dependable friend and ally and cooperates with us on a wide range of subjects, although it prefers to maintain a low profile. Regional threat issues are a prominent concern for the Omani leadership; however, Oman's p [...] | 2006-12-06 14:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PTER KDEM KMPI KNNP KWMN SMIG ECON |
| 06MUSCAT168 | OMAN ONLINE: FTA AND LABOR RIGHTS, OMANI REACTION TO [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...] | 2006-02-08 13:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
| 06MUSCAT1680 | MEDIA REACTION: BAKER-HAMILTON REPORT, GCC SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: Private daily "Al-Watan" hails the "positive" recommendations of the Baker-Hamilton report and criticizes the Israeli response to it. State-owned "Oman" says that this year's GCC summit should focus on solving domestic problems in Arab Gulf states. END SUMMARY. -------- COVERAGE [...] | 2006-12-12 12:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
| 06MUSCAT1684 | DIGITAL OUTREACH TO OMAN [...] (U) In response to Ref A, Embassy Muscat is happy to provide a brief list of popular web destinations for Omani surfers, preceded by some background that we hope will be of use to IIP's new Digital Outreach Team. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------- SKITTISH USERS UNLIKELY TO ENG [...] | 2006-12-13 08:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS KISL KPAO OIIP PTER MU |
| 06MUSCAT1690 | SCENESETTER: VISIT OF TREASURY A/S PATRICK O'BRIEN [...] (C) Greetings and welcome to Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on December 18 to discuss with government and private sector officials Oman's current anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts. Your visit will provide an excellent opportunity to press for Oma [...] | 2006-12-13 13:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETRD PTER OTRA MU |
| 06MUSCAT170 | AMERICAN FILMS SHOWCASED IN ARAB CULTURAL CAPITAL [...] Summary: This year's Muscat Film Festival, January 21- 28, was held in conjunction with the month-long Muscat Festival to showcase Muscat as this year's Arab Cultural Capital. Taken together, these events provided an ideal platform for the Embassy to reach a substantial Omani audience numbe [...] | 2006-02-08 14:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OEXC IZ MU |
| 06MUSCAT176 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/08/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 8 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's [...] | 2006-02-11 06:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT191 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/11/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 11 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy' [...] | 2006-02-12 14:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT192 | SECURITY CONCERNS DAMPEN OMAN-IRAQ RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Iraqi and Omani diplomats agree that security concerns are frustrating the growth of bilateral relations, but disagree over whether Iraq has requested assistance. A draft joint statement forming the basis of a new bilateral relationship has yet to be signed, and the next binational comm [...] | 2006-02-13 04:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL MU IZ |
| 06MUSCAT217 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/15/2006 [...] (SBU) The DCM chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 15 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel),and agreed that th [...] | 2006-02-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT222 | QUELLING VIOLENT REACTIONS TO OFFENSIVE CARTOONS: [...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered ref A demarche February 14 thanking the Omani government for its role in helping to calm public reactions to the offensive Danish cartoons and urging continued efforts to promote peaceful dialogue. To date, there have been no acts of violence stemming from the carto [...] | 2006-02-15 15:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL KPAO PGOV XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT229 | SMALL STEP IN NATO-OMAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting, MFA Chief of International Organizations Ambassador Talib bin Miran al-Raisi shared an update on Oman-NATO relations with Pol/Econ Chief. (Note: Oman and Saudi Arabia are the only two GCC states not to have joined the NATO Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). E [...] | 2006-02-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT23 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/04/2006 [...] (SBU) The Acting DCM chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 4 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel),and agreed that the Em [...] | 2006-01-04 12:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT230 | DEFEATING VENEZUELA FOR NON-PERMANENT UNSC SEAT: [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-19 12:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT VE MU |
| 06MUSCAT234 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/19/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 19 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the [...] | 2006-02-19 13:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT237 | CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (C) On February 18, Pol/Econ Chief called on MFA International Organizations Chief Ambassador Talib bin Miran al-Raisi to inquire on the status of Oman's reply to the Embassy's diplomatic note of July 27, 2005, conveying the USG's revised text of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Coun [...] | 2006-02-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KTIA PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT25 | OMAN ONLINE: STUDENTS HARASSED; SORRY TO SHAYKHA; [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...] | 2006-01-04 13:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MU |
| 06MUSCAT262 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/22/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 22 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's [...] | 2006-02-22 11:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT27 | FURTHER RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) Subsequent to the Ambassador's December 5 meeting with MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi concerning the USG request for Omani assistance in resettling up to 15 Uighur detainees from Guatanamo (ref A),the Embassy reiterated the ref B request and background information to the Minist [...] | 2006-01-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR MU |
| 06MUSCAT270 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/25/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 25 to assess the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel),and agreed that the [...] | 2006-02-25 14:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT276 | 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: OMAN [...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to relevant sections of ref A paras 21-24. ----------------- PARA 21: OVERVIEW ----------------- A. There were isolated and unsubstantiated reports that persons were trafficked to, from, or within the country. B. The law does not prohibit tr [...] | 2006-02-26 12:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MU |
| 06MUSCAT277 | OMAN: A SIX-CORNERED SULTANATE [...] The Ambassador, along with officials from the Ministry of Manpower and Muscat's Higher College of Technology, opened Oman's sixth American Corner on February 21, 2006, an event that generated excellent press coverage. The College's Dean used the event to announce his short-term goal of incre [...] | 2006-02-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC SCUL MU |
| 06MUSCAT290 | MANGO DECLINE SPARKS GLOBAL PROJECT [...] The government of Oman will sponsor a five-year global mango classification project, which will enable the government to better identify which varieties of mango would be suitable for cultivation in Oman. Current production is down 60% since 1999, a result of fungal infestation and ground wat [...] | 2006-03-01 13:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL SENV MU |
| 06MUSCAT294 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/01/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 1 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel),and agreed that the Emba [...] | 2006-03-01 14:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT296 | ENVIRONMENTAL MOU SIGNED [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Under Secretary of Commerce and Industry Ahmad bin Hassan al-Dheeb signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)-related Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Cooperation (MoU) during a February 26 ceremony at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI). While other MOCI [...] | 2006-03-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD PREL KPAO MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT297 | MFA CLARIFIES RELIGION NOTE, SAYS NOT DIRECTED AT [...] (SBU) Reportedly in reaction to diplomatic missions that had rented space for unsanctioned religious worship, the Foreign Ministry issued a broadly worded circular on February 18 reiterating standing regulations governing non-Muslim places of worship. MFA clarified points of concern to the Em [...] | 2006-03-01 15:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CASC KIRF MU |
| 06MUSCAT317 | EMBASSY MUSCAT - 03/04/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 4 to assess the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's al [...] | 2006-03-05 15:30:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT346 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/08/2006 [...] (SBU) The DCM chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 8 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's already hei [...] | 2006-03-08 14:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT357 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/11/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 11 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's a [...] | 2006-03-12 08:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT382 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/15/2006 [...] (SBU) The DCM chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 15 to assess the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend, and in light of recent unsubstantiated threat reporting (references A and B). Noting no substantive changes in the local security env [...] | 2006-03-15 14:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT383 | U.S. BEEF BANNED IN OMAN [...] Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries have confirmed a ban on U.S. beef imports as a result of BSE reports. The question of when the ban might be lifted is still under study. End Summary. ---------------- U.S. BEEF BANNED ---------------- 2. On March 14, Econoff dis [...] | 2006-03-15 15:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT388 | JERICHO PRISON ATTACK DRAWS IRE AT U.S., UK [...] (U) The March 14 Israeli raid on Jericho Prison and seizure of Palestinian suspects drew strong condemnation in Omani newspaper editorials the following day. The independently owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" placed its editorial on the front page, asserting that Israel's actions were clearly il [...] | 2006-03-15 15:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL SOCI OIIP KMDR KPAO IS MU |
| 06MUSCAT39 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/07/2006 [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 7 to review the Embassy's security posture both following the local weekend and prior to a January 9-14 holiday closure (reftel B). Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environmen [...] | 2006-01-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT390 | OMAN RESPONSE TO FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA [...] The government of Oman has formally requested clarification on the following points regarding reftel demarche on financial assets of persons implicated in the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri: -- Pursuant to which principle can such an advisory notice be issued to financial i [...] | 2006-03-16 06:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN MU |
| 06MUSCAT396 | BASIC SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATIONCOLLABORATION: INTEREST, [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 76. ------- SUMMARY ------- 21. Embassy Muscat applauds USG plans to support science and mathematics education in the region and ssees excellent potential for numerous partnerships that would enable the reftel initiative to be successful [...] | 2006-03-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SENV XF KMPI KPAO KGLB MU |
| 06MUSCAT408 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/18/2006 [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 18 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's alread [...] | 2006-03-18 13:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT441 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/22/2006 [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 22 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's alread [...] | 2006-03-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS ABLD MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT445 | FTA AWARENESS LACKING [...] Meetings with Omani Ministry of Commerce officials reveal that Oman does not yet have an FTA awareness campaign in place. Examples of how other FTA partners promoted their agreements, as well as BFIF assistance, would aid in promotion efforts. End Summary. ---------------------- CAMPAIGN [...] | 2006-03-22 12:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ETRD PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT449 | OMAN FEEDBACK: PROLIFERATION AWARENESS TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/ECC - please see para 6. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) While the recent EXBS-sponsored Proliferation Awareness Technical Exchange (PAT) workshop raised awareness of proliferation materials, participants were keen on getting more practical experi [...] | 2006-03-23 14:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM KNNP KSTC PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT471 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/25/2006 [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 25 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel A),and agreed that the Emba [...] | 2006-03-26 04:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT473 | OMAN NOMINATION TO USPTO PATENT ACADEMY [...] Per reftel request, Embassy received the following nomination for the May session of the USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy on Patents: -- Batul bint Ja'far bin Sulaiman, Director of Drug Control, Ministry of Health. 2. Embassy requests confirmation that MEPI funds are availab [...] | 2006-03-26 09:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA KMPI MU |
| 06MUSCAT501 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/01/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 1 to review the Embassy's overall security posture. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's already heightened se [...] | 2006-04-01 14:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS KVPR MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT502 | COMMERCE MINISTER ASSERTS NO BEEF BAN OR [...] (U) This is an action cable for USTR. See para 6. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In a March 29 meeting with EmbOffs, Minister of Commerce Maqbool Sultan responded to USG concerns over contemplated Omani conditions on U.S. beef imports by assuring that no ban or conditions were curren [...] | 2006-04-02 06:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT503 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S ROBERT JOSEPHÂ¥S VISIT TO MUSCAT [...] (C) Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes you to Oman. We are seeking high-level meetings with senior Omani foreign policy and security personnel with key roles on Iran policy, the Proliferation Security Initiative, and nonproliferation concerns. Your visit comes at a key moment in Oman's efforts to win C [...] | 2006-04-02 09:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL MARR KNNP OTRA IR MU |
| 06MUSCAT510 | EXBS: EXPORT CONTROLS PROGRAM PLAN FOR OMAN [...] In response to the Export Controls Program Plan for Oman (reftel A),Embassy Muscat offers the following feedback: -- As EXBS programming moves forward in Oman, it may be worth reconsidering the Advanced Legal/Regulatory Training and the Export Licensing workshops tentatively scheduled for [...] | 2006-04-03 10:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSCT PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT518 | NEW HERITAGE UNDERSECRETARY BRINGS PASSION, NEW IDEAS [...] Summary: Oman's newly appointed Undersecretary for Heritage at the Ministry of Heritage and Culture is a dynamic, American- educated leader with a strong entrepreneurial bent and a refreshingly informal approach. His eagerness to promote change - especially by integrating international-standa [...] | 2006-04-04 04:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | MU NOTAG |
| 06MUSCAT531 | OMAN COMMITS TO SIGNIFICANT LABOR REFORMS [...] (U) On March 26, Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbul bin Ali Sultan transmitted the following letter to Congressman Bill Thomas, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Shared with the Embassy by a Min Commerce official, the letter is in response to questions raised about Oman's [...] | 2006-04-04 14:25:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | MU NOTAG |
| 06MUSCAT589 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/11/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 11 to assess the Embassy's overall security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that [...] | 2006-04-11 14:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT601 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-16 11:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL PHUM KUNR MU |
| 06MUSCAT603 | MFA REAFFIRMS PSI INTEREST, TAKING IRAN SERIOUSLY [...] (U) This is an action request for T, ISN - please see para 6. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Clarifying FM Bin Alawi's April 9 conversation with visiting U/S Robert Joseph, the MFA's Chief of International Organizations on April 16 reiterated to the Ambassador Oman's interest in parti [...] | 2006-04-16 12:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC IR MU |
| 06MUSCAT605 | OMAN RATIFIES IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS, [...] (U) Sultan Qaboos issued royal decree 32/2006 on April 2, 2006, formally ratifying Oman's IAEA safeguards agreement and the Additional Protocol. This issue was the subject of Embassy and EU demarches in December 2004 (reftels). MFA Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami confirmed to [...] | 2006-04-16 12:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY KNNP PREL AORC MU |
| 06MUSCAT618 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FM YUSUF BIN ALAWI [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi will be in Washington, DC, approximately April 20-25 for meetings with Secretary Rice, Secdef Rumsfeld, USTR Portman and other Administration and Congressional officials, optimally to include Vice President Cheney. Secretary Rice la [...] | 2006-04-17 12:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MNUC KPAL PGOV XF MU |
| 06MUSCAT620 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: MOU ON CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 13:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KTIA PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT639 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/19/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 19 to assess the Embassy's overall security posture. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's already heightened s [...] | 2006-04-19 14:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT668 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/26/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 26 to assess the Embassy's overall security posture. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting, and agreed that the Embassy's already heightened s [...] | 2006-04-26 13:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS KCRM MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT672 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DISCUSSIONS WITH OMAN [...] (SBU) In recent discussions with the Ambassador, Omani government officials pledged cooperation on trafficking in persons queries, including arranging a visit to a deportation detention facility in May. The Inspector General of the Royal Oman Police noted that 80-100 migrant smugglers are arr [...] | 2006-04-26 14:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB PREL KPAO MU |
| 06MUSCAT687 | SOMALI MIGRANTS: SMALL PROBLEM, BUT INCREASING [...] (U) Somali migrants infiltrating Oman from Yemen or by sea, often engaged in unskilled labor but sometimes accused of theft and confrontations with police, have sparked calls for government action from angry local residents and farmers in Southern Oman. Army patrols and police checkpoints have [...] | 2006-05-02 05:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PREF PGOV PREL PINR SO MU |
| 06MUSCAT702 | OMAN CONFIRMS ATTENDANCE AT THE BMENA DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) In a May 3 call on MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, Ambassador shared reftel information on the BMENA Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) and urged Omani official participation. The Under Secretary confirmed Oman's participation in earlier DAD events but did not know if Oman [...] | 2006-05-03 13:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI MU |
| 06MUSCAT727 | PRESIDENTIAL LETTER TO GCC LEADERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT73 | EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/21/2006 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 21 to review the Embassy's security posture following a January 16-20 holiday closure. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting (reftel),and a [...] | 2006-01-23 04:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC |
| 06MUSCAT745 | IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL MU |
| 06MUSCAT782 | EMBASSY MUSCAT NOMINATION FOR LABOR DIPLOMACY AWARD [...] U.S. Embassy Muscat is pleased to nominate Pol/LaborOff Cynthia L. Plath for the 2006 Labor Diplomacy Officer of the Year Award in recognition of her outstanding support of USG labor and human rights policies in Oman. Her dedication, initiative and responsive reporting were invaluable to the [...] | 2006-05-16 11:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ELAB MU |
| 06MUSCAT792 | MILITARY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOMALI [...] (C) Reflecting growing public concern over violent incidents involving infiltration by Somali and Yemeni illegal migrants across the Oman-Yemen border, the Omani army, air force, special forces and police have launched operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region that have reportedly already sw [...] | 2006-05-17 13:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PINS PREF MOPS PREL SMIG KCRM SENV SO MU |
| 06MUSCAT793 | LABOR UPDATE FOR US-OMAN FTA HEARINGS [...] The Ministry of Manpower confirmed on May 13 that it is researching and preparing ILO-consistent legislation to meet recent labor reform commitments for ratification of the US-Oman Free Trade Agreement. Labor committee members and government officials assert that, in practice, the government [...] | 2006-05-17 14:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM MU |
| 06MUSCAT841 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER: TIME NOT RIGHT FOR GCC [...] (C) The timing is not right for an Oman-led GCC mission to Tehran, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador in a late evening meeting May 26. He predicted that such a mission, if not properly planned and timed, would entangle GCC governments in unproductive [...] | 2006-05-29 12:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM PREF IR IZ LY MU |
| 06MUSCAT847 | OMAN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] In a May 24 note verbale, Oman reaffirmed its April 4 commitment to permit the importation of U.S. beef. The text of the note verbale issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is below. 2. Begin informal translation: This Ministry would like to inform the Embassy that the concerned aut [...] | 2006-05-30 13:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAGR ETRD MU ESTH |
| 06MUSCAT850 | OMAN STILL MULLING HCOC [...] The Embassy delivered reftel demarche and information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on April 29, encouraging Oman's subscription to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) and attendance at the June 22-23 HCOC Fifth Regular Meeting in Vienna. 2. [...] | 2006-05-31 09:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MU |
| 06MUSCAT853 | OMAN SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING FOR HIGH-PROFILE SHIP [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: Building on the success of Oman's participation in the 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Sultanate plans to raise its profile in the U.S. by sending a tall ship to at least three East Coast ports in July 2007. The visit [...] | 2006-05-31 10:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP SCUL KPAO OEXC MU |
| 06MUSCAT858 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SPEAKS TO FOREIGN MEDIA, [...] (C) Former parliamentarian and human rights activist Taybah al-Ma'wali told foreign media and the Embassy in May that she fears for her safety and alleges that Oman's Internal Security Service (ISS) is collecting evidence to make another case against her. Ironically, at the same time as grant [...] | 2006-05-31 11:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL SOCI PINR MU |
| 06MUSCAT868 | OMAN'S FM REPORTS INITIAL IRANIAN RESPONSE TO USG [...] (C) Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi personally contacted Iranian Security Council Secretary Larijani and FM Mottaki in the hours following announcement of the USG initiative toward Iran. While Mottaki was tight-lipped, Larijani offered a negative reaction to the U.S. announcement, saying that it ign [...] | 2006-06-01 08:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC OPRC IR MU |
| 06MUSCAT871 | INVESTMENT PROMOTION CHIEF DECLINES FORUM [...] (SBU) Reflecting growing Omani concern about Congressional deliberations on the Free Trade Agreement (ref A),the Executive President of Oman's Investment Promotion office declined an invitation to participate in the June U.S.-Arab Economic Forum. Further FTA ratification delays will likely h [...] | 2006-06-04 07:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD BEXP PREL MU |
| 06MUSCAT879 | OMAN QUESTIONS NEVADA TEST EXPLOSION [...] (SBU) In a June 4 meeting requested by MFA Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami, Pol/Econ Chief addressed a number of Omani concerns regarding the high explosives test previously scheduled to take place in Nevada on June 6 known as "Divine Strake" (ref A). Al-Riyami specifically inqu [...] | 2006-06-05 04:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KTBT KTIA PINR MU |
| 06MUSCAT887 | DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT CONCERNING IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) The Embassy delivered ref A points on June 3 to the Foreign Ministry expressing the USG's serious disappointment with the Non-Aligned Movement statement in support of Iran's nuclear program at the Ministerial meeting in Kuala Lumpur. P/E Chief previewed the USG position on June 1 with the [...] | 2006-06-05 11:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR MU |
| 06MUSCAT903 | NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: AES [...] Embassy Muscat is pleased to nominate AES Barka for the Secretary's 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence. AES Barka's SIPDIS pivotal role in meeting Oman's increased electricity and water demands through private sector generation, and its strong commitment to corporate governance, community [...] | 2006-06-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP ELAB ENRG KSEP SENV AMGT MU |
| 06MUSCAT905 | PORT, BORDER SECURITY A TOP OMANI PRIORITY [...] (SBU) In the wake of recent security incidents on ships that have visited the Port of Salalah, an Omani transportation official says there will soon be significant improvements in port and border security. Oman also continues to mull the creation of a new Homeland Security-type ministry. The [...] | 2006-06-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSTC ASEC PREL KHLS EWWT MU |
| 06MUSCAT907 | TIP: OMAN DISMAYED BY TIER 2 WATCH LIST RANK [...] (C) Following the June 5 delivery of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons report to the Foreign Ministry, the MFA Under Secretary roundly condemned the U.S. text in a June 6 phone SIPDIS call with the Ambassador. Calling the report "unfair and arrogant," he accused the USG of ignoring Oman's pro [...] | 2006-06-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV MU |
| 06MUSCAT94 | LONDON CONFERENCE FOR AFGHANISTAN: OMAN ATTENDANCE [...] (U) The Embassy delivered demarche and background papers (reftels) to the Foreign Ministry on January 25, encouraging Oman's attendance at the London Conference and pledge for Afghanistan reconstruction. 2. (SBU) UK Deputy Head of Mission Charles Hill informed us on January 24 of his ongoin [...] | 2006-01-25 14:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV AF MU |
| 06MUSCAT945 | PSI: OMAN STUDYING POLAND INVITE [...] (SBU) Foreign Ministry Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami confirmed to Pol/Econ chief June 11 that Oman has received the official Polish invitation to attend the June 23 Proliferation Security Initiative High-Level Political Meeting (refs A-C),including information regarding on-li [...] | 2006-06-11 13:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP PL MU |
| 06MUSCAT949 | RELIGIOUS VOLUNTEERS DISCUSS TIP ISSUES [...] (SBU) Religious leaders and charitable organization volunteers recently shared their views on trafficking in persons in Oman. Though they argue Oman's TIP problem is small in comparison to its neighbors, all are calling for prompt government action to enforce Oman's labor law, increase oversi [...] | 2006-06-12 08:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV ELAB MU |
| 06MUSCAT953 | OMAN WELCOMES GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE, WARSAW PSI [...] (S) Charge delivered ref A non-paper and talking points June 12 in a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. Sayyid Badr welcomed the initiative to establish the Gulf Security Dialogue, and said he would review the points presented in the non-paper. 2. (SBU) Recalling [...] | 2006-06-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS MARR MU |
| 06MUSCAT954 | OMAN REAFFIRMS NO ISRAELI BOYCOTT, DENOUNCES [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with Emboffs, Omani officials denounced a Jerusalem Post article alleging the application of the Arab League boycott in Oman. The government plans to respond formally to a Congressional inquiry on the matter, but will not comment publicly. End Summary. ---------- [...] | 2006-06-12 13:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KBCT OPRC PREL IS MU |
| 06MUSCAT963 | OMAN REJECTS MEPI ELECTION PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Acting Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi conveyed on June 12 Oman's decision to disallow MEPI-funded programming related to elections and "internal politics," including the voter education aspects of a new IRI program that was set to begin this month. MEPI programs in less sensiti [...] | 2006-06-14 09:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMPI KWMN MU |
| 06MUSCAT982 | MINISTER OF AWQAF APPRECIATES OUTREACH, SEEKS [...] (U) Oman's Minister of Awqaf expressed his appreciation for recent U.S. military outreach efforts involving an exchange of visits. He noted that such cultural dialogue benefits both countries and advances mutual goals of promoting tolerance. In the context of Muscat as "Cultural Capital of t [...] | 2006-06-18 12:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KISL SOCI MASS KIRF SCUL MU |
| 06NAHA103 | OKINAWAN EXCEPTIONALISM: THE CHINA THREAT OR LACK THEREOF [...] (C) Summary: Despite China's rapidly expanding economic and military activities, including in waters near Okinawa, Okinawans claim they do not share America's or Japan's sense of threat from China. While many mainland Japanese officials and influentials say they recognize China as a potent [...] | 2006-04-26 01:20:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PINS JA CH TW |
| 06NAHA228 | PAC3 SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED TO OKINAWA [...] (C) Summary: The introduction of the Patriot PAC-3 Air Defense Battalion into Okinawa is a success, with the locally (in Okinawa) most difficult part, the ground movement of sensitive equipment from port and pier to its destination within Kadena AFB, completed October 13. Despite some miscalc [...] | 2006-10-16 10:19:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PINS JA |
| 06NAIROBI106 | KENYA: 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT (CORRECTED) [...] (U) This is post's submission for the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report. The first section updates the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism section on Kenya. The second section provides supplemental information. Proposed Text for Patterns of Global Terrorism Report ------------------------------- [...] | 2006-01-10 05:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC MARR EFIN KE |
| 06NAIROBI1075 | COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS: [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held an East African regional hearing February 27-28 on implementation of counter-terrorism (CT) legislation and its compatibility with international human rights laws. The ICJ,s ultimate goal is to make recommendations on finding the [...] | 2006-03-08 12:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV PINS PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI1114 | AN UNSETTLED KENYA AWAITS NEXT SHOE TO DROP [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Kibaki publicly stands firm behind the Kenyan Police raid on the Standard Media Group. Meanwhile, Standard journalists and others privately say the raids were prompted by a State House belief that the paper possesses documents implicating the President's family in grand [...] | 2006-03-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS SNAR ASEC ECON PREL KCOR KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1393 | KENYA AGREES TO TEMPORARY DETENTION OF SOMALI [...] (SBU) Juliet Gicheru, Acting Head of the Legal Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),confirmed to poloff March 29 that Kenya consents to both the immediate transfer of Somali pirate suspects in Kenya and temporary detention of those suspects identified for repatriation to Somalia. Post [...] | 2006-03-29 14:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MAAR PHSA SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1434 | KENYA FY2006 DHRF BUDGET REQUEST [...] Embassy Nairobi requests USD100,000 for our FY2006 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) program. This represents a USD9,000 increase over the amount obligated in FY2005. Post is requesting this small increase to have the flexibility to either fund one more deserving organization than the f [...] | 2006-03-31 08:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KWMN PHUM SOCI KE |
| 06NAIROBI145 | LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL MAKES SPLASH IN KENYA [...] Living Water International, the Texas-based Christian NGO that specializes in bringing clean water to rural communities in developing countries, scored a signal success in Kenya January 10 when President Kibaki and cabinet ministers spent more than 8 hours with the group inaugurating two new w [...] | 2006-01-12 11:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SENV EAID OREP KE |
| 06NAIROBI1573 | KENYAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN MARSABIT [...] (SBU) A Kenyan military Y-12 aircraft crashed and caught on fire in Marsabit town (Eastern Province, north-central Kenya) at approximately 10:00 a.m., April 10 due to poor weather conditions and ground obstruction near the airfield. According to Defense Minister Njenga Karume, the plane was c [...] | 2006-04-10 14:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR MASS PREL ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI1635 | THOUGHTS ON THE DIALOGUE WITH KENYA AT THE [...] (C) Summary: In light of recent events in Kenya, Mission Nairobi recommends a tough-but-balanced approach in bilateral meetings between USG policymakers and the Kenyan delegation visiting Washington in late-April for the annual IMF/World Bank meetings. Washington policymakers can expect an a [...] | 2006-04-13 11:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1650 | SOMALIS IN KENYA: ABANDONED KIDS, IMPOSTORS, AND [...] (U) Summary: Post has seen great activity since Ref A among naturalized Somalis and Somali nationals in Kenya. A rash of Somali Amcit, LPR, and asylee children have contacted post with stories of abandonment by Somali family members after trips to Kenya or Somalia. Post has also noted sever [...] | 2006-04-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI1661 | ICRC AGREES TO REPATRIATE SOMALI PIRATE SUSPECT'S [...] (C) The Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Somalia (based in Nairobi) agreed to the Embassy's formal request (dated April 13) to facilitate the repatriation of the remains of the deceased Somali national to Somalia. The ICRC's April 18 communication states " [...] | 2006-04-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHSA ICRC SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1680 | SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA REVIEW [...] Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) is one of the most valuable programs the USG and the Embassy are engaged in with the Government of Kenya (GOK). Under SSFA, we work closely with Kenyan civil aviation officials to enhance the safety and security of air travelers in Kenya. Our goal is to assist th [...] | 2006-04-19 10:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EAID ECON KE |
| 06NAIROBI1688 | RAISING THE LATEST MEGA-SCANDAL WITH KENYAN [...] (C) Summary: This is an action request - please see para 6. It is increasingly clear that Kenya has another mega- scandal waiting in the wings to be exposed. In this case, it takes the form of a massive money laundering and tax evasion scheme involving a small local bank and the country's l [...] | 2006-04-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI1697 | TENSIONS ESCALATING IN MOGADISHU [...] (S) Somali Prime Minister Gedi telephoned Ambassador late April 19 to convey great concern over apparent preparations for renewed fighting in Mogadishu. There are reports, he said, of roadblocks going up and movements of men and weapons. Civilians are fleeing. (NOTE: We are receiving confirma [...] | 2006-04-19 16:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1705 | Embassy Urges Ex-Im Support for Locomotive Export [...] Summary: Ex-Im rejection of U.S. producer NREC's application for support for sale of eight locomotives to Kenya's Magadi Soda would contradict U.S. policy to help African countries expand their foreign trade, and produce a terrible optic for the USG. Embassy questions Ex-Im's projection that [...] | 2006-04-20 07:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD EINV EAID ECON KE |
| 06NAIROBI1761 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR [...] Country clearance is hereby granted for the visit of AA/AFR/EA Lloyd Pierson from o/a April 30 to o/a May 3, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to visit USAID Staff and Programs. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per reftel [...] | 2006-04-25 14:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE |
| 06NAIROBI1789 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WEIS SHERDEL [...] USAID/REDSO grants country clearance for the visit of Weis Sherdel from June 18 to July 21, 2006 to provide Phoenix 6.0 training and support services. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per reftel, visitor has secret security [...] | 2006-04-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE OTRA |
| 06NAIROBI1874 | LAMU LEADERS GIVE U.S. EFFORTS MIXED REVIEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Poloffs addressed a Town Hall meeting of the Lamu County Council, and responded to community,s concerns about USG policies, military presence in Lamu and various assistance programs. The tone of the meeting was cordial, although several participants expressed resentment over perc [...] | 2006-05-02 12:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PREL PTER MASS MOPS KISL KPAO KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI1951 | CHINA'S PRESIDENT HU VISITS KENYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese President Hu Jintao's late April visit to Nairobi further strengthens the bilateral economic relationship between the two countries through several economic, technical, and financial assistance agreements. While the balance of the economic relationship is heavily tipped i [...] | 2006-05-05 05:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ELAB EINV ETRD PREL |
| 06NAIROBI1968 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA staff, Ms. Andrea Tracy to Nairobi, Kenya o/a June 10- 13, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to consult with and support OFDA/ECARO Office on Burundi programming issues. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Mayfair Hotel. H [...] | 2006-05-05 09:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI1987 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Drought Assessment Team Member, Ms. Ngoc Clark to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 14, 2006 to June 30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to assess drought and humanitarian conditions in drought-stricken districts in Northeast Kenya; provide rapid as [...] | 2006-05-08 10:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2003 | COMPENSATION DEMANDS BY DECEASED SOMALI'S FAMILY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) The family of a Somali national killed during a mid-March engagement with the U.S. Navy intends to request compensation from the USG as a condition for accepting the remains. Post recommends against offering any f [...] | 2006-05-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2009 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA GIS [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA GIS Officer, Eric Sawyer to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 12-16, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide global information systems support in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Sawyer will meet with representatives of the U.N. and NGOs to discuss informa [...] | 2006-05-09 11:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2053 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Health Officer, Ms. Zeline Pritchard to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 13-26, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide health and nutrition support in the Horn of Africa. Ms. Pritchard will assess health and nutrition programming. 3. Hote [...] | 2006-05-11 11:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2054 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Overseas Admin Team Leader, Sydel Maher to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 25-30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to discuss with the USAID/OFDA staff and RFMC administrative and finance issues. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the [...] | 2006-05-11 11:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2068 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR M/OAA GRANTS.GOV [...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of M/AAO Grants.gov Team, Alvin Phillip, Sebrina Robinson, Steve Fitzgerald, Steve Tashjian, and Hung Vu from o/a June 2, 2006 to o/a June 12, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide Grants.gov training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actu [...] | 2006-05-12 03:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2089 | HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] In Kenya, initial projections are that the long rains maize harvest will be approximately 25 percent higher than the average. Rapid assessments in three districts indicate a worsening food security situation and food aid beneficiary numbers increased by 81,000. In Ethiopia, the outlook for t [...] | 2006-05-12 09:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2165 | U.S. ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO THE FIGHTING IN [...] (C) Extensive press reports, including the front-page piece in today's Washington Post, convey the misleading impression that the USG is funding warlords to fight extremists in the streets of Mogadishu as part of the Global War on Terrorism. Initial fighting in February between the Alliance f [...] | 2006-05-17 13:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINS SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2166 | SOMALIA: UPDATE ON DISPOSITION OF DECEASED [...] (C) Pursuant to ref A, Post requested the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convey the message to the deceased Somali's next of kin their two options: that they can either accept the remains without any form of compensation from the USG or that the body will be properly disposed [...] | 2006-05-17 13:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | PHSA ICRC ASEC MARR PREL KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI2168 | KENYAN MEDIA: FIRMLY IN GOVERNMENT'S CROSSHAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Even as the government hoped the public's outrage over the March Standard Media Group raids would quietly dissipate, continuing official actions only underscore the government's unrelenting ire towards Kenyan media. While paying lip service to its commitment to free media on the [...] | 2006-05-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI2175 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MALIK M. CHAKA, [...] Country clearance is hereby granted for the visit of Malik M. Chaka, Director, Threshold Program, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) from o/a May 23 to o/a May 26, 2006 and a one night layover on May 29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to assess progress in the Threshold Program, meet [...] | 2006-05-18 06:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE |
| 06NAIROBI2178 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of IRG training facilitators, Jenna Luche-Thayer and John Taber, o/a June 10, 2006 to o/a June 24, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide CTO training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed trave [...] | 2006-05-18 07:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2190 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FROM SOMALI PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Embassy Nairobi received May 16 a letter from Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi requesting, in general terms, U.S. support for the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia. Post has sent a generic interim response expressing USG support for the Transitional Federal Institutions (TFI [...] | 2006-05-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS EAID SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2203 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARIE-CLAIRE SOW [...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of Marie-Claire Sow, Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist from May 24th to 26th, 2006 to perform Acquisition and Assistance services for USAID/Uganda. USAID switchboard number is 254-2-8622000 and after- hour telephone number is 254-2-856-2 [...] | 2006-05-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTR |
| 06NAIROBI2219 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR M/OAA GRANTS.GOV [...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of M/AAO Grants.gov Team member, Betty Chung from o/a June 2, 2006 to o/a June 24, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide Grants.gov training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per r [...] | 2006-05-22 03:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2397 | KENYAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Action request - para 3. 2. (SBU) Kenyan Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula requested a May 26 meeting with Ambassador Bellamy to discuss the case of two Kenyan telecommunication engineers possibly abducted in Baghdad. Wetangula presented the Ambassador with a lette [...] | 2006-05-31 14:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2418 | Uganda Makes Progress on GSP/AGOA Labor Complaint [...] (U) Summary: Regional Labor Attache's second visit to Kampala found encouraging progress on addressing the worker rights issues described in the AFL/CIO petition seeking to revoke Uganda's trade privileges under the General System of Preferences (GSP). Uganda has passed four significant labor [...] | 2006-06-02 10:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB AGOA ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV UG |
| 06NAIROBI2419 | Uganda Makes Progress on GSP/AGOA Labor Complaint [...] (U) Summary: Regional Labor Attache's second visit to Kampala found encouraging progress on addressing the worker rights issues described in the AFL/CIO petition seeking to revoke Uganda's trade privileges under the General System of Preferences (GSP). Uganda has passed four significant labor [...] | 2006-06-02 10:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB AGOA ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV UG |
| 06NAIROBI2443 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA/OD IO/NGO Donor Coordinator Miriam Lutz to Nairobi, Kenya o/a June 08-23, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to consult with implementing partners working on Somalia and to attend the Biennial Conference of the Active Learning Network for A [...] | 2006-06-05 11:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2509 | DIVERSITY VISA FRAUD - OPERATION GHOST MARRIAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2 Post culminated over six months of investigations into a marriage fraud ring with the arrest by Kenyan authorities of over 70 Diversity Visa applicants. Simultaneous arrests and searches in other locations revealed a criminal ring was involved in matching Kenyan appli [...] | 2006-06-07 13:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2564 | KENYA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] Kenya sent Embassy Nairobi a diplomatic note indicating it will support the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood for the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC). 2. The text of the Government of Kenya's diplomatic note follows. (BEGIN TEXT.) MFA 33/214/001 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2006-06-12 12:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI259 | KENYA SUBMISSION FOR INSCR PART II, MONEY [...] Per Ref A request, below is post's submission for Part II of the INSCR Report on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Unfortunately, there has been very little change in the conditions, laws, or policies surrounding money laundering and financial crimes (and many other issues) since last yea [...] | 2006-01-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR KE |
| 06NAIROBI2744 | GETTING TO AN INTERAGENCY 3D APPROACH TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 04:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SECDEF OSD SOLIC |
| 06NAIROBI2755 | KENYA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DREIER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Kenya, a country that stands out among African nations as a country of special interest to the United States. With substantial existing infrastructure, a well-educated work force and a diverse economy, Kenya could become East Africa's engine for economic growth. In [...] | 2006-06-23 10:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KE |
| 06NAIROBI2793 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA/DRM Director, Antoinette Ferrara to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 10-13, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA/ECARO staff and REDSO Mission staff. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Intercontinental Hotel. The Ho [...] | 2006-06-27 06:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2794 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Field Officer, Ms. Nazik Salih to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 12-15, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA humanitarian activities in response to the Horn of Africa drought in the region. 3. Hotel accommod [...] | 2006-06-27 06:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2924 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA staff, Mr. Richard Quinby to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 8- 10, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA Principal Regional Advisor to discuss strategy and planning for USAID/OFDA activities in Northern Uganda. 3. Hotel accommod [...] | 2006-07-05 13:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI2952 | CODEL DREIER IN KENYA: MEETING WITH PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Dreier met with members of the Legal Affairs and Defense and Foreign Relations Parliamentary Committees July 6 in Nairobi. The eleven members of Parliament, including Deputy Speaker of the House, David Musila, raised a number of concerns including U.S. counter-terrorism [...] | 2006-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PTER PREL ASEC KE SU SO |
| 06NAIROBI3153 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Field Officer, Ronald E. Libby to travel to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 27, 2006 through August 2, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to debrief the OFDA/ECARO after 3 months in Ethiopia. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Norf [...] | 2006-07-19 12:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI3214 | PRELIMINARY PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION RESULTS HAND [...] (U) Preliminary results from the parliamentary by-elections held on July 24 give the newly formed NARC-Kenya party a lead over its rivals in three out of the five constituencies left vacant following an April plane crash in which the sitting members of parliament were killed (reftel). NARC-Ke [...] | 2006-07-25 13:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI3217 | CHARTERHOUSE WHISTLEBLOWER DETAILS MONEY [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan auditor Peter Odhiambo exposed billions of shillings of tax evasion and money laundering at his former employer, Charterhouse Bank, by a group of major companies partly owned by notorious businessman John Mwau and MP William Kabogo. On July 20, Odhiambo briefed Emboffs on [...] | 2006-07-26 02:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM PREF ECON EFIN KE TZ UG |
| 06NAIROBI3220 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Health Officer, Ms. Zeline Pritchard to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to transit through Nairobi on her way to Washington. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hotel t [...] | 2006-07-26 05:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI3258 | Kenya Dodges Bullet; Adequate Rainfall Prevents [...] Summary: The April rains exceeded expectations, filling Kenya's hydropower reservoirs close to capacity and avoiding a recurrence of the power rationing in 2000 that cost the economy $48 billion and cut GDP growth to 0.4% in 2000. The 140 MW generators temporarily installed in case the droug [...] | 2006-07-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD KE |
| 06NAIROBI3261 | Kenya Dodges Bullet; Adequate Rainfall Prevents [...] Summary: The April rains exceeded expectations, filling Kenya's hydropower reservoirs close to capacity and avoiding a recurrence of the power rationing in 2000 that cost the economy $48 billion and cut GDP growth to 0.4% in 2000. The 140 MW generators temporarily installed in case the droug [...] | 2006-07-28 02:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD KE |
| 06NAIROBI3262 | CT Finance; Kenyan Nominees for Regulatory [...] (SBU) Post's main interlocutor for CT finance issues is the GOK's interagency Anti-Money Laundering Task Force. Post approves of the following list of officials proposed by the AML for the September training program in Reftel B. All appear to be well-qualified and working in relevant positions [...] | 2006-07-28 04:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS KTFN PTER PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI3392 | KENYA COAST: FAILING TO GET OUR MESSAGE OUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to Mombasa and Lamu to assess the impact of our outreach efforts to this marginalized region. From conversations with a variety of contacts who have worked with us over the past few years, one theme dominated: the message of our contributions to promote develop [...] | 2006-08-04 07:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PREL PTER MASS MOPS KISL KPAO EAID |
| 06NAIROBI3500 | KENYA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL OBAMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Kenya, a country that stands out among its East African neighbors as a stable, open democracy and as a key regional partner for the United States. The country is making a dramatic break from its past by greatly improving respect for human rights and by expanding d [...] | 2006-08-11 10:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KCOR KE |
| 06NAIROBI37 | SOMALIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Post provides the text below as our submission to subject report. Embassy Nairobi POC is Somalia Watcher Michael Zorick, email: zorickmp@state.gov. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Somalia Somalias lack of a functioning central government, protracted state of violent instability, long unguarded coastl [...] | 2006-01-04 12:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI3731 | ERITREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Asmara, Eritrea during the period o/a September 9 - 21, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet UN, NGOs and partners and to conduct a field trip to monitor partner program implementation [...] | 2006-08-25 07:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA |
| 06NAIROBI3778 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Overseas Admin Leader, Sydel Maher and Support Coordinator, Sarah Potts from o/a September 19- 26, 2006 to discuss outstanding administrative issues with OFDA and USAID Mission staff. Country clearance is granted subject to th [...] | 2006-08-29 08:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI3836 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SOMALIA TFG SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador August 30, the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Speaker of Parliament gave his view of the current situation in Somalia, emphasized the need for American involvement and "neutral" troops, and described his planned approach to anyone in [...] | 2006-09-01 11:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC PREL SO KE SU |
| 06NAIROBI3879 | Retention of DHS/TSA Kevin Jones in Kenya [...] (SBU) I understand that TSA's Office of International Transportation Security Networking recently turned down a request from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Embassy Nairobi for TSA to rehire Kevin Jones as a retired annuitant. The decision, as SIPDIS we understand it, would have [...] | 2006-09-07 05:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PTER PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI3900 | SOMALI REFUGEES IN KENYA (C-TN6-01351) [...] (C) The following answers are keyed to original lettered questions in reftel. A. (C) HOW HAS THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA RESPONDED TO THE FLOW OF SOMALI REFUGEES TO DADAAB? IS THE INFLUX OF SOMALI REFUGEES INTO KENYA A THREAT TO KENYAN STABILITY? IF SO, HOW? The GOK continues to fulfill its [...] | 2006-09-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PTER EAID PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI395 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: NOT THE TIME TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy-USAID message and contains a policy recommendation and rationale in paras 10-14. 2. (C) Summary: Public release of serious and credible evidence of graft and cover-up at the highest levels of the Kenyan Government is generating outrage in Kenya and threatens to [...] | 2006-01-27 10:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI3974 | OBAMA DISCUSSES CORRUPTION AND TRIBAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 25 meeting with Senator Obama, Official Leader of the Opposition Uhuru Kenyatta predicted that ethnicity would dominate the 2007 national elections. While he stressed that his party, KANU, would strive to move beyond ethnic politics, he feared that the electora [...] | 2006-09-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI4000 | KENYAN MEDIA GOES WILD OVER SENATOR OBAMA [...] Summary: Media reaction to United States Senator Barack Obama's (D-IL) visit to Kenya was overwhelmingly positive and included extensive coverage. Over-the-fold, inside articles and letters to the editor by members of the general Kenyan public were almost exclusively positive descriptions an [...] | 2006-09-14 11:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP OPRC OREP PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI4002 | KENYAN MEDIA GOES WILD OVER SENATOR OBAMA [...] Summary: Media reaction to United States Senator Barack Obama?s (D-IL) visit to Kenya was overwhelmingly positive and included extensive coverage. Over-the-fold, inside articles and letters to the editor by members of the general Kenyan public were almost exclusively positive descriptions a [...] | 2006-09-14 11:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP OPRC OREP PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KE |
| 06NAIROBI401 | COAST PROVINCE PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER ADVOCATES [...] (C) Summary: Kenya's coastline and ports present critical vulnerabilities to terrorist infiltration and attack, as well as smuggling of goods and persons. December 13-16, an Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) Assessment Team and Embassy officials met senior provincial-level representatives from [...] | 2006-01-30 04:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV EWWT ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI4018 | KENYA AND SOMALIA: MFA PITCHES AGAIN FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Kenya views U.S. support as crucial to the success of its imminent plan to secure UN Security Council endorsement for an IGAD peacekeeping mission to Somalia. Kenya's delegation to the UNGA will be seeking consultations with the U.S. on this issue after September 19 in New York. E [...] | 2006-09-14 14:02:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4070 | KENYA BETTER FOCUSED ON TIP BUT MORE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: G/TIP Yousey's August visit to Kenya highlighted the challenges facing government efforts to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP). While Kenya's ranking among Tier Two Watchlist countries has increased the attention of the GOK and Kenyan civil society to the problem of human tr [...] | 2006-09-19 08:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC ELAB PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI416 | U.S.-CAPTURED SOMALI PIRATES NOW IN KENYAN CUSTODY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ten Somali pirates captured by the U.S. Navy for high-seas piracy of an Indian vessel have been turned over to Kenyan authorities. Absent interventions by U.S. or Indian authorities to assert jurisdiction, Kenyan police are proceeding full steam to prosecute domestically. END S [...] | 2006-01-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4263 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD QUINBY, [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Program Officer, Richard Quinby from o/a October 5-11, 2006 for consultations with USAID/OFDA Senior Regional Advisor in Nairobi. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed tr [...] | 2006-10-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4372 | SEEING IN 3-D: USG REGIONAL COORDINATION TO [...] (SBU) Field and Washington representatives of State, USAID, and DOD met in Nairobi in August to coordinate efforts to combat terrorism in the Horn of Africa (HOA). Participants agreed to form a regional team to serve as a point of contact among relevant USG players. They also agreed to deepen [...] | 2006-10-11 13:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PTER SO KE ET |
| 06NAIROBI4413 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO [...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, John Myer to travel to N'Djamena, Chad and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a November 5 - 18, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to monitor OFDA humanitarian programming. 3. Travel details for Joh [...] | 2006-10-13 08:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA |
| 06NAIROBI4414 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Program Officer, John Augsburger from o/a October 18-25, 2006 for meetings with OFDA Regional Office, to include planning of program strategy for FY 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at [...] | 2006-10-13 08:40:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4420 | SECURITY CONCERNS PERSIST AT WILSON AIRPORT [...] (C) Summary: Concerns about security and possible terrorism at Nairobi's Wilson Airport persist. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) notice of October 4 moving all Somalia passenger flights from Wilson to the better-regulated Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) should help, but Ke [...] | 2006-10-16 03:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EAIR CASC ECON KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI4421 | Charterhouse Bank and Money Laundering; Still Waiting for [...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is fighting a rearguard legal battle to keep Charterhouse Bank temporarily closed in light of convincing evidence that the bank is little more than a money laundering machine. Beyond this, however, the GOK appears to be doing little to bring the cas [...] | 2006-10-16 03:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM PREF ECON EFIN KE |
| 06NAIROBI4422 | MONEY LAUNDERING IN KENYA: FDIC TRAINING A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan participants in the FDIC's September bank supervision regulatory training class praised the course highly and said they would apply elements to Kenya's own draft anti-money laundering (AML) bill. They suggested increased case studies, practical visits to agencies, tips f [...] | 2006-10-16 04:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ECON KE |
| 06NAIROBI4470 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR VICTOR [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Victor Bushamuka, OFDA Program Officer from o/a October 24-28, 2006 to meet with OFDA/ECARO to discuss technical and administrative assistance for OFDA/Kinshasa. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the ti [...] | 2006-10-16 13:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI462 | KENYA CONFIRMS INTENT TO PROSECUTE U.S.-CAPTURED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities confirm their intent to proceed to prosecute and bring to trial in coming days the 10 Somali pirates captured January 22 by U.S. forces. They seek immediate transfer to Kenyan authorities any/all items of evidentiary value still in U.S. hands. The nation's [...] | 2006-02-01 12:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHSA MOPS EAID ASEC PTER PREL SO KE |
| 06NAIROBI4628 | KENYAN SECURITY MINISTER MICHUKI DEEPLY CONCERNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's Minister of National Security is seized with Somalia and the possible implications of a complete takeover of that country by the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). He expressed deep concern over the likely implications of this scenario, regionally and in Kenya, and urged U [...] | 2006-10-27 11:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KISL PREF KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI4685 | CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE [...] Nairobi Embassy received a fax of the following Diplomatic Note numbered MFA.261/328/301A Dated October 25, 2006 with an invitation to Secretary Rice. 2. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: MFA.261/328/301A MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Office of the Great Lakes Region, Ministry of Forei [...] | 2006-11-02 04:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC AMGT KE XA |
| 06NAIROBI4741 | Proposed Kuwaiti Investment in Kenya Looks Fishy [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's Al Bader International Development Company allegedly asked the Kenyan Government for exclusive rights to develop a port, airport, resort, and oil complex near Lamu on Kenya's north coast, but the project appears impractical. Post is concerned the proposal may instead be [...] | 2006-11-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EINV KCOR PTER KE KU |
| 06NAIROBI4841 | KENYA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Summary: Kenya has made minimal progress in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),but there are ambitious plans for the near future. Senior GOK officials acknowledge the gravity of the TIP problem in Kenya, and have expressed support for the establishment of a Steering Commit [...] | 2006-11-13 11:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG KE |
| 06NAIROBI5001 | KENYA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WOMEN'S JUSTICE AND [...] Summary: Post reiterates our firm commitment to implementing the WJEI program in Kenya and looks forward to implementing an effective initiative to bolster Kenya,s capacity to combat violence against women. Post Mission Planning Team (MPT),comprised of USAID, DOJ, RSO, Political, and the [...] | 2006-11-22 14:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SNAR SOCI PGOV PHUM KE SF BN ZA |
| 06NAIROBI5177 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHRISTINE [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Christine Gottschalk, OFDA Regional Coordinator from o/a December 9-12, 2006 to meet with the OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, partners and other USG officials and meet with UN organizations regarding Northern Uganda, the Horn of Africa [...] | 2006-12-06 12:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI5183 | SENATOR FEINGLOD TOLD OF CHALLENGES TO KENYA'S [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Top electoral and human rights officials confided to Senator Feingold the numerous challenges facing the independence of their institutions. The Electoral Commission of Kenya highlighted the limitations on their ability to penalize electoral malpractices, while the [...] | 2006-12-07 05:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI5214 | KENYA: THE BIWOTT SIDE OF THE KANU STORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 7 conversation with Poloff, newly elected KANU Secretary General Josephine Ojiambo made the case for the Nicholas Biwott-led coup in the party. Ojiambo, a Parliamentary hopeful, insisted the matter was purely an issue of internal party democracy, contrary to observe [...] | 2006-12-08 09:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI5217 | ESTABLISHING A CONSULATE IN MOMBASA [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) PolCouns has informally discussed establishing a consulate in Mombasa with the Protocol Office of MFA. MFA Protocol reviewed draft dipnote on the subject (see para 3 below) and communicated agreement in principle. MFA Protocol noted tha [...] | 2006-12-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KE PGOV |
| 06NAIROBI5253 | REQUEST FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION OF U.S. CITIZEN [...] (C) Summary: I write to request the formal investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of Merlyn H. KETTERING, a U.S. citizen currently residing in Maryland, under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Available evidence indicates Kettering was directly involved in several grand-scale [...] | 2006-12-14 08:08:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PREL PINR KE |
| 06NAIROBI5265 | U.S. FIRMS IN THE RACE TO BUILD A FIBER OPTIC CABLE IN EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya and the rest of the East Coast of Africa are on the cusp of achieving interconnection to the worldwide web via undersea fiber optic cable. Two projects are racing to begin construction, and the leading contender, Seith East Africa, is 100% U.S.-owned. Moreover, Seith has [...] | 2006-12-14 13:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN KE IN AE |
| 06NAIROBI5304 | UNICEF LAUNCHES SHOCKING STUDY ON CHILD SEX TOURISM [...] Summary: On December 19, 2006, UNICEF and the Ministry of Home Affairs launched their long-awaited joint research report on child sex tourism (CST) in four of Kenya's main beach resorts. Surveys and research indicate that up to 30% of all 12-18 year old girls living in these areas are involved [...] | 2006-12-20 06:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM KCRM ECON PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI5345 | KENYA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This is post's submission for the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism. Begin text: 2. (SBU) The government of Kenya continued to cooperate with the United States in identifying terrorist groups operating within Kenya. However, more work remains to be done in domestic areas such as law enf [...] | 2006-12-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC EFIN KE |
| 06NAIROBI5375 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TOM ROGERS, [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Tom Rogers, OFDA Field Officer from o/a January 8 - March 8, 2007 to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Humanitarian activities in the region. 2. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of propos [...] | 2006-12-28 10:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI5378 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TIARE CROSS, [...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Tiare Cross, OFDA Information Officer from o/a January 3- February 15, 2007 to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Humanitarian activities. 2. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed tr [...] | 2006-12-28 10:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO KE |
| 06NAIROBI550 | UPDATE: EXTRADITION OF KAROLI MULIRO [...] (U) This is an action cable - action request para 5. 2. (SBU) Post has engaged directly with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriakio Tobiko, and held lengthy discussions with the case prosecutor, Horace Okumo, concerning the U.S. extradition request for Karoli Muliro to stand tr [...] | 2006-02-08 07:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR KE |
| 06NAIROBI566 | (S/NF) NEW DEFENSE MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's initial courtesy call, Kenya's new Defense Minister asked the Ambassador to help find a way out of the Article 98 impasse and for approval of Kenya's plan to purchase Saudi F5s. Minister Karume was appreciative of U.S. efforts to stop piracy of Somalia [...] | 2006-02-08 12:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PREL MASS PTER KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI567 | KENYA 2006 ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROPOSAL [...] (U) In response to Ref A, Post endorses the following anti-trafficking in persons project proposal aimed at improving victim care, expanding shelter capacity, supporting public awareness campaigns, assisting with victim rehabilitation and reintegration programs, and increasing government and n [...] | 2006-02-08 13:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG |
| 06NAIROBI59 | SUSPECT CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF ROCKET LAUNCHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite racy press headlines accusing him of al-Qaida ties, Embassy has as yet found no connections between al-Qaida and a Somali arrested in Kenya December 14, and charged December 28 in court, for possession of a rocket launcher and four projectile grenades. Kenyan and mission [...] | 2006-01-05 10:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER PARM KVPR KE SO |
| 06NAIROBI607 | CORRUPTION IN KENYA: ANGLO-LEASING COMBINES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an apparently transparent attempt to deflect public attention away from allegations of grand scale corruption within his own administration, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has officially accepted a long- awaited report into the Goldenberg affair, a huge scandal that took place ov [...] | 2006-02-10 11:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL KE |
| 06NAIROBI635 | MUSLIMS PROTEST IN NAIROBI OVER CARTOONS OF THE [...] (SBU) A group of approximately 2,000 Muslim protestors held what began as a peaceful march in Nairobi February 10 to condemn the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed initially published in a Danish newspaper. The procession began immediately after the Friday prayers at downtown's Jamia Mosque and [...] | 2006-02-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS ASEC SCUL KISL KE |
| 06NAIROBI72 | (S) INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING RING ENJOYS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The absence of convictions in high-profile cocaine cases and the New Year's Eve murder of the lead police officer investigating drug trafficking through the Port of Mombasa (East Africa's regional maritime hub) amply demonstrate that international narcotics trafficking rings have [...] | 2006-01-09 01:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | SNAR PREL PINR KCRM PGOV KE |
| 06NAIROBI799 | KIUNGA: A BORDER TOWN WITHOUT A BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The impoverished hamlet of Kiunga is where Kenya ends -- and Somalia and the Indian Ocean begin. Security, especially cross-border banditry by Somalis, is the prime concern of local officials. USG-provided assistance is designed to enhance security, border controls and maritime [...] | 2006-02-23 09:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PINS KISL KE |
| 06NAIROBI817 | QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI [...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref B reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...] | 2006-02-23 12:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE |
| 06NAIROBI919 | AMBASSADOR BELLAMY VISITS COAST PROVINCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 31 February 3 visit to Mombasa and the Coast Province, the Ambassador discussed counter-terrorism with Provincial Commissioner Maina. Ambassador Bellamy called on Mayor Taib of Mombasa who requested disaster management assistance and met with members of Parliament [...] | 2006-03-01 10:27:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR PTER |
| 06NAIROBI920 | KENYA SUBMISSION FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING [...] (U) The following is Embassy Nairobi's submission for the Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP). Information is keyed to the format provided in reftel. 2. (SBU) STATUS AND EXTENT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN KENYA I. Overview A. Origin, Transit, and Destination Origin [...] | 2006-03-01 10:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KE |
| 06NAIROBI939 | MASKED GUNMEN STORM NEWSPAPER OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 2 assault on a leading daily newspaper in Kenya, undertaken with the assistance of the police, marks a new low in the Kibaki administration,s respect for the rule of law. The &Standard8, despite its occasional editorial lapses, offers Kenyan readers hard-hitting investiga [...] | 2006-03-02 10:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI944 | 212 (F) VISA SAO REQUEST: ALFRED GETONGA, ANURA [...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Nairobi hereby seeks security advisory opinions under section 212(F) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending entry into the United States of the following individuals: -- Alfred Getonga, -- Anura Perera, -- Deepak Kaman [...] | 2006-03-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | SECRET | ASEC CVIS ECON KCOR KCRM KFRD PGOV PREL PTER |
| 06NAIROBI945 | MASKED GUNMEN STORM NEWSPAPER OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 2 assault on a leading daily newspaper in Kenya, undertaken with the assistance of the police, marks a new low in the Kibaki administration's respect for the rule of law. The "Standard", despite its occasional editorial lapses, offers Kenyan readers hard- hitting investiga [...] | 2006-03-02 11:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
| 06NAIROBI973 | KENYAN MEDIA CRACKDOWN: PUBLIC OUTRAGED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public fury and disgust mounted with official confirmation that Kenyan police conducted the March 2 raids against the Standard Media Group. Senior government officials are split in their reactions, ranging from condemnation to brashly unapologetic. The flimsy official explanati [...] | 2006-03-03 12:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE |
| 06NASSAU1096 | BAHAMAS STRENGTHENS DIPLOMATIC TIES TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bahamas opened an embassy in Cuba July 17. This expansion of diplomatic ties appears driven by a pragmatic goal of addressing chronic Cuban migration issues. However, as a result of embarrassing incidents involving Cuban migrants, The Bahamas' vote for Cuba on the United Na [...] | 2006-07-19 20:57:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU BF |
| 06NASSAU1117 | C-NC6-00829: BAHAMAS IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-24 18:55:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PINR PINS PTER CIVS KFRD BF |
| 06NASSAU1196 | DEA/OPBAT PROPOSES NEW PROGRAM TO COMBAT SMUGGLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) representatives have proposed a new program to the Bahamian Government to improve cooperation in the interdiction of illegal migrants and drugs from Haiti, which could also serve as excellent source of [...] | 2006-08-08 21:01:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PREL SMIG SNAR PINR HA BF |
| 06NASSAU1313 | FOREIGN MINISTER MITCHELL RAISES CONCERNS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Mitchell meet with the Ambassador August 28 to express his concern about an Op-Ed that called for closer cooperation between the U.S. and Bahamas in the UN that had appeared in the Nassau Guardian earlier this month. Mitchell told the Ambassador he felt that th [...] | 2006-08-28 23:18:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN BF |
| 06NASSAU1566 | MEDIA REPORTS ON CUBAN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Local media sources have reported the presence of at least five Cuban intelligence officers in The Bahamas. The operatives, allegedly working undercover in Bahamian retail establishments and with Havantur, are reportedly gathering intelligence regarding Cuban-Americans in Th [...] | 2006-10-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PINR PREL CU BF |
| 06NASSAU1597 | NO ANTICIPATED TAIWAN PRESSURE ON BAHAMIAN [...] (C/NF) Bahamian elections must be held no later than May 2007, and are expected sooner. Campaigning is underway without any known Taiwanese involvement. For both Bahamian political parties, the potential to open The Bahamas' tourism economy to millions of Chinese tourists, the attraction of [...] | 2006-10-20 12:38:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL TW BF |
| 06NASSAU1611 | PRIME MINISTER CHRISTIE CALLS FOR DELAY IN WHTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Perry Christie called on Caribbean countries to form a united front in seeking to postpone implementation of the passport requirement until the land and sea requirement is implemented in 2009. Addressing the 29th Caribbean Tourism Conference in Freeport, Christie [...] | 2006-10-23 21:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CPAS PREL ECON BF |
| 06NASSAU1616 | RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL GUARD PARTNERSHIP FORGES [...] Since its inception in December 2005, the Bahamas-Rhode Island National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) has helped forge new avenues of cooperation between the United States and the Bahamas. These SPP initiatives have supplemented Embassy efforts to build local capacity and have helped [...] | 2006-10-24 21:29:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PHUM BF |
| 06NASSAU1659 | ROYAL BAHAMAS DEFENSE FORCE SHAKEUP STARTS AT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lt. Commander Clifford "Butch" Scavella has been named the new Commander of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF),pushing former Commander Davy Rolle into retirement. The long-expected move is the first major step in implementing a major overhaul of the neglected and underutil [...] | 2006-11-01 19:33:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP PINR BF |
| 06NASSAU1706 | CUBAN PROPAGANDA AND THE BAHAMIAN FRIENDS OF THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Bahamian Friends of the Cuban Five -- a small group of leftist Bahamians with pro-Cuban sympathies -- has recently organized pro-Castro rallies and supported anti-U.S. propaganda in The Bahamas. The group, which is aided by the Cuban embassy in Nassau, has described Cuba [...] | 2006-11-14 18:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | PREL PINR CU BF |
| 06NASSAU1707 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: BAHAMAS ASSESSING COUNTRY [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarches to Foreign Minister Mitchell and MFA Permanent Secretary Rodgers, noting that the Secretary had asked that we convey strong U.S. opposition to the use of 'no action' motions to block UNGA consideration of human rights issues. He emphasized tha [...] | 2006-11-14 18:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BF |
| 06NASSAU1799 | BAHAMAS REVIEW OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has a cordial relationship with Cuba, generally supports Cuba in international fora, and engages in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...] | 2006-12-06 17:27:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD PREL CU BF |
| 06NASSAU238 | BAHAMAS OPENS EMBASSY IN BEIJING, SIGNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell visited China and India January 17-30, expanding political ties in China and business ties in India. In China, the GCOB opened its new embassy in Beijing, discussed UN reform, and received a gift of $3.75 million dollars from the PRC. The use of the [...] | 2006-02-10 17:53:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BF CH IN KUNR |
| 06NASSAU243 | U.S. JOURNALISTS' ALTERCATION AT DETENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Miami-based reporter from Univision suffered injuries to the head after an altercation February 7 with guards at the Immigration Detention Center in Nassau. The incident sparked protests at the Bahamian Consulate in Miami and has prompted several Cuban exile groups to call for [...] | 2006-02-10 20:01:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU BF KPAO |
| 06NASSAU277 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant Anti-American demonstrations? - No B. Have there been Anti-American demonstrations in the country within the last 12 months? - No C. Have these demonstrations [...] | 2006-02-17 13:53:00 | Embassy Nassau | SECRET | ASEC AMGT PTER |
| 06NASSAU302 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE: FOR CONSULAR MANAGEMENT [...] Post welcomes Consular Management Assistance Team (CMAT) and grants country clearance. 2. The team of Carolyn Huggins, Scott Boswell and Janie Friedlein will be met at the airport by the Consular Chief and taken to the Comfort Suites Hotel on Paradise Island where we have confirmed reserva [...] | 2006-02-21 22:26:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CASC AMGT OTRA BF WHA |
| 06NASSAU303 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL AVIATION [...] Post grants country clearance for the following Federal Administration employee to visit The Bahamas from March 7-9,2006. James R. Piccoli, Aviation Safety Inspector 2. We note the purpose of this trip is to perform surveillance on CSC Applied Technologies. We understand that no embassy [...] | 2006-02-13 18:02:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA ASEC BF |
| 06NASSAU350 | FAVORABLE WEATHER BRINGS SECOND HAITIAN MIGRATION [...] (U) The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) and Bahamian immigration officials intercepted 568 Haitian migrants in eight separate February interdictions. All but 39 were discovered in the Bahamas' Exuma Islands in the Central Bahamas, several days journey from Haiti and well north of the Wind [...] | 2006-03-01 16:07:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF PREL HA BF |
| 06NASSAU367 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE BAHAMAS 2006 [...] THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL. INVESTMENT CLIMATE A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Bahamian Government generally encourages and offers incentives for foreign investment in all sectors of the economy except those the Government reserves exclusively to Bahamian [...] | 2006-03-02 22:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV BF ECON |
| 06NASSAU442 | SCENESETTER FOR NASSAU CARICOM MINISTERIAL: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary's March 21-22 meeting in Nassau with CARICOM foreign ministers offers an opportunity to frame a positive, forward-looking agenda for our relations with the Caribbean. With the Haitian elections behind us, the ministerial will allow us to reinvigorate our cooperation [...] | 2006-03-14 21:10:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | BF ECON ETRD OTRA PGOV PREL SNAR XL |
| 06NASSAU616 | MINISTRY OF TOURISM SUPPRESSES BIRD FLU RESPONSE [...] Environmental officials informed the Embassy April 4 that the Bahamian Government has ceased its investigation of multiple suspicious bird deaths on Great Inagua Island. In late February, the discovery sparked fears of the first bird flu cases in the Western Hemisphere (reftels b and c). Lab [...] | 2006-04-06 21:20:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BF |
| 06NASSAU678 | BAHAMAS REVIEW OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has a cordial relationship with Cuba, generally supports Cuba in international fora, and engages in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...] | 2006-04-21 15:22:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD PREL CU BF |
| 06NASSAU71 | BAHAMAS - CRIME STATISTICS AND TRENDS [...] (SBU) Statistics from the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) just released show that during 2005 there has been a 10 per cent increase in serious crime recorded in Nassau, with increasing figures reported for murder, armed robbery, attempted robbery and unlawful sexual assaults. Serious crime ha [...] | 2006-01-13 16:18:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC |
| 06NASSAU782 | MIGRATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PREVAL: VIEWS FROM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Haitian Ambassador to The Bahamas, Louis Joseph, met with Poloff May 11 to discuss Haitian migration and the urgent need to create jobs in Haiti. Joseph rebuffed recent media reports of impending violence by the Haitian immigrant community on Abaco Island, Bahamas, but registere [...] | 2006-05-16 16:14:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SMIG EAID HA BF |
| 06NASSAU862 | FM MITCHELL AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell asked to meet with the Ambassador May 24 to coordinate management of mounting public concerns about sonar testing at the Atlantic Undersea Testing and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). During the meeting Mitchell also sought to defend The Bahamas' vote for [...] | 2006-06-01 19:59:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KUNR CU BF |
| 06NASSAU863 | 2006 AMBASSADOR'S SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HIV/AIDS [...] SUMMARY: The Bahamas is making continued progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS because of the cooperative efforts of government and non-governmental organizations. However, persons living with HIV/AIDS face stigma and discrimination as a result of their infection. To address this concern, [...] | 2006-06-01 20:14:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO KHIV BF |
| 06NASSAU940 | MALARIA OUTBREAK IN THE BAHAMAS [...] SUMMARY: As of June 14, 2005, The Bahamas Ministry of Health and the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed 16 cases of malaria on Great Exuma Island, approximately 120 miles from Nassau. An American tourist who visited Exuma has now contracted Malaria. All confirmed cases appear to hav [...] | 2006-06-16 16:04:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC PREL BF |
| 06NDJAMENA1006 | FRANCE REFUTES OFFICIAL CHAD SUPPORT FOR DPA [...] (C) Summary. Allegations by SLA leader Minni Minawi concerning Chad's support for DPA spoilers are false, according to the French Ambassador to Chad. He understands that President Deby's brother Daoussa Deby, and Mahamat Ali Nasser, Minister of Territorial Administration, are (with Libyan sup [...] | 2006-07-31 16:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD PGOV PREL SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1014 | CHAD: CHADIAN REBEL PRESENTS GLOOMY OUTLOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former GOC loyalist, current opposition member and ethnic Zaghawa Tom Erdimi paints a troubling near-term future for Chad. He claims that rebel groups consider the possibility for political dialogue with President Deby as dead, leaving the military solution as the only way to cha [...] | 2006-08-01 17:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1028 | CHAD: BORDER SITREP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the onset of the rainy season has greatly reduced vehicule movements, Chadian military forces appear to be beefing up their presence along the eastern border. On the other side of the border, Chadian rebels are reported to be reorganizing their leadership structure. Eth [...] | 2006-08-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1054 | TAIWAN DIPLOMATS BID ADIEU TO CHAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The timing of Chad's resumption of diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China was exquisitely timed to create the most humiliating situation possible for Taiwan, according to the outgoing Taiwan Ambassador. He speculated that Chad's decision was based on a desire to h [...] | 2006-08-14 18:12:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CD TW |
| 06NDJAMENA1055 | CHAD'S POLITICAL TALK: DIALOGUE OR MONOLOGUE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Making good on informal commitments voiced before the May 3rd election, President Deby's government completed a week of "political dialogue" sessions on August 2. Dubbed by the opposition parties who boycotted the sessions and the independent press as a "monologue," a "masquer [...] | 2006-08-14 18:14:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CD ASEC |
| 06NDJAMENA1069 | CHAD/SUDAN: THE SUDANESE REBELS' "LONG GOOD-BYE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of the recent agreement between Chad and Sudan, Sudanese rebels loyal to the Justice and Equality Movement and the recently-formed National Redemption Front (NRF) have been asked by the GOC to leave Chad. According to representatives of the NRF, Sudanese rebels will conti [...] | 2006-08-17 16:19:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1073 | CHAD SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Chad sits precariously between the Darfur conflict to its East, the chronically unstable Central African Republic to its South, and Niger, an equally impoverished neighbor to the West. Past a vast mine-pocked desert -- home to a tenacious but isolated Chadian insurgency -- li [...] | 2006-08-18 11:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PHUM PGOV CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1078 | FRANCE ASKS WHERE'S THE EVIDENCE ON CHAD [...] (C) Summary: France is prepared to hold President Deby to account if Minni Minawi's claims that Government of Chad (GOC) support is being channeled to Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories can be proven, the French Ambassador to Chad told us August 21. However, France is concerned that [...] | 2006-08-22 15:38:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA109 | CHAD: POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS, MIXED SIGNALS FROM GOC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While signs are emerging of a resumption of dialogue between the World Bank and the Government of Chad (GOC),the National Assembly's passage of a resolution highly critical of the World Bank reveals significant obstacles still remain between the two players. On a positive not [...] | 2006-01-27 06:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | CD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV |
| 06NDJAMENA1094 | THE CHAD-SUDAN AGREEMENT: CAN IT HOLD? [...] (C) Summary: Chadian officials claim that the recent Chad-Sudan agreement has the potential to improve relations between the two countries and enhance regional stability, but admit that it will be very difficult to implement. Some half-hearted measures are reported to have been taken by the [...] | 2006-08-30 19:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1095 | CHAD: CHEVRON/PETRONAS TAX DISPUTE UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reiterating that oil consortium members Chevron and Petronas' tax agreement was "illegal," acting Petroleum Minister and National Petroleum Coordinator both expressed confidence that the situation could be resolved so long as Chevron and Petronas paid the taxes owed. According [...] | 2006-08-30 19:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1096 | CHAD: CHEVRON/PETRONAS TAX DISPUTE UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reiterating that oil consortium members Chevron and Petronas' tax agreement was "illegal," acting Petroleum Minister and National Petroleum Coordinator both expressed confidence that the situation could be resolved so long as Chevron and Petronas paid the taxes owed. According [...] | 2006-08-30 19:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1097 | UNHCR REVIEWS SECURITY IN EASTERN CHAD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 11:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREF CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1105 | GOC REFUSES CHEVRON'S RIGHT TO CHAD'S OIL, AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 31, the GOC informed Esso that Chevron and Petronas were not permitted to produce or lift the country's crude oil for exportation and sales overseas. Chevron has alerted the Cameroon Oil Company that it intends to continue lifting its crude oil. Contrary to Chevron's [...] | 2006-09-06 06:37:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD |
| 06NDJAMENA112 | CHAD: SECOND REQUEST TO DISCUSS EVACUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-27 09:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AEMR CASC AMGT CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1127 | SIGNS OF INSECURITY IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Clashes between Chadian government forces amd rebel groups have occured in eastern Chad, following two days of a visible military buildup by the Chadian National Army and the movements of rebel groups inside eastern Chad. There are also signs of possible infiltration by Darfur Pe [...] | 2006-09-11 09:56:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1137 | EVEN WITH AGREEMENT, CHEVRON STILL NOT OUT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Since the compromise between Chevron and the GOC following the meeting between CEO O'Reilly and President Deby, the company still faces significant obstacles before it can re-enter the Consortium. While Chevron has agreed to pay taxes proportional to the taxes paid by Exxon-Mo [...] | 2006-09-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV EPET CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1153 | CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR NEW SUDANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR is concerned that it will be unable to handle a massive influx of Sudanese refugees into Eastern Chad. The lack of viable camp sites (with adequate access, water sources, and assurances of security),along with UNHCR's own resource constraints, will hinder the organizatio [...] | 2006-09-18 16:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1163 | CHEVRON FINALLY ABLE TO ARRIVE, GOC PRESSES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a brief delay, Chevron, which finally received authorization to arrive in Chad, will meet GOC officials on Thursday to try to pay its taxes, per the September 7 agreement in Paris between President Deby and CEO O'Reilly. The GOC continues to press on with preparations fo [...] | 2006-09-20 14:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1166 | FIGHTING ESCALATES IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Chadian forces launch an offensive against rebel groups in eastern Chad, President Deby himself has gone out to the battlefield to oversee the operations. Chadians are suspicious of French military involvement against the rebel movements, who are being reinforced by a prominen [...] | 2006-09-21 17:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1167 | FIGHTING ESCALATES IN EASTERN CHAD (CORRECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Chadian forces launch an offensive against rebel groups in eastern Chad, President Deby himself has gone out to the battlefield to oversee the operations. Chadians are suspicious of French military involvement against the rebel movements, who are being reinforced by a prominen [...] | 2006-09-21 17:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1184 | SECURITY IN EASTERN CHAD FOLLOWING GOC-REBEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the most recent clashes in eastern Chad between GOC forces and Chadian rebels, President Deby has returned to N'Djamena and is trying to negotiate with individual rebel factions, but still appears to be reinforcing his military along the eastern front. The rebels appea [...] | 2006-10-02 16:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1255 | CHADIAN REBELS AND INTER-ETHNIC CLASHES IN GOZ [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, Chadian rebels occupied the Chadian town of Goz Beida (southeastern Chad) for less than 24 hours. Able to take the town without a fight (local authorities had left the day before),the rebels reportedly departed northward. Rebels did not threaten humanitarian wo [...] | 2006-10-23 14:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1259 | N'DJAMENA ON HIGH ALERT [...] (U) Summary. N'Djamena is on high alert as rebel forces have moved into central Chad. End summary. 2. (SBU) With the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the dry season, rebel activity, as expected, has increased in eastern Chad. Embassy contacts are reporting that rebel forces entere [...] | 2006-10-24 16:35:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MOPS PREL CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1268 | CHADIAN REBELS PULL BACK [...] (U) There were no reported rebel advances today (10/25). Rumors have the rebels located anywhere within the Chari Baguimi district (11,00 N; 17,00 E),as well as near Mongo (12,11 N; 18,42 E) and Am Timan (11,02 N; 20,17 E),from 200 to 400 KM from N,Djamena. Embassy sources, including a w [...] | 2006-10-25 17:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MOPS PREL CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1273 | CHADIAN REBELS LEAVE--INTACT [...] (U) Rebel forces continue their withdrawal, so far eluding any attempt by the Chadian National Army (ANT) to intercept them. Reports indicate that this morning they were only 90 KM from the Central African Republic and were heading toward CAR rather than directly back to Sudan, thus avoiding [...] | 2006-10-26 16:32:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MOPS PREL CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1281 | CHAD GENERAL KILLED IN AMBUSH BY REBELS [...] (SBU) Summary: A leading Chadian general died of his wounds after being ambushed by the rebel group Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD). Government of Chad reports of Sudanese bombing in Chad's north eastern border region were contradicted by humanitarian groups on the ground [...] | 2006-10-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1310 | CHAD'S COMMERCE MINISTER FOLLOWING WASHINGTON VISIT [...] SUMMARY: While noting the positive spirit of meetings in Washington and understanding of the U.S. position in the WTO trade negotiations, Chad's Minister of Commerce reiterated Chad's insistence on the specific treatment of cotton in the context of global trade discussions. He was also critic [...] | 2006-11-07 15:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV ETRD CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1318 | NEW CHADIAN REBEL ALLIANCE--UFDD [...] (C) Summary. Three Chadian rebel groups formed a new alliance in October 2006. According to its communique, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) wants to organize transparent elections and abhors taking power by force. Nonetheless, it sent an armed column into central [...] | 2006-11-09 07:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV RREL PINR CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1320 | BORDER TENSION BETWEEN CHADIAN AND SUDANESE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite talk of reconciliation between Chad and Sudan, the Chad/Sudan border north of the Abeche corridor appears to be the scene of continued tension between Chadian and Sudanese forces. End Summary. GOS VS GOC AT THE BORDER ------------------------ 2. (SBU) The Head of [...] | 2006-11-09 14:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1327 | CHAD IMPOSES STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary. The Chadian Government has imposed a State of Emergency on eastern, southern, and northern provinces, reportedly to combat rebel activity and to quell inter-ethnic violence. Two ministers were given extraordinary powers at the regional level to control the GOC response to rebel [...] | 2006-11-14 18:20:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1334 | IDP CRISIS IN GOZ BEIDA [...] (SBU) Goz Beida has become significantly more unstable as a result of attacks on villages which have produced a new wave of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Attempts to tally numbers of individuals and families are underway, but UNHCR staff from the town of Kou Kou-Angarana estimated that [...] | 2006-11-15 16:21:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1339 | REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT REFERRAL: DAOUD IBRAHIM HARI [...] (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena would like to refer the following refugee resettlement case. Below is the biographic information of the candidate, a description of the persecution claim, and a justification of resettlement. 2. (SBU) NAME: Daoud Ibrahim Hari DOB: 1973 POB: Musbat, Darfur [...] | 2006-11-20 06:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1343 | CHADIAN REBEL GROUP UFDD ESTABLISHES POLITBURO [...] In a communique dated November 12, 2006, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) named its politburo. An informal translation follows: Quote Republic of Chad Political Military Opposition Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) After consultations amon [...] | 2006-11-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1351 | NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO CHAD ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The new French Ambassador to Chad acknowledged that France's special relationship with Chad made it difficult to push for the kind of political overtures which were needed to strengthen Chad's democratic institutions; he looked to the EU troika to assist in carrying the message. [...] | 2006-11-24 15:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD PGOV PREF SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1356 | CHADIAN REBELS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary. Chadian rebels may have taken the important regional capital of Abeche and appear to have taken Biltine. Looting is reported in Abeche, though the French garrison has secured the airport and is offering sanctuary to civilians. Two major rebel groups appear to be cooperating i [...] | 2006-11-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PREF CD MOPS |
| 06NDJAMENA1357 | NDJAMENA EAC FOLLOW UP [...] (C) On November 25, 2006, the EAC reconvened at 1600 to reassess the reports of the Chadian rebel attacks on Abeche and in the East. Those present were the Ambassador, DCM, DAO, RSO, CONS, POL, ECON, GSO, MGT, MO, POL/MIL. 2. (C) US Embassy EAC met previously at 0900 (REFTEL). The situation [...] | 2006-11-25 16:16:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC |
| 06NDJAMENA1358 | UPDATE ON CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE [...] (C) The Chadian National Army (ANT) reoccupied the regional capital of Abeche this morning, 11/26, after the rebel United Front for Democracy and Development (UFDD) pulled out at about 0400 hours local heading east with 180 vehicles in the direction of the Sudan border. The World Food Progr [...] | 2006-11-26 16:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1359 | EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS REBEL ADVANCE [...] (C) On November 26, 2006, the N,djamena EAC reconvened at 1300 and later, 1900 to discuss the movements of the Chadian rebels moving west towards N,djamena. Those present were the Ambassador, DCM, DAO, RSO, CONS, POL, ECON, GSO, MGT, MO, POL/MIL. 2. (C) When the US Embassy EAC met 1300, the [...] | 2006-11-26 19:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC |
| 06NDJAMENA1360 | CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE--EVENING UPDATE [...] (C) As of 1900 hours local, the French Ambassador reported that the UFDD rebel column which withdrew from Abeche (13,49 N; 20,49 E) this morning, 11/26, was approximately 100 KM northeast of Abeche and that the northern SCUD (RaFD) column was approximately 100 KM west of Biltine, significant [...] | 2006-11-26 20:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1369 | UPDATE ON CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE [...] (U) Mahamat Nouri, leader of the United Front for Democracy and Development (UFDD),told BBC that rival rebel forces (read Timan Erdimi's RaFD/SCUD) were located in Kanem Region northeast of Moussoro (13,39 N; 16,29 E) about 200 Km from N'Djamena. The Chadian Defense Minister denied Nouri's [...] | 2006-11-27 17:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1370 | N'DJAMENA EAC FOR NOV 27, 2006 [...] (C) On November 26, 2006, the N,djamena EAC convened at 1600 to assess the movements of the Chadian rebels moving west towards N,djamena. Those present were the Ambassador, DCM, DAO, RSO, CONS, POL, ECON, GSO, MGT, MO, POL/MIL. 2. (C) The situation remains stable for now as no confirmed mov [...] | 2006-11-27 18:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC |
| 06NDJAMENA1371 | CHADIAN UPDATE [...] (C) There are no reports of new rebel movements today, 11/28. There are unconfirmed press reports that Mahamat Nouri's United Front for Democracy and Development rebels shot down a Chadian military aircraft northeast of Abeche with a SAM-7 missile taken from Chadian army stores in Abeche. [...] | 2006-11-28 17:38:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1372 | N'DJAMENA EAC CONVENE FOR NOV 28 [...] (C) On November 28, 2006, the N,djamena EAC convened at 1730 to assess the movements of the Chadian rebels moving west towards N,djamena. Those present were the Ambassador, DCM, DAO, RSO, CONS, POL, ECON, GSO, MGT, MO, POL/MIL. 2. (C) The situation in the East is still uncertain with the re [...] | 2006-11-28 17:54:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC |
| 06NDJAMENA1389 | INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN CHAD: SIDE WITH THE GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. This cable outlines some of the important factors we recommend for consideration in preparing for a possible peacekeeping presence in Chad. Above all, the mandate of this force should be focused on the area which could make the most immediate impact on the ground: pro [...] | 2006-12-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD KPKO PGOV PREF PREL SU UNSC |
| 06NDJAMENA1393 | LETTER FROM CHAD FOREIGN MINISTER TO THE SECRETARY [...] (U) The Embassy received a letter dated December 5, 2006 from the Minister of Foreign Affairs for transmission to the Secretary of State. Unofficial translation follows: SIPDIS 2. (SBU) Madam Minister, I write to you after returning home to Tchad following a fruitful and friendly e [...] | 2006-12-05 16:29:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PREF PREL SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1404 | UN DRAWDOWN IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN convoked donors and UN agencies to describe the deteriorating security situation in eastern Chad and steps the UN has taken to protect staff and ensure the delivery of essential services. Refugee camps in northern Chad are essentially being run by refugee committees with [...] | 2006-12-07 20:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV SU CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1411 | CHAD SCENESETTER [...] (C) Summary: N'djamena today is a tank-ringed garrison town as President Idriss Deby Itno defends his 16-year regime against increasingly emboldened rebels -- many of them from his own clan. Civil society and the opposition political parties have called for an inclusive dialogue and an end t [...] | 2006-12-12 06:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM PGOV CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1423 | CHAD:MAJOR BATTLES FOUGHT IN EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Chadian government has announced that Chadian rebels have been decisively vanquished in the latest round of battles in Biltine and Hadjer Marfaine and pushed back into Sudan. French Ambassador Foucher seconded the GOC's claim that the opposition had been crushed in a conve [...] | 2006-12-14 15:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1444 | LULL IN CHAD REBEL ACTIVITY; GOC TRIES NEW TACK IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting between Chadian rebel forces and the Chadian Army (ANT) has subsided since December 18. Reports of a rapprochement between rebel FUC (United Front for Change) leader Mahamat Nour and President Deby providing for the integration of Nour forces into the ANT have not been [...] | 2006-12-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF PREL SU CD |
| 06NDJAMENA210 | CHAD:DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST DANISH CARTOONS [...] At approximately 0800 on February 11, 2006 a group of 3,000 Chadians gathered at the Grand Mosque, located approximately 2 miles from the U.S. Embassy, to protest the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. The group proceeded to the parade ground in front of the Presidential Palace [...] | 2006-02-13 14:54:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASCR CD |
| 06NDJAMENA217 | CHAD: EAC CONVENES ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Ndjamena Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened Monday, February 13 and discussed Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in northern Nigeria. Given weak animal-health border controls between Nigeria and neighboring countries Niger, Chad and Cameroon, EAC agreed that the outbreak met the criteria fo [...] | 2006-02-14 16:54:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR CD |
| 06NDJAMENA244 | CHAD: DEBY MEETS WITH ESSO, RESPONDS TO WOLFOWITZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Deby has raised with Esso the possibility of severing links with the World Bank, and ordering a shut-down of the Consortium's operations. For its part, Esso has noted the grave implications of such actions, and is proposing a possible compromise to reopen dialogue amon [...] | 2006-02-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV |
| 06NDJAMENA251 | CHAD PLEASED WITH U.S. SUBSIDY ELIMINATION, [...] SUMMARY: Following Hong Kong, Chad's Minister of Commerce has expressed the GOC's approval for U.S. measures to eliminate the Step 2 program, and provide technical assistance for Chad and other cotton-producing countries. Nevertheless, the GOC remains concerned by the rapid need to improve th [...] | 2006-02-21 16:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CD |
| 06NDJAMENA252 | CHAD: GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES WILLINGNESS TO WORK [...] (C) Summary: The Chadian Government convoked the diplomatic corps to state its willingness to talk the opposition about participation in the electoral process and to welcome donor assistance for the upcoming elections. Members of the diplomatic corps asked the Government what actions it had [...] | 2006-02-21 17:46:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD |
| 06NDJAMENA337 | CHAD: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART I) [...] Summary. Despite severe resource constraints, the Government of Chad is taking steps to address problems of child trafficking which are commensurate with the scope and magnitude of the problem. Government officials are working on each of the elements of the Trafficking in Persons workplan t [...] | 2006-03-01 16:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 06NDJAMENA338 | CHAD: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART II) [...] Summary: This cable represents a continuation of Embassy N,Djamena,s responses to reftel regarding Chad,s prosecution and protection efforts. End Summary. - - - - - - - - - - PROSECUTION EFFORTS - - - - - - - - - - 2. (23. A) Trafficking cases are generally prosecuted using charges [...] | 2006-03-01 16:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CD |
| 06NDJAMENA351 | CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON A COORDINATED APPROACH [...] (C) Summary: French Ambassador Bercot, saying he had been authorized by Paris to brainstorm with the Ambassador, volunteered a scenario March 3 (uncleared by his government),in which the U.S. and France would support and facilitate a graceful exit for President Deby. Under this scenario, [...] | 2006-03-06 16:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD |
| 06NDJAMENA357 | AFRICAN UNION'S NEW UN AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Mahamat Saleh Annadif, former Director of Cabinet for President Idriss Deby and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, departs next week for New York to assume his post as the African Union's Ambassador to the United Nations. In recent conversations, Annadif described his responsibilities [...] | 2006-03-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UN CD |
| 06NDJAMENA365 | TRANSLATION OF CHAD HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM CD |
| 06NDJAMENA404 | CHAD: PRESIDENTIAL LETTER ON BORDER INSECURITY [...] Embassy received March 13 a letter from President Deby to President Bush on border insecurity and rehatting. Original has been pouched to AF/C for transmittal to the White House. Following is Embassy unofficial translation. 2. Begin Text: Republic of Chad Presidency of the Republic T [...] | 2006-03-13 15:28:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA413 | SUDANESE REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM MONITORING VISIT [...] Summary. PRM/AFR Neil Ahlsten (Chad/Darfur Program Officer) travelled to eastern Chad from February 17 to March 2 to visit refugee camps sheltering over 200,000 Sudanese refugees from Darfur. Since January, at least 3,500 new arrivals have been registered in Gaga Camp after fleeing from ins [...] | 2006-03-14 15:44:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM ASEC CH UN SU |
| 06NDJAMENA421 | CHAD: VOICES OF THE RULING PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Secretary General of the ruling party acknowledges rot in the party and an up-hill battle to stimulate popular interest in the coming election. The Governor of Kanem, a former rebel, dismisses the political opposition as ineffective and looks toward an ill-defined "polit [...] | 2006-03-15 18:02:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD |
| 06NDJAMENA433 | CHAD: SEBY AGUID AND THE ZAGHAWAS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Deby's Zaghawa clan is severely divided, a result of his insufficient support for the Darfur rebellion and fears of tribal retribution against his rule, according to the son of the Sultan of Iriba. Recent conversations with him provided insights into the Zaghawa and [...] | 2006-03-20 17:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD |
| 06NDJAMENA441 | CORRECTION: CHAD: ALTERCATION NEAR PALACE SPARKS RUMORS [...] (U) On March 22, at approximately 10:30 a.m. N'djamena time, a disgruntled deminer apparently threatened the Chadian coordinator of the High Commission for Demining (French acronym HCND) with a pistol. Shots were reported fired. The dispute may have been over salaries. The authorities were [...] | 2006-03-23 09:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PTER CD |
| 06NDJAMENA463 | CHAD'S TROUBLES ON ELECTION'S EVE AND WHAT WE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Troubles are ahead in the run-up to the presidential elections on May 3. The opposition parties are calling for obstructing them outright as well as for a boycott. Security is under strain, but President Deby is fighting back, with resolute support from the French. The belea [...] | 2006-03-29 14:56:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CD KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 06NDJAMENA526 | CHAD: A WARY CALM IN NDJAMENA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a sequence of events which appeared to surprise both the Chadian government as well as the French forces in Chad, rebel forces under the loose umbrella group FUC, possibly in conjunction with southern rebel group led by Djibrine Dassert, penetrated Chad's eastern border with [...] | 2006-04-12 09:12:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CD |
| 06NDJAMENA529 | CHAD: TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONVENES AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's Foreign Minister told the Ambassador April 9 that he was bringing his Africa ambassadors together in Ndjamena for a strategy session on how to cope with China's ratcheted-up efforts to expand influence in Africa and squeeze Taiwan out. Taiwan's assistance programs to [...] | 2006-04-12 18:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CD |
| 06NDJAMENA530 | CHAD: REBEL CONVOY BLOODIED LESS THAN 100 MILES [...] (SBU) Summary: A rebel convoy of perhaps 40 vehicles moved to within less than 100 miles southeast of Ndjamena. According to the French Ambassador, Chadian armed forces engaged the convoy and largely destroyed it. A larger military threat may be looming on the eastern border. The French ar [...] | 2006-04-12 19:03:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC MOPS CH |
| 06NDJAMENA535 | CHAD: GOVERNMENT SURVIVES FIGHTING IN NDJAMENA [...] (U) Rebels reached the northeastern and eastern sections of Ndjamena during the night, and fighting erupted at dawn and lasted throughout the morning April 13, with the Chadian armed forces beating them back. Ndjamena has been quiet ever since, except for sporadic gunfire to the east. Embass [...] | 2006-04-13 18:21:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC MOPS CH |
| 06NDJAMENA536 | TFCD-01 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 18:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL CD |
| 06NDJAMENA539 | CHAD: MORNING AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately one hundred prisoners were displayed on the parade grounds in Ndjamena the morning after the April 13 fighting, amid government nervousness that a number of rebels had fled. The French are widely perceived to have been crucial to beating the rebels. Some senior [...] | 2006-04-14 14:10:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AESC MOPS CH |
| 06NDJAMENA541 | CHAD: RUPTURE WITH SUDAN, THREAT ON REFUGEES, OIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-15 13:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA586 | CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR SEES DAS YAMAMOTO [...] (C) Summary: French Ambassador Bercot repeated his view April 20 that the only way forward was to get Deby, before the May 3 election, t announce publicly the naming of an opposition government. He saw DAS Yamamoto's visit April 24-25 as key step in moving this idea forward. He acknowledged [...] | 2006-04-21 20:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD FR SU |
| 06NDJAMENA587 | CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR SEES DAS YAMAMOTO [...] (C) Summary: French Ambassador Bercot repeated his view April 20 that the only way forward was to get Deby, before the May 3 election, t announce publicly the naming of an opposition government. He saw DAS Yamamoto's visit April 24-25 as key step in moving this idea forward. He acknowledged [...] | 2006-04-21 20:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM CD FR SU |
| 06NDJAMENA591 | DARFUR REBEL LEADER COMFORTABLY HOUSED IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim received the Ambassador April 22 at his temporary quarters in Ndjamena (home belonging to President Deby's half-brother) and expressed unhappiness at the negotiations in Abuja and, in particular, the close relationship between the Americans a [...] | 2006-04-23 17:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA608 | CAR: BOZIZE WILL MEET CAR REBELS, ARCHBISHOP SAYS [...] (U) The following cable was drafted by U.S. Embassy Bangui. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Archbishop of Bangui told Poloff on April 25 that the CAR rebel group Union of Republican Forces (UFR) and President Bozize recently agreed to meet and engage in a dialogue. Some issues remain, but the Archbish [...] | 2006-04-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CT |
| 06NDJAMENA611 | ESSO PLEASED WITH CHAD-WORLD BANK DECISION, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Esso is pleased with the interim agreement reached between the World Bank and the GOC, and received formal word from the Government that it was rescinding its request for Esso to halt production. Nevertheless, it admits that the possibility of another threat from the GOC to hal [...] | 2006-04-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG EPET ECON EINV CD |
| 06NDJAMENA612 | CHAD: ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chadian presidential election campaign ends midnight on May 1, with elections scheduled for May 3. From the field of 5 original candidates it appears that only four remain. Opposition groups continue to call for a "ville morte" (dead city) on May 3 and for citizens to boycot [...] | 2006-04-30 13:25:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM PGOV CD |
| 06NDJAMENA643 | PRESIDENT DEBY'S ELECTION: NOW WHAT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Few bothered to vote, no opposition leader of any stature was a candidate, and the voter registration lists were virtually useless, but never mind. Now that these peaceful, but flawed elections held on May 3 are behind him, President Deby will claim a popular mandate for holdi [...] | 2006-05-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD |
| 06NDJAMENA672 | CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY RESPONSE TO U.S. DEMARCHE [...] The Director of President Deby's Civil Cabinet has sent the following written response to Ambassador Wall concerning reftel B demarche on ending support to Sudanese rebels. 2. Begin text: May 11 Excellence, Mr. Ambassador, I have the honor to bring to your attention that His Excel [...] | 2006-05-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS SOCI SU CD |
| 06NDJAMENA684 | CHAD: ELECTION RESULTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representing what most observers considered a formality, the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) announced last night that President Idriss Deby Itno was the projected winner of the May 3 presidential election. According to the preliminary results, which must be cer [...] | 2006-05-15 16:35:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF |
| 06NDJAMENA699 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CHADIAN PARTICIPANTS IN [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for the Special Operations Forces conference in Stuttgart from May 21-25 as of this date. --Abdallah Idriss Amir, DPOB 1 January 1966, [...] | 2006-05-17 07:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD |
| 06NDJAMENA702 | CHAD: IMF/WORLD BANK TEAM ADMITS THAT THEY FACE A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of the recent agreement between the World Bank and GOC, IMF and World Bank mission officials have arrived in Chad to assist the GOC to pass and implement the 2006 Budget and push reform efforts of the country's public finance system. Mission officials also hope to expl [...] | 2006-05-18 05:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD |
| 06NDJAMENA704 | CHAD'S GRAND IMAM WELCOMES [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Chad's Grand Imam, Sheikh Hassan Hissein Abakar, the spiritual leader of Chadian Muslims. The Grand Imam was seriously injured last week in a dispute outside his office, and the visit provided an opportunity to wish him a speedy recovery. [...] | 2006-05-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PREL PHUM CD |
| 06NDJAMENA705 | CHAD'S ARCHBISHOP GIVES STARK [...] (SBU) Summary: There is no hope for a dialogue on Chad's political future as long as President Deby remains in power, according to Chad's influential Archbishop. In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 17, the religious expressed his view that, although President Deby had more material wit [...] | 2006-05-18 14:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CD ASEC |
| 06NDJAMENA706 | DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE: N'DJAMENA ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction leader Minni Minnawi was warmly welcomed in N'Djamena, where he is consulting with the Chadian Government, SLM followers in Chad, non-governmental organizations, and the media. Minni described his meetings with President Idriss Deby as p [...] | 2006-05-18 15:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA745 | N'DJAMENA EAC [...] (U) U.S. Embassy N'djamena convened an EAC on May 24. The EAC discussed the currently security environment in N'djamena following the May 3 Chadian Presidential elections. The EAC agreed that the situation continued to be stable and reiterated recommendation (reftel) to lift Authorized Depar [...] | 2006-05-24 15:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV CASC CD |
| 06NDJAMENA789 | CHAD: CONTINUED INDICATIONS OF INSECURITY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRM DAS Fitzgerald visited Sudanese refugee camps in Eastern Chad June 1-2. Recruitment appears to be taking place in Oure Cassoni and Mile camps, and armed elements are in extremely close proximity to the Oure Cassoni camp. Humanitarian workers continue to face the threat of [...] | 2006-06-05 15:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PHUM CASC PGOV |
| 06NDJAMENA820 | AMBASSADOR'S FY 2006 DISASTER RE-DECLARATION OF A [...] Disaster Determination. The Republic of Chad continues to suffer from an ongoing disaster that warrants U.S. Government assistance to meet the emergency requirements of conflict-affected populations in the east of the country. This disaster exceeds the host country's ability to provide an ade [...] | 2006-06-09 10:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SOCI CD |
| 06NDJAMENA853 | CHAD/DRFUR: AU-UN JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION BRIEFS [...] (C) UN U/S General for Peacekeeping Operations reported in N'Djamena that expectations of the impact of a UN PKO in Darfur are unrealistic on both sides of the Chad/Sudan border. He called the logistical challenge of standing up the force "a nightmare", and cautioned that it would be at least [...] | 2006-06-19 16:47:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA935 | CHAD: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA TRAINING [...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of this date by the following individuals nominated for "ATA-5933 Chad: Integrating Counterterrorism Strategies at the National level" training. 2. For training in ATA-593 [...] | 2006-07-11 17:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ASEC MASS MOPS PREL PINR PINS CD |
| 06NDJAMENA95 | CHAD: FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON WORLD BANK AND DEBY [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging tour d'horizon, the French Ambassador in Chad defended President Deby as the only option for Chad, and affirmed that France would defend Chad's territorial integrity. France, according to Ambassador Bercot, is working to prevent Chad from becoming a failed sta [...] | 2006-01-26 06:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CD |
| 06NDJAMENA968 | CHAD/DARFUR: NMRD CLAIMS CHADIAN PRESSURE TO JOIN [...] (C) The Darfur rebel group National Movement for Reform and Development (NMRD) has indicated a desire to revisit its objections to the DPA, and implied a readiness to support DPA implementation. The group's General Secretary has stated that the group must be recognized as a valid interlocutor [...] | 2006-07-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD SU |
| 06NEWDELHI1095 | CARTOONS: GOI ISSUES STATEMENT OF CONCERN, INDIAN [...] (C) Summary: Indian Muslims joined in scattered protests against the Danish cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad following Friday prayers on February 10. Most denounced the offensive cartoons, while a few directed their anger into either anti-US demonstrations (encouraged by the Iranian E [...] | 2006-02-13 14:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI KISL KDEM SCUL IN DA IR |
| 06NEWDELHI1171 | AFGHAN MILITARY DONATIONS: GOI READY BUT NEEDS A [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Ambassador presented reftel appeal for assistance to the ANA to Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on February 14 (septel),noting India's generous contribution of vehicles for the ANA and suggesting that New Delhi [...] | 2006-02-15 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL MARR MOPS PINS IN AF |
| 06NEWDELHI1174 | PRESIDENT KALAM LOOKS FARTHER EAST FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: Giving new reach to India's "Look East" policy, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's January 31 to February 9 visit to Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea produced new education, defense and economic initiatives in a region whose importance to the GOI is growing steadily. Durin [...] | 2006-02-15 14:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN ENRG KNNP ETRD ECON SOCI SCUL MASS |
| 06NEWDELHI118 | EMBASSY NEW DELHI AVIAN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC [...] (SBU) Post has published Avian Influenza pandemic tripwires from ref A) on the Tripwire Reporting and Integrated Planning System (TRIPS) per ref B). These tripwires apply to Embassy New Delhi and all three constituent posts in India: Calcutta, Chennai and Mumbai. 2. (U) Personnel respons [...] | 2006-01-06 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI1220 | EXPANDED CSLA SCOPE IS BLOCKING AGREED PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: Approaching the President's visit to India, we need action by Washington principals in order to consolidate recent progress on civilian space cooperation and disentangle this from our trade agenda. The original NSSP goal to permit Indian launch of US satellites and foreign satel [...] | 2006-02-16 11:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC ETRD KSCA TSPA KNNP IN OVIP POTUS |
| 06NEWDELHI1268 | PM RESPONDS TO IRAN VOTE CRITICISM IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: In his February 17 statement to Parliament addressing the domestic criticism of India,s vote on the Iran nuclear issue at the IAEA Governing Board, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered a vigorous defense of his government's position, maintaining that the UPA's stance was consist [...] | 2006-02-17 15:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG EPET IN IR |
| 06NEWDELHI1321 | CHIRAC VISIT PUSHES US AGENDA ON CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: President Chirac's February 19-21 trip to New Delhi, which focused on political, economic, defense and energy cooperation, served as a preview for President Bush's upcoming visit. In a program and agenda very similar to our President's, the GOF made progress on "soft power" issue [...] | 2006-02-22 14:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG TRGY MASS TSPA KNNP FR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI1396 | POSITIVE BURNS-SHARMA FEBRUARY 24 MEETING FOCUSES [...] (C) Summary: The February 24 meeting between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Indian Minister of SIPDIS State for External Affairs Anand Sharma reflected important GOI political endorsement of the positive direction of our bilateral relationship. Sharma, well-versed in the w [...] | 2006-02-24 14:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP OVIP CVIS EINV ENLT KFLU TBIO |
| 06NEWDELHI1572 | RGOB REMAINS COMMITTED TO REFUGEE RETURNS [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering's comments in Ref A that the RGOB my not repatriate SIPDIS any refugees, in a February 15 meeting with Poloff, Bhutanese Second Secretary Karma Thinley (Strictly Protect) stated that Thimphu remains committed to repatriating those in [...] | 2006-03-06 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF IN NP BT |
| 06NEWDELHI161 | D/NSA SUPPORTS INTEL SHARING ON TERRORISM; SAYS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with the DCM (other topics reported Septel),Deputy NSA Vijay Nambiar pledged to seek the NSA's approval for greater intelligence sharing on terrorism threats within India, particularly as the upswing in USG official visits and US investment increases the p [...] | 2006-01-09 13:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN OVIP PINR ASEC ENRG MNUC |
| 06NEWDELHI1660 | RAJASTHAN GOVERNMENT QUELLS HARASSMENT OF EMMANUEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Local press recently reported that Hindu activists had attacked churches, hospitals and schools associated with the Emmanuel Ministries (EM) in Rajasthan, and blocked its employees from entering a hospital and orphanage. Embassy contacts in Rajasthan acknowledged that Hindu ac [...] | 2006-03-09 13:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KIRF KDEM PGOV SCUL CASC IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2091 | INDIA DENIES FLIRTING WITH IRANIANS [...] (C) Summary: In response to DCM's questions and concern about a Defense News article detailing Indian ""training"" of the Iranian Navy in Cochin, Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told DCM and Poloff on March 27 that the visit of an Iranian Vice President to New Delhi and p [...] | 2006-03-27 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET MOPS IR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2171 | FOLLOW-UP ON BARAPIND EXTRADITION ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 29, 2006, Post received MEA Diplomatic Note T-413/11/2004 answering questions posed in USG Diplomatic Note 06/254/POL, dated March 7, 2006, regarding the extradition to India of Kulbir Singh Barapind. The full text of the GOI response is included below, as well as the [...] | 2006-03-30 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2255 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTERT [...] (SBU) Speaker Hastert, your delegation's 9-12 April visit to India provides a significant opportunity to assess the accelerating transformation of the US-India relationship following President Bush's historic March 1-3 meeting and help shape the next phase of this growing partnership. After [...] | 2006-04-03 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS OREP KSTC KOMC PARM PTER ECON |
| 06NEWDELHI2291 | RAJASTHAN ANTI-CONVERSION BILL SLOW TO PASS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Fulfilling a BJP party platform commitment, the Rajasthan government introduced an anti-conversion bill on March 31 in the state assembly. Rajasthan Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Mohammad Mahir Azad (opposition Congress Party) predicted to us that the bill will likely pa [...] | 2006-04-04 13:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KRIF KDEM SCUL CASC IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2446 | HUMAN RIGHTS, RELIGIOUS GROUPS DECRY PASSAGE OF [...] (C) Summary: Split on party lines, the BJP-dominated Rajasthan Assembly overwhelmingly passed a controversial anti-conversion bill on March 26, but it must be signed by the state governor, then be approved by the state cabinet and have regulations promulgated before it can be enforced. Human [...] | 2006-04-11 12:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM SCUL CASC IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2535 | SENATOR HAGEL AND ANAND SHARMA DISCUSS BROAD BASIS [...] (C) Summary: In a brief April 10 meeting, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma and Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) reflected on the multifaceted nature of US-India relations, including cooperation in energy, infrastructure, agriculture, democracy, defense, the economy, health, and [...] | 2006-04-14 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET EAGR ECON MNUC IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2536 | PM ASKS SEN HAGEL FOR HELP PASSING CIVIL NUKE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an April 10 meeting in Delhi with Senator Chuck Hagel asked for "Congressional blessings" for the US-India civil nuclear deal. He outlined to the Senator the importance of the deal to India's burgeoning economy, and made the case that India is a [...] | 2006-04-14 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY BEXP EFIN |
| 06NEWDELHI2587 | SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 19 US-INDIA CT JOINT WORKING [...] (C) Summary: The US-India counterterrorism dialogue reflects our shared values and encompasses the range of CT issues in South Asia. New Delhi focuses on combating jihadi terrorism launched from Pakistan, which complicates USG efforts to engage Delhi in a more vibrant intelligence dialogue without [...] | 2006-04-18 07:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS MASS KJUS KTIA TBIO |
| 06NEWDELHI2603 | GOI REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO AFGHANISTAN DURING [...] (C) Summary: During President Hamid Karzai's April 9-13 visit to India, the GOI reinforced its substantial support for Afghanistan with the announcement of an additional USD 50 million in assistance, the signing of three MoUs, and positive statements from both sides about their bilateral part [...] | 2006-04-18 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PTER MASS IN AF |
| 06NEWDELHI2703 | INDIA CONFIRMS DETAILS FOR PEACEKEEPING JWG, [...] (U) MEA Under Secretary (UN Political) Manish confirmed to Poloff on April 17 that India would participate in the next round of the bilateral Peacekeeping Joint Working Group (PKJWG) proposed for May 11-12 in Washington. MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora would lead the SIPDIS [...] | 2006-04-21 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO MOPS PHUM KDEM MASS IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2747 | INDIA STILL HOPEFUL ON NEPALESE PARTIES, TEMPERS [...] (C) Summary: Following criticism of its statement of support for Nepalese King Gyanendra's April 21 announcement, the MEA reassured us on April 23 and 24 that it continues to work with the Nepalese political parties and believes the "door is not closed" to a compromise between the parties and [...] | 2006-04-24 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM KDEM IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2788 | JAMMU & KASHMIR ASSEMBLY BY-ELECTIONS EXCEED [...] (SBU) Summary: Residents of four of Jammu & Kashmir's Assembly constituencies came out in strength to vote in by-elections on April 24, undaunted by threats and violence in the third major exercise of electoral democracy in the state since 2002. Another data point in the trend of Kashmiris' [...] | 2006-04-25 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2789 | JAMMU & KASHMIR ASSEMBLY BY-ELECTIONS EXCEED [...] (SBU) Summary: Residents of four of Jammu & Kashmir's Assembly constituencies came out in strength to vote in by-elections on April 24, undaunted by threats and violence in the third major exercise of electoral democracy in the state since 2002. Another data point in the trend of Kashmiris' [...] | 2006-04-25 13:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2911 | FOLLOW-UP ON BARAPIND EXTRADITION ASSURANCES: GOI [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, 2006, Post received MEA Diplomatic Note T-413/11/2004 answering questions regarding the 1997 extraditions of Daya Singh Sandhu and Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu, posed in USG Diplomatic Note 06/254/POL, dated March 7, 2006 (Ref A). The full text of the GOI response is incl [...] | 2006-04-28 11:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2919 | POST ASSESSMENT: CHEEMA UNLIKELY TO FACE TORTURE [...] (U) This is a corrected copy, with changes throughout. 2. (SBU) Summary: As with the pending case involving Kulbir Singh Barapind (Ref A),Post's assessment is that the law enforcement climate in India, and specifically in Punjab, has dramaticalhy improved since Harpal Singh Cheema ("Cheem [...] | 2006-04-28 13:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN |
| 06NEWDELHI2998 | TERRORISTS MASSACRE 35 HINDUS IN J&K AFTER [...] (U) This is an Action Request for PA and SCA. Please see Para 18. 2. (C) Summary: Terrorism raised its ugly head in J&K twice, after April 30 and May 1 attacks in Jammu left over 35 Hindus dead in an attempt to fan the flames of religious hatred and spoil the atmosphere before PM Singh m [...] | 2006-05-02 13:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PBTS KISL IN |
| 06NEWDELHI3117 | EMMANUEL MINISTRIES PRESIDENT FREE ON BAIL, COURT [...] (SBU) Emmanuel Ministries International (EMI) President Samuel Thomas was released from judicial custody on May 2, and his next hearing will be on May 12, EMI Hospital Administrator Jacob Matthew told us on May 5. Jacob commented that the property registration dispute with the Rajasthan Gove [...] | 2006-05-05 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM SCUL CASC IN |
| 06NEWDELHI317 | GOI PREFERS BILATERAL GOVERNMENT MECHANISM ON [...] (S) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao told PolCouns on January 17 that the GOI is uncomfortable with the direct communication between our Consulate in Mumbai and the Sabero company, and requested that we instead use a bilateral government mech [...] | 2006-01-17 14:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MTCRE IR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI3199 | INDIAN MUSLIMS AND CONGRESS NERVOUS OVER U.S. IRAN [...] (C) Summary: A cross-section of Indian Muslims have told Poloff in recent weeks that Indian Muslim opinion, both Sunni and Shia, is opposed to Washington's policy on Iran's nuclear program and that Indian Muslims would --as they did for Iraq in 2003-- likely peacefully take to the streets in l [...] | 2006-05-09 11:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KISL PGOV PINR PREL SCUL IN IR |
| 06NEWDELHI3289 | BIO NOTES: NEW PAKISTANI DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER [...] (U) The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on May 4 informed Post of the arrival of Mohammad Afrasiab, previously Minister (Political) at the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing, as their new Deputy High Commissioner. (NOTE: In his CV and nearly all press references, Afrasiab uses only his family [...] | 2006-05-12 05:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IN PK CH NZ |
| 06NEWDELHI3304 | INDIA WARMLY WELCOMES VISITING PAKISTANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indian government rolled out the red carpet for visiting Pakistani People,s Party Parliamentarians, arranging a meeting with PM Singh, a lunch hosted by MEA MOS E. Ahamed, and meetings with BJP supremos LK Advani and Jaswant Singh. The meetings show the value India is placing [...] | 2006-05-12 10:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS ECON IN PK |
| 06NEWDELHI3417 | BIO NOTES: THE (PAKISTANI) AMBASSADORS AKRAM [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan High Commission (New Delhi) Counselor Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, a frequent Poloff interlocutor, shared with Poloff his impressions of Pakistani Ambassadors Munir and Zamir Akram. Qazi worked for Munir for five years in Geneva (probably 1995-2000),and for Zamir for se [...] | 2006-05-17 09:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IN PK NP SZ |
| 06NEWDELHI3506 | AN INDIAN ROGUE'S GALLERY ENTERTAINS A PAKISTANI TALIBAN APOLOGIST [...] (C) Pakistani hard-liner and Taliban advocate Fazlur Rahman visited India from May 15-19. During his visit, he was guest of honor at a Delhi reception hosted by the Deobandi Political organization Jamiat-i-Ulama-i-Hind (JuH),that we steered well clear of. The JuH failed to convince most promine [...] | 2006-05-19 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KISL PGOV PINR PTER SCUL IN PK AF |
| 06NEWDELHI3549 | AGAINST BACKDROP OF KASHMIR TERROR, HURRIYAT [...] Summary: Terrorists killed seven and injured scores more in a spectacular mid-day May 21 attack on a Congress party rally in downtown Srinagar. The next day, even as more grenades exploded in Srinagar, the peaceful separatist All Party Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq rejected [...] | 2006-05-22 13:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KISL PK IN |
| 06NEWDELHI356 | LUCKNOW'S SHIAS UPBEAT ON U.S. OPPOSE TERRORISM, [...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shia Muslim leaders emphasized to Poloff during his January 14-16 visit to Lucknow that the overwhelming majority of India's Shias oppose Islamic terrorism (much of which has been directed against Shias) and want India to cultivate close relations with the US. Leaders [...] | 2006-01-18 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ PK |
| 06NEWDELHI3582 | INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT POSTAL SERVICES FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Communist labor unions boast 600,000 members in the public sector postal department and the UPA government cannot remain in power without Communist support. In a demonstration of the fetters that the Communists can maintain over UPA economic policy, the Congress-dominated UPA [...] | 2006-05-23 12:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ELAB PGOV EINV PREL EFIN ETRD IN |
| 06NEWDELHI3586 | INDIA WILL CONSIDER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for the Gulf Manohar Ram was noncommittal about the message in Ref (A) demarche, but was receptive to suggestions that India provide training to the Iraqi Parliament, renew Ind [...] | 2006-05-23 13:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ IN |
| 06NEWDELHI3611 | EMBASSY AND MEA HOLD PRODUCTIVE, FOCUSED CTJWG [...] (U) This is an Action Request for SCA and S/CT. Please see Para 17. 2. (C) Summary: The DCM and key Embassy interlocutors on counterterrorism issues (see Paras 21-22) on May 19 reviewed with MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) KC Singh action items that emerged from the April 19 [...] | 2006-05-24 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER EFIN TBIO PREL PINS SCUL KCIP ASEC EAIR |
| 06NEWDELHI369 | LUCKNOW'S SHIAS UPBEAT ON U.S., OPPOSE TERRORISM, [...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shia Muslim leaders emphasized to Poloff during his January 14-16 visit to Lucknow that the overwhelming majority of India's Shias oppose Islamic terrorism (much of which has been directed against Shias) and want India to cultivate close relations with the US. Leaders [...] | 2006-01-18 13:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ PK |
| 06NEWDELHI3873 | ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHIC NOTES ON PAKISTANI DIPLOMATS [...] (C) Summary: This message contains biographic reporting on two Pakistani diplomats currently serving to New Delhi -- a key posting for any Pakistani Foreign Service officer. The first, Counselor (Political) Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, will be of interest because of his meteoric rise through t [...] | 2006-06-05 10:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IN PK |
| 06NEWDELHI3997 | INDIA BEHIND ON BIOTERROR PREPARATIONS BUT TAKING [...] (C) Summary: The GOI regards a bioterrorism attack as an event of such low probability that the potential impact does not register high on New Delhi's agenda. We have no reason to believe terrorist organizations operating in India have access to pathogens at this time; also, bioterrorism is inconsi [...] | 2006-06-08 12:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV TBIO PINS KSCA PINR EAIR SENV |
| 06NEWDELHI4061 | IRAN'S AMBASSADOR TO INDIA CONGRATULATES U.S. ON [...] (C) On June 9 Embassy New Delhi's Public Central Mailbox received an email message from S.Z. Yaghoubi, Iran's Ambassador to India, addressed directly to Ambassador Mulford. 2. (C) Begin text (Personal Message) Dear Colleague, Congratulations for getting rid of our common enemy who w [...] | 2006-06-09 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IN IR |
| 06NEWDELHI4062 | THE COMMUNISTS ARE ON A ROLL AND LOADED FOR BEAR [...] (C) Summary: India's Communist parties were energized by their victories in the recently concluded state elections (Reftel A),and have been more rhetorically aggressive in their criticism of the UPA. While the Communists will be more ambitious in their confrontation, they remain unlikely t [...] | 2006-06-09 13:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ECON EINV EFIN IN |
| 06NEWDELHI4283 | BARAPIND EXTRADITION COMPLETE [...] (SBU) At DRL's request, PolOffs witnessed immigration officials admit Kulbir Singh Barapind to India at Indira Gandhi International Airport on June 18, and his hand over to officers of the Punjab Police Force. Barapind told PolOff that he had been well cared for, was not concerned for his sa [...] | 2006-06-19 10:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PGOV IN |
| 06NEWDELHI4406 | BARAPIND SATISFIED WITH HIS CONDITIONS [...] (U) This is an action request for DRL. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Extradited terrorism suspect Kulbir Singh Barapind told PolOff and PolFSN that he has not been mistreated by the Punjab Police and is fully satisfied with the medical care the Punjab authorities are providing. H [...] | 2006-06-22 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM CJAN PTER PREL KCRM PGOV IN |
| 06NEWDELHI4432 | BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: MEA ADDITIONAL SECRETARY KC SINGH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 12:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KNNP IN |
| 06NEWDELHI4605 | BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: MEA ADDITIONAL SECRETARY KC SINGH [...] (C) Summary: Additional Secretary (International Organizations) KC Singh's position combines several large MEA portfolios of USG interest, including the UN, nonproliferation, and counterterrorism. USG interlocutors over the past several months have had opportunities to interact with Singh in [...] | 2006-06-30 08:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KNNP IN |
| 06NEWDELHI4667 | STAGED ENCOUNTERS A BLEMISH ON INDIAN CT, LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: A review of Indian media would suggest that police, military and paramilitary officers have become expert at intercepting terrorists and at killing them in self-defense. Scratch the surface, however, and what lies underneath is an "encounter killing" -- an extrajudicial execut [...] | 2006-07-03 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM IN |
| 06NEWDELHI4900 | GOI DECISION-MAKING, POST-MUMBAI BLASTS: WHAT TO [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of October's Diwali bombings in Delhi (Ref D),NSA Narayanan put us on notice that although that attack did not surpass the GOI's threshold for absorbing terrorism, he could not say definitively how close it came to crossing the line. His more recent warnings of [...] | 2006-07-12 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC PGOV ELNT IN PK |
| 06NEWDELHI5030 | PM SINGH BESIEGED BY MULTIPLE POLITICAL CRISES [...] (C) Summary: After weeks under fire over primarily domestic issues, the July 11 Mumbai and Srinagar attacks have added a foreign policy dimension to criticism of PM Singh's performance, which will spill over into the July 24 Parliament session. Manmohan Singh is under attack politically from [...] | 2006-07-18 10:00:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR IN PK |
| 06NEWDELHI512 | UNDERSECRETARY BURNS AND FS SARAN DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary Burns and Indian Foreign Secretary Saran reviewed ten potential deliverables for the SIPDIS President's visit during a January 20 working lunch. In a meeting later that day, U/S Burns stressed to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia that I [...] | 2006-01-25 05:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR PGOV PINR ENRG PHUM PTER SCOI IN |
| 06NEWDELHI5135 | INDIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD: ADVISING [...] (C) Summary: The National Security Advisory Board -- populated by civilians, but supported by the GOI National Security Council Secretariat -- is a little-discussed institution designed to provide creative long-term assessments to the National Security Advisor, and through him to the Cabinet [...] | 2006-07-21 07:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI5136 | INDIA'S NSCS: PROFESSIONALS IN A "BUREAUCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: India's National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) was a little-known institution until a SIPDIS recent series of "Indian Express" articles alleged that several of its employees were involved in a spy ring (Ref A). From collating intelligence inputs to supporting National S [...] | 2006-07-21 07:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PINR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI5238 | GOI BOLSTERING SECURITY FOR AFGHANISTAN ROAD [...] (C) On July 25, Poloff met with MEA Undersecretary Aquino Vimal (Afghanistan) to discuss current Indian aid programs in Afghanistan. Vimal confirmed that the GOI has sent additional federal police forces (Indo-Tibetan Border Patrol) in batches of 20-30 troops per month, to bolster security f [...] | 2006-07-26 08:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN AF |
| 06NEWDELHI5239 | PURPORTED "INDIA'S MOST WANTED" LIST EXPANDS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue talks on Terrorism and Narcotics Trafficking on May 30 in Islamabad, Home Secretary VK Duggal and his Pakistani counterpart Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah exchanged their countries' "most wanted" lists of fugitives each capital seeks e [...] | 2006-07-26 08:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR KCRM IN PK |
| 06NEWDELHI5470 | INDIAN MUSLIM RESENTMENT SMOLDERING OVER LEBANON AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary: Events in Lebanon and Gaza have attracted considerable attention in India, but are of particular concern to the country's 130 million Muslims. The Urdu press has treated Lebanon/Gaza events in great detail. Editorial opinion --some planted by Iranian agents-- is uniformly anti-Isra [...] | 2006-08-04 09:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR PTER KISL SCUL EINV IN |
| 06NEWDELHI5798 | INDIA STILL UNDECIDED ON ENHANCED UNIFIL [...] (C) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) UN Political (UNP) Division, in charge of India's UNIFIL portfolio, reported that as of August 21 the GOI has still not decided on a contribution to an enhanced UNIFIL mission. UNP Under Secretary Manish confirmed senior level officials from MEA, S [...] | 2006-08-21 13:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KPAL IN |
| 06NEWDELHI6133 | THE PM PICKS A WINNER: SHIV SHANKAR MENON TO BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 31 announcement that seasoned diplomat Shiv Shankar Menon will succeed Shyam Saran as Foreign Secretary with Saran moving to a newly-created post as the PM's Special Envoy for the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal represents not only a domestic coup for PM Singh, but also bod [...] | 2006-09-01 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN |
| 06NEWDELHI6254 | G-8 SEEKS TO COORDINATE CT EFFORTS WITH INDIA [...] (U) Summary: G-8 officials met on August 31 to discuss joint efforts to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation with GOI in light of a rising trend in terrorist attacks in recent years. Most meeting participants stressed India's interest in gaining international cooperation against Pakist [...] | 2006-09-07 12:55:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PINR KTFN EFIN IN RS |
| 06NEWDELHI6256 | CUBAN AMBASSADOR CLAIMS IRAN'S NUCLEAR ISSUES WILL [...] (SBU) Cuban Ambassador to India, H.E. Juan Carretero, told a Delhi think tank discussion group that Iran's right to continue its nuclear program will not be discussed at the NAM Summit, as "NAM does not entertain individual countries' issues except for the question of Palestine and Israel's r [...] | 2006-09-07 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI6298 | INDIA'S ROLE IN NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT: [...] (C) SUMMARY: India may attempt to transform its role to that of a "bridge power" between the developed North and the impoverished South during the upcoming NAM Summit in Havana. In the context of considerable public and internal GOI debate about the utility of NAM and India's proper place in t [...] | 2006-09-08 13:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON ECIN IN |
| 06NEWDELHI6320 | MEA STILL CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. MEA North Division Joint Secretary Pankaj Saran told PolCouns: -- in his analysis, the desire for success in Nepal's peace process "is overwhelming;" -- India continues to see eye-to-eye with the U.S. on key issues regarding Nepal; -- the Seven-Party Alliance must appear s [...] | 2006-09-11 10:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MARR NP IN |
| 06NEWDELHI6520 | INDIA, US "CONVERGE" ON SRI LANKA, LESS ON [...] (C) Summary. In a September 18 courtesy call, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary Mohan Kumar told PolCouns: -- India and the U.S. have a "broad convergence" of interests on Sri Lanka; -- India continues to tell the GSL that there can be no military solution to the conflict, [...] | 2006-09-19 10:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM CE BG IN |
| 06NEWDELHI6527 | EMBASSY, INDIAN EXPERTS COORDINATE ON NEPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over Sep. 18th and 19th, PolCouns led a round-table on Nepal and met with leading Indian Nepal experts with the objective of enhancing our ability to coordinate with India on Nepal. From these meetings, it appears that two camps exist within India's policy making elite on prosp [...] | 2006-09-19 14:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KDEM NP IN |
| 06NEWDELHI6568 | READOUT ON FRANCE-INDIA SECURITY TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During visits to France in early September by Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee and National Security Advisor Narayanan, Indian officials confided that they are concerned about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. On Middle East issues, France and India agreed that the GOI [...] | 2006-09-21 07:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | AF FR IN IR KNNP LE MNUC PA PARM PGOV PINR |
| 06NEWDELHI657 | UPA CABINET SHUFFLE GOOD FOR AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-30 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON ENRG EPET EMIN EAID MASS |
| 06NEWDELHI6584 | MEA ENGAGED ON AFGHANISTAN, DOUBTFUL ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent discussion, MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha told US that India: -- Could do more in Afghanistan but was worried about security -- Doubted the wisdom of Pakistan's agreements with Waziristan tribes -- Envisioned a robust economic conference that would not be a don [...] | 2006-09-21 13:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS ENRG EPET KISL PK |
| 06NEWDELHI6841 | INDIA ACCUSES PAKISTANI INTELLIGENCE OF DIRECTING [...] (S) Summary: India's new Foreign Secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon, struck out at Pakistan on October 1 in his first few hours in office, backing Mumbai police claims to have hard evidence that Pakistani intelligence was behind the July 11 bombings in Mumbai. Menon further tied the success of the [...] | 2006-10-03 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PK IN |
| 06NEWDELHI699 | INDIANS SEEK FRENCH CIVIL NUCLEAR DEAL, BUT THE [...] (C) Summary: As part of the preparations for Jacques Chirac's February 19-20 trip to India, Special Representative of the President Maurice Gourdault-Montagne visited New Delhi on January 27 for the fifteenth round of strategic dialogue focused on fleshing out the details of a France-India Civ [...] | 2006-01-31 13:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC ENRG MASS FR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI7118 | FY07 SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL: NEW DELHI RECOMMENDS [...] (SBU) Embassy New Delhi's Political, Defense Attache, and Defense Cooperation offices evaluated reftel request for FY07 Section 1206 proposals and concur that the USG should not transfer assistance to India at this time. This evaluation is made in the context of India's current military capab [...] | 2006-10-16 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS IN |
| 06NEWDELHI7274 | INDIA'S LATEST DEFENSE SCANDAL: FEW LONG-TERM [...] (C) Summary. Former NDA Defense Minister George Fernandes was accused on October 10 of receiving bribes in a 2000 defense procurement contract for Barak missiles from Israel. The scandal revived memories of last year's Denel affair, where a South African company was blacklisted and all outsta [...] | 2006-10-20 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS KCRM ECON IN |
| 06NEWDELHI7304 | EMBASSY HOSTS ONE OF DELHI'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Mission India hosted its Iftar on October 18 in New Delhi. Now an annual event, this Mission Iftar is eagerly awaited by the Muslim community and has become one of the "must attend" Iftar parties during the fasting month of Ramzan. Influential Muslims attended from all over India. Man [...] | 2006-10-23 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL KISL SOCI KPAO IN |
| 06NEWDELHI7514 | INDIA STRONGLY DENIES HOWITZER SALES TO BURMA, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy contacts have confirmed press reports that India has supplied Burma 105 mm Howitzers and associated equipment. However, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) denied that any such deals had transpired. India's rationale for supplying weapons to the junta is ostensibly [...] | 2006-11-02 07:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MARR BM IN |
| 06NEWDELHI759 | U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN [...] (C) As part of the February 1 Global Issues Forum, U/S Dobriansky met with Foreign Secretary Saran to discuss initiatives to promote democracy and human rights with India, including presidential deliverables, the UN Deeocracy Fund and UN Human Rights Commission reform. U/S Dobriansky opened [...] | 2006-02-02 14:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM UNSC PHUM PTER AF HU JP IZ IN |
| 06NEWDELHI7667 | FOREIGN MINISTER MUKHERJEE POSITIONED TO HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first call on Pranab Mukherjee in his new position as Minister for External Affairs (bio in reftel),the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the broad vision for US-India relations outlined by the President, to which Mukherjee readily added his support and commitment. [...] | 2006-11-08 08:05:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL |
| 06NEWDELHI7725 | INDIA STILL TESTING THE WATERS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent visit to Dushanbe, New Delhi PolOff met with MFA and Ministry of Energy officials and local diplomats to explore Indo-Tajik relations. Indian rehabilitation and construction efforts include a small hydropower project, construction of a tunnel, rehabilitation of the a [...] | 2006-11-09 13:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS ECIN ENRG SNAR TI IN |
| 06NEWDELHI7762 | AN INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH COMMUNIST LEADER [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting with PolCouns, CPI(M) leader and ideologue Sitaram Yechury expressed a desire to maintain regular relations with the Embassy. With a straight face, Yechury was adamant that good relations benefited both India and the US and had moved beyond the stage of [...] | 2006-11-13 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PINR PREL IN BG NP SL |
| 06NEWDELHI7767 | BOUCHER AND MENON TOUR D'HORIZON: PAKISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Secretary Menon told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher SIPDIS and Ambassador Mulford in a Nov. 10 meeting that countering Pakistani mistrust about India's role in Baluchistan will be difficult. India is concerned about the growin [...] | 2006-11-14 04:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK |
| 06NEWDELHI8067 | HU JINTAO FAILS TO COMMIT TO INDIAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are more questions than answers in the aftermath of Chinese President Hu Jintao's November 20-23 visit to India - the first by a Chinese president in 10 years. While taking moderate strides on economic confidence-building measures, it appears that hopes for forward moveme [...] | 2006-11-30 12:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EINV MNUC PARM IN CH |
| 06NEWDELHI8137 | PM SINGH VISIT TO JAPAN: TIME FOR THE U.S. TO SEIZE THE DAY ON CLOSER TRILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Singh will visit Tokyo December 13-16 as a follow-on to the ASEAN summit. He and PM Abe are expected to have a feel-good series of meetings, including talks on deepening the bilateral relationship, economic and cultural "deliverables," recognition of the expansion of I [...] | 2006-12-05 08:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KDEM JA IN |
| 06NEWDELHI8223 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ORDNANCE FACTORY DEHRADUN, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Embassy Science Officer (SO) Donald Brown and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFD),Dehradun, Uttaranchal, on N [...] | 2006-12-08 07:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
| 06NEWDELHI8224 | EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: DEFENCE ELECTRONICS [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Embassy Science Officer (SO) Donald Brown and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL),Dehr [...] | 2006-12-08 07:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD BEXP IN |
| 06NEWDELHI8280 | U.S.-INDIA BILATERAL DIALOGUE: BURNS AND MENON [...] (C) Summary. During the December 7 U.S.-India Bilateral Dialogue, chaired by Undersecretary Burns and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, the two sides followed up on SIPDIS the list of Presidential initiatives agreed upon in July 2005 and March 2006 by President Bush and PM Singh, as wel [...] | 2006-12-11 13:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD EFIN ECON EINV KIPR MARR |
| 06NEWDELHI8298 | INDIAN MP'S ARE GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE [...] (C) Summary: A selected group of Members of Parliament from the India/US Forum of Parliamentarians (IUFP) discussed a broad range of issues with U/S Burns and Ambassador Mulford during their December 8 meeting. The MPs were mostly from the Congress party, although the BJP and regional partie [...] | 2006-12-12 10:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC EAID ECON EAGR PINR PTER KDEM |
| 06NEWDELHI8373 | MOVING THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD: PDAS MANN AND JOINT SECRETARIES JAISHANKAR AND KUMAR [...] (S) Summary: On December 13, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Steven Mann met SIPDIS with out-going MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Dr. Jaishankar and his designated replacement Ms. Gyatri Kumar to follow-up on the progress made during Under Secretary Burns' [...] | 2006-12-15 08:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR EAGR MASS IN |
| 06NEWDELHI8419 | HINDI BELT MUSLIMS EAGER TO COMBAT POLIO BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The persistence of polio in Western Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been the subject of considerable media speculation and analysis, with much of the focus on the Muslim community. Poloff and POL FSN traveled to the area December 11-13 to gauge Muslim views on the subject. The near-u [...] | 2006-12-19 11:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KISL IN |
| 06NEWDELHI8469 | NEW DELHI DECLARES PM SINGH'S TOKYO "VERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan watchers in New Delhi regard PM Singh's Tokyo visit a success, one that achieved India's main goal of taking the relationship one level higher. Economic cooperation agreements highlighted the summit for the Indians, while political principles which had been established in [...] | 2006-12-22 01:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EQRD KNNP MARR JA IN |
| 06NEWDELHI85 | GOI ON UN REFORM PRIORITIES, LET DESIGNATION [...] (S) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff conveyed Ref B demarche on LET surrogates' terrorist designation to the MEA officials responsible for UN affairs. New Delhi remains hopeful that the CCIT will be completed soon, despite its disappointment at a failure to finish the text in 2005, and would like [...] | 2006-01-05 10:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER EFIN PHUM KUNR KDEM IN |
| 06NEWDELHI888 | CARTOON WARS: INDIAN MUSLIMS (BARELY) PROTEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian Muslim reaction to the controversy over publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper spilled out into the streets on February 6 in the form of a peaceful city-wide strike in Muslim-majority Srinagar, a student demonstration in New Delhi, and small [...] | 2006-02-07 13:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL ASEC OVIP KDEM SOCI IN IR DA |
| 06NEWDELHI948 | IRAN'S ANTI-US COLD WAR FALLS FLAT IN INDIA [...] (C) Summary. India's IAEA Iran vote, the Danish cartoons, and the POTUS visit are reverberating on the Indian political scene, provoking Indian Muslim leaders and activists to speak out. On the domestic front, however, the Congress-dominated UPA government has begun to act on the promises m [...] | 2006-02-08 13:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IAEA KNNP KISL KDEM SCUL IN IR IZ |
| 06NEWDELHI994 | AMBASSADORIAL ASSESSMENT OF BARAPIND EXTRADITION [...] (SBU) The MEA on February 7 sent Diplomatic Note T-413/11/2004 with reference to the requested extradition of Kulbir Singh Barapind (Ref A),along with the text of the relevant section of the Indian Penal Code. The Note outlines that persons extradited to India are protected by law from tort [...] | 2006-02-09 12:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN |
| 06NIAMEY1023 | NIGER: CONSOLIDATING PEACE IN THE AIR AND AZAWAK [...] SUMMARY. MORE THAN 11 YEARS AFTER THE SIGNING OF PEACE ACCORDS, FORMER MEMBERS OF VARIOUS TUAREG RESISTANCE FRONTS HAVE BEGUN TO RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY HAVE BEEN PROMISED. ON SEPTEMBER 8, IN A HALF-DAY CEREMONY IN AGADEZ, THE FIRST CHECKS WERE HANDED TO THE HEADS OF 25 COOPERATIVE GROUPS. [...] | 2006-09-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID EAGR SOCI SENV NG |
| 06NIAMEY1074 | NIGER: REQUESTS FROM ALL CORNERS FOR MORE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-22 16:01:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI MARR EAID ASEC NG |
| 06NIAMEY1101 | NIGER: REQUESTS FROM ALL CORNERS FOR MORE U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Dialogue with Government of Niger (GON) officials (President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers),magistrates/judges, high commissioners, military commanders/police, both First Ladies (Pres. Tandja has two wives),regional leaders, parliamentarians, journalists, educators, women [...] | 2006-09-28 16:11:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI MARR EAID ASEC KPAO NG |
| 06NIAMEY1298 | MORE ON BULTIMEIER MURDER AND GSPC [...] (C) In a December 3 meeting with DCM and RSO, Haibala Mohamed provided updated and more detailed information on the people he said murdered an Embassy employee in 2000 and on the GSPC in Mali. (Reftels report Mohamed's November 30 and December 1 meetings with Emboffs.) He claimed to have obt [...] | 2006-12-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KCRM PTER NG |
| 06NIAMEY390 | NIGER: APRIL 21 AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] BEGIN SUMMARY. Niger has reported no new cases of avian influenza (AI) in many weeks. Culling in the region of Magaria is complete according to the Government of Niger (GON). Samples of bird tissue taken during this culling provided no new positive indications of bird flu outbreaks in Nige [...] | 2006-04-21 13:52:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR TOPEC AIDAC AMGT |
| 06NIAMEY531 | NIGER: MAY 26 AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] BEGIN SUMMARY. A recent bird die off in the area of Magaroufa, south of the Nigerien city of Maradi, shows the menace of bird flu remains in Niger. Although the source of these bird deaths has yet to be confirmed as the H5N1 strain, the presence of H5 was detected locally and samples have be [...] | 2006-05-26 15:57:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR TOPEC AIDAC AMGT |
| 06NIAMEY584 | NIGER: ISLAM ANALYSIS [...] (C) Summary: Building on the excellent study of Islamic practices in Niger that the Danish Cooperation (Danida) commissioned this year, excerpts from Islamic press organs such as the monthly newspaper As-Salam and radio Bonferey and discussions with Nigeriens of various backgrounds and degree [...] | 2006-06-08 08:23:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL NG |
| 06NIAMEY672 | NIGER: GROWING INTEREST IN NIGER'S OIL AND [...] BEGIN SUMMARY. (SBU) Over the past six months, there has been growing interest in Niger's mining and oil sectors by foreign investors, notably from China, Canada and France. As indicated below, the GON is pushing hard to attract investment in the gold, uranium and oil sectors, and to impro [...] | 2006-06-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ECON ELAB PREL PINR |
| 06NIAMEY864 | GOVERNMENT OF NIGER (GON) CANCELS MILITARY [...] (S/NF). Summary. Without any prior warning or earlier indications of concern from GON military or civilian officials, GON President Mamadou Tandja cancelled a planned August 15-30, 2006, military exercise on the eve preceding the anticipated arrival of a JCET. To obtain clarity on the reaso [...] | 2006-08-16 17:32:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL NG |
| 06NIAMEY898 | MIST SPORTS CARAVAN SCORES HIGH MARKS IN NIGER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 12:09:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR KPAO PREL ASEC EAID SCUL KCOR NG |
| 06NIAMEY904 | 31 EUROPEAN TOURISTS SEIZED AND RELEASED BY [...] On the afternoon of Monday August 21, a group of thirty-one tourists (thirty Italians and one German) were reportedly detained by a group of armed bandits near the eastern Nigerien oasis of Agadem. The group was released on the morning of Tuesday the 22nd. None of the tour group members were [...] | 2006-08-24 06:51:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KCRM NG |
| 06NIAMEY920 | NIGER DRAFT POPULATION POLICY DECLARATION [...] SUMMARY. THE MINISTRY OF POPULATION AND SOCIAL ACTION RELEASED SUBJECT DECLARATION IN JULY 2006. EMBASSY BELIEVES IT OF SOME SIGNIFICANCE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGER (GON) RELEASED SUCH A DECLARATION, PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF THE STRONG OPPOSITION SHOWN IN THE PAST BY SOME CONSERVATIVE ISLAMIC [...] | 2006-08-30 10:32:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR SOCI SENV NG |
| 06NIAMEY922 | EXPLORING STRATEGIES FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) The Ambassador hosted a lunch on Wednesday August 23rd for key anti-slavery contacts: Ilguilas Weila of Timidria, Niger's preeminent anti-slavery NGO; Moustapha Kadi, a civil society activist and author of a recent and comprehensive book on Nigerien caste-based servitude; Aichatou Bety [...] | 2006-09-01 09:35:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN NG |
| 06NIAMEY937 | TWO ITALIAN TOURISTS REPORTEDLY REMAIN IN THE [...] (C) Summary. Italian Embassy Charge d'Affaires Giovanni Davoli (resident in Abidjan) requested a meeting with Ambassador Allen on Thursday, August 31, to discuss developments in reftel case. Two Italian nationals reportedly remain in the custody of the kidnappers, though there is speculation [...] | 2006-09-05 16:39:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM ASEC CASC NG |
| 06NIAMEY999 | RSA ADVANCE TEAM VISITS NIAMEY TO REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 16:58:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CMGT EAID PREL |
| 06NICOSIA1099 | ERDOGAN IN CYPRUS: FIRST, DO NO HARM [...] (C) Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's planned July 20 visit to the "TRNC" comes at a potentially awkward moment, given the just-concluded Gambari agreement (ref a) and the looming likelihood of a Cyprus-related crisis between the EU and Turkey over accession this fall. The official purpose of t [...] | 2006-07-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1112 | TFLE01: CYPRUS PARLIAMENT CONDEMNS ISRAELI ACTION [...] (SBU) The Cyprus House of Representatives on July 13 unanimously passed a resolution condemning Israel's attacks against Lebanon and the Palestinian territories (full text follows). The resolution criticized Israel's "flagrant violation" of international law, calling it "state terrorism." Wh [...] | 2006-07-14 12:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IS CY |
| 06NICOSIA1166 | TFLE01 SITREP: EMBASSY NICOSIA SUPPORT FOR [...] (S) Combined Task Force (CTF) Brigadier General Jensen advised post at 1430 that Akrotiri air base cannot be used for the NEO's Beirut air bridge (BAB) after July 18. Embassy Nicosia is working with the CTF to relocate the BAB to either Larnaca International Airport or Paphos International A [...] | 2006-07-18 11:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1167 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 02 AS OF 1830 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: Nicosia coordination team met at 1700 local time with latest updates on ships and accommodation for incoming U.S. citizens. By July 20, under a best-case scenario, Embassy expects to have received almost 2700 U.S. citizens total since the Combined Task Force (CTF) began operati [...] | 2006-07-18 16:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1170 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 03 AS OF 1300 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: The total number of U.S. citizens received by Embassy Nicosia stands at 346. We are expecting a significant increase in that number as more ships begin to arrive late July 19/early July 20. POL/MIL 2. (S) The following are pol/mil updates: --As of 1230L, the MV Orient Q [...] | 2006-07-19 10:01:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1172 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 04 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: Preparations continue to accommodate thousands over the next few days. Total headcount of U.S. citizens received as of 1800L is 467. POL/MIL 2. (S) The following are pol/mil updates: --USAF Europe is sending 20 medics and three medical doctors to Cyprus, arrival late [...] | 2006-07-19 16:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1174 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 05 AS OF 0900 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Nicosia's focus remains assisting arriving U.S. citizens and helping Embassy Beirut. Total headcount of U.S. citizens received has substantially increased to 1529 (as of 0745L). POL/MIL 2. (C) The following are pol/mil updates: --DAO has assigned an officer to t [...] | 2006-07-20 09:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1175 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 06 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador weighed in septel with request that the increasing flow of evacuees be calibrated between Cyprus and other destinations such as Mersin in order to keep our total daily flow in line with our capacity to handle 2,000 evacuees daily. Additional charter airlift will be n [...] | 2006-07-20 15:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1177 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 07 AS OF 1115 LOCAL, FRIDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1115L was 3753. POL/MIL 2. (C) Arrivals from Beirut to Larnaca via the Beirut Air Bridge (BAB) are expected to conclude July 21. CONSULAR 3. (C) The following are consular updates. --Accounting of U.S. ci [...] | 2006-07-21 08:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1179 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 08 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, FRIDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Airlift capacity remains our biggest strategic concern as the intake of evacuees continues to outpace our ability to transport them to onward destinations. Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1800L was 3,822, and we anticipate another 3803 to arrive in the [...] | 2006-07-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1182 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 10 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens receive in Cyprus as of 1700L was 6869, and we anticipate another 2,825 to arrive in the next twelve hours. 1,226 U.S. citizens had departed by 1700(L) July 22. POL/MIL 2. (C) Post is working with TF 3 and through DAO channels to seek addi [...] | 2006-07-22 17:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1184 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 12 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, SUNDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1800L July 23 was 9,711; another 40 are expected to arrive at 2030L, and up to 1030 on July 24. Approximately 4,640 had departed by 1630L, and we expect another 817 to depart via commercial charter and military flights be [...] | 2006-07-23 16:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY FKFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1186 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 13 AS OF 1100 LOCAL, MONDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 0800L July 24 was 10,278; another 1,000 were expected arrive at 1000L on the Orient Queen. 5,772 had departed by 0700, and we expect approximately another 1,788 to depart on July 24. End summary. POL/MIL 2. (C) The [...] | 2006-07-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1189 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 14 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, MONDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1630L July 24 was 10,278; the Orient Queen is expected to arrive at 2300L carrying 772 U.S. citizens. 5,951 had departed by 1630L and outbound milair and civilian charter flights continue. Approximately 300 people remained [...] | 2006-07-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO AMGT LE CY KFLO CASC |
| 06NICOSIA1192 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 16 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1800 L July 25 was 11,030. 8,142 had departed by 1800L on July 25, and commercial charter flights continue. At 1800L, there were 250 people at the Fairgrounds, and none remaining in U.S. government-sponsored hotels. En [...] | 2006-07-25 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1206 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 18 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1800L July 26 was 11,926. 9,087 had departed by 1800L on July 26. 350 people were at the Fairgrounds as of 1800L. End summary. CONSULAR 2. (C) The following are consular updates: --Headcount of U.S.-sponsored [...] | 2006-07-27 03:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1208 | TFLE01: THE EVACUATION CRISIS IS NOT YET OVER: [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARAGRAPH 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. With civilian outflow from Lebanon slowing, Post is facing a looming crisis involving the approximately 250 or so people who remain in the Cyprus International Fairgrounds because one or more members of their families cannot [...] | 2006-07-27 09:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC LE CY |
| 06NICOSIA1216 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 19 AS OF 1700 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 1700L was 13,229. 9,389 had departed with U.S. government assistance by 1700L on July 27. 488 will spend the night at the Cyprus International Fairgrounds. End summary. POLITICAL 2. (U) GOC Interior Minister Chris [...] | 2006-07-27 15:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1222 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 20 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, FRIDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 0800L was 13,231. 9,944 had departed with U.S. government assistance by 0800L on July 28. 494 are currently were at the Cyprus International Fairgrounds as of 0800L on July 28. CONSULAR 2. (C) The following are co [...] | 2006-07-28 07:20:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1233 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 21 AS OF 1600 LOCAL, FRIDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 1600L remained unchanged at 13,231. 9,944 had departed with U.S. government assistance by 1600L on July 28. CONSULAR 2. (C) The following are consular updates: --The total number of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyp [...] | 2006-07-28 13:22:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1237 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 22 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 0800L July 29 was 13,233. 9,944 had departed with U.S. government assistance by 0800L on July 29. Both charter flights scheduled to depart on July 29 have been canceled. 497 people remain at the Cyprus International Fai [...] | 2006-07-29 07:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1245 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 26 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, MONDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals and departures as of 0800L remained the same (13,534 and 10,280). The last two U.S. charter flights are still scheduled to depart July 31 and August 1. Post predicts that either all or nearly all of the requests for humanitarian parole [...] | 2006-07-31 08:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA125 | EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC - 30 JANUARY 2006 - AVIAN FLU [...] (SBU) On January 30, 2006, the DCM convened Embassy Nicosia's EAC to brief the Ambassador and review current conditions in response to a confirmed case of the H5N1 found in the area controlled by Turkish Cypriots. Also discussed were actions the Embassy will take as a result of the confirmed [...] | 2006-01-31 13:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU ASEC AMED CY |
| 06NICOSIA1252 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 28 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals was 13,548 and of U.S.-assisted departures was 10,566. As of 0800L August 1 there were 234 people at the Cyprus International Fairgrounds, with more people arriving from hotels to wait for the last U.S.-chartered flight. We are working w [...] | 2006-08-01 10:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1253 | TFLE01: GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS ON U.S.-ASSISTED [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM met with Homer Mavrommatis, MFA's Consular Affairs Director, the Cyprus Police, and Civil Defense on August 1 to discuss the status of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus from Lebanon and post's plans to vacate the Cyprus International Fairgrounds facility. Mavrommatis reminde [...] | 2006-08-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR CASC MARR PINS PREL CY LE |
| 06NICOSIA1256 | TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 29 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Nicosia emptied the Cyprus International Fairgrounds facility of U.S.-assisted arrivals from Lebanon on August 1, and the last U.S.-chartered flight departed on August 2 at 0345L with 170 people. As the local Sigma Television station filmed, embassy buses drove away fro [...] | 2006-08-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1306 | SRSG MOLLER ON CYPRUS TALKS [...] (C) On August 4, SRSG Moller briefed the Ambassador on recent developments since the exchange of lists earlier in the week. In contrast to his (ref) optimism on August 2, he noted with frustration two problems Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has raised with him earlier that day: A) [...] | 2006-08-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA136 | MANAGING THE CYPRUS PROBLEM IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) Matt: In advance of your upcoming visit to Brussels, we would like to share some thoughts regarding recent developments on Cyprus, and in particular the Greek Cypriot strategy vis-a-vis Turkey and the EU. The Europeans need to hear a sobering message about the potential consequences of a s [...] | 2006-02-01 15:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1370 | CYPRUS HARMONIZES LAW WITH EU COPYRIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) Summary. In its last session before the summer holidays, on July 13, the House approved five bills aimed at harmonizing Cypriot IPR legislation with that of the EU. While these bills will help further strengthen Cypriot IPR legislation, the House deferred until fall consideration of langu [...] | 2006-08-16 05:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD CY |
| 06NICOSIA150 | CYPRUS AI UPDATE: VISITING EU EXPERT REPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a private briefing February 1, a visiting EU veterinary expert called the Turkish Cypriot response to positive H5N1 tests for a cock and hen in north Cyprus on January 29 (ref b) "adequate," and said the outbreak appears isolated and under control. Since no other AI cases h [...] | 2006-02-03 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED CASC |
| 06NICOSIA1549 | CYPRIOTS REVEAL NEXT STEPS ON M/V GREGORIO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Cypriot investigations into the activities, crew, and cargo of the M/V Gregorio I (Reftels) are nearly complete. Foreign Ministry officials informed the Embassy September 12 that the 21 vehicles in the vessel's holds comprised an air defense system; their search had uncovered n [...] | 2006-09-13 04:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA CY GR |
| 06NICOSIA1690 | CYPRUS: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] (U) Answers below are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) Q1: Description of how Post is organized to monitor (trade) agreements and respond to foreign trade barrier complaints: Embassy Nicosia does not have a Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) or Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office. [...] | 2006-09-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CY |
| 06NICOSIA1691 | TURKISH CYPRIOT CABINET UNVEILED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish Cypriot "PM" Soyer has unveiled his new cabinet, a coalition with the newly-formed Freedom and Reform Party (OP),which has replaced the DP of former "FM" Serdar Denktash as the center-left CTP's junior governing partner. The new cabinet contains some new faces -- most n [...] | 2006-09-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID PINR TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1692 | CYPRUS EXTENDS FULL DEBT RELIEF TO IRAQ [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Cyprus (GOC) and the Government of Iraq agreed on a full, mutual debt cancellation at the recent meeting of the General Assemblies of the IMF and World Bank in Singapore. As part of the agreement, Cyprus forgave Iraqi debts to the GoC and Cypriot firms of an est [...] | 2006-09-29 13:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID PREL IZ CY |
| 06NICOSIA1717 | EXBS: CYPRUS EXBS REPORTING CABLE: JULY - SEPTEMBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: In June 2006, the Department of Energy's (DOE),Second Line of Defense (SLD) visited Cyprus to make logistical preparations for the upgrade of the radiation portal monitor located at Limassol. During the reporting period, three trainings were offered: 1) A "Global Transshipment [...] | 2006-10-05 13:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNPP CY |
| 06NICOSIA1767 | "TRNC" UNIVERSITIES: A (STUNTED) GROWTH INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Cypriot higher education system has developed into an important source of income for the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and pride for the community. Recent developments, however, call into question the viability of the education sector. Expanded capacity in [...] | 2006-10-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OEXC PREL KPAO CY TU |
| 06NICOSIA1793 | CYPRUS FULLY SUPPORTS UNSCR 1718 [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy October 15 delivered UN Security Council Resolution 1718-related talking points and non-paper to the Cypriot Foreign Ministry. In a follow-up meeting the following day, Multilateral Affairs Division Chief Sotos Liassides told PolChief that the Republic of C [...] | 2006-10-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM CY |
| 06NICOSIA1842 | UN, FINNS OFFER UPDATES ON THEIR RESPECTIVE EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Top UNFICYP officials privately outlined for us the UN's latest plan to unblock the current deadlock in the Gambari Process. A last-minute snag over procedure threatens to delay the start of work by the technical and substantive committees, however, and UN officials privately wo [...] | 2006-10-27 16:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP TU EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA188 | TURKISH CYPRIOTS SHRUG OFF DANISH CARTOONS, [...] Although the Turkish Cypriot press has given significant coverage (mainly through republished wire service stories) to the controversy surrounding publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed (reftel),the largely secular Turkish Cypriot community appears to be taking the whole issue [...] | 2006-02-09 15:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KISL TU |
| 06NICOSIA1883 | JOURNALISTIC LICENSE, POLITICAL AMBITIONS BEHIND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nicosia awoke October 22 to "news" the Turkish Army twenty years ago employed Greek Cypriot (G/C) and Greek detainees as "guinea pigs" at weapons production facilities outside Ankara. According to preliminary accounts in leading daily "Philelefteros," the alleged victims, priso [...] | 2006-11-03 14:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CY GR TU |
| 06NICOSIA1885 | CYPRUS: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 1974, following a c [...] | 2006-11-03 15:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CY |
| 06NICOSIA1917 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER: CYPRUS [...] (C) All responses are keyed to the questions in paragraph 9 of ref A. a) TFCO: Jane Zimmerman Deputy Chief of Mission tel: 357 22 39 3595 Embassy after hours switchboard: 357 22 39 3300 ZimmermanJB@State.gov b) Deputy TFCO: Michael S. Dixon Economic and Commercial Officer tel: 357 22 3 [...] | 2006-11-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER CY |
| 06NICOSIA1930 | TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: CYPRUS GETTING ENERGIZED [...] The Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has made tangible progress in addressing trafficking in persons since receiving a Tier II Watch List rating in the 2006 TIP report. While certain aspects of the RoC's National Action Plan remain works-in-progress, government efforts to prevent TIP, protect victim [...] | 2006-11-15 15:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY |
| 06NICOSIA195 | CYPRUS AI UPDATE: ISOLATED OUTRBEAK UNDER [...] (SBU) There have been no new reports of suspected cases of avian influenza (AI) in either poultry or humans since two chickens tested positive for H5N1 on January 29 (refs a-c). The draft trip report (faxed to EUR/SE) of the EU Veterinary experts who visited Cyprus January 29- February 1 (ref [...] | 2006-02-10 14:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO |
| 06NICOSIA1952 | NEW TURKISH CYPRIOT ENVIRONMENT "MINISTER" FACES [...] (SBU) October's cabinet reshuffle in the "TRNC" has led to the creation of a new Environment "Ministry." The new "minister," political novice Asim Vehbi, faces an uphill struggle against the Turkish Cypriots' traditionally cavalier attitude towards environmental protection. Decision-makers i [...] | 2006-11-21 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV ECON TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA203 | TURKISH CYPRIOT OPPOSITION ELECTS NEW LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Unity Party (UBP) has elected Nicosia "MP" Huseyin Ozgurgun (see bio below) to lead the party, which is the second largest Turkish Cypriot political party and the north's main opposition formation. Ozgurgun represents a new, young face for his party -- which was thr [...] | 2006-02-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2048 | CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] | 2006-12-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
| 06NICOSIA2049 | GREEK CYPRIOT ENCLAVES IN THE NORTH: HANGING BY A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 14, political section staff joined United Nations civil affairs personnel on one of their weekly monitoring visits to the enclaved Greek Cypriot community on the Turkish Cypriot-administered Karpass peninsula. Embassy officers accompanied UNFICYP personnel on two h [...] | 2006-12-20 15:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2051 | GREEK CYPRIOT ENCLAVES IN THE NORTH: HANGING BY A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 14, political section staff joined United Nations civil affairs personnel on one of their weekly monitoring visits to the enclaved Greek Cypriot community on the Turkish Cypriot-administered Karpass peninsula. Embassy officers accompanied UNFICYP personnel on two h [...] | 2006-12-20 15:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2053 | CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] | 2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
| 06NICOSIA2054 | CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] | 2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
| 06NICOSIA2055 | NEW ARCHBISHOP: WITH THRONE SECURED, MORE TOLERANT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his December 20 courtesy call on new Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II, the Ambassador was pleased to see the hard-line leader adopting a softer stance. Particularly noteworthy was the Archbishop's pledge to roll out the red carpet for his Turkish Cypriot counterpart [...] | 2006-12-21 11:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CY GR |
| 06NICOSIA235 | GREEK CYPRIOTS OFFER DORA BAKOYIANNI A LUKEWARM [...] (C) Summary: The Greek Cypriot reaction -- both official and unofficial -- to the appointment of Dora Bakoyianni as Greek Foreign Minister was noticeably cool and reserved. Bakoyianni has the reputation here for being both pro-American and soft on the Cyprus issue. Only the right-wing, pro- [...] | 2006-02-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY GR |
| 06NICOSIA293 | AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS: SIXTH [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2004-March 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...] | 2006-03-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 06NICOSIA313 | REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2005-March 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...] | 2006-03-02 12:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 06NICOSIA410 | GOC REACTS ANGRILY TO THE RELEASE OF THE HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Although somewhat more muted than last year, GOC authorities have once again lashed out at the human rights report on Cyprus. Privately, MFA officials criticized us for producing a "political document" that was aimed more at upgrading the Turkish Cypriot "entity" than at advanci [...] | 2006-03-20 08:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA47 | WHO'S REALLY IN CHARGE HERE? TURKEY AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The relationship between Turkey and the "TRNC" is less of a clear-cut, master-servant arrangement than Greek Cypriot rhetoric about the "military occupation regime" would suggest. The north's lack of outside political recognition, the large local Turkish garrison, and a heavy dep [...] | 2006-01-17 11:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA511 | PICK-A-PECK-OF-PECCADILLOS: A RAFT OF SCANDALS [...] (C) Summary: The Cypriot MFA is an unhappy and dysfunctional place. A recent raft of scandals -- nearly all related to sex or money -- has both embarrassed the ministry and undercut its effectiveness. The scandals are beginning to overlap. The MFA may well choose to pardon an embezzler at [...] | 2006-04-05 20:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA553 | POST ASSISTS IN REPATRIATION OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) On April 13, Ukrainian Ambassador Borys Humeniuk telephoned Ambassador Schlicher about a 23-year old Ukrainian woman, Oxana Nahod, who had been trafficked to the northern part of Cyprus -- where she was reportedly being mistreated and forced to work against her will in a night club. In a [...] | 2006-04-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UP TU CY KCRM KWMN |
| 06NICOSIA558 | POST ASSISTS IN REPATRIATION OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) On April 13, Ukrainian Ambassador Borys Humeniuk telephoned Ambassador Schlicher about a 23-year old Ukrainian woman, Oxana Nahod, who had been trafficked to the northern part of Cyprus -- where she was reportedly being mistreated and forced to work against her will in a night club. In a [...] | 2006-04-14 15:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UP TU CY KCRM KWMN |
| 06NICOSIA573 | ROC REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) On April 14, Post received a Note Verbale from the ROC MFA asking for our support for Cyprus's re-election to the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of accounting and Reporting of ECOSOC. Post requests Department guid [...] | 2006-04-18 13:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN CY |
| 06NICOSIA699 | EXBS: CYPRUS EXBS REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY - APRIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 1, the EXBS Resident Advisor Bob Granico left post and is not being replaced. The EXBS program remains fully operational through FY 07 and is led by the EXBS Program Coordinator under the supervision of the Economic Officer. Twenty-four Cypriot officials attended an A [...] | 2006-05-12 04:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNPP CY |
| 06NICOSIA71 | EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC - 19 JANUARY 2006 - AVIAN FLU [...] (S/NF) As instructed in reftel, the DCM convened Embassy Nicosia's EAC on January 19, 2006 to brief the Ambassador and review the Embassy's and Cypriot progress in managing a potential outbreak of the Avian Flu (AI). Also discussed were actions the Embassy will take should problems arise with [...] | 2006-01-23 10:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMED CY |
| 06NICOSIA716 | TURKISH CYPRIOT PROPERTY COMMISSION BEGINS HEARING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Cypriot Property Commission has begun processing claims from Greek Cypriots displaced from their properties in the north since the 1974 war -- and sources close to the body say it may start "closing cases" by returning land or paying compensation in the coming months. [...] | 2006-05-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA755 | CYPRUS 2006 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION (INTELLECTUAL [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Commerce Ministry Permanent Secretary Andreas Petrondas on April 28. Ambassador Schlicher followed up with Minister of Commerce Yiorgos Lillikas on May 11. Both Petrondas and Lillikas stressed the importance the GoC places on this issue and noted their comm [...] | 2006-05-19 13:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CY |
| 06NICOSIA757 | TURKISH CYPRIOT ECONOMY ENJOYING DOUBLE-DIGIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past three years the service- based Turkish Cypriot economy has experienced double-digit annual economic growth -- an estimated 10.6 percent in 2005, 15.4 percent in 2004 and 11.4 percent in 2003, according to Turkish Cypriot statistics. This growth has been fuelled by [...] | 2006-05-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA912 | ASYLUM SEEKERS PROTEST FOR RIGHTS IN CYPRUS; [...] (C) Summary: As Cyprus struggles with a large influx of asylum sekers who have put a major strain on the limited facilities of this small country, NGO advocates contend that the situation for asylum seekers is increasingly desperate and that the GOC continues to deny them rights to which they [...] | 2006-06-15 08:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA918 | WHY CIVIL SOCIETY IN CYPRUS IS DYSFUNCTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Civil society in Cyprus is fragmented, weak and riven by personal rivalries. The elephant in the living room -- the Cyprus issue -- further distorts the NGO scene in Nicosia and restricts opportunities for Cypriot activists and organizations to play a broader role on issues of mo [...] | 2006-06-16 09:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA977 | TURKISH CYPRIOT OWN GOAL: TRADE IN POTATOES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 9. Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (SBU) Turkish Cypriot authorities and Turkey intervened June 23 (two days before important local elections) to kill a USAID contractor-facilitated deal that would have sent 2,000 t [...] | 2006-06-27 08:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID PREL PGOV ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA979 | FM LILLIKAS: CYPRUS "NOT BLUFFING" ON TURKEY-EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In their first meeting since the June 8 Cyprus government reshuffle, Ambassador Schlicher and newly-appointed FM Lillikas stressed the importance of continued U.S.-Cyprus cooperation on counterterrorism and other important issues on the Transatlantic Agenda. Lillikas warned that [...] | 2006-06-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UN TU CY |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT1003 | MAURITANIA WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TROOPS TO UNIFIL, [...] (U) On August 17, Ambassador paid a farewell call on Col. Fal, at which the two discussed Mauritanian policy on the situation in Lebanon and the transition to democracy (septel). Also present were FM Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed and DCM (notetaker). 2. (C) Ambassador asked Col. Fal his views on th [...] | 2006-08-18 11:38:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT1004 | JUNTA LEADER FAL WELCOMES ELECTION OBSERVER [...] (U) On August 17, Ambassador paid a farewell call on Col. Fal, at which the two discussed the democratic transition and Mauritanian policy on the situation in Lebanon (reftel). Also present were FM Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed and DCM (notetaker). 2. (C) Ambassador stressed the importance to the USG [...] | 2006-08-18 12:05:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO EAID EFIN PINR MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT111 | OIL DISPUTE PROCESS BEGINS; FIRST OIL STARTS FEB. [...] (U) On February 3, Woodside published a "Notification of Dispute" to the Australian stock market stating that Woodside is continuing discussions to resolve the dispute. Post understands that the PSCs allow for a 90-day "cooling off" period before the dispute goes to arbitration. 2. (U) I [...] | 2006-02-06 17:22:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR EINV EPET ECON EFIN MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT1386 | MEPI SENIOR ADVISOR BRIEFS COL. VALL ON ELECTION [...] (U) Visiting NEA Office of Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Senior Advisor Kent A. Patton paid a courtesy call on Military Council for Justice and Democracy President Col. Ely Ould Mohamed Vall on December 5, accompanied by Charge and DCM (Notetaker). Joining Col. Vall were Foreign M [...] | 2006-12-05 18:58:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN KDEM MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT152 | HIGH-LEVEL US DELEGATION DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY AND [...] (U) During a three-day visit to Mauritania February 7-9, an eight-member interagency delegation headed by AF PDAS Bobby Pittman and including members from S/CT, DRL, AF, NSC, OSD and USAID met with political party and civil society representatives to assess Mauritania's transition to democracy [...] | 2006-02-15 18:40:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR EAID MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT154 | THE HIGH-LEVEL US DELEGATION'S VISIT TO MAURITANIA [...] (C) The high level mission to Nouakchott headed by AF PDAS Bobby Pittman contributed significantly to the advancement of our policy in Mauritania. The delegation met with government officials (septel) and members of political parties and civil society (septel). 2. (C) The Embassy's assessm [...] | 2006-02-15 18:47:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT170 | WOODSIDE DISPUTE CONTINUES AS CEO SET TO ARRIVE [...] (C) Woodside Director of Corporate Affairs Gary Gray called on Ambassador twice during his February 7-10 visit to Mauritania. Gray said his role is to "create a space for dialogue" but maintained that Woodside did nothing wrong in negotiating the amendments and that they are consistent with c [...] | 2006-02-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR EINV EPET ECON EFIN ASEC MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT200 | SUBJECT: CENSUS BEGINS, MARKING SIGNIFICANT STEP [...] (U) During two days of observations in Nouakchott and Rosso areas February 21-22 organized by the local UN Secretariat for Electoral Assistance, EmbOffs followed census SIPDIS takers, witnessed voter registrations and met with representatives from the Ministry of the Interior, the National [...] | 2006-02-23 16:27:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT287 | SEVERE CENSUS PROBLEMS BUT SUCCESSFUL VOTER LIST [...] (U) Emboffs met with members of the UN's Electoral Assistance Team, an NDI representative and a member of the National Independent Electoral Commission March eighth and ninth to discuss the status of the census/voter registration drive currently scheduled to end March 16. ------------------- [...] | 2006-03-10 09:49:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT289 | DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE 2006 ELECTION FOR [...] (C) On March 9, DCM called on MFA Director for International Organizations Amb. Telmidi Ould Mohamed Amar to follow up on Embassy's February 14 dipnote (Ref B) encouraging Mauritania to vote for Guatemala in the 2006 election for the non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. 2. (C) Te [...] | 2006-03-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT291 | YOUTH EVENT REVEALS A PASSIONATE BUT ILL-INFORMED [...] (U) Local National Democratic Institute (NI) Political Party Prrogram Director Eric Duhaimeb"riefed Ambassador on NDI's highly successful "Yuuth Day" which the Ambassador opened with remarks in classical Arabic. The ten-hour program held a rch 8 and attended by over 700 students, youth rroups [...] | 2006-03-13 09:09:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT313 | AFRO-MAURITANIAN COALITION PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (U) On March 13 PollOff met with Mohamed Ould Sidi Ould Dellahi, President of the "Group of Parties for Change," the leading Afro-Mauritanian political party coalition, to discuss the outlook for Afro-Mauritanians in the coming elections. -------------------------------- "ELECTIONS WON'T CH [...] | 2006-03-17 11:15:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT317 | NATIONAL CENSUS AND VOTER REGISTRATION UPDATE [...] (U) Ambassador met with four census teams during a four-day swing through northern Mauritania March 13-16, visiting provincial capitals and several major towns and large villages. Concurrently, PolOff participated in two days of observations in the Nouakchott and Brakna regions March 13-14 or [...] | 2006-03-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT322 | UPCOMING IMF BOARD MEETING--USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Prime Minister Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar called in Ambassador on March 20 to seek USG support for Mauritania's efforts to convince the IMF Board to waive or delay any reimbursement of non-complying payments because of Mauritanian misreporting in 2002. The Board is scheduled to take up th [...] | 2006-03-21 17:34:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BBSR EINV EPET ECON EFIN EAID MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT330 | COMPROMISE NEAR ON WOODSIDE OIL DISPUTE? [...] (C) Both publicly and privately, the Embassy is seeing signs that the two sides are moving toward resolution of the dispute that has marred the otherwise positive development of first oil and first cargo from Mauritania. However, what is more telling is what we are not seeing, in that the gove [...] | 2006-03-23 18:49:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR ECON EFIN EINV EPET MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT336 | SPAIN TEAMS WITH MAURITANIA TO STOP MIGRANT FLOW [...] (C) The flow of sub-Saharan migrants from Mauritania's northern port city of Nouadhibou to the Canary Islands has developed into a crisis for the Spanish Government. According to the Spanish Consul Alvaro Diaz Duque, their response to the crisis has taken two paths, "first we are working with [...] | 2006-03-24 12:23:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT365 | DISPUTE ENDS BETWEEN MAURITANIA AND WOODSIDE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-31 15:49:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR EINV EPET ECON EFIN MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT409 | DISCRIMINATION PREVENTING AFRO-MAURITANIANS IN THE [...] (C) As the census to register voters finishes its first phase of door-to-door canvassing and enters into April's "fixed post" phase, there are indications that Afro-Mauritanians have been undercounted in relation to the general population. But hard statistics are impossible to get. The popul [...] | 2006-04-06 17:53:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT435 | UN AGREES THAT SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS EXIST IN [...] (C) Representatives of partners for the UN Basket Fund Steering Committee met April 7 to discuss preparations for the first official Steering Committee meeting scheduled for April 20. The group, which included UN, EU, French, Spanish, German, and US representatives, discussed the addition of [...] | 2006-04-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT438 | REPORT OF JOURNALIST ARREST ERRONEOUS [...] (U) On April 9 the local online Arabic newspaper Al-Akhbar reported the arrest of Abdallah Mimine, a Mauritanian news correspondent who covers West Africa for the Iranian Arabic-language satellite news channel, Al-Alam. Al-Alam is a popular satellite channel here. 2. (U) According to the A [...] | 2006-04-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT468 | UNPUBLISHED OFFICIAL REPORT CONFIRMS PROBLEMS WITH [...] (C) In an unpublished report from the National Independent Electoral Commission's regional commission in Trarza (one of Mauritania's southern, predominately Afro-Mauritanian regions) the commission has found that significant problems persist in the process of applying for National ID cards (re [...] | 2006-04-20 17:27:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT471 | MAURITANIA: EMEGERNCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (S/NF) On April 20, 2006 at 1100 hours the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss recently obtained threat information which added specificity to previously acquired ambiguous information (reftels A and B). The threat suggested that GSPC teams have conducted surveillance op [...] | 2006-04-21 12:42:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | SECRET | ASEC PREL PTER ABLD CASC MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT479 | FAL SPEAKS OUT ON CORRUPTION, FOLLOWING UP ON [...] (U) In a speech April 20, Colonel Fal called on government officials and businessmen to bring an end to Mauritania's long-standing problem of corruption. The speech, attended by numerous governmental officials, political leaders, businessmen and the press first focused on Mauritania's legacy [...] | 2006-04-24 16:07:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT487 | MAURITANIA STILL SHORT $4-$5 MILLION FOR ELECTIONS [...] (U) An African Union (AU) sponsored Donors' Roundtable met in Nouakchott April 25 to solicit funds for Mauritania's electoral transition. Attendees included the AU, EU, UN, International Organization of Francophone Countries (OIF),and various Ambassadors and representatives from European, Af [...] | 2006-04-26 09:55:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT561 | CHINESE FM TO STOP BRIEFLY IN MAURITANIA [...] (U) The Peoples Daily Online, China's official online news source, has reported that Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will make a "technical stopover" in Mauritania as part of his visit to six Latin America and Middle East countries between May 17 and 25. 2. (U) According to local sourc [...] | 2006-05-12 12:33:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT562 | IN POSSIBLY HISTORIC TURN, MAURITANIANS START [...] (U) At a ceremony commemorating the 17th anniversary of the outbreak of ethnic violence in Mauritania, key political parties and NGO's called on the transitional government to address the plight of the estimated 20,000 Afro-Mauritanian refugees living in Senegal and Mali. 2. (U) In a separa [...] | 2006-05-12 12:37:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT569 | MORE VOTERS TO BE ABLE TO REGISTER BEFORE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, National Office of Statistics, National Independent Electoral Commission, UN Electoral Assistance team, NDI, and various international partners met May 5 to discuss the census and voter registration drive which ended April 30 after two and a ha [...] | 2006-05-15 19:08:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT578 | MORE VOTERS TO BE ABLE TO REGISTER BEFORE [...] (C) Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, National Office of Statistics, National Independent Electoral Commission, UN Electoral Assistance team, NDI, and various international partners met May 5 to discuss the census and voter registration drive which ended April 30 after two and a h [...] | 2006-05-16 07:59:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT583 | MAURITANIAN-EU FISHING NEGOTIATIONS STALLED [...] (U) No agreement has yet been reached in negotiations between Mauritania and the European Union for renewing its fish agreement. The two parties have been in negotiations since the beginning of this year in both Brussels and Nouakchott. The last meeting, held last week, ended without neither [...] | 2006-05-16 07:59:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT584 | MORE VOTERS TO BE ABLE TO REGISTER BEFORE [...] (C) Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, National Office of Statistics, National Independent Electoral Commission, UN Electoral Assistance team, NDI, and various international partners met May 5 to discuss the census and voter registration drive which ended April 30 after two and a h [...] | 2006-05-16 08:24:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT585 | MORE VOTERS TO BE ABLE TO REGISTER BEFORE [...] (C) Representatives from the Ministry of Interior, National Office of Statistics, National Independent Electoral Commission, UN Electoral Assistance team, NDI, and various international partners met May 5 to discuss the census and voter registration drive which ended April 30 after two and a h [...] | 2006-05-16 08:40:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT590 | MAURITANIAN-EU FISHING NEGOTIATIONS STALLED [...] (U) No agreement has yet been reached in negotiations between Mauritania and the European Union for renewing its fish agreement. The two parties have been in negotiations since the beginning of this year in both Brussels and Nouakchott. The last meeting, held last week, ended without neither [...] | 2006-05-16 08:41:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT621 | THREE WEST AFRICAN PROTESTANT PASTORS ARRESTED [...] (C) Three West African Protestant pastors were arrested in Nouakchott on May 18. According to an American elder in the local Protestant church who meets with the three regularly, authorities arrested the men, searched and seized religious materials from each of their churches, then padlocked t [...] | 2006-05-23 11:40:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT632 | GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (U) The transitional government's cabinet adopted a bill establishing a National Human Rights Commission May 17. The idea for the commission was first proposed in "National Consultations" that took place in October between political parties, NGO's and transitional government authorities (ref [...] | 2006-05-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT658 | EMBASSY VISITS TO TWO SMALL PRISONS SUGGEST [...] (C) On May 18 Poloff visited two small prisons in the remote southeastern towns of Ayoun and Nema as part of an ongoing effort to investigate reports we have received alleging torture and dreadful confinement conditions. This was the Embassy,s first visit to these two prisons. Poloff spoke [...] | 2006-05-31 14:32:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT665 | LIBYA LOOKING TO FINANCE MAURITANIAN POLITICAL [...] (C) On May 30, National Democratic Institute (NDI) North African Regional Director Gerard Latulippe briefed Ambassador on the status of NDI's efforts to help Mauritania prepare for elections (septel). During the meeting, Latulippe said that while in a hotel in Tripoli three weeks earlier, he h [...] | 2006-06-01 18:41:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT686 | 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE: GOVERNMENT DISAPPOINTED [...] (U) ADCM met June 1 with MOFA Secretary General Mohamed Lemine Ould Moulaye Zeine to deliver ref A demarche and English version of the 2006 TIP report. Later that day, Poloff delivered the same information to the Director of Human Rights Mohamedou Ould Tijani of the Commission for Human Right [...] | 2006-06-06 08:49:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT695 | NDI'S ACTIVITIES AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS [...] (U) On May 30, National Democratic Institute (NDI) North African Regional Director Gerard Latulippe and recently arrived Resident Director Jacques Veilleux briefed Ambassador on the status of NDI's efforts to help Mauritania prepare for elections. ----------------- NDI'S PROGRAMMING ------ [...] | 2006-06-07 15:41:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT699 | FAL CLARIFIES HIS POSITION ON SLAVERY; EMBASSY [...] (U) Fal spoke to a crowd of several thousand in the southern city of Rosso June 3 as part of a national presidential tour that began April 28. While the speech was originally planned to get-out-the-vote for the National Constitutional Referendum scheduled for June 25, Fal used more than half [...] | 2006-06-08 08:53:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT745 | NDI NEEDS HELP AS ELECTION CLOCK TICKS DOWN [...] (U) On June 9, National Democratic Institute (NDI) Senior Program Officer for the Middle East and North Africa Jeffrey England briefed Ambassador on the status of NDI's efforts to help Mauritania transition to democracy. ------------------- WAITING FOR FUNDING ------------------- 2. (C) [...] | 2006-06-14 16:18:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT764 | SEVERAL ARRESTED FOR COUP PLOTTING [...] (C) The Military Council for Justice and Democracy (MCJD) last night arrested several high-ranking military officers. The motivation for the arrests is unclear at this time, but is believed to be related either to a coup attempt, coup plotting, or to an effort to disrupt the coming June 25 Nat [...] | 2006-06-20 11:59:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT770 | ARREST UPDATE [...] (C) The Embassy has continued meeting with civilian and military officials in an effort to get more information regarding last nights arrests of high ranking military officers and civilians associated with former President Taya (reftel),and to encourage Mauritanians to continue their commitme [...] | 2006-06-20 17:42:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO CASC MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT774 | FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON ARRESTS [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed briefed Ambassador June 21 on the government's recent arrests of high ranking military officers and civilians associated with former President Taya, going over much of the material already covered in reftels. -------------- [...] | 2006-06-22 14:39:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO CASC MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT778 | SUBJECT: STRONG "YES" VOTE LIMITING POWER OF [...] (U) Colonel Fal opened the official campaign period for the Constitutional Referendum with a speech, in the Capital city of Nouakchott, June 10. In the speech, Fal focused on the important role of women and youth, and urged all Mauritanians to unite in support of the June 25 Referendum and ab [...] | 2006-06-23 12:08:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT784 | THE REFERENDUM -- 97% VOTE "YES" TO [...] (C) The extraordinarily high percentage of yes votes notwithstanding, the evidence available to us suggests the referendum met international standards for a free and fair election. There could, of course, have been fraud that we have not yet uncovered, and we explore that possibility below in [...] | 2006-06-27 19:18:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT791 | PUBLIC STRONGLY SUPPORTS REFERENDUM RESULTS -- [...] (C) Following the landslide victory of the June 25 national referendum (reftel),public reaction has been highly supportive for both the referendum and the Military Council for Justice and Democracy (MCJD). While nearly all political actors have expressed their support for the election results [...] | 2006-06-28 16:18:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT812 | BROAD AGREEMENT -- REFERENDUM "FREE AND [...] (C) Embassy staff, including the Ambassador, DCM and PolOff, have met repeatedly with representatives from the UN, EU, Western Embassies and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) to exchange views on last Sunday's referendum vote. All partners agree that while there were several procedural l [...] | 2006-06-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPAO MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT842 | SUBJECT: LARGE PROTEST CALLS FOR BREAK WITH ISRAEL [...] (U) Several thousand Mauritanians participated in a pro-Palestinian rally in the streets of the capital city Nouakchott on July 4. The peaceful rally, organized by a newly-formed political party coalition, ended with speeches calling for Mauritanian unity with the Palestinian people, an end t [...] | 2006-07-05 17:52:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC CASC MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT872 | HELPING MAURITANIA TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY -- FREE [...] (C) Eleven months after the bloodless military coup here, Mauritania is still on schedule to hold important parliamentary elections in November and a crucial presidential election next March. Those elections must be free and fair, if Mauritania is to have any chance of transitioning to democr [...] | 2006-07-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MR |
| 06OSLO101 | A/S FRIED´S VISIT: NORWAY AN ENERGY SECURITY PLAYER [...] (C) Summary. A/S Fried met with Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere and continued our "High North Dialogue" with Deputy Foreign Minister Kjetil Skogrand during his January 26-27 visit to Oslo to participate in an E-PINE Political Directors meeting (reported septel). Stoere enthusiastically presented the [...] | 2006-01-31 15:11:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NO ENGR |
| 06OSLO1195 | NORWEGIAN DETAILS ON POSSIBLE BERN PROCESS MEMBERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 15:04:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL CH NO |
| 06OSLO1319 | NORWEGIAN REGIONAL AIRPORT SECURITY IMPROVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In early October, Embassy RSO and Poloff traveled to three regional airports to meet Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and aviation security (AVINOR) personnel and to develop performance standards for future Embassy assessments of Norwegian airport security. The Norwegian CAA an [...] | 2006-10-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KSEC PREL NO |
| 06OSLO132 | NORWAY DETERMINED - NO CHANGE OF COURSE IN [...] (C) Summary. Opposition parties in Parliament rallied behind Prime Minister Stoltenberg on February 8 when he announced "we will not give way to pressure," reinforcing the message that Norway remains committed in Afghanistan, despite calls from some left-wing Parliamentarians for Norway to w [...] | 2006-02-08 16:10:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KDEM NO NATO |
| 06OSLO1326 | COMMERCE A/S SPOONER VISIT ADVANCES SETTLEMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian and U.S. officials have moved closer to terms of an agreement that would end one of the USG's longest running trade disputes -- the 15-year old antidumping and countervailing duties on fresh and chilled Norwegian salmon. Assistant Commerce Secretary David Spooner and [...] | 2006-10-27 09:46:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIS PREL NO |
| 06OSLO1395 | STAFFDEL EDWARDS VISIT TO OSLO NOVEMBER 21-23 [...] Embassy Oslo welcomes the visit of Mr. Issac Edwards, Professional Staff Member, to Oslo, Norway from November 20-23, 2006 to participate in meetings of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region. Post requests security clearance information for Mr. Edwards. Please see p [...] | 2006-11-09 13:59:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NO DA |
| 06OSLO140 | HIGH NORTH ENERGY, IRAN INVESTMENTS, RUSSIAN [...] (U) * Developing the Barents Sea as a new oil and gas province will be of global importance, underscored Statoil Chief Executive Helge Lund. Statoil's Snoehvit project is building a new energy bridge to the United States and Europe and bringing greater employment and prosperity to northern No [...] | 2006-02-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET ENRG EFIN ETRD SENV NO |
| 06OSLO1416 | NORWEGIAN FM'S VISIT TO SYRIA, LEBANON, GAZA STRIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER JONAS GAHR STOERE RETURNED 8 NOVEMBER FROM A SCHEDULED VISIT TO DAMASCUS AND BEIRUT THAT INCLUDED A SURPRISE STOP IN THE GAZA STRIP AND ISRAEL. DURING HIS MEETING WITH STOERE, SYRIAN PRESIDENT AL-ASSAD EMPHASIZED HIS INTEREST IN DIALOGUE WITH THE U.S. A [...] | 2006-11-16 15:19:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID LE MOPS NO PGOV PREL PTER IS |
| 06OSLO1446 | AMBASSADOR MEETS NORWEGIAN NGOS WORKING IN SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of Embassy Oslo's ongoing engagement with Norwegians on peace and reconciliation, the Ambassador hosted a breakfast meeting with officials from leading Norwegian NGOs working in Sudan on November 16. All agreed that Khartoum was impeding their aid efforts in Darfur and [...] | 2006-11-28 15:43:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SU NO |
| 06OSLO1486 | NORWAY: AMBASSADOR HOSTS INTEGRATION DINNER, WHICH [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 6 December, the Ambassador hosted a dinner which brought together leading government officials, parliamentarians, and immigrant community leaders to debate Norway's integration practices and to discuss the American experience and what role the embassy can play in the Norwegian [...] | 2006-12-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI NO |
| 06OSLO1495 | NORWAY: PARLIAMENTARY PRESIDENT ON SENDING FORCES [...] (C) In a December 8 meeting with DCM and P/E Couns, Thorbjorn Jagland, Parliamentary President and senior Labor Party statesman, reviewed Norway's debate over sending forces to southern Afghanistan. Jagland has very publicly favored sending more troops, and is optimistic that the GON will rec [...] | 2006-12-11 15:12:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV AF NO |
| 06OSLO1496 | NORWAY: MANAGING THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary. On December 6, MFA State Secretary Liv Monica Stubholt, who recently took on the US portfolio, met with the Ambassador for a tour d'horizon. Both agreed that key ways to deepen the already strong relationship included increasing educational exchanges, finding joint projects rega [...] | 2006-12-11 16:27:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG NO PGOV PINR PREL |
| 06OSLO1524 | U.S.-NORWAY ENERGY TALKS FOCUS ON HIGH NORTH, [...] (C) A delegation of USG energy analysts headed by Department of Energy Intelligence Chief Rolf Mowatt-Larssen visited Oslo December 7 for an energy symposium with Norwegian officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Petroleum and Energy, and other government agencies. The talks include [...] | 2006-12-21 06:13:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL SENV PINR RS NO |
| 06OSLO181 | DIALOGUE WITH BELARUSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador brought together visiting Belarusian human rights activist Aliaksandr Bialiatski, Norwegian government officials and NGOs on February 16. Bialiatski greatly appreciated us hosting him and stressed the key role of the international community providing political and [...] | 2006-02-16 14:04:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO NO |
| 06OSLO198 | FAA INCIDENT REPORT DELIVERED TO NORWEGIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-22 07:46:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR NO |
| 06OSLO2 | NORWEGIAN ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS, NOVEMBER- DECEMBER 2005: [...] (SBU) Summary of combined November-December monthly highlights: * The past year was an exceptionally good one for the Norwegian economy: mainland real GDP grew by 3.9 percent; offshore petroleum investments reached a record high; the value of exports soared on account of rising crude oil p [...] | 2006-01-01 12:00:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB EPET ETRD NO |
| 06OSLO207 | SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR NORWAY: PHARMACEUTICALS [...] (SBU) Post has assessed and agrees with the pharmaceutical industry's concerns about weak patent protections for many branded drugs in Norway (per the trade group "PhRMA's" Special 301 report). Post has consulted frequently with U.S. pharmaceutical firm representatives in Oslo on the issue a [...] | 2006-02-23 15:43:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON NO |
| 06OSLO304 | NORWEGIANS WON'T JOIN CHINESE HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KJUS PREL NO |
| 06OSLO348 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES CONCERNS ON IPR, JOINT STRIKE [...] (SBU) Summary: In his initial call on Norwegian Trade and Industry Minister Odd Eriksen on March 17, the Ambassador raised concerns about weak "process" patent protections for pharmaceuticals and urged that Norwegian industry aggressively seek Joint Strike Fighter program contracts. Eriksen [...] | 2006-03-22 09:01:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR MARR MASS EFIS PREL NO |
| 06OSLO396 | NORWEGIAN CLAIMS IN HIGH NORTH EXPANDING? [...] (C) Summary and action request. Norway may soon lay claim to a large swath of Arctic resources around the Svalbard archipelago. Already the source of international disputes over fishing rights, Svalbard's unique (and in some cases unclear) status internationally has the potential to create [...] | 2006-03-30 13:16:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG UK NO |
| 06OSLO400 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NORWEGIAN CENTRAL BANK: [...] (SBU) On March 28, Ambassador Whitney and Pol/Econ Officers visited the Norwegian Central Bank (Norges Bank),meeting with Central Bank Governor Svein Gjedrem, Deputy Governor Jarle Bergo and Knut Kjaer, Executive Director of the Pension Fund (formerly the Petroleum Fund). Discussions center [...] | 2006-03-31 12:41:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN NO |
| 06OSLO44 | NORWAY'S OPPOSITION UNITES ON PRO-ISRAEL RESOLUTION [...] (C) Norway's bitterly divided center-right parties came together on January 11 to table a Parliamentary proposition that would have given a clear "no" to any boycott of Israel. President of the Parliament Thorbjoern Jagland used the privilege of his position to stop the motion being brought to [...] | 2006-01-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD IS NO |
| 06OSLO46 | NORWAY LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU-3 ON IRAN REFERRAL [...] (C) On January 11, following up on ref A, we asked Norwegian MFA DAS for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Jan Arve Knutsen about Norwegian intentions as a member of the IAEA Board. Knutsen replied that Norway was still hoping for a solution short of referring Iran to the UN Security Council. [...] | 2006-01-12 14:31:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR NO |
| 06OSLO512 | NORWEGIANS ON BOARD WITH MIDDLE EAST SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 15:12:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR NO |
| 06OSLO558 | NORWAY RECEIVES HAMAS VISA APPLICATIONS [...] (C) Norwegian MFA DAS for Middle East Affairs Kaare Eltervaag told us on the afternoon of May 4 that Norway received this morning (May 4) visa applications from two individuals representing Hamas. The applications were delivered to the UNDP offices in Gaza (Note: UNDP represents Norwegian i [...] | 2006-05-04 14:07:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CVIS PGOV IS NO KPAL |
| 06OSLO59 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FM STOERE [...] (C) Summary. In the Ambassador's introductory call on Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere January 13, the FM said that maintaining close ties to the United States was a top priority and noted that the U.S. is "Norway's most important ally." FM Stoere is keen to promote even closer cooperatio [...] | 2006-01-17 10:37:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NO |
| 06OSLO615 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO, MAY 16-17 [...] (C) I very much look forward to welcoming you to Oslo. You will be the most senior U.S. administration official to visit Norway since the center-left government of Jens Stoltenberg came to power in October 2005, and your visit should help us in our efforts to bolster our dialogue with Norway [...] | 2006-05-11 14:49:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP EAID ENRG NO |
| 06OSLO657 | FOREIGN MINISTER STOERE CONGRATULATES IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 10:59:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IQ NOK KDEM KPAO |
| 06OSLO661 | U/S SHINER'S VISIT TO OSLO [...] (U) Summary: On May 16, Under Secretary Josette Shiner met in Oslo with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and the PM,s team working on the UN High Level Panel for Reform. The Norwegians laid out their plans for moving forward the work of the panel, including establishing the advance [...] | 2006-05-22 14:08:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ENRG UN NO KPAL |
| 06OSLO665 | NORWAY WILL HELP URGE KYRGYZ ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 12:27:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF NO |
| 06OSLO705 | NORWAY WILL SUPPORT UN DRAFT ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-01 07:23:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM NO |
| 06OSLO769 | NORWAY CWC HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT VISIT [...] (C/NOFORN) MFA advisor Geir Toennessen contacted us on June 13 to inform us that Norway would be pleased to receive a U.S. delegation to discuss the remaining issues concerning a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on how to deal with any possible challenge inspections of U.S. storage facilities in [...] | 2006-06-13 13:39:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL NO KTIA |
| 06OSLO77 | NORWAY GOES SOFT ON CUBA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Stoere has announced a significant change to Norway's Cuba policy. Norway will no longer invite Cuban dissidents to its annual Constitution Day (May 17) event held at the Norwegian Embassy in Havana. This reversal was prompted by Norway's desire to re-gain dire [...] | 2006-01-24 14:04:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NO |
| 06OSLO811 | NORWAY TAKES A BITE OUT OF APPLE [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman recently issued a decision letter against Apple's iTunes Music Store (iTunes),claiming that the music service violates Norwegian consumer laws and contract law principles. Apple has not/not requested Embassy assistance, and its local Norwegian c [...] | 2006-06-21 11:59:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV KIPR NO |
| 06OSLO829 | (S) PKK TERRORISM DEMARCHE DELIVERED - NORWAY [...] (S) Summary. On June 28 we delivered ref. b points to Kari Bjornsgaard, Adviser in the MFA's Section for European Regional and Economic Affairs. Bjornsgaard noted that Norway would cooperate with U.S. law enforcement efforts tracing PKK funding mechanisms, while emphasizing that her country' [...] | 2006-06-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | PREL PTER NO |
| 06OSLO836 | CIVAIR: VIOLATION OF FAA REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-30 04:36:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON NO |
| 06OSLO859 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE - ITU RADIO REGULATIONS BOARD [...] (U) Pursuant to reftels, Post delivered a diplomatic note related to Ms. Julie Napier Zoller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on April 7. The note was presented to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a copy sent to the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. [...] | 2006-07-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS NO |
| 06OSLO909 | NORWAY FOCUSED ON THE MIDDLE EAST: AID, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Norwegian government has focused all of their energy on the situation in the Middle East, hosting an emergency donor conference for Palestinians in Geneva on 14 July, calling in the Israeli Ambassador to Norway to demand an end to hostilities, and promising to engage the US a [...] | 2006-07-21 14:49:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS NO KPAL |
| 06OSLO959 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REPRESENTATIVE HAROLD ROGERS [...] Embassy Oslo welcomes and grants country clearance to Representative Harold Rogers and colleagues (CODEL Rogers) to travel to Oslo, Norway from August 13-15, 2006 and Stavanger, Norway on August 15, 2006 to participate in meetings with the Norwegian government. Please furnish security clearan [...] | 2006-08-03 06:58:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NO |
| 06OTTAWA1029 | CANADA OUTLAWS LTTE/TAMIL TIGERS [...] (C) Summary: Canada's Conservative-minority government domestically designated the LTTE/Tamil Tigers under Canada's Criminal Code on April 10, 2006. As a result of this listing, participating in Tiger activities (including fundraising) is a criminal offense and financial institutions must [...] | 2006-04-10 21:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER CE |
| 06OTTAWA1031 | TERRORISM FINANCE: OTTAWA RESPONSE ON JI-4 UN [...] (S) Despite high-level approaches, the Government of Canada still will not co-sponsor the four JI individuals. As requested by email and in reftel A, Embassy Ottawa raised the profile of the JI-4 cosponsorship request, with Deputy Chief of Mission John Dickson making the request to Department [...] | 2006-04-11 13:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | ID KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC CA |
| 06OTTAWA11 | PROTECTING THE WATER SUPPLY; POINTS OF CONTACT [...] With respect to information requested reftel: The Canadian federal government contact is Paul Pagotto at Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC). He has agreed to be the Canadian government point of contact for this effort. In addition, you will also find the contact details o [...] | 2006-01-04 14:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER TBIO PINS EAGR CA |
| 06OTTAWA1245 | CANADA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Ottawa recommends that implementation of Title III of the Libertad Act continue to be suspended for Canada on grounds of national interest and prospects for further cooperation on transition to democracy in Cuba. While Canada has a long history of economic engagement wit [...] | 2006-04-26 23:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ETRD ETTC PREL CA |
| 06OTTAWA1369 | CONGRESSMAN JAMES SENSENBRENNER SPEAKS WITH THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman James Sensenbrenner, Republican Member of Congress from Wisconsin and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, visited Ottawa April 23-25, 2006, accompanied by Judiciary Committee Chief of Staff and General Counsel Phil Kiko. The Ambassador joined the Chairman's [...] | 2006-05-05 19:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ASEC PREL KIPR CA |
| 06OTTAWA1522 | IPR TOOLKIT: A MODIFIED APPROACH FOR CANADA [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Ottawa's IPR Working Group (IPR WG) suggests a smaller, streamlined IPR toolkit to help U.S. companies facing IPR problems in Canada. The main way the Embassy can improve the IPR climate for U.S. businesses in Canada is through encouraging the GOC to update its copyrigh [...] | 2006-05-18 20:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON CA |
| 06OTTAWA16 | REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND [...] Summary: Cultural programming comprises an integral part of public diplomacy efforts in Canada, and the Mission greatly appreciates ECA and WHA/PD support for these efforts. Such programming reaches not just traditional audiences, but more importantly, youth, ethnic and religious minoriti [...] | 2006-01-04 18:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OEXC |
| 06OTTAWA1904 | Northwest Passage Conference in Ottawa Offers Bold [...] Sensitive But Unclassified, not for distribution outside USG channels. 2. (SBU) Summary: Panelists at an Ottawa conference on Canada's arctic waters called for Canada and the U.S. to open talks on the Arctic route because the increasing melt rate of Arctic sea ice could allow significant su [...] | 2006-06-19 21:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PREL PBTS MARR CA |
| 06OTTAWA1978 | TERRORIST FINANCING TRACKING PROGRAM DEMARCHE: [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Ambassador Wilkins briefed Foreign Minister MacKay on the substance of the Terrorist Financing Tracking Program during a telephone conversation on June 26 and discussed the matter with Justice Minister Toews during a breakfast on June 27. He tried unsuccessfully to [...] | 2006-06-27 20:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN CA |
| 06OTTAWA2021 | POTENTIAL FOR IPR PROGRESS: CANADA'S PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC has proposed a two-regulation package (significantly different from its 2004 proposal) consisting of data protection for the innovative pharmaceutical industries and "Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance)" for the generic drug industries, a combination designed to [...] | 2006-06-29 19:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON TBIO CA |
| 06OTTAWA2149 | CANADA PLANS STRONGER LAW ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The GOC plans to introduce legislation this fall designed to tighten its protections against money laundering and terrorist financing. The bill could allow greater information sharing by GOC tax and financial agencies with law enforcement, features which will no doub [...] | 2006-07-14 21:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV CA |
| 06OTTAWA2208 | CANADIAN RESPONSE -- APPEAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] Ginette Martin, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)'s Haiti Division, informed Embassy Ottawa on July 21 that the Government of Canada will pledge C$520 million (roughly US$460 million at today's exchange rate) over five years for development assistan [...] | 2006-07-21 19:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HA EAID ECON EFIN CA |
| 06OTTAWA2356 | Canadian Coast Guard to conduct Seismic Surveys in Disputed [...] Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in a telephone conversation on August 3, informed the Embassy that the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis St. Laurent is proceeding to the disputed area of the Beaufort Sea where its crew will conduct seismic studies ove [...] | 2006-08-04 17:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS EMIN EPET PREL SENV UN CA |
| 06OTTAWA2361 | CANADA: VIEWS ON AVIATION SECURITY, DIPLOMATIC POUCH AND VCDR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-04 19:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ADPM EAIR AORC ICAO KTIA CA |
| 06OTTAWA2391 | OTTAWA LAUNCHES IPR TOOLKIT [...] The Mission Canada IPR Working Group is pleased to announce that the Canada IPR Toolkit is now available on Embassy Ottawa,s general website, in response to Ref A. The toolkit is designed to assist smaller businesses in locating the information necessary to protect their IP in Canada. As no [...] | 2006-08-09 21:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA KIPR ECON |
| 06OTTAWA2407 | CANADA'S MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO COMBATING TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservative government has recently taken several concrete steps to address the problem of human trafficking in Canada, making this effort a law enforcement priority and highlighting to the Canadian electorate its efforts as an illustration of government effectiveness. L [...] | 2006-08-10 22:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG CA KS |
| 06OTTAWA2439 | CRUNCH TIME COMING FOR SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In his vigorous efforts to garner industry support for the July 1 softwood lumber agreement, International Trade Minister Emerson and other senior Ministers met with top Canadian lumber officials in Toronto on August 9 to hear their concerns about several of the deal's provisio [...] | 2006-08-15 17:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD CA |
| 06OTTAWA2458 | CANADA'S PRIVACY COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE JUNE 23 U.S. PRESS ARTICLES DISCLOSING THE EXISTENCE OF THE USG'S TERRORIST FINANCING TRACKING PROGRAM AND THE COOPERATION IT RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL "SWIFT" BANK TRANSACTION MESSAGING SYSTEM HAVE RESULTED IN THE AUGUST 14 ANNOUNCEMENT OF TWO INVESTIGATIONS OF SWIFT B [...] | 2006-08-16 22:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECPS ECON PTER CA |
| 06OTTAWA2484 | CANADA RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON TOP U.S. TRADE, [...] (U) Summary: On August 16, EMIN and Econoff met with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials to discuss reftel, which had been provided to them in late July. DFAIT was represented by outgoing Deputy Director for APEC Christopher Burton, his replacement Karen [...] | 2006-08-18 22:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON APECO CA |
| 06OTTAWA2550 | STOCKHOLM DONORS MEETING: CANADIAN AID TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) On August 25, EMIN presented ref A demarche to Douglas Williams, Director General, Middle East and Maghreb Directorate, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),which is Canada's counterpart to USAID. According to Williams, Canada's delegation to the August 31 Stockholm Confer [...] | 2006-08-25 21:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAID LE PREL SW |
| 06OTTAWA2555 | TRANSBORDER USE OF VERY LIGHT JETS [...] Summary: For frequent business travelers, Very Light Jets (VLJs) offer important advantages, including less time spent on the ground before flights, direct flights that avoid multiple legs that often occur under the hub-and-spoke model, and the ability to land on shorter runways than other jet [...] | 2006-08-25 22:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA EAIR |
| 06OTTAWA2562 | CERTAIN CANADIAN INDUSTRIES' INPUT ON POSSIBLE WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) head Graham Henderson (protect) on August 24 to discuss IP, specifically the USG's role in encouraging GOC to pass legislation implementing the WIPO Internet Treaties. Henderson also briefed us o [...] | 2006-08-28 18:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA CH KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO USTR |
| 06OTTAWA26 | FY 2006 U.S. SPEAKER REQUEST: Former Congressmen [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests two former U.S. Congressmen, one Republican and one Democrat, as U.S. Speakers for a program to include Carleton University faculty and students in Ottawa, Parliamentary staff, and government officials, media and academics in other Canadian cities via video [...] | 2006-01-05 18:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP CA |
| 06OTTAWA2615 | CANADA'S VIEWS ON AMERICAN IMSO DG CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-01 16:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS CA |
| 06OTTAWA2766 | CANADA "HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION" ON JOINING [...] On September 11 the Ambassador discussed the Secretary's invitation to participate in her press event on the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) with Foreign Minister Peter MacKay, urging that Canada join CAWT and pressing MacKay to attend the September 22 event in New York. Althoug [...] | 2006-09-13 21:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV UNGA CA |
| 06OTTAWA2837 | VISIT OF USTR AMBASSADOR SUSAN SCHWAB TO OTTAWA, [...] (SBU) Summary: USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab visited Ottawa on September 11-12 to sign the U.S.-Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement, which will be voted on by the Canadian Parliament during the week of September 18. Prior to the signing ceremony at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Intern [...] | 2006-09-18 21:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON EAGR CA CH KS |
| 06OTTAWA2945 | CANADA'S RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On September 27, Economic Minister-Counselor presented reftel demarche to Chantal de Varennes, Deputy Director, Francophonie Affairs Division, Foreign Affairs Canada (DFAIT),and Alain Tellier, Deputy Director, Criminal, Security and Treaty Law Division, DFAIT. Both were familiar with t [...] | 2006-09-27 22:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KCRM SNAR CA |
| 06OTTAWA2977 | NATIONAL STRATEGY TO INTERNATIONALIZE EFFORTS [...] (U) On September 29, Economic Minister-Counselor discussed ref A demarche with Sarah Taylor, Director, Development Policy and Institutions Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) and with Glynnis French, Deputy Director, Strategies and Partnerships Sector, Financial Tr [...] | 2006-09-29 22:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR ECON EAID EINV PGOV KCRM CA |
| 06OTTAWA3010 | CANADA'S TAKE ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) On October 4, Janice Fitchett (Senior Nuclear Non-Proliferation Advisor at Foreign Affairs) provided POL M/C with initial Canada's comments on the GI draft documents, which she said had been widely cleared throught the Department. She confirmed that these comments were also being shared [...] | 2006-10-04 20:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC KNNP MCAP PINR PINS CA |
| 06OTTAWA3179 | SPECIAL 301 OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEW: EMBASSY VIEWS ON [...] (sbu) Summary: Canada is starting to take important steps toward improving protection for intellectual property rights since USTR kept Canada on the "Special 301" Watch List in April 2006. The new Conservative government is more receptive than its predecessor to U.S. concerns and on October [...] | 2006-10-20 20:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA ECON ETRD KIPR |
| 06OTTAWA3253 | CANADA GIVES STRONG SUPPORT FOR U.S. SECURITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: U.S. Security Coordinator LTG Keith Dayton met October 19-20 with FM MacKay, Public Safety Minister Day, Defense Minister O'Connor, and other senior officials from CIDA, PCO, PMO, DND, and DFAIT to thank Canada for the contribution it has made to U.S. efforts to improve securi [...] | 2006-10-27 17:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA IS KJUS PREL XF MEPI |
| 06OTTAWA3264 | CANADA SEEKS AFGHANISTAN SUCCESS AT RIGA, GOC WITH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Canadian thinking on NATO enlargement tracks with U.S. policy. The GOC will seek consultations in Washington in early-to-mid November to discuss the broad range of topics on the Riga Summit agenda, including enlargement. Canada will continue to press its NATO allies to burd [...] | 2006-10-30 15:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL CA |
| 06OTTAWA3296 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO): [...] (C) This response on Embassy Ottawa's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers (TFCO) is keyed to para. 9 of reftel: a) Embassy Ottawa's TFCO is Brian J. Mohler, Economic Minister-Counselor, office phone: (613) 688-5214, email: MohlerBJ@State.gov; classified email: MohlerBJ@State.sgov.gov. [...] | 2006-11-01 19:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC ECON KTFN KVPR PREL PTER CA |
| 06OTTAWA3333 | Income Trust Tax Loophole Closed [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise move that sent Canada's financial markets reeling, the Canadian federal government announced on October 31 that it would start taxing income trusts as regular corporations. The GOC took the action to stem lost revenue as more Canadian companies threatened to restru [...] | 2006-11-05 13:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ETRD ECON CA |
| 06OTTAWA3423 | CANADA'S CLEAN AIR ACT FACES TOUGH SLEDDING [...] (U) Summary: Less than two weeks after its introduction in the House of Commons the Tories' highly anticipated "made-in-Canada" environmental plan, the Clean Air Act, has been derailed from the standard parliamentary pathway. The bill will likely be subject to a massive redraft in an ad hoc " [...] | 2006-11-16 22:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON CA |
| 06OTTAWA3439 | DAS SUCHAN DISCUSSES ITAR WITH CANADIAN AUTHORITIES [...] (C) Summary: Canadian officials and defense industry claim that U.S. refusal to authorize (under the ITAR) access to U.S. defense items by Canadian dual nationals of "proscribed countries" violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is jeopardizing Canada's multi-billion dollar p [...] | 2006-11-20 21:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC MARR CA |
| 06OTTAWA3455 | Ottawa Studies Further International Aviation [...] (U) Summary: The Conservative government is set to announce a new international air policy in early 2007 that aims to open Canada's skies to more foreign competition and will focus on an "Open Skies" model. Some observers think the move promises to benefit consumers, but not necessarily the co [...] | 2006-11-24 16:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EINV CA |
| 06OTTAWA3487 | CANADA ANNOUNCES OVER C$40 MILLION IN MICROFINANCE [...] (U) Summary: At the November 12 Global Microfinance Summit in Halifax, Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay and International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner announced that Canada will provide more than C$40 million to three Canadian NGOs to help poor people in developing countries get acc [...] | 2006-11-28 20:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN CA |
| 06OTTAWA3491 | Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic flu: Canadian Plans [...] (U) The Government of Canada (GoC) will send a delegation to attend the fourth international conference on avian and pandemic influenza (API) in Bamako, Mali, December 6 through 8. Canada's Ambassador to Mali, Isabelle Roy, will lead the delegation; her deputy will be Dr. Arlene King, Director [...] | 2006-11-28 20:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CA |
| 06OTTAWA3536 | CANADA'S RESPONSE TO THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Post answers to reftel questions are based on information obtained from Daniel Daley and Louise Branch, the Director and Deputy Director, respectively, of the Caribbean, Central America and Andean Region Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) as well as reporting [...] | 2006-12-05 21:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU CA |
| 06OTTAWA3566 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 20:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KPAO CA |
| 06OTTAWA3604 | IPR: LETTER FROM CANADIAN HERITAGE MINISTER BEV [...] (U) Ambassador Wilkins has received the attached letter from Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda on copyright reform in Canada, which responds to an October 13th letter sent by USTR Ambassador Schwab to Industry Minister Maxime Bernier. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Ministry of Canadian Heritage [...] | 2006-12-15 21:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON USTR CA |
| 06OTTAWA3613 | ADDITIONAL CANADIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING [...] (U) Embassy Ottawa has received an additional Canadian response to the OECD Working Group on Bribery demarche (ref A) that the Embassy Economic Minister-Counselor delivered to DFAIT official Mark Moher on December 15. The initial response was reported in ref B. 2. (SBU) Begin text. Respon [...] | 2006-12-19 19:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD OECD KCOR CA |
| 06OTTAWA3639 | CANADA ANNOUNCES PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE PRODUCTION, [...] Environment Minister Rona Ambrose and Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl announced in Saskatoon on December 20 a C$345 million program to promote the use of renewable fuels in Canada. They billed the program as the next element of the Conservative government's environmental agenda, but this t [...] | 2006-12-22 16:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAGR SENV CA |
| 06OTTAWA45 | OPERATION THUNDERING POUTINE: EMBASSY OTTAWA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to penetrate the headlines and polls, Embassy Poloff and PolFSN visited local Ontario and Quebec campaign headquarters to talk with candidates, campaign managers, and volunteers. The resultant worm's-eye view of the campaign revealed the importance of local issues [...] | 2006-01-06 20:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA PGOV |
| 06OTTAWA539 | 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: CANADA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-02 12:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CA |
| 06OTTAWA563 | 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: CANADA [...] (SBU) The Government of Canada's (GOC) approach to Trafficking in Persons issues emphasizes a criminal justice and law enforcement perspective through the country's immigration framework, rather than seeking to provide basic, humanitarian assistance to trafficking victims. Individual provin [...] | 2006-03-02 21:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CA |
| 06OTTAWA902 | SOFTWOOD LUMBER: COMPANIES URGE RETURN TO TABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Major Canadian softwood industry officials tell the Embassy that they are pushing the Harper government for a quick restart of lumber negotiations, and advising Canadian officials not to waste time trying to reach full consensus in the industry. The officials understand that [...] | 2006-03-29 13:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD CA |
| 06OUAGADOUGOU420 | U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) DCM presented demarche to Salifou Sawadogo, Chef de Cabinet of the Prime Minister. The President and Minister of Foreign Affairs are both out of the country, and the Prime Minister is unavailable until next week. Sawadogo took careful notes as DCM presented demarche, summarized the a [...] | 2006-06-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CH IR SG |
| 06PANAMA10 | SCENESETTER: CODEL BURTON JANUARY 12-13 VISIT TO [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Embassy Panama extends its warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilateral security and the economic/trade environment. [...] | 2006-01-04 20:46:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC ETRD PM CA GT ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 06PANAMA1029 | PRD FORCES TORRIJOS TO GIVE GROUND [...] (C) President Torrijos's attention -- to the exclusion of virtually all else -- is consumed by political maneuvering within his party, the PRD, and the approaching must-win Canal expansion referendum (probably in October 2006). Torrijos has tried to sell Canal expansion as a non-political "mat [...] | 2006-05-31 22:45:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ETRD KPAO PM VE CU |
| 06PANAMA1044 | PANAMA CABINET RESHUFFLE LEAVES TORRIJOS WEAKER [...] (C) The April 28 cabinet changes (Reftel A) exposed and intensified a rift dividing President Torrijos's inner circle from the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) rank and file. Although Torrijos and Consejo (Intelligence Chief) Leonel Solis succeeded in removing Minister of Government and J [...] | 2006-06-02 18:26:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PM |
| 06PANAMA1104 | PANAMA: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] Below is Embassy Panama's input for the Congressionally mandated annual report on investment disputes as contemplated in Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act. Text is keyed to reftel. The United States is aware of four claims of United States citizens that may be [...] | 2006-06-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV PM |
| 06PANAMA1116 | EMBASSY PANAMA SHARPENS ITS FOCUS ON SECURITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Country team met off-site to assess the status of U.S./Panama bilateral relations, review our priorities and ensure the correct alignment of USG activities and resources. Participants reached consensus that USG interests were best served by focusing on three strategic areas: secu [...] | 2006-06-09 16:41:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | KSPR EAID AMGT PINS KTAO |
| 06PANAMA1124 | POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF NORIEGA'S RETURN TO PANAMA [...] (C) As Manuel Noriega's fall 2007 release from prison draws closer, Embassy consensus is that Noriega's extradition to Panama could lead to political instability and unrest. Alternatively, his extradition to France may actually further U.S. relations with the GOP, although the USG will need a publ [...] | 2006-06-09 22:26:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PM |
| 06PANAMA1169 | PANAMA: EMBASSY ACTION PLAN FOR CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) At the invitation of the GOP, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will visit Panama on June 22 for a one-day stop to celebrate the 180th anniversary of Simon Bolivar's Anfitionic Congress in Panama when Simon Bolivar called on individual Latin American countries band together into a hemispheric u [...] | 2006-06-15 19:30:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PM |
| 06PANAMA1187 | Money Laundering Panamanian Style [...] (SBU) Acting jointly, DEA and several Latin American authorities knocked out a sophisticated multi-national drug cartel that smuggled tons of cocaine on a monthly to the U.S. Drug lord Pablo Rayo Montano was arrested on May 16 in Brazil. Authorities have seized millions of dollars in assets a [...] | 2006-06-16 22:29:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PM |
| 06PANAMA1233 | PANAMA: REACHING OUT TO ASIAN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Following up on A/S Shannon's visit to Asia, we reached out to our Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean counterparts to discuss issues of common concern in Panama. While the three Asian missions share a strong focus on developing their countries' commercial and business interests in Panama, t [...] | 2006-06-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA PREL ETRD ECON LA XK CH JA KS |
| 06PANAMA1286 | PANAMA'S CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR FORCED TO RESIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Panama's Civil Aviation Authority (AAC) Director Tomas Paredes told EconOff that President Torrijos requested his resignation on June 26. On June 30, Torrijos nominated Eustacio Fabrega Lopez as the new AAC Director and sent the nomination to the National Assembly for approval. Parede [...] | 2006-06-30 22:13:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR FAA |
| 06PANAMA1289 | PANAMA REQUESTS NOTE EXCHANGE FOR PANAMAX [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Panama has requested a diplomatic note exchange for the August PANAMAX exercise. The note does not suggest any change to our existing policy; it essentially puts on paper what has always taken place in practice. The GOP wants thi [...] | 2006-07-03 20:09:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS PM |
| 06PANAMA1291 | PRESIDENT TORRIJOS CHANGES CABINET [...] (SBU) President Torrijos nominated June 29 three new vice ministers to his cabinet. The newly named vice minister for Government and Justice is current ministry advisor Severino Mejia. Current vice minister for Social Development Doris Zapata is the new nominee for vice minister of Housing. [...] | 2006-07-03 21:48:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PM |
| 06PANAMA1532 | TORRIJOS PICKS EX-CHASE MANHATTAN GM AS NEW BANK [...] (C) Summary. On August 7, President Torrijos appointed Olegario "Gary" Barrelier as Panama's new Bank Superintendent. Barrelier is a well-respected, albeit elderly, banker. He replaces Delia Cardenas, whom Torrijos had forced to resign two years before her second (and final) term was due to exp [...] | 2006-08-08 16:30:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV SNAR PM |
| 06PANAMA1586 | PANAMA ORDERS ARREST OF EX-NICARAGUAN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Panamanian Judge Adolfo Mejia ordered on 11 August 2006, via Interpol, the arrest of former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman and three of his accomplices who were ordered to appear in court on 25 August 2006. Aleman is accused of laundering USD 58.2 million through Panamanian banks a [...] | 2006-08-14 22:12:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PM PREL KJUS KCRM |
| 06PANAMA160 | PANAMA ATTORNEY GENERAL CONFRONTS PRISON ABUSE [...] (U) Panama's Attorney General made an unscheduled visit to La Joya Maximum Security Prison following newspaper reports detailing prisoner abuse by guards in the crowded facility. After her visit, the AG told reporters she had found evidence of human rights violations and that the police cus [...] | 2006-01-26 20:20:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
| 06PANAMA1629 | SCENESETTER FOR FINCEN DIRECTOR WERNER VISIT [...] (U) This message is confidential. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. Your visit provides support for our Mission's anti-money laundering programs. Your dialogue with key anti-money laund [...] | 2006-08-18 21:07:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL PTER SNAR PINR KCOR KCRM PM |
| 06PANAMA1649 | CANAL EXPANSION REFERENDUM: INDECISION GROWS, [...] (C) The undecided vote for the October 22 Panama Canal expansion referendum has grown about five points to 28.5 percent in the last two months at the expense of both the &yes8 and the &no8 votes, according to a recent Dichter and Neira poll. Embassy interlocutors cite lack of confidence in the gov [...] | 2006-08-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EWWT ETRD PREL PM |
| 06PANAMA1652 | THE RULING PRD: THE CANAL REFERENDUM AND BEYOND [...] (C) The Panama Canal expansion referendum will have political implications for the Torrijos administration far beyond the tangible impact of the project itself. President Torrijos confronts the referendum from an uncertain position in his Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) and with vocal opposi [...] | 2006-08-24 23:18:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL |
| 06PANAMA1659 | PANAMA'S BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE POLITICAL FORCE [...] (C) Alternative Political Force (Fuerza Politica Alternativa -- FPA) leader Olmedo Beluche said his goal was to establish the Bolivarian FPA as a political party, in an August 21 meeting with POLCHIEF and POL TDYer. Beluche underscored that his more immediate concern was reforming Panama's "undem [...] | 2006-08-25 16:06:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON |
| 06PANAMA1662 | WORRIED TORRIJOS DROPS IN ON AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 22:08:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON KCRM SNAR ETRD ELAB CU PM |
| 06PANAMA1836 | GOP SLEIGHT OF HAND DEALING IN GAMING INDUSTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite overcoming two key bureaucratic hurdles, U.S.-based Merit Management continues to encounter what they believe to be high-level GOP obfuscation and delays in securing the license for its $8 million casino in Colon. Merit attributes its delay to financial incentives from the exi [...] | 2006-09-19 20:15:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR PM |
| 06PANAMA1868 | PANAMA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES [...] Embassy Panama's Political Section has developed a system to coordinate Leahy Amendment vetting. All candidates for USG-funded travel, training (military or civilian),or material assistance -- in-country or in the United States -- must be vetted on human rights, corruption, narcotics, or cr [...] | 2006-09-22 16:06:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP MARR MASS SNAR PINS PREL PHUM PINR PM |
| 06PANAMA2018 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY FORE [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. Your visit provides us with an excellent opportunity to share our transformational diplomacy agenda and to help advance U.S. interests. Your dialogue with our Mission and key govern [...] | 2006-10-13 22:42:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT OVIP PGOV PREL ECON PM |
| 06PANAMA2026 | OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT: PANAMA AGREES TO DELETE CRS [...] On October 2, 2006, Post received a letter from the GoP's Ministry of Foreign Relations (MFA) acknowledging the GoP's agreement to delete the computer reservation systems (CRS) provisions contained in Annex 3 of the Air Transport Agreement between the GoP and the USG. 2. Below is an unoffic [...] | 2006-10-16 21:40:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON KTIA PM |
| 06PANAMA206 | PANAMA: PORTOBELO - LANDMARK TOWN ONCE PLAGUED BY [...] Portobelo is a small village of 7,000 people on Panama's Atlantic coast, located on a difficult road 40 kilometers east of Colon. Community leaders invited EmbOffs to visit and discussed their town's needs and their concerns about drug traffickers who transit the coastal waters. Portobelo c [...] | 2006-02-03 21:47:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PM SNAR |
| 06PANAMA2102 | STAFFDEL MEACHAM AND TOON MEET WITH MOGJ GOLCHER [...] (SBU) "The United States is Panama's strategic partner of choice on security issues, but Panama needs additional resources to strengthen its security infrastructure," Minister of Government and Justice Olga Golcher told STAFFDEL Meacham and Toon on October 18. Golcher lauded the bilateral re [...] | 2006-10-26 15:07:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PM |
| 06PANAMA2111 | AMCIT V. AMCIT IN PANAMA'S BOCAS DEL TORO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Panama's Bocas del Toro archipelago is a complex region of islands, mainland bays, rivers and forested mountain slopes on the Caribbean side of the Panamanian isthmus 20 miles from the Costa Rican border. The area has a high diversity of marine and terrestrial ecosystems and is hom [...] | 2006-10-27 14:11:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN BTIO CASC KMRS PM |
| 06PANAMA2129 | USG ADVOCACY FOR AMERICAN BENEFICIARIES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Post requests Department's guidance on the extent of advocacy services to be provided for Amcit beneficiaries and Amcit executor alleging corruption and delayed due process in the Panamanian courts, during the settlement of the estate of Wilson Charles Lucom. [...] | 2006-10-30 21:58:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN CASC PM |
| 06PANAMA2207 | FM LEWIS ON UNSC, CORRUPTION, FTA, REGIONAL [...] (C) Panama will be a voice for all of Latin America on the UN Security Council and is willing to help the USG spread its message, Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro told the Ambassador November 8. He also addressed corruption, saying the court system is the crux of Panama's co [...] | 2006-11-09 21:44:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD KCOR PM |
| 06PANAMA2228 | PANAMA NAMES NEW ELECTORAL MAGISTRATE [...] (SBU) In a move seen as an affront to President Torrijos, the Supreme Court named electoral prosecutor and dual American citizen Gerardo Solis as its pick for the three-magistrate Electoral Tribunal. Solis, who began his six-year term November 13, was rumored to be the choice of former Presi [...] | 2006-11-15 20:29:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PM |
| 06PANAMA2268 | FM BACKTRACKS ON TORRIJOS PUERTO RICO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) After several attempts to wiggle out of a bad position, FM Samuel Lewis Navarro admitted to the Ambassador November 21 the GOP had "screwed up" when attempting to draw a distinction between President Torrijos's role as President of Panama and as Secretary General of the PRD (the ruling party) [...] | 2006-11-22 20:36:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PM |
| 06PANAMA2303 | PANAMA: 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. trade surplus with Panama was $1.84 billion in 2005, an increase of $334 million from $1.5 billion in 2004. This represented the U.S.'s seventh largest trade surplus world-wide. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $2.17 billion, up 18.2 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. [...] | 2006-12-01 14:20:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD |
| 06PANAMA2320 | MERIT MANAGEMENT RECEIVES CASINO LICENSE [...] (SBU) U.S. investor, Merit Management, received its license to operate the Mallorca Casino in the Sol Melia Hotel in Colon on October 11, 2006. After a lengthy battle of more than 12 months involving allegations of corruption and obfuscation on behalf of GOP officials (reftels),Panama's Mini [...] | 2006-12-04 21:01:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR PM |
| 06PANAMA233 | FTA: GOP WRESTLES WITH POLITICAL STAKES AND [...] (C) Summary: President Martin Torrijos told visiting U.S. Representative Sander Levin on Jan. 26 that he is committed to resolving USG concerns on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues and to concluding a free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. Public support for the FTA has slipped dramatical [...] | 2006-02-08 02:11:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PM |
| 06PANAMA2379 | HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT TRANSLATION- PANAMA [...] (U) Embassy Panama plans to translate post's 2006 human rights report locally. Post does not anticipate using Language Services. Arreaga [...] | 2006-12-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KPAO |
| 06PANAMA2412 | REFINERY, FUEL HUB AND BIOFUELS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In November, representatives from state-run Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) met with Panama's Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MICI) to discuss the proposed refinery and tour the Puerto Armuelles site (Ref A). Favorably impressed with Panama's economic and p [...] | 2006-12-19 18:50:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD PGOV PM |
| 06PANAMA2451 | PANAMA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Panama continues to be a strong partner with the United States in the global war on terrorism. The Panama Canal is the country's most important economic asset. Any act of terrorism that closes off the Canal could severely impact Panama's economy, the United States, and other [...] | 2006-12-29 18:49:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO KHLS PM |
| 06PANAMA267 | PANAMA: RULING PARTY LEGISLATORS DISGRUNTLED AT [...] (SBU) PRD legislators are angry at President Martin Torrijos for failing to consult and for ordering them around. Several ruling-party legislators told Emboff recently that they are disappointed and feel "used" by a Torrijos leadership style they see as arrogant, high-handed, presumptuous, an [...] | 2006-02-10 22:06:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SNAR PM |
| 06PANAMA303 | EMBASSY ACTS TO REPAIR RELATIONS WITH PANAMANIAN [...] (C) Ambassador recently held two dinners linked to Islamic religious celebrations to launch an Embassy effort to help create an atmosphere of mutual respect and candid interchange and to reverse increasing local perceptions of anti-Muslim policy bias by the United States. The Ambassador's effort [...] | 2006-02-15 20:48:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PM |
| 06PANAMA317 | RETIREES & INVESTORS FLOCK TO SUNNY, SAFE & [...] SUMMARY. With an estimated 30 million Americans scheduled to retire in 2006 (and every year for the next 18),the race is on for affordable attractive property in mild climates. Panama is set to become the third most popular destination for American expatriates in the hemisphere following M [...] | 2006-02-17 15:25:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV BTIO CASC CPAS CMGT KMRS |
| 06PANAMA320 | PANAMA: G/TIP AND WHA/PPC VISIT TO PANAMA FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy greatly appreciated the visit of GTIP Reports Officer Linda Brown and WHA/PPC Senior Advisor Mike Puccetti. Meetings with Government of Panama (GOP),EmbOffs, and visits to NGO were productive and helpful. Embassy looks forward to working with GTIP to complete the annual Traf [...] | 2006-02-17 21:11:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PM |
| 06PANAMA337 | PANAMA -- CHINA RECOGNITION HANDWRITING IS ON THE [...] (U) This message contains an action request. (See para 3.) SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) Panamanian presidential advisor Jorge Ritter on February 20 detailed Panama's thinking about diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for DCM, which he called a "medium-term" pros [...] | 2006-02-21 21:50:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PM SP CH TW HO |
| 06PANAMA340 | PANAMA: ADDITIONAL PROJECT FOR FY 2006 [...] (U) Panama is pleased to submit an FY 2006 anti-TIP project proposal additional to that contained in reftel B. The proposal comes from the Panamanian Attorney General's Office (PGR) and asks for $125,000 to purchase computer systems, faxes, and digital cameras for the 11 Prosecuting Attorneys [...] | 2006-02-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG |
| 06PANAMA36 | EXIT INTERVIEW WITH FORMER PANAMANIAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Former Secretary for Planning and Goals Ebrahim Asvat commented on President Torrijos's leadership style, the possibility of an early 2006 cabinet shakeup, and the timing of a future Canal referendum in a December meeting with POL Counselor. Always outspoken and provocative, the bespeckled, g [...] | 2006-01-06 19:27:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR EFIN PM |
| 06PANAMA360 | PANAMA - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The resolution of a number of investment dispute cases in recent years opened the way for the April 2004 start of bilateral negotiations for a free trade agreement between the United States and Panama. 2. Traditionally, Panama has maintained a rather liberal regime for foreign investment [...] | 2006-02-24 20:39:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR PM |
| 06PANAMA364 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel EmbOffs confirmed the bonafides of Inmunex, SA. Inmunex (International Munitions and Explosives) is a new company registered with Panama's Public Registry in December 2004. The Ministry of Government and Justice Public Security Director told EmbOffs that in its short history Inmun [...] | 2006-02-25 11:05:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PN |
| 06PANAMA380 | PANAMA 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) During 2005 Panama continued its anti-TIP efforts and enforcement of Law 16, the anti-TIP legislation enacted in 2004. Embassy believes trafficking in Panama is overwhelmingly internal to the country and limited in scale. Panama worked closely with the International Labor Organization [...] | 2006-03-01 18:03:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 06PANAMA40 | PANAMANIAN COMPTROLLER DANI KUZNIECKY ALERT TO [...] (C) Comptroller General Dani Kuzniecky recently met with Emboff to discuss questionable public bidding cases that had attracted his negative attention. They included the Tocumen airport duty free zone (which involved an American company),the unrelated Pacific "mega-port" project involving a [...] | 2006-01-06 22:48:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BEXP PM |
| 06PANAMA473 | OAS CICTE VI DELEGATION PREPARATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 18:46:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL ECON MARR MASS CVIS OAS VE |
| 06PANAMA540 | PANAMA: INTERNAL RULING-PARTY DYNAMICS AS JOSTLING [...] (U) "The Veeps" is Part III in a three-part series on Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) inner dynamics. Part I: The Front Runners (reftel A). Part II: The Unwanted One (reftel B). SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The PRD's vice presidential candidate in 2009 is likely to be Balbina Herrera o [...] | 2006-03-24 19:20:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PM |
| 06PANAMA610 | PANAMA: JUDICIAL PROCESS FINALLY BEGINS FOR [...] (C) Embassy is closely following the money laundering case of former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman. The probable cause hearing began on March 30, 2006 following a four-month postponement (for a defense attorney's emergency dental work). Judge Adolfo Mejia, assigned as a replacement justic [...] | 2006-04-03 21:53:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PM PREL |
| 06PANAMA723 | SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR ARCOS APRIL 26-28 VISIT [...] (U) This message is confidential. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Panama, I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. We see your visit as a key element of our strategy to partner with Panama on its Secure Trade and Transportation [...] | 2006-04-20 18:54:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PM PREL |
| 06PANAMA824 | PANAMA: PRESIDENT TORRIJOS SHAKES UP CABINET [...] (SBU) President Martin Torrijos announced three major changes in his cabinet during a nationwide radio and TV address this afternoon. The much anticipated changes come twenty months into the Torrijos presidency and were the subject of widespread rumors for several weeks. In the Ministry of [...] | 2006-04-28 22:45:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PM PREL |
| 06PANAMA897 | PANAMA SNAPSHOT FOR PRESIDENT TORRIJOS'S VISIT TO [...] (U) This message is intended as a scenesetter for A/S Shannon and former President Bush's May 11 meeting with President Torrijos. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Embassy's relations with the Torrijos government (GOP) are warm and bilateral cooperation on security and anti-narcotics matters r [...] | 2006-05-10 23:00:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD PM CU VE CH |
| 06PANAMA919 | PANAMA: REHABILITATING THE DICTATORSHIP [...] (C) A joke making the rounds in Panama is that the only ex-Panamanian Defense Force (PDF) officer who hasn't found a job in the Torrijos government is Manuel Noriega. The late-April elevation of former Dignity Battalions chief Benjamin Colamarco to the cabinet as Minister of Public Works is [...] | 2006-05-12 21:40:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PM VE CU |
| 06PANAMA951 | PANAMANIAN JUDGE ORDERS DETENTION OF FORMER [...] (SBU) As first reported by Panamanian television early May 18, Panamanian Judge Adolfo Mejia has ruled that the money laundering case against former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman and cronies (reftels) will go forward. Ruling on the evidence presented during a March 30 hearing, Mejia o [...] | 2006-05-18 21:26:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SNAR PM NU |
| 06PARAMARIBO105 | VENEZUELA DEFENDS IAEA VOTE ON IRAN IN THE [...] (U) Under the heading "Venezuela Justifies Its Vote Against IAEA," De West, a Surinamese daily paper published a press release on February 20 from sources at the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The paper, which has the smallest circulation in Suriname, ran the article on its second pag [...] | 2006-02-22 10:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL EU AORC ENRG NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO135 | BOUTERSE'S NDP PARLIAMENTARY FRACTION LEADER STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 20 Jenny Geerlings-Simons stepped down as the leader of the opposition National Democrat Party (NDP) fraction in the National Assembly (DNA),causing a political stir within her party. While her reasons were vague, political observers cite an increasing rift between [...] | 2006-03-03 17:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO155 | CONTINUED CONCERN OVER BOUTERSE'S NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Former military dictator and convicted narcotics trafficker Desi Bouterse's recent statements claiming current conditions in Suriname are similar to those just prior to his 1980 coup have heightened public unease over Suriname's future stability. Adding to the atmosphere was a r [...] | 2006-03-14 12:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO191 | ATTORNEY GENERAL PRAISES DEA ASSISTANCE, CALLS FOR [...] (U) Summary. In recent public statements, Attorney General Subhas Punwasi reiterated his commitment to combating narcotics, praised cooperation between the Government of Suriname (GOS) and DEA, and expressed a desire to increase law enforcement ties with Guyana to stem the increasing quantity [...] | 2006-03-31 17:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO201 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON SURINAME CALL FOR [...] This cable is an action request --- see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) On January 19 Suriname's Attorney General Subhas Punwasi publicly made a plea for the U.S. to expand its bilateral cooperation with Suriname by taking better advantage of the "Shiprider" Agreement, which entered into force in Aug [...] | 2006-04-07 17:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR KCRM PGOV PHSA NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO214 | STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY: DVC SPARKS DISCUSSION ON [...] (U) Embassy Paramaribo held a Digital Video Conference (DVC) titled "Preparing for Elections, It's Never too Early to Start" on April 7 to stimulate discussion between U.S. and Surinamese election experts on improving electoral systems in Suriname. Over the last decade, democracy has taken ho [...] | 2006-04-13 20:19:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO217 | DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-18 19:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV PREL PTER |
| 06PARAMARIBO23 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND [...] (SBU) Further to the readiness assessment of Government of Suriname (GOS) capabilities conveyed ref (b),post notes that the GOS avian flu working group, consisting of government entities and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),had not as of January 9 yet completed its promised avian [...] | 2006-01-12 17:40:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AMER NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO266 | HEAVY FLOODING IN SURINAME'S INTERIOR DISPLACES [...] (U) Heavy flooding associated with significant rainfall over the last six days is affecting an estimated 175 villages located along Suriname's interior riverways. The government has yet to declare the floods a national disaster, but is calling the situation a "serious crisis." The government [...] | 2006-05-08 20:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO270 | SITUATION UPDATE 1: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S [...] (U) President Ronald Venetiaan officially declared the regions of Suriname affected by recent heavy flooding (See reftel) as disaster areas in a short evening address to the nation on May 9. The declared disaster zones include areas along the upper Suriname and upper Marowijne rivers. Accordin [...] | 2006-05-09 20:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO272 | PARTICULARS CONCERNING SEPTEMBER REGIONAL [...] (U) As noted in reftel, the Government of Suriname will host an international anti-narcotics conference from 7-8 September 2006 in Paramaribo. The Minister of Justice and Police Chandrikapersad Santokhi has now formally invited representatives of the U.S. Government to attend the conference vi [...] | 2006-05-10 14:40:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO286 | GROWING DIVIDE WITHIN PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S [...] (U) Summary. President Ronald Venetiaan's eight-party governing coalition is becoming increasingly fractured as squabbles have escalated into testy standoffs in recent weeks. The Javanese-based Pertjaja Luhur's (PL) temporary refusal to attend National Assembly sessions (DNA) over a personnel [...] | 2006-05-16 19:13:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO33 | INL ASSISTANCE CONTRIBUTING TO CASH SMUGGLING [...] (U) Summary. On December 29 Surinamese police in the western district of Nickerie seized USD 391,000 from a Guyanese man attempting to board a boat to neighboring Guyana after leaping from a helicopter that dropped him on the bank of the Corantijn River. Post's INL assistance is playing a rol [...] | 2006-01-18 19:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO340 | THIRTY YEARS OF SURINAMESE CHINESE DIPLOMATIC [...] (C/NF) The Chinese government continues it high profile activities in Suriname and the Surinamese government, if not the general public, is responding warmly. Chinese Ambassador to Suriname Chen Jinghua hosted a reception may 26 to mark thirty years of diplomatic relations between the PRC and [...] | 2006-06-09 14:31:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CH NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO343 | INCREASED VENEZUELAN ACTIVISM IN SURINAME HAS [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela's profile in Suriname is on the rise thanks to economic initiatives such as PetroCaribe, a joint Cuban-Venezuelan health care assistance program, and a steady public relations campaign by its Embassy over the past year. Despite this heightened engagement, Venezuela's act [...] | 2006-06-09 18:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KCRM MARR SOCI SCUL VE |
| 06PARAMARIBO353 | INDONESIA SEEKS SURINAME'S SUPPORT FOR SECURITY [...] (U) On June 7, a special envoy from the Government of Indonesia, Ambassador Ambassador Soemadi D.M. Brotodininggrat, met with President Venetiaan, according to the evening newspaper "De West." Ambassador Brotodininggrat reportedly discussed Indonesia's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on th [...] | 2006-06-12 19:01:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO392 | SUMMARY OF SURINAMESE PRESS COVERAGE OF ROGER KHAN [...] The arrest of Roger Khan and the USG's request for his extradition has dominated the news since Friday. Post provides a summary of Surinamese press coverage in chronological order to explain the action-reaction of Surinamese officials as they attempt to gain consensus on the disposition of Rog [...] | 2006-06-22 12:46:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO399 | DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED ROGER KHAN ACTIVITIES [...] (S/NF) WHAT IS THE STATUS OF DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED "ROGER" KHAN'S CURRENT RELATIONSHIP? Khan and Bouterse are partners in the drug trade, according to sensitive sourcing. The police suspect that Surinamese citizen Steven Douglas, the owner of local fishing and hunting store "Tacklebo [...] | 2006-06-23 18:39:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV GY NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO417 | REQUEST TO CLARIFY EXTRADITION PROCESS UNDER [...] (U) This is an action request; see para four. 2. (SBU) Suriname remains an important transit country for drugs, with estimates of up to 2-4 metric tons per month moving through the country. Stepped up policing efforts suggest that persons of interest to the United States are likely to be [...] | 2006-07-03 18:00:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS CJAN NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO424 | SUMMARY OF SURINAMESE PRESS COVERAGE OF ROGER KHAN [...] The deportation of Roger Khan from Suriname continues to receive both front-page and electronic media coverage this week. (See reftel A and B for earlier coverage). The Times of Suriname published the results of an opinion poll conducted on July 5 by a respected Surinamese polling organiza [...] | 2006-07-06 19:17:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO425 | Venezuelan Independence Celebrations: a Blooper in [...] (U) The Venezuelan Embassy in Paramaribo marked the 195th anniversary of independence with a string of events. Celebrations kicked off with an art exhibit on June 30, followed by an evening of Venezuelan food and culture and the crowning of the Queen of the Venezuelan Cultural Institute, a wre [...] | 2006-07-07 18:15:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI VE NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO431 | MORE ON THE CHINESE IN SURINAME [...] (C) Summary: Recent interactions with the departing Chinese ambassador reflect his country's deepening presence in Suriname as well as a tolerance for unsavory politicians on the local scene. The new Chinese ambassador to Suriname comes from the PRC Embassy in Washington, D.C. End summary [...] | 2006-07-11 19:34:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR CH |
| 06PARAMARIBO46 | ATTORNEY GENERAL PUBLICLY PRESSES FOR MORE [...] (SBU) On January 19 Suriname's Attorney General Subhas Punwasi publicly made a plea for the U.S. to expand its bilateral cooperation with Suriname by taking better advantage of the "Shiprider" Agreement, which entered into force in August 1999. Punwasi's comments were unexpected as the "Shipr [...] | 2006-01-25 18:39:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR KCRM PGOV PHSA NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO463 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] Embassy staff visited the Shooting Club of Suriname located at Molenpad 73, Paramaribo, Suriname to conduct the requested site visit (reftel). Per conversation with Mr. Roland Tjin Wong Joe manager/consignee on July 12, Embassy submits responses to questions posed by the Blue Lantern Coordina [...] | 2006-07-25 19:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO690 | USOAS AMBASSADOR MAISTO VISIT DEMONSTRATES USG COMMITMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Overcoming logistical challenges which significantly shortened his visit, Ambassador John Maisto was an eloquent spokesperson for USG policy in the hemisphere, focusing on democracy, development and multilateralism. In meetings with President Venetiaan, the Ministers of Home Aff [...] | 2006-10-30 16:33:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN ETRD NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO72 | SURINAME'S POLICE ACADEMY TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-06 15:39:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR EAID PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO722 | EMOTIONS OF SURINAMESE POLITICIANS TRUMP [...] (C) SUMMARY On Tuesday, November 9, the President and Vice President of Suriname cancelled their meetings with visiting Dutch Minister of Planning and Development Agnes van Ardenne. News sources reported that the sudden change in schedules was seen as a protest against the recent security ch [...] | 2006-11-09 18:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO748 | U.S. SPONSORED JAZZ NIGHT FURTHERS CULTURAL SUPPORT, [...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Paramaribo sponsored a Jazz Night at Caf Tori Oso on Thursday which marked the opening of the annual Jazz Festival in Suriname, and gave Embassy officials the opportunity to develop and strengthen relations with contacts, show U.S. support for cultural events in Suriname [...] | 2006-11-24 17:00:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP OPRC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO758 | CONFUSION REIGNS ON SURINAME'S NATIONAL DAY PARADE [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. participation in Suriname's National Day parade was cancelled at the last minute, reportedly on orders from President Venetiaan. Post sees no snub intended, but rather a lack of coordination and clearance within the GOS as the primary reason. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Despit [...] | 2006-11-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO MARR NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO771 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (C) Per Reftel Embassy Paramaribo, Suriname designating as TFCO and deputy TFCO: a. TFCO: Genton, Thomas R., Title - Deputy Chief of Mission, Phone Number - (597) 472900 Ext 2202, Email - GentonTR@state.gov) b. Deputy TFCO: Sanders, Jesse L., Title - Chief of Political-Economi [...] | 2006-12-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO774 | U.S. SPONSORED MEDIA TRAINING GENERATES EXTENSIVE COVERAGE, [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy sponsored Broadcast Journalism Workshops in Suriname from October 12 - 21, 2006. The trainings, held in Suriname's two largest cities, generated extensive positive media coverage on TV and radio and in the newspapers. In addition, the media training laid the groundwork for [...] | 2006-12-06 14:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OPRC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO796 | SURINAME: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO NS PTER |
| 06PARAMARIBO96 | COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW SURINAME'S [...] (U) On February 9, Minister of Justice and Police Chandrikapersad Santokhi established the 'International Criminal Court Commission.' The commission's main tasks are to advise the Government of Suriname (GOS) on the country's accession to the Statute of Rome; to advise the government on signin [...] | 2006-02-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID NS |
| 06PARIS1010 | MFA OFFERS ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON IRANIAN [...] (C) During a February 15 discussion with poloff, MFA DAS-equivalent for Iran/Iraq/Arabian Gulf Affairs Antoine Sivan offered additional details on Iranian government manipulation of the Mohammed cartoon controversy, which he said led to a violent protest last week which targeted the French em [...] | 2006-02-16 18:01:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR KISL FR |
| 06PARIS1011 | FRANCE/C.A.R.: MFA ENCOURAGED BUT CONCERNS REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA officials on February 15 stressed continuing GOF interest in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.),based on its strategic location, role in regional crises, and precarious status as an impoverished state that could become a failed state. The MFA officials claimed P [...] | 2006-02-16 18:03:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CT FR |
| 06PARIS1031 | SEGOLENE ROYAL DISCUSSES STRATEGY FOR 2007, TRIP [...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting with Ambassador, Socialist Party (PS) presidential hopeful, current media darling and president of the Poitou-Charentes region Segolene Royal left no doubt as to her determination to win election as president of France in 2007. She matter-of-factly assessed [...] | 2006-02-17 16:14:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
| 06PARIS1103 | FRANCE REPORTS FIRST CASE OF AVIAN FLU IN [...] Summary: French authorities confirmed on February 18 the first case of avian flu in a wild duck on French territory. The government has extended the confinement of poultry to all departments of continental France. Vaccination of fowl is imminent in areas where confinement is difficult to en [...] | 2006-02-22 16:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO CASC AMGT FR |
| 06PARIS1113 | UDF LEADER FRANCOIS BAYROU REVIEWS HIS CENTRIST [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with Ambassador Stapleton on February 16, Union for French Democracy (UDF) leader Francois Bayrou reaffirmed "that France needs a centrist alternative" (ref B). He admitted, however, that the French persist in thinking in terms of "right and left," making it unlikely [...] | 2006-02-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
| 06PARIS1118 | TOGO/FRANCE: EX-MINISTER BOKO UPSET AND AFRAID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Togo's ex-Interior Minister Francois Boko said on February 17 that he was very upset by apparent press leaks concerning his testimony about the November 6, 2004, bombing incident in Cote d'Ivoire. Boko had told a French judge investigating the incident that French authorities h [...] | 2006-02-23 14:47:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PINR TO IV FR |
| 06PARIS1141 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - Middle East - Iraq [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 11:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
| 06PARIS1144 | FIRST APPARENT CASE OF AVIAN FLU IN FRENCH [...] (U) Summary: Early on February 24, France's Agriculture Minister confirmed that a flock of domestic turkeys contained highly pathogenic H5 virus. Laboratory results, expected shortly, have yet to confirm definitively the H5N1 strain. However, the flock of turkeys - since culled - was locat [...] | 2006-02-24 12:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO CASC AMGT FR |
| 06PARIS1184 | CHIKUNGUNYA EPIDEMIC ON REUNION ISLAND - [...] (U) Summary: A chikungunya (`chik') mosquito-borne viral epidemic in the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion has become a serious political problem in Paris. Health Minister Bertrand in particular has been roundly criticized for "under-estimating" the epidemic. In an attempt to rein in th [...] | 2006-02-24 17:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC FR |
| 06PARIS1251 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER RAYMOND BARRE SHARES [...] (C) In a February 21 meeting with Ambassador Stapleton, former prime minister Raymond Barre cautioned against any overconfidence that right-wing, nativist and xenophobic sentiment in France might be something of the past. If anything, in Barre's view, popular reaction to urban unrest and other [...] | 2006-02-28 17:32:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON |
| 06PARIS1264 | MEDIA REACTION REPORT - President Bush to India [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-01 11:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR FR |
| 06PARIS1282 | SUDAN -- URGENT DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Pol/MC discussed AMIS re-hatting (ref) with MFA Africa Bureau PDAS Elisabeth Barbier March 1. Barbier fully concurred with our analysis of the current situation, and undertook to review what the French might be able to do in support of the demarches we are making in Tripoli, Cairo and e [...] | 2006-03-01 13:10:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU KPKO FR |
| 06PARIS1296 | (C) MFA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO EU-3 ON [...] (C) Summary: In a preliminary reaction to the U.S. white paper on Syria/Lebanon (ref A),MFA A/S-equivalent for NEA Thibault sought to emphasize the positive, while offering a variety of legalistic arguments on why EU sanctions on Syria were inadvisable or unachievable at this juncture. Thiba [...] | 2006-03-01 18:58:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY LE FR |
| 06PARIS1304 | PARIS CONFERENCE ON INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. President Chirac can call his "Conference on Innovative Financing for Development" a success, at least by the standards the GOF had very likely set at the outset: during the Conference, eleven countries announced their intention to follow the French example and institute a tax [...] | 2006-03-02 10:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EIND FR |
| 06PARIS1331 | IRAN/IAEA: FRENCH SHARE U.S. ASSESSMENT OF LATEST [...] (C) On March 2, we delivered ref A points, minus the "if asked" section, on U.S. views of the latest IAEA report to Etienne de Gonneville, an MFA action officer handling non-proliferation issues in the Strategic Affairs directorate. De Gonneville skimmed the U.S. text and remarked that our as [...] | 2006-03-02 17:36:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR FR IAEA |
| 06PARIS1335 | FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART I [...] Answers below are keyed to section and para numbers in reftel. Embassy Paris TIP point of contact is Kim Baker, bakerke@state.gov. Phone 33 1 43 12 23 93 (or IVG 8-498-2393),fax 33 1 43 12 26 63. Time spent on TIP report: FS-04 poloff: 80 hours. FS-1 Deputy Political Counselor: 4 hours [...] | 2006-03-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI |
| 06PARIS1338 | FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART II [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI |
| 06PARIS1347 | 2/27 STRAW - DOUSTE-BLAZY MEETING: MAINLY MIDDLE [...] (C/NF) Summary: UK embassy contacts described the February 27 Straw-Douste-Blazy working dinner as focused primarily on the two ministers' planned joint trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, with no agreement on timing. Douste-Blazy wants the trip to take place before Israeli electio [...] | 2006-03-03 13:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL IS IR PARM ECON PINR UK AF FR |
| 06PARIS1411 | FM LIVNI VISIT REINFORCES UPSWING IN [...] (C) Summary: Israel embassy contacts stressed positive atmospherics during FM Livni's March 1 meetings with French PM Villepin and FM Douste-Blazy. Israeli contacts were struck by the degree to which Livni found common ground with French officials, Villepin in particular, despite differences [...] | 2006-03-06 18:10:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL IR FR |
| 06PARIS1455 | FRENCH VISIT OF POLISH PRESIDENT, FEBRUARY 24, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chirac and Prime Minister de Villepin received Polish President Lech Kaczynski on February 24 for his first visit to France since taking office. Chirac and Kaczynski discussed the future of the Weimar Triangle and the European constitutional treaty, and Chirac told Kaczy [...] | 2006-03-07 15:12:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FR PO EUN |
| 06PARIS1465 | New Visa Regulation [...] This message contains an action request. See Paragraph 4. 2. During the course of their meeting January 31 in Paris, France's Trade Minister-delegate, Christine Lagarde asked Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick about a pending visa regulation. In sum, the minister understands that the US [...] | 2006-03-07 17:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CVIS FR |
| 06PARIS1487 | SHUTTING DOWN THE PKK IN FRANCE AND GERMANY: [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 17:15:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL TU GM FR |
| 06PARIS1488 | SUPPORTING THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reftel points were delivered to French officials at the MFA and CEA (Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique) who recommended to USG attention French President Chirac's immediate public statement in support of the U.S.-India agreement as well as his own visit to India a week prior to [...] | 2006-03-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA KNNP PREL ENRG PARM ETTC IN FR |
| 06PARIS1497 | FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ ARE A MAJOR FRENCH CONCERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Since 2004, French counterterrorism authorities have focused on the threat posed by foreign fighters going to Iraq. For those departing France for Iraq, the GOF fears that they will become hardened and experienced terrorists, and will eventually return to France to plan attack [...] | 2006-03-09 09:35:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ASEC PTER PREL PGOV CG XA XF XG XI FR |
| 06PARIS1510 | SOME MOD THINKING ON NATO, DARFUR, AND ARM SALES [...] (S) Summary: In a March 8 meeting, senior MOD officials affirmed that the French Government has embargoed arms sales to Venezuela, although the decision may still not be final. On Darfur, France is not opposed to a NATO assistance role, but officials cautioned that the West, whether NATO or EU, [...] | 2006-03-09 13:12:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL MARR FR EUN NATO |
| 06PARIS1680 | CHAD: FRENCH OFFER FEW COMMENTS ON UNSUCCESSFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: French response to the thwarted coup attempt in Chad, both from the GOF and in the press, has been muted. Isabelle Guisnel (deputy to the DAS-equivalent for West Africa at the MFA) said that France remained vigilant but that the attempted coup had produced little visible disru [...] | 2006-03-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CD FR |
| 06PARIS1681 | SARKOZY ADVISOR ON FIRST EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, END [...] (C) Summary: Former Industry Minister and close Sarkozy advisor Patrick Devedjian predicted March 15 that student and labor union opposition to the First Employment Contract (CPE) was spreading and might yet become a major test for the government. In any event, he believed that PM de Villepin [...] | 2006-03-16 15:31:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL FR SOCI PINR EUN |
| 06PARIS1699 | FRENCH ON PM DE VILLEPIN'S MARCH 13 WORKING VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the French MFA, counter-terrorism and energy policy were the two central topics of Prime Minister de Villepin's March 13 talks in Madrid with Spanish Prime Minister Zapateros. Prior to the ministerial, the French sent a strong message to the Spanish MFA on their dissatisfa [...] | 2006-03-16 17:19:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SP FR SY LE |
| 06PARIS1700 | FRENCH MFA AGREES ON NEED FOR GREATER EU [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials share U.S. concerns on the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria, and have recommended that the GoF seek an EU presidency statement and joint EU demarche in Damascus to address the issue. MFA officials did not see much prospect for addressing Syria human rig [...] | 2006-03-16 18:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LE SY FR |
| 06PARIS1719 | (C) FRENCH MFA ON POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) On the margins of a March 15 discussion on human rights in Syria (reftel),MFA DAS-equivalent for Egypt/Levant Herve Besancenot commented briefly on March 8-9 political consultations in Cairo between France and Egypt, for which the French delegation was led by MFA Political Director Stanis [...] | 2006-03-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY EG KISL UNSC FR |
| 06PARIS1720 | FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER RICHARD: INSIGHTS ON EU [...] (C) In a meeting March 9, Ambassador Stapleton and former defense minister Alain Richard exchanged views on the roles of NATO and the ESDP, on the steady continuity in France's defense policies under Richard's successor (current Defense Minister Michele Aliot-Marie),and on French domestic pol [...] | 2006-03-17 15:51:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON MARR |
| 06PARIS1721 | SUDAN: FRANCE TO CONSIDER WAYS OF ENCOURAGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF PDAS Elisabeth Barbier said on March 17 that France would consider whether and how best to encourage other countries to support a rapid conversion of AMIS into a UN operation for Sudan. She agreed with us that the AU decision to transition AMIS to a UN mission was not c [...] | 2006-03-17 16:00:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SOCI SU FR |
| 06PARIS1751 | (S) SHIELD S59-05 FRENCH REPONSE TO AUSTRALIA [...] (S) On March 16 Embassy received the GOF's reponse to ref demarche delivered to MFA in January. The non-paper - in French and classified at the DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL level - confirms that the MFA followed-up the Iranian procurement of possible dual-use items from the French firm CILAS by the I [...] | 2006-03-20 11:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR FR CBW |
| 06PARIS1817 | Ambassador Harty learns France will produce e passport [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary Maura Harty, accompanied by Paris Deputy Chief of Mission Karl Hofmann and Consul General Donald E. Wells met on March 10 with Claude Gueant, the Cabinet Director at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to discuss the French government's progress in developing an electro [...] | 2006-03-21 16:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS FR |
| 06PARIS1818 | U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION INITIATIVE: [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-21 16:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG PREL FR |
| 06PARIS1823 | FRANCE AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT: JOB PROTECTIONISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Press reports claim that France has identified at least 20 firms, including ten blue chips, that merit GOF protection from foreign takeovers. Foreign takeovers have developed a strong political and social dimension, given the government goal of reducing unemployment before 200 [...] | 2006-03-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ELAB PGOV FR |
| 06PARIS1843 | MFA DAS DISCUSSES OFFENSIVE IN CHAD AND UPCOMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Bruno Foucher on March 21 discussed developments in Chad, notably the GOC's offensive against rebel forces that began early on March 21. Foucher said that, if successful, the offensive could solidify Deby's regime and reduce Sudan's ability to [...] | 2006-03-22 14:59:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS CD FR |
| 06PARIS1855 | FRENCH GOVERNMENT INTENDS DISTRIBUTION OF SECURE E- [...] SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Maura Harty and Paris Consul General Donald E. Wells met with the Director of French consular services, Francois Barry Martin Delongchamps at France's MFA on March 10. Ambassador Harty learned the GOF intends to begin distribution of its e-p [...] | 2006-03-22 17:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT ETRD CVIS FR |
| 06PARIS1893 | UPDATE ON "SHUTTING DOWN THE PKK IN FRANCE" [...] (S/NF) Per reftels, following is an update to actions taken by post regarding the presence of the PKK on French soil. 2. (S/NF) DCM met with Turkish DCM Suleyman Ozyildiz to review our approaches. Ozyildiz traced the history of French openness to Turkish exiles and tendency to view more l [...] | 2006-03-24 13:33:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL TU FR |