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07VIENNA1881	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 16, 2007 [...] All Austrian media give prominent coverage to the major civil trial, which is set to begin in a Vienna court today. Nine people are facing charges of breach of trust, fraud and false accounting in connection with speculation losses incurred by the formerly union-owned bank Bawag. Those on trial [...]	2007-07-16 13:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU

07VIENNA1928	AUSTRIA OFFERS LAME EXCUSES FOR RELEASE OF RIZA [...] (S) Following an initial run-around with GoA bureaucrats, the Minister of Justice's Chief of Staff, Albin Dearing, briefed the Charge and Acting EconPol Counselor July 19 on the Riza Altun case. Dearing acknowledged that there had been an internal GoA communication breakdown, as Austrian pol [...]	2007-07-20 16:24:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KTFN AU TU
07VIENNA1996	LATEST TELECOM DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRIA [...] After strong growth over the past 10 years, total telecom sales in Austria declined slightly in 2006 due to downward pressure on prices in the mobile phone sector and a significant drop in demand in the fixed-wire phone segment. Austrian mobile phone operators will implement the EU Roaming Re [...]	2007-07-27 08:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD USTR AU
07VIENNA2015	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 30, 2007 [...] In an interview with independent daily "Salzburger Nachrichten," Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer criticizes his coalition colleague Erwin Buchinger's latest political proposals. Buchinger's demand for a four-percent pay rise for employees was an intervention into the affairs of the social part [...]	2007-07-30 12:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2064	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 2, 2007 [...] Even though he had lost the BAWAG bank 639 million dollars in October 1998, the bank's managing board gave Wolfgang Flttl another 330,000 million dollars to continue his speculations. On the 11th day of the BAWAG trial, the former Secretary General of the bank, Peter Nakowitz, confirmed that Wo [...]	2007-08-02 13:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2082	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 7, 2007 [...] All Austrian median continue to report on the trial of nine former managers of bank Bawag, which has entered its fourth week. The key question is why the bank under CEO Helmut Elsner gave co-defendant and former investment banker Wolfgang Floettl hundreds of millions of dollars in additional fu [...]	2007-08-07 11:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2113	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 10, 2007 [...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer of the Social Democrats (SPOe) has appointed Green Party politician Andreas Wabl as his personal representative for climate issues. Gusenbauer said Wabl will oversee projects to combat climate change and manage special funds allocated by the coalition government for [...]	2007-08-10 13:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA212	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 27, 2007 [...] FPOe boss Heinz-Christian Strache is expected to give what he called an "unambiguous and definite statement" on the series of controversial photos showing him during a paintball game and giving a neo-Nazi salute, which emerged last week. FPOe sources at the weekend claimed the pictures originat [...]	2007-01-29 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2187	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 22, 2007 [...] Speaking on ORF television on Tuesday, Freedom Party boss Heinz-Christian Strache ruled out a rapprochement or teaming-up of his party with the FPOe spin-off BZOe. Strache also announced that he and the Freedom Party would "certainly run" in the Carinthian provincial elections. The province nee [...]	2007-08-23 07:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2204	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 24, 2007 [...] The leader of the Freedom Party (FPOe),Heinz-Christian Strache, has acknowledged that he had contacts with the German neo-Nazi group Wiking Jugend, which was banned in 1994. ORF television quotes Strache as stressing that he was never a member and that he was last in touch with the group in 19 [...]	2007-08-24 12:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA223	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 30, 2007 [...] The leader of Austria's Freedom Party, Heinz Christian Strache, has said he never was a neo-Nazi and would never be one. Strache spoke at a press conference called to answer allegations he had links to the far-right scene, after a series of photographs surfaced, one of which appears to show him [...]	2007-01-30 15:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2340	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 05, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-05 13:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2364	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 10, 2007 [...] A recent survey by polling institute Gallup has revealed that almost 50 percent of Austrians disapprove of the SPOe-OeVP coalition government's work so far. The government will have to do far better from now on, if it wants to convince the people it is doing a good job, one daily argues, and po [...]	2007-09-10 12:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA240	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 01, 2007 [...] Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer presented the SPOe-OeVP coalition's government program in the Upper House of Parliament, the Bundesrat, yesterday. Key issues on his agenda, the Chancellor emphasized, are cutting unemployment by providing better education and training opportunities, and i [...]	2007-02-01 15:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA241	LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 15:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN
07VIENNA2425	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 17, 2007 [...] Ahead of sessions resuming after the summer recess today, Austrian Parliamentary President Barbara Prammer of the SPOe outlines the key issues Parliament will be expected to address in 2007/2008. Topics include decisions on the EU reform treaty, Prammer says, and underscores that in her view an [...]	2007-09-17 13:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2428	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 18, 2007 [...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer is to meet with religious leaders, including leaders from Austria's Islamic Community, today. Talks are aimed at defusing a debate over Islam's presence in the country in the wake of arrests of four suspected Islamist militants in Austria and Canada last week. Gusen [...]	2007-09-18 12:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2466	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 21, 2007 [...] The wife of Wolfgang Floettl, one of the key defendants in the trial surrounding the Bawag banking scandal took the witness stand Thursday, as one of the most closely-watched trials in recent Austrian history continues to grind on. Anne Eisenhower, the granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhow [...]	2007-09-21 09:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2482	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 25, 2007 [...] Austria's Data Protection Commission does not issue a good report for the state authorities and companies with regard to their handling of sensitive data. In their Data Protection Report 2005-1007, the Commission has made a case for urgent legislative action in three areas: Information on cred [...]	2007-09-25 11:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2489	AUSTRIA, ESDP, AND BATTLEGROUPS: ANOTHER CHALLENGE [...] (C) Austria's expected early November final cabinet decision to assign troops to EU battlegroups has already prompted one dust-up between the Defense and Foreign Ministries, with FonMin Plassnik opposing DefMin Darabos' statement that Austrian troops could only deploy on an EU mission under a [...]	2007-09-26 08:51:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EU AU
07VIENNA2499	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 26, 2007 [...] Contrary to the recommendations of a SPOe/OeVP expert group, there will be a separate asylum court - Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer has announced that a respective decision will be made this year and that the new institution will begin its work in the first half of 2008. The intention is to r [...]	2007-09-27 13:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2525	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 28, 2007 [...] The good economic figures have made it possible: Austria's provinces and communities will get a considerably larger share from federal tax revenues. An agreement on revenue sharing was concluded between the federal government and the provinces and communities, according to which the former wil [...]	2007-09-28 11:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2526	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 27, 2007 [...] Austrian Minister of the Interior G\|nther Platter wants to avoid fixed deadlines that give asylum seekers the right to stay in Austria indefinitely and favors instead the current practice according to which each case is to be examined individually. This is his answer to the discussion about the [...]	2007-09-28 11:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2565	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 1, 2007 [...] After a week's hiatus, the Bawag trial will resume on Monday with more prominent politicians testifying. The first to testify is former Federal Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, followed by former Vice-Governor of the National Bank, Gertrude Tumpl-Gugerell. On Wednesday, former Minister of Finance an [...]	2007-10-04 14:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2603	AUSTRIAN POSITIONS AT AND EXPECTATIONS OF 10/15 [...] (C) Summary. According to the Austrian MFA European Correspondent (EC),the WTO/DDA negotiations have been dropped from the agenda of the 10/15 GAERC. He expects only perfunctory discussion of Libya and Russia. The MEPP discussion will focus on a German proposal to develop an EU action plan [...]	2007-10-12 08:26:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL EUN AU
07VIENNA2639	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 17, 2007 [...] Austria is to significantly improve its handling of asylum cases, the government has said. Funds will be released to provide more staff to process applications for asylum, according to Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer of the People's Party (OeVP). The coalition government h [...]	2007-10-17 13:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2656	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 19, 2007 [...] Only a day after the SPOe-OeVP coalition reached swift agreement on giving police greater powers to search personal computers online, critics are suggesting the new bill may violate constitutional rights. According to semi-official daily Wiener Zeitung, one specialist in constitutional law, Ber [...]	2007-10-19 12:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2669	MFA HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-23 10:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
07VIENNA2672	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 23, 2007 [...] A report issued on Monday by Doris Bures, Austria's Minister for Women's Issues (SPOe),shows that female migrants in Austria face a double disadvantage in the labor market. The report says women more often have jobs with lower incomes and recognition than those held by men. The study also reve [...]	2007-10-23 14:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA269	2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR [...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]	2007-02-06 12:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA2690	AUSTRIAN CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT: POST-KYOTO AGREEMENT SHOULD [...] (SBU) While Austria portrays itself as a crusader against climate change, it is falling significantly short of its own commitments under the EU's Burden Sharing Agreement (BSA) to the Kyoto Protocol. With 93 million tons of CO2 equivalent emissions in 2005, Austria is a whopping 25 million to [...]	2007-10-25 14:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL EIND ECON AU
07VIENNA2722	AUSTRIAN MFA ON BURMA AT EU-ASEAN SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 09:44:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV BM AU
07VIENNA2738	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 2, 2007 [...] According to a study issued by the Imas Institute, Austrians are ever more satisfied with the general political situation. Contentment with the standard of living, the freedom of opinion and the health care situation are highest. Also, despite the constant quarrels in the coalition, the approva [...]	2007-11-02 12:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2791	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 14, 2007 [...] Members of the SPOe-OeVP coalition government and representatives from the retirees association agreed on Tuesday to raise pensions next year. Minimum pensions will be increased by 2.9 percent to 747 Euro per month. Pensions between 1,050 and 1,700 Euros will go up two percent. Those between 1, [...]	2007-11-14 15:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2816	NOVEMBER GAERC: AUSTRIAN PRE-BRIEF [...] (U) Per reftel, Econ/Pol Couns met Nov. 16 with Austrian MFA European Corespondent Andreas Riecken to discuss plans for the upcoming GAERC. Following are Riecken's comments: Summits ------- 2. (C) Riecken reported that there will be no discussion of the content of the China and India su [...]	2007-11-16 14:24:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU AU
07VIENNA2845	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 23, 2007 [...] The opposition Freedom Party (FPOe) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has called for the resignation of Defense Minister Norbert Darabos over the latter's decision to have Austrian soldiers deployed to Chad on a peacekeeping mission. Referring to a recent internal Defense Ministry report describin [...]	2007-11-23 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2849	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 26, 2007 [...] The departure of the Austrian Army contingent's advance party to Chad will not take place today, as originally scheduled. The Commander of the Austrian unit, which will participate in peacekeeping and humanitarian aid efforts in the African state, Lt. Gen. Guenther Hoefler, said the delay was b [...]	2007-11-26 13:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA29	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 05, 2007 [...] SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer is taking a tough stance towards his party's potential future coalition partner OeVP: Speaking on Thursday, he stressed the Conservatives would have to "budge" on the Eurofighter purchase and university tuition fees, and "think of something other than simply saying n [...]	2007-01-08 07:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA2914	BALI CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE: AUSTRIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) Environment Minister Josef Proell told the Charge on December 6 that Austria was supportive of U.S. efforts to develop a Bali roadmap. Proell recognized that any post-Kyoto agreement needed to include flexibility for national plans, but he stressed that Austria supported the EU goal of [...]	2007-12-07 16:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL PGOV ENRG AU
07VIENNA3005	SYRAIN PRESIDENT ASAD'S DEC 17 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 09:38:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY AU
07VIENNA328	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 09, 2007 [...] Starting Friday, the SPOe/OeVP coalition will begin working on an extensive reform of state and government which, according to Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, will be the "core piece" of the grand coalition and is intended for completion in summer. The reform will build on reforms announced and p [...]	2007-02-09 13:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA419	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 16, 2007 [...] BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler is coming under fire in the Bawag affair. On Thursday, former Minister of Justice Karin Gastinger confirmed towards centrist daily "Die Presse" that he tried "very, very cautiously" to intervene on behalf of investment banker Wolfgang Flttl, who lost the Bawag billi [...]	2007-02-16 12:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA52	SPO ANNOUNCES MINISTERS FOR GRAND COALITION [...] (SBU) The SPO has presented its six ministers for the Grand Coalition, which President Fischer will swear in on January 11. The SPO ministers, none of whom have previous cabinet experience, reflect a balance between key Gusenbauer advisors and powerful state bases. There remains considerabl [...]	2007-01-10 16:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA53	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 10, 2007 [...] Incoming Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer from the SPOe has come under fire from within his own party for having "given up too much to the Conservatives" in the government negotiations. Student and youth organizations continued their protests yesterday. Meanwhile, 75 percent of the party executive [...]	2007-01-10 17:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA532	AUSTRIA: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the seventh annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 27. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination P [...]	2007-03-01 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
07VIENNA534	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 01, 2007 [...] Minister for Women's Issues Doris Bures of the SPOe and Science Minister Johannes Hahn of the OeVP are the last two members of the coalition cabinet to be officially sworn in by President Heinz Fischer today. The two have been ministers without portfolio since inauguration of the SPOe-OeVP gove [...]	2007-03-02 07:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA55	SPO ANNOUNCES MINISTERS FOR GRAND COALITION [...] (SBU) The SPO has presented its six ministers for the Grand Coalition, which President Fischer will swear in on January 11. The SPO ministers, none of whom have previous cabinet experience, reflect a balance between key Gusenbauer advisors and powerful state bases. There remains considerabl [...]	2007-01-10 21:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA56	SPO ANNOUNCES MINISTERS FOR GRAND COALITION [...] (SBU) The SPO has presented its six ministers for the Grand Coalition, which President Fischer will swear in on January 11. The SPO ministers, none of whom have previous cabinet experience, reflect a balance between key Gusenbauer advisors and powerful state bases. There remains considerabl [...]	2007-01-10 21:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA583	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 06, 2007 [...] Following a call for the introduction of a tax on kerosene by Minister for the Environment Josef Proell, Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer has also spoken in favor of such a move. It would be a "politically sensible" measure with regard to climate protection goals, and could [...]	2007-03-06 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA621	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 12, 2007 [...] The conflict in the governing SPOe/OeVP coalition about the inheritance tax, which the Constitutional Court judged to be unconstitutional, last week, is escalating. On Sunday, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer expressly rejected the OeVP proposal to abolish the tax altogether. Rather, he wants to so [...]	2007-03-12 15:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA634	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 13, 2007 [...] The divisions in the governing coalition over inheritance tax continue. People's Party (OeVP) insists on the complete abolition of taxes on inherited wealth, but Social Democrats (SPOe) say they want a reform of inheritance taxes, after the Constitutional Court last week suspended laws relating [...]	2007-03-13 15:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA657	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: ASEAN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 16 to Austrian MFA Asia Director Nikolaus Scherk. 2. (C) Scherk said there had been some sentiment among the Asians to avoid an explicit reference to Burma/Myanmar in the chairman's statement concluding the March 14-15 Nuremberg EU-ASE [...]	2007-03-16 12:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM EUN AU
07VIENNA702	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 20, 2007 [...] Although politicians agree Austria needs more child-care spaces, they disagree on how to finance such facilities. Health Ccare and Family Issues Minister Andrea Kdolsky wants the provinces to provide the funding, but Austrian municipality president Helmut Moedlhammer argues the federal governme [...]	2007-03-21 07:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA717	AUSTRIA TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON UNESCO SPECIAL [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 21 to Franz Josef Kuglitsch, the acting head of the Austrian MFA's Middle East Bureau. (The international organizations bureau referred us to their regional colleagues as the action office on this issue.) Wolfgang Lapuh, the MFA's DAS-le [...]	2007-03-21 15:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL UNESCO AU
07VIENNA756	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 23, 2007 [...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos met with Eurofighter boss Aloysius Rauen to discuss the contract to purchase 18 jets for the Austrian armed forces. The time and place of the meeting was kept secret. It is believed that the talks aimed at finding ways to reduce the cost of the aircraf [...]	2007-03-23 15:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA773	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 26, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) is still confident he has legal grounds for a cancellation of the Eurofighter purchase contract. A complete backing-out of the deal continues to be "our number one priority," he stressed on Austrian television. "Intensive negotiations" to that effect will [...]	2007-03-26 14:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA785	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 27, 2007 [...] Despite demonstrations of unity, cooperation between the coalition partners SPOe and OeVP has been marked by quarrels and disagreement. It is therefore hardly surprising that benchmark information on Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer's address in Parliament to present the double budget for 2007 [...]	2007-03-27 14:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA856	TREASURY A/S PATRICK O'BRIEN'S DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (U) On March 14, Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien led a delegation to Vienna to meet with officials at the Austrian Ministry of Finance, Ministry of European and International Affairs (formerly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs),Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BACA),and Raiffeisen Ze [...]	2007-03-30 12:23:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PREL ECON AU
07VIENNA909	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 04, 2007 [...] Greens MP Werner Kogler says he believes a "network" connecting intermediaries and Austrian ministry officials was set up surrounding the Eurofighter purchase deal, citing specifically two members of the Defense Department's evaluation commission, who entertained close personal ties with interc [...]	2007-04-04 14:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PAO AU
07VIENNA960	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 12, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of the Social Democrats says the planned mid-year delivery of the first Eurofighter jets for the Austrian armed forces will be delayed "until November at best." He said the required software for the navigation system from the United States should arrive by then. [...]	2007-04-12 13:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
07VIENTIANE137	SEAS-2007 BULLETIN NO. 2 - NOMINATIONS DUE 20 FEB 07 [...] (U) Embassy Vientiane is pleased to nominate Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Europe and Americas Department Director General (DG) Southam Sakonhninhom to attend this course. Our alternate candidate is Mr. Khamvone Phanouvong, MFA Asia-Pacific and Africa Department Deputy DG. Their personal [...]	2007-02-20 10:20:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL LA
07VIENTIANE139	CORRUPTION IN LAOS: THE CLOSER YOU LOOK, THE [...] (C) Summary. Corruption in Laos is endemic. At a recent governance and anti-corruption workshop in Vientiane, sponsored by the World Bank, donor and non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives met to discuss the current situation. While there are some positive trends, such as the w [...]	2007-02-20 10:34:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV KFRD CASC SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE228	CHINA'S GOLDEN CITY IN NORTHERN LAOS [...] (C) Summary. The recent opening of a Chinese casino and hotel complex in Luang Namtha Province along the Lao-China border is symbolic of growing Chinese influence in northern Laos. Although only 20 percent of the planned ten-year project has been completed thus far, this first phase amounts [...]	2007-03-20 10:13:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV KCRM ECON ETRD SMIG SOCI ELTN ECIN PREL
07VIENTIANE257	NAS VIENTIANE: UPDATE ON METHAMPHETAMINE IN LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary. Almost everyone in the Lao lowlands, from the Prime Minister in Vientiane to street vendors in Pakse, is keenly aware that methamphetamine trafficking is on the increase and that the lives of thousands of Lao citizens have become more precarious as a result. Lao law enforcemen [...]	2007-03-29 08:17:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SNAR XC CH
07VIENTIANE259	CHINESE RUBBER, SINO-LAO SCHOOLS, AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Due to what one NGO director in Luang Namtha Province described as a "gold rush" mentality, almost every village in the province is growing rubber for export to China. The Chinese have launched a "propaganda campaign" taking credit for the replacement of poppy with rubber. So [...]	2007-03-30 10:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EINV ECON ECIN ELTN ETRD SMIG KRCM PHUM
07VIENTIANE310	IOM's Return and Reintegration of Lao TIP Victims [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 2. (SBU) Summary: The International Office for Migration (IOM) signed a long-awaited Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Laos (GoL) on February 27. Based on the MOU, IOM plans to be more active in capacity-bui [...]	2007-04-17 09:39:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PHUM SOCI ELAB KWMN PREL LA
07VIENTIANE316	SUGGESTED 2007 BUDGET ALLOCATIONS FOR LAOS UXO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. In 2006 PM/WRA requested post create suggested budgets for supporting the removal of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) in 2007 based upon a number of scenarios. One of those scenarios envisioned a 25% cut to the UXO budget for Laos in 2007. [...]	2007-04-18 09:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KHDP ECON PREL MASS LA
07VIENTIANE364	UNHCR'S ERIKA FELLER DISCUSSES HMONG ISSUES; LAO [...] (C) Summary: The visit of UNHCR's lead protection official, Erika Feller, haS provided insight into Hmong issues including what may happen to the 152 Hmong (plus three babies) being held in Thailand's Nong Khai Province. Unfortunately, we are concerned UNHCR may be overestimating the ability o [...]	2007-05-04 09:32:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM LA
07VIENTIANE382	UNHCR MEMBER VOTE: LAO POSITION [...] (C) Ambassador presented text of non-paper on upcoming UNHRC membership voting, including USG support for Slovenia and Bosnia as preferred members vice Belarus, to Lao Vice Foreign Minister Phongsavath Boupha on May 10. The Vice Foreign Minister said the Ministry would consider the U.S. posit [...]	2007-05-10 10:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LA
07VIENTIANE416	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL; HMONG ISSUES; ARF [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador used the opportunity of a farewell call on one of MFA's more sophisticated Vice Ministers, and the Lao Senior Official for ASEAN and ARF affairs, to present the most recent Department demarche on ARF issues. VFM Bounkeut expressed support for the USG ISM proposals, [...]	2007-05-21 08:27:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KNNP LA PINR PREF PREL PTER ARF
07VIENTIANE442	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS WITH SENIOR LAO [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's farewell calls with senior Lao officials were marked by appreciation for her role in moving the bilateral relationship forward on traditional areas of cooperation (MIA accounting, opium eradication, and unexploded ordnance removal) while breaking ground on new are [...]	2007-05-26 09:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ETRD LA MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
07VIENTIANE483	MAJORS LIST CERTIFICATION PROCEEDURES FOR LAOS FY [...] (SBU) Summary. While Laos continues to be a major producer of narcotics, it reduced opium production by approximately 69% between 2005 and 2006 and has achieved a 96% decline in overall opium cultivation from its recorded peak in 1989. Production is currently estimated to be below domestic [...]	2007-06-08 06:43:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE487	HMONG-AMERICAN LEADER PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO COUP [...] (S) Summary: The politics of the Hmong communtiies in both Laos and the United States are extremely complex. As a result, a conversation with even a well educated Hmong (or Hmong-American) leader involves exaggeration and guess work and often raises more questions than it provides answers. Neverthe [...]	2007-06-11 10:55:00	Embassy Vientiane	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC LA PGOV PREL PTER
07VIENTIANE52	LAO VIEWS ON ASEAN'S CEBU SUMMITS [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director General Songkane told P/E Chief the main Lao priorities at the recent ASEAN Summits in Cebu were to reinforce support for a proposed rail extension into Laos and for Lao hydropower projects. He welcomed a proposed third bridge across the Mek [...]	2007-01-22 06:42:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ELTN ETRD LA PREL PTER SMIG
07VIENTIANE524	NEW TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES AND TRADE INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Summary. New highways and trade initiatives may boost Laos' growth but will provide greater opportunities for illicit trafficking as well. With the opening of a Savannakhet, Laos-Mukdahan, Thailand bridge, the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) that transects southern Laos is now comp [...]	2007-06-25 08:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ELTN ETRD KCRM KHIV LA PGOV SNAR
07VIENTIANE525	LAO GOVERNMENT CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMES U.S. ARRESTS [...] (C) Summary: Lao government officials appear to have been pleased and surprised by the June 4 arrests of Hmong-American General Vang Pao and others on suspicion of plotting violent action aimed at overthrowing the Lao government. However, the Philippines Ambassador, who talked to Lao gover [...]	2007-06-25 09:23:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ASEC CASC SCUL SNAR CH LA US
07VIENTIANE558	CABINET RESHUFFLE INCLUDES NEW FACE AT FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a cabinet reshuffle announced by the Prime Minister at the closing of the National Assembly, Finance Minister Chansy Phosikham was named to replace Somphet Thipmala as governor of Vientiane Province. Chansy's former deputy, Somdy Douangdy, became finance minister. Somphet b [...]	2007-07-11 09:45:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN ENRG LA
07VIENTIANE6	MANAGING POSSIBLE DPRK REFUGEES IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) Summary: Following receipt of reftel, which outlines steps Embassy Vientiane should take if approached by a North Korean asylum seeker, DCM and Pol/Econ Chief met with Republic of Korea (ROK) Embassy Counsellor Miyon Lee. Ms. Lee provided updates on recent cases of North Korean asylum se [...]	2007-01-05 08:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA PHUM PREF PREL SMIG TH
07VIENTIANE639	LAO MFA SPOKESMAN CONTINUES HARD LINE TOWARD HMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Spokesman Yong Chanthalangsy showed no flexibility in Lao Government positions regarding the Lao Hmong in Thailand in a lengthy conversation with Pol/Econ Chief. Yong said the "humiliation" of the Lao officials involved in the failure to repatriate 150 Hmong from Nong Khai i [...]	2007-08-10 10:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
07VIENTIANE767	MFA ASEAN OFFICIAL DESCRIBES ACTIVE LAO ROLE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Charge on Burma, Deputy Director General for ASEAN Songkane Luangmuninthone said that Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith had intervened with the Burmese Foreign Minister at UN Special Envoy Gambari's request to urge the Burmese to a [...]	2007-10-12 09:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV LA BM ASEAN
07VIENTIANE780	PRIME MINISTER RAISES CONCERNS ON HMONG WAIVER [...] (C) During the Ambassador's introductory call on Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, both the Ambassador and the Prime Minister expressed satisfaction with recent improvements in bilateral cooperation. The Prime Minister pressed for the lifting of restrictions on U.S. Export-Import Bank ope [...]	2007-10-18 11:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN CVIS LA US BM ASEAN
07VIENTIANE788	DEMARCHE TO LAO GOVERNMENT: U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche on Burma during an October 22 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Alounkeo Kittikhoun primarily devoted to the Hmong waiver issue (Ref B). He provided the Assistant Minister with the White House fact sheet, the text of the executive order, an [...]	2007-10-24 08:45:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EFIN BM LA ASEAN
07VIENTIANE816	LAO FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lao Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Thongloun told the Ambassador on November 2 that had pushed Burmese Foreign Minister Win on the need for rapid movement forward on the "roadmap" process. According to Thongloun, Win said completion of the constitutional referendum, the f [...]	2007-11-05 09:59:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	BM LA PGOV PREL
07VIENTIANE820	BURMA IN THE LAO NEWS, BUT NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 23:46:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL PGOV KPAO LA BM
07VIENTIANE839	2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 09:28:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR LA
07VIENTIANE85	CONSIDERING "MATERIAL SUPPORT" FOR THE HMONG; LIST [...] (C) The issue of determining who provided "material support" in the case of the Lao Hmong is very complicated. Below (para 5),we provide the Embassy's list of bombings and other attacks in Laos during the past several years. In virtually all cases, the identities of the perpetrators are diff [...]	2007-02-02 08:04:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC LA MOPS PGOV PREF PREL PTER
07VIENTIANE914	PACOM ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO VIENTIANE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 14 visit to Vientiane, Commander of the Pacific Command Admiral Timothy Keating met with senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, and National Assembly. At the Foreign Affairs Institute, he addressed students and took questions [...]	2007-12-19 07:15:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHDP LA MARR MASS OVIP PREL KFLU CH
07VIENTIANE925	VIENTIANE APPLICATION FOR ECA PERFORMING ARTS INITIATIVE [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: U.S. Embassy Vientiane requests ECA funding in the amount of $11,500 under the Performing Arts Initiative (PAI) for the Battery Dance Company (BDC) to travel to Vientiane for four days (April 19-23, 2008). The BDC will conduct an Asian regional tour with travel to South K [...]	2007-12-27 09:55:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO LA
07VIENTIANE926	LAOS: ANNUAL UXO MEETINGS HIGHLIGHT U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-27 10:00:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHDP PREL LA MASS
07VILNIUS13	LITHUANIA STRUGGLING TO MEET SCHENGEN REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is in a race to meet Schengen requirements by early 2008, the anticipated date of Schengen expansion. Despite a contracting and spending spree in December 2006, Lithuania will struggle to meet the early 2008 deadline for implementation of Schengen requirements at its [...]	2007-01-08 10:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN LH
07VILNIUS167	SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: NEW DIGGING CAUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The sudden appearance of heavy machinery and a large new hole in the area of a former Jewish cemetery burst into the media the week of March 5. The media attention to a scuffle involving a local rabbi may turn out to be a silver lining to an otherwise terrible incident: other mem [...]	2007-03-09 15:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL LH
07VILNIUS333	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS ESTONIA BUT MAY 9 PASSES [...] Summary: Lithuanians have been speaking up about Russian policies in many ways following the violence in Tallinn surrounding Estonia's decision to move the Bronze Soldier monument and demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow. The events have tapped a deep reserve of anti-Russian [...]	2007-05-11 14:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ZB RS LH
07VILNIUS618	CAP IMPROVES LIVES OF LITHUANIAN FARMERS BUT NOT [...] Begin summary: Statistics about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are readily available; however it is difficult to determine its direct impact on Lithuanian farmers with numbers alone. We recently visited several farms to get an understanding of the CAP,s effects in Lithuania. CAP funds [...]	2007-08-31 08:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV LH
07VILNIUS629	U.S.-BALTIC A/CFE MEETING IN VILNIUS, AUGUST 30 [...] (C) Summary: U.S. HLTF Representative Deputy Assistant Secretary Karin L. Look led CFE consultations with Estonia, SIPDIS Latvia, and Lithuania on August 29 and 30, 2007 in Vilnius, Lithuania. On 29 August with Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Pavilionis and on 30 August with all three Baltic [...]	2007-09-07 05:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO KCFE PARM PREL ZB RS
07VILNIUS713	LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT BURMA, WILL SUPPORT EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM LH
07VILNIUS729	LITHUANIA ON THE OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Begin Summary. Lithuania's priority at the October 15-16 GAERC will be to express concerns about Russia prior to the EU-Russia summit in Portugal later this month. The FM also may intervene to discuss concerns about the EU's new treaty reform, to express support for strong pressure on Bu [...]	2007-10-12 14:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL LH RS IR
07VILNIUS733	LITHUANIA PROVIDES NO DIRECT AID TO BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 06:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM LH
07VILNIUS789	AMBASSADOR CLOUD MEETS WITH NEW CHIEF OF SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary. On October 24 Ambassador met with newly commissioned Director of Special Investigations Service (STT) Zymantas Pacevicius (pat-SEV-i-chuss) to discuss the challenge of fighting corruption in Lithuania and his desire for further training opportunities. End Summary. 2. (U) Pa [...]	2007-11-02 09:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR LH
07VILNIUS829	LITHUANIA WILL FOCUS ON GEORGIA FOR NOVEMBER 19 [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's focus for the November 19 GAERC will be Georgia. FM Vaitiekunas plans to try to convince other EU members that Georgia needs more support now, not less. He will push for a statement urging other countries not to intervene in Georgia's domestic political affairs. On [...]	2007-11-16 16:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GG IR PK BM LH

07VILNIUS848	LITHUANIAN WILL FOLLOW THE EU FLOW ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 15:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD EFIN LH
07VILNIUS879	LITHUANIA WILL SUPPORT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 15:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LH
07WARSAW1179	POLAND COMPLAINS ABOUT NEW CO2 LIMIT, BUT WILL [...] The Government of Poland is upset that the EU approved a CO2 emissions limit 1/3 lower than the GOP requested. Although the approved limit is close to Poland's current emission level, and Poland lowered CO2 emissions 18% since 1990, the GOP fears that such a cut-back in emissions will slow fu [...]	2007-05-21 14:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EINV ETRD PL
07WARSAW1731	INTERIOR MINISTER LOBS ACCUSATIONS AFTER BEING [...] (U) Summary: The firing of Interior Minister Janusz Kaczmarek August 8 caught the political world by surprise and revealed perhaps greater internal disarray in the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party than was suspected even when insider Ludwig Dorn resigned as Interior Minister six months [...]	2007-08-09 14:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
07WARSAW1760	POSSIBLE ELECTIONS: INITIAL OUTLOOK AND PROGNOSIS [...] (C) Summary: Early elections now seem more likely than at any other time since Law and Justice (PiS) won the parliamentary and presidential elections in 2005, but are still not completely certain. No action will be taken in moving forward on a resolution to dissolve the Sejm until Septembe [...]	2007-08-14 15:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW1938	POLAND:MISSILE DEFENSE NEGOTIATIONS, ROUND THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S John C. Rood's U.S. delegation conducted a productive third round of negotiations on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) with Poland's team headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski on September 6-7 in Warsaw. The two sides exchanged views on the strategic context of [...]	2007-09-13 08:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
07WARSAW1981	POLAND ENERGY: PIPELINES, MERGERS, STORAGE, GAS [...] (C) Summary: Poland continues to pursue the construction of the Odessa-Brody Plock oil pipeline and GOP officials will meet with counterparts from Georgia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan in Tbilisi on September 26. The Ministry of Economy opposes the merger of PKN Orlen and Lotos Refinery because [...]	2007-09-20 13:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PL PREL
07WARSAW2043	KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE REGIME [...] (SBU) Poloff met October 2 with Beata Stoczynska, Acting Director, and Krzysztof Ciebien, Minister Counsellor from the Asia-Pacific Department of the MFA to deliver reftel points on Burma. Stoczynska confirmed that Poland is pushing within the framework of the EU to keep pressure on the Burmes [...]	2007-10-02 15:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM PL
07WARSAW2131	POLISH SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN BURMA [...] (SBU) On October 18, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Krzysztof Ciebien, Minister Counselor for MFA,s Asia department. Ciebien stated that in addition to Poland,s statement expressing concerns over the developments in Burma, the Government of Poland has raised the issue with va [...]	2007-10-19 12:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BM PGOV PHUM RREL PL
07WARSAW2136	URBAN VOTERS DELIVER LANDSLIDE VICTORY TO CIVIC [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Civic Platform (PO) won a decisive victory over ruling Law and Justice (PiS),as urban and youth voters, motivated apparently by PO leader Donald Tusk's decisive debate with PM Jarek Kaczynski, and by PiS's over-the-top campaign tactics, turned out in high numbers. [...]	2007-10-22 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN MARR PL
07WARSAW2142	CIVIC PLATFORM GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO LEAVE IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: With their victory clear, Civic Platform (PO) leaders are making public statements on a wide range of foreign policy objectives, including their party's position on Polish deployment in Iraq. Reflecting widespread popular dissatisfaction with the Iraq war, PO consistently has ca [...]	2007-10-23 14:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON MARR PL
07WARSAW2148	POLAND'S VIEWS ON THE UPCOMING UNGA THIRD COMMITEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 22, PolOff met with Mariusz Lewicki, Head of the Human Rights Section in the MFA,s UN Department, to discuss reftel issues to be tabled at the UN Third Committee next month. Lewicki reaffirmed that Poland will continue to support country specific resolutions, which [...]	2007-10-24 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHCR UN PL
07WARSAW2155	POLAND'S RESPONSE ON BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 11:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PL BM
07WARSAW2224	TUSK DESIGNATED AS NEW POLISH PM [...] (U) Summary. President Lech Kaczynski designated Donald Tusk as Poland's next prime minister on November 9, as expected. Tusk promised to unveil his recommended cabinet tomorrow, November 10. Presidential advisor Michal Kaminski confirmed that the cabinet should be sworn into office on Fri [...]	2007-11-09 17:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2289	MFA OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC ON CHANGE IN CUBA [...] (C) Emboffs met with Daniel Gromann, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Division, and until August 2007, Poland's Charge d'Affaires in Havana. Gromann spent six years in Havana, and was Charge for his final two years. He played an instrumental role with respect to setting up the video co [...]	2007-11-29 14:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL CU PL
07WARSAW2341	POLES TO FOCUS ON KOSOVO, EASTERN DIMENSION AT [...] (C) POLOFF passed reftel talking points to Pawel Herczynski, in the MFA's EU Department. Herczynski said the December 9-10 GAERC will focus primarily on Kosovo and EU Neighbors policy. Herczynski said that the GOP will be very disappointed if the EU fails to speak in one voice with respect [...]	2007-12-07 15:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW2355	NEW ENERGY CZAR WANTS MORE ECONOMIC LIBERALISM IN [...] (C) Adam Szejnfeld, the newly appointed Secretary of State in the Economics Ministry responsible for energy affairs, told the DCM that he wants to bring more economic liberalism into Poland's energy policy. Szejnfeld said he will review over the next three months the various energy projects p [...]	2007-12-11 14:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EINV PL
07WARSAW2381	POLAND'S REACTOR FUEL RETURN PROGRAM: REACHING [...] (C) Summary: Poland's stalled reactor fuel return program may finally be getting underway, thanks to an executive order establishing a new inter-ministry coordinating group. However, the Poles estimate transferring their reactor fuel waste to Russia could take until 2016 or 2017, beyond the [...]	2007-12-17 13:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KTIA TRGY ENGR PARM PL
07WARSAW2392	POLISH NOMINEES FOR THE ONDCP/INL 23-24 JANUARY [...] To follow up on our interim response to Ref A text, the following individuals have been identified for participation in the January 23-24, 2008 Regional Drug Demand Reduction seminar to be held in Budapest, Hungary. a) Mr. Michal Sztyk, Chief Specialist from the Ministry of Health, Depart [...]	2007-12-18 14:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	OTAR SNAR PL
07WARSAW258	NEW DEFMIN ALEKSANDER SZCZYGLO, A LOYAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: 44-year-old Aleksander Szczyglo, Head of the Presidential Chancellery and a loyal protege and confidante of President Lech Kaczynski (Ref A),will succeed Radek Sikorski (Ref B) February 7 as Poland's Minister of Defense. By acknowledging Sikorski's concerns over the control of mi [...]	2007-02-06 15:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PL
07WARSAW308	"THIRD TWIN" RESIGNS FROM INTERIOR; REPLACED BY [...] (U) The uproar over Ludwik Dorn's unexpected departure from government continued as his replacement, Janusz Kaczmarek, was sworn in February 8 as the new Minister of Interior (MSWiA). As reported reftel, Dorn's departure from MSWiA may signal a crack in the PiS inner circle, a group long dist [...]	2007-02-08 15:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
07WARSAW355	KACZYNSKIS SEEK TO SOLDIER ON DESPITE CRACKS IN [...] (C) Summary. There is a crisis atmosphere within the government as President and Prime Minister Kaczynskis' most loyal political lieutenants are squabbling publicly. Even for the Kaczynskis, who have overseen a government buffeted by crisis (much of their own making),the resignations last [...]	2007-02-14 16:11:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
07WARSAW538	POLAND: SEVENTH ANNUAL (2007) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 27-31 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Daniel Gedacht (telephone: 48-22- 504-2621, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail GedachtDC@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-04) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one p [...]	2007-03-06 16:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07WARSAW563	POLAND: ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE INITIATIVES [...] In response to ref A, post takes the opportunity to highlight post initiatives in environment and science. Various initiatives are already underway and post is planning for continued and increased cooperation in these areas. The Ambassadorplays a significant role in many of the environmental [...]	2007-03-08 13:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV KPAO ENRG PL
07WARSAW86	POLAND: DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY ECONOMICS [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza and Polish Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski discussed a deal for gas for Azerbaijan and Georgia that would relieve both countries of their dependence on Russian gas, and exchanged views on the political situation in Georgia. Naimski restated his opposition to t [...]	2007-01-12 15:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL RS GG AJ KZ LH LG EN LO PL
07WARSAW937	POLAND-IRAQ: GOP REAFFIRMS MND-CS COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 30, an interagency delegation met with GOP officials to press for a GOP commitment to maintain Polish troops and bases in Iraq through the end of 2007 (del list in para 2). The common Polish position was a commitment to keep Polish troops in Iraq throughout 2007 with a p [...]	2007-04-23 13:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL PL
07WELLINGTON1	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRIAN O'SHEA, MARCH 21 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy NNSA Official Brian O'Shea to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 21 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the conference "A New Zeal for Old Galaxies". 2. (U) Embassy understands that country c [...]	2007-01-02 23:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON10	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LANDA PRATT AND THANE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Botanist Landa Pratt and Biologist Thane Pratt to travel to Palmerston North, New Zealand from February 9 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to make a presentation at the International Association for Vegetatio [...]	2007-01-03 22:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON100	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TODD GRAVES, FEBRUARY 15 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Official Todd Graves to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 15-20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the "Directions in Statistical Computing [...]	2007-01-31 04:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON101	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ARNOLD BAKER, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Official Arnold Baker to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 23 - 27, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 9th Annual National Power New Zeal [...]	2007-01-31 04:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON104	DICK-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Jere Dick, Veterinary Medical Officer, Veterinary Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Waitangi, New Zealand from March 25-30, 2007 to attend the Animal Health Quadrilateral Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance req [...]	2007-02-01 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON107	EDWARDS -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gavin Edwards, APHIS, International Services, US Embassy Canberra to visit Wellington and Queenstown, New Zealand from February 14-24, 2007 to attend Annual Plant Quad meetings. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance requir [...]	2007-02-02 02:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON11	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DANIEL MULCAHY AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Veterninary Medical Officer Daniel Mulcahy and Research Wildlife Biologist Robert Gill to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from January 28 - February 12, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct field work and i [...]	2007-01-03 22:38:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON110	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DONALD PATTERSON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CDC Research Chemist Donald Patterson to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 7 - 11, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the EnviroAnalysis 2007 Conference on the topic of Biomonitoring for Assessing Human Exposure [...]	2007-02-04 23:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA CDC NZ
07WELLINGTON111	ROSSON-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to James Rosson, Research Forester, US Forest Service to visit Palmerston North, New Zealand from February 09-18, 2007 to attend 49th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Vegetation Science and present a paper at the conference. 2. Embassy und [...]	2007-02-05 01:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON112	LEVIS HANDLEY-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Levis Handley, Biotechnologist, Biotechnologist Regulatory Services Environmental Risk Analysis Division, APHIS, Maryland to visit Rotorua, New Zealand from February 23-28, 2007 to attend IAPTC&B Conference. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2007-02-05 01:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON114	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STS JAY WILLIAMS AND SEO [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Canberra STS Jay Williams and SEO Brian Knarr for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 11-17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform technical security maintenance. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country cl [...]	2007-02-06 22:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEO ASEC
07WELLINGTON116	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI ASC RICHARD KOLLMAR FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Assistant Section Chief (ASC) Richard Kollmar, Counterintelligence Division, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time frame of 02/12/2007 through 02/17/2007. The purpose of this [...]	2007-02-07 01:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON117	MCINNIS-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Donald McInnis, Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS/PWA, Hawaii to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from April 01-05, 2007 to collaborate on developing competitive sterile fruit fly or moth males for sit programs. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance i [...]	2007-02-07 03:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON118	CLEMENT-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Stephen Clement, Research Entomologist, USDA/ARS/PWA/Washington to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 21 to April 02, 2007 to attend and present at the 6th International Symposium of Fungal Endophytes of Grasses. 2. Embassy understands that count [...]	2007-02-07 03:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON119	HANG AND OBERT-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Andrew Hang and Donald Obert, Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS/PWA/Aberdeen, Idaho to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from February 13-20, 2007 to make plant and row selections and harvest selected populations. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2007-02-07 03:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON120	DAVID-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Michael David, Veterinary Medical Officer, Veterinary Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 22-31, 2007 to attend OIE Quadrilateral Meetings. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. [...]	2007-02-07 03:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON123	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN CHU, FEBRUARY 11 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Steven Chu to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 11 - 14, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to provide expertise in helping the world increase the efficiency of energy use and development of sus [...]	2007-02-07 04:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
07WELLINGTON124	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BILL IRVING, FEBRUARY 15 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Bill Irving to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 15 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend a meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) review of New Zealand green [...]	2007-02-07 04:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SEN KSCA TPHY NZ
07WELLINGTON13	CORRECTION TO WELLINGTON 00012: NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate Auckland welcome SEO Gregg Johnstone to Auckland, 07-09 January 2007, and Wellington, New Zealand, 09-12 January 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide security engineering services. 2. (U) Consulate Auckland has made hotel reservations within p [...]	2007-01-03 23:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KSEO
07WELLINGTON131	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. RONALD MASON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH Official Dr. Ronald Mason to travel to Akaroa, New Zealand from February 18 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to give a presentation at the Fifth International Meeting on Human Peroxidase. 2. (U) Embassy understands that [...]	2007-02-12 03:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON135	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. HARRY MALECH, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH Official Dr. Harry Malech to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 19 - 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and speak at the 5th International Conference on Human Peroxidases. 2. (U) Embassy understands [...]	2007-02-12 04:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON136	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CT VISWANATHAN, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FDA Official CT Viswanathan to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 25 - March 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) GLP working group. [...]	2007-02-12 04:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO SN NZ
07WELLINGTON139	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DARREN OGDEN, ERIC [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Officials Darren Ogden, Eric Hockersmith, Gordon Axel, William D. Muir, and John G. Williams to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 15 - March 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to make presentations and co-chair at [...]	2007-02-14 00:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS BEXP CW NZ
07WELLINGTON140	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. ALASDAIR STEVEN, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NIH Official Dr. Alasdair Steven to travel to Auckland and Rotorua, New Zealand from February 8 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to give a talk at University of Auckland and to speak at the Protein Structure, Function and Assembly [...]	2007-02-14 00:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON146	NEXT STEPS WITH ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The GNZ understands the pressures for more resources in Afghanistan and will review carefully our request for additional NATO/ISAF commitments. Current NZ Defence Force (NZDF) deployments to Afghanistan will likely be extended through September 2009, but GNZ will probably not i [...]	2007-02-15 21:00:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PINS PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON148	BURKE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Joan Burke, Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS/SPA/Ar. to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 14-29, 2007 to attend 6th International Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of contact at the A [...]	2007-02-16 02:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON149	TSUNEMUZI-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ronald Tsunezumi, Preclearance Coordinator, Maryland to visit Hastings, New Zealand from March 26 to June 8, 2007 to inspect Apple and Pear Preclearance. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of conta [...]	2007-02-16 02:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON15	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FREIFELD, DECEMBER 31, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Ms. Freifeld to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from December 31, 2006 - January 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to assist with fluttering shearwater translocation to Man [...]	2007-01-04 01:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON155	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DANIEL H. FEIL, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Daniel H. Feil to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 18 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper at a conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the [...]	2007-02-20 02:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
07WELLINGTON156	ANGELO DEPAOLA AND WILLIAM BURKHARDT-NEW ZEALAND [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Angelo Depaola, Microbiologist, and William Burkhardt, Research Officer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA,HHS to travel to New Zealand from March 13-18, 2007 to exchange scientific and public health information on the identification and ris [...]	2007-02-20 03:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON161	GARY RICHARDS -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gary Richards, Microbiologist, USDA/ARS/NAA/Dover, DE to travel to Blenheim New Zealand from March 15-29, 2007 to attend conference on Mulluscan Shellfish Safety 2007 and participate in workshop. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only [...]	2007-02-22 00:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON168	REPEAT - BURKE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Joan Burke, Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS/SPA/Ar. to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 14-29, 2007 to attend 6th International Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of contact at the A [...]	2007-02-22 22:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON170	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS KRAFT, MARCH 4 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Official Thomas Kraft to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 4 - 9, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 21st Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Services Coordinating Group Meeting and the 14th Future Air Navigation [...]	2007-02-26 01:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON171	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRYANT VANBUSKIRK, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Official Bryant Vanbuskirk to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from March 1 - 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct C-TPAT Validations. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance [...]	2007-02-26 03:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON172	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID MAYNARD, JOHN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration officials to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 4 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Services Group (ISPACG) meeting and to chair the ISPACG Pl [...]	2007-02-26 20:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON175	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CECIL JENNINGS, MARCH 26 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Research Biologist Cecil Jennings to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand from March 26 - Arpil 30, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct research on the gender and fecundity of banded kokopu and the giant kokopu [...]	2007-02-27 04:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON176	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM WONG AND RAYMOND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officials William Wong and Raymond Santos to travel to New Zealand from February 28 - March 16, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct C-TPAT validations in various cities in New Zealand, as listed [...]	2007-02-27 18:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON182	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DSS SPECIAL AGENT PHILLIPE [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Diplomatic Security (DS) Special Agent (SA) Phillipe Furstenberg for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from 08-09 March 2007. The purpose of this trip is attend meetings and conduct investigations regarding Operation Treasure Is [...]	2007-02-27 21:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON184	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARIANNE GUFFANTI, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Research Biologist Marianne Guffanti to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 25 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 4th International Workshop on Volcanic Ash and make a presentation. 2. [...]	2007-02-28 01:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON185	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFREY MICHAEL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce NOAA National Weather Service Official Jeffrey Michael Osiensky to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 25 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and give a presentation at the World Meteorological [...]	2007-02-28 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV KSCI NZ
07WELLINGTON187	DICK, JERE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jere Dick, Veterinary Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Paihia, Bay of Island, New Zealand from March 23-31, 2007 to attend Animal Health Quadrilateral. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point of contact at [...]	2007-03-01 02:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON188	MORALES -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Joseph Morales, Preclearance Coordinator/APHIS/Florida to visit Hastings, New Zealand from March 26-June 8, 2007 to inspect apple and pears preclearance program attend 6th International Symposium. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only [...]	2007-03-01 02:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON19	COYNE-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Clarice Coyne, Horticulturist, USDA/ARS/PWA/Pullman/WA, to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from February 3-March 2, 2007 to collaborate with New Zealand Institute for Corp and Food Research on a joint project. 2. Embassy understands that country cleara [...]	2007-01-07 21:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON191	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2007 [...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traf [...]	2007-03-02 01:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
07WELLINGTON192	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT TEGEDER, MARCH 4 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Robert M. Tegeder to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from March 4 - 9, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Coordinating Group (ISPACG) Meeting. 2. (U [...]	2007-03-02 04:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON193	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT HANSEN, MARCH 3 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration official Robert Hansen to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 3 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Services Group (ISPACG) meeting and to chair [...]	2007-03-02 04:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON194	PM CLARK GOES TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Clark has announced to New Zealanders that she will use her March 20-21 visit to Washington to discuss key regional and world events with the President and other Senior Officials. In reality, she has a broader agenda as well: to improve the tone of her dialogue w [...]	2007-03-02 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON197	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCOTT M. SMOUSE, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Physical Scientist Scott M. Smouse to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 25 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the 33rd Meeting of the A [...]	2007-03-05 02:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON2	DR. LAURO- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Alexander Laura, Program Auditor, USDA/FSIS/OIA/International Audit Staff/Omaha/NE to visit New Zealand from January 22-Februrary 22, 2007 to conduct a routine audit of New ZealandQs meat inspection system. 2. Embassy is coordinating with New Zeal [...]	2007-01-03 00:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON20	Thistle-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Harold Thistle, Jr. Program Manager, US Forest Service, to visit Auckland, New Zealand from January 12-February 25, 2007 to attend workshops on forest protection, spray drift and application modeling, aerial application etc. 2. Embassy understands th [...]	2007-01-07 21:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON200	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHEN P. STIYER, APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector Stephen P. Stiyer to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 18 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to perform facility inspections for FEDEX Express Corporation. 2. [...]	2007-03-05 20:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
07WELLINGTON203	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Robert D. McCallum Jr. to travel to New Zealand from 10-18 March 2007. The purpose of this visit is personal leave. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. (SBU) Embassy po [...]	2007-03-07 01:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON204	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEROY BORTMES, CARLA [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officials Leroy Bortmes, Carla Brooks, and Carlos Cortez to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 17 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Heads of Intelligence Conference. 2. [...]	2007-03-07 21:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON205	TEACHMAN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mark Teachman, Senior staff Veterinarian, Veterinary Services, USDA/APHIS, Riverdale to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 22-30, 2007 to attend the Animal Quads Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance requir [...]	2007-03-07 21:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON206	SHEESLEY-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dan Sheesley, Deputy Administrator, International Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Paihai, New Zealand from March 23-30, 2007 to attend Animal Health Quad Meetings. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. Point [...]	2007-03-07 21:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON209	DR. RAYMOND, MR. STEELE, MS. STUCK, MS. KENNARD, MR [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Richard Raymond, USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety; Mr. Michael Steele, Confidential Assistant to the Under Secretary for Food Safety; Ms. Karen Stuck, Assistant Administrator for the FSIS; Ms. Edith Kennard, Staff Officer, US Codex Office; and Mr. Ro [...]	2007-03-08 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON211	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SC BRUCE E. [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Section Chief (SC) Bruce E. Carlson and Unit Chief (UC) Russell L. Hunt, Counterintelligence Division, FBI Headquarters, for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period March 15-17 2007.The purpose of this visit is [...]	2007-03-08 20:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON212	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEAV TEAM [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to DEAV Repair Team Mark A. Schmidt and David L. Monsees for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 15-18 2007.The purpose of this visit to perform scheduled repair and assess Post's armored vehicles. 2. [...]	2007-03-08 20:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ASUP AMGT
07WELLINGTON213	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN ALBERSHEIM, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Program Management Analyst Steven Albersheim to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 24 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the ICAO sponsored International Airways Volcanic Watch Operations Group (IAVWOPSG) and to [...]	2007-03-08 20:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR ASEC TH NZ
07WELLINGTON216	WALDRON-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Blair Waldron, Geneticist, USDA/ARS/NPA, UT to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from March 23-30, 2007 to attend and present a paper at the 6th International Symposium on Fungal Endophytes of Grasses. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the o [...]	2007-03-08 22:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON218	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BARBARA STUNDER, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce NOAA Meteorologist Barbara Stunder to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 22 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper and attend the Fourth International Workshop on volcanic ash. 2. (U [...]	2007-03-09 01:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON223	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BU1 KIRK HENRY, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to BU1 Kirk Henry for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from 23-28 March 2007 and Auckland, New Zealand from 28-31 March 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform technical security work. 2. (SBU [...]	2007-03-13 22:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEO ASEC
07WELLINGTON224	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEO GREGG [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to SEO Gregg Johnstone for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from 25-18 March 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform technical security work. 2. (SBU) Per REFTEL, Post has secured accomodations for Mr. Johnstone at the We [...]	2007-03-14 03:04:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEO ASEC
07WELLINGTON225	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TONY OLSEN, APRIL 11-27, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Tony Olsen to travel to Hanmer Springs, Auckland, and Christchurch, New Zealand from April 11-27, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend a meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Mathematical Analysis (NZIMA) Programme [...]	2007-03-14 03:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY EPA NZ
07WELLINGTON226	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO 33RD [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to State Department, EEB Energy Office Director Stephen GALLOGLY; Department of Energy, Chair Biofuels Task Force, Jeff SKEER; Argonne National Laboratory, Chair Expert Group on New and Renewable Energy Technologies, Cary BLOYD; and National [...]	2007-03-14 04:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG EPET NZ
07WELLINGTON228	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEO BRIAN KNARR, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to SEO Brian Knarr for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from 23-28 March 2007 and Auckland, New Zealand from 28-31 March 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform technical security work. 2. (SB [...]	2007-03-14 19:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEO ASEC
07WELLINGTON232	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO PSI [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Government Officials listed below to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from on/about March 23 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) Meeting. 2 [...]	2007-03-16 03:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON234	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NANCY M. GORDON, APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Census Bureau Official Nancy M. Gordon to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 12 - 19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 2007 23rd Population Census Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearan [...]	2007-03-19 02:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON238	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSEPH ROTH, MARCH 23 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CDC Career Epidemiologist Field Officer Joseph Roth to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 23 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to layover in Auckland in transit to Noumea, New Caledonia. 2. (U) Embassy understands tha [...]	2007-03-20 20:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA CDC FJ NZ
07WELLINGTON239	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NICHOLAS SEYMOUR, MARCH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Official Nicholas Seymour to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from March 23 - April 4, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the Massive Hosts of Radio Galaxies Across Cosmic Time Conference. [...]	2007-03-20 22:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
07WELLINGTON242	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFREY SKEER, MARCH 26 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Jeffrey E. Skeer to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from March 26 - April 2, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the APEC Working Group, 8th APEC Minister and EWG Group Chairs APEC Meeting. 2. ( [...]	2007-03-21 01:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY NZ
07WELLINGTON244	AIKEN/BACON-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Glen Aiken, Animal Scientist, Lexington, KY and Charles Bacon, Plant pathologist, Athens, GA, USDA/ARS to visit Christchurch from March 20-30, 2007 to attend 6th International Symposium on Fungal Endophytes on Grasses meeting and present papers. 2. [...]	2007-03-22 00:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON247	CLIFFORD-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. John Clifford, Administrator, veterinary Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Auckland, New Zealand from March 21-30, 2007 to attend Animal Health Quadrilateral Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. P [...]	2007-03-23 03:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON248	GUIDICIPIETRO-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Guidicipietroto, Deputy Director, Plant Protection and Quarantine, USDA/APHIS to visit Auckland, New Zealand from March 30- April 03, 2007 to attend meeting with Australian officials on Technical Issues. 2. Embassy understands that country clear [...]	2007-03-23 03:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ

07WELLINGTON249	FLEMING AND VO-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mary Fleming, Trade Specialist and Trang Vo, Management Analyst, trade Support Team, APHIS/USDA to visit Auckland, New Zealand from March 29-April 05, 2007 to attend meetings of the US-Australia Standard Technical Working Group. 2. Embassy understands th [...]	2007-03-23 03:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON251	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RONALD GERMAIN, APRIL 17 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Institute of Health Official Dr. Ronald Germain to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from April 17 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to serve as the Visiting Speaker for the Australasian Society for Immunology [...]	2007-03-25 21:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO AS NZ
07WELLINGTON254	QUICK-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mr. Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator for Food Safety and Inspection Service, APHIS/OIA to visit Paihia, New Zealand from March 25-30, 2007 to attend Food Safety Quadrilateral Meeting. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance [...]	2007-03-26 02:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON26	SCHNEEBERGER-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Steven Schneeberger, International Dairy Market News Reporter, Dairy Programs, Agriculture Marketing Service to visit New Zealand from February 26-March 02, 2007 to meet dairy industry contacts to meet with various dairy industry contacts that Diary Market [...]	2007-01-08 02:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON260	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BOBBY PHILIP, APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Official Bobby Philip to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from April 8-14, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to visit the Bioengineering Institute at the University of Auckland [...]	2007-03-28 21:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON261	EDWARDS -NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gavin Edwards, Agricultural Scientist, APHIS, International Services, US Embassy Canberra to visit Auckland, New Zealand from April 1-3, 2007 to accompany APHIS Administrator Ron de Haven. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assist [...]	2007-03-28 23:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON262	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CANBERRA [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Shawn Henry, and Supervisory Special Agent Shannon D. McGarry, Cyber Division, for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 17 [...]	2007-03-29 01:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON27	KRETSCHMANN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Kretschmann, Research General Engineer, US Forest Service, to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from January 26-February 02, 2007 to attend Compromised Wood Workshop. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. [...]	2007-01-08 02:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON272	NZ AMBASSADOR HEADS TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) Summary: During her April 3-7 trip to Pyongyang, NZ's Ambassador to North Korea, Jane Coombs, will carry a letter from Foreign Minister Peters urging the DPRK to comply with the Six Party Talks. She will also note the GNZ's willingness to contribute to the second tranche of energy assis [...]	2007-04-02 05:00:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP KNAR NZ
07WELLINGTON274	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CANBERRA [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan and FBI Supervisory Special Agent Dean Phillips, Organized Crime Unit, for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 30 - May 4, 2007. The purpose of this visi [...]	2007-04-02 20:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON279	STAUB-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mr. Jack Staub, Horticulturist, USDA/ARS/MWA/Madison to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from April 20-30, 2007 to observe preliminary results of cooperative research with Cropmark Seeds and continue dialog. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is [...]	2007-04-04 21:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON289	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEVIN E. DEARDORFF, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Census Bureau Official Kevin E. Deardorff to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 15 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to chair a session on regional and international cooperation of census utilization at the 23rd Po [...]	2007-04-11 01:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAID NZ
07WELLINGTON3	JOHN RALPH - NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mr. John Ralph, Chemist, ARS/USDA to visit New Zealand from January 9 - February 1, 2007. 2. Point of contact at the U.S. Embassy is the Office of Agricultural Affairs. Contact details are: Atn: Laura Scandurra, Agricultural Attache Tel: 64-4-462-6012 [...]	2007-01-03 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON30	FIESELMANN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Daniel Fieselmann, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Raleigh, North Carolina, to visit Wellington and Christchurh, New Zealand from February 10-17, 2007 to attend pre-quad for Science and Technical Meetings/Border [...]	2007-01-09 23:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON303	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAY K. KELLER, APRIL 15 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Census Bureau Official Jay K. Keller to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from April 15 - 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a paper at the 23rd Population Census Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understan [...]	2007-04-15 19:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAID NZ
07WELLINGTON307	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PAUL FUJIMURA, APRIL 22 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Homeland Security Director for Asia/Pacific Office of International Affairs Paul FUJIMURA to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from April 22 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is for official consultations with Embassy an [...]	2007-04-16 21:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC PTER AS NZ
07WELLINGTON308	DEMARCHE TO GNZ ON TOKELAU AND SWAINS ISLAND [...] (C) Summary: As instructed Reftel, PE Couns met with Tokelau Administrator David Payton to request that the GNZ publicly reaffirm that Tokelau does not/not have claim over any American Samoan island presently administered by the United States, including Olohega, or Swains Island. Payton con [...]	2007-04-17 20:03:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON309	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TOM BOLLYKY, APRIL 23 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USTR Director of Intellectual Property and Innovation to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from April 23 - 29, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to hold consultations with New Zealand officials. 2. (U) Embassy has booke [...]	2007-04-18 19:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON32	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES LOCKE, JANUARY 18 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Johnson Space Center Official James Locke to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 18 - February 2, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to transit New Zealand en route to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where he will evaluate [...]	2007-01-10 00:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
07WELLINGTON321	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PENNY ANDERSON, MAY 7 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration Representative Penny Anderson to travel to Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand from May 7-10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Government officials. 2. (U) Embas [...]	2007-04-20 04:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON NZ
07WELLINGTON327	SGT JAMES EUGENE - NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR APRIL [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Sgt James Eugene for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 19 - May 6, 2007. The purpose of this visit is personal vacation. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance re [...]	2007-04-23 01:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON328	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE REPRESENTATIVES [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Homeland Security ICE Attache Matthew King and ICE Representative Vanessa Piepenburg for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period April 30 - May 4, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetin [...]	2007-04-23 01:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON329	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PENNY J. ANDERSON, MAY [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration Representative (TSAR) Penny J. Anderson for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period May 7-10 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with NZ Government Officials. 2. [...]	2007-04-23 03:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON330	DR. ALEXANDER LAURO- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Alexander Laura, Program Auditor, USDA/FSIS/OIA/International Audit Staff/Omaha/NE to visit New Zealand from April 30-June 1, 2007 to conduct a routine inspection system equivalence audit of New ZealandQs meat inspection system. 2. Embassy is coordi [...]	2007-04-23 21:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON334	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOI/DAS DAVID [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of the Interior DAS David Cohen to travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand from April 23 - May 5, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings on ongoing economic development activities in U.S. affiliated insul [...]	2007-04-24 05:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON363	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RYAN, KESNER AND KHALIL; [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan and FBI Electronics Engineers Greg D. Kesner and Joseph Khalil for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period May 23 - May 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is [...]	2007-05-09 05:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON364	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RYAN AND CRUSE; JUNE 4-7, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan and Supervisory Special Agent Scott L. Cruse for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 4-7, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings with U [...]	2007-05-09 05:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON375	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR C. STEVEN MCGANN, MAY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP/ANP Director C. Steven McGann to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand May 17 and May 21 - 23, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy and New Zealand Government officials. 2. (U) Hotel reservations have b [...]	2007-05-16 23:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AMGT WS NZ
07WELLINGTON376	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STS JAY WILLIAMS, SEO [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to STS Jay Williams, SEO Brian Knarr, SEO Gregg Johnstone, and BU1 Kirk Henry for travel to Wellington, New Zealand for the dates as listed below: Brian Knarr - June 1-16, 2007 Jay Williams - June 1-9, 2007 Gregg Johnstone - Jun [...]	2007-05-18 01:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON390	USDA/APHIS COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Karen Akcerman, Trade Director, and Michael Guidicipietro, Deputy Director, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Riverdale, Maryland, to visit New Zealand from June 10 to June 12, 2007, to attend the Technical Bilater [...]	2007-05-24 02:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON40	WAINIO-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Wainio, Economist, USDA/ERS/MTED/Canberra to visit Queenstown, New Zealand from February 10-17, 2007 to attend Annual Meetings of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only [...]	2007-01-10 23:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON405	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO TSS JOHN BYLER, JUNE [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Overseas Building Operations (OBO) Technical Security Specialist John Byler for travel to Christchurch, New Zealand during the period June 4-8, 2007. 2. The purpose of this visit is to inspect the conduit infrastructure for a [...]	2007-05-31 03:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ ACOA ABLD AMGT
07WELLINGTON406	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR LOUISE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Louise Oliver to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from June 21 - July 2, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is [...]	2007-05-31 06:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA UNESCO NZ
07WELLINGTON407	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ ATTORNEY TIMOTHY [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to U.S. Department of Justice Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, Timothy Bridgeford for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period June 4-9 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the v [...]	2007-05-31 22:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON409	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ ATTORNEY TIMOTHY [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to U.S. Department of Justice Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, Timothy Bridgeford for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period June 4-9 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the v [...]	2007-05-31 23:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON418	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SUSAN SOLOMON, JUNE 30 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Senior Scientist Susan Solomon to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from June 30 - July 7, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate at the Just Tip of the Iceberg Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that co [...]	2007-06-06 03:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON42	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICK ZIEGLER, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Rick Ziegler to travel to Christchurch, Auckland, and Hamilton, New Zealand from February 12 - 26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 6th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics. 2. (U) Embassy understands [...]	2007-01-10 23:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY NZ
07WELLINGTON422	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAPT JONATHAN Y. SABADO [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Captain Jonathan Y. Sabado, United States Marine Corps, U.S. Embassy Bangkok, for travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand during the time period June 23- July 1 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a semi-annual i [...]	2007-06-11 21:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON425	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MORRIS, PUTNAM, WILLENS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Park Service Officials Stephen Morris, Jonathan Putnam, Todd Willens and Douglas Domenech to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from June 21 - July 3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 31st Session of the World He [...]	2007-06-12 05:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TPHY SCUL SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON43	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOACHIM PLEIL, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Joachim Pleil to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from February 4-15, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Enviroanalysis 2007 Conference 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is [...]	2007-01-10 23:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY NZ
07WELLINGTON430	PULU; A092591463; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Jeffrey Kyle and Michael Franchek for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period July 19-20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Vea Kafa [...]	2007-06-12 22:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON431	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PAMELA FRANZEL, JUNE 26 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Science Foundation Official Dr. Pamela Franzel to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from June 26 - July 2, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a familiarization tour of contractor facilities, meet local DCMA personnel [...]	2007-06-12 22:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY NSF NZ
07WELLINGTON433	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK FORNWALL, JUNE 27 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Program Manager Mark Fornwall to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from June 27 - 30, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to finalize a draft report from the Pacific Island Roundtable to the members of the 8th Pacifi [...]	2007-06-13 05:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON439	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SA DENNIS R. SACHHER, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Special Agent Dennis R. Saccher for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 16-19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is provide technology exchange and training. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country [...]	2007-06-14 22:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON440	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SA DENNIS R. SACHHER, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Special Agent Dennis R. Saccher for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 16-19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is provide technology exchange and training. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country [...]	2007-06-15 00:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON443	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SA DENNIS R. SACHHER, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Special Agent Dennis R. Saccher for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 16-19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is provide technology exchange and training. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country [...]	2007-06-15 02:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON445	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SA DENNIS R. SACHHER, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Special Agent Dennis R. Saccher for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June 16-19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is provide technology exchange and training. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country [...]	2007-06-15 06:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON45	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID WISEGARVER, ERIC [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Officials David Wisegarver, Eric Wisegarver, Dana Greely and Robert D. Castle to travel to New Zealand from January 23 - March 22, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the I8SI9N cruise on board R/V Revelle. 2. [...]	2007-01-11 02:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV AS NZ
07WELLINGTON452	NEW ZEALAND'S RESERVE BANK BALANCING ACT - TRYING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11, in what was initially seen as a surprising move, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) begun to intervene for the first time in 20 years in the international currency markets in an attempt to stem the rapid appreciation of the Kiwi dollar. Many critics say the move [...]	2007-06-19 06:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON456	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID A. JOHNSON AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors David A. Johnson and Charles M. Archer to travel to Auckland, Blenheim, and Christchurch, New Zealand from July 2 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to inspect U.S. Certified Foreign Repair Station in [...]	2007-06-19 22:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
07WELLINGTON459	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BARBARA WEISEL, JULY 6 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant United States Trade Representative Barbara Weisel to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from July 6 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Government officials under the U.S.-New Zealand TIFA. 2. ( [...]	2007-06-20 03:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON460	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS PANAS, JULY 7 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Thomas Panas to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from July 7 - 15, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a paper at the ICECCS 2007 Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems. [...]	2007-06-20 04:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON463	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EDWARD BAKER AND SHARON [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Oceanographers Edward Baker and Sharon Walker to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from July 18 - August 19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the ocean exploration cruise to the Kermadec Arc aboard the New Zealand r [...]	2007-06-20 05:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON464	NZ OPPOSITION LEADER JOHN KEY'S JUNE 26-9 TRIP TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: A disciplined and effective performer in Parliament, National Party Leader John Key has moved quickly since taking command late last year to signal that his party is a government-in-waiting. He has managed to unseat PM Helen Clark as preferred Prime Minister in NZ opinion pol [...]	2007-06-20 06:45:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON468	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR THOMAS BOLLYKY, JULY 3 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Bollyky, Director of Intellectual Property Office at USTR, to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from July 3 - 10, 2007. Mr. Bollyky will be in Christchurch on personal business, and will travel to Wellington on July [...]	2007-06-21 23:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON470	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KRANINGER; JULY 02-03, [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and welcomes and grants country clearance to Kathleen Laura Kraninger, Director, Screening Coordination Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period July 2-3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the APEC Region ( [...]	2007-06-25 03:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON474	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ARIADNE BANAISSA, JULY 5 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce Australia and New Zealand Desk Officer Ariadne Benaissa to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from July 5 - 11, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the U.S. - New Zealand TIFA meetings. [...]	2007-06-26 05:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ETRD AS NZ
07WELLINGTON477	KHALIAKA MEARDRY- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Khalaika Meardry, Trade Specialist, USDA/FAS/OCRA/South Asia Division to visit Wellington, New Zealand from July 7-14, 2007, 2007 to participate in trade discussions. 2. Embassy is coordinating with New Zealand Food Safety Authority officials to prepare [...]	2007-06-27 04:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON48	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CLAUDIA MCMURRAY, ARDEN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Delegation Members Claudia A. McMurray, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs (OES); Dr. Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation; Glyn T. Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bu [...]	2007-01-12 03:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA AS WS NZ
07WELLINGTON481	JACKSON A028971346; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Reynaldo Mendoza and Laura Burgener for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period July 11-12, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to escort NZ Alien Darin Jackson to Auckland. [...]	2007-07-02 01:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON482	NEWELL, A038261224; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Juan Tovar and Edward Valle Mojica for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period July 11-13, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to escort NZ Alien James F. Newell to Auckland. [...]	2007-07-02 01:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON485	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA DELEGATION, JULY 5 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to 9 NOAA Officials: Rennie Holt, Wayne Trivelpiece, Michael Goebel, Christian Reiss, Christopher Jones, David Demer, George Watters, Jefferson Hinke, and Polly Penhale to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from July 5-29, 2007. The purpos [...]	2007-07-02 22:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS BEXP NZ
07WELLINGTON487	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES MURPHY AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USTR Officials James Murphy and Cathleen Enright to travel to Wellington and Napier, New Zealand from July 7 - 12, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend New Zealand TIFA meetings. 2. (U) Embassy has made hotel reservations with [...]	2007-07-05 02:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD USTR OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON497	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE REPRESENTATIVES DEAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to Department of Homeland Security ICE Official Dean A. Wauson and ICE Representative Vanessa Piepenburg for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 1-3 2007. The purpose of this v [...]	2007-07-08 20:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON504	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH SPAULDING, JULY 21 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Ecologist Sarah Spaulding to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from July 21 - 27, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Biosecurity New Zealand Science Forum and Technical Advisory Group and present resea [...]	2007-07-10 03:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON507	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOE STARINCHAK, JULY 20 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division Chief of Environmental Quality Joe Starinchak to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from July 20 - August 1, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to be a keynote speaker at the New Zealand Biosecurity [...]	2007-07-11 02:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV TBIO NZ
07WELLINGTON512	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT W. EMBLEY, JULY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Geophysicist Robert W. Embley to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from July 23 - August 20, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the ocean research cruise to the Kermadec Arc aboard the New Zealand Research Vessel Sonn [...]	2007-07-12 04:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA SENV NZ
07WELLINGTON515	DUNLEVY- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Peter Dunlevy, Supervisor Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA to visit Nelson, New Zealand from July 6-27, 2007 to participate in a rodent eradication operation. 2. Point of contact at the American Emba [...]	2007-07-13 03:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON524	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN SOLLOTT, AUGUST [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Steven Sollott, Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, NIH to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 8-13, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to serve as an invited lecturer at [...]	2007-07-18 05:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA TBIO AS NZ
07WELLINGTON525	LAVULAVU, A029675198 AND MOLISI, A029555233; NZ COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Mark Porter, Howard Mortan and Martin Lawrence for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 2-3, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting a [...]	2007-07-19 05:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON526	LABOUR GOVERNMENT ABANDONS TRANS-TASMAN DRUG BILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 07:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ECPS ETRD KIPR PREL NZ AS
07WELLINGTON527	BATES- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Rocklyn Bates, Facility and Equipment Review Specialist, Dairy Program, USDA/AMS to visit Te Rapa, Hamilton, New Zealand from August 4-13,2007 to perform equipment review. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is the office of Foreign Agricultural [...]	2007-07-19 22:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON53	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEGATT GREGORY B. GROVES FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Legal Attache Gregory B. Groves and Assistant Legal Attache Timothy A. Ryan for travel to Wellington, New Zealand 12-16 February, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to meet and conduct briefings with representatives from the Ne [...]	2007-01-16 19:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC JUS NZ XB XU
07WELLINGTON532	MATAELE, A09412345; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Klaas Hubert and Francisco Palamino for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 16-17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Tuut [...]	2007-07-23 22:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON539	HORVATH- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Horvath, Plant Physiologist, USDA/ARS/NPA Fargo, North Dakota to visit Queenstown and Auckland, New Zealand from August 23 to September 8,2007 to attend a seminar at the ZMB Satellite Conference on Plant Gene Regulation and development; collaborate wit [...]	2007-07-26 04:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON540	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VANIA K. JORDANOVA, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Vania K. Jordanova, Reiner H. Friedel and Geoffrey D. Reeves to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from 5-13 August 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Rarotonga Energetic Particle Workshop. 2. (U) Embassy underst [...]	2007-07-26 05:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV CW NZ
07WELLINGTON541	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RYAN, KHALIL, and [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan, FBI Quantico Electronics Engineer Joseph Khalil and FBI HQ Supervisory Special Agent Paul Mueller for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period July 29 - August [...]	2007-07-27 00:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON549	HAKOFA, A035534686; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Frederick Fu and Wayne White for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 9-10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Faaitu HAKOF [...]	2007-07-29 23:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON554	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/ICE TTU SC DEAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to DHS ICE Washington DC TTU Section Chief Dean A. Wauson and Singapore ICE Representative Vanessa Piepenburg for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 1-3, 2007. The purpose of t [...]	2007-08-01 04:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ ETRD AMGT AS
07WELLINGTON555	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Terry Cline and Kana Enomoto to travel to New Zealand from 8-10 August and 12-14 August 2007.The purpose of this visit Wellington: Site Visit--Meetings w/the Director General of Health, New Zealand Ministry of health accompanied by Deputy [...]	2007-08-02 03:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON565	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael Bell to travel to New Zealand from 15-20 August. The purpose of this visit Wellington: to present new guidelines on infection control at a conference for the New Zealand Nurses Organization and public health partners. Auckland: tr [...]	2007-08-06 20:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON569	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEO GREGG JOHNSTONE; [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to SEO Gregg Johnstone to Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand for the dates August 15-27 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical services for Auckland and Christchurch. 2. (U) Emb [...]	2007-08-07 20:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ KSEO
07WELLINGTON574	TUIVAITI; A092196335; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Todd McWhorter and Jeff Laubershimer for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period July 23-25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Faasa [...]	2007-08-08 02:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON58	GORDH-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Gordon Gordh, Senior Science Advisor, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Raleigh North Carolina to New Zealand from February 10-19, 2007 to attend pre-quad science & tchnology meetings. 2. Embassy understands [...]	2007-01-18 00:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON580	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Martha S. Nizinski to travel to New Zealand from 30 August to 8 September 2007. The purpose of this visit is to Participate in a workshop on Galatheoid Crabs sponsored by Census of Marine Life and funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. [...]	2007-08-10 00:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON583	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Douglas J. Palmeri, Deputy Director for Asia/Pacific, International Affairs, Policy, Department of Homeland Security to travel to New Zealand from August 18-22, 2007. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assi [...]	2007-08-13 21:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON584	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Elizabeth Dinneen, Acting Deputy Chief Dam Safety Office, and John M. Cyganiewicz, Technical Specialist, Technical Service Center, Denver, CO, to travel to Queenstown New Zealand 11-22 November 2007. Purpose of this visit is to attend the [...]	2007-08-13 22:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON606	WILLNOW and SANTOS- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jeffery G. Willnow, Area Director and Maria Andrea de los Santos, Administrative Assistant USDA/APHIS to visit Wellington, New Zealand from September 19-22, 2007 to conduct supervisory oversight trip. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is the off [...]	2007-08-20 05:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON607	EDWARDS- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gavin Edwards, Agricultural Scientist, USDA/APHIS/Canberra to visit Wellington, New Zealand from September 19-22, 2007 to conduct regular area visit along with Jeffrey Willnow, Area Director, USDA/APHIS. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is [...]	2007-08-20 05:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON608	HICKS, VILI, A075169500; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Michael Fernandez and Michael Cherry for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period August 30-31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Vil [...]	2007-08-21 04:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON61	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SI GEORGE W. WOESSNER TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY 4-10, 2007 [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants clearance to DEA Senior Instructor (SI) George W. Woessner for travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 7-10, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to meet with host government officials to conduct advance preparations for a proposed May 2007 Advanc [...]	2007-01-19 03:46:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC DEA XB XU NZ SNAR
07WELLINGTON612	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY TO ICAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 23:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO
07WELLINGTON613	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY TO ICAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 23:25:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO
07WELLINGTON614	NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY TO ICAO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 23:25:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR AORC ICAO
07WELLINGTON615	HICKS, WILLIAM, A0294622558; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Drew Bostock and Tiphanie Benthusen for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 6-7, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Wil [...]	2007-08-22 03:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON620	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEA SI WOESSNER, UC [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Senior Instructor George Woessner, Unit Chief Alfred Czerski, Staff Coordinator Thomas Wa, Senior Attorney Robert Pozeinski, Retired Supervisory Special Agent Thomas Sullivan, Retired Intelli [...]	2007-08-23 04:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON626	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MULLEN AND SEPULVADO [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael C. Mullen and Gary L. Sepulvado to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from 8-12 September 2007. Purpose of this travel is to conduct bilateral meetings with officials from New Zealand and participate in the NZUS Partnership Forum. [...]	2007-08-26 21:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON627	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HYLAND AND KOHN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NCUA Board Member Christiane Gigi Hyland and Senior Policy Advisor Gary Kohn to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from September 3-18 and September 3-19, 2007, respectively. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only [...]	2007-08-26 21:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON628	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR HATFIELD AND BRADLEY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr Dolph Hatfield and Bradley Carlson to travel to Queenstown and Dunedin New Zealand 26 Aug - 5 Sep 2007. Purpose of travel is to present lectures at the 17th Annual Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting in Queenstown and attend collaborat [...]	2007-08-26 21:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON633	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROLAND VIGER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Roland Viger to travel to Christchurch New Zealand 9-18 September 2207. The purpose of this visit is to continue collaboration with National Water and Atmospheric Research Agency on the development, evaluation and automation of methods for [...]	2007-08-28 04:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ

07WELLINGTON634	FINAU, SHAUN, A078902566; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Howard Morton and Martin Lawrence for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 20-21, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Sha [...]	2007-08-28 21:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON636	GENT- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Gent, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA/ARS/PWA, Oregon to visit New Zealand on personal travel from December 10-20, 2007. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is the office of Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. Their contact details are: [...]	2007-08-29 02:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON646	YOUR VISIT AND EXPANDING US-NZ COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Since your last visit to New Zealand, we have seen an unprecedented improvement in dialogue and cooperation between the United States and New Zealand on a range of security and foreign policy objectives, culminating in the successful visit of New Zealand PM Clark [...]	2007-08-30 05:09:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL US NZ
07WELLINGTON651	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES WHITE, JOSE OYOLA, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James White, Jose Oyola, Lakeshia Allen and Danielle Novak to travel to Wellington New Zealand 22-26 September 2007. The purpose of travel is to learn about New Zealand's implementation of a National Value Tax (VAT). 2. (U) Embassy un [...]	2007-08-30 06:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON652	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT MILSTEIN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert Milstein 10-22 September 2007. Purpose of travel is to attend meeting on adult and community health and to lead a series of workshops on planning and evaluation systems change policies at the School of Population Health. 2. (U) [...]	2007-08-30 06:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON653	ASIA DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP PITCHED TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23 and 24, National Security Council Senior Director William Inboden and Senior Advisor Paul Lettow from the State Department's Global Affairs Bureau briefed the U.S. proposal for an "Asia Democracy Partnership" (ADP) (reftel) to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),the Ministry [...]	2007-08-30 19:47:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NZ KDEM
07WELLINGTON658	BGEN TOOLAN (OSD) VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary. Brigadier General John Toolan's visit marked the highest level OSD visit to New Zealand in years. The General met with the leadership of the New Zealand Defense Force and Ministry of Defense, including Chief of Defense Force (CDF) LTGEN Jerry Mateparae, Secretary of Defense Jo [...]	2007-09-04 23:03:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NZ
07WELLINGTON660	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTOPHER MEDIEROS; [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to Overseas Advisory Council (DS/DSS/OSAC) Program Coordinator Christopher Medeiros for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 18-24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to atten [...]	2007-09-06 01:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KSAC NZ
07WELLINGTON661	UNDER SECRETARY REY- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Under Secretary Mark Edward Rey, Natural Resources & Environment, USDA to visit Auckland, New Zealand from September 08 through September 11, 2007 to attend the New Zealand-United States Partnership Forum 2007. 2. Point of contact at the American Embass [...]	2007-09-06 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON665	NGAUE, SIMIONE A031152815; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Brian Jeremy Myrick and Brooke Nicole Myers for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 27-30, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting [...]	2007-09-09 22:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON67	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/LEGATT TIMOTHY K. RYAN AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan and Ottawa Assistant Legal Attache Bryan Tepper for travel to Wellington, New Zealand 27 February 2007 - 1 March 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Five Eyes Cyber [...]	2007-01-23 00:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON670	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID P. WISEGARVER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to David P. Wisegarver to travel to New Zealand 14 September - 01 October 2007. The purpose of this travel is to participate in the Ocean Research Cruise and install equipment aboard the New Zealand R/V Albert Rickmers. 2. (U) Embassy un [...]	2007-09-11 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON671	LOLOHEA, A041814478; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Walter Dorn and Norman Nelson for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period September 19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to escort alien Eric Lolohea to Tonga and an overni [...]	2007-09-11 04:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON672	SUNDLOF- ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Stephen Sundlof, Director, Centre for Veterinary Medicine, FDA, HHS to visit Wellington, New Zealand from September 24-29, 2007 to speak at New Zealand Food Safety Authority 2007 Annual Conference. 2. Please contact the Agricultural Attache upon arrival a [...]	2007-09-11 22:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON673	VAN TASELL- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Curtis Van Tassell, Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS to visit Auckland and Dunedin, New Zealand from September 29 through October 2, 2007 to visit research centers. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is the office of the Foreign Agricultural Servic [...]	2007-09-12 22:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON674	SIKA, A090001989; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Chris Crane and Peggy Robbins for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period October 4-5, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Cameo Sika [...]	2007-09-13 02:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON675	PAEA; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING OFFICERS MARK [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Mark Pelanz and Bradley Cornwell for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period October 4-5, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Pifeleti [...]	2007-09-13 02:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON676	AMENDED NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEA ADVANCED INTL [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Senior Attorney Jean Weld, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Dominick Braccio, and Special Agent John Callery for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period June September 23-30 [...]	2007-09-13 20:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON68	EAP DAS DAVIES JANUARY 16-7 MEETINGS WITH GNZ [...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials told visiting EAP DAS Glyn Davies that they hope that the possible visit of PM Helen Clark and other GNZ officials to Washington will further enhance the recently improved US-NZ relationship. Davies agreed but cautioned [...]	2007-01-23 03:52:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ ASEAN FJ BM
07WELLINGTON682	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE RALPH T. BRYAN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ralph T. Bryan to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from 14-21 October 2007. The purpose of this trip to Rotorua: To assist in analyzing the progress made to date in establishing the International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement and t [...]	2007-09-18 20:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON69	EAP DAS DAVIES MEETING WITH NZ FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C/NF) Summary: NZ Foreign Minister Peters met January 17 with EAP DAS Davies. Peters stressed that it is in New Zealand's interest to have a strong relationship with the United States. He also expressed appreciation for his meetings with the Secretary. Peters said he understands that New [...]	2007-01-23 04:02:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEAN NZ FJ BM
07WELLINGTON691	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP SKINNER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Bradd Skinner to travel to Queenstown, New Zealand from October 11-13, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend CBFCA National Conference and Exhibition 2007. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only ass [...]	2007-09-21 04:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON7	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL F. TONEY, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Michael F. Toney to travel to Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand from February 11 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to discuss collaborative projects involving nanoparticles and synchrotron radi [...]	2007-01-03 22:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
07WELLINGTON70	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN MCDANELS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA Kennedy Space Center Official Steven McDanels to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 4 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and deliver a presentation on the Columbia accident investigation at the Microscopy 2 [...]	2007-01-24 03:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
07WELLINGTON703	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DAVIDSON [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Seth Davidson to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand enroute to McMurdo Station, Antarctica from October 31 - December 11, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the operation of stream-gaging networks in the dry valley [...]	2007-09-26 00:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON704	EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S SEPTEMBER 12-13 MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Following the successful US-NZ Partnership Forum (reftel),ANP Director McGann visited Wellington on September 12-13 for discussions with MFAT and MOD officials covering a range of bilateral issues with an emphasis on the Pacific Islands. On Guam, McGann urged MFAT officials to [...]	2007-09-26 04:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NZ US
07WELLINGTON706	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JENG YEN, NASA [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Jeng Yen to travel to Auckland and Palmerston North, New Zealand from November 22 - December 1, 2007. The purpose of this visit is personal leave and to attend the 4th International Conference on Computational Intelligence Robotics and Au [...]	2007-09-27 00:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON707	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NPS Brian ONeill to travel to Hamilton, New Zealand from October 8-14, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the Third Australian Botanic Gardens Congress. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assista [...]	2007-09-27 00:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON708	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID P. RIPPETO; [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to DINT/Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent David P. Rippeto for travel to Christchurch, New Zealand during the time period September 28-October 8, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to testify in a court proceeding against a fu [...]	2007-09-27 03:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON709	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAURA CHAPMAN, DEWEY H. [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Disaster Assistance Support Program Staff Member Laura Chapman, Fairfax County Virginia Battalion Fire Chief Dewey H. Perks, Los Angeles Fire and Rescue Department Battalion Fire Chief Thomas Ewald and Captain Joh [...]	2007-09-27 03:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON71	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI SC JAMES CASEY, SSA [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counterintelligence Division Section Chief (SC) James Casey, Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) David T. Miller, Supervisory Intelligence Analyst (SIA) Karen Lazar, and Special Agent (SA) Denni [...]	2007-01-24 03:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON714	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROSENFELD, BECKENBAUGH [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Arthur Rosenfeld, Scot Beckenbaugh and Linda Hanson to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 7 - 11, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings with Labour Department Policy Staff. 2. (U) Embassy understands that [...]	2007-09-28 00:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON718	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ADDISON AND CHAMNESS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dennis Addison and Kevin Chamness to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from October 13 - 18, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the ISPACG Working Group Meeting. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only a [...]	2007-09-30 22:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
07WELLINGTON719	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRANCIS NOTZON [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Francis Notzon to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from October 17 - 22, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to serve as chairperson for the meeting of the International Group for Indigenous Health Measurement. 2. (U) Embassy understand [...]	2007-10-01 02:20:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON72	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/LEGATT SCOTT E. GICKING TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Legal Attache Scott E. Gicking, Embassy London, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand, during the time frame of 02/27/2007 through 03/01/2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Five Eyes Cyber Working Group to [...]	2007-01-24 03:45:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
07WELLINGTON721	TAUKEI, A077487337; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Ian Spino and David Mondanaro for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period October 3-4, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to escort alien Koloti Taukei to Tonga. 2. (U) E [...]	2007-10-02 01:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON722	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE LEGAL ATTACHE SCOTT L. CRUSE; [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Canberra Legal Attache Scott L. Cruse for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period October 8-11, 2007. The purpose of this visit to meet with Embassy officials, members of the NZ Police and security services. [...]	2007-10-02 23:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON723	GLICK- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dennis Glick, Facility and Equipment Review Specialist, Dairy Program, Agriculture Marketing Service, USDA to visit Auckland, New Zealand from October 20-26, 2007 to conduct equipment review. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is the office of [...]	2007-10-03 01:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON730	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA - KEVIN CHAMNESS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Kevin Chamness to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from October 15-19, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Oceanic Planning Subgroup of the Informal South Pacific Air Traffic Services Coordination Group. 2. (U) Embassy u [...]	2007-10-04 03:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ EAIR
07WELLINGTON747	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE TIMOTHY K. RYAN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Legal Attache Timothy K. Ryan to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand from 13-20 October 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Combined Law Agency Group Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is th [...]	2007-10-11 02:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON748	SEKO, A099578990; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents James Rutherford and Kristopher Rankin for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period October 25-26, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien [...]	2007-10-11 02:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON75	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAH ADAMS, PATRICK [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USGS Officals Noah Adams, Patrick Connolly, Terry Maret, Theodore Castro-Santos, and James Hatten to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from February 15 - 28, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend and give presentations at the 6th [...]	2007-01-25 01:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON752	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE STERN; NOVEMBER 18-DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Research Chemist, Laboratory Division, Dr. Libby A. Stern for travel to Dunedin, New Zealand during the time period November 18 to December 1, 2007. The purpose of this visit to present FBI research at the Forensic Isotope Ra [...]	2007-10-12 00:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON758	ELIAS- NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Elias, Director, U.S. National Arboretum, USDA/ARS/BA/USNA, Washington, D.C. to visit New Zealand from November 19 to December 01, 2007 to attend New Zealand Recreation Association Conference. 2. Point of contact at the American Embassy is th [...]	2007-10-14 21:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON76	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BARRY LESNIK, FEBRUARY 5 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Barry Lesnik to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 5 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 2007 Enviroanalysis conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assis [...]	2007-01-25 02:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY EPA NZ
07WELLINGTON764	U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's Assistant Commissioner [...] Michael C. Mullen, Assistant Commissioner in the Office of International Affairs and Trade Relations at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was in Auckland, New Zealand from September 9 to 12, 2007 to attend the NZ-US Partnership Forum and to meet with his counterparts in the GNZ espec [...]	2007-10-17 18:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON774	BURMA DEMARCHES DELIVERED TO GNZ [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Counselor passed the information and suggestions outlined in reftel demarches to Bernadette Cavanagh, who recently began work as the Head of the Southeast Asia Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Cavanagh thanked the Embassy for the update on the latest [...]	2007-10-25 19:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KDEM NZ BM
07WELLINGTON775	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID COHEN, THOMAS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to David Cohen, Thomas Vajda and Alisa Wong to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from o/a November 7 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to transit on the way to Apia and consultations with Consulate and Embassy staff and h [...]	2007-10-25 20:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON78	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTHONY K. BURRELL, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Anthony K. Burrell to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from February 10 - 24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend a conference and official meetings as described in reftel. 2. (U) E [...]	2007-01-25 04:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
07WELLINGTON783	NAQELEVUKI, A088358230; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Martin Zelenka and Jose Blanco II for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period November 8-9, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Michae [...]	2007-10-28 23:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON786	CLARK SHAKES UP CABINET, HOPES TO REFRESH PARTY FACE [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Helen Clark announced a reshuffle of her Cabinet on October 31. While the foreign, defence and trade portfolios remain unchanged, Clark has elevated several newcomers to important ministerial portfolios. Many observers see this reshuffle as Clark's last chance [...]	2007-10-31 05:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07WELLINGTON793	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD FULCHER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to OBO Richard Fulcher to travel to New Zealand from 5-6 November 2007. The purpose of this visit building inspection. 2. (U) Accommodation arranged by Auckland Consulate General Sherry Hare. (469-303-2724 Ex 2950) 3. (SBU) Embassy p [...]	2007-11-04 18:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON794	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD FULCHER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to OBO Richard Fulcher to travel to New Zealand from 5-6 November 2007. The purpose of this visit building inspection. 2. (U) Accommodation arranged by Auckland Consulate General Sherry Hare. (469-303-2724 Ex 2950) 3. (SBU) Embassy p [...]	2007-11-04 18:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON798	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RANDALL WINANS [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Randall Winans to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from November 26 - December 2, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to visit CRL Energy Limited to discuss a joint US-NZ project. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requi [...]	2007-11-05 19:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON799	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FBI A/LEGATT BENJAMIN [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants country clearance to FBI Canberra Assistant Legal Attache Bejamin Yen for travel to Wellington, New Zealand during the time period November 13-17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend a conference held by liaison services. 2. (U) Embassy [...]	2007-11-05 20:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON8	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DALE ROBERTSON, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Research Hydrologist Dale Robertson to travel to Hamilton, New Zealand from February 3 - 23, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct field work and evaluate the effects of phosphorus on water quality and how s [...]	2007-01-03 22:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON803	PEAUA, A027549373; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Jill Ellis and Jose Ybarra for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period November 29-30, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Sitelimani [...]	2007-11-08 01:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON805	NEW ZEALAND - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Following is Post's submission for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report (NTE) regarding New Zealand per request reftel. We assume that Washington agencies will provide updated trade and investment data. 2. Begin text of NTE submission: IMPORT POLICIES In general, tariff rates in Ne [...]	2007-11-08 02:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD NZ
07WELLINGTON806	NEW ZEALAND TO REMAIN TOUGH ON BURMA [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor met on November 5 with Bernadette Cavanaugh, the newly arrived head of the SouQast Asian office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to discuss Burma and next steps for the GNZ. Cavanagh related that her office has been working on a proposal for the gov [...]	2007-11-09 01:45:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEAN BM NZ
07WELLINGTON809	PM CLARK PROMISES TAX CUTS, CLIMATE CHANGE LEADERSHIP, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. During the November 2-4 ruling Labour Party annual conference, PM Helen Clark's keynote speech emphasized sustainability and Clark's determination that New Zealand will be a leader, not a follower, in the climate change arena. She promised tax cuts at the next budget ahead of t [...]	2007-11-09 04:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NZ
07WELLINGTON811	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CLAUDIA MORA [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Claudia Mora from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand from November 23 - 30, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Third Forensic Isotope R [...]	2007-11-13 20:51:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ ENRG KNNP PARM
07WELLINGTON814	PEAUA, A027549373; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Jill Ellis and Jose Ybarra for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period December 13-14, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Sitelimani [...]	2007-11-14 04:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON816	FAALATAUA, A093065585; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Randall Henderson and Miguel Martinez for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period December 6-7, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Fa [...]	2007-11-15 20:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON82	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSEPH DEPALMA, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to TSA Senior Aviation Security Inspector Joseph J. DePalma to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 18 - 25, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct aviation security workshops on behalf of ICAO. 2. (U) Embassy understand [...]	2007-01-26 02:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR NZ
07WELLINGTON825	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LORI DAUELSBERG [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Lori Dauelsberg to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from November 28 - December 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Australia and New Zealand Systems Conference 2007. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance i [...]	2007-11-22 20:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON828	SPEIJERS, A013341409; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Sandra Ameniero and Juan Aviles for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period December 8-9, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Robert S [...]	2007-11-27 01:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON83	GRANT-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gordon Grant, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Forest Service to visit Christchurch, New Zealand from February 15-24, 2007 to attend 6th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. [...]	2007-01-26 02:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON84	SOJKA-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Sojka, Research Soil Scientist, USDA/ARS/PWA/IDAHO to New Zealand from February 04-14, 2007 to attend Fertilizer and Lime research centre of Massey University. 2. Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance required. 3. [...]	2007-01-26 02:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON85	BROWN-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Rose Brown, Preclearance Coordinator, Riverdale, Maryland to visit Hastings, New Zealand from February 22-28, 2007 to inspect apple and pear preclearance program. 2. Embassy would appreciate copy of the program and would potentially be interested in pa [...]	2007-01-26 02:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON852	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U/S PAULA DOBRIANSKY AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U/S Paula Dobriansky and S/P Advisor Howard Dean Pittman to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from January 6 - 15, 2008. The purpose of this visit is to travel to Antarctica and conduct meetings with host government offici [...]	2007-12-12 02:36:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON859	FALANIKO, A034344472; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Jason Youngblood and Mark Porter for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period December 20-21, 2007. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Petel [...]	2007-12-17 00:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON86	DUNKLE AND GREIFER-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Richard Dunkle, Deputy Administrator, Plant Protection and Quarantine; John Greifer, Director, Trade Support, International Services, APHIS/USDA to visit Queenstown, New Zealand from February 16-18, 2007 to participate in the annual plant health quadrila [...]	2007-01-26 02:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON860	SPEIJERS, A013341409; NZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ESCORTING [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland welcome and grant country clearance to ICE agents Sandra Ameneiro and Juan Aviles for travel to Auckland, New Zealand during the time period January 9-10, 2008. The purpose of this visit is an overnight return from escorting alien Bob Spei [...]	2007-12-17 00:12:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC NZ
07WELLINGTON863	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HOYER AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Hoyer and delegation to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 8 - 10, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to discuss bilateral issues with government officials. 2. (SBU) Embassy control officer is Political/Economic Co [...]	2007-12-18 01:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON864	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Patricia Walker to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 4 - 14, 2008. The purpose of this visit is to travel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearance is the only assistance requir [...]	2007-12-18 01:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON867	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAIRD AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Baird and delegation to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 31 - January 5, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to examine research programs on the Antarctic Continent and examine oceanographic, marine science, and clim [...]	2007-12-19 02:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON87	ELLIS-NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Ellis, Plant Pathologist, USDA/ARS/NPA/Ft.Collins/CO to visit Rotorua, New Zealand from February 22 through March 10, 2007 to attend and speak at the International Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Bio-Technology Biennial Meeting. 2. Embas [...]	2007-01-26 02:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
07WELLINGTON871	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MURPHY AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to STAFFDEL Murphy and delegation to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 1 - 10, 2008. The purpose of this visit is to examine National Science Foundation program Activities in Antarctica. 2. (SBU) Embassy administrative poi [...]	2007-12-21 00:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON875	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BOND AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Bond and delegation to travel to Auckland and Queenstown, New Zealand from January 6-8, 2008. The purpose of this visit is to discuss bilateral issues with government officials. 2. (SBU) Embassy control officer is Embassy Offici [...]	2007-12-28 01:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON876	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL FRELINGHUYSEN AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Frelinghuysen and delegation to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from January 5-13, 2008. Purpose of visit is to review research and education activities of the National Science Foundation. 2. (SBU) Embassy point of contact is [...]	2007-12-31 00:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA NZ
07WELLINGTON9	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DONALD CAHOON, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Research Ecologist Donald Cahoon to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from February 9 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to consult and advise National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) on mangr [...]	2007-01-03 22:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA NZ
07WELLINGTON90	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SUSAN RICHARDSON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EPA Official Susan Richardson to travel to Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand from February 2 - 13, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 2007 Enviroanalysis Conference. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearan [...]	2007-01-26 04:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY NZ
07WELLINGTON96	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEA CANBERRA CCO C/A RICHARD [...] (SBU) Embassy Wellington welcomes and grants clearance to Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Canberra Country Office (CCO) Country Attache (C/A) Richard Joyce for travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 4-7, 2007. Embassy Wellington also welcomes and grants clearance to DEA Senior Instructor [...]	2007-01-30 21:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC DEA
07YAOUNDE1036	CAMEROON: "BIYA WILL SOON MAKE DECISIVE CHANGES TO [...] (C) Summary. Flush with an overwhelming parliamentary majority, President Biya will move quickly and decisively to prove he is serious about rooting out corruption and improving governance, predicted Gregoire Owona in an August 13 lunch with Charge and Poloff. Owona, a senior official at t [...]	2007-08-17 07:18:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR EAID CM
07YAOUNDE1109	CAMEROON: BOLD STROKE FOR COMPETENCE, [...] (C) Summary. President Biya on September 7 ordered a major cabinet reshuffle, dismissing 14 ministers -- including a number of the most notoriously corrupt and inept -- and refashioning two ministries to create a Ministry of Finance and a Ministry of Economy, Planning and Rural Development. [...]	2007-09-10 13:47:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PREL PINR CM
07YAOUNDE1112	CAMEROON LIKELY TO OBJECT TO COST OF MARITIME [...] (U) Poloff met with Chantal Nama, Sub-Director in the Bureau of UN Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on August 31 and to discuss reftel talking points. Nama promised to pass the information to the Department of Customs at the Ministry of Economy and Finance to assess Cameroon's capacity to adh [...]	2007-09-10 13:51:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER CM
07YAOUNDE1208	CAMEROON'S RE-RUN ELECTIONS: PREP IMPROVES, MAJOR [...] (C) Summary: On September 30, Cameroon held re-run elections for 17 parliamentary seats following a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the July 22 election results for these seats because of gross irregularities. The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) did predictably we [...]	2007-10-05 08:39:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA EAID CM
07YAOUNDE124	CAMEROON: 2005 CENSUS RESULTS DELAYED [...] (U) Results from Cameroon's third General Population and Housing census, launched November 11, 2005, will be delayed until at least August 2007. The Government claims it lacks the funds to publish the report, whose results were promised by July 2006. The late publication of the results, whet [...]	2007-01-30 09:35:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV CM NI
07YAOUNDE128	U.S. INVESTMENT IN CAMEROON: MAJOR PROGRESS IN 2006 [...] (U) 2006 was an excellent year for U.S.-Cameroon commercial relations, and we enter 2007 with literally billions of dollars of pending U.S. investment on the table. In February we signed an Open Skies agreement; Geovic and Hydromine, two firms with large multi-year mining projects, made impor [...]	2007-01-30 13:49:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EMIN ECON KCOR EAIR EPET CM
07YAOUNDE1308	CAMEROON: BIYA STILL AN ENIGMA AFTER 25 YEARS [...] (C) Summary: Nationwide events on November 6 will fete the anniversary of Cameroonian President Paul Biya's 25 years in office. Biya survived over two decades filled with political turmoil and economic crisis. While preserving unity and a measure of stability, he has performed poorly in g [...]	2007-11-02 13:41:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PREL PINR ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM TBIO
07YAOUNDE1374	CAMEROON'S FIU SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH US [...] (SBU) This is an action request for INL. See para. 5. 2. (SBU) In a November 14 conversation with Poloff, Hubert Nde Sambone, the Director of Cameroon's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) said he was eager to build working relationships with USG counterparts and to begin the process of jo [...]	2007-11-21 12:49:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EAID ECON EFIN KCOR PTER CM
07YAOUNDE442	CAMEROON GETS CORRUPTION WATCHDOG, BUT WILL IT [...] (C) Summary. One year after establishing the National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC),President Biya on March 15 nominated a slate largely consisting of ruling CPDM party apparatchiks to CONAC's Coordination Committee. It will be headed by Paul Tessa, a longtime Presidency confidante. [...]	2007-04-09 13:28:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ECON PREL CM
07YAOUNDE445	CAMEROON: BIYA ON ELECTIONS AND WAR AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: President Biya claims he is still hard at work against corruption, and that he will fire and arrest some of his most corrupt ministers (and his incompetent transport minister) before election day. Finding lieutenants who are both clean and competent seems to be a huge challeng [...]	2007-04-09 16:25:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PREL PGOV KCOR PINR
07YAOUNDE493	CAMEROON OPPOSITION LEADER ON ELECTIONS, [...] (SBU) Bernard "Ben" Muna, head of the newly formed opposition coalition Alliance of Progressive Forces told Charge April 16 that he feared "generalized violence" if the July legislative and municipal elections are fraught with fraud. Pointing to violence that has broken out recently among ru [...]	2007-04-17 16:26:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CM KCOR PINR
07YAOUNDE497	NOBLE ENERGY BRIEFS BIYA ON EXPLORATION PLANS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. President Paul Biya on April 18 told Charles Davidson, the visiting president and CEO of U.S. energy exploration company Noble Energy, that he welcomed U.S. investment in Cameroon in all sectors. Biya committed his government's full support to Noble and all other U.S. investor [...]	2007-04-18 16:21:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL CM EK
07YAOUNDE539	POACHERS BEWARE: CAMEROON'S LAST GREAT APE IS ON [...] (U) Summary. Cameroon's Last Great Ape (LAGA) organization deploys passionate staff and proven law enforcement techniques to achieve spectacular results in prosecuting wildlife traffickers in Cameroon and, increasingly, the Central African region. In their unorthodox pursuit of wildlife tr [...]	2007-04-27 10:49:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KCOR SNAR PHUM PARM EAID PGOV CM
07YAOUNDE599	CAMEROON ONE YEAR AFTER COMPLETION POINT [...] (SBU) Summary. April 28 marked the first anniversary of Cameroon's approval for debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, which triggered an estimated $2.65 billion in debt relief between 2006 and 2015. While the Government of Cameroon (GRC) has undertaken some [...]	2007-05-10 11:35:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID ENRG CM
07YAOUNDE667	KENYA AIR CRASH PUTS CAMEROON'S GOVERNANCE [...] (C) Summary. The May 5 crash of Kenya Airways flight 507 (reftels) brought to stark relief some of the worst characteristics of governance in Cameroon. Although the event would have challenged even a capable government, Cameroon's response was hampered by many of the same factors that impe [...]	2007-05-29 11:19:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR EAIR PREL CM PGOV
07YAOUNDE960	CAMEROON: M'BORORO REFUGEE TRAIL OF TEARS POURS [...] (U) Summary. Refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) are crossing Cameroon's eastern border in increasingly large numbers. They are the victims of escalating violence, and their situation has worsened despite continued aid from NGOs. Aid operations are impeded by the tenuous secur [...]	2007-08-02 14:40:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PGOV CM CT
07YAOUNDE974	CAMEROON: M'BORORO REFUGEE TRAIL OF TEARS POURS [...] (U) Summary. Refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) are crossing Cameroon's eastern border in increasingly large numbers. They are the victims of escalating violence, and their situation has worsened despite continued aid from NGOs. Aid operations are impeded by the tenuous secur [...]	2007-08-06 12:19:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PGOV CM CT

07YEREVAN1032	TOUCHING ALL THE BASES: DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bryza's opposition party meetings pointed up the sharp contrast between the two, with Heritage on the upswing, and Orinats Yerkir seeming like a spent force. The parliament speaker, typically, delivered a windy oration of questionable relevance on Armenia's constitution. Bryza [...]	2007-08-16 03:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM TU
07YEREVAN1048	SPECIAL ELECTION WILL TEST GOAM'S DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) The August 26 race to fill the District 15 parliamentary seat may be a small harbinger of Armenian authorities' commitment to election integrity, looking ahead to the 2008 presidential election. The race will also either strengthen or deal a setback to Heritage Party leader Raffi Hova [...]	2007-08-24 12:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1049	SPECIAL ELECTION WILL TEST GOAM'S DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) The August 26 race to fill the District 15 parliamentary seat may be a small harbinger of Armenian authorities' commitment to election integrity, looking ahead to the 2008 presidential election. The race will also either strengthen or deal a setback to Heritage Party leader Raffi Hova [...]	2007-08-24 12:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1050	EX-PRESIDENT TER-PETROSSIAN TESTING THE COME-BACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA's courtesy call on Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) found the former president candid, in high spirits, and eagerly exploring his chances to unify Armenia's opposition under his own banner for the 2008 presidential election. LTP evaluated his chances as slender, but worth trying, gi [...]	2007-08-24 13:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1062	8/28 UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] The Russian government has confirmed that the suspect virus affecting swine in Armenia is in fact ASF. The testing was done at a laboratory at the Institute of Virology and Microbiology in Pokrov. Upon receipt of an official letter, Armenia will be obligated to inform the World Veterinary Org [...]	2007-08-28 13:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN1107	UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER OUTBREAK IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) As of September 4, the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) has confirmed ASF's existence in Armenia, and has announced the situation in Armenia on its website. (NOTE: In the past this has meant that, in order to contain the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, OIE will probably recomme [...]	2007-09-06 02:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV TBIO KFLU AM
07YEREVAN116	IMPROVING U.S. DIPLOMACY ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTION [...] Post delivered reftel points to Head of the Department of Air Pollution at the Ministry of Nature Protection Aram Gabrielian. Post's assessment of GOAM commitment to reduce indoor air pollution and summary of recent projects in this area are provided below. --------------- GOAM COMMITMENT - [...]	2007-02-02 11:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO AID AM
07YEREVAN1259	SANCTUARY AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR ARMENIA'S [...] (SBU) Numbering 40,000, the Yezidi minority in Armenia has found sanctuary as well as economic hardship since taking refuge in Russian Armenia in the 1830s. Based on fieldwork by Dr. Mark Yoffe, a George Washington University researcher participating in the U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Progr [...]	2007-10-17 13:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ASEC PTER PREF SMIG SOCI KWMN KIRF KFRD
07YEREVAN1333	SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-October 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Letter of Request totaling $6.8M of FMF for Peacekeeping equipment and radios requested for Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade; Review of Armenian National Military Doctrine conducted; DASD Cagan visit; Letter of Agreement for Excess Defense Articles (EDA) still awaits State Dep [...]	2007-11-07 08:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP KCFE XG AM
07YEREVAN1363	UN 3RD COMMITTEE: ARMENIA WITH US ON N.KOREA, [...] (C) Polchief spoke with MFA International Organizations director Dziunik Agahjanian, conveying demarche points (reftels). Aghajanian affirmed that Armenia remains committed to voting just as it did on these issues last year. Specifically, Armenia will vote for a "no action" resolution on Ir [...]	2007-11-19 12:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA UN AM
07YEREVAN1383	THE TER-PETROSSIAN SCENARIO: A LONG SHOT, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-president Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) has become the leading opposition candidate for president. His chances of success -- whether at the ballot box or with a street protest strategy after the fact -- remain small, but he should not be dismissed prematurely. LTP enjoys unique [...]	2007-11-27 16:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
07YEREVAN1384	MIXED, LARGELY SANGUINE REACTIONS TO ARMENIA'S ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) With the presidential election set for February, parliament swiftly enacted electoral code changes that took effect November 20. Over the course of two day-long readings, the parliament amended almost one third of the articles of Armenia's electoral code. IFES and other election monitor [...]	2007-11-28 04:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
07YEREVAN1412	SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-November 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Letter of Agreement (LOA) totaling $6.8M in FMF for Peacekeeping equipment and radios signed by ARM MOD; Letter of Agreement for Excess Defense Articles (EDA) approved; Letter of Request (LOR) received from ARM MOD requesting additional EDA trucks forwarded to USASAC; ARM M [...]	2007-12-07 06:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP KCFE XG AM
07YEREVAN1448	CDA RAISES DEMOCRACY PROGRAM CONCERNS WITH PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA and polchief called on the PM December 4 to discuss our ongoing election assistance programs (highlighting IRI plans to conduct an exit poll),raise concern about residence permits for USAID anti-corruption program staff, and to review the Radio Liberty (RL) issue with the PM [...]	2007-12-18 12:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV EAID KDEM KPAO AM
07YEREVAN1471	ARMENIA'S GROWING INSURANCE SECTOR [...] Despite the rapid growth of Armenia's banking sector and GDP over the past several years, other financial services, including insurance, have developed more slowly. Insurance remains a small part of the financial sector and plays a minor role in financial intermediation. Encouragingly, the tr [...]	2007-12-27 06:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN AM
07YEREVAN164	GOAM DISPATCHES INVITATION TO ODIHR ELECTION [...] (C) DFM Armen Baibourtian phoned CDA on February 15 to confirm that the invitation for OSCE's ODIHR to monitor elections had been signed and was being sent over immediately to the OSCE Office in Yerevan. Baibourtian said that the letter was signed on February 14 by FM Oskanian and would be se [...]	2007-02-15 12:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
07YEREVAN182	ARMENIA: COMMENTS FOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Armenia remain off the Special 301 Watch List for 2007. Music and video piracy does exist and there are look-alike products and store fronts, but industry losses in the Armenian market are probably small. The IPR Enforcement Unit within the Organized Crime [...]	2007-02-21 14:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL KIPR USTR AM
07YEREVAN192	PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY CONGRESS A SUCCESS, REAL [...] (C) Prosperous Armenia (PA),the new oligarch-founded party that has taken Armenia's political scene by storm (but whose agenda is still unclear),held its long-awaited pre-election congress on February 15. The congress hall was packed, and also drew a number of sour-faced senior government o [...]	2007-02-23 11:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN194	STAFFDEL TILLEMANN FOCUSES ON DEMOCRATIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SFRC Majority Staffmember Tomicah Tillemann visited Yerevan February 18-20, with an eye on Armenia's May elections and MCC eligibility under the "Ruling Justly" category. In a range of meetings with GOAM officials, he made clear that, despite Armenia's many friends on the Hill, [...]	2007-02-23 14:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA AM
07YEREVAN305	PROMISE OF PROSPERITY RESONATES WITH VILLAGERS IN [...] (SBU) The crocuses are blooming in Yerevan, but it is still winter in the remote villages of Armenia's Shirak province. Though construction dust has displaced the February slush in the relatively well-heeled capital city, Shirak villagers are still burning dried bars of cow dung for heat and [...]	2007-03-15 08:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
07YEREVAN386	ARMENIAN MEDIA, PUBLIC CRITICAL OF CEREMONY MARKING THE [...] (SBU) Armenian media outlets varied from semi-critical to extremely critical in their coverage of the March 29 Holy Cross (Aktamar Island) Church re-opening ceremony. Most claimed that the opening was a propaganda move and berated Turkey for placing Turkish flags and a portrait of Ataturk on th [...]	2007-03-30 13:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OPRC AM KMDR KPAO
07YEREVAN44	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 [...] (U) Following is our submission per reftel for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- Foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to USD 297 million as of September 2006, according to data from the National [...]	2007-01-12 12:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
07YEREVAN452	TOWARDS A TOBACCO FREE ARMENIA? [...] (U) The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Armenia, including American University of Armenia's Public Health Department and 25 NGOs, recently marked the second anniversary of the passage of a law restricting the sale and use of tobacco. At the event, the Coalition introduced public awareness materia [...]	2007-04-13 12:54:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID AM
07YEREVAN471	A REAL LIVE CAMPAIGN SEASON, AS BOMBINGS SEEM QUICKLY [...] (SBU) Armenia's campaign environment has ratcheted into high gear, with a vibrant rainbow of political ads posted everywhere you look. The April 12 bombings of two Prosperous Armenia (PA) offices (ref A) seem quickly to have disappeared from political relevance, after virtually all parties con [...]	2007-04-19 04:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AM
07YEREVAN534	ARMENIA: USING USG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO LEVERAGE [...] (C) Our assistance programs aimed at helping Armenia achieve cleaner elections are big news here. Thanks to a strong Public Diplomacy effort, we have largely dispelled early concerns about whether Armenians should be suspicious that we seek to foment a "color revolution" and have built under [...]	2007-05-02 11:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM AM
07YEREVAN555	ODIHR MISSION HEAD DISCUSSES PRE-ELECTION [...] (C) CDA met May 2 with Ambassador Boris Frlec, the head of OSCE/ODIHR,s Election Observation Mission (EOM) for a discussion on the pre-election period in Armenia. Frlec evaluated the pre-election period as broadly competitive, despite flaws. He saw a relatively even playing field, albeit wh [...]	2007-05-03 10:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE AM
07YEREVAN588	FM OSKANIAN DEFENDS VISA REFUSAL OF TURKISH OSCE [...] (C) CDA and the German Ambassador each protested (during a scheduled meeting with CDA and EU chiefs of mission late May 8),Armenia's refusal to grant visas to Turkey's contigent of seconded OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission short-term observers (STOs). Each associated themselves with [...]	2007-05-09 11:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE TU AM
07YEREVAN640	JUDGING ARMENIA'S ELECTIONS - GOOD ENOUGH, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: We judge Armenia's May 12 election an improvement over previous elections, although this is faint praise. The combined International Election Observation Mission has issued an upbeat preliminary assessment. ODIHR seemed to feel keenly the institutional pressures. If the Europe [...]	2007-05-16 11:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
07YEREVAN642	PM SARGSIAN'S REPUBLICANS STRENGTHEN HOLD ON POWER [...] (C) Armenia's ruling Republican Party, led by PM Serzh Sargsian, is set to have a slim majority in the new National Assembly to be seated May 31. Results will not be made official until May 19, but it seems clear that the Republicans will take 68 out of 131 seats of the new parliament. Runn [...]	2007-05-16 12:54:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM AM
07YEREVAN649	WITNESS DIES DURING INTERROGATION [...] (C) On May 12 Levon Ghulyan died under controversial circumstances while being questioned by the police as a presumed witness of a deadly gunfight on May 9 near the restaurant he owned. The police initially claimed that, during the interrogation, Ghulyan fell to his death while trying to esca [...]	2007-05-18 11:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AM
07YEREVAN65	KOCHARIAN SCOLDS TAX AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALS [...] (U) President Kocharian took an unusually hard stance with Customs and Tax officials during an annual January meeting with key government officials. He said the tax and customs services lacked the will to combat the shadow economy and described their work as "unsatisfactory." Despite some suc [...]	2007-01-17 13:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV KCOR AM
07YEREVAN661	TRAFFICKING VICTIMS HELD IN GEORGIA RETURNED TO [...] (C) Two alleged Armenian trafficking victims who had been held in a Georgian jail for six months returned to Armenia May 17, and are in the care of an active anti-trafficking NGO. Anti-trafficking activists hailed the return of Anna Harutyunyan and Lianna Krasnova as a textbook case of good c [...]	2007-05-22 11:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM HSTC GG AM
07YEREVAN70	ARMENIA: LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Law enforcement cooperation with Armenia continued to improve in 2006, with concrete key successes despite a complex environment and the lack of a formal bilateral legal framework. Fugitive investigations continued to be the most fruitful area of cooperation, but GOAM cooperation in an [...]	2007-01-19 07:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC SOCI PINS AM
07YEREVAN723	ARMENIA'S YEZIDI KURDISH MINORITY: A SMALL BUT [...] (S) The mayors of two Yezidi Kurdish villages, spoke openly to us during a May 31 visit about the fact of PKK (KGK) presence in Armenia, telling us that wounded PKK fighters from neighboring countries receive medical treatment in Armenia. We also discussed the complicated issue of Yezidi Kurd [...]	2007-06-01 11:54:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL ASEC PTER PHUM AM
07YEREVAN77	OPENING THE TURKISH-ARMENIAN BORDER: BUSINESSES AND [...] On January 13 and 14 the Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG),with funding from USAID, the British Embassy, and the Eurasia Foundation, held a conference on "The Economic and Social Consequences of Opening the Armenia-Turkish Border." While the caliber of the papers was mixed, [...]	2007-01-23 06:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ELNT PGOV PREL TU GG AM
07YEREVAN783	CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM RESTRUCTURES INVESTIGATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian law enforcement is grappling with a major restructuring that strips the powerful Prosecutor General's or "Procuracy" organization of all its investigative functions and staff, transferring the investigators themselves into police agencies. The reform is an excellent one [...]	2007-06-15 12:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KJUS KCRM KDEM KTIP HSTC
07YEREVAN884	NEW CHALLENGE TO RADIO LIBERTY BROADCASTS [...] SUMMARY: Radio Liberty's Armenian Service is again in jeopardy, as the state radio service gave 30 days notice of its intent to pull Radio Liberty off the air. The notice implies that the reason is Radio Liberty's unpaid bills to the public radio service, which now amount to either $76,000 ( [...]	2007-07-10 12:36:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AM
07YEREVAN97	TERRORIST FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF DOCKRATS - [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 09:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN PREL AM
07ZAGREB100	CROATIA INTRODUCES SURCHARGES ON RECORDABLE [...] Summary: Croatia has implemented a system of surcharges on recordable media (CDs, DVDs, burners, etc.) in an effort to offset the losses to the entertainment industry from digital piracy. The new system of surcharges went into effect on January 1, 2007 and is evaluated bi-monthly to assess [...]	2007-01-29 15:05:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD HR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
07ZAGREB1000	WITNESSES FAIL TO APPEAR AT WAR CRIMES ICTY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The ICTY prosecutor's office (OTP) has sent a strongly-worded letter to the GOC's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) expressing concern about the progress of the Ademi-Norac war crimes case, which resumed again the week of October 29. To date, about 45 percent of witnesses for [...]	2007-11-07 13:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KAWC HR
07ZAGREB101	GOC COMMITTED TO ADRIATIC LNG PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: Croatian Assistant Minister of Economy for Energy Zeljko Tomsic told Econ Off that Croatia remains committed to building an LNG terminal on the Adriatic coast, despite press rumors that the project may be in jeopardy. Tomsic said that the GOC is very concerned about energy securi [...]	2007-01-29 15:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON HR ENERGY
07ZAGREB1011	NATO ROAD SHOW VISIT TO CROATIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: USNATO PermRep Victoria Nuland led an inter-agency "NATO Road Show" visit to Zagreb on November 9. President Mesic, Prime Minister Sanader, Foreign Minister Kitarovic and Defense Minister Roncevic all expressed confidence to the U.S. delegation that Croatia was well-prepared for [...]	2007-11-15 09:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO HR
07ZAGREB103	OSCE ZAGREB PLANS CLOSURE BY END OF 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: OSCE Zagreb Deputy Head of Mission (and retired FSO) Todd Becker briefed DCM January 22 on plans to bring the substantive work of the Mission to a close by December 31, 2007. HOM Jorge Fuentes was convinced that with a concerted push by both the OSCE and the Croati [...]	2007-01-30 12:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OSCE HR
07ZAGREB1043	CROATIAN UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN BUT STILL HIGH [...] SUMMARY: Despite a steady decline in recent years, the Croatian unemployment rate remains high, at 11.8%. One contributing factor is a mismatch between the skills job-seekers have and those employers want. The mismatch stems from two situations: students are pursuing the "wrong" majors, and wor [...]	2007-11-28 16:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB HR
07ZAGREB1044	CROATIA 2007 INCSR REPORT - PART II: FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] Below is post's submission per reftel of part II of the INCSR on money laundering. 2. Croatia is a middle income transition economy that is neither a financial center nor a venue of choice for money laundering activities. Tourism and services make up the largest portion of GDP. Croatian [...]	2007-11-29 07:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN HR
07ZAGREB1062	FM KITAROVIC ON OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Ambassador and PolChief had lunch on December 5 with FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and State Secretary Hido Biscevic, subsequent to their return from the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid, and to follow up on FM Kitarovic's bilateral meeting there with U/S Burns. 2. (C) Kitarovic and Biscevic sa [...]	2007-12-06 08:54:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE SR SW BE HR
07ZAGREB133	GOC PLANS NEW PRIVATIZATIONS AFTER LONG HIATUS [...] (SBU) Summary: After being stalled for the past two years, the Croatian government is finally moving forward with the privatization of some of the most problematic assets in the government's still large portfolio. Privatization is unpopular with the Croatian public, which equates the process w [...]	2007-02-06 14:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPRV ECON EINV HR
07ZAGREB227	ICTY SEES LOCAL NGOS AS CREDIBLE TRIAL MONITORS [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Croatian NGOs Documenta and the Center for Peace, Nonviolence, and Human Rights discussed their recently released annual war crimes trial monitoring report with judicial officials at a March 3 roundtable in Zagreb. Panelists, including a judge, a prosecutor, a law pro [...]	2007-03-06 14:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KAWC PGOV HR WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB243	MORE COORDINATION AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING BUT [...] (C) Summary: The recent establishment of an inter-ministerial working group on money laundering is a positive development in Croatia's weak institutional framework for tackling economic crime. The aim of the new working group, comprised of eleven different ministries, agencies and offices is [...]	2007-03-09 10:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KCOR KTFN HR
07ZAGREB364	DAS BRYZA'S ZAGREB MEETINGS WITH GREEK AND [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Greek Minister of Development Dimitris Sioufas and Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy Rumen Ovcharov on the margins of an April 3 energy conference in Zagreb. Both Sioufas and Ovcharov expressed concern over what they perceive as mixed signals co [...]	2007-04-16 09:50:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL GR BU AJ RS TU TX
07ZAGREB389	ICRC CLOSES IN CROATIA, BUT SEARCH FOR THE MISSING [...] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) formally closed its door in Croatia on April 13, after being present in the country for more than 15 years. Although its regional office in Budapest will continue to follow developments in tracing missing persons in Croatia, the ICRC databas [...]	2007-04-19 14:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB46	CROATIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed respectable economic growth over the last few years, accompanied by low inflation, a stable exchange rate and growth in the tourism sector. At the same time, the government has undertaken several initiatives aimed at streamlining the bureaucracy in an effort to [...]	2007-01-17 15:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ZAGREB472	REFUGEE RETURN: KEY TO OSCE MISSION CLOSURE [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Facing intensifying pressure from the international community to make additional tangible progress on refugee issues, the GOC has established and clarified program benchmarks for this year. With OSCE mission closure high on the GOC's priority list, the GOC has put [...]	2007-05-15 10:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF OSCE HR
07ZAGREB524	CROATIA ENTHUSIASTICALLY INAUGURATES NEW REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As Chair of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP),the GOC hosted a May 11 Zagreb Summit to strengthen regional cooperation by establishing a Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) under SEECP auspices to replace the Stability Pact in early 2008. Coinciding w [...]	2007-05-30 15:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB540	AMBASSADOR BRIEFS PM ON BOSNIA MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Drawing on points provided by EUR/SCE, Ambassador and DCM briefed PM Ivo Sanader and MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic June 1 about the meetings held in Washington the week of May 21 between State Department officials and Bosnia-Herzegovina politicians Milorad Dodik and Haris Silajdzic [...]	2007-06-04 13:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BK HR
07ZAGREB561	U/S NICHOLAS BURNS' MAY 10-11 MEETINGS WITH [...] (U) Undersecretary Burns met with Macedonian President Crvenkovski, Turkish Economy Minister Babacan, Bulgarian PM Stanishev and Moldovan President Voronin May 10 and 11 on the margins of the Zagreb SEECP Summit. Macedonia --------- 2. (C) Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski sought U/S [...]	2007-06-08 10:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE NATO HR MK TU BU MD
07ZAGREB565	U/S NICHOLAS BURNS' MAY 10-11 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns visited Zagreb May 10-11 to consult with Croatian leaders and attend the Summit of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (septel). He met with PM Sanader, President Mesic, and FM Grabar-Kitarovic, and had several bilatera [...]	2007-06-08 13:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR OSCE NATO HR YI BK SR
07ZAGREB612	EMPLOYMENT ISSUE BIGGER THAN MINORITY ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Minority Council elections held June 17 in 20 counties, 57 cities and 68 municipalities brought out only eight percent of eligible voters and did little to change the public impression that ethnic minority councils are largely symbolic. These bodies, created to advance [...]	2007-06-27 13:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM HR
07ZAGREB642	OSCE MISSION TO CROATIA: WINDING DOWN ITS MANDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT. This is a joint Embassy Zagreb and USOSCE cable and represents our strategy in moving forward toward OSCE Croatia mission closure. While we believe full closure could be achieved by the end of 2007, there is no consensus on this issue among European missions in Zag [...]	2007-07-03 15:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OSCE PREF KWCI HR WAR CRIMES REFUGEES
07ZAGREB643	CROATIAN STATE PROSECUTOR DESCRIBES CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The June arrest of eight employees of the Croatian Privatization Fund (Fund) on charges of corruption marks a significant improvement in both the political will and the capacity of the Croatian government to fight corruption. The Fund has long been viewed as a font of [...]	2007-07-03 15:51:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPRV KCRM HR
07ZAGREB669	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER SANADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 7 meeting with Prime Minister Sanader on the margins the of the "Croatia Summit," EUR Assistant Secretary Fried welcomed the Summit as evidence of Croatian leadership in Southeastern Europe. Sanader reviewed his efforts to gain support for the closure of the OSCE Missi [...]	2007-07-11 15:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG OSCE HR
07ZAGREB688	CROATIANS ACCEPT U.S. SOFA PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Biscevic informed Ambassador July 19 that the Croatian Government accepted the U.S. compromise proposal on custody (ref e-mail),resolving the last outstanding issue in the U.S.-Croatian negotiations on a bilateral status of forces agreement. [...]	2007-07-19 13:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB72	GOC DISMISSES FLAWED ECONOMIC FREEDOM [...] Summary: The Croatian Government reacted sharply to a Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal ranking of economic freedom around the world in which Croatia was ranked 109 overall and near the bottom in Europe. The GOC dismissed the Report, saying it did not reflect Croatia's current economic [...]	2007-01-23 14:49:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV HR
07ZAGREB763	CARDINAL MCCARRICK'S VISIT TO CROATIA [...] (SBU) Cardinal McCarrick,s very successful visit to Zagreb sent a strong message of continued United States engagement on Bosnia and reassured Croatian leaders that the U.S. is working with the Bosnian Croats as we seek move ahead on constitutional and police reform. 2. (SBU) In spite of th [...]	2007-08-16 11:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM HR BK
07ZAGREB86	CROATIA'S EXPORT OFFENSIVE [...] Summary: Hoping to reduce its chronic trade deficits and accelerate economic growth, the Government of Croatia launched an "Export Offensive" on January 22 aimed at boosting the number of businesses involved in the export sector by 25% over the next three years. At the core of the plan is the [...]	2007-01-25 15:07:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV HR
07ZAGREB907	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: CROATIA [...] In response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Croatian textiles and apparel industry. According to information from the Croatian Chamber of Economy and Central Bureau of Statistics: -- Total industrial production- sale value: (2005 - most recent official data availabl [...]	2007-09-28 12:10:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX HR
07ZAGREB937	Croatia Top Reformer, but Still Regional Laggard [...] SUMMARY: The World Bank's "Doing Business 2008" report lists Croatia as the top reformer in the region and second worldwide for improving the ease of doing business during 2006-07. Croatia reformed in four of the ten areas covered in the study, and moved from 124th to 97th place in the overall [...]	2007-10-15 08:22:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB HR
07ZAGREB988	CROATIA TO FOLLOW EU ON THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] Ref points were delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 26 October 2007. The GOC expects to follow the EU's position on resolutions appearing before the UN's Third Committee over the coming months. 2. Dog [...]	2007-11-05 07:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN UNGA
07ZAGREB994	NATO ROADSHOW '07 -- CROATIA SCENESETTER [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The GoC feels confident approaching NATO's Bucharest Summit after repeated strong statements of support from President Bush and State Department officials (U/S Burns, A/S Fried) as well as positive feedback from Allies during presentation of their Annual National Progr [...]	2007-11-05 14:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB996	CROATIA INCSR 2006/2007 - PART ONE [...] (U) Below please find, per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. Croatia I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling through th [...]	2007-11-06 09:28:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR
08ABIDJAN133	CHINESE VIEWS ON COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary. Chinese Embassy Political Counselor Fulin Ma told Pol/Econ section chief February 25 that he thinks elections will take place in 2008, most likely between August and October. Ma believes there is a real chance for President Gbagbo to win transparent elections due to the average [...]	2008-02-28 16:34:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IV CH
08ABIDJAN138	COTE D'IVOIRE: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) Cote d'Ivoire is beginning to emerge from a five-year crisis during which the country was divided in two, with government forces controlling the southern half of the country and rebel forces, known as the New Forces (NF),in control of the north. President Laurent Gbagbo and New Forces [...]	2008-03-03 16:13:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
08ABIDJAN296	NEW CUSTOMS DIRECTOR DISCUSSES RETURN OF CUSTOMS [...] (SBU) Summary. Cote d,Ivoire,s new Customs Director, Col. Alphone Mangly, expects the redeployment of customs officials to the north of the country to begin the week of May 12. In an April 30 meeting, Mangly told Ambassador candidly that he was not certain how the customs officials would wor [...]	2008-05-08 12:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV IV
08ABIDJAN337	OBSERVANCE OF NOVEMBER 30 ELECTION DATE FEASIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary. AF/W Director Thomas Dougherty held meetings in Abidjan May 15-16 with representatives from across Cote d'Ivoire's political spectrum. His conversations indicate that the political will exists to observe the scheduled November 30 election date and that it is technically feasib [...]	2008-05-28 14:14:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL EAID IV
08ABIDJAN346	AF/W DIRECTOR DOUGHERTY DISCUSSES FINANCING THE [...] (C) Summary: State AF/W Director Thomas Dougherty discussed the pivotal question of financing for the end of crisis package ("sortie de crise" in French) with a number of key interlocutors during his May 14-18 visit to Abidjan. Interlocutors discussed Cote d'Ivoire's Highly Indebted Poor Coun [...]	2008-05-29 16:34:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AFDB EAID ECON IMF IBRD IV PREL
08ABIDJAN36	COTE D'IVOIRE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Despite the ongoing political/economic crisis, the Ivorian government actively encourages foreign investment through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, or startups. There are no significant limits on foreign investment nor are there generally diffe [...]	2008-01-16 14:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC USTR KTDB ECON ETRD
08ABIDJAN37	COTE D'IVOIRE'S PORTS PLAN AMBITIOUS EXPANSION AS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Port of Abidjan is West Africa's largest deep-water port, and the second largest port on the continent. According to Maersk officials, it is also one of the more efficient ports in the world. Cote d'Ivoire's second port, San Pedro, exports 10 percent of the country's expor [...]	2008-01-16 16:00:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN ELTN EWWT IV
08ABIDJAN397	DISGRUNTLED EX-COMBATANTS PARALYZE BOUAKE OVER [...] (U) The demobilization and disarmament of the Forces Nouvellles (FAFN) continue to be problematic for the government. One June 16, more than 1000 troops paralyzed Bouake, demanding payment of promised monies. According to pres reports, the action was organized by soldiers who were to be integ [...]	2008-06-18 17:33:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PREL EAID IV
08ABIDJAN459	NEW FORCES MUTINY IN TOWNS OF SEGUELA AND VAVOUA [...] (C) Summary. New Forces troops in the center-west towns of Seguela and Vavoua rioted on June 28. The troops in Seguela called for the reinstatement of their former Commander, Zachariah Kone, who had been removed by Prime Minister Soro in May. The soldiers in Vavoua protested the government's [...]	2008-07-14 13:02:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MARR PGOV IV
08ABIDJAN492	PARTIES IN FN-HELD TERRITORIES ORIENTED AROUND [...] Summary. DCM, Econ Chief and Political Specialist traveled July 15-18 to Seguela and Bouake in Forces Nouvelles-held territory. During the course of the trip, Emboffs met with representatives of the country's three major political parties (FPI, RDR, PDCI). Discussions with party representat [...]	2008-07-25 15:31:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IV
08ABIDJAN520	FORCES NOUVELLES VIEWS ON IDENTIFICATION, [...] (C) Summary. During a recent Embassy visit to Bouake and Seguela, senior interlocutors from the Forces Nouvelles (FN) and regional leaders of the RDR political party raised concerns about how the process of identification would proceed. FN political leaders went to great lengths to reject [...]	2008-08-04 10:37:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IV
08ABIDJAN522	THE FORCES NOUVELLES AND THE DIAMOND TRADE IN [...] (C) Summary. During a recent visit to Bouake and Seguela, Emboffs probed the issue of whether control of the region's diamonds was a factor in the recent clash between factions of the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN). Emboffs met with Deputy FAFN Chief Wattao, who said that the Forces Nouvelles wer [...]	2008-08-04 13:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN PGOV MARR KCOR PREL ECON IV
08ABIDJAN56	CODEL ENGEL'S VISIT ON CHILD LABOR IN COCOA DRAWS [...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Engel, Senator Harkin and Senator Sanders met with President Gbagbo, Prime Minister Soro and key government ministers to discuss the implementation of the Harkin Engel Protocol, a key element of which is the July 1, 2008 deadline, which aims to put in place a c [...]	2008-01-24 18:09:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EAID ELAB OREP IV
08ABIDJAN90	G/TIP AMBASSADOR LAGON VISIT TO COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (U) Summary: G/TIP Ambassador Mark Lagon met with government officials, NGO leaders, and UN officials during his January 23-24 visit to Abidjan. Ambassador Lagon told his interlocutors that the USG comes in partnership to address trafficking in persons and stands ready to consult on legal and [...]	2008-02-06 18:24:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG UN IV
08ABIDJAN907	U.S. TREASURY TRAINS WEST AFRICAN FINANCIAL [...] Summary. December 15-19, advisors from the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) provided training in financial investigative techniques to 55 individuals from francophone and lusophone West Africa. Ambassador delivered opening remarks. On margins of the course, eco [...]	2008-12-31 10:13:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER EFIN ECON KCRM KTFN IV
08ABIDJAN97	AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ON ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. African Development Bank (AfDB) Official Representative to Cote d'Ivoire Ngardinga Sangbe discussed with Embassy officials Cote d'Ivoire's recently passed 2008 budget, the country's arrears with the AfDB and the HIPC process, expressing confidence that arrears can be settled, b [...]	2008-02-08 14:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IDA IMF PGOV PREF USTR EITI IV
08ABUDHABI1004	UAE NOT ENTHUSIASTIC TO PRESS HUMAN RIGHTS AT UNGA THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 16:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AE
08ABUDHABI1011	UAE MEGA PROJECTS: UNCERTAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS [...] (C) The leadership of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is using its vast wealth to build international name recognition, play "catch-up" with Dubai, and secure a prosperous future for its citizens. The numerous mega projects underway in Abu Dhabi (refs A, B, C and D) and Dubai (refs H and I) represen [...]	2008-09-08 08:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV SENV PGOV SOCI PHUM AE US
08ABUDHABI1053	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: HIGH UTILITY BASE [...] Reftels requested that post conduct several post-shipment verifications at High Utility Base (HUB) LLC, located in Bur Dubai, UAE for high quantities of computer equipment shipped no license required from Advance Computer, Mineola, New York. Export Control Officer (ECO) attempted to contact HUB [...]	2008-09-18 14:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI1086	UAE REQUESTS US COMMENTS ON DRAFT NUCLEAR LAW [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 11:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC ENRG AE
08ABUDHABI1187	Assistant Secretary Kramer, Minister of Justice Review NGO [...] (SBU) Summary: A/S Kramer met on the margins of the BMENA Forum for the Future in Abu Dhabi with Jordanian Minister of Justice Ayman Odeh and Jordanian Ambassador to UAE. The Minister solicited and responded to DRL's concerns about the new Jordanian NGO law, and suggested possible ways to allev [...]	2008-10-20 12:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KMPI JO
08ABUDHABI1197	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: DIAGRAM STANDARD [...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at Diagram Standard General Trading LLC, Dubai, UAE for several shipments of laptop computers exported as no license required by Sunrise Technology and Trading Corp., New Hyde Park, NY. 2. On 15 Oct 2008, Export Control Officer [...]	2008-10-21 04:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI1217	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH MOROCCAN FM FASSI-FIHRI; [...] (C) Meeting on the margins of the October 18-19 Forum for the Future ministerial in Abu Dhabi, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and NEA A/S Welch held a cordial exchange with Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi-Fihri on three core issues: the Forum for the Future, the Western Sahara negotiation process [...]	2008-10-22 12:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI XI MO MR WI
08ABUDHABI1283	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NCR CORPORATION [...] Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check at NCR Corporation, Bur Dubai, UAE for export license application D405918: Cisco Encryption products which are controlled under ECCN: 5A002, 5D002 for National Security and Anti-terrorism reasons. The license applicant is Cisco Systems Inc. [...]	2008-11-09 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI1284	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SAV COMPUTERS LLC [...] Reftels requested that post conduct post-shipment verifications at SAV Computers, Bur Dubai, UAE for various computer parts exported as no license required by AHLO, Miami, FL through Daisytek Computers LLC, Bur Dubai, UAE. 2. On 6 Nov 2008, Export Control Officer (ECO) visited SAV Computers [...]	2008-11-09 12:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI1285	ABU DHABI HOUSING DEMAND EXPECTED TO GROW [...] (SBU) Summary: At a November 9 conference on Abu Dhabi's economy, several senior real estate officials expressed confidence that the Abu Dhabi residential market is likely to weather the current world financial downturn. While some projects, including the high-profile Saadiyat Island megaproje [...]	2008-11-10 04:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1306	UAE STILL NOT ENTHUSIASTIC TO PRESS HUMAN RIGHTS AT UNGA [...] (C) POL Chief pressed ref A points with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani on November 13, emphasizing the need for a principled stand against "no action" motions that prevent a vital review of human rights violations and the need to address the severe human rights ab [...]	2008-11-13 13:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR MB KN AE
08ABUDHABI136	U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH MIDDLE EAST STATES ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to provide input on planned U.S. engagement with select countries in the Middle East that have expressed a serious interest in developing a peaceful nuclear power program. We agree that an early positive engagement is key to both demonstrating that countri [...]	2008-01-31 15:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL AE
08ABUDHABI1360	THE UAE FINANCIAL SITUATION AND THE KUBLER ROSS MODEL [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. 2. (C) Summary. The UAE, Dubai in particular, appears to be moving rapidly through the five stages of grieving identified in the Kubler-Ross model. While most Emirati contacts initially claimed that global financial cr [...]	2008-11-26 07:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PREL PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI1381	U/S LEVEY PRESSES UAE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (S) Summary. On 18 November 2008, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and DCM Doug Greene (in Abu Dhabi) and Paul Sutphin, the Consul General (in Dubai) discussed with UAE counterparts recent U.S., international and UAE steps to increase financial pressure on Iran. In particular, Levey detai [...]	2008-12-03 14:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER

08ABUDHABI1382	EXPORT CONTROL UPDATE [...] (S/NF) Summary: MFA recently confirmed that its proposed amendment to the Export Control Law -- to set up an independent authority to oversee the law -- had been altered by the Presidency, which assigned oversight to an existing committee in the Ministry of Interior. Staffing a new authority [...]	2008-12-04 08:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL AE
08ABUDHABI1420	NOVEMBER 2008 MENAFATF PLENARY [...] (SBU) The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF VIII),working group meetings, and an FIU workshop from November 9-13, 2008 in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Fi [...]	2008-12-18 09:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PTER PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI148	U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH MIDDLE EAST STATES ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to provide input on planned U.S. engagement with select countries in the Middle East that have expressed a serious interest in developing a peaceful nuclear power program. We agree that an early positive engagement is key to both demonstrating that countri [...]	2008-02-04 12:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL AE
08ABUDHABI173	HEAD OF UAE TIP COMMITTEE SHARES PROGRESS REPORT [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires, ADCM, and POLOFF met February 5 with UAE Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs and head of the UAE National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking, Dr. Anwar Gargash, to discuss the upcoming 2008 TIP report, TIP-specific training, the Dubai and Abu Dhabi s [...]	2008-02-07 14:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PREL PGOV PREF SMIG KMPI KCRM KWMN AE
08ABUDHABI257	UAEG REPORT ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) MinEcon U/S Abdullah Al-Saleh passed the following e-mail update on UAE actions to eliminate secondary and tertiary applications of the Arab League boycott to Econ Chief on February 25. Al-Saleh had committed to providing thi [...]	2008-02-27 11:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KBCT PREL IS AE
08ABUDHABI382	TIP REPORT FOR UAE MARCH 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is home to a broad array of communities, including those vulnerable to exploitive human traffickers. The population is comprised of over 80 percent foreigners, many of whom provide unskilled or minimally skilled labor to a fast-growing economy. In thi [...]	2008-03-26 11:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN ASEC ELAB SMIG AE
08ABUDHABI392	THE UAE'S YOUNG NEW AMBASSADOR -- MBZ'S RIGHT HAND MAN GETS [...] (S) Summary: The UAE on 24 March nominated a new Ambassador to the U.S. in the coming months. The choice of 34-year-old Yousef Mana al-Otaiba -- the sharp, loyal, aide and right-hand man to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Zayed (MbZ) -- reflects a desire to heighten the UAE's visibility [...]	2008-03-27 14:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL OVIP AE
08ABUDHABI405	GUARDIAN'S POWER PROBLEMS REFLECT UAE SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Counsel for Guardian Industries (a U.S. firm with a USD 150 million float glass plant in Ras Al-Khaimah (RAK) suffering from lack of a reliable electricity supply) contacted post for information on pipeline networks in the UAE that could supply gas to RAK (to help power [...]	2008-04-01 15:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV AE
08ABUDHABI45	UAE EVALUATING NUCLEAR POWER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. 2. (C) sUMMARY: The UAE is evaluating the development of peaceful nuclear power. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (ABZ) summoned nuclear supplier states' ambassadors on January 10 to present a white paper and soli [...]	2008-01-10 14:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP ECON EINV AE
08ABUDHABI543	APRIL 2008 MENAFATF PLENARY SUMMARY [...] (SBU) The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF VII),and working group meetings from April 6-9, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Fi [...]	2008-05-01 07:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KTFN PREL PTER AE QA YM
08ABUDHABI549	DUBAI'S ARAB MEDIA FORUM: HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND LOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dubai Press Club organized the Arab Media Forum April 23 and 24, 2008, focusing on the theme "Bridging Arab Media Through Technology". Well-attended workshops covered the spectrum of technological change in regional media. UAE government officials declared the Forum a succ [...]	2008-05-05 05:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KMDR SCUL PGOV KPAO AE
08ABUDHABI581	S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEF TO BAHRAIN ON IRAQI [...] (S) Special Advisor David Satterfield and four accompanying experts on Iraq and Iran briefed a Bahraini delegation in Abu Dhabi on May 7. Satterfield emphasized that the time is ripe for a substantive Arab diplomatic presence in Baghdad; Secretary General of the Bahraini National Defense Cou [...]	2008-05-11 13:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI711	UAE-IRAQ RELATIONS ON THE EVE OF FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (S) As the U.S. and Iraq prepare to co-host, on UAE soil, the Friends of Iraq Conference June 17-19, we offer a few thoughts on the UAE's policy vis-a-vis Iraq and potential opportunities to deepen mutual engagement between the two nations. The Conference follows closely after UAE Foreign Min [...]	2008-06-15 15:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER IR IZ AE
08ABUDHABI729	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF COMMERCE UNDER SECRETARY MARIO [...] (C) Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the June 23-24 visit of U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Under Secretary Mario Mancuso. We have scheduled meetings with both BG Mohammed Al-Qamzi, the head of Dubai's General Directorate of State Security and the UAE Chair of the Coun [...]	2008-06-19 10:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ECON ETRD OTRA BEXB ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI743	US-UAE JOINT COUNTERPROLIFERATION SEMINARS HIGHLIGHT [...] As part of the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program, the US and the UAE held a two-day counter-proliferation workshop for prosecutors and judges in Dubai. The workshop was held under the sponsorship of the UAE Minister of Justice, His Excellency Hadif J. Al Dhahiri, and h [...]	2008-06-24 07:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL KCEM KOMC ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI757	UAE APPROACH TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) The following answers to ref A (para four) questions are based on Post understanding of UAE foreign aid trends and are developed without specific inquiries to the UAEG. Conclusions are therefore Post's considered judgment rather than stated UAEG goals. (Comment: Post is uncomfortable wit [...]	2008-06-26 15:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECIN PHUM ECON EFIN PGOV AE
08ABUDHABI791	UPDATE ON UAE'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Econchief and TDY Econoff met with Executive Affairs Authority Director of Economic Affairs David Scott and EAA member Hamad Al-Kaabi on July 1 to discuss UAE progress on the Section 123 Nuclear Cooperation Agreement and t [...]	2008-07-06 04:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP ECON EINV AE
08ABUDHABI919	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE GCC [...] SUMMARY: UAE semi-official daily Al-Ittihad carried numerous editorials criticizing Iranian official remarks about removing 'kingdom regimes' in the region on August 14. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" wrote a parable contrasting the Iranian Shah, referred to as 'father,' and the current Irani [...]	2008-08-14 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP KMDR TC
08ABUJA1023	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 1-15, [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of May 1-15, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Re-runs -- Corruption -- Human Rights, TIP -- National Assembly -- Narcotics and Law Enfo [...]	2008-06-03 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS KCOR NI
08ABUJA106	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JANUARY 1-15, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of January 1-13, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Election Tribunals -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- ECOWAS -- National Assembly -- Human Rights, Labor, Refugees - [...]	2008-01-16 16:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF EFIN ETRD EPET KCOR MASS ELAB
08ABUJA107	NIGERIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- With an estimated population of 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic [...]	2008-01-17 06:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR NI
08ABUJA1082	NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT ELICITS GON ASSISTANCE REQUESTS [...] (U) Summary: During May 5-12 meetings with U.S Trade and Development Agency (USTDA),Nigerian government (GON) officials expressed interest in USTDA providing technical assistance centered on sustainable capacity building, technical training, international standards development, guidance on ess [...]	2008-06-11 15:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ENRG EAGR EAID ELTN NI
08ABUJA1095	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 16-31, [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja ConGen Lagos compilation of May 16-31, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Military Matters --Environment --Energy --Aviation --Debt --Fiscal Responsibility -- [...]	2008-06-12 11:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KCOR MOPS NI
08ABUJA112	NIGERIAN & ECOWAS EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post provides the following information concerning Nigerian and ECOWAS efforts to combat drug trafficking. This cable has been cleared by DEA/Lagos and Legatt/Lagos. ------- NIGERIA ------- 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria remains a hub of narcotics trafficking a [...]	2008-01-17 13:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR EAID SOCI NI
08ABUJA1227	NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN (JUNE 2008) [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes Congressman Howard Berman and his Congressional delegation to Abuja. Your visit comes just after President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has completed his first year in office. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections in April 2007, h [...]	2008-06-24 15:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EPET NI
08ABUJA1264	ECOWAS: 34TH SESSION OF THE HEADS OF STATE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 23, 2008, ECOWAS held its Thirty-Fourth Ordinary Session of Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja, Nigeria. Nine heads of state and six minister-level delegates attended the session, which was opened with speeches by Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, [...]	2008-06-30 13:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC SNAR ECON NI
08ABUJA127	FINANCE MINISTER, BANK GOVERNOR: NIGERIA MOVING [...] (SBU) Participants at an Economist Magazine roundtable in Abuja kept up a drumbeat of concern that the Yar'Adua Government is not moving quickly enough to deepen reforms and respond to economic needs, including infrastructure. Finance Minister Usman made a strong case that the GON is preparing [...]	2008-01-22 12:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
08ABUJA1289	NIGERIA: NIGERIA SEEKS A SECOND PSI WITH IMF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11, the IMF briefed Development Partners on a mid-May visit to Nigeria regarding discussions for a second Policy Support Instrument (PSI) between Nigeria and the IMF. The IMF mission commented that Nigeria's economic performance remained strong; output had grown, inflat [...]	2008-07-03 14:13:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV NI
08ABUJA1311	NIGERIA: NEW POWER SECTOR STRATEGIC PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Upon taking office, President Yar'Adua made the power sector the first priority in his seven-point agenda. One year after the President's inauguration, Nigeria experiences regular power outages and load shedding due to a host of reasons. The major problems are inadequate mainte [...]	2008-07-09 10:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV EAID NI
08ABUJA1314	AMBASSADOR AND COMMERCE MINISTER DISCUSS TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and Commerce Minister Ugwuh discussed Nigeria's tariff barriers and bilateral trade and investment issues, the upcoming AGOA Forum, GON efforts to expand value-added manufacturing and increase non-oil exports, The bilateral investment treaty (BIT),prospects for an i [...]	2008-07-09 15:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EINV ECON PGOV KIPR EPET NI
08ABUJA1315	NIGERIAN ELECTORAL REFORM COMMITTEE COMPLETES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria's Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) completed its public hearings on June 27, 2008. The ERC visited 14 major cities in all six of Nigeria's geo-political zones to receive recommendations from the general public, governments, political parties, electoral commissions, securi [...]	2008-07-10 07:52:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
08ABUJA1348	NIGERIA: BUHARI AIDE ON TRIBUNAL, ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary. Abubakar Buba Galadima (strictly protect),Organizing Secretary for All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) Presidential candidate Buhari, told PolCouns, PolOff, and PolFSN on July 9 that he believed the Nigerian Supreme Court will uphold the 2007 election of President Yar'Adua when it [...]	2008-07-16 11:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08ABUJA142	PRESIDENT YAR,ADUA ON: RIBADU MISSTEP, PFIZER, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had a January 3, 2008 audience with Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to discuss a range of issues, mostly notably the current political environment and outcry surrounding the December 27, 2007, announcement by the GON to transfer to a study tour Nigeria's Econ [...]	2008-01-23 15:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV NI
08ABUJA1481	NIGERIA: U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a July 25 meeting, U/S Jeffery and FonMin Maduekwe discussed US technical support for efforts to improve the Nigerian power sector, changing attitudes in Nigeria toward corruption, and the GoN's desire to improve the business climate and encourage investment in Nigeria. The Am [...]	2008-07-31 06:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ENRG EPET EINV NI
08ABUJA1482	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR JULY 1-16, 2008 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of July 1-16 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Corruption --State and Local Governments --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Nige [...]	2008-07-31 06:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET EFIN MOPS PHUM NI
08ABUJA1487	NIGERIA: NEW AI OUTBREAK CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed in Northern Nigeria on July 24. Lab results on a potential human AI case were negative and the patient is recovering from seasonal flu-like symptoms. The GON has under taken preliminary surveillance, depo [...]	2008-07-31 12:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ECON NI
08ABUJA152	PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA ON: PFIZER AND AFRICOM [...] In a short phone call to Ambassador late January 21 just prior to his departure for the Davos Summit in Switzerland, Nigerian President Yar'Adua made the following points on next steps on Pfizer and his position on AFRICOM and a possible visit to Nigeria by the AFRICOM Combatant Commander (COCO [...]	2008-01-24 14:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV NI
08ABUJA1567	MISSION NIGERIA WELCOMES STAFFDEL SMITH [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff Ms. Shannon Smith and Ms. Sarah Margon to Abuja, Nigeria from August 12-14, and Lagos from August 14-16, 2008. Embassy Abuja and Consulate General Lagos will work to schedule requested meetings. The [...]	2008-08-08 10:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NI
08ABUJA1574	NIGERIA: EFCC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO WAZIRI [...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered reftel demarche to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairwoman Farida Waziri on August 8. Waziri called the USG position "unfortunate" and maintained that much of the issue with USG concerns is perception. She expressed concern for how cases were [...]	2008-08-08 17:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA1589	MISSION NIGERIA OIG COMPLIANCE REPORT [...] Below follows Mission Nigeria compliance report for Ref A Report of Inspection. 2. Recommendation 1: Embassy Abuja should follow National Security Decision Directive-38 guidelines to perform and document a comprehensive analysis of both programmatic and administrative requirements, includin [...]	2008-08-11 11:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT NI
08ABUJA1593	NIGERIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON (AUGUST [...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes Congressman Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. and his delegation to Abuja. Your visit comes three months into President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's second year in office. Though the President came to power through deeply flawed elections, he was initially praised [...]	2008-08-11 14:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EPET NI
08ABUJA1594	NIGERIA: EMBASSY WELCOMES CODEL JOHNSON, AUGUST [...] U.S. Mission Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of Congressmen Hank Johnson, Phil Gingrey and Jean Schmidt, as well as other accompanying members of their delegation, to Abuja, Nigeria from August 18-20, 2008. Embassy Abuja will work to schedule requested meetings. The Mission looks forward [...]	2008-08-11 14:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PREL NI
08ABUJA1599	NIGERIA-CENTRAL BANK REFORMS AND CONTINUING [...] (SBU) Summary. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governors briefed Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Reuben Jeffery on Bank priorities and the Nigerian economy during his visit to Abuja on July 25. Officials said the CBN continues to work towards achieving its core mandate of maintaini [...]	2008-08-12 07:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV NI
08ABUJA1602	CORRECTION: MISSION NIGERIA OIG COMPLIANCE REPORT [...] Below follows Mission Nigeria compliance report for Ref A Report of Inspection. 2. Recommendation 1: Embassy Abuja should follow National Security Decision Directive-38 guidelines to perform and document a comprehensive analysis of both programmatic and administrative requirements, includin [...]	2008-08-12 11:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASIG NI
08ABUJA1634	NIGERIA: 2008 IPR OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM PLAN [...] Mission Nigeria looks forward to participating in the IPR Outreach Pilot Program for 2008. The following is a summation of the Program Plan per reftel instructions. 2. PAS Abuja and Lagos will work with the Nigerian recording and motion picture industries, and Nigerian government official [...]	2008-08-15 12:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR EPPD ECON EAID PGOV NI
08ABUJA1695	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR AUGUST 1-15, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja/ConGen Lagos compilation of August 1-15 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Elections --National Assembly --Economic and Business --Oil and Gas --Other News ---------------------------------- [...]	2008-08-25 06:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET MOPS NI
08ABUJA1794	NIGERIA: RESPONSE 1 OF 2: USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY post provides the first of two responses to reftel A with information for (1) two contact points for the U.S. mission whom USITC staff may contact for follow-up information as well as (2) contact information local firms, organizations, academic researchers, and individuals who may [...]	2008-09-04 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELTN ECON PGOV EAID PREL NI
08ABUJA1827	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR AUGUST 16-31, [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja/ConGen Lagos compilation of August 16-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Military, Security, and Bakassi --Economic and Business --Southern Political --Oil and Gas --Other News ---------- [...]	2008-09-09 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ETRD KDEM ECON EPET MOPS KTIP NI
08ABUJA1829	NIGERIA: KINGIBE OUT, DEFMIN AHMED IN AS SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 8, a press release from the Presidential Villa announced that Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babagana Kingibe had been fired, and was to be immediately replaced by Minister of Defense Mahmud Yayale Ahmed. Ahmed's successor at the Ministry of Defen [...]	2008-09-09 16:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08ABUJA1874	NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ADVISOR SAYS NIGERIA WILL [...] (C) Nigeria's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA),Dr. Tanimu Yakubu Kurfi, and CEA Desk Officer for Food and Security and U.S. Affairs Engr. Waziri Ahmadu, joined Ambassador and Acting DCM for a two-hour working dinner at the CMR on September 15. In the course of the dinner conversation, Dr. Yakubu [...]	2008-09-17 16:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EAGR EFIN EAID NI
08ABUJA1887	GOVERNMENT SHUTS CHANNELS TV AFTER REPORT THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 16, democracy in Nigeria took another step backward with the shutting down of the private broadcast outlet Channels TV after it reported that President Yar'adua may resign on health grounds after completing the upcoming reshuffle of his cabinet, which is now scheduled [...]	2008-09-22 06:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECPS KDEM KPAO OPRC NI
08ABUJA1924	AMBASSADOR IN KWARA STATE: INFLUENTIAL EMIR SPEAKS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 21-22, 2008, trip to Kwara State, Ambassador Sanders paid a courtesy visit on the well-respected and influential Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu Gambari. The Emir, a former appeals court judge and cousin of UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari, stepped o [...]	2008-09-26 14:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KJUS NI
08ABUJA1930	NIGERIA ORDERS JOINT VENTURES TO PROVIDE NATURAL GAS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unmet demand for electricity is pushing the Gas Ministry to price and deliver gas to specific power plants, as outlined in the Strategic Plan for the Sustainability of the Power Sector (Refs A and B),to achieve 6,700 average MW by December 2009. In February 2008, the Federal E [...]	2008-10-01 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV EAID PREL NI
08ABUJA1951	NIGERIA: MITEE DISCUSSES NIGER DELTA TECHNICAL [...] (C) During their three hour September 30 meeting (other subjects covered in septel) the Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff, notetaker) and Ledum Mitee, Chairman of the new Niger Delta Technical Committee (NDTC),discussed the committee's outreach. Mitee reported that the NDTC has received over [...]	2008-10-06 07:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
08ABUJA20	PRESIDENT YAR,ADUA ON: RIBADU MISSTEP, PFIZER, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had a January 3, 2008 audience with Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to discuss a range of issues, mostly notably the current political environment and outcry surrounding the December 27, 2007, announcement by the GON to transfer to a study tour Nigeria's Econ [...]	2008-01-07 06:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV NI
08ABUJA2045	NIGERIA: INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS HINDER EXPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The overall state of Nigeria's infrastructure is poor. Rapid population growth and lack of investment and maintenance have greatly deteriorated existing infrastructure. In many areas of Nigeria, water supply, sewerage, sanitation, drainage, roads, electricity and waste disposal [...]	2008-10-16 12:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG EAIR ELTN ECON PGOV EAID NI
08ABUJA2064	NIGERIA: U.S. EPA SUPPORT FOR LANDFILL METHANE RECOVERY [...] Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Landfill Methane Outreach Program Manager, Swarupa Ganguli, attended the International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC) from October 6-9 in Abuja. She delivered a presentation on "Landfill Gas to Energy Experience in the U.S. and oth [...]	2008-10-17 14:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ECON TRGY KRVC TPHY NI
08ABUJA2129	OCTOBER SITREP ON NIGERIAN POLIO ERADICATION EFFORTS [...] (U) Per reftel A action requests, U.S. Mission provides this first in the new series of sitreps on the Nigerian government's polio eradication efforts. We suggest this sitrep be read in conjunction with refs C and D, which have previously reported on the Mission's efforts on the polio epidemic [...]	2008-10-29 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2147	FORMER NIGERIAN PRES GOWON - NO NEED FOR CONCERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with former Nigerian President Yakubu Gowon (1966-1975) on October 28 to discuss the Supreme Court case on the 2007 presidential elections and President Yar'Adua's health (Poloff was notetaker). Gowon assured the Ambassador there is "no reason for concern." He be [...]	2008-10-30 12:03:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
08ABUJA2148	NORTHERN NIGERIA EXPERIENCES A RELATIVE REPRIEVE [...] (C) Summary: Over the last several months there has been relative calm in Northern Nigeria; there have been few religious conflicts and no indications of extremist activity. Several factors have contributed to this reduction in activity, including: a settling of reactions to Sharia law imple [...]	2008-10-30 14:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV NI
08ABUJA2170	NIGERIA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-04 10:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NI IZ
08ABUJA2177	NIGERIA: COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK OFFICIALS DESIRE MORE USG [...] (SBU) Summary. During the USG Intellectual Property Working Group (IPWG) October 27-28 visit to Abuja, Nigerian intellectual property rights officials expressed appreciation for USG technical assistance (TA). The goal of the visit was to hear from GON agencies on progress and steps taken sinc [...]	2008-11-04 13:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EINV ETRD ECON EAID NI
08ABUJA2197	NIGERIA 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following information is Nigeria's 2009 National Trade Estimate. . Trade Summary ------------- . 2. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nigeria was $30.0 billion in 2007, an increase of $4.4 billion from $25.6 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $2.8 billion, up 24.8 percen [...]	2008-11-07 12:34:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAID EINV PGOV NI
08ABUJA2201	NIGERIA: ECOWAS AND INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From October 27-29, ECOWAS and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) co-sponsored a seminar on international humanitarian law treaties in West Africa entitled "Even War Has Limits." Poloff attended the October 29 session, which was open to observers from foreign m [...]	2008-11-10 08:18:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MASS PHUM ICRC ECOWAS NI
08ABUJA2204	NIGERIA: BURKINA FASO TSCTP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche concerning the admission of Burkina Faso to the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) to Dr. Olawale Maiyegun, Deputy Director of the Second United Nations Division of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Bureau of International Organizatio [...]	2008-11-10 14:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER XA XI NI
08ABUJA2219	NIGERIA: UN VOTING RECORD DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a previously scheduled November 7 meeting, Ambassador delivered reftel A points to Charles Onianwa, Director of the MFA North and Central Americas Division, and Bola A. Akinterinwa, Special Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and stressed the importance of partne [...]	2008-11-12 16:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NI
08ABUJA2223	NIGERIA: TRADE MINISTRY PUSHING FOR TIFA ASAP [...] (SBU) Summary. During a November 6, 2008 meeting with the Nigerian Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) Permanent Secretary Elizabeth Emuren, she said the Government of Nigeria (GON) is eager to participate in the next Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting and pro [...]	2008-11-13 10:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EINV EAID PGOV NI
08ABUJA2262	NIGERIA: LAUNCHING NATIONAL HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From October 9 - 11 the Government of Nigeria hosted a forum to discuss and develop a national HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing (HCT) initiative. The event provided a rare and useful platform for HIV/AIDS advocacy and frank discussions. The GON appears to view a new massive nat [...]	2008-11-18 06:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2269	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT SUBMITS MINISTERIAL NOMINEES [...] (SBU) On the evening of November 17, Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua submitted a list of 13 ministerial nominees to Senate President David Mark for confirmation. Mark presented the list at the opening of the November 18 Senate session. The 13 nominees are expected to fill positions lef [...]	2008-11-18 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
08ABUJA2274	NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...]	2008-11-19 11:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2275	NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...]	2008-11-19 11:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2295	NIGERIA: CUSTOMS AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATION ENTHUSIASTIC [...] (SBU) Summary. During the USG Intellectual Property Working Group (IPWG) October 27-28 visit to Abuja, Nigeria intellectual property rights officials expressed appreciation for USG technical assistance (TA). While enforcement remains weak, some agencies are enthusiastic to work with the USG t [...]	2008-11-21 11:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR EINV ETRD ECON EAID NI
08ABUJA23	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR DECEMBER 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria's fragile democracy continues to face several challenges. Domestic and international observers assessed the April elections, which brought President Umaru Yar'Adua (of the People's Democratic Party, PDP) to power as marred by gross irregularities, intimidation of voters [...]	2008-01-07 07:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KCOR KJUS NI
08ABUJA2300	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED, UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Maria Laose, Director of the First United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 21. Laose maintained that the political realities of Nigeria's membership in the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and the fact that Preside [...]	2008-11-24 10:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY NI
08ABUJA2302	NIGERIA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AG PRODUCT EXPORTS [...] Summary: Following the September 25, 2008 release of the 2008-2012 Nigerian government tariff book, a number of major import bans were eliminated and some tariffs were significantly reduced (reftel C). A review of the tariff book demonstrates that in several products there may be significant o [...]	2008-11-24 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV NI
08ABUJA2304	NIGERIA: FIRST ENVIRONMENT SUMMIT EXPOSES PROBLEMS [...] Summary: From October 20-21, 2008 the Nigerian government (GON) hosted its first ever environmental summit where participants from the federal and state governments, civil society and academics assessed the environment and discussed approaches for sustainable development. The summit provided [...]	2008-11-24 13:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EAGR ECON EFIS EPET NI
08ABUJA2328	NIGERIA: POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN PLATEAU STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Violence erupted in Plateau State on November 27 and 28 following the long awaited Local Government Area (LGA) elections. Riots broke out resulting in numerous homes, businesses, and churches being torched and mob violence caused several deaths. Reports allege that the ruling [...]	2008-11-28 15:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC NI
08ABUJA2345	NIGERIA: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES IN PLATEAU STATE; BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three days of political-turned-ethnoreligious violence, a forced calm was restored to Plateau State's capital of Jos when the Nigerian military occupied the city and imposed a curfew on November 30. The violence that erupted on November 27 due to alleged vote rigging in t [...]	2008-12-01 17:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC NI
08ABUJA2346	NIGERIA: VIOLENCE SUBSIDES IN PLATEAU STATE; BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After three days of political-turned-ethnoreligious violence, a forced calm was restored to Plateau State's capital of Jos when the Nigerian military occupied the city and imposed a curfew on November 30. The violence that erupted on November 27 due to alleged vote rigging in t [...]	2008-12-02 07:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC NI
08ABUJA2347	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EFCC, RIBADU, BIT & [...] (C) Summary: On November 26, 2008 the Ambassador met with Tanimu Yakubu, the Chief Economic Advisor and close personal confidant to President Yar'Adua, to discuss the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former EFCC Chair Ribadu. She also covered the lack of progress and roadblo [...]	2008-12-02 07:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG PGOV NI
08ABUJA236	NIGERIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Although the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not an offshore financial center, Nigeria's large economy is a hub for the trafficking narcotics and other contraband. Nigeria is also a center of criminal financial activity, reportedly for the entire continent. Individuals and criminal organizations [...]	2008-02-05 14:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN SNAR KTFN KCRM NI
08ABUJA2391	NIGERIA: NFIU DIRECTOR ON PUBLIC RELATIONS TOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a request from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Secretary Emmanuel Akomaye for a working meeting on operational matters, he and newly appointed Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) Director, Norman Wokoma called on DepPolCouns, INLOff, and PolO [...]	2008-12-11 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
08ABUJA2406	NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS 2007 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a 4-3 vote December 12, the Nigerian Supreme Court (SC) upheld the 2007 Presidential election of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),and rejected the appeal of the main opposition candidate, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP). It a [...]	2008-12-12 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NI
08ABUJA2433	NIGERIA: ICRC DISCUSSES JOS AND VOLUNTARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, Jacques Villettaz, Regional Delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on the DCM to discuss voluntary principles as they relate to the extractive industries, particularly the oil companies in the Niger Delta. DCM used the opportunity [...]	2008-12-15 16:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON ASEC NI
08ABUJA2438	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR DECEMBER 1-14, [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of December 1-14 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Southern Economic News --Delta Security Incidents --Oil and Gas --Human Rights --Labor --Corrupti [...]	2008-12-16 14:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
08ABUJA2486	NIGERIA: AGRIBUSINESS CLIMATE IN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In November, the USAID contractor Booze Allan Hamilton (BAH),conducted a survey on the agricultural business climate in Nigeria focusing on agribusiness, trade, access to credit and property. What they found is that poor infrastructure in the country contributes to increased b [...]	2008-12-19 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV NI
08ABUJA2495	NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA'S NEW CABINET, MOSTLY NOT GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 17, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua swore in the majority of his new Cabinet, giving Nigeria a first look at the new Cabinet with portfolios now assigned. Aside from the 16 new ministers, 12 standing ministers were assigned to new portfolios (with only nine remaining in t [...]	2008-12-19 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR NI
08ABUJA2515	NIGERIA: U.S. MISSION PUSHES FOR LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF POLIO [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Polio Eradication Initiative Task Force (PEITF) Core Group held a meeting on November 11-12 in Kano to discuss current status of polio in northern Nigeria, assess preparations for upcoming campaigns, and strategize on steps to making future rounds more successful. Som [...]	2008-12-23 13:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI
08ABUJA2518	ECOWAS: 35TH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 19, the ECOWAS 35th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government met in Abuja. The one-day summit capped off a week of ministerial-level discussions that primarily focused on limiting the effects of the global economic crisis on the region, encouraging infrastruct [...]	2008-12-23 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECOWAS NI
08ABUJA321	NIGERIA: SHIA LEADER IMPLICATES U.S. IN SUNNI [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Sokoto state Attorney General Inuwa Abdul-Qadir (strictly protect) informed that the secret trial of prominent Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) leader Kasimu Tawaye and over a hundred other members of Sokoto,s minority Shia community remains stalled several months after the a [...]	2008-02-21 07:42:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KISL NI
08ABUJA351	NIGERIA'S OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO WIREC 2008 [...] The Federal Ministry of Energy (Power) has informed post of the composition of the official GON delegation to the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC). The Ministry of Energy (Power) sees the role of renewable energy as important to Nigeria. In the power sect [...]	2008-02-25 06:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EAID TRGY ECON CVIS SOCI KSCA NI
08ABUJA401	LOCAL DEMOCRACY, NIGERIAN STYLE [...] (C) Embassy's FSN Political Specialist, who is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP),recently attempted to take part in a local PDP congress in his home town. Such congresses were, on paper, supposed to take place across the country before February 21 to select delegates to [...]	2008-02-29 09:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
08ABUJA408	NIGERIA: POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEB 15-29, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of February 15-29, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Party Politics -- Niger Delta -- Human Rights, Labor, TIP -- Economic News -- Oil [...]	2008-03-03 09:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PHUM EPET ETRD KDEM ELAB KIRF NI
08ABUJA411	NIGERIA: AF DAS MOSS' MEETING WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nigeria's roads and railways are in disrepair, creating a logjam for transport and commerce. The Transport Ministry will be looking to public private partnerships to improve mass transit and is developing related legislation. There are significant opportunities for U.S. servic [...]	2008-03-03 12:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ETRD NI
08ABUJA447	ECOWAS REQUESTS RECONSIDERATION OF USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) Summary: In a February 28 meeting, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security Colonel Mahamane Toure requested reconsideration of the USG's decision not to fund the October 2008 logistics exercise (Logex) in Burkina Faso, as originally conceived by ECOWAS Standby Force ( [...]	2008-03-06 15:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PGOV NI
08ABUJA484	THE INTERNATIONAL ANTICORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE ACT [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following in response to reftel. 2. (U) Host country efforts to combat corruption and improve transparency/acountability in 2006/2007: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo initiated a broad agenda to tackle corruption, including enforcement of existing anti [...]	2008-03-12 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR KCRM SNAR NI IZ
08ABUJA485	NIGERIA: KOGI STATE PREPARES FOR BY-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs visited Lokoja, capital of Kogi State March 4-5 to meet with government officials, political activists, and civil society ahead of the state's upcoming March 29 gubernatorial by-election. While the Governor's Chief of Staff and an Independent National Electoral Commissio [...]	2008-03-12 16:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC NI
08ABUJA503	ECOWAS STANDBY FORCE: ITS PRESENT STATUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) is frequently mentioned by those in the African security community as the best developed of the African rapid-reaction brigades called for by the African Union (AU) in July 2004. Indeed, ECOWAS has come a long way from the days of the ECOWAS Monito [...]	2008-03-14 13:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PGOV ECOWAS XY NI
08ABUJA521	NIGERIA Q 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] In response to reftel, this cable contains Nigeria's submission for the 2008 President's Report on AGOA. . Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- -- . 2. A new government headed by Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was sworn in on May [...]	2008-03-18 15:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON NI
08ABUJA536	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES MARCH 1-16, 2008 [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of March 1-16, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Elections: Tribunals, Reforms, Party Politics -- Corruption -- Niger Delta -- National Assembly -- Human Rights, Migr [...]	2008-03-20 16:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ETRD KIRF NI

08ABUJA585	SALE OF NIGERIAN C-130S TO SENEGAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 29 meeting with Nigerian Air Force officials, ODC Chief and Air Attach were apprised of the Government of Nigeria's sale-in-progress of three of their U.S.-purchased C-130 fleet to Senegal. While it initially appeared that Nigeria might be in violation of end-use ag [...]	2008-04-01 10:58:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PGOV MARR MASS MCAP PM KFPC IS SG NI
08ABUJA624	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAR 17-31, [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of March 17-31, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Election Tribunals -- PDP Politics -- Niger Delta -- National Assembly -- Labor -- Economic News -- Military Affai [...]	2008-04-04 13:40:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS MASS ELBR KDEM
08ABUJA629	NIGERIA DESK OFFICER DISCUSSES TRADE/INVESTMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Visiting Nigeria Desk Officer and PolOff visited Plateau and Bauchi States March 19-22 and met Plateau Governor Jonah Jang and Bauchi Governor Isa Yuguda to discuss increasing trade with, and investment from, the United States in various sectors, particularly agriculture, food pro [...]	2008-04-07 14:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EINV ENRG ETRD SENV KPWR NI
08ABUJA694	NIGERIA: NORTHERN ROUNDUP FOR JAN-APR 2008 [...] (U) This cable is a roundup of recent socio-political developments across northern Nigeria, including: -- Adamawa Guber Candidate Uses "Jihad" to Rally Support -- Kano Hisbah Attempts to Enforce Sharia in Non-Muslim Areas -- Christian-Muslim Violence in Kano -- One Killed, Five Churches Burnt [...]	2008-04-15 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KISL KIRF NI
08ABUJA701	(C/NF) NIGERIA: AL-AZHAR PREACHERS DEPLOYED TO [...] (C//NF) Egyptian Embassy First Secretary told PolOff April 7 that the Government of Egypt (GOE) has recently begun deploying preachers from Cairo,s renowned Islamic seminary al-Azhar University to serve as instructors in private Islamic secondary schools throughout central and southern Nigeria [...]	2008-04-15 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SOCI KIRF NI EG
08ABUJA751	FUND CITE FOR TRAVEL OF FINCEN STAFF JILL BEZEK AND NIIBEN [...] This is an action request. 2. Request FINCEN to establish fund cite to support FINCEN expenses, as follows: 3. Charge fund cite for ticket cost from Washington-Abuja-Washington and per diem cost for stay in Abuja April 27-May 2, 2008. APPROPRIATION: 1911 5/71022 BUREAU CODE: 01 EXPENDITURE [...]	2008-04-22 15:48:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KFRD TRSY NI EAID IZ
08ABUJA760	NIGERIA: BIWEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR APR 1-15, [...] (U) Following is a joint Embassy Abuja-ConGen Lagos compilation of April 1-15, 2008 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: -- Election Tribunals -- PDP Politics -- Corruption -- National Assembly -- Economic News -- Oil and Gas -- Other News [...]	2008-04-24 07:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS KCOR NI
08ABUJA77	NIGERIAN INSIDERS EXPLAIN RIBADU'S REMOVAL FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 14:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR NI
08ABUJA861	NIGERIA - RECENT OUTBREAKS OF MEASLES AND MENINGITIS [...] Summary. From January to April 2008 reports indicate there have been 20,549 suspected cases of measles (5,798 confirmed) with sixty-four recorded deaths. This is compared to the 6,400 suspected cases for all of 2007. About eighty percent of the confirmed cases for this year are in children u [...]	2008-05-09 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID DEOC SOCI PGOV NI
08ABUJA962	NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA GOVERNMENT'S REPORT CARD AT ONE [...] (S) This is the second cable in our series to address U.S. Mission Nigeria's analysis of President Yar'Adua's performance as head of state. Our first report card on him appeared at just over the halfway mark of his first year in office (ref A). This cable looks at what he has or has not done [...]	2008-05-28 18:39:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PINR KCOR PREL ECON NI
08ABUJA970	(C/NF) NIGERIA: IMN GROWTH THOUGH LIMITED, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Intra-religious strife among Muslims in Nigeria is growing, as evidenced by several recent assassinations of Sunni imams, who have been critical of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN),which is thought to be responsible for these murders. The perceived "Shi'ite" orientation [...]	2008-05-30 14:45:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KISL KIRF SOCI NI
08ACCRA1122	PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN GHANA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 18:31:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA118	GHANA'S PRESIDENCY OF THE UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Ghana assumed the Presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the month of October, we expect its focus to be Africa centered, particularly as it relates to peace and security. According to Ghanaian officials, their agenda will likely include Sudan, Somalia, the Ethiopian [...]	2008-01-22 11:07:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS GH
08ACCRA1319	DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Economic Chief Philip Cummings delivered the reftel demarche and non-paper on UN Security Council Resolution 1835 regarding Iran and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to Mr. Akwasi Agyare, acting Director of the AmericaQs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) In respo [...]	2008-10-10 12:21:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC KNNP IR GH
08ACCRA1383	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON AKUFO-ADDO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador called on Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP),to underline USG's expectation for free and fair elections in Ghana. Akufo-Addo assured Ambassador that the NPP was a party steeped in democratic principles, a [...]	2008-10-23 16:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA1404	GHANA OPPOSITION ALLEGES RULING PARTY CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition shadow minister for energy Moses Asaga outlined the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party election manifesto focused on broadening the benefits of Ghana's economic growth. While praising the ruling New Patriotic Party's (NPP) earlier management of Ghana's economy o [...]	2008-10-30 08:54:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR GH
08ACCRA1428	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (SBU) Economic Chief Philip Cummings delivered the reftel demarche and non-paper on the additional Iranian entities and individuals named under Executive Order 13382 to Mr. Akwasi Agyare, acting Director of the AmericaQs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The MFA had no substantive res [...]	2008-11-05 16:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC KNNP EFIN IR GH
08ACCRA1472	GHANA'S ELECTIONS: AN NPP PARTISAN TAKES AIM AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Kwesi Aning, a researcher at Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC),told PolOff that post-election violence could still take place if the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) perceives that it is losing the election. He expects the elections to be free [...]	2008-11-19 15:53:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SNAR
08ACCRA1473	GHANA ELECTIONS: POLLSTER SEES A SQUEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Independent pollster and newspaper editor Ben Ephson predicted that the presidential elections will require a runoff, but that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will pick up at least 14 Parliamentary seats to close the gap with the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP),[...]	2008-11-20 10:11:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KDEM GH
08ACCRA1475	Ghana: 2009 International Narcotics Control [...] Ghana is not a regional financial center, but due to continuing turmoil in the region, GhanaQs financial sector is likely to become more important regionally as it develops. Most of the money laundering found in Ghana involves narcotics and public corruption. Ghana is a significant transship [...]	2008-11-20 16:04:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN SNAR KCRM KTFN GH
08ACCRA1504	GHANA: AMERICAN BUSINESSES AIR VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Board members of the Ghana American Chamber of Commerce mentioned areas of concern for their businesses to econoff in a Board meeting. Several members complained of a lack of bureaucratic support for foreign investors. Mining giant Newmont talked about the drive to limit exp [...]	2008-11-25 16:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND GH
08ACCRA1510	GHANA ELECTIONS: ALL THEY ARE SAYING, IS GIVE [...] SUMMARY. If Ghana's December elections somehow go awry, it won't be for lack of trying to focus the attention of the populace on peace. For the past two months, the call for peaceful elections has been omnipresent and inescapable, even drowning out discourse on political platforms and the eve [...]	2008-11-28 09:33:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08ACCRA1604	GHANA: THE MIDFIELD ECONOMIC GROWTH MODEL [...] SUMMARY: An economic analyst with ties to ruling party NPP candidate Nana Akufo-Addo praised the Kufuor Administration's economic record, noted remaining problems, and laid out key economic policy proposals and benchmarks necessary for the success of the next President of Ghana. END SUMMARY. [...]	2008-12-23 15:04:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PINR GH
08ACCRA1611	GHANA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports on Ghana,s current civilian uses of atomic technology and their plans to become a nuclear power producer (response to REF A). Ghanaian atomic science research is established institutionally, but at a low level of technical sophistication. Ghana,s atomic scien [...]	2008-12-24 07:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINT TRGY TBIO EINV BEXP BTIO GH
08ACCRA1612	GHANA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable reports on Ghana,s current civilian uses of atomic technology and their plans to become a nuclear power producer (response to REF A). Ghanaian atomic science research is established institutionally, but at a low level of technical sophistication. Ghana,s atomic scien [...]	2008-12-24 07:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINT TRGY TBIO EINV BEXP BTIO GH
08ACCRA1613	GHANA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S ATTEMPTS TO [...] (SBU) ECONOFF delivered subject demarche to Paul Acquah, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, and Lionel Van Lare Dosoo, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. Governor Acquah said that no banking license applications have yet been received at the Bank of Ghana from any Iranian entities. The officia [...]	2008-12-24 13:21:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PINR ECIN EFIN ETTC KNNP MNUC IR GH
08ACCRA225	Ghana - Economic Round-up [...] (U) Summary: this cable provides a summary of notable developments in the economic sector in December 2007 and January 2008: -- December 2007 Inflation Rose to 12.7%; -- Central Bank Reprieve on Raising Banks' Capital Base; -- GoG to Give Cash Out to the Poor; -- Update on Telecom Privatiza [...]	2008-02-13 13:02:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG GH
08ACCRA324	NPP Campaign Strategy Unfolding [...] SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting with Poloff and visiting Ghana Desk Officer Dana Banks, New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary Nana Ohene Ntow outlined the party's campaign strategy of focusing on the government's record of accomplishments, managing communication issues, and targeting w [...]	2008-03-07 13:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR GH
08ACCRA351	MCC ENTERS SECOND YEAR IN FULL GEAR [...] Summary: The MCC program in Ghana is in full implementation mode, as it enters its second year. Over the past six months 51 contracts and other agreements have been signed, with a total value of over $22 million. Consultants are on the ground and activities are well in progress. This is a r [...]	2008-03-14 15:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID GH
08ACCRA477	EMBASSY REFERRAL FOR HASHIM MOHAMED ZAKARIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Accra hereby refers Hashim Mohamed Zakaria, a citizen of Sudan of Massalit ethnicity, born November 25, 1977, in Dofor Gadida, Darfur, Sudan, for refugee processing. Zakaria has provided convincing evidence to us that he fled Sudan due to well-founded fear of persecution [...]	2008-04-04 12:16:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF GH SU
08ACCRA537	GHANA: INVITATION TO PSI WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 17:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC GH
08ACCRA538	GHANA: SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 17:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA602	Ghana - Impact of Rising Food/Agricultural Commodity Prices [...] Summary: Ghana is a net food importer and has seen a significant increase in the price of food staples, some portion of which may be explained in part by seasonal factors and the high cost of petroleum. In general, Ghana tends to record surpluses in tubers and deficits in cereals and the sit [...]	2008-05-06 16:34:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL GH
08ACCRA610	Renewed Clashes in Bawku Municipality [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fighting erupted in Bawku May 4, in Ghana's Upper East Region, in a long-running ethnic dispute between the Kusasis and Mamprusis, resulting in five deaths and injuries to countless others. There appears to be an uneasy calm after the intervention of security forces and the ar [...]	2008-05-07 17:50:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GH
08ACCRA612	NDC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN EVANS ATTA-MILLS [...] (C) Summary. This is the second in a series reporting the Ambassador's discussions with presidential candidates and key interlocutors. National Democratic Party flag bearer John Evans Atta-Mills, looking and sounding strong and projecting energy and confidence, said he is "no one's puppet"; [...]	2008-05-08 16:43:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PINR ECON GH
08ACCRA674	AN OVERVIEW OF THE OVERSEAS PROSECUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (SBU) On November 19, 2007, the OPDAT Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) arrived at post and commenced her Trafficking in Person (TIP) Program. To date, the OPDAT ILA has trained law enforcement officers from the Ministry of Women and Children (MOWAC),the Department of Social Welfare (DSW),th [...]	2008-05-22 14:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS KWMN GH
08ACCRA746	GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) Summary: President Kufuor plans to bestow Ghana's highest civilian award on opposition presidential candidate John Atta Mills, to the vocal consternation of top New Patriotic Party leaders. The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) accuses President Kufuor of confli [...]	2008-06-11 10:35:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SNAR PREL GH
08ACCRA78	KUFUOR SACKS MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) On January 12, President Kufuor fired Minister of National Security Francis Poku, who had served as Ghana's National Security Coordinator since 2002 and Minister of National Security since 2006. According to sources, the final straw in the tense relationship between Kufuor and Poku was Po [...]	2008-01-14 17:38:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH
08ADANA21	GOT URGES GREATER U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN NEXT YEAR'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 3rd Iraqi International Trade Fair kicked off in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep on May 22. According to organizers, over 400 local and foreign exhibitors from 32 countries were present at the four-day event. High-ranking Turkish and Iraqi officials in attenda [...]	2008-06-10 11:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL TU IZ
08ADANA39	TURKEY: PUBLIC PROTESTS IN SOUTHEAST MULTIPLY TENSIONS OVER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Violent riots, organized marches, and rallies in major cities throughout southeast Turkey over the weekend of October 18 were sparked by an announcement made by Abdullah Ocalan's attorneys that the imprisoned PKK leader had been abused by Turkish soldiers. The Pro-Kurdish DTP pa [...]	2008-10-21 09:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER TU
08ADANA45	TURKEY: TECHNICAL GLITCH SAID TO RUPTURE KIRKUK-CEYHAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Media report on the afternoon of November 5, a technical malfunction triggered a rupture in the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline near the Bozova district of Sanliurfa province. An MFA source told us the cause of the accident was technical, while a BOTAS official preferred to wait for the [...]	2008-11-07 15:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON SENV TU
08ADANA47	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 08:53:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
08ADDISABABA1001	ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: SRSG ENNIFAR ON THE FUTURE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 8, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General Azouz Ennifar, United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Force Commander Major General Mohammad Taisir Masadeh, and UNMEE Addis Ababa Head of Office Joseph Stephanides briefed the Ambassador on the [...]	2008-04-10 15:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
08ADDISABABA105	ETHIOPIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] As requested in Reftel, post is pleased to submit the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Ethiopia. Begin Text: 2. Openness to Foreign Investment 2006/2007 HIGHLIGHTS -- In a bid to curb increasing food prices the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) levied a 10 percent surtax on selected import [...]	2008-01-14 13:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON KTDB USTR OPIC ET
08ADDISABABA1063	SOMALIA: MFA HINTS AT AN EXTENDED TFG TRANSITION [...] (C) Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu told Ambassador Yamamoto and visiting Director of the Office of East African Affairs James Knight that the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah is working on a plan to extend Somalia's "Transi [...]	2008-04-16 13:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA1154	REVOLUTIONARY DEMOCRACY! [...] (C) Understanding Ethiopia's domestic political (and economic) actions, and developing a strategy for moving the ruling party forward democratically, requires understanding the ruling Tigrean People's Liberation Front's (TPLF) prevailing political ideology: Revolutionary Democracy. Hard-line T [...]	2008-04-28 14:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA117	ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: UNMEE SRSG ENNIFAR REPORTS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On January 12, Ambassador and PolOff attended a "Friends of UNMEE" meeting at United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) headquarters where acting Special Representative of the Secretary General Azouz Ennifar briefed the diplomatic community on the current state [...]	2008-01-15 14:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
08ADDISABABA1189	IMF CITES OVERHEATING ECONOMY, CREDIT BUBBLE [...] (C) IMF Senior Resident Representative Arnim Schwidrowski (strictly protect) expressed to Pol/Econ Chief growing concern about Ethiopia's "overheating" economy, increasingly tenuous foreign reserves level, mounting inflation, and increasing signs of a credit bubble in a wide-ranging April 21 d [...]	2008-04-30 08:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1259	ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER MELES ON 2010 NATIONAL [...] (SBU) During a nearly three hour meeting on May 9 held jointly with the Ambassadors of France and the UK, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told Ambassador Yamamoto that his administration fully supported ethnic diversity and the importance of democratic values and good governance in conjunction [...]	2008-05-12 07:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM EAID ET
08ADDISABABA127	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: HEALTH AND NUTRITION [...] (U) Summary: Between December 27 and 30, the U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia health and nutrition specialist traveled to Jijiga and Degehabur zones in Somali Region as part of an initial field visit to assess humanitarian conditions and evaluate preliminar [...]	2008-01-16 07:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1284	OGADEN: MIXED HUMANITARIAN ACCESS, LOOMING DROUGHT [...] (SBU) In a May 9 roundtable discussion with donors, NGOs expressed concern over the overwhelming inadequacy of the Ethiopian Government (GoE)'s humanitarian appeal to respond to current drought conditions in Ethiopia and detailed persistent bureaucratic impediments to their ability to provide [...]	2008-05-13 14:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID EAGR PREL ET
08ADDISABABA1299	EXCEPTIONAL ISSUANCE OF IMPORT LICENSES TO CHINESE FIRMS [...] The influence of the Chinese Government on Ethiopian economic sectors continues to gain traction. The Ethiopian Council of Ministers recently approved an exception to issued licenses previously reserved for domestic investors to two Chinese government firms to import and distribute heavy const [...]	2008-05-14 08:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET EEB
08ADDISABABA134	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: FIELD VISIT #2 - [...] Summary: Between January 2 and 9, U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia staff, including a USAID/Ethiopia Assets and Livelihoods Transition program coordinator, traveled to Degehabur and Fik zones in Somali Region as part of a second field visit to assess the c [...]	2008-01-16 14:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1359	ETHIOPIA: SCHOLARS DESCRIBE EPRDF AUTHORITARIAN [...] (S/NF) Ethiopian scholars interviewed on the Ethiopian polity following the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front's (EPRDF) landslide victory in the April local elections (ref A) cautioned that the EPRDF has employed authoritarian tactics to consolidate and extend its control [...]	2008-05-16 08:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ASEC ET
08ADDISABABA1411	ETHIOPIA-ISRAEL-U.S.: GETTING OUR MIL TO MIL [...] (C) Ambassador, DATT and SAO requested Prime Minister Meles to review the military training offered by the U.S. Government for his military personnel and to develop a five year plan, to allow the USG to consider how to better meet the needs of the Ethiopian military. This year, after great ef [...]	2008-05-21 14:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL MARR EAID ET IS
08ADDISABABA1415	ADDIS ABABA EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS MAY 20 EXPLOSIONS ON [...] (U) On Wednesday, May 21, 2008 The Addis Ababa Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss the May 20 incident in which a public transport mini-van experienced a bombing resulting in casualties. The following EAC members were present: DCM, USAID, PAO, MGT, GSO, ORA, MSG, OBO, CLO, USAU, P [...]	2008-05-21 14:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ET
08ADDISABABA1416	PARTY-HACK ANOINTED MAYOR OF ADDIS ABABA [...] (SBU) Following its landslide victory in the April 2008 local elections, the ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) appointed Defense Minister Kuma Demeksa, an opportunistic 50-year old party loyalist, as mayor of Addis Ababa. In a conference held at the City Hall on M [...]	2008-05-22 05:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PINR PGOV PREL PHUM ET
08ADDISABABA1439	IMF: ETHIOPIA NEEDS "BRIDGE FINANCING" TO AVOID [...] (C) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV Mission Team Leader Robert Corker told representatives from the Addis Ababa diplomatic corps on May 19 that Ethiopia will require $1-2 billion in "highly concessional bridge financing" over the coming year or two avoid a significant disruption of [...]	2008-05-23 11:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1493	ETHIOPIA WILLING TO INCREASE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Ambassador-at-Large Coordinator for Counterterrorism Dell L. Dailey and Ambassador Yamamoto on May 21, 2008 that his government was grateful for the counterterrorism support it received from the United States and that Ethiopia was w [...]	2008-06-02 08:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL SO ET
08ADDISABABA1494	UNMEE: A FORCE IN NEED OF A MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 17-18, PolOff and visiting Eritrea Desk Officer visited United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) headquarters in Adigrat, Ethiopia and learned that Ethiopian military activity had declined following a burst of movement in April, when several Ethiopian milita [...]	2008-06-02 08:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
08ADDISABABA152	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: DELAYS DISRUPT FOOD AID [...] Between January 2 and 9, U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia staff, traveled to Degehabur and Fik zones in Somali Region as part of a second field visit to assess current humanitarian conditions. A primary focus of the field visit was to assess the status of f [...]	2008-01-18 11:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA153	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: SECURITY AND ACCESS [...] Between January 2 and 9, U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia staff, traveled to Degehabur and Fik zones in Somali Region as part of a second field visit to assess current humanitarian conditions. USG HAT staff report that a letter of approval from the Somali R [...]	2008-01-18 11:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1554	BRUTAL ETHNIC VIOLENCE IN WESTERN ETHIOPIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the period of May 17 to 21, 2008 the Ethiopian Oromo and Gumaz ethnic groups experienced tensions and conflict prompted by disputes over land rights, which by all accounts, included horrific acts of violence. These events will undoubtedly result in long lasting animosity a [...]	2008-06-09 07:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC ET
08ADDISABABA1571	ETHIOPIA'S BROKEN PROMISES [...] (S/NF) A paradigm shift must occur in the United States' discourse with Ethiopia on foreign assistance. Over the past year, the United States Government (USG) has delivered on all Ethiopian government (GoE) claims of "broken promises" in order to enhance the security of the Ethiopian state and [...]	2008-06-09 12:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MASS MOPS ET
08ADDISABABA1672	UNDERCUTTING FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: FURTHER RESTRICTING NGOS [...] (SBU) A series of recent Ethiopian Government (GoE) administrative requirements risk severely undercutting our foreign assistance operations. The now inevitable civil society organizations (CSO) law (Refs A and B) will likely force the end of all of our, and other donors', democracy and govern [...]	2008-06-19 05:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ABUD ET
08ADDISABABA1674	DISMANTLING ETHIOPIA'S POLITICAL SPACE [...] (S/NF) This is the first in a series of cables outlining policy options on U.S.-Ethiopia relations in light of recent restrictions on political and democratic space (Refs. A and B). 2. (S/NF) The ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) came to power in 1991 under mu [...]	2008-06-19 08:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PGOV ASEC EAID ET
08ADDISABABA1691	ETHIOPIA: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of four (4) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia (GOE). One claim included in the 2006 report has been resolved. There are two new reported claims. 2. The U.S. Government is also aware of two other disputes [...]	2008-06-20 06:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON ET
08ADDISABABA170	ETHIOPIA ENGAGED IN PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin called in Ambassador January 19 to discuss Somalia. With legal advisor Minelik present, Seyoum told the Ambassador that Ethiopia has over the past several months approached moderate elements of the former Islamic Courts Union (ICU) of Somalia. Meetings ha [...]	2008-01-22 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER ET SO
08ADDISABABA1821	ETHIOPIA - USAID/HAT - UPDATE ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] This cable provides a summary of the current situation in the Somali region based on field reporting by the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) regional government in Jijiga, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and United Nation (UN) agencies. The cable draws exclusively from second hand sources du [...]	2008-07-07 06:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA1850	TAILORING U.S. ASSISTANCE TO BILATERAL REALITIES [...] (SBU) Ethiopia is now the second largest recipient of U.S. foreign assistance in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the preponderance of this assistance is humanitarian, including food aid, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),the Child Survival and Health Program Funds (CSH),of [...]	2008-07-08 05:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ABUD ET
08ADDISABABA1878	ETHIOPIAN NGO WINS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AWARD [...] (U) The Ashden Trust awarded its 2008 Sustainable Development award to the Gaia Association of Ethiopia, a U.S.-supported organization providing ethanol-burning stoves to refugee camps in Ethiopia's Somali region. Through financial assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and t [...]	2008-07-09 14:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ENRG PREF ET
08ADDISABABA189	ELEPHANTS AND BIOFUEL DON'T BLEND [...] (U) The conflict between conservation and investment in Ethiopia has escalated. Caught in the cross-fire is a chronically food insecure community that welcomes the opportunity to grow a cash crop. In 2007, the regional government of Oromia granted the Israeli-German firm, Flora EcoPower (FEP) [...]	2008-01-24 12:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EAGR ECON EAID ET
08ADDISABABA194	STRENGTHENING CHINA TIES, FOREIGN MINISTER YANG JIECHI IN [...] (U) Summary: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visited Ethiopia at the end of a four country tour of Africa. During a quick one-day stop, Yang met with Prime Minister Meles and Foreign Minister Seyoum on Somalia, Sudan, Eritrea, bilateral programs, and China's outreach to Africa. The larg [...]	2008-01-25 06:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EINV ET CH
08ADDISABABA2112	U.S.-ETHIOPIAN RELATIONS MESHED IN UNEASY INTERNAL [...] (S/NF) The growing independence in bilateral policy discussions by hard-liners within the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party -- including members of the Central Committee and Executive Committee or "Politburo", as well as by powerful outsiders like military [...]	2008-08-01 11:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PGOV ASEC EAID ET
08ADDISABABA213	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM FIELD VISIT #3: HEALTH AND [...] Between January 15 and 21, U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia staff, traveled to Gode and Korahe zones in Somali Region as part of a third field visit to assess the current humanitarian situation, including health and nutrition conditions. USG HAT staff repor [...]	2008-01-29 04:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA214	PM'S ADVISOR BEREKET DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND VOA [...] (C) In a broad-ranging discussion with visiting Africa Bureau PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield on January 17, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bereket Simon, offered his version of history and less than wholly accurate assurances to comfort the USG that the Government and ruling Ethiopian Pe [...]	2008-01-29 04:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KPAO PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2149	GOE REAFFIRMS PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHTS [...] (U) The Ethiopian Government (GoE) destroyed close to half a million pirated copies of locally produced music CDs, software, Ethiopian-produced DVD films and foreign-produced pornographic films on 27 July 2008 at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa in the presence of senior government officials, artis [...]	2008-08-07 04:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA215	PM'S ADVISOR BEREKET DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND VOA [...] (C) In a broad-ranging discussion with visiting Africa Bureau PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield on January 17, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bereket Simon, offered his version of history and less than wholly accurate assurances to comfort the USG that the Government and ruling Ethiopian Pe [...]	2008-01-29 05:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KPAO PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2159	PRESS FREEDOM - OPPRESSIVE OR PERMISSIVE: DRL A/S [...] (SBU) During his July 23-25 visit to Addis Ababa, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor David Kramer met with media professionals and civil society leaders on the state of press freedom in Ethiopia and engaged senior Ethiopian Government (GoE) leaders on press fre [...]	2008-08-08 06:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2254	GOVERNMENT DIVERTS WORLD BANK PROJECT FUNDING TO [...] (SBU) The Ethiopian Council of Ministers on August 1 approved the transfer of U.S. $301 million from on-going World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) projects to provide subsidized fertilizer to the agricultural sector. The funding -- U.S. $237 million from World Bank projects and U.S. [...]	2008-08-15 11:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2266	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR PURCHASE OF NIGHT [...] (S) Embassy Addis Ababa's Country Team supports the purchase of Night Vision Devices (NVDs) for the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (reftel 07 Addis 3266). The requirement is for the procurement of 400 AN/PVS 7-B and ancillary equipment. 2. (S//NF) Reason for Article or Servi [...]	2008-08-19 04:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	EAID MASS PREL
08ADDISABABA2337	MSF-SWITZERLAND LEAVES ETHIOPIA [...] (C) After over a year of bureaucratic impediments to its operations in the Ogaden area of Ethiopia's Somali region, two rounds of detention without charge of its staff members, and the recognition of its fundamental inability to operate, Medecins Sans Frontieres-Switzerland (MSF-CH) terminated [...]	2008-08-27 14:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM EAID PGOV ASEC ET
08ADDISABABA2471	(C) ETHIOPIA WILL NOT SUPPORT ZIMBABWE HUMAN [...] (C) PolOffs raised reftel points with Abebaw Feleke, Acting Director of UN Main Organs, and Tesfaye Yilma, Director General for Europe and the Americas, in the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry on September 4. Neither official disclosed the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) likely response on the questio [...]	2008-09-08 06:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN ET ZI
08ADDISABABA2483	PASTORAL HARDSHIPS IN THE SOMALI REGION [...] (SBU) In an August 8 - 14 visit to Filtu district in the Somali region, PolOff examined the effects of regional drought on food security, livelihoods, conflict, and populations movements. Filtu district remains hard hit by continued drought conditions, pasture overgrazing, lack of a livestock [...]	2008-09-08 12:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ECON ET
08ADDISABABA249	STATE MINISTER TEKEDA DISCUSSES REGIONAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tekeda Alemu, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield asked about Ethiopia's SIPDIS outlook for the new Somali government, the Ethiopian relationship with Sudan, as well as noted the importan [...]	2008-02-04 07:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA250	OPPOSITION LEADERS DISCUSS LOCAL ELECTIONS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with opposition party leaders, Africa Bureau Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield asked about preparations SIPDIS for upcoming local elections, progress in democratization in Ethiopia, as well as the recent turmoil regarding the [...]	2008-02-04 08:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA2531	COMMERCE VISIT PUNCTUATED BY MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT DOING [...] (U) U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Holly Vineyard's August 17-20 visit to Ethiopia highlighted an economy offering significant opportunities as well as great challenges. While the Ethiopian economy has shown significant growth in recent years, business and developm [...]	2008-09-15 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL ET
08ADDISABABA2541	ETHIOPIA/CHINA: PRC COMPANIES FEEL FOREIGN [...] (C) During a working lunch, newly arrived People's Republic of China (PRC) Ambassador to Ethiopia Gu Xiaojie and DCM Zhang Yuebang said that Ethiopia's foreign exchange crunch (septel) was "trouble" for Chinese companies, which have been unable to procure easily materials and supplies from int [...]	2008-09-16 08:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID CH ET
08ADDISABABA261	ELECTIONS HERALD #1: LOCAL ELECTIONS HEADED FOR [...] (C) This is the first in a series of reports analyzing the run-up to, and conduct of, Ethiopia's April 13 and 20 local elections. Four weeks into the voter registration process and two weeks into the candidate registration process, the prevailing environment in Ethiopia is marked by success by [...]	2008-02-04 11:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM ET
08ADDISABABA2765	TENSION AND POOR DEVELOPMENT TORMENT [...] (SBU) In an early September visit to Asosa, capital of the Benishangul-Gumuz region, PolOff examined reports of recent escalations in internal conflict and observed broader political and economic issues in one of Ethiopia,s most underdeveloped regions. Many officials highlighted mounting tens [...]	2008-10-06 14:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ECON ET PREF
08ADDISABABA28	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: HEALTH AND NUTRITION [...] (U) Summary: Between December 27 and 30, the U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia health and nutrition specialist traveled to Jijiga and Degehabur zones in Somali Region as part of an initial field visit to assess humanitarian conditions and evaluate preliminar [...]	2008-01-08 08:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA2802	ETHIOPIA'S LACKLUSTER PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA [...] (U) Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis presented the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) parliamentary agenda at the October 6 opening session of Parliament. Peppered with dry calls for administrative proclamations, quality control standards and institutes, and the improvement of key sectors suc [...]	2008-10-08 07:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR ECON ET
08ADDISABABA286	ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER AND PRIME [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On January 31, Assistant Secretary Frazer met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in a broad ranging 100 minute discussion on Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland, and the Eritrean border. Also in attendance were Ambassador Yamamoto, Ambassador Courville, Sudan S/E Will [...]	2008-02-06 07:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS PNAT MOPS KPKO ET ER SO SU KE
08ADDISABABA2901	THE VIEW FROM AFAR [...] (U) In two separate September forays into southern and western areas of Afar regional state, Embassy staff found a marginalized population, neglected by formal central government structures, and dependent on their communal pastoralist lifestyle to sustain them through the three months of the y [...]	2008-10-21 15:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA2945	A/S KRAMER PRESSES PRIME MINISTER MELES ON CSO [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) David J. Kramer met with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on October 20 to discuss continued United States Government (USG) concerns over Ethiopia's draft Civil Society Organizations (CSO) law and the overall narrowing of [...]	2008-10-28 07:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF EAID ECON ET
08ADDISABABA3011	PARTIAL CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (U) On October 30, the Ethiopian parliament approved the appointment of nine ministers presented by Prime Minister Meles. Five of the nine ministers were members of the former cabinet and four are newcomers. Four of the outgoing ministers remain without role in the government. The following i [...]	2008-11-03 08:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM ET
08ADDISABABA3051	USAU: AU DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ON PIRACY, SOMALIA, [...] (C) Summary: African Union Deputy Commissioner Erastus Mwencha told Ambassador on November 5 that African states are mobilizing to combat piracy along their coasts. Mwencha indicated that the AU and AU member states would likely support the renewal of UNSCR 1816. Addressing the crisis in Soma [...]	2008-11-06 10:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AU
08ADDISABABA3060	PROFILE OF ETHIOPIA'S DEBT SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) Although the government of Ethiopia (GoE) has assumed only minimal new official external bilateral and multilateral debt since completing two rounds of external debt relief, state-owned enterprises (SOE) are accumulating off-budget external (and domestic) debt at an alarming rate. The Go [...]	2008-11-10 04:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA3083	ADDIS ABABA EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS CONTINUED THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 12, 2008 the Addis Ababa EAC convened to discuss the continued heightened security posture of the Government of Ethiopia (GOE). Ambassador remarked that the security arrangements are unprecedented. Ambassador and staff will meet again with the police and security, a [...]	2008-11-12 16:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
08ADDISABABA3092	PRIME MINISTER MELES DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Professional Staff Member (PSM) Michael V. Phelan met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on November 6 to discuss potential United States support for agricultural development to enhance food security in countries and regions receiving a signifi [...]	2008-11-13 08:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR OTRA EAID ET SO

08ADDISABABA3145	FRUSTRATED ETHIOPIA TO LEAVE SOMALIA AT YEAR'S END [...] (C) Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin called in the U.S. and UK Ambassadors on November 17 to discuss the Somalia crisis. Seyoum said that Ethiopia plans to depart Somalia in 45 days, by the end of December, but will support African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces until then. [...]	2008-11-18 11:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KPKO ET SO
08ADDISABABA3187	USAU: AMISOM EVALUATING MOGADISHU WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) On 20 November 2008, Colonel George Amamoo, the Acting Chief of the African Union's (AU) Strategic Planning and Management Unit (SPMU) for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) called a meeting of local Defense Attaches to provide an update of the situation in Somalia. The Acting [...]	2008-11-24 09:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS
08ADDISABABA3230	GROWING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA TESTS THE [...] (SBU) Two recent Public Diplomacy programs have demonstrated the growing reach and influence of Wahabi elements in Ethiopian Muslim society. Post's efforts to translate &The Place of Tolerance in Islam8 into local languages have come to naught because no Muslim translator in Ethiopia is willi [...]	2008-11-26 09:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KISL SCUL ET
08ADDISABABA3242	AFRICOM COMMANDER AND PRIME MINISTER MELES DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Visiting USAFRICOM commander General William E. Ward met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on November 21 to reinforce AFRICOM's relationship with Ethiopia, and to discuss regional dynamics. Meles, focused primarily on Somalia, said the Somali Transitional Federal Gove [...]	2008-11-28 08:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA3258	USAU: AU PLANS LAST-MINUTE MEASURES TO SAVE AMISOM [...] (S/NF) Summary: At a December 1 meeting with the USAU Ambassador at AU headquarters, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra outlined a series of steps that the AU intends to take by mid-December to encourage Ethiopian forces to remain in Somalia, despite recent public statements t [...]	2008-12-02 13:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL UNSC AU
08ADDISABABA3276	ARAB LEAGUE MEMBERS PRESS FOR ROLE ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary. In the third in a series of U.S. Embassy Addis hosted meetings with the Arab League Ambassadors (Reftel),Arab colleagues pressed for an international conference on Somalia, and a greater Arab League mediating role, including discussion on troops and financial assistance for pe [...]	2008-12-04 12:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET XF
08ADDISABABA3283	CODEL MEEK DISCUSSES SOMALIA, HR 2003, TERRORIST [...] (C) Visiting Congressmen Kendrick Meek, Charles Boustany, and Andre Carson met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Wednesday, December 3 to discuss the timeline of Ethiopia's withdrawal from Somalia, the Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act (H.R. 2003) before Congress, and al-Sh [...]	2008-12-05 12:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV SO ET
08ADDISABABA3289	USAU: GENERATING DONOR SUPPORT FOR AMISOM [...] (U) This message contains an action request in paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: The USAU Ambassador convened a meeting of the U.K., the EU, and the U.S. on December 8 to discuss the amount and kind of support each might be able to provide in order to expand and sustain AMISOM. From this initial [...]	2008-12-09 11:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UNSC AU
08ADDISABABA3296	PRIME MINISTER MELES EXPLAINS SOMALIA WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles praised U.S. relations as vital to regional security and Ethiopia's efforts to fight poverty, during the visit by Senator Inhofe, who was accompanied by Congressmen Miller, Neugebauer and Aderholt. Prime Minister Meles particularly praised our bilateral intel [...]	2008-12-09 13:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID ET SO SU
08ADDISABABA3336	USAU: AU HOPING TO MOBILIZE AFRICAN LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: African Union Chairperson and President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete is going to convene certain African heads of state in Pretoria on December 14 in hopes that they can forge a strong enough message to deliver to Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to pressure him to implement a pow [...]	2008-12-10 15:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI AU
08ADDISABABA3337	USAU: AU PARTNERS DISCUSS AMISOM SUPPORT WITH [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) is ready to provide additional AMISOM troops in Mogadishu and it is also prepared to publicly reiterate its support for the rehatting of those troops under an eventual UN peacekeeping mission. The AU is still waiting for some of its international partners to [...]	2008-12-10 15:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SO AU
08ADDISABABA338	ETHIOPIA: CENTCOM COMMANDER AND PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Visiting USCENTCOM commander Admiral William J. Fallon met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on February 7 to reinforce CENTCOM's relationship with Ethiopia and to discuss regional dynamics. On Kenya, Meles suggested that the United States might look to informal non-s [...]	2008-02-11 14:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER SO KE
08ADDISABABA3393	ETHIOPIA WILL PROVIDE FULL SUPPORT TO AMISOM UNTIL [...] (S/NF) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi emphasized that the Ethiopian Government (GoE) fully supports the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and is making every effort to support AMISOM's security. He expressed hope that AMISOM can expand its forces to replace the departing Ethiop [...]	2008-12-19 07:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MASS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA3399	USAU: LAST-MINUTE RUSH TO BEEF UP AMISOM [...] (U) This message contains Action Requests in paras 6 and 12. 2. (C) Summary: With AMISOM's mandate running out and a withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia's capital imminent, the African Union (AU) and its partners are spending the final days of 2008 in a diplomatic race to secure f [...]	2008-12-19 20:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP SO AU
08ADDISABABA3426	USAU: AMISOM MANDATE EXTENDED BY TWO MONTHS [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request in paragraph 9. 2. (U) Summary: On December 22, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) agreed to extend AMISOM's current mandate for two months, and also asked the AU Commission to work closely with the Government of Ethiopia to ensur [...]	2008-12-23 14:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV USUN KPKO SO AU
08ADDISABABA3441	IGAD SANCTIONS SOMALIA PRESIDENT YUSUF [...] (SBU) Summary. Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) foreign ministers met December 21 in Addis Ababa to discuss the political and security situation in Somalia. They praised the Somali parliament and Prime Minister for rebuffing President Abdullahi Yusuf,s recent ham-handed at [...]	2008-12-24 09:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
08ADDISABABA3474	ETHIOPIANS "SLOWING" WITHDRAWAL UNTIL AMISOM [...] (SBU) This cable contains an ACTION REQUEST in paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Ambassador on December 31 that Ethiopia is "slowing" its troops' withdrawal from Mogadishu and Somalia until Ugandan and Burundian reinforcements arrive for the African [...]	2008-12-31 15:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS UN SO ET
08ADDISABABA3475	ETHIOPIAN HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID [...] (C) Prime Minister Meles told the Ambassador on December 31 that Ethiopia is perplexed by UN delays with Ethiopia's deployment to Darfur. Meles argued that Ethiopia will abide by any decisions made by the UN because Ethiopia is committed to Darfur operations. This is born out of deep concerns [...]	2008-12-31 15:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR MASS PREL ET SU
08ADDISABABA3476	ETHIOPIA UNCOMPROMISING ON REJAILING OF OPPOSITION [...] (S/NF) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Meles on December 31 in an effort to secure the release from prison of prominent opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa, who had been jailed on the evening of December 29 (Reftel). Birtukan was arrested on alleged charges of violating the terms of her [...]	2008-12-31 15:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
08ADDISABABA352	ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: UNMEE'S RELOCATION TO ETHIOPIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 11, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General Azouz Ennifar and United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Force Commander Major General Taisir Masadeh briefed the Ambassador and the diplomatic community that UNMEE's relocation from Eritrea [...]	2008-02-12 09:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PBTS MOPS ET ER
08ADDISABABA381	(S) OGADEN: GOVERNMENT DETAINS NGOS BASED ON US [...] (S/NF) Since January 26, the Ethiopian Government (GoE) has imposed travel restrictions on two teams of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Holland and Switzerland NGO workers in Warder and Kebri Dehar towns respectively in the Ogaden region. While the restrictions were imposed at the beginning of [...]	2008-02-14 08:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PHUM PGOV CASC PTER ET
08ADDISABABA413	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: ACCESS AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Between December 20 and January 31, U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia staff conducted three extensive humanitarian assessment trips to the conflict-affected areas of Somali Region, including Degehabur, Fik, Gode, and Korahe zones. USG HAT staff note na [...]	2008-02-19 08:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA430	ETHIOPIA URGES UNSC ACTION AGAINST ERITREA OVER [...] (SBU) Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tekeda Alemu, called in the Ambassadors representing the member states on the UN Security Council on February 19 to urge immediate UN action against Eritrea in response to restrictions on UNMEE troop relocation. Noting that Eritrea,s restr [...]	2008-02-20 12:40:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS ER ET
08ADDISABABA438	ETHIOPIA'S SUGAR RUSH [...] SUMMARY: The sugar and ethanol industries have recently garnered much attention in Ethiopia, with India's ExIm Bank providing a $640 million line of credit to fund expansion of Ethiopia's state-owned Finchaa sugar factory and construction of a new factory at Tendaho. Ethiopia is expanding sugar [...]	2008-02-21 07:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG SENV ET
08ADDISABABA46	ETHIOPIAN DEPLOYMENT PLANS FOR DARFUR [...] (C) Defense Minister Kuma Demeksa and Chief of Military Staff, General Samora Yonus reiterated to Ambassador messages from the Ethiopian Military (ENDF) to the Embassy Defense Attache's office that as many as 1,500 Ethiopian troops will be prepared to deploy to Darfur within 15 days, but r [...]	2008-01-08 14:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL EAID ET
08ADDISABABA512	BLACK GOLD: PETROLEUM RESOURCES IN ETHIOPIA [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia (GoE),through the Ministry of Mines and Energy, is actively seeking investment and exploration in the oil and gas sector. While to date there are no proven reserves of oil or gas, exploration is taking place in several areas of the country with promising geo [...]	2008-02-27 14:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON ENRG ET
08ADDISABABA53	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: HEALTH AND NUTRITION [...] (U) Summary: Between December 27 and 30, the U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia health and nutrition specialist traveled to Jijiga and Degehabur zones in Somali Region as part of an initial field visit to assess humanitarian conditions and evaluate preliminar [...]	2008-01-09 05:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA610	TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL STRUCTURES - IQUB AND IDIR [...] SUMMARY: While Ethiopia has one of the least-developed formal financial sectors in the world, it is possessed of a rich tradition in indigenous, community-based revolving savings and credit associations and insurance societies. These "iqub" and "idir" groups provide a source of credit and insu [...]	2008-03-04 08:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ET
08ADDISABABA614	ETHIOPIA'S SUBMISSION TO THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-4112; fax: +251 (11) 124-2405, WRIGHTKE2@STATE.GOV 3. (U) Number of hours spent in preparation of TIP report cable: [...]	2008-03-04 10:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ET PRM ASEC PREL
08ADDISABABA667	ELECTION HERALD 4: EPRDF WINS OROMIYA ELECTIONS BY [...] (C) The Ambassador's February 25-27 trip to western Oromiya highlighted a deep frustration among opposition supporters, party officials, and candidates, as well as resignation among the general public on the lack of choice for the upcoming local elections in April. This marks a sharp departur [...]	2008-03-07 09:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM ET
08ADDISABABA71	USAU: REQUEST FOR SUPOORT FOR AVIATION FUEL FOR [...] (U) This cable is from US Mission to African Union (USAU) Dr. Cindy L. Courville. 2. (U) Summary. Political unrest in Kenya has interrupted aviation fuel supplies into Burundi. Currently there is no aviation fuel available for the Burundi to airlift their 1st Battalion of Peacekeepers to Mo [...]	2008-01-10 04:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR PGOV PREL
08ADDISABABA718	FORMIN DETAILS EFFORTS AT SOMALI STABILIZATION, [...] (C) Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin told Ambassador on March 11 that he clearly told Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) leaders during his February 27 visit to Baidoa that they "shouldn't expect the Ethiopian umbrella to be cast for long unless they sat down to serious busin [...]	2008-03-13 07:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ET SO
08ADDISABABA76	USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TEAM: HEALTH AND NUTRITION [...] (U) Summary: Between December 27 and 30, the U.S. Government (USG) Humanitarian Assistance Team (HAT) in Ethiopia health and nutrition specialist traveled to Jijiga and Degehabur zones in Somali Region as part of an initial field visit to assess humanitarian conditions and evaluate preliminar [...]	2008-01-10 10:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA783	ELECTION HERALD 5: EPRDF SANGUINE IN SNNPR, [...] (C) Supporters of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and opposition United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF) provided differing accounts of the registration and campaign process in the run-up to April's local elections during the Ambassador's March 17-18 visi [...]	2008-03-21 12:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON ET
08ADDISABABA838	ETHIOPIA: CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TO BE PARDONED [...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly two and half years in prison, civil society leaders Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie, the final two political prisoners from the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) trial, are set to be granted a pardon and released from prison. Though they are now only about [...]	2008-03-28 08:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
08ADDISABABA86	UTDS -- A TIGREAN OPPOSITION EMERGES [...] (SBU) Sixteen years after coming to power as part of the Tigrean People's Liberation Front (TPLF),six years after being ejected from the party, and two years after seeking formal registration, the Union of Tigreans for Democracy and Sovereignty (UTDS) emerged in November as Ethiopia's first r [...]	2008-01-14 04:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS ET
08ADDISABABA910	ETHIOPIA: TIGHTER GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT OF THE [...] (SBU) In his March 18 performance report of the government to the House of People's Representatives, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi avoided commenting on political, security, or foreign policy dynamics focusing his comments instead on the state of the economy. Meles' main points were that the Et [...]	2008-04-02 14:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR ET
08ADDISABABA94	REDIRECTING THE BILATERAL MILITARY DIALOGUE [...] (C) Ethiopian Government (GoE) officials, and particularly the Ethiopian military's (ENDF) Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Samora Yonus, have increasingly complained in recent years of "broken promises" for military assistance by the United States. The USG's refusal to provide the final two of fou [...]	2008-01-14 13:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EAID ET
08ADDISABABA941	USAU: AFRICAN UNION REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL AND [...] THIS CABLE IS FROM THE U.S. MISSION TO THE AFRICAN UNION (USAU) AMBASSADOR DR. CINDY L. COURVILLE. 2. SUMMARY: AU Peace and Security Commission is requesting USG financial and logistical support to establish a temporary AMISOM Mission Headquarters in Mogadishu. The current Headquarters is [...]	2008-04-07 04:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS AU
08ADDISABABA946	MELES ON ETHIOPIAN PLANS TO "REDEPLOY" FROM SOMALIA [...] (S) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Ambassador Yamamoto on April 3 that Ethiopia is looking to "redeploy" its approximately 2,500 troops in Somalia to the Ethiopian towns of Dolo Odo and Ferfer along the Ethiopia-Somalia border. While there are some factors aggravating Ethiopia's e [...]	2008-04-07 14:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	MOPS PREL PGOV ET SO
08ADDISABABA987	UPDATE ON SNNPR AND OROMIYA REGION DROUGHT [...] From March 11 to 18, 2008, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Washington-based public health advisor and Addis-based field monitor staff traveled to SNNPR and Oromiya regions to assess the current drought condition and its impact on the nutrition and health status of [...]	2008-04-10 13:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
08AITTAIPEI1002	Taiwan COA Minister and AIT Director Discuss [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 2 introductory call at the Council of Agriculture (COA) on new Chairman, Chen Wu- hsiung, the AIT Director raised the importance of resolving key access issues for U.S. agricultural products including beef, pork, and rice. Responding on beef, the Chairman expressed c [...]	2008-07-09 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1030	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 12-14 on the alleged telephone conversation between U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi at the end of June; on eight Taiwan businessmen who went [...]	2008-07-14 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1074	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1088	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on July 21, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on an additional 11 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O.13382 for being involved in Iran's nuclear or missile programs. 2. [...]	2008-07-24 00:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN FARM PTER PREL ETTC PINR UNSC ECON IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1100	DEMARCHE ON IRISL CARGO INSPECTION PROVISION OF [...] (S) AIT officers conveyed Ref A demarche on implementation of the IRISL cargo inspection provision of UNSCR 1803 to the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on July 15, the Foreign Ministry on July 18, and Customs on July 21. Michael Hsu, Acting Director of MOFA's North American Affairs Department, [...]	2008-07-25 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1142	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 05:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1230	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1290	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1296	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 07:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1311	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-03 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1316	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1325	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2008 [...] (SBU) On August 14, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss trade promotion activities in North Korea and Burma. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works closely [...]	2008-09-05 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1341	PSV: CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY, FN FRANCES LI, AND EXBS ADVISOR MI-YONG KIM OF THE ECONOMIC SECTION VISITED THE CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CSIST) AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND MET WITH DIRECTOR BOR-RONG SONG OF PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICE DIVISION AND PROJECT DIRECTOR [...]	2008-09-10 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC TW
08AITTAIPEI1342	PSV: CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] COMMERCIAL OFFICER ERIC CROWLEY, FN FRANCES LI, AND EXBS ADVISOR MI-YONG KIM OF THE ECONOMIC SECTION VISITED THE CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CSIST) AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND MET WITH BOR-RONG SONG, DIRECTOR OF THE PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICE DIVISION AND WITH CHAN-ZH [...]	2008-09-10 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC TW
08AITTAIPEI1363	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on September 11, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on an additional 5 Iranian entities listed under E.O. 13382 for involvement in Iran's nuclear or missile programs. 2. (U) In [...]	2008-09-16 06:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC EFIN FARM PREL UNSC ECON GM IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1374	TAIWAN INVESTIGATION OF EXPORT CONTROL CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 11, the EXBS Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) to get an update on export control enforcement activities. MJIB officials stated that, since the beginning of 2008, they referred six (6) cases to the prosecutor's [...]	2008-09-18 23:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC KNNP KSTC TW IR KN MY CH
08AITTAIPEI14	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 05:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1424	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 27-30 on Super Typhoon Jangmi, which pounded Taiwan heavily Sunday and Monday, bringing massive rains and causing considerable damage to the island; on the House of Representatives' veto of the Bush Administration [...]	2008-10-01 01:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1426	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage October 1 on U.S. President George W. Bush's call for Congress to pass the US$700 billion bailout bill Tuesday; on the Taiwan government's measures to prop up the Taiwan stock exchange after the House of Representativ [...]	2008-10-01 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1438	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3 on a order by Taiwan's Department of Health Thursday to remove from shelves more dairy products from China that were found to be contaminated with melamine; on the U.S. Senate's approval of a revised US$700 billio [...]	2008-10-05 22:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1443	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 4-6 on the U.S. financial bailout bill, which U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law Friday; on the approved U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the probe into the alleged money-laundering case involving former [...]	2008-10-06 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1450	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 7 on the arrest of Yeh Sheng-mao, former Director of the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau (MJIB); National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Henry Tsai's remarks that SARS was a bio-chemical warfare a [...]	2008-10-07 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1467	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS AND TWO [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on October 3, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on an additional five individuals and two entities pursuant to E.O. 13438 for threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and the G [...]	2008-10-14 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON IZ IR SY TW
08AITTAIPEI1469	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-15 06:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1472	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC [...] (S) On October 3, AIT officers conveyed reftel non-paper on the U.S. designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) and 18 subsidiaries under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters") to the Department of North Ame [...]	2008-10-15 08:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1473	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On September 4, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss Taiwan's trade promotion activities in the Middle East. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works clo [...]	2008-10-15 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1474	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPERS: IRAN FIRMS SEEKING TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-16 02:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR
08AITTAIPEI1499	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: RESPONSE TO BOFT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 07:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR MY
08AITTAIPEI1500	DELIVERY OF REQUEST FOR MEETING TO REVIEW THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW
08AITTAIPEI1523	TAIWAN ACTION ON UNSCR 1835 [...] (SBU) On October 24, AIT received a copy of the instructions the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs sent to relevant authorities to take action pursuant to UNSCR 1835. The following authorities were requested to take action: the Financial Supervisory Comm [...]	2008-10-28 02:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP MNUC IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1566	HONG KONG UPGRADES ITS TAIWAN TRADE OFFICE [...] (C) During a November 6 meeting with economic chief, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Ltd. Taiwan Branch General Manager Perry Fung said his office has upgraded its status from "consultancy" to "limited company," reflecting the overall improvement in cross-Strait economic ties (reft [...]	2008-11-06 05:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TW HK CH
08AITTAIPEI1572	TAIWAN: PART ONE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Taiwan was $11.9 billion in 2007, a decrease of $3.2 billion from $15.2 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $26.4 billion, up 14.4 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $38.3 billion, up 0.2 percent. Taiwan is [...]	2008-11-07 08:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1575	TAIWAN: PART TWO OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Taiwan has identified both the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors as priorities for development, resulting in Taiwan agencies sometimes appearing to favor the interests of local companies over foreign firms. In addition, Taiwan bans imports from China of about 30 medical products. Due t [...]	2008-11-07 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1576	TAIWAN: PART THREE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Foreign certified public accountants may serve as private agents contracted by Taiwan authorities to provide notary services or conduct audits only if they pass Taiwan's public certified accountant qualification tests, although foreign CPAs are exempt from some portions of the tests. Foreign C [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1577	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) to review the progress of software development and export control related issues. Development is on schedule and completion is expected by end of CY 2008. 2. (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Directorate [...]	2008-11-07 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1578	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 7 on the violent clashes between pro-Green supporters and police on Thursday night; on the short meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairma [...]	2008-11-07 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI158	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY 2008 [...] (U) The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Advisor reported on two recent investigations of Taiwan companies for export control violations. The investigations are detailed in refs A and B. 2. (U) On January 15, the EXBS Advisor was informed by an official of the Bureau of [...]	2008-02-01 08:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1580	TAIWAN: PART ONE OF 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Taiwan was $11.9 billion in 2007, a decrease of $3.2 billion from $15.2 billion in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $26.4 billion, up 14.4 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $38.3 billion, up 0.2 percent. Taiwan is [...]	2008-11-07 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TW
08AITTAIPEI1614	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on November 11, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three Gulf-based al-Qaida financiers added on October 10, 2008 to its list of entities/individuals subject to targeted sanctions. [...]	2008-11-14 03:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC ECON BA QI TW
08AITTAIPEI1618	IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAVEL RESTRICTION PROVISIONS OF UNSCRS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: On November 14, AIT received a letter from the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs requesting detailed personal data on individuals listed in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 s [...]	2008-11-18 02:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM KNNP TW IR
08AITTAIPEI1634	REQUEST LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As required by the Departments of State and Defense Leahy Amendments, AIT requests that Washington conduct an expedited human rights review of the below listed Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau personnel, who will participate in DEA Basic Drug Detection Training beginn [...]	2008-11-21 08:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	MAS PHUM PM PREL SNAR ASEC TW
08AITTAIPEI1638	TAIWAN'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DARKENS, BUT FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 20, official GDP figures showed the Taiwan economy contracted by 1.02% year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter, a sharply lower figure than had been predicted just weeks earlier. The government's 2008 GDP growth forecast is now 1.87%, and the official estimate for 200 [...]	2008-11-23 21:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1647	TAIWAN MULLS ENHANCED CROSS-STRAIT FINANCIAL LINKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In advance of the 14th Cross-Strait Financial Academic Research Conference slated to take place in Beijing this week, Taiwan financial sector contacts say preparations are underway for a cross-Strait MOU that would facilitate Taiwan banks' access to the Chinese market, and vice-ver [...]	2008-11-24 07:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI1656	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...]	2008-11-26 08:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1669	MEDIA REACTION: THE MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS, THE U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 29 - December 1 on the probe into the former first family's corruption scandals; on the economic downturn in Taiwan; and on speculation about a cabinet reshuffle. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, rega [...]	2008-12-01 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1673	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...]	2008-12-01 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1693	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On November 3, the Advisor spoke at an Export Administration Regulations Seminar organized by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the Republic of Korea. Over 150 representatives of Korean and foreign subsidiary companies attended the Seminar. The Seminar was followed by one-on-one coun [...]	2008-12-05 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1708	MARKET ACCESS CONCERNS, NOT POLITICS, DRIVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Taiwan and China discuss liberalizing cross-Strait financial service restrictions, there appear to be clear differences on market access. According to Taiwan officials, China wants to liberalize under the WTO framework. This, in the view of Taiwan officials, would give China [...]	2008-12-10 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1711	MEDIA REACTION: INCOMING OBAMA ADMINISTRATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 11:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI1715	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF THREE [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 8, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three members of al-Shabaab, designated by the U.S. under E.O. 13224 on November 20, 2008, for supporting terrorism. These three [...]	2008-12-11 07:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC ECON ET KE TW
08AITTAIPEI1716	USTR VISIT FOCUSES ON AGRICULTURE ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During December 8-9 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs Tim Wineland and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka pressed their Taiwan interlocutors on key agricultural market access issues, including beef, pork, and rice. Winel [...]	2008-12-11 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW
08AITTAIPEI1747	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) On the margins of the Industry-Government Outreach Program in Taichung (December 10 - 11),the Advisor met with an official from the National Science Council (NSC) to get an update on the Transfer of Intangible Technology Legislation. The official stated that the legislation still is in [...]	2008-12-18 07:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1772	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] Post passed information as requested to the Banking Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission. The Bureau will share information with other agencies and financial institutions and report any action taken by Taiwan on this matter. SYOUNG [...]	2008-12-24 04:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN IR KNNP PARM TW
08AITTAIPEI1776	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DESIGNATION OF UNION OF GOOD [...] (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 22, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's designation of the Union of Good, a Saudi Arabia-based organization, as a supporter of t [...]	2008-12-24 05:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KWBG KPAL UNSC ECON
08AITTAIPEI217	TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: POSSIBLE EXPORTS TO [...] (S) On January 31, AIT received the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs' response to reftel non-paper. An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's response follows: 2. (S) BEGIN TRANSLATION Subject: Possible exports of controlled items by Arix CNC Machi [...]	2008-02-15 07:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC IR MTCRE PARM PREL TW AE
08AITTAIPEI22	FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on December 25, 2007, providing all banking institutions and securities finance companies with copies of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) October 2007 statement and guidance on Iran [...]	2008-01-07 23:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI221	TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DESIGNATIONS [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions and securities finance companies with information on three individuals, Assaad Halim Hardan, Wi'am Wahhab, and Hafiz Makhluf designated by the U.S. Dep [...]	2008-02-19 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI222	TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on four individuals (including Ahmed Foruzandeh) and one entity (Al Zawra Television Station) designated by the U.S. Department of Tre [...]	2008-02-19 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI226	TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF IRAQI FORMER [...] Per ref A, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 2, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on seven individuals (including Fawzi Mutlaq Al-Rawi) with ties to the Iraqi insurgency and the former Iraqi regime. 2. The FSC a [...]	2008-02-19 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL FARM MNUC ECON TW IR

08AITTAIPEI261	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE KUWAIT-BASED [...] Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) issued a formal instruction on February 18, 2008, providing all banking institutions with information on three individuals --Hamid Al-Ali --Jaber Al-Jalamah, and --Mubarak Mushakhas Sanad Al-Bathali designated on January 16, 200 [...]	2008-02-25 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER PREL UNSC ECON TW KU
08AITTAIPEI284	CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...]	2008-03-03 08:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW
08AITTAIPEI291	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 4 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the two presidential candidates' campaign platforms on cross-Strait issues, and on the Environmental Protection Administration's decision Monday to approve conditionally the con [...]	2008-03-04 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI310	USTR-AIT ADVANCE TRADE AGENDA IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) During February 22-26 meetings in Taipei, USTR Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs David Katz and AIT/W Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka laid the groundwork for the summer 2008 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting in Taipei by pressing U. [...]	2008-03-06 04:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD KIPR TW
08AITTAIPEI322	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - FEBRUARY AND FIRST [...] (U) From February 20 - 22, the Commodity Identification Training program was conducted in Kaohsiung. Approximately 45 Taiwan officials attended the training. The Department of Energy trainers did an excellent job conveying technical aspects of identifying controlled commodities. The "show an [...]	2008-03-10 09:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI36	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2007 [...] (SBU) On December 11, the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Advisor met with Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) officials to get an update on export control cases. As part of MJIB's update, the EXBS Advisor received written summaries of closed and o [...]	2008-01-09 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI374	MEDIA REACTION: THE CHINESE CRACKDOWN ON THE DEMONSTRATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 15-17 on China's brutal suppression of the demonstrations in Lhasa; on the presidential election; and the DPP's and the KMT's respective campaign rallies on Sunday. Beijing's bloody suppression of demonstrations in T [...]	2008-03-17 10:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI390	MEDIA REACTION: TIBET AND TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 19 on the two presidential candidates' responses to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's comment Tuesday on the demonstrations in Tibet; on the USS Kitty Hawk leaving its home base at Yokosuka, Japan Tuesday and its current w [...]	2008-03-19 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI439	MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage March 26 on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the caretaker government's plans before president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration on May 20; possible personnel arrangements for t [...]	2008-03-26 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI462	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 29-31 news coverage on their interviews with president-election Ma Ying-jeou Friday, who talked about his views on the future of cross-Strait relations, Taipei-Washington relations, and Taiwan's domestic policies; on AIT Chai [...]	2008-03-31 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI474	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused their April 1 news coverage on the controversy over whether the Chen Shui-bian caretaker government should raise or freeze gasoline prices; on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's planned meeting with President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday morning; on possi [...]	2008-04-01 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI478	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH 2008 [...] (U) A five-day Target and Risk Management Training, implemented by Customs and Border Protection, is being planned for the week of April 14 in Kaohsiung. 2. (U) A three-person delegation of Taiwan officials is expected to attend the International Transit and Transshipment Conference in Moro [...]	2008-04-02 07:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI480	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-02 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI517	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 15 news coverage on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's announcement of his appointment of KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung as the new Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman; on Ma's comments on current developments in cross- [...]	2008-04-15 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI607	TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: POSSIBLE EXPORT TO [...] (S) On April 30, AIT received the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs' response to reftel non-paper. An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's response follows: 2. (S) BEGIN TRANSLATION Subject: Please find BOFT's findings regarding a Syrian-base [...]	2008-05-02 07:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC MTCRE PARM PREL TW SY AE
08AITTAIPEI661	MEDIA REACTION: NATURAL DISASTERS IN CHINA AND BURMA; [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 13 on the massive earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, and on the temporary shutdown of Taiwan's debt-ridden Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation (FAT). 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the [...]	2008-05-13 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI669	MEDIA REACTION: THE SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA; BURMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 14 on the rescue efforts in the Sichuan earthquake in China. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-unification "United Daily News" tried to shed lights on the "rise of China" from the Chinese [...]	2008-05-14 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI71	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI797	MEDIA REACTION: TIP REPORT, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 6 news coverage on talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which will kick off next Wednesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remark Wednesday tha [...]	2008-06-06 11:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08AITTAIPEI808	VICE PRESIDENT SIEW OUTLINES TAIWAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 10 meeting with ADIR and visiting AIT/W Director for Trade and Commercial Policy, Vice President Vincent Siew said the Ma administration is now concentrating on inflation control, stimulating domestic demand, and expanding cross-Strait economic ties through implementing [...]	2008-06-10 07:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PROG PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI960	EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MAY AND JUNE 2008 [...] (SBU) On May 16, the EXBS Advisor made a courtesy call to the Deputy Director of Keelung Customs and the Chief of the Keelung Harbor Police. Both organizations actively participate in EXBS programs. During the visit, Keelung Customs gave a comprehensive presentation on its operations, spec [...]	2008-07-03 04:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPIE1698	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S AIT APPOINTEE, THE DALAI LAMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 6-8 news coverage on the legislature passing a bill to distribute consumption vouchers; on the local economy; and on the call to amend the Assembly and Parade Law. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in t [...]	2008-12-08 07:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
08ALGIERS1005	ALGERIA'S PARTICIPATION AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL [...] Per reftel, we are transmitting the list of Algeria's delegation to the 63rd UN General Assembly, which the MFA provided us via diplomatic note on September 17. A. Attendance of the Head of State: No plans to attend as of 09/17/08. B. Attendance of the Head of Government: No plans to at [...]	2008-09-17 17:41:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA AG
08ALGIERS102	FOREIGN COMPANIES WARILY EYE NEW OIL AND GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian oil parastatal Sonatrach announced belatedly on January 12 that fifteen new exploration blocks would be opened up to bidding by foreign hydrocarbon companies in 2008. Reactions from several U.S. and Italian firms indicate a wariness to pursue new investments given th [...]	2008-01-28 17:40:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV ECON EINV AG
08ALGIERS110	AUTONOMOUS UNIONS AND STUDENTS TEST THE LIMITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thousands of middle and high school students across Algeria took to the streets in a nationwide strike starting on January 15, heeding the call of autonomous unions. The strike resulted in a near complete paralysis of the education system for more than five days across the enti [...]	2008-01-30 14:39:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KOCI AG
08ALGIERS1163	BOUTEFLIKA LAUNCHES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced on October 29 that he will convene a special session of parliament in the coming weeks to effect a partial and limited revision of the Algerian constitution. The changes he outlined would open the way for him to seek a third term as presi [...]	2008-10-29 16:42:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS1172	2009 GOVERNMENT BUDGET PAINTS ROSY PICTURE [...] SUMMARY. The Algerian parliament approved the government's 2009 budget with few amendments. Spending will increase six percent over 2008 levels, and the budget law estimates economic growth of 4.1 percent overall and 6.6 percent outside of the hydrocarbons sector. The budget uses an oil re [...]	2008-11-04 17:34:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV AG
08ALGIERS1206	ALGERIA: BUREAUCRACY STIFLES GROWTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Business leaders told Ambassador and visiting NEA/MAG Director that the government bureaucracy continues to stifle the Algerian economy. Contract tenders are slow to develop, forcing the government to accept bidders who promise speed but who often have cost overruns in the end [...]	2008-11-10 18:14:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON PREL AG
08ALGIERS1220	MYSTIC SUFI: BOUTEFLIKA'S ISLAMIC GAMBIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As he did prior to his 2004 reelection, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has begun raising the profile of Algeria's Sufi religious schools -- the zaouias -- both as a tool for political mobilization and to counter Islamic extremism with a moderate, homegrown alternative. Within Isl [...]	2008-11-17 11:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PREL AG
08ALGIERS1231	INCLUSION OF BURKINA FASO IN TSCTP: ALGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 16:58:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER XA XI AG
08ALGIERS1282	UNDER THE TLEMCEN SUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A fertile farming region that is home to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and a disproportionate number of his ministers and advisers, the western wilaya (province) of Tlemcen appears at first glance to be a step ahead of other Algerian cities in reviving its economy and education [...]	2008-12-09 12:59:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAGR MO CN AG
08ALGIERS1288	FLN LEADER SEES MORE REFORM, HOPE FOR CLOSER U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Liberation Front (FLN) Secretary-General (and former Prime Minister) Abdelaziz Belkhadem, now the leader of the alliance pushing for a third term for President Bouteflika, believes there is a hope for closer economic and political relations with the U.S. He told the Amba [...]	2008-12-10 19:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS1306	RIFTS WITHIN THE "POUVOIR" MAKE RARE HEADLINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: An extremely rare public and personal exchange between a former president and a retired general has broken the omerta code usually observed by Algeria's ruling elite, exposing divisions within the "Pouvoir" that have persisted since the struggle for independence. The bitter excha [...]	2008-12-18 08:21:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS168	ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT EVOLVING ON TIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: We received an immediate and unusually candid response on trafficking in persons (TIP) from the Algerian foreign ministry after delivering the UN.GIFT demarche (ref A). The MFA indicated that Algeria planned to participate in the forum. In addition, our interlocutor used the me [...]	2008-02-14 16:15:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KWMN PREL PREF SMIG AG
08ALGIERS191	ALGERIA GOES WTO SHOPPING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the February 4 visit of European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to Algiers, EU diplomats told us the Algerians were "forthcoming and eager" on WTO accession, but the Europeans remain skeptical of rapid progress. They felt the Algerians were shopping for the ea [...]	2008-02-20 09:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTO ECON PREL AG
08ALGIERS198	SCENE SETTER FOR A/S WELCH VISIT TO ALGERIA [...] (C) We and the Algerians are looking forward to your visit next week. There was a prominent article about your visit, generated with help from our PAO, in best-selling el-Khabar newspaper on February 21. You will be visiting just as the government machine is gearing up to amend the Algerian constit [...]	2008-02-22 11:28:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AG
08ALGIERS199	NEW POLISARIO AMBASSADOR IN ALGIERS HEWS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 20 meeting, new Polisario Ambassador to Algeria Ibrahim Ghali and Polisario Minister-Delegate for African Affairs Mohammed Beissat told us that it was getting more difficult for the Polisario leadership to convince the Sahrawi people to be patient and respect the Man [...]	2008-02-22 11:59:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PBTS MO WI AG
08ALGIERS208	ALGERIA: 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the 2003 enactment of TRIPs-compliant legislation, Algeria has demonstrated it is capable of active and prompt attention to intellectual property rights (IPR) disputes (ref B),but progress has been sporadic and inconsistent rather than systematic. Although some Algerian [...]	2008-02-24 14:21:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR AG
08ALGIERS251	ALGERIAN LEADERSHIP TOWS WESTERN SAHARA LINE WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In February 26 and 27 meetings with NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem emphasized their familiar line on self-determination for Western Sahara, as well as the need to find a way out that would allow Algeria [...]	2008-03-03 13:21:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM AG
08ALGIERS253	OFFICIAL INFLATION STATS MASK STUNTED MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although official figures show a relatively modest inflation rate of 3.5 percent, Algerians are complaining loudly about the high and rising cost of living in Algeria. Economists and even Algerian government officials argue that official inflation calculations underestimate what [...]	2008-03-03 13:24:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR AG
08ALGIERS254	ENERGY MINISTER KHELIL: GOT GAS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALGERIAN ENERGY MINISTER KHELIL TOLD OPIC CEO MOSBACHER FEBRUARY 23 THAT ALTHOUGH ALGERIA CAN MEET ITS CURRENT NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS AND INTERNAL CONSUMPTION DEMAND, THE COUNTRY NEEDS TO FIND MORE GAS. IN ORDER TO INCREASE GAS CAPACITY, KHELIL SAID THAT HYDROCARBON PARASTATAL SON [...]	2008-03-03 13:27:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETRD AG
08ALGIERS258	OFFICIAL INFLATION STATS MASK STUNTED MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although official figures show a relatively modest inflation rate of 3.5 percent, Algerians are complaining loudly about the high and rising cost of living in Algeria. Economists and even Algerian government officials argue that official inflation calculations underestimate what [...]	2008-03-03 15:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR AG
08ALGIERS261	ALGERIAN LEADERSHIP TOWS WESTERN SAHARA LINE WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In February 26 and 27 meetings with NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem emphasized their familiar line on self-determination for Western Sahara, as well as the need to find a way out that would allow Algeria [...]	2008-03-03 15:52:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM AG
08ALGIERS262	ENERGY MINISTER KHELIL: GOT GAS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALGERIAN ENERGY MINISTER KHELIL TOLD OPIC CEO MOSBACHER FEBRUARY 23 THAT ALTHOUGH ALGERIA CAN MEET ITS CURRENT NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS AND INTERNAL CONSUMPTION DEMAND, THE COUNTRY NEEDS TO FIND MORE GAS. IN ORDER TO INCREASE GAS CAPACITY, KHELIL SAID THAT HYDROCARBON PARASTATAL SON [...]	2008-03-03 15:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETRD AG
08ALGIERS28	ALI BENFLIS: BOUTEFLIKA RIVAL STAYING OUT OF SIGHT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ali Benflis, the main challenger to President Bouteflika in the 2004 presidential election, told us that that the Algerian government is gradually throttling democracy and largely failing to address Algeria's other problems. He claimed that changes back and forth on policy iss [...]	2008-01-11 08:35:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PINR AG
08ALGIERS335	NEW POLISARIO LEADERSHIP DEFIANT, SAHRAWIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 12-14 visit to Tindouf by Emboff and visiting PRM officers, Polisario leaders expressed increasing frustration with the Manhasset negotiation process, consistent with recent public statements by Polisario officials in Algiers. Although the Polisario leadership was vagu [...]	2008-03-20 10:10:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PREF UNSC WI MO AG
08ALGIERS490	RIOTING IN WESTERN ALGERIA - THE ANGRY YOUNG MEN [...] (U) Algerian independent newspapers reported on April 28-29 that the city of Chlef, the capital of the province in western Algeria with the same name, suffered from two days of major rioting on April 27-28. According to these press reports, the trial of a community activist who had been fig [...]	2008-04-30 08:35:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV AG
08ALGIERS491	GOA DENIES REPRESSING CHRISTIAN ACTIVITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 29, Ambassador delivered ref a demarche to MFA Director General for American Affairs (Assistant Secretary equivalent) Fatiha Selmane, highlighting specific examples of Christian groups facing GoA obstacles as reported in refs b and c. We also delivered the demarche on Ap [...]	2008-04-30 14:01:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AG
08ALGIERS617	CONTAINING POLITICAL ISLAM: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY: As its tumultuous three-day party congress drew to a close at the end of April, the (Muslim Brotherhood) Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP),one of the three parties in the ruling coalition, re-elected Bouguerra Soltani as its leader after a power struggle between Soltani and hi [...]	2008-05-27 10:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM AG
08ALGIERS626	OPEC CHIEF OPINES ON FUEL PRICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's Energy Minister and OPEC President Chakib Khelil told us May 28 that the high price of fuel in the United States has less to do with OPEC production caps than with the value of the dollar, oil speculation and refining techniques associated with bio-fuel additives. Kheli [...]	2008-05-30 17:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON ETRD PREL AG
08ALGIERS661	MOUNTING SOCIAL DISCONTENT DRIVES LATE MAY STREET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's two biggest cities, Algiers and Oran, suffered prolonged street violence in late May at the hands of angry youths for whom disappointing soccer results were the final straw that pushed them into the streets. Parts of Algiers had to shut down each night May 20-22 due to [...]	2008-06-05 08:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI AG
08ALGIERS704	SAHEL SECURITY: MFA SAYS ALGERIA REENGAGING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 18 discussion with a visiting U.S. delegation led by Bureau of African Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Todd Moss, MFA Director General (Assistant Secretary equivalent) for African Affairs Ismail Chergui highlighted Algeria's commitment to the Algiers Accords, but onl [...]	2008-06-19 11:10:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AG ML NG
08ALGIERS724	FILLON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENT FRANCO-ALGERIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 20-22 visit to Algiers, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon signed bilateral cooperation agreements with the Algerian government in civilian nuclear energy development, military cooperation and financial cooperation to facilitate French investment in Algeria. Symbo [...]	2008-06-24 07:36:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MARR FR AG
08ALGIERS739	BOUTEFLIKA SAYS HE WANTS BETTER U.S. TIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's farewell call June 24, a reasonably healthy-looking President Abdelaziz Bouteflika wistfully wondered why American relations with Algeria couldn't be more like those the U.S. enjoys with Morocco and Tunisia. The Ambassador noted that as Algeria opened up [...]	2008-06-28 17:35:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PHUM PTER MARR AG
08ALGIERS773	ALGERIA FREES UP PUBLIC LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Algeria has moved to free up industrial and commercial property for private development by auctioning parcels of land in the growing community of Blida, near Algiers, a move Industry Minister Abdelhamid Temmar called a "micro-revolution." The newly-formed National Agency for Lan [...]	2008-07-08 15:38:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON AG
08ALGIERS787	THE HARRAGA: GIVE ME DIGNITY OR GIVE ME DEATH [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the desolate beach of Sidi Salem, in the eastern suburbs of Annaba, a dozen young Algerian males alternate between kicking a soccer ball and working on several small, unmarked wooden boats. Each week, several boats leave from this beach, filled with a cross-section of frustrated you [...]	2008-07-13 07:11:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI AG
08ALGIERS798	MFA SAYS TRIPARTITE NORTHERN MALI SECURITY TALKS [...] (C) MFA Director General (A/S equivalent) for Africa Lounes Magramane told Charge on July 15 that although Algeria and the U.S. were on the same wavelength regarding the establishment of special security units in northern Mali, setting up a tripartite meeting in August involving Mali, Algeria [...]	2008-07-15 16:31:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ML AG
08ALGIERS800	CODEL MCCOLLUM MEETS THE NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 30 meeting with Codel McCollum, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia proved surprisingly forthcoming about Algeria's past mistakes and his own aggressive anti-Islamist credentials, while professing support for WTO accession and religious freedom within Algeria. His offered some [...]	2008-07-16 14:33:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AG
08ALGIERS848	BOUTEFLIKA LASHES OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a speech to local officials on July 26, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stunned his audience by admitting that his government's economic policies have failed and blaming that failure on both foreign influence and mismanagement at all levels of government. The president scol [...]	2008-08-02 06:15:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON SOCI AG
08ALGIERS891	NO BREAK IN THE CLOUDS FOR ALGERIAN OPEN SKIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The chief of staff to the minister of post and telecommunications told Charge on August 9 she would re-examine the legal obstacles to an Open Skies agreement, but she believed that Algerian law would have to be changed to eliminate the fees charged to foreign carriers on intermoda [...]	2008-08-11 16:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN ECON AG
08ALGIERS892	HOTEL SHOOT-OUT SHOCKS ALGERIAN TOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incidents of communal violence flared up in several regions recently as Algerians entered their August vacation season. In a grisly display of clan justice on August 6, a mob ransacked a private hotel in Sidi Aissa (Msila province),provoking a shooting spree that raged through [...]	2008-08-11 17:08:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KOCI AG
08ALGIERS926	THE TROUBLED MARRIAGE OF BOUTEFLIKA AND OUYAHIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The initial fanfare surrounding the June 23 return of Ahmed Ouyahia to the prime minister's chair has given way to a period of uncertainty and rumored tension between Ouyahia and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The atmosphere has observers suggesting that Ouyahia was not Boutefl [...]	2008-08-21 10:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AG
08ALGIERS930	NEW FINANCE LAW MIXES PROTECTIONISM AND FITFUL [...] SUMMARY: The 2008 supplemental finance law adopted on July 27 raised the per-barrel oil price used to calculate government revenue and included measures to stimulate business growth and develop the country's moribund agricultural sector. At the same time, the law alienated many with a contro [...]	2008-08-23 07:35:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD AG
08AMMAN1049	Few Iraqis in Jordan Working; Many Running Out of Funds [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraqis in Jordan have long relied on personal savings and remittances from families in Iraq or abroad to make ends meet, but rising inflation, the end of subsidies, and uncertainty about the length of their tenure in Jordan have contributed to a steady deterioration of their fin [...]	2008-04-10 11:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREF PREL PGOV JO IZ
08AMMAN1057	JORDANIAN MFA PREVIEWS BORDER SECURITY WORKING [...] (C) Poloff outlined reftel objectives for the April 13 meeting of the Border Security Working Group (BSWG) in Damascus with Nawaf Tell, the MFA's Negotiations Bureau Director. According to Tell, the GOJ delegation will be headed by Ministry of Interior Secretary General Mukhaimer Abu Jammous [...]	2008-04-10 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PINS PREL PTER BA EG IR IZ JO KU SA
08AMMAN1139	OVER HALF OF JORDAN'S POLITICAL PARTIES DISBAND AS [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's new political parties law came into effect on April 15. The law requires parties to re-register with 500 "founding" members, up from the previous requirement of fifty. So far, eleven parties have made the cut, and six are anticipated to join them. Nineteen other pre-ex [...]	2008-04-16 14:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
08AMMAN1149	GOJ WORKS TO LESSEN IMPACT OF CONTINUED INFLATION; CUTTING [...] (U) Summary: Inflation in Jordan increased by 1.73% in March due to the continued rise in electricity and food prices. The government has responded by lowering customs and taxes on several food stuffs; by making its commissary stores not-for-profit; and by executing a deal with the Government [...]	2008-04-17 12:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAGR ENRG JO
08AMMAN1161	Restructuring of Jordan's Oil Sector Lagging [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's plans to open up the oil sector to competition are running behind schedule. The draft Minerals and Petroleum Law -- the main legislation that will set up a regulatory framework for opening up the sector -- is still pending Cabinet and parliamentary approval. Before com [...]	2008-04-17 15:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EINV JO
08AMMAN1215	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 10:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PHUM PREL JO
08AMMAN123	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Samuel Helland + 9 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Samuel Helland, Ronald Coleman, Kevin Kelley, Rhonda Martin, Peter Dahl, Dennis Reed, Daniel Burs, Raphael Sanchez, Raymond Terlaje and Aaron Labertew to Jordan from 11 - 12 February 2008, as requested reftel. The travelers should carefully revie [...]	2008-01-13 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN1395	THE PILLARS OF OFFICIAL ISLAM IN JORDAN [...] (C) Official Islam in Jordan -- or government-sanctioned and -controlled Islamic institutions -- consists of three main pillars that run the Islamic affairs of the state: 1) the Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites; 2) the Department of the Supreme Justice; and 3) the National Fatw [...]	2008-05-08 09:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL JO
08AMMAN1446	SOMETIMES THE WEAK SURVIVE - JORDAN'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of a new political parties law, the number of parties in Jordan has been cut in half. The public financing envisioned by the law has yet to appear, and the parties are wary of the strings that may be attached to it. Fourteen parties remain - five liberal reformist p [...]	2008-05-12 16:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN146	JORDAN 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] Since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne in 1999, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward- oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in the info [...]	2008-01-15 09:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR
08AMMAN1465	REVISED LAW ON ASSOCIATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's parliament will likely consider the new draft of an associations law during a June extraordinary session. The previous draft, widely criticized as too restrictive, was withdrawn by the PM in January. As currently written, the new law consolidates responsibility for reg [...]	2008-05-14 06:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1466	CITIZENSHIP OF MANY JORDANIAN-PALESTINIANS STILL [...] (C) Summary: Twenty years after Jordan severed its legal and administrative ties to the West Bank, the repercussions are still being felt, and not merely in the central peace process assumption that the West Bank will become the core of a Palestinian state. Through vague regulations and opaqu [...]	2008-05-14 06:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PREF KDEM KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN1474	JORDANIAN MFA'S IO DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS SIGNING [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 14:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN PHUM JO
08AMMAN1486	JORDANIAN HORSETRADING DELAYS DECISION ON SUPPORT [...] (C) PolCouns revisited the subject of Ambassador Swing's candidacy for IOM Director General May 14 with Jamal Al-Shamayleh, Director of the Foreign Minister's private office. Shamayleh, consulting on the spot with the head of the MFA's Bureau of International Organization Affairs, assured Pol [...]	2008-05-14 16:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG IOM ICJ JO
08AMMAN1511	U.S. 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR 1803: DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-18 14:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR JO
08AMMAN1533	DEBATE OVER PUBLIC GATHERINGS LAW BALANCES CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's government is working on a new public gatherings law which will replace the much-criticized statute now in force. As the system currently operates, requests for demonstrations and public meetings must be approved by the regional governor. The criteria by which those re [...]	2008-05-20 12:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1558	JORDANIAN TOURISM EXECUTIVES SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT INDUSTRY [...] Summary: The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its second annual Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Jordan 53rd out of 130 rated countries, a drop from 46th in 2007. During a conference sponsored by USAID, 200 tourism executives criticized the report's methodology and discussed the i [...]	2008-05-22 13:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EAID SOCI JO
08AMMAN1565	Rebuild Iraq 2008 Conference - Less Than Meets the Eye [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Project Rebuild Iraq 2008 (not to be confused with the similarly named look-alike tradeshow, IRAQ BUILD 2008, which took place in Amman in April 2008) has in previous years been a major event among those interested in development in Iraq. While seemingly professional [...]	2008-05-22 15:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD JO IZ
08AMMAN1567	JORDAN TO GET MORE EGYPTIAN GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) announced a new agreement with Egypt in April 2008 on the supply of Egyptian natural gas to Jordan through the Arab Gas Pipeline. The new deal will allow Jordan to purchase up to 2.7 billion cubic meters (BCM) at a preferential rate through 2012, [...]	2008-05-22 16:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EFIN JO
08AMMAN157	DOES JORDAN NEED AN OMBUDSMAN? [...] (C) Summary: The Jordanian parliament's Legal Committee is currently considering a draft law which would establish a national ombudsman's office. The ombudsman was conceived as an anti-corruption tool, as well as a vehicle to provide more efficient services to citizens. In an unusual proced [...]	2008-01-16 10:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1570	THE IAF'S ENTOURAGE [...] (C) Summary: The Higher Coordinating Committee of National Opposition Parties (HCCNOP) is a group of seven Jordanian political parties which is dominated by the Islamic Action Front (IAF),the political wing of Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood. The committee, originally formed to counter Jordan's [...]	2008-05-22 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
08AMMAN1579	KING AND STAFFDEL DISCUSS PEACE PROCESS, LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: On May 26, a delegation of eleven Congressional staffers met with King Abdullah and Queen Rania as part of a trip organized by the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The King was relatively downbeat on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and Lebanon. He identified events [...]	2008-05-26 16:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM KWBG IS IZ LE JO
08AMMAN1614	TRIBULATIONS OF JORDAN'S "PEACE CAMP": ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: Sixty years after Israel's establishment and 14 years after the formal establishment of Israeli-Jordanian peace, the Jordanian atmosphere outside government circles remains hostile to advocates of reconciliation with Israel, and to those who interact with Israelis and Israeli ins [...]	2008-05-28 09:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
08AMMAN1639	Jordan Strikes Deal for Israeli Water Assistance; Domestic [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan is preparing for a rough summer of water supply constraints, a result of the recent winter providing less precipitation than expected. To mitigate the impact, Jordan has reached an agreement with Israel in which the latter will provide an additional 11 million cubic mete [...]	2008-06-01 11:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR PGOV PREL JO IS
08AMMAN1666	STAFFDEL DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, REGIONAL EVENTS, [...] (C) Summary: During a week-long visit to Jordan organized by the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a ten-member U.S. congressional staffdel met with a variety of senior figures, including Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi, Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah, Advisor to the Chief of Defense [...]	2008-06-03 15:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KIRF KPAL IS SY IZ IR LE JO
08AMMAN1717	UPDATE ON TRANSPORTATION IN JORDAN: DELTA STARTS DIRECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Delta Air Line's first flight from New York JFK to Amman arrived June 6. The arrival of the first U.S. carrier in Amman is one of many changes underway at Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) including the creation of a new government-owned company which will own QAIA and wil [...]	2008-06-09 12:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELTN ECON JO
08AMMAN1725	PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 2: [...] (SBU) Note: This is the second cable of a four-part series examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two will examine the isolation of the camps [...]	2008-06-10 08:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PREF JO
08AMMAN1731	JORDAN TRANSPARENCY ROUNDUP - AS ACCOUNTABILITY [...] (C) Summary. Institutions designed to increase transparency and accountability in Jordan are starting to flex their bureaucratic muscles. The audit bureau released a report outlining its activities in 2007, and the Anti-Corruption Commission announced that it had referred its first cases fo [...]	2008-06-10 12:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR JO
08AMMAN1737	HOW ISLAMISTS INFILTRATED JORDAN'S BAR ASSOCIATION [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Bar Association is controlled by the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB),even though most of the country's lawyers are not Islamists. The JMB maintains its position in the Bar by exploiting the lack of political engagement on the part of pro-government lawyers and buildi [...]	2008-06-10 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KPAL JO
08AMMAN1744	PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 3: THE [...] (SBU) Note: This is the third of a four-part series of cables examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two examined the isolation of the camps [...]	2008-06-11 07:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KPAL KREF JO
08AMMAN1753	PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN JORDAN, PART 4: [...] (SBU) Note: This is the fourth cable of a four-part series examining the world of Jordan's Palestinian refugee camps. Part one focused on the different categories of refugees, and the basic structure of the camp system as it exists in Jordan. Part two examined the isolation of the camps - h [...]	2008-06-12 06:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAL KISL KREF JO
08AMMAN1821	JORDANIAN RESPONSE TO G/TIP REPORT: SURPISED AT [...] (U) Summary: Following Post delivery of Ref A points and an advance copy of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on Jordan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there has been moderate press coverage and limited civil society reaction. The general feeling among media, civil society, and go [...]	2008-06-19 11:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM QIZ JO
08AMMAN1834	CHECKS AND BALANCES IN JORDAN, PART 2 - [...] (SBU) This cable is part two of a series which examines the peculiar system of internal checks and balances that serves as an accountability mechanism for Jordan's government. The first part looked at the Legislative Bureau, where all of Jordan's laws and regulations are written. This cable [...]	2008-06-19 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1856	CHECKS AND BALANCES IN JORDAN, PART 1 - THE [...] (SBU) This cable is part one of a series which will examine the peculiar system of internal checks and balances that serves as an accountability mechanism for Jordan's government. The first part looks at the Legislative Bureau, where all of Jordan's laws and regulations are written. The sec [...]	2008-06-23 05:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN1859	JORDANIAN RESPONSE TO G/TIP REPORT: SURPISED AT [...] (U) Summary: Following Post delivery of Ref A points and an advance copy of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on Jordan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there has been moderate press coverage and limited civil society reaction. The general feeling among media, civil society, and go [...]	2008-06-23 08:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM QIZ JO
08AMMAN189	JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS BATTLING OVER THE FUTURE OF THE [...] (C) Disarray within Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) continues to be aired in the public sphere. Since its drubbing in parliamentary elections on November 20, the Islamic Action Front (the MB's political arm) called on an MB member of the Jordanian Senate to resign; the MB Shura Council disb [...]	2008-01-17 16:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
08AMMAN1917	CHECKS AND BALANCES IN JORDAN, PART 3 - [...] (SBU) This cable is part three of a series which examines the peculiar system of internal checks and balances that serves as an accountability mechanism for Jordan's government. The first part looked at the Legislative Bureau, where all of Jordan's laws and regulations are written. The seco [...]	2008-06-30 05:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO

08AMMAN1990	JORDANIAN FM STRESSES GOJ GENEROSITY TO IRAQIS, [...] (C) Summary: Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues Ambassador James Foley briefed Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir June 21 on his meetings with UNHCR and others in Jordan to assess the needs of Iraqi refugees. Ambassador Foley and Ambassador Hale expressed the USG's appreciati [...]	2008-07-06 09:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV JO IZ
08AMMAN2015	ENGAGING HOST GOVERNMENTS ON CERTAIN TERRORIST [...] (SBU) Post contacted the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology to follow up on reftel demarche. Jordan currently serves as a rotating member on the Arabsat board. Its representative there is Mr. Afram Jameel, who works for the Ministry. 2. (SBU) Embassy point of conta [...]	2008-07-08 14:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER JO
08AMMAN2062	PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ON ASSOCIATIONS DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's lower house of parliament has passed a new law on associations which places restrictions on civil society. The law passed in spite of vocal protests from a broad spectrum of civil society leaders. In the end, tribal conservatives flexed their political muscles in parli [...]	2008-07-10 11:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN210	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR Ronald Oswalt + 15 [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Ronald swalt, Tommy Evans, David Snodgrass, Charles Bowers, Daniel Woodward, Vickie Whiteaker, Eileen White, Lynn Burmeister, Terri Riley, Erin McCarter, Charles Pace, Romeo Victorio, Eugene O'Sullivan, Betty Taylor, Donald Clarke and Richard Wag [...]	2008-01-22 05:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT OTRA ASEC AFIN JO
08AMMAN2133	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR JULY 22 VISIT OF CODEL REED [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the visit to Jordan of CODEL Reed. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East, and is active in a broad range of regional engagement activities. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) King Abdullah is ap [...]	2008-07-16 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN2139	JORDAN'S FIRST INDEPENDENT TV STATION CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nearly one year after its scheduled on-air debut, Jordan's first independent television station, ATV, has not yet begun broadcasting despite its second change of ownership in less than one year. In the midst of a week-long sit-in staged by employees complaining that they have not [...]	2008-07-17 07:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KPAO KMDR JO
08AMMAN2154	U.S.-Jordan Joint Committee Meeting Forms Seven Working [...] Summary: The first meeting of Jordan-United States Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation (JCM) resulted in new energy initiatives, enhanced collaboration on environmental issues, and the formation of seven separate working groups on water, environment, energy, agriculture, ed [...]	2008-07-17 11:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL SENV PREL EAID TBIO TPHY ETRD JO
08AMMAN2305	IRAQIS IN JORDAN - AUGUST 4 UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's Refugee Working Group (RWG) met July 29 to discuss developments regarding Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Later in the day, USAID participated in a joint international organization/donor meeting at the Ministry of Planning to discuss the Iraq refugee-related stresses on Jorda [...]	2008-08-04 05:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF IZ JO
08AMMAN2337	POLITICAL PARTY DEVELOPMENTS - MAJALI TRIES AGAIN, [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian lower house of parliament speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali has been planning for some time to transform his "National Democratic Trend" from a parliamentary bloc into a full-fledged political party. Now that the initial uncertainty surrounding Jordan's political parties law [...]	2008-08-10 06:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN2354	First Semi-Reduction in Jordan's Prices of Fuel Products [...] The Government of Jordan (GOJ) announced new prices of petroleum products, effective August 10 (see para 5). While newspaper headlines said prices decreased by about five percent, the full story reveals that prices of only three distillates went down -- gasoline (all grades),kerosene, and di [...]	2008-08-12 04:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON JO
08AMMAN2356	INFORMING JORDAN THAT MAURITIUS AND UZBEKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 06:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP MR UZ JO
08AMMAN2366	Jordanian Request for Assistance to Address Food Security [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Jordan is a net importer of food, and the continuing global increase in food and agricultural commodity prices could not have come at a worse time. Government of Jordan (GOJ) efforts to lower its debt burden, such as buying back $2 billion in debt from Paris [...]	2008-08-12 10:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON SOCI JO
08AMMAN2383	AQABA FACES THE CHALLENGES OF GROWTH [...] (C) Summary: Aqaba has grown rapidly and consistently since 2001 when it was placed under a special administrative model designed to encourage investment, growth and development. This growth has come at something of a price when it comes to local governance; locals complain that they lack a [...]	2008-08-14 05:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KPAL KDEM JO
08AMMAN2420	JORDAN IPR UPDATE: PROGRESS IN REVISING LAWS AND [...] (U) Summary: Jordan has continued to take a number of steps to enhance its legislation and increase its capacity to protect intellectual property rights (IPR). With USG assistance, the National Library drafted new amendments to its copyright law to bring it into full compliance with the U.S.-J [...]	2008-08-19 12:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR JO
08AMMAN2457	FORWARD MOMENTUM, BUT IRAQ STILL A BITTER PILL FOR [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Jordanian officials have conveyed to us their satisfaction with the recent mutual measures between Jordan and Iraq to improve strained ties. Most notable have been the King's August 11 trip to Iraq, which made him the first Arab leader to do so since the fall of Sadda [...]	2008-08-21 15:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR JO
08AMMAN2459	JAPANESE EMBASSY IN JORDAN ORGANIZED FORUM ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese Embassy in Jordan organized the "First Japan-Iraq Business Forum" in Amman in early July. Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al-Hashmi attended the event and urged Japanese companies to "invest in Iraq today" in order to secure future Iraqi oil supplies. The Iraqi Deputy [...]	2008-08-21 15:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV ENRG IZ JA JO
08AMMAN2460	SHARED HOPES FOR A JORDANIAN-IRAQI FREE TRADE ZONE [...] (C) Summary. The Jordanian Free Trade Zones Corporation seeks to establish a mutual Free Trade Zone with Iraq in the Karama/Trebil border area by 2010. An investment forum to discuss the topic took place in late May in Amman. A prime developer expressed frustration that Jordan is dragging it [...]	2008-08-21 15:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV IZ JO
08AMMAN2576	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN
08AMMAN2577	DELIVERY OF ARAB LEAGUE DEMARCHE TO JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 12:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JO
08AMMAN2600	Workers Strike at Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry [...] (SBU) Approximately 1,080 foreign workers at the Emirati Mediterranean Resources Apparel Industry (MRAI) factory in Ad-Dulayl Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) went on strike August 31. They have demanded the end of a JD 25 ($35.31) monthly deduction for food from their base salary, which was [...]	2008-09-08 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
08AMMAN2636	IMC Syria Satisfied with Programming but Troubled [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 4, 2008, RefCoord Frederick and Project Management Specialist Halasa met with International Medical Corps (IMC) Syria Director Hussein Ibrahim in Amman. Ibrahim said he was satisfied with the progress of IMC programming in Syria. Clinics are operational and recei [...]	2008-09-10 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID JO
08AMMAN264	STAFFDEL CAMMACK VIEWS IRAQIS IN JORDAN THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: During their January 6-7 visit to Amman, Staffdel Cammack (Senate Committee staff members Perry Cammack and Sharon Waxman) visited with senior GOJ officials and were shepherded though Amman by UNHCR, which gave them open access to its registration office, community centers, medic [...]	2008-01-24 14:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
08AMMAN2653	GOJ LAUNCHES PUBLIC FINANCING FOR POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (C) Summary. On September 2, Jordan's cabinet approved regulations which allow the launch of a public fund for political parties. Ever since a new law on political parties went into force in April, the fund has been the subject of much speculation among the parties and wrangling between dif [...]	2008-09-14 05:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN2702	ASSOCIATIONS LAW: THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Civil society's proposed amendments to the Law on Associations are ambitious and worthy of our support, but contain within them a potential problem. By pursuing an all-or-nothing strategy that ignores Prime Minister Dahabi's explicit tamping down of expectations, civil society ma [...]	2008-09-18 14:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN2754	UNSC MINISTERIAL ON SETTLEMENTS: JORDAN WILL TRY [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche September 25 to Royal Court Chief Bassem Awadallah. Awadallah said that he is in daily contact with FM Salah Al-Bashir, currently in New York for UNGA, and would relay the points. Awadallah said that Jordan will try to be helpful to the extent it can. [...]	2008-09-25 14:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KWBG KPAL UNSC JO
08AMMAN2781	MEDIA REPORTS FURTHER GOJ CONTACT WITH THE MUSLIM [...] (U) Media outlets reported recently that the director of the General Intelligence Department (GID),LTG Mohammad Dahabi, held a third round of meetings with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and spoke on the phone with HAMAS Political Bureau Director Khaled Meshal in mid September. Islamist-leaning [...]	2008-09-29 14:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KISL KPAL PGOV
08AMMAN2782	BROADBAND COMPETITION STILL SLUGGISH BUT FUTURE CAPACITY [...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated 21% of Jordanians use the internet but only 3% of the population subscribes to an internet service. Jordan is currently served by 20 internet service providers (ISPs) which resell service from Jordan Telecom Group/Orange (JTG). Jordan's broadband service remains expe [...]	2008-10-05 05:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINT EINV TINT JO
08AMMAN2783	FY09 PRIORITIES AND WORK-ITEMS FOR AMMAN ESTH HUB [...] The Amman ESTH Hub for the NEA Bureau was established in 1997 and supports 17 countries in the NEA region. The current incumbent (Manu Bhalla) is the fourth Hub officer and is supported by a regional environmental specialist (currently vacant). The Amman Hub advances a wide range of regional [...]	2008-10-05 11:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID PGOV JO
08AMMAN2812	JORDANIAN FM TO ATTEND FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] (C) PolOff on October 8 delivered the draft "Partnership Between G8, BMENA Governments and Civil Society" document (ref) to Ambassador Mohammad Shahankari, Director of the Negotiations Coordination Bureau in the MFA, and GOJ point person on the Forum for the Future. Shahankari made a quick s [...]	2008-10-08 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KMPI JO
08AMMAN2819	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 12-14 VISIT OF ISN PDAS [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the October 13-14 visit to Jordan of International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau PDAS McNerney. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and is active in a broad range of regional engagement [...]	2008-10-09 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JO
08AMMAN2945	INFLATION PUSHES WOMEN IN JORDAN'S PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff recently met with forty women in the Wahdat and Zarqa Palestinian refugee camps to talk about the impact inflation is having on their daily lives. While the conservative culture of the camps is still a barrier to employment, economic necessity is pushing an increasing n [...]	2008-10-27 06:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF ECON PGOV KPAL KWMN JO
08AMMAN2982	Jordan's 2009 Budget Grows Deficit with Bonuses and [...] (U) Summary: The Finance Ministry presented the $8.69 billion 2009 central budget to Parliament on October 26. The budget is 8.2% larger than 2008 because of growing capital expenditures including the King's housing initiative, as well as bonuses for civil servants and pensioners. This budge [...]	2008-10-30 11:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO
08AMMAN3002	MAJALI REJECTS ELECTORAL REFORM CHATTER [...] (SBU) Jordan's electoral system has recently emerged as a topic of discussion, first in background chatter and now in comments in the official media. Lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali offered a surprisingly blunt rejection of changes in Jordan's electoral system in a wide-ranging inter [...]	2008-11-03 07:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAL JO
08AMMAN3048	JORDAN--STAFFDEL WAXMAN TO GOJ--ESF IS FOR IRAQIS [...] (C) Summary: In her meeting with Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Suhair Ali, Kennedy Senior Foreign Policy Advisor, Sharon Waxman delivered a strong, polite signal that U.S. Congressional leadership were keen to see USG economic support funds (ESF) used to make progress in [...]	2008-11-06 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID PREL
08AMMAN3116	TWO YEARS ON, PROGRESS ON DEMOCRACY GOALS FALLS [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Agenda, issued in 2006, remains the primary guide for political and economic reform in Jordan. The agenda's 10-year vision is ambitious, tackling many structural and cultural issues to pave the way for modernizing Jordan's political system. Opposition to that vi [...]	2008-11-13 15:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN JO
08AMMAN315	JORDAN'S FIRST INDEPENDENT TV STATION STILL ON HOLD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Six months after its scheduled on air debut, and two years after its initial establishment, Jordan's first independent television station, ATV, remains off the air despite new ownership. ATV's new management predicts the station will go on air "soon," perhaps by the middle of 200 [...]	2008-02-03 07:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KPAO KMDR JO
08AMMAN3164	JORDAN FEARS IT WILL BEAR BURDEN OF FAILURE (OR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: With some frequency over the past several months the local commentariat has expressed anxiety that Jordan risks becoming the alternative Palestinian homeland, given Palestinian disunity and perceived Israeli and U.S. duplicity. Officials have publicly reaffirmed thei [...]	2008-11-20 13:11:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN3172	VCI A/S DESUTTER DISCUSSES WMD, IRAN, AND NORTH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In conversations with GOJ officials during her October 25-29 visit to Jordan, visiting Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter discussed the importance of countering Iranian and North Korean weapons of mass destruction (W [...]	2008-11-23 10:21:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PARM PINS KNNP KTIA JO
08AMMAN3262	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS PUSH THE LIMITS WITH GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic Action Front (IAF) has recently launched a campaign to lift the siege on Gaza with a series of rallies and petitions and the proposed dispatch of a ship of humanitarian supplies. On December 3, IAF members staged a walkout in Parliament when [...]	2008-12-04 15:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KISL KWBG IS JO
08AMMAN3292	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 14-16 VISIT OF [...] (U) Embassy Amman welcomes the December 14-16 visit to Jordan of Codel Dorgan. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in promoting peace and security in the Middle East and is active in a broad range of regional engagement activities. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summa [...]	2008-12-11 16:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC JO OREP PGOV PREL
08AMMAN3301	Participants in Jordan-hosted Third Neighbors Conference on [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan hosted the Third Iraqi Refugees Neighbors (host countries) Conference on November 20, bringing together representatives from Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the UN, the Arab League, and the International Red Cross/Red Crescent. Observers included the U.S., led [...]	2008-12-14 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PREL JO
08AMMAN3335	JORDAN: THE DAHABI GOVERNMENT, ONE YEAR ON [...] (C) Summary. A year after taking office, Jordan's PM Nader Dahabi and his government enjoy strong support from the political elite and average Jordanians. Ongoing concerns about the economy remain, but Dahabi and his government have successfully explained the need for restructuring in the fa [...]	2008-12-17 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
08AMMAN3353	KING'S DECENTRALIZATION PLAN HAS MANY CRITICS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. The King is pushing the Jordanian government to revive an ambitious decentralization plan. While the plan's stated goal is to respond more effectively to local concerns, the King may also be pushing the plan for some of its political side-effects, including changes in Jordan's e [...]	2008-12-18 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM KPAL JO
08AMMAN3360	JORDAN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In its public statements and security measures, the Government of Jordan continued to place a high priority on its fight against violent extremism in 2008. This occurred against a backdrop of low support among Jordanians for terrorism. The Pew Research Center Global Attitudes survey of 200 [...]	2008-12-23 04:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC JO
08AMMAN3365	POSSIBLE CABINET SHUFFLE WOULD CONTINUE TRADITION [...] (C) Summary: PM Nader Dahabi has prepared a list of names for a new cabinet to discuss with the King, with the aim of announcing a new government in the coming weeks. In historical terms, the Dahabi government represents an unusual period of continuity, particularly given the cabinet's frequ [...]	2008-12-23 10:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN3371	ACTING A/S WITTEN PRESSES JORDANIAN MINISTER TO DO [...] (SBU) Summary: PRM Acting A/S Samuel Witten met on November 19 in Amman with Minister for Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Suhair Al-Ali to press the GOJ to be more creative on vocational training, status and work permit issues for Iraqi refugees in Jordan. Minister Ali told Wi [...]	2008-12-23 14:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID JO IZ
08AMMAN3386	JORDAN'S PM SUPPORTS AMENDING ASSOCIATIONS LAW BUT [...] (C) Ambassador urged Prime Minister Nader Dahabi in a December 20 meeting to move forward rapidly on amending the restrictive law of associations, which went into effect on December 15. Ambassador also raised the issue with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser al-Lozi in a December 21 meeting, br [...]	2008-12-28 14:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
08AMMAN3402	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION TO SITUATION IN GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Since the weekend, Jordanian media outlets have focused all but exclusively on events in Gaza involving Israeli air strikes on militant positions. Coverage has been accompanied by gruesome photos taken of casualties in Gaza. Events dominate editorial commentary as well as front and i [...]	2008-12-30 12:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR JO
08AMMAN390	HABASH DEATH DRAWS JORDAN'S GAZE BRIEFLY; SOME SEE [...] (C) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine founder George Habash, whose calls for the overthrow of the Hashemites and brazen, terrorist airline hijackings here in 1970 ran afoul of the Jordanian Government and precipitated the crackdown on Palestinian groups known as Black September, d [...]	2008-02-06 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL PTER JO IS
08AMMAN391	THE RIGHT OF RETURN: WHAT IT MEANS IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: The right of return for Palestinians is one of the issues at the heart of the debate over what it means to be Jordanian. Though our GOJ interlocutors insist that the theoretical option of return remains, they are now more engaged with the issue of compensation, both for individua [...]	2008-02-06 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL JO
08AMMAN532	UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER REVIEWS HIS TRIP TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR High Commissioner Antonio Guterres highlighted UNHCR's pleasure with the growing "consolidation of asylum space in the region" for Iraqi refugees in a February 18 meeting with the diplomatic and donor communities in Amman. The "relation of confidence" UNHCR has developed [...]	2008-02-20 05:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM SOCI EAID JO IZ SY LE
08AMMAN535	AS NEW POLITICAL PARTY RULES LOOM, JORDANIAN [...] (C) Summary: In April, a new law regulating political parties will come into effect in Jordan. This law will require parties to broaden their membership in return for (still theoretical) financing, in the hope that Jordan's irrelevant political formations will become national political play [...]	2008-02-20 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV JO
08AMMAN602	JORDAN FY 2008 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) As requested reftel, Embassy Amman's submission for the FY 2008 congressionally-mandated report on fiscal transparency follows. 2. (SBU) Begin text: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is firmly committed to fiscal transparency and accountability, and continues to institute new controls [...]	2008-02-26 05:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL JO
08AMMAN605	AS FUEL SUBSIDIES VANISH, JORDANIAN POLITICIANS [...] (C) Summary: Now that Jordan's parliament has endorsed a budget free from fuel subsidies (Refs A & B),politicians are beginning to talk about how the decision will impact the political world. Among members of parliament, the government gets high marks for preparing public opinion for the re [...]	2008-02-26 07:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON JO
08AMMAN639	IRAQIS IN JORDAN: ECONOMIC CRISIS, DROP BY DROP [...] (C) Summary: NGOs and Iraqis increasingly describe the deteriorating economic circumstances of Iraqi refugees in Jordan and their continued reluctance to seek essential services. While the Jordanian government remains responsive to our requests to ensure the provision of services, the measure [...]	2008-02-27 15:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID SOCI JO IZ
08AMMAN688	JORDAN: MEDIA REACT TO EVENTS IN GAZA [...] (U) SUMMARY: JORDANIAN MEDIA FOCUSED WITH INCREASING INTENSITY THIS PAST WEEKEND ON EVENTS IN GAZA INVOLVING CLASHES BETWEEN ISRAELI FORCES AND PALESTINIAN MILITANTS. COVERAGE OF EVENTS HAS COMPETED WITH THE KING'S U.S. VISIT FOR PRE-EMINENCE ON THE FRONT PAGES, AND HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY GRA [...]	2008-03-03 15:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR KWBG
08AMMAN693	JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS BEGIN INTERNAL ELECTIONS; HAWKS [...] (C) Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has begun to conduct internal elections for its Shura Council, the MB's highest leadership body. The vote for the 50-member council lasts from late February until mid-March. The election pits "hawks" against "doves" from within the MB, though their policy [...]	2008-03-04 11:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
08AMMAN76	STAFFDEL DIAMOND DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, SYRIA, [...] (C) Summary: During the visit of Staffdel Diamond to Jordan January 6-7, the group discussed the peace process, Jordanian relations with Syria, Iraqi refugee issues, and nuclear energy with Jordanian officials. Interlocutors stressed the need for concrete steps that would create immediate t [...]	2008-01-09 07:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ENRG JO IS SY
08AMMAN884	JORDAN AMENDS LAWS TO ESTABLISH NEW NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Parliamentary approval of amendments to two nuclear energy laws, a Royal Decree was issued on March 12, 2008 to appoint five commissioners to the newly established High Commission on Nuclear Energy. All the commissioners are U.S.-educated in nuclear energy or physics, [...]	2008-03-24 08:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON KNNP TRGY JO
08ANKARA1000	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-28 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1029	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1050	THE MANY FACES OF TURKISH SECULARISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Differing interpretations of secularism in Turkey cloud public discussion of a concept central to the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the struggle to modernize Turkish society. Traditional "secular" elites focus on state authority -- over r [...]	2008-06-06 03:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1055	CODELS TANNER AND LEAHY MEET WITH PM ERDOGAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: In May 29 meetings with Codels Tanner and Leahy, President Gul and Prime Minister Erdogan lauded improved U.S.-Turkey relations and expressed gratitude for U.S. support against PKK terrorism. Erdogan complained of Congressional resolutions introduced on Cyprus and the Aegean t [...]	2008-06-06 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR PTER ENRG ETTC IR IS TU
08ANKARA1061	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1075	TURKEY: 1267 NOTIFICATION ON AL RASHID TRUST AND [...] (SBU) On June 6, we shared reftel points with Metin Ergin, Office Director for Security Affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ergin thanked us for the information, and said he would share it promptly with all appropriate parties in the Government of Turkey. 2. (S) In Reftel [...]	2008-06-10 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL
08ANKARA1098	EXPERT VIEWS ON TURKISH MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings this week with Central Bank (CBRT) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) managers, we heard similar complaints about GOT shortfalls in economic management and fiscal policy. Central Bank Markets Department Manager Cigdem Kose said the CBRT will have trouble [...]	2008-06-13 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON TU
08ANKARA1103	TURKEY: PRIME MINISTER'S ALEVI ADVISOR RESIGNS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-16 07:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TU
08ANKARA1121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 06:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1137	TURKEY: CHP'S EMBRACE GETS COLD SHOULDER IN [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal traveled to Turkey's Kurdish southeast June 4-5 to deliver a message of understanding for the needs of the region's farmers and of pride in Turkey's ethnic diversi [...]	2008-06-18 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1139	TURKISH COURT ORDERS CLOSURE OF GAY-LESBIAN [...] (C) Summary and comment. An Istanbul court ruled May 29 that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and transsexual (LGBTT) advocacy organization "Lambda Istanbul" be closed for violating the "general moral rules" of society. Lambda, which appealed to the Court of Cassation (and is allowed to [...]	2008-06-19 05:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA1149	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 12:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1156	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1158	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-24 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1167	TURKEY: BUREAUCRATIC ELITES CAUGHT HOLDING HANDS IN THE DARK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Evidence of secret alliances among Turkey's unelected elites, including elements of the military, judiciary, and bureaucracy, emerged in recent days. Although Turks have long accepted as fact the existence of an alleged "deep state" network pulling strings behind the scenes, conc [...]	2008-06-25 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1194	TURKEY: GOVERNMENT COUNTERSTROKE AGAINST DEEP [...] (C) Summary: On the morning of July 1, Turkish police arrested up to 24 individuals associated with the so-called "Ergenekon gang," under investigation for conspiring to topple the government. Among those arrested are two retired four-star Army generals: Hursit Tolon, former First Army Comman [...]	2008-07-01 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PHUM TU
08ANKARA1196	TURKEY LESS OPTIMISTIC ON PAKISTAN FOLLOWING [...] (C) The GOT is more pessimistic about the prospect for Pakistani political unity following Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Zardari's June 27-28 visit, according to MFA Section Head Ilhan Sener. Zardari, who stopped in Turkey enroute to Socialist International meetings in Athens, explain [...]	2008-07-01 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF PK TU
08ANKARA1202	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1215	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1217	TURKEY: COUP THWARTED OR REVENGE TAKEN? [...] (C) Summary. As the shock wanes over the July 1 detention of over 20 people, including two senior retired military officers, in connection with the year-old Ergenekon investigation (reftel),most Turks view the developments as a worrisome escalation of the struggle between Kemalist ultranatio [...]	2008-07-07 11:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1224	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 03:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1226	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 13:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1228	WHO'S ON FIRST? TURKEY AND THE IMF [...] (C) Summary. On May 10, Turkey's stand-by arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ended. Reftels detail the importance investors place on Turkey continuing to have a strong relationship with the IMF, including the ability to borrow if the economy goes south. In separate meeti [...]	2008-07-09 03:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN TU
08ANKARA1239	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1248	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1260	THE CASE FOR NON-CLOSURE OF TURKEY'S RULING PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. There are signs that at least some in Turkey think that closure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) by the Constitutional Court -- deemed inevitable by many since the case was filed in March -- may not occur. Signals that AKP opponents see value in not c [...]	2008-07-11 16:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA1284	SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY URGES TURKEY TO MOVE FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray discussed regional energy issues and moving Caspian gas westward with Turkish PM Erdogan, Energy Minister Guler and others on July 11. Erdogan reiterated Turkey's strong support for Nabucco and the Turkey-Greece-Italy gas projects [...]	2008-07-16 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1286	CORRECTED: SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY URGES TURKEY TO MOVE [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy C. Boyden Gray discussed regional energy issues and moving Caspian gas westward with Turkish PM Erdogan, Energy Minister Guler and others on July 11. Erdogan reiterated Turkey's strong support for Nabucco and the Turkey-Greece-Italy gas projects [...]	2008-07-17 09:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
08ANKARA1288	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1303	TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY SO FAR UNHINDERED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Domestic political uncertainty arising from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) closure case and Ergenekon prosecution (reftel) has not constrained PM Erdogan from painting himself the statesman through bold foreign policy activism. Turkey's foreign and security appa [...]	2008-07-21 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
08ANKARA1304	TURKEY: DTP'S YEAR OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES [...] (C) Summary and comment. The results of the 2007 parliamentary elections raised hopes that Turkey could achieve progress on the Kurdish issue. Some 20 pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) MPs, elected as independents in districts throughout the Southeast, gave the party parliamentary r [...]	2008-07-22 09:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU
08ANKARA132	S/I SATTERFIELD CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ/PKK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In discussions with FM Babacan, MFA U/S Apakan, MFA Deputy U/S Sinirlioglu, Iraq Coordinator Celikkol, Presidency foreign affairs advisor Turkoglu, and D/CHOD Gen. Saygun January 18, S/I Satterfield noted progress made in Iraq on security and the economy, but characterized gains a [...]	2008-01-23 17:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON TU IZ IR KU
08ANKARA1337	ERGENEKON INDICTMENT STILL MURKY BUT PROCESS ALONE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Istanbul's Heavy Penal Court decided July 25 to accept the indictment filed in the Ergenekon case and proceed to prosecution (ref A). The 2,500 page indictment has clarified little about the case. Some Turks see the indictment as a courageous step toward bringing Turkey's stat [...]	2008-07-25 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL TU
08ANKARA1353	TURKEY: EC ENERGY DELEGATION VISIT YIELDS NO [...] (C) Summary. Heinz Hilbrecht, Director for Energy Security at the EC Directorate General for Energy Transportation led a technical-level delegation to Ankara for talks with Turkey's Nabucco Coordinator Osman Goksel on July 17-18. The talks were to prepare the groundwork for the visit of Com [...]	2008-07-29 11:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU IZ
08ANKARA1371	LOVE FOR SALE - THE TAUDRY TALE OF TURKISH MEDIA OWNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM KDEM TU
08ANKARA1377	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1383	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 08:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1390	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-04 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1392	TURKEY'S NEW CHOD: GENERAL ILKER BASBUG [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Land Forces Commander General Ilker Basbug (pronounced BAHSH-boo) was named as Turkey's next CHOD at the Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) that concluded on August 4 (full YAS results reported septel). Despite some shifts in civil-military relations, the [...]	2008-08-04 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR TU
08ANKARA1401	TURKEY/NATO-EU: NO SIGNS OF LET UP IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: While acknowledging recent French efforts to improve NATO-EU ties as a gesture of goodwill, Turkish officials are unimpressed. They view the recent French non-paper proposing a NATO-EU high-level working group with suspicion, and believe it is designed to circumvent the NATO-EU [...]	2008-08-05 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EUN NATO TU KV
08ANKARA1402	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-05 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

08ANKARA1424	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

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