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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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10COLOMBO57SRI LANKA: ELECTIONS UPDATE NO. 11
[...] (C) (Rel to UK, CAN, AUS, SWITZ.) On the eve of an historic presidential election in Sri Lanka, the leading candidates appear to be neck-and-neck, with no one able to predict how events will unfold. Scenarios -- often offered by the same observer -- range from a peaceful handover of power to [...]
2010-01-26 01:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO59SRI LANKA: ELECTIONS UPDATE NO. 12 - MORNING
[...] (C) (Rel to UK, CAN, AUS, SWITZ.) As of 12:00 PM local time on election day in Sri Lanka, the balloting so far had been generally peaceful. There were some limited reports of violence, outlined in the paragraph below, but by and large voting was occurring without major incident. Mission offi [...]
2010-01-26 07:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO61SRI LANKA: ELECTIONS UPDATE NO. 13 - POLLS CLOSED
[...] (C) (Rel to UK, CAN, AUS, SWITZ.) After the close of polls at 4:00 PM local, elections monitoring group PAFFREL reported an estimated turnout of 74 percent for all of Sri Lanka except Jaffna, where it reported 18-20 percent turnout. Figures on turnout for Jaffna are difficult to interpret, as [...]
2010-01-26 12:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO62SRI LANKA: ELECTIONS UPDATE NO. 14 - ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] (C) (Rel to UK, CAN, AUS, SWITZ.) Ballot counting has been slow overnight. Postal ballots were not completed until around 2:30 AM local time, and by 9:00 AM local time, only about 20 per cent of the total ballots had been counted, when in past elections over 50 per cent would be complete at th [...]
2010-01-27 04:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO65SRI LANKA: ELECTIONS UPDATE NO. 15
[...] (C) (Rel to UK, CAN, AUS, SWITZ.) Despite earlier confusion, Elections Commissioner Dissanayake confirmed in a meeting with PolOff on January 28 that he had indeed certified President Rajapaksa's victory in the January 26 presidential election. He said the official gazette notification was be [...]
2010-01-28 12:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO7SRI LANKA: ELECTIONS UPDATE NO.4
[...] (C) As reported by Post in an O/I item on December 24, the TNA is expected to announce shortly that it will support Fonseka in the presidential election, with widespread local media coverage already discussing the move. TNA leader Sampanthan is scheduled to meet with Ambassador Wednesday or T [...]
2010-01-05 12:42:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO75AMBASSADOR RAISES POST-ELECTION CONCERNS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on Assistant Secretary Blake's January 29 meeting with the Sri Lankan charge d'affaires in Washington (reftel),Ambassador Butenis requested and held a meeting on January 31 with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama to raise U.S. concerns regarding Government of Sri L [...]
2010-02-01 12:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO76AMBASSADOR RAISES POST-ELECTION CONCERNS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on Assistant Secretary Blake's January 29 meeting with the Sri Lankan charge d'affaires in Washington (reftel),Ambassador Butenis requested and held a meeting on January 31 with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollagama to raise U.S. concerns regarding Government of Sri L [...]
2010-02-01 12:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO78POST-ELECTION UPDATE: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) (Rel to UK, CAN, AUS, SWITZ.) After broaching the idea on January 28, President Rajapaksa's plan appears to be to dissolve Parliament on or about February 5, with a general election most likely towards the end of March or early April. Analysts suggest the president is hoping to capitalize [...]
2010-02-01 12:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO8CAMPAIGN STRATEGIST SAYS FONSEKA WANTS TRUTH AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador, chief opposition campaign strategist and one-time Rajapaksa confidante Mangala Samaraweera said he was "pleasantly surprised" that General Fonseka believed accountability was important for Sri Lanka, that he agreed with Samaraweera that the country ne [...]
2010-01-06 11:54:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO81SRI LANKA: PURGES IN THE MILITARY, POLICE - AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Rajapaksa's January 26 re-election, the leadership has undertaken purges of military and police officials believed to be loyal to Fonseka or perceived to be overly eager to uphold election laws against Rajapaksa campaign abuses. Contacts indicated that two sen [...]
2010-02-02 13:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO82POST ELECTION: NEW THREATS TO MEDIA FREEDOM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's presidential election has brought a new wave of official and unofficial pressure on media outlets and attacks against journalists. MTV (Sirisa),a popular private television and radio conglomerate, has received official warning that it must cease airing anti-governme [...]
2010-02-02 13:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO83DEFENSE SECRETARY ON FONSEKA AND POST-ELECTION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 2, Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa summoned DATT to a hasty meeting under the pretext of discussing an upcoming engagement activity with the U.S. military. As expected, Rajapaksa also wanted to explain the government's position on the treatment of General Fonseka [...]
2010-02-02 13:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO85DEFENSE SECRETARY ON FONSEKA AND POST-ELECTION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 2, Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa summoned DATT to a hasty meeting under the pretext of discussing an upcoming engagement activity with the U.S. military. As expected, Rajapaksa also wanted to explain the government's position on the treatment of General Fonseka [...]
2010-02-03 06:18:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO89SRI LANKA WILL "STUDY" U.S. DEMARCHE REQUEST ON
[...] (C) On February 2, PolOff delivered reftel points on Sri Lankan engagement with Iran to resolve diplomatically the international community's concerns about Iran's nuclear program to Sri Lankan MFA UN and Multilateral Affairs Additional Director General (DG) Chandra Wijeratne. Wijeratne informe [...]
2010-02-03 10:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER PARM MOPS CE
10COLOMBO90FORMER MALDIVIAN PRESIDENT MAUMOOM ABDUL GAYOOM'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a press conference on January 25, Abdul Maumoom Gayoom, former Maldivian president and leader of the main opposition Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (DRP),announced his retirement from politics ahead of the party's national congress, stating that it was time for the "younger genera [...]
2010-02-03 10:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS ECON EFIN
10COLOMBO91POST-ELECTION UPDATE: SC SECOND-TERM RULING,
[...] (C) On February 2, a full bench of seven Supreme Court judges, including the chief justice, ruled that President Rajapaksa's second term of office would begin on November 19, 2010, the five-year anniversary of his taking office. The president's lawyers had argued the second term should not be [...]
2010-02-03 12:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COLOMBO94PRESIDENT SPEAKS OF UNITY, EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
[...] (C) In his Sri Lankan National Day speech in Kandy on February 4, President Rajapaksa promised to turn Sri Lanka into the "Pride of Asia" through economic development and national unity. The themes were quite similar to those used in his op-ed article in the February 4 edition of the Wall Str [...]
2010-02-05 08:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
10COPENHAGEN15 DENMARK: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] There follows Post's submission for the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism, including year-end updates: BEGIN TEXT: Denmark The Center for Terror Analysis of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) assessed that there is a general terrorist threat against Denmark, both from gro [...]
2010-01-08 13:00:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC DA
10COPENHAGEN49(C) NEW TURKISH AMBASSADOR ASKS FOR CONTINUED USG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's new Ambassador to Denmark Ahmet Dibek requested continued USG assistance in getting Denmark to engage on Turkish concerns about Roj-TV. He also spoke of Turkish - Danish cooperation to facilitate integration of Turkish immigrants to Denmark, and how these issues relate [...]
2010-01-28 13:23:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR TU DA
10DAMASCUS100WORRIED AT THE IRANIAN EMBASSY? DIPLOMATS REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria-based diplomats report that the Iranian Embassy in Damascus is concerned about the SARG's increased engagement with the United States and moderate regional states like Saudi Arabia and Turkey. After three American delegations met with President Bashar al-Asad and visiting A [...]
2010-02-03 09:35:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SY IR
10DAMASCUS158WHEN CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST: SYRIA'S PROXY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Lawyer and Syrian Human Rights Organization-SWASIAH activist Catherine al-Tali (strictly protect) updated us on SWASIAH's ongoing investigation into what happened during the Seidnaya prison riots in July and December 2008, and January 2009 (refs A, B, D and E). SWASIAH's invest [...]
2010-02-24 11:33:00Embassy DamascusSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV PINR PINS PTER KISL KTSD MASS
10DAMASCUS159SYRIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF ATTENDS CT DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a surprise appearance, Syrian General Intelligence Director (GID) General Ali Mamlouk attended a February 18 meeting between Vice Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad and a U.S. delegation led by S/CT Coordinator Daniel Benjamin. Miqdad explained Mamlouk had joined the meeting at th [...]
2010-02-24 14:08:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER PREL PGOV SY
10DAMASCUS168V/FM MIQDAD DENIES SUPPLYING BALLISTIC MISSILES TO
[...] (S) Summary: Responding to Ref A demarche, Syrian Vice Foreign Minister (V/FM) Miqdad expressed surprise the U.S. was sharing such a strong message in the wake of Under Secretary (U/S) William Burns' positive February 17 visit. He argued Israel represented the major threat to stability in the regio [...]
2010-02-25 13:43:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER PREF PREL IS LE SY
10DAMASCUS18SAUDI FM'S DAMASCUS VISIT SHOWCASES CLOSER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal met President Bashar al-Asad during a brief surprise visit to Damascus on January 5. Discussions focused on instability in Yemen, the prospects for Palestinian reconciliation, Iraqi elections, and the peace process. Arab diplomats and [...]
2010-01-07 11:59:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SY
10DAMASCUS28SYRIANS REACT NEGATIVELY TO ENHANCED TSA SCREENING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrians of all stripes have reacted negatively to enhanced airport screening requirements for travelers from 14 countries, including Syria, recently instituted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Government officials, students, journalists, businesspeople, and ot [...]
2010-01-11 13:53:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALKDEM SOCI PREL PTER PHUM SY
10DAMASCUS33SARG PROTESTS NEW TSA SCREENING REQUIREMENTS;
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 12:57:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALKDEM SOCI PREL PTER PHUM
10DAMASCUS41IRANIAN FM'S DAMASCUS VISIT MEANT TO SERVE AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki visited Damascus on January 11, the latest in a string of visitors from Tehran during the last six weeks. Arab diplomats told us the Iranian visits reflected growing insecurity in Tehran over (1) whether Syria's warmer relations with Tu [...]
2010-01-13 13:05:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SY
10DAMASCUS52ASAD'S VISIT TO KSA: INITIAL REACTION IN DAMASCUS
[...] (SBU) President Asad's January 13 trip to Riyadh, his second trip to Saudi Arabia since September, cemented opinion in Damascus that Syria and Saudi Arabia had solidified the "normalization" of bilateral relations both sides said they hoped for after King Abdullah's landmark visit to Damascus o [...]
2010-01-14 14:11:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SY
10DAMASCUS57SYRIA-IRAQ UPDATE: DAMASCUS FORESEES LITTLE CHANGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG officials and Iraqi diplomats agreed Iraqi-Syrian relations would likely not improve until at least after Iraqi parliamentary elections slated for March. There has been no sign of a thaw in the frostiness between Damascus and Baghdad since the withdrawal of the countries' res [...]
2010-01-18 08:47:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PTER SY IZ
10DAMASCUS77SYRIA-IRAQ TENSION: IRAQI EMBASSY PROTESTS SARG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi embassy told us January 25 the GOI was offended by comments regarding Iraq's alleged neglect of Iraqi refugees made by Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad at a UNHCR conference in Damascus last week. Miqdad's comments reportedly angered Baghdad and heightened G [...]
2010-01-25 14:46:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PTER IZ SY
10DAMASCUS95MFA PROVIDES DETAILS ON PLANE IT WANTS FOR
[...] (C) Ever hopeful that a way can be found to obtain a "Syrian Air Force One" for President al-Asad, Foreign Minister Muallim's chief of staff, Bassam Sabbagh, took advantage of a January 31 meeting with CDA (reported septel) to provide details about the airplane the Emir of Qatar offered Asad l [...]
2010-02-01 08:08:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER IR SY
10DHAKA27BANGLADESH'S PRIME MINISTER PREPARES FOR ""TRANSFORMATIONAL"" VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (C) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed will arrive in New Delhi January 10 to begin her most important foreign visit since assuming office in early 2009. Recognizing the inertia within Bangladesh's bureaucracy, the Prime Minister entrusted her own office with preparations for the visit [...]
2010-01-10 09:16:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ETRD PTER KDEM BG IN
10DHAKA41BANGLADESH CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF
[...] (C) After sweeping into power in a landslide victory in December 2008, Bangladesh's Awami League Government overcame a number of challenges during its first year in office, most critically the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. Public opinion polls show the Government retains much of its [...]
2010-01-13 06:57:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR KDEM PTER BG
10DHAKA46EU INTERESTED IN A REGIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) The European Union (EU) is interested in supporting the United Nations Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UN CTED) proposal to establish a regional counterterrorism training center in Bangladesh. The EU will send a scoping mission to Bangladesh in January to discuss establ [...]
2010-01-14 04:19:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PGOV PTER XD XG AS BG
10DHAKA71PACIFIC COMMAND SUPPORT FOR BANGLADESH SHOWCASED
[...] (C) A January 12-13 visit to Bangladesh by Professional Staff Members from the Senate Armed Services Committee highlighted the integration of U.S. Pacific Command programs with U.S. Mission Dhaka's efforts to support development, deny space to terrorists and extremists, and enhance democracy. [...]
2010-01-21 06:33:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS EAID PTER PHUM MASS MCAP SNAR BG
10DHAKA88BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR U/S MCHALE
[...] (C) Undersecretary McHale, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a secular democracy with a moderate Muslim-majority population of nearly 160 million people that is friendly to the United States. U.S. engagement with Bangladesh to help develop its democracy and economy and countert [...]
2010-01-27 10:08:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPAO ECON PINR PINS KDEM PTER BG
10DILI37VISAS VIPER 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] The Ambassador chaired a meeting of Post's Visas Viper committee on February 9, 2010. State, USAID, Justice, and DOD participated. 2. Post has no information to report for the February 2010 reporting period. KLEMM [...]
2010-02-17 06:30:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC TT
10DILI4VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Charge d'Affaires chaired a meeting of Post's Visas Viper committee on December 1, 2009. State Department, USAID, and Defense Department meeting. 2. Post has no information to report for the December 2009 reporting period. 3. Post's Visas Viper coordinator is Michael P. Taylor [...]
2010-01-05 02:30:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC TT
10DJIBOUTI127DJIBOUTI: ASD VERSHBOW AND GODJ DISCUSS STRONG BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During separate January 24 meetings, visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow discussed Yemen, Somalia, and Eritrea with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Defense [...]
2010-02-02 12:05:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS KPKO KPIR DJ YM ER SO
10DJIBOUTI133DJIBOUTI: VISAS VIPERS STATUS REPORT FOR JANUARY 2010
[...] (U) VISA VIPERS 2. (U) The VISA VIPERS Committee chaired by DCM Wong convened February 1, 2010. Representatives from POL, RSO, ORA, PD, CONS, DAO, NCIS, and MGT were in attendance. 3. (S/NF) All reported no submissions for VISA VIPERS, with the exception of GRPO. 4. (S/NF [...]
2010-02-04 10:32:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNCVIS PTER ASEC PINR DJ KVPR
10DJIBOUTI135DJIBOUTI: EAC DISCUSSES AL-SHABAAB THREAT
[...] (S/NF) Core members of Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met February 2 to discuss recent threat reporting regarding U.S. service members (ref A),review current security conditions, and determine whether there was a need to increase our security posture. GRPO stated that this reporti [...]
2010-02-04 14:30:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC MOPS PTER DJ SO
10DJIBOUTI165DJIBOUTI: FOREIGN MINISTER UPDATE ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 10 meeting with visiting Director of the National Defense University's Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) Ambassador William Bellamy, Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf assessed the current situation in Somalia with pragmatism, concern, and [...]
2010-02-10 15:59:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SO SU YM DJ ET KE
10DJIBOUTI195DJIBOUTI: GEN WARD MEETING WITH DJIBOUTIAN CHOD MG FATHI
[...] (C) Summary: In a friendly hour-long meeting with AFRICOM Commander General William Ward on February 10, Djiboutian Chief of Defense Staff Major General Fathi Ahmed Houssein reviewed threats from Yemen, Somalia, and Eritrea and appealed for additional U.S. assistance to preserve Djibout [...]
2010-02-17 13:07:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPINS PTER MOPS MASS DJ ER SO YM
10DJIBOUTI199DJIBOUTI: S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN AND GODJ NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's key security concerns include Eritrean sponsorship of al-Shabaab fighters as well as ethnic-Afar rebels, al-Qa'ida forces allying with al-Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen, and maintaining the loyalty of Somali TFG forces combating Islamic extremists, according to Djib [...]
2010-02-22 05:34:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINS PREL EAID MASS DJ SO ER YM
10DJIBOUTI3DJIBOUTI: AT RISK "BETWEEN YEMEN AND SOMALIA," GODJ ASKS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 18:33:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL ASEC MASS DJ SO YM
10DJIBOUTI35EMBASSY DJIBOUTI HOLDS EAC TO DISCUSS TERRORISM AND VISAS
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, Post convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on January 13 to review VISAS VIPERS procedures. Attendees included: DCM (chair),CONS/PD, ORA, MGT, NCIS, OBO, acting RSO, DATT, and USAID. 2. (U) EAC members reviewed the purpose and procedures for "VISAS [...]
2010-01-19 06:25:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS PTER PINR DJ
10DJIBOUTI5VISITING SOMALILAND FOREIGN MINISTER ON SECURITY, ASWJ, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 4 meeting with Ambassador, visiting Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi Mohamed Duale stressed Somaliland's ongoing focus on security threats, including potentially heightened targeting from al-Shabaab during upcoming elections. Duale said that Somaliland was in [...]
2010-01-05 07:04:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EWWT ETRD SO DJ ET
10DOHA60QATAR JANUARY 2010 VISAS VIPER MEETING AND
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (U) POST: DOHA MEETING DATE: 08-FEB-2010 CHAIR: DCM NANTONGO COORIDINATOR: GRANT GUTHRIE ATTENDEES: DCM, CONOFF, POL/ECON, RAO, DAO, LEGATT, OSC, RSO MEETING NOTES: DCM CHAIRED AND OPENDED THE MEETING. 3. (SBU) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR WATCHLISTING PURPOSES A [...]
2010-02-11 05:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPINR ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PTER QA SIPRS
10DUBAI19UAE RELEASES DETAILS OF HAMAS ASSASSINATION SUSPECTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dubai police have publicly released details of their investigation into the January 19 assassination of senior Hamas commander Mahmoud al Mabhouh. Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police, held a press conference on February 15 in which he shared informa [...]
2010-02-17 13:24:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPREL ASEC PTER IS AE
10DUBAI29U.S. Credit Cards linked to Mabhouh Assassination
[...] (C//NF) Summary: The Dubai Police released new details of their investigation into the killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al Mabhouh February 24, including the names of an additional 15 suspects (bringing the total to 26) and the numbers of 14 credit cards issued by a U.S. bank allegedly used by t [...]
2010-02-25 10:51:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ASEC PTER IS AE
10DUSHANBE149INTERIOR MINISTER - THAT'S NOT MY ANTI-AMERICAN SCREED
[...] (C) Summary: Following the issuance of a pamphlet claiming that the United States Government intentionally supported the narcotics industry in Afghanistan during the 1980s to destroy the Soviet Union, the Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD) told Ambassador that the pamphlet was unauthorized and [...]
2010-02-03 11:49:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV PTER ASEC TI
10EFTOLONDON16UK TO SEND EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVE TO GICNT EPG
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 12:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC UK
10GUATEMALA212VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR JANUARY 2010
[...] VISAS VIPER 2. POST: Guatemala City MEETING DATE: 3 February 2010 CHAIR: DCM Todd Robinson COORDINATOR: CG Kay Anske ATTENDEES: Consular, Regional Affairs, Military Group, RSO, DEA, NAS, DAO, DHS/ICE, POL/ECON, NGA PREVIOUS SUBMISSIONS: None [...]
2010-02-03 15:24:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PREL GT
10GUATEMALA214EAC GUATEMALA REVIEWS TERRORISM ISSUES INCLUDING VISAS VIPER
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post's EAC (AMB, DCM, CONS, RSO, AID, NAS, DEA, DHS/ICE, MILGP, DAO, PAS, ADMIN, CLO, ORA, CDC, POL/ECON, DHS/ICE, and Peace Corps) convened January 13. The DCM (EAC chairperson) and Consul General (CG) emphasized the importance of the Visas Viper process, and stressed the r [...]
2010-02-03 17:24:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PTER ASEC PINR PREL CASC GT
10GUATEMALA38VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2009
[...] VISAS VIPER 2. POST: Guatemala City MEETING DATE: 6 January 2010 CHAIR: DCM Todd Robinson COORDINATOR: CG Kay Anske ATTENDEES: Consular, Regional Affairs, Military Group, RSO, DEA, NAS, DAO, DHS/ICE, POL/ECON PREVIOUS SUBMISSIONS: None [...]
2010-01-06 23:56:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PREL GT
10HAMBURG3MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE: DOE SEEKS GERMANY'S PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A DoE team visited Germany December 8-11 to promote the inclusion of the ports of Bremerhaven and Hamburg in their Megaports Initiative. The Initiative aims at providing equipment, training, and technical support to international partners to enhance their ability to deter, dete [...]
2010-01-13 16:55:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EWWT TNGD PGOV PREL ECIN ECON ETRD GM
10HAMILTON7HAMILTON EAC REVIEW OF VISAS VIPER PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Consul General convened post's EAC on January 12, 2010, to review post's visa viper process, per Ref B. The committee determined that post is fully compliant with latest instructions in ref A. All mission elements cooperate fully in the visas viper process 2. (U) [...]
2010-01-13 20:10:00Consulate HamiltonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PTER ASEC PINR PREL
10HARARE22ZIMBABWE INCHES TOWARDS A NEW CONSTITUTION
[...] (SBU) On January 11, Minister of Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Eric Matinenga presided over the launch of the public outreach portion of Zimbabwe's effort to draft a new constitution. In sharp contrast with last July's chaotic All Stakeholders Conference, the approximate 1,000 del [...]
2010-01-15 10:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM ASEC ZI
10HARARE33IATA MEETING WITH SEC NAPOLITANO
[...] (SBU) Air Zimbabwe CEO Dr. Peter Chikumba requested a meeting with conoff on January 20 to relay his agenda in advance of a planned meeting at the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) offices in Geneva on January 22 with DHS Secretary Napolitano. Chikumba, an aircraft engineer with [...]
2010-01-21 06:07:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ATRN ECON PTER PREL ASEC ZI
10HYDERABAD2TELANGANA - A BANDH AND A ROAR STIR A UNITED RESPONSE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Two "bandhs" (strikes) and a rally over the past week brought different regions of Andhra Pradesh (AP) to a standstill. Facing down significant government opposition, the "Vidyarthi Garjana" (Student's Roar) rally organizers pulled off a well attended and peaceful protest in Hyder [...]
2010-01-05 13:01:00American Consulate HyderabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PINR KDEM IN
10ISLAMABAD152SRAP HOLBROOKE'S JANUARY 13 MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Qureshi opened the January 13 meeting with SRAP Holbrooke by stressing the need to pay more attention to the bilateral relationship. He stated that the situation in Afghanistan needed to improve and that Pakistan could assist in these efforts by actively participating in [...]
2010-01-23 08:05:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK
10ISLAMABAD175FATA CLEARING OPERATIONS CONTINUE, DISPLACED
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Pakistani military is continuing its counterinsurgency efforts along the main corridors of South Waziristan and the northern and central FATA with low level search and clear operations. Frontier Corps operations in Bajaur remain on hold, awaiting additional forces. Meanwhil [...]
2010-01-25 09:03:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS PK
10ISLAMABAD190PAKISTANI, AFGHAN, AND IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (C) Summary: Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi hosted his Afghan and Iranian counterparts for a meeting in Islamabad on January 16. This was the third high-level gathering of the three countries in the past year -- which included a trilateral heads-of-state summit in May 2009 in Tehran. Th [...]
2010-01-26 14:03:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON SNAR PK AF IR
10ISLAMABAD191PAKISTANIS CRITICIZE ENHANCED PASSENGER SCREENING, OFFICIALS THREATEN TO CANCEL U.S. TRAVEL IF SUBJECT TO IT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 14:51:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PK
10ISLAMABAD20LABOR MINISTRY ACTIONS TO COMBAT BONDED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Federal Ministry of Labor, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation and other stakeholders, hosted two conferences on bonded labor. Government officials, employers, donors and civil society came together at a December 15-16 conference in Lahore to discuss [...]
2010-01-06 10:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ELAB KTIP PK
10ISLAMABAD21LABOR MINISTRY ACTIONS TO COMBAT BONDED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Federal Ministry of Labor, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation and other stakeholders, hosted two conferences on bonded labor. Government officials, employers, donors and civil society came together at a December 15-16 conference in Lahore to discuss [...]
2010-01-06 10:46:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ELAB KTIP PK
10ISLAMABAD268PRO-WOMEN AMENDMENT TO PAKISTAN CRIMINAL LAW
[...] (U) Summary: On January 29, President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2009 into effect. The legislation amends the Pakistan Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure to include provisions for making workplace harassment against women punishable. This legislation is [...]
2010-02-03 14:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ELAB KTIP PK
10ISLAMABAD269PAKISTAN RESPONSE: MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT ON ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 14:50:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PGOV PK PREL PTER
10ISLAMABAD298COMBATING BONDED LABOR ABUSES IN AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Pakistan debt labor in agriculture stems from culturally accepted money lending traditions and a socio-economic disparity that contributes to maintaining the poverty gripping the country's rural areas, especially in the Sindh province. There is a spectrum of abuse that arise [...]
2010-02-05 15:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI ELAB PREL PGOV PTER
10ISLAMABAD301CODEL LYNCH'S MEETING WITH PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 29, a congressional delegation led by Representative Stephen Lynch met with Imran Khan, a former professional cricket player who heads the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ("Law and Justice") party, at Khan's residence in the hills overlooking Rawal Lake on the outskirts of Isl [...]
2010-02-06 11:26:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK AF
10ISLAMABAD309INTER-AGENCY HUMAN TRAFFICKING - BONDED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Interior hosted an inter-agency conference on human trafficking and bonded labor on February 3. Officials from all four provinces attended. Participants included the provincial Inspector Generals of Police, the Ministry of Labor, provincial Departments of Labou [...]
2010-02-08 07:23:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER ELAB KTIP PK
10ISLAMABAD316PAKISTAN APPEARS LIKELY TO ACCEPT INDIA'S OFFER OF
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Director General for South Asia Afrasiab Mehdi Hashim told Deputy PolCouns on February 9 that Pakistan has not yet accepted India's offer of a bilateral foreign secretary-level meeting, but expected it would do so. Though the Indians have said they are open to discussion of a [...]
2010-02-10 13:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN PK
10ISLAMABAD326SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
[...] Summary: (C) Deputy Secretary Wolin's visit to Pakistan comes at a time when Pakistan's long term stability depends more and more upon the government's willingness to confront difficult economic policy choices it has long sought to avoid. Pakistan must begin to address a breadth of economic [...]
2010-02-11 09:52:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER CH PK
10ISLAMABAD345WIDESPREAD CONDEMNATION OF DR. AAFIA SIDDIQUI,S
[...] (U) Summary: The guilty verdict against Dr. Aafia Siddiqui in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NY sparked protests and public condemnation across Pakistan on February 4 and 5. The reaction to the Siddiqui verdict was front-page news in all the major newspapers. A number of press art [...]
2010-02-12 13:05:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK
10ISLAMABAD371POTUS LETTER ON THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 05:22:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP PREL PGOV PTER PK
10ISLAMABAD382MFA PROVIDES DETAILS ON UPCOMING FOREIGN
[...] (C/REL UK) Summary: MFA Director General for South Asia Afrasiab Mehdi Hashim told Deputy PolCouns that Pakistan and India will be free to raise all issues at the foreign secretaries' meeting scheduled for February 25 in New Delhi. He claimed that the Pakistanis will focus on trying to persua [...]
2010-02-17 11:22:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN PK
10ISLAMABAD416SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER’S FEBRUARY 24
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Islamabad warmly welcomes your February 24 visit to Pakistan. You will participate in a trilateral cooperation meeting with Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Afghan Interior Minister Hanif Atmar, followed by bilateral meetings with senior Pakistani officials, includi [...]
2010-02-22 14:22:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PK
10ISLAMABAD431SRAP HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZARDARI
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a February 18 meeting, Ambassador Holbrooke thanked President Zardari for GOP cooperation in fighting Taliban militants, especially the recent capture of Afghan Taliban military leader Mullah Beradar. Zardari agreed that the United States and Pakistan had weakened the Tali [...]
2010-02-23 12:55:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID PK
10ISLAMABAD461GOP DENIES AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER BERADAR TO
[...] (C) Summary: On February 26, the Lahore High Court reportedly barred the Government of Pakistan (GOP) from extraditing Mullah Beradar and four other Afghan Taliban leaders, pending a hearing on March 15 to which both the federal government and concerned provincial governments have been summoned. Th [...]
2010-02-26 16:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK AF
10JAKARTA129SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMANDER USPACOM ADM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Admiral Willard, Embassy Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Your visit comes shortly before President Obama,s late March visit to Indonesia and will help address key security issues while helping to set the stage for a successful Presidential visit. The U.S.-Indonesian militar [...]
2010-01-29 06:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER ID
10JAKARTA136INDONESIAN FIU FEARS FATF SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21, Embassy RLA met with representatives of the Indonesian Financial Intelligence Unit (PPATK) to discuss concerns about a recent FATF review of the GOI anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regime. The PPATK interlocutors expressed concern that t [...]
2010-02-01 06:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KTFN EFIN SNAR PHUM ASEC
10JAKARTA140INDONESIA REQUESTS SUPPORT IN ADVANCE OF FATF
[...] (C) In a meeting January 29, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Rezlan Jenie told the DCM that Indonesia fully understands the need to improve its anti-money laundering/countering terrorist financing (AML/CFT) efforts. MFA staff reported that the [...]
2010-02-02 05:08:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTFN KCRM KJUS PTER EFIN SNAR PHUM
10JAKARTA171S/CT AMB BENJAMIN BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH GOI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary's Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, conducted meetings with Indonesian officials on counterterrorism issues and cooperation in Jakarta on December 16. Ambassador Benjamin's interlocutors said the proposed GOI interagency Counterter [...]
2010-02-09 07:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINS ASEC ID
10JAKARTA173SUCCESS STORIES: INDONESIA STEPS UP ITS EFFORTS TO COMBAT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government is improving its operational effectiveness in combating trafficking in persons. Although much remains to be done, a recent TIP conference (see septel) in Surabaya highlighted several success stories. Police are successfully adapting their tactics to pursu [...]
2010-02-09 10:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KTFN EFIN SNAR PHUM ASEC
10JAKARTA199NGOs PRAISE COOPERATION BUT WANT MORE PROSECUTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In conjunction with a DOJ TIP conference (see septels) Embassy DOJ/OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) met on February 2 with two anti-trafficking non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Surabaya, East Java, to discuss the ability of local law enforcement to address trafficking [...]
2010-02-16 05:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KTFN EFIN SNAR PHUM ASEC
10JAKARTA239S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN ROUNDTABLE WITH REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Daniel Benjamin met with Deputy Chiefs of Mission from the Southeast Asia Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) Embassies on December 17, 2009 in Jakarta. The day was split between an internal discussion of regional counterterrorism issue [...]
2010-02-23 06:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINS ASEC ID
10JAKARTA254ACEH POLICE ACTION NETS FOUR MILITANTS, ESTIMATED 50 AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 22, Aceh police carried out an operation to break up a suspected Islamic militant training camp in the remote jungles of Aceh Besar District, arresting four militants and seizing guns and jihadi books and videos. Police continue to search for an estimated 50 militan [...]
2010-02-25 01:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PINS ASEC ID
10JAKARTA48INDONESIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON
[...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The following is the draft text of the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Indonesia. Please treat as Sensitive until the report is finalized for submission to Congress. Begin text: - GENERAL AS [...]
2010-01-14 04:19:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PINS ASEC ID
10JERUSALEM139PRESIDENT ABBAS DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR FAYYAD,
[...] (C) Summary. The Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC, Fatah's quasi-parliamentary body) held its second assembly January 15-19 in Ramallah, during which members of the FRC discussed the ongoing stalemate in negotiations with Israel and reconciliation with Hamas; reviewed reports and financial r [...]
2010-01-22 19:46:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM217 LOVE AND MARRIAGE: A PALESTINIAN MARRIAGE AND BENEFIT
[...] (U) The single most pernicious pattern of fraud encountered by Post is marriage and benefit fraud employed by Palestinian men. Under the pattern, individuals exploit certain aspects of Sharia Law or use fraudulent divorce certificates to engage in sham divorces and then marry Americans solely [...]
2010-02-05 13:51:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD PTER KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM234FORMER PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SPEAKER
[...] (S) Former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Speaker (and prominent Gazan) Rawhi Fattouh described three generational groupings inside Hamas today, and characterized each as more radical than its predecessor. The oldest generation consists mainly of religious leaders with little influen [...]
2010-02-09 18:11:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KISL KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM276DOES HAMAS HAVE A CASH FLOW PROBLEM IN GAZA?
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 15:49:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETECON EFIN EG GZ KPAL KTFN PGOV PTER QA
10JERUSALEM277PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES DISCOVER ROCKET BURIED WEST OF RAMALLAH
[...] (C) On February 11, Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials informed Post that they had recently discovered a homemade, Qassam-style rocket buried underground, west of Ramallah. These officials said they had handed the rocket, which appeared to have been buried over a year ago and was no long [...]
2010-02-12 16:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPTER KWBG KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM42MUHAMMAD DAHLAN ON FATAH REFORM, ISRAEL,
[...] (C) Summary. The new Fatah Central Committee (FCC) is reaching out to the Fatah grassroots in ways the former FCC never did, according to FCC and Palestinian Legislative Council member Muhammad Dahlan. Fatah anniversary celebrations in January; upcoming union, syndicate, and journalist elec [...]
2010-01-08 17:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER KPAL KDEM KWBG IS
10JERUSALEM77HAMAS CALLS PUBLICLY FOR A HALT TO GAZA ROCKET FIRE
[...] (U) On January 12, Hamas "Prime Minister" Ismail Haniyeh publicly called on all armed factions in the Gaza Strip to observe the de facto cease-fire in place since Israeli combat operations in Gaza ceased in January 2009. In his statement, Haniyeh urged other factions to "reinforce the nation [...]
2010-01-14 17:39:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL GZ IS
10KABUL143SPOT REPORT: MULTIPLE ATTACKS IN KABUL CITY
[...] (U) Summary: Multiple suicide bomber explosions shook downtown Kabul on January 18 in a complex, coordinated attack in the vicinity of major Afghan government centers, including the Presidential Palace, Central Bank, and Ministries of Justice, Foreign Affairs, Education, Economy, and Interior [...]
2010-01-18 13:31:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALFBI PREL PTER
10KABUL219LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 3, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-01-23 11:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL220LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by January 31, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-01-23 11:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL339LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 8, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-01-27 09:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL437 Engaging Allies to Conclude MOUs on Life Support
[...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraphs 5 and 6. Background: ----------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kabul is in the process of significantly increasing the number of USG civilians at Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and other field locations, particularly District Support Teams (DST [...]
2010-02-03 15:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL EAID PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL455Afghan United Bank CEO Stresses his Humanitarian Activities
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 4 meeting, Haji Mohammed Jan, CEO of Afghan United Bank (AUB) and Naqebullah, Chairman of Afghan United Petroleum, discussed with Ambassador Wayne and Treasury Attache AUB's plans for expansion. Their primary interest, however, was to describe their support for devel [...]
2010-02-06 14:54:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER KCOR AF
10KABUL544LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 24, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 11:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL545LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 18, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 11:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL546LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 18, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 11:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL547LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 27, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 11:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL548LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 28, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 12:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL549LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 24, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 12:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL550LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by March 1, 2010. 3. F [...]
2010-02-13 12:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL594LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 24, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-17 11:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL595LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 24, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-17 11:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL639LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 28, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-21 12:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL665LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 28, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-23 10:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL666LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by March 15, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-02-23 10:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL700GIROA STRONGLY CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK ON KABUL
[...] The Afghan government swung into action to publicly and strongly condemn Taliban suicide and car bomb attacks in central Kabul the morning of February 26 that killed at least 13 people and wounded approximately thirty-two. Demonstrating an unprecedented degree of intergovernmental cooperation [...]
2010-02-26 14:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDFBI PREL PTER AF
10KABUL703LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 13, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-28 06:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL704LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by March 15, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-02-28 06:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL706LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 17, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-28 06:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL707LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 15, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-28 06:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KAMPALA1UGANDA: THE LIMITS OF UGANDA'S AMISOM COMMITMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Uganda plans to add a fourth battalion to its contribution to the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) in February 2010, bringing the total number of Ugandan troops in Somalia to 3,500. While President Museveni would like to expand AMISOM's capability and mandate, Uganda's [...]
2010-01-04 10:56:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV MCAP MARR UG SO
10KAMPALA37REPORT OF NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT IN KAMPALA
[...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel A that RSO Kampala has received information from Ugandan Police about possible nuclear material (Uranium) currently being transported from Kampala, Uganda to Malindi, Kenya. A Ugandan Police source only known as "Habi [...]
2010-01-25 09:48:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR PINR UG KE KNNP
10KAMPALA39FOLLOW UP TO 10 KAMPALA 37 REPORT OF NUCLEAR SMUGGLING
[...] (SBU) Post is providing follow up information as requested in ref A to 10 Kampala 37 cable submitted 10/25/2010. 2. (S/NF) SUBJECTS name is Habib BURE. BURE's Cell phone number as reported by Ugandan police is +254-714-379-137. 3. (SBU) At the current time there is no furthe [...]
2010-01-26 07:11:00Embassy KampalaSECRET//NOFORNMNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR PINR UG KE KNNP
10KARACHI15KARACHI - AMBASSADOR MEETS MQM LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 6 meeting, the Ambassador discussed wide ranging issues with leaders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). MQM discussed the aftermath of the December 28 bombing and arson in Karachi, MQM's relationship with PPP, and the development needs of Karachi. END SUMMARY. 2. [...]
2010-01-20 10:20:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PK
10KARACHI23KARACHI - TARGETED KILLINGS ESCALATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since June 2009, politically motivated targeted killings have been the norm in Karachi. The advent of the new year brought an escalation of the violence, and points to potential fissures in the ruling coalition. End summary. ---------------------- New Year, New Violence -- [...]
2010-01-26 11:44:00Consulate KarachiSECRETPGOV PTER KCRM PK
10KARACHI34KARACHI: VISAS VIPER EAC
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, AmConGen Karachi's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on February 4 to discuss the Visas Viper program. The Consul General, and Visas Viper Coordinator, chaired the meeting and attendees included: POL, ECON, MGMT, RSO, PAS, RAO and CONS. 2. (SBU) The Consular Officer [...]
2010-02-08 01:17:00Consulate KarachiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ASEC PTER PINR PK
10KARACHI40KARACHI: MQM AND PPP SPAR OVER LAW AND ORDER, LOCAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The debate over the future of local governance in Sindh Province continues without resolution, while the current local government's tenure expired in October 2009. The terrorist attack in Karachi on Ashura, and several recent periods of elevated targeted killings in the city hav [...]
2010-02-09 10:40:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PK
10KARACHI42KARACHI: LG RESOLUTION LEAVES MUCH TO BE RESOLVED.
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Concluding an internal deadlock, the Sindh Assembly tabled the Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Bill on February 15, 2010. After many heated exchanges, negotiations and a delay of nearly a year, the amendment received unanimous support for Chief Minister appointed 'Administr [...]
2010-02-18 06:59:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PK
10KARACHI53KARACHI: NEW SINDH ADMINISTRATORS NAMED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sindh Assembly on February 22 announced the appointment of administrators to oversee local government until the May 2010 party-based elections. Replacing Karachi Nazim Mustafa Kamal (MQM) is District Coordination Officer Lala Fazal ur Rehman, and replacing Hyderabad Nazim Kan [...]
2010-02-25 06:46:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PK
10KHARTOUM133KHARTOUM EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW TELEPHONE THREAT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Embassy Khartoum's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on February 28 to review a telephone threat received by the Embassy on Saturday, February 27. The caller warned of an attack against the Embassy and urged personnel to evacuate. RSO and GRPO updated EAC members on t [...]
2010-02-28 15:10:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER AEMR SU
10KHARTOUM65Charge's Meeting with UNSRSG Ashraff Qazi
[...] (sbu) Summary. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Whitehead met with United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraff Qazi, the head of the United Nations Mission to Sudan (UNMIS),on January 11. Qazi discussed UNMIS personnel changes, Sudan's upcoming general elections, [...]
2010-01-13 07:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV PTER KDEM UN SU UG
10KHARTOUM71KHARTOUM EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW TERRORISM ISSUES AND VISAS VIPER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-18 11:21:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CVIS PINR PREL PTER SU
10KHARTOUM74GOS AND MEDIA COMPLAIN ABOUT ENHANCED U.S. AVIATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Sudan (GOS) officials and state-controlled media have reacted negatively to the news of enhanced airport security screening for U.S.-bound Sudanese nationals. Complaints centered on Sudan's inclusion on the list of countries receiving increased scrutiny by the U.S. [...]
2010-01-13 13:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR KPAO OIIP PREL PTER SU
10KHARTOUM80KHARTOUM: PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION OPPOSING GUANTANAMO BAY
[...] (SBU) A group of approximately 50 peaceful demonstrators gathered outside the Chancery in Khartoum on Monday, January 11, 2010 calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. According to banners and speeches, the demonstration was organized by two non-governmental organizat [...]
2010-01-13 15:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AEMR PTER PGOV PREL SU
10KIGALI117KIGALI GRENADE ATTACKS ADD TO TENSIONS
[...] (SBU) On the evening of February 19, three near-simultaneous grenade attacks/explosions occurred in and near downtown Kigali. The attacks targeted a restaurant/supermarket, a multiple-story office building, and the city's main bus/taxi station, killing two individuals and reportedly injuring [...]
2010-02-22 18:22:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER KCRM PGOV CASC ASEC RW
10KIGALI17GRENADE ATTACKS/INCIDENTS IN RWANDA - NO SIGN OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In late December, three hand grenades exploded at bars in Butare, causing some minor injuries. On January 4 and 6, in two separate incidents, children in northeastern Rwanda playing with unexploded grenades they had found accidentally set them off, killing two children and woun [...]
2010-01-08 13:32:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER KCRM PGOV CASC RW
10KIGALI18NATIONAL DIALOGUE: ORDINARY CITIZENS PUSH THEIR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Rwanda's December 10-11 National Dialogue, broadcast via television, radio and streaming internet video to a national and international Rwandan audience, President Kagame criticized sharply several ministers and other officials over mismanaged or ineffective programs in [...]
2010-01-08 13:40:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER KCRM PGOV CASC RW
10KINGSTON1RECALL 10 KINGSTON 1
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 14:16:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC JM
10KINGSTON11VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 17:24:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC
10KINGSTON27Jamaica: Fertile Soil for Terrorism?
[...] (C) Jamaica has a significant penchant for violence, frequently gang related, and often exported to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Some perpetrators appear to be in search of the sense of security and strength offered by gang membership, or perhaps to fill the void of an a [...]
2010-02-25 15:31:00Embassy KingstonSECRET//NOFORNECON PTER SOCI EAIR ASEC PREL PINS PINR KISL KCRM
10KINGSTON276JAMAICA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION
[...] (U) Per reftel, Emboff delivered a demarche requesting follow-up on the Goldstone Report to Ms. Pamela Ingleton of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). The demarche was delivered on the afternoon [...]
2010-02-25 19:36:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL JM XL
10KINGSTON3VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 17:21:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC JM
10KOLKATA24BRAZEN MAOIST/NAXAL ATTACK IN WEST BENGAL MAY STRENGTHEN
[...] (SBU) On February 15, in one of the most brazen and brutal Maoist/Naxal attacks in West Bengal in more than a decade, a group of alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist supporters killed approximately 24 state police. The attack took place in the remote rural settlement of Silda in West [...]
2010-02-16 10:46:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC CONS IN
10KOLKATA25AMBASSADOR ROEMER PEDALS HIS WAY TO WIN A NEW BIHAR'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Roemer's February 4-5 visit to Bihar, the first ambassadorial visit in more than a decade to India's third most populous state, he promoted the U.S.-India strategic dialogue and pedaled his way to win Bihar's "hearts and minds". He met the state's Chief Ministe [...]
2010-02-22 09:38:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ECON ELTN ENRG EAID SCUL KISL IN
10KOLKATA29INDIA'S NEXT TOP GENERAL OFFERS POSSIBLE COUNTERINSURGENCY
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 11 meeting, India's departing Eastern Commander and next Chief of Army Staff, LTG V.K. Singh, discussed India's success with its ongoing northeast counterinsurgency operations, improved security with Bangladesh, the military's take on the Maoist/Naxal threat and the [...]
2010-02-26 10:59:00Consulate KolkataCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN BG AF
10KUALALUMPUR10SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY CONGRESSMAN
[...] (C) Mr. Congressman, Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia, which comes at a moment of opportunity in U.S.-Malaysia relations. In his nine months in office, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has demonstrated a more pragmatic and action-oriented approach than his predecessor [...]
2010-01-08 09:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON ETRD KDEM MY
10KUALALUMPUR124GUANTANAMO REVIEW TASK FORCE DETERMINATION FOR TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PTER KDRG MY
10KUALALUMPUR57SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY LIEUTENANT
[...] (C) Lieutenant General Mixon, Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia, which comes at a moment of opportunity in U.S.-Malaysia relations. In his nine months in office, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has demonstrated a more pragmatic and action-oriented approach than his pr [...]
2010-01-26 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
10KUALALUMPUR7DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- URGING IRAN TO RELEASE AMCITS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 08:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR MY
10KUALALUMPUR78SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY REAR ADMIRAL
[...] (C) Rear Admiral Connor, Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia, which comes at a moment of opportunity in U.S.-Malaysia relations. In his ten months in office, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has demonstrated a more pragmatic and action-oriented approach than his predeces [...]
2010-02-08 09:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
10KUWAIT1GTMO RETURNEE FUAD AL-RABIAH RELEASED BY COURT
[...] (U) In a page-one special, Kuwaiti daily Arab Times reported on December 30 that recent GTMO detainee Fuad Al-Rabiah, who was handed over to the GOK and returned to Kuwait on December 10, was released by a Kuwaiti court on December 29. The article noted that Al-Rabiah, who was arrested in Afg [...]
2010-01-04 12:25:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV PINR KDRG KU
10KUWAIT129KUWAIT: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF
[...] (SBU) Ambassador and Mission Kuwait cordially welcome the February 16-18 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Neal S. Wolin. 2. (SBU) Situated at the nexus of Iraq, Iran, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait is a constitutional emirate with a freely-elected -- and rambunctious -- parli [...]
2010-02-11 13:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL PTER KTFN OVIP KU
10KUWAIT142KUWAIT INTERIOR MINISTER SOUNDS ALARM ON IRAN;
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Interior Minister Jaber Al-Khaled Al Sabah told Ambassador February 16 that he is deeply concerned about Iranian actions, particularly in Yemen with the Houthis. A security hard-liner whose views do not always reflect those of the rest of the GoK, Shaykh Jaber suggested Iran [...]
2010-02-17 14:42:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER IR YM KU
10KUWAIT143KUWAITI PROSECUTOR WANTS TOUGHER CT LAWS
[...] (C) Mubarak Al-Refaie, Head of Kuwait City (Capitol) Prosecution Office told poloff February 11 that Kuwaiti prosecutors are eager to try and convict homegrown terrorism suspects but their efforts are stymied by antiquated CT laws. For the prosecution, he stated, the biggest hindrance to co [...]
2010-02-18 14:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR PGOV KU
10KUWAIT15FEEDBACK REQUESTED ON PENDING AML AMENDEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. US Customs representative and Econoff were invited on January 5th by Ministry of Commerce and Industry Anti-Money Laundering Unit (MoCI) to provide feedback on the pending AML amendment (Ref a). Post appreciates prompt input provided by Customs, Treasury, State/INL, and DoJ t [...]
2010-01-11 12:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR KTFN KU
10KUWAIT31KUWAITI RESPONSE TO UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN)
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the following identifying data on Abdu Hakim Murad on January 12, 2010 via Diplomatic Note. The GoK has no information about Murad's current place of residence or activity. 2. (SBU) Identifying information Name: [...]
2010-01-14 13:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL KTFN PTER
10KUWAIT4SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 7 VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL
[...] (U) Mission Kuwait warmly welcomes the January 7 visit of CODEL McConnell. Ambassador and country team look forward to providing the CODEL with a classified briefing on January 7. Given the brevity of CODEL's stay in Kuwait, no meetings with GOK officials have been arranged. Kuwait Snapsh [...]
2010-01-04 14:08:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON KU
10KUWAIT45TREASURY A/S COHEN REQUESTS CONTINUED TF
[...] (C) Summary and Key Points. During a series of meetings on January 13 in Kuwait, Treasury A/S Cohen: - Emphasized the Obama administration's commitment to disrupt, dismantle, and eventually defeat Al-Qa'ida to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan; - Stressed that the Gulf-based financ [...]
2010-01-24 11:25:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER PGOV EFIN KU
10KUWAIT62YEMENI AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT REJECTS TERRORISM
[...] (C) According to press reports, Kuwait State Security recently detained UNSCR 1267 designee Mubarak Al-Bathali after he allegedly offered to "mediate" between the GoY and Al-Qaeda in Yemen. Al-Bathali, a Kuwaiti citizen, reportedly conveyed to Yemeni Ambassador to Kuwait Khalid Al-Shaykh bot [...]
2010-01-27 13:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINR KU
10KUWAIT8SBU SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 7 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (U) Mission Kuwait warmly welcomes the January 7 visit of CODEL McConnell. Ambassador and country team look forward to providing the CODEL with a classified briefing on January 7. Given the brevity of CODEL's stay in Kuwait, no meetings with GOK officials have been arranged. Kuwait Snapshot [...]
2010-01-05 13:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON KU
10KUWAIT94A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, MEPP, AND YEMEN
[...] (C) Key points: - A/S Feltman noted he'd accompanied Vice President Biden to Iraq, where he continued to encourage political reconciliation. The A/S suggested movement on Chapter VII issues involving Kuwait was more likely following the March elections, but said he had pressed Iraq to name [...]
2010-02-02 13:11:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EAID KTFN PTER IZ IR YM KU
10KUWAIT99KUWAIT: TERRORISM TRIAL CONTINUES, KSS WITNESS
[...] (SBU) In the ongoing trial of the alleged "Arifjan plotters" -- adjourned since December 21 (reftel) -- Kuwait State Security (KSS) investigator Abdulaziz Salem testified in the Court of First Instance February 2 that though conspiracy charges were dismissed earlier, six Kuwaitis had indeed [...]
2010-02-03 12:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL PINR KU
10LAHORE26LAHORE ARRESTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8 Punjab Police held a press conference to announce they had arrested six Pakistani men on suspicion they were planning to attack the Pearl Continental Hotel in Lahore. The men reportedly intended to target U.S. Nationals. The RSO and CG reviewed the current securi [...]
2010-02-19 13:49:00Consulate LahoreSECRETASEC PTER PREL AMGT CASC PK
10LILONGWE26MALAWI 2009-2010 INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] Post is pleased to submit the following responses to the request for information contained in reftel. Post's most recent INCSR report dates from 2007. Accordingly, Post has chosen to reply to the reftel questions. Answers are keyed to reftel paragraph numbers. 2. Post contact for the 200 [...]
2010-01-11 15:36:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR MI
10LIMA107SL Leader Artemio Allegedly Calls for Truce
[...] (C) A man identifying himself as Sendero Luminoso (SL - Shining Path) leader Comrade "Artemio" called a rural radio station on January 26, announcing in a live broadcast that SL would stop all military action in order to sit down and negotiate with the GOP. Artemio's call for a truce follows o [...]
2010-01-29 15:34:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR PE
10LIMA29Scene Setter for Deputy Secretary Steinberg
[...] (C) Summary: Peru remains a critical "swing state" in a region divided along political fault lines. Peru's remarkable success in turning the page on 30 years of dictatorships, populism, near failed state status, and authoritarianism has given way to a decade of record economic growth, de [...]
2010-01-07 18:40:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD SNAR PTER PE
10LIMA33BLOODY BAGUA PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS UNRESOLVED ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: A grisly photo of a missing police officer surrounded by his indigenous captors - widely published in Peruvian media -- has revived deep emotions over what happened during June 5 violence in Peru's Amazon region (refs),and rekindled debate over who is to blame. The picture app [...]
2010-01-08 17:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSOCI PTER PGOV PHUM PE
10LISBON34UPDATE ON TWO FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEES IN
[...] (C/NF) On January 20, the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which is administering the resettlement of two former Guantanamo detainees (Syrian nationals Muhammad Khantumani and Moammar Dokhan) who were tranferred to Portugal in August 2009, provided us a status update. 2. (C/ [...]
2010-01-21 06:25:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO
10LISBON65ETA SAFEHOUSE FOUND IN PORTUGAL
[...] (C) Summary. The February 5 discovery by the Portuguese National Guard Police of an ETA safe house in a town north of Lisbon where significant amounts of explosives and weapons were found has put Portuguese authorities on alert. The two individuals who rented the house disappeared and are on [...]
2010-02-11 11:37:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPTER KCRM PREL PGOV PO
10LISBON75PORTUGAL: INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA PRIVACY
[...] (U) Consul General and Poleconoff delivered reftel points in early February to Goncalo Teles Gomes, Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief for North America, Regina Quelhas de Lima, MFA Director for Justice Affairs in the European Directorate, Joao Manuel Ribeiro, Ministry of Justi [...]
2010-02-25 07:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA
10LISBON9EMBASSY LISBON REPORT ON POTENTIAL YEMENI
[...] (S) Embassy Lisbon's Marine Security Guard (MSG) Gunnery Sergeant Russell Boley's previous posting was to the MSG at Embassy Sanaa, Yemen. On 04 January 2010, GySgt Boley received the following email in Lisbon: Begin Text: From: Ralph McDonald (lostcreekflyer@gmail.com) Sent: Monday, Ja [...]
2010-01-07 11:35:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPTER PREL PINR YM PO
10LJUBLJANA40SLOVENIA: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 13:59:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO KTIA
10LONDON131[SOURCE REMOVED] TARGETED BY IRANIAN REGIME
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: [DETAIL REMOVED] and prominent VOA commentator Ali Reza Nourizadeh recently told [NAME REMOVED] he had been targeted by Iranian intelligence, an allegation confirmed by London LEGATT. Nourizadeh was approached some months ago by Mohammad Reza Sadeqinia, an Iranian national who intro [...]
2010-01-21 12:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PTER PINS UK IR
10LONDON19(S/NF) UK: NO ENGAGEMENT WITH ANY HAMAS ARM; DIFFICULT INTERPAL DYNAMICS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 17:16:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNECON KTFN PTER UK
10LONDON221UK SUPREME COURT QUASHES DOMESTIC TERRORIST
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 12:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETTC PTER UN UK
10LONDON263UK SUPREME COURT DENIES STAY OF DECISION TO QUASH
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The British Supreme Court on February 4 denied a request from HM Treasury to stay the court's January 27 decision to quash part of the UK's terrorist finance regime. Most UK banks have agreed to HMT requests to maintain a freeze until temporary fast-track legislation is in pla [...]
2010-02-04 17:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON KTFN ETTC PTER UN UK
10LONDON42SYRIAN SUPPORT TO HIZBALLAH - DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN LONDON REF: STATE 129636
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 17:23:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER LE SY IS
10LUXEMBOURG31DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG: IMPENDING UN NOMINATION OF
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Eric Muller, MFA desk officer, February 5. Post is awaiting a response. 2. (U) POC for this action is: Michael A. Via, Pol/Econ Chief, email: viama@state.gov. Stroum [...]
2010-02-08 14:39:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER SY JO IZ LU
10MADRID146AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S FEBRUARY 4, 2010, MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador paid his first call on Spanish VP Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega February 4, 2010. They discussed the U.S.-EU summit and Spain's hopes for a bilateral visit by President Obama; Haiti; Afghanistan; Iran; Latin America; Counter-Terrorism, including data protecti [...]
2010-02-05 16:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF HA IR SP XM
10MADRID154SPAIN DETAILS ITS STRATEGY TO COMBAT THE RUSSIAN MAFIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: National Court Prosecutor Jose "Pepe" Grinda Gonzalez on January 14 gave a detailed, frank assessment of the activities and reach of organized crime (OC) in both Eurasia and Spain and Spain's strategy for how best to combat it in court. As he did so, he evaluated the levels [...]
2010-02-08 11:00:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNKJUS KHLS PGOV PREL PTER SP PINS KCOR PINR
10MADRID190DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO ADDRESSES EU'S JHA MINISTERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary Napolitano met with European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministers January 21-22 in Toledo, Spain, and achieved trans-Atlantic consensus to improve aviation security. Her attendance at the plenary meeting led to the issuance of a U.S.-EU Joint Declaratio [...]
2010-02-19 14:17:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNEUN SP PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM
10MADRID192SPAIN: MFA DISCUSSES COMBATING NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament within the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, on February 10 spoke with POLOFF and Deputy ECONCOUNS on a nascent MFA proposal regarding a year-long series of trilateral technical exercises with the USG an [...]
2010-02-19 14:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL SP KNNP MO KGIC PTER
10MADRID199ENGAGING SPAIN ON INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Post, joined by visiting VIP delegations such as DHS Secretary Napolitano, CODEL Cardin, and the U.S. delegation to the US-EU Informal Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) on Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) issues, has engaged extensively with officials from the Ministries o [...]
2010-02-22 17:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN KCRM KHLS ECPS ECON PREL KPAO SP
10MADRID72SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO KIDNAPPINGS IN MAGHREB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Concerned for the well-being of three Spanish citizens kidnapped by Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Mauritania in November, the Zapatero Administration is acutely aware of the risks to Westerners in the Maghreb and Sahel regions and has taken a variety of steps to bring a [...]
2010-01-25 10:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC XI XG SP
10MADRID76INAUGURAL U.S.-SPAIN COUNTER-TERRORISM AND ORGANIZED CRIME EXPERTS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 14:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKCOR KHLS KJUS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
10MADRID78SPAIN: PROSECUTOR DISAVOWS AL-QAIDA TIES TO
[...] (S//NF) Contrary to self-incriminating court testimony by the government's star witness in the recently concluded trial regarding the plot to attack the Barcelona metro system, National Court Prosecutor Vicente Gonzalez Mota on January 13 privately confirmed to POLOFF that there were no Al-Qaid [...]
2010-01-25 15:30:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP KCRM PINR
10MADRID79SPAIN: FIVE CONVICTED FOR SENDING MUJAHEDEEN TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Court on January 13 convicted five of nine defendants in the joint prosecution against the radical Islamists detained in January 2006 in the simultaneously executed Operations Chacal (See Ref A for more details) and Camaleon, which took down cells in Barcelona and Mad [...]
2010-01-25 15:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP KCRM
10MADRID81SPAIN: PROBLEMS USING USG-PROVIDED EVIDENCE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: National Court Prosecutor Dolores "Lola" Delgado on January 13 vented to US DOJ officials on problems she is encountering in trying to introduce evidence provided by the USG - primarily from the US intelligence community - in her prosecution of radical Islamist terrorists. She d [...]
2010-01-25 16:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP KCRM PINR
10MANAGUA16Nicaragua: 2009 Country Report on Terrorism
[...] No acts of international terrorism occurred in Nicaragua in 2009. Three items from the 2008 report that remained largely unchanged. In 2009 Nicaragua made no substantive progress towards establishing a Financial Intelligence Unit or passing the counterterrorism bill first proposed in 2004. [...]
2010-01-06 16:13:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR NU
10MANAGUA18VISAS VIPER December 2009 Monthly Activity Report
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 17:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR CMGT PTER ASEC PINR NU
10MANAGUA194VISAS VIPER January 2010 Monthly Activity Report
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 20:56:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR CMGT PTER ASEC PINR NU
10MANAMA21SUNNI EXTREMIST RE-ARRESTED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 07:56:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC BA
10MANAMA26BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD CONCERNED ABOUT QATAR, GCC
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-18 12:58:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG MARR IR BA
10MANILA235NO SIGN OF PROGRESS IN PEACE TALKS WITH COMMUNISTS
[...] (S) Norwegian peace talks facilitator Vegar Brynildsen told us on February 3 that a failed agreement to restart formal talks between the Philippine government and the communist National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) demonstrated the waning influence of self-exiled communist leader [...]
2010-02-04 08:04:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PTER MOPS RP NO
10MANILA289GOVERNMENT DETAINS 43 IN CONTROVERSIAL RAID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a joint February 6 operation, Philippine police and military personnel in Rizal Province arrested and detained 43 people with alleged ties to the terrorist New People's Army. The accused maintain they are medical workers who were tortured by military forces after their wron [...]
2010-02-16 09:11:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PTER MOPS RP
10MANILA369U.S. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COMMISSION CHAIR PRESSES
[...] (SBU) Leonard Leo, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (CIRF),explained to President Arroyo in a February 19 meeting that some countries use opposition to "defamation of religion" to restrict free speech and enable repressive blasphemy laws. Leo, accompanied by [...]
2010-02-22 08:28:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV PTER RP
10MANILA370SENIOR ABU SAYYAF GROUP LEADER BELIEVED KILLED ON
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On February 21, six members of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were killed in a battle with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Jolo Island including, we believe, the prominent ASG sub-commander Albader Parad. If Parad's death is confirmed, it would be a signifi [...]
2010-02-22 08:53:00Embassy ManilaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL MARR MOPS KCRM RP
10MANILA405MILF LEADERS CONCERNED ABOUT PEACE TALKS, SEEK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panel told Poloff February 24 they are concerned about the Philippine government's ability to negotiate an interim peace agreement that can satisfy the MILF's expectations, and asked to engage with the U.S. on a more forma [...]
2010-02-26 09:11:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS KISL RP
10MANILA70FOREIGN SECRETARY'S FAREWELL DINNER FOR THE
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Romulo hosted on January 11 an intimate cabinet dinner for departing Ambassador Kenney. In a brief preliminary meeting with the Ambassador, Romulo stressed his gratitude for strong military-to-military relations, for U.S. disaster relief during flooding and the [...]
2010-01-14 07:09:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS MOPS RP
10MANILA93PHILIPPINES 2009 POLITICAL WRAP-UP AND LOOK-AHEAD
[...] (C) While several tumultuous events -- a political massacre in Mindanao, massive flooding in Luzon -- created an end-of-year sense of crisis in the Philippines, overall political and security stability improved perceptibly over the course of 2009. The year witnessed no significant military or [...]
2010-01-19 05:46:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM PTER MOPS EAID ASEC KJUS
10MASERU14EAC MEETS TO REVIEW VISAS VIPER ISSUES
[...] (SBU) As instructed in ref A, Embassy Maseru's EAC met on January 13, 2010, to discuss terrorism and Visas Viper issues. The meeting was chaired by DCM Elizabeth Power, and in attendance were Ambassador Nolan, RSO, PD/Econ/Pol Officer, GSO, IMO, CLO, Exec OMS, MCC, CDC, and Peace Corps. The [...]
2010-01-13 08:56:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PTER ASEC PINR KVPR LT
10MASERU3VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 15:00:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC LT
10MASERU35VISAS VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY REPORT
[...] Embassy Maseru held a Visas Viper Committee meeting on February 2, 2010. Attendees were DCM, RSO, CONS, MO, POLECON. 2. The meeting was chaired by DCM Elizabeth Power. 3. No individuals were identified for inclusion in the Visa Viper Program during this reporting period. 4. Post's Vis [...]
2010-02-04 12:08:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER PINR ASEC CMGT LT
10MBABANE73GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE: NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
[...] Ambassador Irving and PolOff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Acting Legal Advisor Vulindlela Kunene, in the unavailability of more senior officers, to deliver points per reftel on February 24. Mr. Kunene offered no immediate substantive response regarding Sw [...]
2010-02-24 15:09:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL WZ
10MEXICO103Terrorism Finance: Pre-Notification for UN 1267 - Mexico
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 18:37:00Embassy MexicoSECRETEFIN PTER KTFN IZ MX
10MEXICO26MEXICO COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT 2009
[...] No known international terrorist organizations have an operational presence in Mexico and no terrorist incidents targeting U.S. interests/personnel have occurred on or originated from Mexican territory. Mexico continues to confront well-armed, organized crime elements in several regions of t [...]
2010-01-06 17:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV MX
10MEXICO27MEXICO - COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT FOR 2009
[...] No known international terrorist organizations have an operational presence in Mexico and no terrorist incidents targeting U.S. interests/personnel have occurred on or originated from Mexican territory. Mexico continues to confront well-armed, organized crime elements in several regions of the [...]
2010-01-06 17:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV MX
10MINSK20BELARUS: 2009-2010 INCSR PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] Summary. Belarus is not a regional financial center. A general lack of transparency throughout the financial sector means that assessing the level of potential for money laundering and other financial crimes is difficult. Corruption (including embezzlement through abuse of office, taking br [...]
2010-01-20 18:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER SNAR BO
10MINSK21BELARUS: 2009-2010 INCSR PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] Summary. Belarus is not a regional financial center. A general lack of transparency throughout the financial sector means that assessing the level of potential for money laundering and other financial crimes is difficult. Corruption (including embezzlement through abuse of office, taking br [...]
2010-01-20 18:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER SNAR BO
10MONROVIA134JUANITA NEAL QUERY: INFO RESPONSE
[...] SUMMARY: Juanita Neal has long been involved in the Liberian timber industry. She held a lucrative position in the Taylor government, and currently works as an attorney and timber consultant. While there is reason to believe she has maintained ties with the timber companies that conducted lo [...]
2010-02-01 13:21:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC LI
10MONROVIA93NIGERIAN FM MAKES CASE TO REMOVE NIGERIA FROM SPECIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe visited Liberia January 13-14, publicly to cement ties between the two ECOWAS nations. But according to President Sirleaf, his mission seemed twofold: to seek the president's support in removing Nigeria from the TSA list of countries of int [...]
2010-01-25 15:05:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC NI LI
10MONTEVIDEO4URUGUAY IMPLEMENTS TSA SECURITY DIRECTIVES AMIDST OPENING OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has been in regular contact with Uruguay's National Directorate of Civil Aviation (DINACIA) since December 26 to confirm delivery and implementation of TSA security directives for non-stop flights to the U.S. GOU authorities responded quickly in coordination with American [...]
2010-01-05 15:07:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR PTER PINS UY
10MOSCOW260CSTO SYG TELLS AMBASSADOR ABOUT FUTURE PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha told the Ambassador that the CSTO would be prepared to participate in UN peacekeeping missions in the future. He complained that NATO has ignored CSTO overtures. Bordyuzha said CSTO priorities ar [...]
2010-02-04 13:16:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER MARR MASS MCAP SNAR RS
10MOSCOW338GOR MILITARY DOCTRINE PRESENTS LITTLE THAT IS NEW
[...] (C) Summary: On February 5 the GOR released its new military doctrine. At the same time President Medvedev also endorsed the unpublished document "Basic Principles of State Policy in the Field of Nuclear Deterrence Up to 2020." The new military doctrine, divided into four parts, is similar t [...]
2010-02-17 17:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PTER PARM PBTS MARR MCAP MNUC
10MOSCOW342RUSSIA CBR DEPUTY DISCUSSES IRAN, FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 17:43:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV PTER RS IR
10MOSCOW361VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR
[...] VISAS VIPER 2. The following information is provided for watchlisting purposes as the Department of State and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate. In addition to the information passed in reftel, Moscow LEGATT provided additional aliases for subject during the recent [...]
2010-02-18 14:59:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR RS
10MUMBAI12ANTI-MAOIST OPERATIONS IN CHHATTISGARH BEGIN: ACTIVISTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian state is finally getting serious about tackling the Maoist insurgency in India's "Red Belt." As it does so, NGOs and human rights activists working in southern Chhattisgarh, one of the areas worst affected by Maoist violence, are expressing concern that a concentra [...]
2010-01-11 10:57:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM ECON EAID EMIN ENRG SOCI PTER IN
10MUMBAI14TELEGRAM CANCEL--NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS SOLUTION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 04:54:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN EAID EMIN PTER SOCI
10MUMBAI17NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS SOLUTION TO CONFLICT IN
[...] (U) Summary: The tribal area of the southern part of the state of Chhattisgarh, known as the Bastar region, is one of the most heavily affected by the Maoist insurgency. Decades of official neglect of social development in this region, as well as its remoteness, has made it easy for Maoist g [...]
2010-01-13 07:51:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN EAID EMIN PTER SOCI
10MUMBAI18NGOS SEE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS SOLUTION TO CONFLICT IN
[...] (U) Summary: The tribal area of the southern part of the state of Chhattisgarh, known as the Bastar region, is one of the most heavily affected by the Maoist insurgency. Decades of official neglect of social development in this region, as well as its remoteness, has made it easy for Maoist g [...]
2010-01-13 08:09:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM IN EAID EMIN PTER SOCI
10MUMBAI53BOMB BLAST IN PUNE: SUSPECTED TERRORIST ATTACK, NO AMERICAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: At around 7:15 pm on February 13, a bomb exploded in a restaurant often frequented by foreigners in Pune city, about three hours by road southeast of Mumbai, in an apparent terrorist attack. Indian officials have confirmed nine deaths, including at least one foreigner, with ove [...]
2010-02-14 11:40:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PTER IN
10MUNICH34 ARAB MEDIA, ONLINE CHAT ROOMS AND THE MUNICH SECURITY
[...] (U) The handshake between Prince Turki al Faisal, the former head of Saudi Arabia's Intelligence Service, and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon off stage but in public view at the Munich Security Conference (Munich, February 5-7, reported septels) drew the attention of Arab websites [...]
2010-02-23 08:29:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EINT KISL XF XD GM
10MUSCAT103OMAN'S SULTAN QABOOS AND A/S FELTMAN DISCUSS YEMEN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 17 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary Feltman, Sultan Qaboos -- Supported President Saleh and a united Yemen; -- Concurred wholeheartedly with the U.S. analysis and approach to Yemen, especially on the need to maintain pressure on President Saleh; -- Agreed [...]
2010-02-23 06:22:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL PTER MU YM
10NAIROBI107Somalia - Dadaab Youth Report No Active Recruiting, But
[...] (C) Youth at the Dadaab refugee camps, the majority of whom are of Somali origin, report that they have not witnessed active recruitment efforts by extremist elements from Somalia, but they have experienced significant temptation to cross the border and take money to fight. Several youth claim [...]
2010-01-26 13:32:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER SOCI KPAO SO
10NAIROBI115Somalia - PD Activities Update, February 2
[...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of February 2010. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activiti [...]
2010-02-02 13:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SO KPAO PTER MOPS
10NAIROBI117Somalia - Puntland's Downward Trajectory
[...] (C) Summary: Puntland Administration President "Faroole" appears increasingly determined to erode the integrity of Puntland political institutions and sideline clan and local leaders (ref al). In addition to a deteriorating political situation, security has continued to decline in Puntl [...]
2010-02-02 13:56:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SO PINR PTER SOCI
10NAIROBI147S/CT AMBASSADOR DANIEL BENJAMIN AND GOK OFFICIALS DISCUSS
[...] (C) During a one-day visit to Kenya Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Daniel Benjamin discussed threats from Somalia, Islamic extremism inside Kenya, border security and Kenya's efforts to aid the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Amb Benjamin met with George Saitoti, Min [...]
2010-02-08 11:53:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALMCAP MARR PGOV PREL PTER KE SO
10NAIROBI155SOMALIA - MASS TFG ARMY MOVEMENT SIGNALS IMPENDING OFFENSIVE
[...] (C) Summary. On February 5 the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) deployed some 2,000 army troops from its training camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu into the city. With support from troops from the AU Mission to Somalia (AMISOM),four Somali battalions have taken up new positions that cont [...]
2010-02-09 11:05:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV SO PTER EAID MARR MOPS
10NAIROBI207Somalia - PD Activities Update, February 23
[...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the third week of February 2010. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-8 activiti [...]
2010-02-23 14:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SO KPAO PTER MOPS
10NAIROBI35Somalia - PD Activities Update, January 11
[...] (SBU) Per ref B, Post submits the following update for the first week of January 2010. End summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-6 activiti [...]
2010-01-11 06:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SO KPAO PTER MOPS
10NAIROBI350Security Minister on Police Reform and Public Outreach
[...] Summary: Following up on the Ambassador's meetings with Minister of Security Saitoti, DCM Lee Brudvig met with the minister on February 3 to discuss his request for assistance with police reform efforts. In addition to presenting a list of requests for his ministry (ranging from additional po [...]
2010-02-17 12:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL SO KE PTER EAID
10NAIROBI5Somalia - ASWJ Loses, Then Regains Key Galgaduud Town in
[...] (C) Summary: On January 2, al-Shabaab militias wrested control of Dhusamarebb (Galgaduud Region) from Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'a (ASWJ). Al-Shabaab's control of Dhusamarebb, the site of ASWJ's headquarters in Galgaduud, however, was shortlived, as ASWJ re-took the town the same day. Al-Sh [...]
2010-01-04 14:30:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SO MARR MOPS PTER
10NAIROBI57Somalia - The TFG After One Year
[...] (C) President Sheikh Sharif's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has survived its first year in office. A tumultuous 2009 saw the TFG initially benefit from the mid-January withdrawal of Ethiopian forces and from Sheikh Sharif's legitimacy with Somalis, only to be almost forced out o [...]
2010-01-12 13:26:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO SOCI EAID MARR PTER
10NAIROBI75Somalia - PD Activities Update, January 20
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post submits the following update for the third week of January 2010. End Summary. ------------- PD Activities ------------- 2. (SBU) The Somalia Unit, including the Military Information Support Team (MIST) dedicated to Somalia, performed para. 3-5 activiti [...]
2010-01-21 14:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SO KPAO PTER MOPS
10NEWDELHI109HASINA'S DELHI VISIT: PROGRESS TOWARD REGIONAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina's January 10-13 visit to India boosted prospects for regional integration. Following recent Bangladeshi action against Indian insurgents, Hasina again pledged Bangladeshi territory would not be used for anti-Indian activities. Bangladesh granted India [...]
2010-01-22 13:11:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER BG IN
10NEWDELHI116MENON APPOINTED NEW NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon was appointed India's new National Security Advisor on January 22. M.K. Narayanan's departure from the post signals the end of a bureaucratic tussle with Home Minister Chidambaram for authority over internal security. Menon will oversee a [...]
2010-01-22 15:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KDEM KNNP PK IN PINR
10NEWDELHI151SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY MCHALE VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary McHale: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington and Minister of Human Resource Development Sibal's US tour, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing e [...]
2010-01-27 13:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN
10NEWDELHI155INDIA SUPPORTS NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT, FURTHER
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director of Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Amandeep Singh Gill stated January 27 that the Government of India (GOI) was looking forward to a positive and productive Nuclear Security Summit and confirmed that Prime Minister [...]
2010-01-28 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN AORC CDG
10NEWDELHI162NSA NARAYANAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN WITH SPECIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Outgoing National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan discussed Afghanistan with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke January 18. Holbrooke explained President Obama's plan for the start of a phased troop withdrawal in 2011 rather than a precipitous pull out, and made the case f [...]
2010-01-28 13:07:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AF PK IN
10NEWDELHI182DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 11 - 29, 2010
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 11-29, 2010, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Vice-President Ansari: Make Intelligence Agencies Accountable to Parliament -- Junior Ministers Disgruntled, Tell PM Singh They Ar [...]
2010-01-29 11:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
10NEWDELHI201JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INDIANS FEAR CROSS-BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: While there have been a few positive moves regarding Kashmir in the last month, the more significant developments have been negative and represent setbacks to peace and reconciliation. On the plus side, the Defense Minister unveiled a few more confidence building measures, and Kashmir [...]
2010-02-01 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR IN
10NEWDELHI205NSA MENON DISCUSSES PAKISTAN AND CIVIL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paragraph 11. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In his first meeting with Ambassador Roemer as National Security Advisor January 28, Shivshankar Menon asserted that his portfolio would remain "the same" as that of his predecessor. He touched on civil nuclear implementat [...]
2010-02-01 13:48:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
10NEWDELHI207INDIAN ISLAM: DEOBANDI-BARELVI TENSION CHANGING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Like most issues affecting the world's largest democracy, Islam in India presents a series of dichotomies. The Muslim population of India ranks as the second or third highest in the world and yet it is only a minority in India, representing 13.4 percent of the total population [...]
2010-02-02 03:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM KISL IN
10NEWDELHI212HFAC STAFFERS MEET WITH INDIAN MEA OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) On January 12, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers Jasmeet Ahuja and Greg McCarthy met with Indian Ministry of External Affairs officials to discuss U.S.-Indian defense relations, civil nuclear cooperation, and the role of water issues in India's bilateral relations . Indo-America [...]
2010-02-02 12:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALMASS KOMC PREL PTER SENV BG CE PK IN
10NEWDELHI263INDIA AND NATO: TIME FOR DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Participants in the Fourth India-NATO Dialogue, a non-governmental "track II" event held in New Delhi February 1, agreed that the time was right to establish a regular, sustained, official dialogue between the world's largest democracy and its mightiest military alliance. The [...]
2010-02-09 10:44:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PK IN
10NEWDELHI287SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY’S VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (S) Summary: You will find an Indian government that is more committed than ever to building a durable and wide ranging USG-GOI relationship after Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit in November. New Delhi has been broadly supportive of USG goals in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. After refusing [...]
2010-02-11 13:07:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PTER ECON SENV AF PK IN
10NEWDELHI291INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO ON 2/13 PUNE BOMBING
[...] (C) In a February 14 telephone conversation with Foreign Secretary Rao, Ambassador Roemer expressed his condolences for the February 13 terrorist bombing in Pune and offered USG assistance as appropriate. Rao thanked the Ambassador and condemned the attacks as "typical senseless violence" by [...]
2010-02-14 14:13:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PK IN
10NEWDELHI295COLD START - A MIXTURE OF MYTH AND REALITY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Indian Army's "Cold Start Doctrine" is a mixture of myth and reality. It has never been and may never be put to use on a battlefield because of substantial and serious resource constraints, but it is a developed operational attack plan announced in 2004 and intended to be taken [...]
2010-02-16 13:45:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PTER MOPS IN PK
10NEWDELHI319DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 11 - 29, 2010 C A N C E L L E D
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 12:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
10NEWDELHI321DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 19, 2010
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 30 - February 19, 2010, that did not feature in our other reporting. My Name Is Rahul ---- 2. (SBU) Rahul Gandhi's Mumbai visit and his skirmishing with the Maharashtra chauvinist Shiv Sena party shows he is bec [...]
2010-02-22 08:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
10NEWDELHI326NUCLEAR SECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DISCUSSIONS
[...] C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Indian interagency delegations met on the margins of the Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group (CNEWG) meeting in Mumbai Feb 3-4 to discuss collaboration on a Nuclear Security Center of Excellence (COE). Continuing discussions on proposals that had been tabled previously, th [...]
2010-02-22 13:53:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN NSC
10NEWDELHI328LOW INDIAN EXPECTATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 25 TALKS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: According to Yashwant Sinha, the Indian MEA point person on Pakistan policy, there is no set agenda for February 25 Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan in New Delhi and resumption of the Composite Dialogue after the talks is unlikely. Sinha confided that he is "not sanguin [...]
2010-02-23 06:30:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN PK
10NEWDELHI351SENATOR KERRY AND INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 15 meeting with Senator Kerry, Indian Foreign Secretary Rao underlined that Indo-Pakistani talks slated for February 25 enjoy high-level support and were still on track. Rao stressed that the latest rounds of talk would not segue automatically into the formal Composite Di [...]
2010-02-24 13:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM SENV PK IN
10NEWDELHI352STORMY, AS USUAL: BUDGET SESSION IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The budget session of the Indian Parliament began on Monday with a speech by President Patil before Parliament laying out out a broad GoI agenda for this year. The GoI would like this session to focus budget priorities such as food security, education, inclusive growth and women, [...]
2010-02-25 01:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KWMN IN
10NEWDELHI355NSA MENON DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY AND TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with CODEL McCaskill February 17, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon touched on regional security issues including Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, as well as several trade-related issues including defense acquisitions, India's Medium Multiple Role Fighter Aircraf [...]
2010-02-25 12:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG IR PK IN
10NEWDELHI356RSI PROPOSALS: SOUTH ASIA
[...] (SBU) The following are 2010 Regional Security Initiative (RSI) program proposals for South Asia. Compiled by the RSI Coordinator at Embassy New Delhi, they include proposals covering Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and India. 2. (SBU) Regional Technical Confe [...]
2010-02-25 13:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL IN PK NP BG CE MV BT
10NEWDELHI358INITIAL READ-OUT OF FEB 25 INDO-PAK TALKS: LOW GOI
[...] (U) Summary: Indian Foreign Secretary Rao and Pakistani Foreign Secretary Bashir had wide-ranging discussions in New Delhi on February 25, but the set-piece exchanges produced little forward movement in the dialogue. FS Rao's remarks after her meeting focused singularly on terrorism issues and [...]
2010-02-25 15:16:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN PK
10NEWDELHI367FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER DISCUSSES HEADLEY CASE WITH
[...] (S) Summary: In a February 23 meeting, FBI Director Robert Mueller told Indian Home Affairs Minister P. Chidambaram that the USG would continue to cooperate with the GOI in providing information on the David Headley case and other cases involving terrorism directed at India. Chidambaram requested d [...]
2010-02-26 06:33:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PTER IN PK
10NEWDELHI386SIKH BEHEADED IN PAKISTAN, OUTRAGE IN INDIA
[...] SUMMARY: On the eve of the February 25 Foreign S ecretary talks between India and Pakistan, reports of the beheading of a Pakistani Sikh sparked outrage in India. Protests and media coverage across India indicate a broad level of anger at the beheading, directed equally at the Taliban, Pakist [...]
2010-02-26 14:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PREL IN
10NEWDELHI387MORE ON FEB 25 INDO-PAK TALKS: "NO BREAKDOWN BUT
[...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Nirupama Rao told the Ambassador on February 26 that February 25 talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir were a "good first step" but that further Pakistani progress on terrorism is needed before the GOI will commit to further talks. Rao described the [...]
2010-02-26 14:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN PK AF
10NEWDELHI63FS RAO ON COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION, PAKISTAN,
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Rao, at the request of Home Minister Chidambaram, summoned Ambassador Roemer January 13 to seek permission for National Investigative Agency (NIA) officials to travel to the United States to interview two [...]
2010-01-14 15:11:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG KTIP PK IN
10NIAMEY11NIGER: 17 DEAD IN CLASHES WITH MILITANTS NEAR
[...] (U) According to a January 4 communique of the Ministry of National Defense carried by Government-run "Tele Sahel Television," militants ambushed a Nigerian Armed Forces (FAN) responding from Tilia to a report of armed men on December 30 in Telemses, a small town located 95 km northwest of Taho [...]
2010-01-06 17:40:00Embassy NiameySECRETPTER PGOV PINR MOPS KCRM ASEC ML NG
10NIAMEY129Charge Meets with Junta;
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On February 25, Brigadier General Souleyman Salou and Colonel Moussa Gros, Senior Military Advisor to the CSRD President, met with ChargC) d'Affaires Whitaker in a frank and productive session that broached a wide variety of topics. General Salou opened by stating his pride at [...]
2010-02-25 16:48:00Embassy NiameySECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM SOCI US NG PTER PINR EAID EAGR MASS
10NIAMEY92 Niger: Pol/Econ Update for January 2010
[...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for January 2010 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- National Assembly passes anti-terrorism financing legislation; -- GON changes civil service employee w [...]
2010-02-03 07:29:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ELAB EFIN PTER ENRG EPET SOCI NG
10NOUAKCHOTT11EMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT'S DECEMBER 2009 VISAS VIPER
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (U) POST: NOUAKCHOTT Meeting Date: January 5, 2009 Chair: DCM: Dennis Hankins Coordinator: Stephen Kochuba, Consular Officer Attendees: RAO, RSO, DAO, CONS, POL 3. (S/NF) For the month of December 2009, Embassy Noakchott has no additional Visas Viper submissions. [...]
2010-01-10 15:53:00Embassy NouakchottSECRET//NOFORNASEC CVIS KVPR MR PINR PTER
10NOUAKCHOTT12MAURITANIA: MONTHLY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] (U) Summary: The month of December witnessed the second kidnapping of Westerners in Mauritania by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) since the late November abduction of three Spanish NGO workers. The arrest of three Smasside businessmen accused of involvement in the Mauritanian Central [...]
2010-01-10 15:55:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM PTER MR
10NOUAKCHOTT16 MAURITANIA: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a small, under-developed economy and is not a regional financial center. Its economic system suffers from a combination of weak Central Bank oversight, lax financial auditing standards, porous borders, and corruption in government and the private sector. [...]
2010-01-12 15:08:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR MR
10NOUAKCHOTT54MEETING WITH NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM JUDGE
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff met on January 21 with new counter-terrorism investigating judge Mohamed Bouya Ould Nahi. This new position, created following the adoption of the new counter-terrorism law, focuses on conducting investigations to determine whether there is legal foundation to warrant pro [...]
2010-01-21 15:17:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KDEM MR
10NOUAKCHOTT58MINISTER OF ISLAMIC AFFAIRS ON DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: The Minister of Islamic Affairs expects to see a majority of the 68 Salafists in detention publicly renounce violence and the extremist ideology expressed by Al Qaeda. While the renunciation of violence will not affect the judicial process against those who have actually commit [...]
2010-01-25 16:25:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SOCI PINR MR
10OSLO2(S/NF) OSLO EAC REVIEWS TERRORISM ISSUES INCLUDING
[...] (S/NF) Following consultations with Ambassador White, Charge Heg convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on January 5 to discuss measures in place at Embassy Oslo to avoid an incident like the attempted Christmas day bombing. The recent attack in Denmark, and developments regardi [...]
2010-01-05 15:12:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNASEC NO OVIP PINR PREL PTER
10OSLO4IRANIAN DIPLOMAT CRITICIZES IRANIAN AUTHORITIES,
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 13:29:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER NO
10OSLO5IRANIAN DIPLOMAT CRITICIZES IRANIAN AUTHORITIES,
[...] (C) Summary: Norwegian news outlets began reporting January 5 that Iranian diplomat Mohammed Reza Heydari had resigned his position at the Iranian embassy in Oslo to protest the December crack-down on demonstrators in Iran, and had sought asylum in Norway. Norwegian Police Security Service ( [...]
2010-01-07 14:18:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER NO
10OSLO59Shots Fired at Mullah Krekar's Residence, No Suspects in
[...] (U) According to witnesses, two men allegedly attempted to break into Ansar al-Islam founder Mullah Krekar's (aka Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad) residence in Oslo early morning on January 22. Five shots were subsequently fired into the residence, lightly injuring Krekar's son-in-law in the arm. Kreka [...]
2010-02-01 11:07:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM IZ NO
10OSLO71Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with Justice and Police
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12, the Ambassador met with GON Minister of Justice and the Police Knut Storberget. Storberget discussed his Ministry's key issues, Qcluding Norway's acceptance of Cuban migrants via the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),domestic violence, immi [...]
2010-02-18 12:45:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER AF CU NO KCRM KIPR KJUS PREL PREF KTIP
10OSLO92OSLO MUSLIMS PROTEST DAGBLADET'S PUBLISHING OF A PROPHET
[...] (U) Summary: Norwegian left-leaning daily Dagbladet's published a front-page photo February 3 of suspected terrorist Arfan Bhatti pointing out that a Prophet Mohammad caricature was available through a link on the Police Security Services' (PST) Facebook page. The fact that the caricature co [...]
2010-02-18 15:34:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM NO
10OTTAWA124CANADIAN SUPREME COURT: GOVERNMENT CAN DECIDE ON KHADR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a unanimous decision on January 29, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned an Appeals Court order that the Canadian government must request the repatriation of Canadian citizen Omar Khadr in Guantanamo Bay from U.S. authorities. However, the Supreme Court also ruled that the f [...]
2010-01-29 21:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PTER CA
10OTTAWA152CANADIAN COURT INTERVENES OVER TAMIL RELEASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Federal Court decision has underscored the federal government's responsibility to exercise due diligence in determining the admissibility of individuals to Canada on security grounds, overturning an Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) order to release a Tamil male whom the gov [...]
2010-02-08 20:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM PREF CA CE
10OTTAWA178CANADA: SECOND LIFE SENTENCE FOR ANOTHER TERRORIST
[...] (U) A Quebec court in Montreal on February 17 laid down a life sentence for Moroccan-born Said Namouh on a charge of conspiracy to detonate an explosive device, on which he had been convicted in October 2009. The court at the same time gave him concurrent sentences of four, eight, and eight [...]
2010-02-17 22:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PHUM MO CA
10OTTAWA23Canada on Amendments to GICNT Terms of Reference
[...] (U) In response to reftel demarche on the draft revised terms of reference for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),David McDuff, Senior Policy Officer in the Nonproliferation and Nuclear Disarmament Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade ( [...]
2010-01-20 18:56:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC CA
10OTTAWA39Canada To Urge Yemen Conference to Consider "Fragile State"
[...] (C/NF) Canada will approach the London Conference on Yemen (reftel) with a "modest" agenda to "find out what is needed" and to "see how Canada might be able to help," according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Gulf and Maghreb Relations Director Jeffrey McLaren. [...]
2010-01-26 18:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER YM CA
10OTTAWA57VISAS VIPER: REVOCATION OF VISA OF XXXXXXXXXXXX DUE
[...] (S/NF) BEGIN SUMMARY Based on information received from GRPO, Post nominates XXXXXXXXXXXX, a Turkish citizen who is a permanent resident of Canada, for inclusion in the Visas Viper program. XXXXXXXXXXXX is being nominated because of his association with Hiva ALIZADEH, a Canadian c [...]
2010-02-05 23:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA
10OTTAWA79VISAS VIPER: INDIVIDUALS ASSOCATED WITH HIVA ALIZADEH, A
[...] (S/NF) Based on information received from GRPO, Post nominates the following individuals for inclusion in the Visas Viper program. All of them are known associates of Hiva Alizadeh, a Canadian citizen born in Iran who is strongly suspected of being an Islamic extremist who is plotti [...]
2010-02-24 19:29:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA
10OTTAWA84CANADA POISED TO TIGHTEN CRIME SENTENCING RULES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although PM Harper continues to criticize sentencing provisions in Canada that permit terrorists and criminals, including at least one convicted "Toronto 18" terrorist, to obtain enhanced sentencing credit for time served in pre-trial custody, Parliament actually passed a govern [...]
2010-01-22 20:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER CA
10OTTAWA89GCINT: Informing Canadaof 2010 UAE Plenary
[...] (SBU) In a February 25 meeting with David McDuff, Senior Policy Officer in the Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, polmiloff delivered reftel message about the 2010 GCINT plenary. McDuff offered no substantive com [...]
2010-02-26 23:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC CA
10PANAMA41Confrontation with the FARC Rattles GOP
[...] (S//NF) Three members of the FARC were killed in Panama's Darien province and two were captured on January 27, apparently after a Panamanian National Frontier Service (SENAFRONT) patrol stumbled upon the guerrillas traveling in a boat on the Tuira river. Reports indicate the guerrillas opened [...]
2010-02-01 22:55:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPTER SNAR PGOV PREL PM CO
10PANAMA69Terrorism Finance: Pre-Notification for UN 1267 Designation
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 21:57:00Embassy PanamaSECRETEFIN PM KTFN PTER
10PARAMARIBO10VISAS VIPER: DECEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on January 6, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by Acting DCM Jennifer Christenson. 4. In attendance: AMB, ADCM, CONS, POL, MLO and DEA. 5. The committee i [...]
2010-01-08 15:35:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC KVPR NS
10PARAMARIBO100VISA VIPER: JANUARY 2010 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on February 10, 2010. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, POL, and DEA. 5. The comm [...]
2010-02-11 16:46:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT KVPR PINR PTER ASEC
10PARAMARIBO28VISAS VIPER: OCTOBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on November 4, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, POL and DEA. 5. The committee identified no specific inf [...]
2010-01-15 17:06:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT KVPR PINR PTER ASEC
10PARIS105FRENCH RESPONSE ON MAGHREB KIDNAPPING THREAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France shares our concerns about the kidnapping and security threats to westerners in Africa's Sahel and Maghreb regions. The French MFA routinely issues travel warnings in an effort to dissuade French citizens from traveling in much of the Sahel and Maghreb regions. France sh [...]
2010-02-01 14:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC XI XG FR
10PARIS109FRANCE'S CURRENT THINKING ON WEST AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The AQIM threat in Africa's Sahel is France's number one priority on the continent, and there are troubling signs that AQIM is trying to expand its area of operations to Nigeria and Senegal, according to the MFA's DAS for West Africa, Laurent Bigot. During a January 27 meeting [...]
2010-02-02 12:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KCOR PINR MOPS MA NG MR NI
10PARIS30AFRICOM COMMANDER'S DISCUSSIONS WITH FRENCH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's Diplomatic Advisor Jean-David Levitte, Sarkozy's Military Advisor, Admiral Edouard Guillaud, and others briefed U.S. AFRICOM Commander General William E. Ward on January 5 on security issues in Africa's Sahel region. The French pressed for additional coordin [...]
2010-01-11 17:30:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL EAID PGOV PINR MOPS MA NG MR NI
10PARIS69MFA OFFICIALS PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF CURRENT AFRICAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF A/S Stephane Gompertz and FM Kouchner's Cabinet AF Advisor Charlotte Montel briefed on a range of African issues in separate January 20 meetings. Both were pleased with recent events in Guinea (the non-return of Dadis and other elements of the Ouagadougou Accord) but cau [...]
2010-01-22 16:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER KDEM XA FR
10PARIS85MAURITANIA: AMBASSADOR BOULWARE'S PARIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to Mauritania Mark Boulware met with French MFA officials on January 15, with discussions focusing on regional terrorism (lack of unity among regional actors) and the Mauritanian government's performance following the resolution of the long political crisis and [...]
2010-01-26 18:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MR FR
10PESHAWAR10FATA SECURITY UPDATE; PAKISTANI/RC-EAST COORDINATION ON
[...] (C) Summary. During a January 23 briefing for RC-East MG Scapparotti, 11th Corps Chief of Staff BG Aamer provided an overview of the security situation in FATA and Malakand Division, Northwest Frontier Province. It would take at least a year, predicted Aamer, to finish military operations [...]
2010-01-25 14:00:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPREL PTER MOPS PK AF
10PESHAWAR14NWFP: GOOD ELECTION NEWS FOR ANP
[...] (C) Summary. In by-elections January 28, the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) ruling Awami National Party (ANP) won the election in Swat, trouncing the religious parties' candidate. In Mansehra, poor strategic choices by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) cost the party the seat, whi [...]
2010-02-03 05:20:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM PK
10PHNOMPENH3CAMBODIA'S VULNERABLE MUSLIM MINORITY: EMBASSY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cambodia is home to approximately 400,000 Muslims, known as the Cham, who are viewed as generally well integrated into society by the Cambodian government and by the Cham themselves. Cambodia's Cham live in extreme poverty and have low education levels, high illiteracy rates, and [...]
2010-01-05 05:21:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KPAO PREL CB
10PORTAUPRINCE60HAITI: RESCUE CONTINUES WHILE RELIEF AND LOGISTICAL ISSUES
[...] (U) Summary. After a record-breaking 12 rescues on January 17, American search and rescue teams continue to search for survivors in Port-au-Prince. Progress has been made in the last 48 hours to address several limiting logistical issues, namely airport traffic and management and a plan to pr [...]
2010-01-19 04:46:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF HA
10PORTLOUIS42MAURITIUS AND SEYCHELLES: SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND
[...] (SBU) For the FY 09 Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund, Embassy Port Louis received USD45,000 for Mauritius and USD30,000 for Seychelles. The Special Self-Help Committee selected nine projects for Mauritius and seven for Seychelles to receive funding. In accordance with the Negroponte Risk [...]
2010-02-11 12:44:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYXA EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL MP SE
10PRAIA20VISAS VIPER EAC MEETING HELD JANUARY 12
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) POST: Praia, Cape Verde; MEETING DATE: January 12; CHAIR: Deputy Chief of Mission; COORDINATOR: Consular Section Chief; ATTENDEES: Deputy Chief of Mission, Consular Section Chief, Vice Consul. 3. (U) MEETING NOTES: The Deputy Chief of Mission convened a [...]
2010-01-15 18:24:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT CV
10PRAIA73CORRECTED: VISAS VIPER EAC MEETING HELD JANUARY 12
[...] (U) VISAS VIPER. 2. (U) POST: Praia, Cape Verde; MEETING DATE: January 12; CHAIR: Deputy Chief of Mission; COORDINATOR: Consular Section Chief; ATTENDEES: Deputy Chief of Mission, Consular Section Chief, Vice Consul. 3. (U) MEETING NOTES: The Deputy Chief of Mission convened a [...]
2010-02-12 16:55:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT CV
10PRISTINA36KOSOVO: Visit of TIP/PISCES team
[...] (SBU) Post welcomes the visit of the TIP/PISCES team during the first week of February. Since time is short, please advise detailed travel plans ASAP so that we can set up meetings and arrange hotel accommodations and airport pickup. 2. (SBU) POC for this visit is Victor Myev (Pol/Econ INL/ [...]
2010-01-25 15:57:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR ASEC ELTN PTER SMIG PBTS PGOV KCRM KV
10QUITO103Ecuador Rejects FATF Decision to Place it on High-Risk List
[...] (C) The Ecuadorian government has reacted vehemently against the February 18 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement that Ecuador has not committed sufficiently to addressing strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance regime. President Correa and sen [...]
2010-02-25 23:07:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR EC
10QUITO33New Foreign Minister Patino from Left Side of Correa's
[...] (C) Summary: On January 21, President Rafael Correa named Ricardo Patino as Ecuador's foreign minister, applauding Patino's loyalty to Correa's political project and great ideological consistency. A political fixer in Correa's small inner circle, Patino has had very limited contact with the [...]
2010-01-21 23:21:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EFIN PTER EC VE
10RABAT108SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CARDIN
[...] (U) Summary: Senator Cardin, we look forward to your arrival in Morocco, a long-standing U.S. ally and model in many respects for other Arab, Muslim and African countries. The U.S. mission's goals in Morocco are promoting economic growth, enhancing democracy and governance through political [...]
2010-02-09 15:43:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON MO
10RABAT151CODEL CARDIN MEETS WITH GOM OFFICIALS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On February 15, 2010, a five-member Congressional delegation led by Senator Cardin met with Moroccan MFA Secretary General Youssef Amrani and MOI Director of Internal Affairs Mohammed Tricha. The parties discussed regional stability, human rights, counterterrorism, and other dom [...]
2010-02-22 15:15:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KTIP MO
10RABAT158RENEWED CONTACT WITH THE JCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Fatallah Arsalane, governing board member of the unrecognized but tolerated Moroccan religious/political organization known as the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO; Arabic: "Al-Adl wal Ihsane"),met with D/PolCouns for a wide-ranging discussion of global issues and interna [...]
2010-02-24 15:45:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KISL MO
10RABAT25DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GICNT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 11:06:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC MO
10RABAT5GEN. WARD SIGNS CISMOA; DISCUSSES AQIM, ACSA,
[...] (S) Summary: General Ward of Africa Command visited Rabat on December 30 to sign the Communications Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) and continued military cooperation. During meetings with Inspector General Bennani and other Moroccan general officers, General War [...]
2010-01-04 16:58:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNMARR PTER MOPS PREL SNAR GV MO
10RABAT68AMBASSADOR, INTERIOR MINISTER DISCUSS COOPERATION
[...] (U) Summary: Meeting for the first time on January 20, the Ambassador and newly appointed Moroccan Minister of Interior Taieb Cherkaoui (reftel) discussed a broad range of issues. Cherkaoui called relations with the United States "excellent," and he expressed gratitude for the long, rich pa [...]
2010-02-02 10:39:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SNAR KJUS MO
10REYKJAVIK8EMBASSY REYKJAVIK EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On December 15, 2009, American Embassy Reykjavik convened an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting as per REFTEL A. CDA Watson chaired the meeting. In attendance were A/DCM, POL, PAO, CONS, ECON, IPC, MILREP, MGT and RSO. Ref A was discussed by the EAC. 2. (S/NF) RSO began the [...]
2010-01-11 10:50:00Embassy ReykjavikSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT CASC PTER CA
10RIGA12LATVIA WELCOMES GICNT TOR PROPOSED REVISIONS
[...] Latvia welcomed receipt of the Co-Chairs' proposed revisions to the GICNT terms of reference (TOR) and promised to review the document carefully in advance of the January 19 Exercise Planning Group meeting in Budapest. Latvia will participate in the January 19 meeting, but will be represented [...]
2010-01-08 09:20:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC LG
10RIGA66LATVIA: ENGAGING MEP'S ON TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Latvia supports sustenance of the existing Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP). As instructed in ref email, we reached out to Latvian MEP's with whom we have close relations from both the governing coalition and the opposition. Of Latvia's nine MEP's, we b [...]
2010-02-09 14:17:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV EFIN PREL EU LG
10RIGA85GOL SPLIT ON SUPPORT FOR DATA PROTECTION AGREEMENT WITH US
[...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Interior (MOI),which is responsible for law enforcement, enthusiastically supports an over-arching agreement resolving the data privacy issues between the US and the EU in order to facilitate smooth information sharing. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the S [...]
2010-02-18 10:37:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KTFN LG
10RIYADH118SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSING CHINA TO STOP
[...] (C) Summary: Saudi Foreign Ministry officials told visiting NEA A/S Feltman that they are convinced Iran intends to develop a nuclear weapon, and that the Saudi Foreign Minister pressed his counterpart hard for greater Chinese engagement on this threat during the Chinese FM's visit earlier in [...]
2010-01-26 17:14:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PTER PGOV KGHG SENV ETRD SA IR
10RIYADH160SAUDI INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFERS ASSESSMENT OF
[...] (S) Summary: The Saudi Ministry of Interior briefed visiting NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman on its concerns about regional stability, centering on Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Syria. MOI is concerned that Yemeni leaders do not have a coherent vision for the development of the country, and are instead preoccupied [...]
2010-02-07 14:02:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PTER PGOV SA
10RIYADH172SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY
[...] (SBU) Madam Chair, Mission Saudi Arabia enthusiastically welcomes the visit of CODEL Lowey to Riyadh and Jeddah. By virtue of its energy resources, financial power, counterterrorism efforts, and leadership of the Muslim world, Saudi Arabia plays a critical role in almost every global and regi [...]
2010-02-09 17:21:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON SA
10RIYADH178SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S FEB 15-16
[...] (C) Madam Secretary, Mission Saudi Arabia warmly welcomes your visit to the Kingdom, a country which, by virtue of its energy resources, financial power, counterterrorism efforts, and leadership of the Muslim world, plays a critical role in many global and regional issues of importance to us. [...]
2010-02-11 12:23:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNOVIP PREL PGOV PTER SA YM IR ECON
10RIYADH182SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Ambassador Holbrooke, Embassy Riyadh warmly welcomes you to Saudi Arabia, which, by virtue of its historical and cultural ties to Central Asia; personal relationships between Saudi, Afghani and Pakistani leaders; financial power; and leadership of the Muslim world, can play a central role in im [...]
2010-02-12 12:15:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KTFN SA AF PK
10RIYADH33SAUDIS ANGRY & CONFUSED OVER NEW TSA SCREENING
[...] AN AVALANCHE OF INQUIRIES: The Embassy has been deluged with media inquiries since the story broke January 4. All Saudi media outlets reported January 5 that the U.S. Department of State had issued a new directive for intensive air screening of U.S.-bound passengers from 14 countries, includ [...]
2010-01-05 17:35:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER SCUL KPAD SA
10RIYADH62ADDITIONAL SAUDI VIEWS ON UNSCR 1267 LISTING OF
[...] (S) A/DCM met Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral Relations Dr. Prince Torki bin Mohammed January 10 to follow up on the U.S. proposal (ref A) to designate Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and two AQAP leaders under UNSCR 1267, previously delivered to the Saudis December 23 [...]
2010-01-11 07:27:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETECON KTFN PREL PTER YM SA
10ROME25THREAT OF KIDNAPPING IN MAGHREB
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Massimiliano D'Antuono, Deputy Director of the Italian MFA's Unita di crisi, Italy's "ops center" or situation room equivalent. 2. (U) With regard to travel warnings, D'Antuono said that Italy has issued alerts via the MFA website recommending agains [...]
2010-01-11 16:43:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC XI XG IT
10ROME61GOI OPPOSES DELISTING NINE UNSCR 1267 TRANCHE 4
[...] (SBU) Summary. After reviewing the fourteen UNSCR 1276 Tranche 4 names of interest to Italy (reftel),the GOI has no objection to delisting five of the names but, based on investigations carried out by the Special Operational Group Carabinieri (ROS),opposes delisting the remaining nine indivi [...]
2010-01-15 12:11:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER
10ROME64BREAKTHROUGH ON NUCLEAR SECURITY IN ITALY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:43:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PTER ETRD PBTS IT
10ROME75ITALY AGREES TO CO-SPONSOR UPCOMING UNSCR 1267
[...] (C) Summary. After a careful review, the GOI has agreed to co-sponsor the UNSCR 1267 listing request of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and of its leaders, Nasir Al-Wahishi and Said Al-Shihri (reftel). End summary. 2. (C) An official in the counter terrorism section of the Italian Minist [...]
2010-01-20 15:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIT KTFN PINR PREL PTER SA YM
10ROME89ITALY-YEMEN: SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS OUTLINE APPROACH
[...] (C) FM Frattini's Chief of Staff Alain Economides and Acting Director General of the MFA Middle East Bureau Luigi Marras told us the international community needed to take an inclusive and regional approach to stabilizing Yemen in the aftermath of the attempted bombing of NWA Flight 253. Marr [...]
2010-01-22 16:34:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KISL IT YE
10ROME96DELIVERY OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD YEMEN DEMARCHE
[...] (C) On January 25, Poloff delivered ref A points to MFA Office Director for the Gulf States, Minister Stefano Queirolo Palmas. Palmas commented that Yemen's problems are closely linked to instability and underdevelopment in the whole region, especially Somalia and other East African countri [...]
2010-01-26 15:46:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL IT YE
10SANAA131ROYG APPROACHES LONDON CONFERENCE WARILY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ROYG is approaching the January 27 London conference with a good deal of ambivalence, eager to shape what it regards as an "ambiguous" agenda and avoid being taken to task publicly by the international community for its shortcomings. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohy [...]
2010-01-25 07:22:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV YM
10SANAA138YEMEN FINALLY PASSES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW
[...] (U) Summary. After pending in committee for two years, the ROYG's draft law "Regarding Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Funding" finally received Presidential approval on January 17 after being passed by Parliament December 29. Drafted with technical assistance from the World Bank, the ne [...]
2010-01-25 14:29:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL PTER SNAR YM
10SANAA139IN GUN-CRAZY YEMEN, CONTROVERSIAL BAN DRAWS FIRE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 06:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPARM PTER PGOV ASEC YM
10SANAA1782010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF YEMEN
[...] (U) Below is YemenQs submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. (U) Begin text of 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the Republic of Yemen. --------------------------------------------- -------- 2010 Investment Climate Statement - Republic of Yemen ---------------------- [...]
2010-01-27 11:44:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EIND EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PTER PGOV YM
10SANAA211FEARS OF AL-SHABAAB TIES PROMPT ROYG REVIEW OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ROYG's recent call for universal registration of all refugees in Yemen has raised fears among African refugees, particularly of Somali origin, that they will be deported due to the ROYG's suspicions of Al-Shabaab support to terrorist elements and to the Houthi rebels in Sa'a [...]
2010-02-02 15:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPREF PTER PREL SMIG PGOV UNHCR SO YM
10SANAA221AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN DISCUSSES CT ASSISTANCE,
[...] (S/NF) Summary. During a 35-minute meeting on January 31, the Department's Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, congratulated President Saleh on the success of the London meeting and counter-terrorism (CT) operations the ROYG has undertaken in recent weeks against al- [...]
2010-02-03 13:41:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS MOPS MASS MCAP ASEC
10SANAA233YEMEN’S SOUTHERNERS SAY THEY WANT MORE AMERICAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Across Yemen's southern governorates, political and tribal leaders and members of civil society are asking for increased U.S. support in a range of areas ) pressure on President Saleh to implement political and economic reform, financial support for local development, and moral support [...]
2010-02-07 12:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER YM
10SANAA271ROYG UNVEILS INTEL-SHARING CENTER TO BETTER
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) unveiled a joint information-sharing center aimed at coordinating information related to CT operations from all ROYG intelligence bodies in a February 3 ceremony at the CTU headquarters in Sana'a. The need for enhanced cooperation in intelligence-sha [...]
2010-02-10 10:47:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PTER PREL PINS YM
10SANAA317(S/NF) SPIKE IN NATIONAL SECURITY-RELATED ARREST
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Since the start of 2010, Post has seen a dramatic increase in the number of Amcits arrested. Over 80 percent of these cases (REF A-E) have had a nexus to terrorism and national security issues that have required substantial involvement from RSO and LEGATT. This comes as the Consular [...]
2010-02-17 10:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CMGT PTER YM
10SANAA32YEMENI OFFICIALS USE MEDIA TO SEND MESSAGE OF "NO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs, Rashad Al-Alimi, held a press conference in Sanaa on January 7, ostensibly to address all of Yemen's security issues, although Alimi used the occasion to send a clear signal through the international media that Yemen w [...]
2010-01-10 10:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER KPAO YM
10SANAA4GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH SALEH ON SECURITY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Commander of the U.S. Central Command General David Petraeus congratulated President Saleh on recent successful operations against AQAP, and informed him that U.S. security assistance to the ROYG would increase to USD 150 million in 2010, including USD 45 million to equip and train [...]
2010-01-04 13:33:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS MOPS MASS MCAP SA
10SANAA41CLERICS AT PRESIDENTIAL MOSQUE, PRESIDENT'S NEPHEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 6 meeting with PolOff, clerics at Yemen's largest mosque voiced urgent concerns about any prospective US military intervention in Yemen. They also shifted blame for radicalizing young Muslims to other countries and complained of the lack of international attention f [...]
2010-01-11 09:04:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL KPAO YM
10SANAA45SALEH STICKS TO HIS CT GUNS, BUT OFFERS A WAY OUT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. After several successful counter-terrorism operations aimed at uprooting an entrenched al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP),President Saleh announced on January 9 that he was willing to negotiate with AQAP members who renounced violence, signaling a return to one of the tactics Sa [...]
2010-01-11 14:05:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PGOV YM
10SANAA56YEMEN: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE PAVES THE WAY FOR FM’S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In anticipation of Foreign Minister Abubakir al-Qirbi's January 20 meeting in Washington with Secretary Clinton, post conducted a strategic dialogue with the ROYG covering key aspects of the bilateral relationship, including counter-terrorism and military cooperation, political refo [...]
2010-01-12 11:31:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID AMGMT MASS YM
10SANAA83ROYG SEES LONDON CONFERENCE AS FIRST STEP LEADING
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Rashad al-Alimi outlined the ROYG's goals for the January 27 London conference. Alimi expressed the hope that the conference would highlight the ROYG's recent CT operations and its need fo [...]
2010-01-19 07:36:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER YM
10SANAA90ROYG CAUTIOUSLY RECEPTIVE TO ENHANCED COOPERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In a January 18 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Rashad al-Alimi, the Ambassador conveyed strong USG interest in enhanced cooperation on airport security, sharing of passenger manifests for international flights to Yemen, and access to information on for [...]
2010-01-19 10:08:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PREL PGOV ASEC EAIR YM
10SANAA93YEMEN PROTESTS "COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT" OFNEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 18, Deputy Foregn Minister Mohyadeen al-Dhabbi summoned a divere group of ambassadors to express the ROYG's concrns about new passenger screening procedures forinternational air travel that, in his characteriation, unfairly subjects all Yemeni nationals toadditional and [...]
2010-01-20 05:57:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ASEC EAIR KPAO YM
10SAOPAULO22MEDIA REACTION: CHRISTMAS DAY TERROR ATTEMPT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 20:09:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR PTER
10SARAJEVO12DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post demarched Bosnian MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Jasmina Pasalic on January 5, soliciting Bosnia's assistance in encouraging Iran to free Amcits who have been imprisoned. Post provided para 7 of reftel as non-paper to Pasalic. 2. (SBU) Pasalic had no substantive r [...]
2010-01-05 15:49:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC BK
10SEOUL3ROKG AGREES TO CO-SPONSOR UNSCR 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 05:09:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN KN KS
10SINGAPORE109ISRAELI AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES HER CURRENT
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 21 luncheon conversation with the Charge, Israeli Ambassador Amira Arnon: -- described Israel's top objective in Singapore as promoting Israeli trade and business ties, noting that the upcoming Singapore Air Show would be "huge" for Israel; -- stated that Israel [...]
2010-01-27 09:06:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PINR PTER IS SN
10SINGAPORE212SINGAPORE RELEASES SELF-RADICALIZED DETAINEE
[...] (S) Summary: Singapore announced on February 24 the February 21 release of Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee Abdul Basheer Abdul Kader on a Suspension Direction (SD),prohibiting his association with any militant or terrorist groups or individuals and limiting his ability to travel. The Mi [...]
2010-02-25 09:00:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPGOV PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS SN
10SINGAPORE55THE CHRISTMAS BOMBER: SINGAPORE CONNECTION
[...] (C) As reported in the press, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (the attempted Christmas Day bomber) was enrolled in language classes in Yemen beginning in August 2009, and his roommate while enrolled in the classes was 28-year old Singaporean Ahmad Hassan. While Post has no information specifically c [...]
2010-01-14 08:36:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPTER PREL PGOV ASEC SN
10SINGAPORE59SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES ARREST OF ONE TERRORIST,
[...] (S) Summary: Singapore has announced one new detention of a suspected terrorist under its Internal Security Act (ISA). Singapore authorities say they arrested Mohd Azmi bin Ali in November, when he was deported back to Singapore after being in hiding abroad since late 2001. Singapore last w [...]
2010-01-15 08:30:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETPGOV PTER ASEC KVPR SN
10SOFIA31BULGARIA ENHANCES END-USE MONITORING MECHANISMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria has decided to approve the sale of arms from a private Bulgarian firm to the Government of Yemen. The deal, funded by the UAE and worth approximately USD 55 million, will send small arms, explosives, ammunition, and other weaponry to Yemen in the first half of 2010. In light o [...]
2010-01-15 12:43:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS YM
10SOFIA85BULGARIA SUPPORTS PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE GICNT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post received document number 54-00-2/27.01.10 from the Security Policy Directorate at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) outlining the Bulgarian position on the proposed changes to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Terms of Reference (ToR). [...]
2010-02-03 10:16:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC
10STATE10090TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Officials from the U.S., Japan, and Australia met in Tokyo on December 14-15 for the fifth annual Trilateral Strategic Dialogue Counterterrorism consultations. Four working groups reviewed past collaboration and laid the groundwork for several joint projects aimed at bolstering [...]
2010-02-01 20:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINS PREL AS JP MY ID BE CB
10STATE1187ENGAGING ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING RULES
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) The attempted Christmas day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight resulted in a presidential review and new Transportation Security Administration TSA) screening requirem [...]
2010-01-06 21:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAIR PTER ASEC ECON AF AG CU IR IZ LE LY NI PK SA
10STATE12414MEXICO CITY AVIATION SECURITY CONFERENCE:
[...] (U) This is background and guidance sent in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security. Summary and Guidance -------------------- 2. (SBU) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Mexico City on February 16-18, 2010 to attend a conferenc [...]
2010-02-09 19:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR ECON PREL PTER
10STATE12997WORLDWIDE CAUTION
[...] The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. U.S. citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps [...]
2010-02-12 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC
10STATE15537UN 1267 SANCTIONS: RESULTS OF USG REVIEW OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is requested to inform the UN 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions) Committee of the results of the USG review of names distributed in Tranche 3 pursuant to the Committee,s review per para 25 of UNSCR 1822. USUN should inform the Committee that the USG has no [...]
2010-02-19 22:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
10STATE15539GUANTANAMO REVIEW TASK FORCE DETERMINATION FOR TWO MALAYSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 23:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KDRG MY
10STATE15856(S) TURKISH FIRMS ENGAGED IN MILITARY
[...] (U) This is an action request to Embassy Ankara. Please see paragraph 7. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The U.S. has information about several transactions involving Turkish firms planning to export and import from Iran arms and related material controlled by the Wassenaar Ar [...]
2010-02-22 15:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS TU IR
10STATE1620TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Pakistan. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated June 12, 2009, updates information on security incidents and reminds U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. 2. Pakistani military forces have [...]
2010-01-08 00:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PK
10STATE16243TRAVEL WARNING: HAITI
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the situation in Haiti in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake, measuring 7.0 magnitude, that struck near Port-au-Prince on January 12. The Department of State has ordered the departure of all non-emergency U.S. government personnel from Haiti. [...]
2010-02-23 02:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC OTRA HT
10STATE17307DEMARCHE ON TRANSFER OF BALLISTIC MISSILES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 3. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Per reftel and other information, the Government of Israel (GOI) is concerned that Syria intends to imminently transfer SCUD-D missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon. We share this concern. The transfer of such weapons [...]
2010-02-25 00:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS IS LE SY
10STATE17429GICNT: THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) TO HOST
[...] This is an action request ) see paras 3 and 4. SUMMARY ------- 2. Appropriate Embassy officials are requested, in concert with their Russian and UAE counterparts (if possible, but not required),to inform host governments that the 2010 Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) [...]
2010-02-25 13:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC US
10STATE17616TRAVEL WARNING: YEMEN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department recommends that American citizens defer non-essential travel to Yemen. American citizens remaining in Yemen despite this warning should monitor the U.S. Embassy [...]
2010-02-25 17:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC YM
10STATE17823TALKING POINTS ON IRAQ GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] (S) Deputies approved on February 9, 2010 a strategy for U.S. actions during Iraq's government formation period. Following the March 7 elections, Iraq will begin what is expected to be an extended period of government formation negotiations. We request that Embassy Baghdad draw from the ap [...]
2010-02-25 22:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER IZ
10STATE17894DEMARCHE: CONTINUED CONCERN OVER SYRIAN SUPPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. Summary ------- 2. (S) We previously demarched Britain, France, and Turkey on our increasing concerns over Syria's continued provision of advanced weapons to Hizballah (Ref A). In London, Paris and Ankara the demarches were taken serious [...]
2010-02-26 00:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS IS LE SY
10STATE17899TRAVEL WARNING: IRAQ
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks inherent in travel to Iraq and recommends against all but essential travel within the country given the fluid security situation. Numerous insurgent groups remain active throughout Iraq. Although Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) [...]
2010-02-26 01:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IZ
10STATE18090TRAVEL WARNING: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Central African Republic (CAR),and recommends against all but essential travel outside the capital, Bangui. Travelers in the CAR should exercise extreme caution. This replaces the Travel Warning of August 19, 2009, [...]
2010-02-26 15:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CT XA ZF
10STATE18175ACTION REQUEST: ASIA-PACIFIC AVIATION SECURITY
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 3. It has been sent in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Tokyo March 12-14, 2010 to attend a confer [...]
2010-02-26 16:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR IN PGOV PK PTER XB
10STATE18190U.S. RESPONSE TO KAZAKHSTAN,S REQUEST FOR SUPPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Astana. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) This cable provides guidance to Post on responding to the Government of Kazakhstan,s (GOK) offer to host a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) conference in Astana on or ar [...]
2010-02-26 17:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC KZ RS US
10STATE18212GICNT: ENCOURAGE SINGAPORE TO ENDORSE GICNT PRIOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Appropriate Embassy officials are requested to approach the Government of Singapore (GoS) to encourage Singapore's endorsement of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Statement [...]
2010-02-26 18:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC US
10STATE18437MALDIVES AMBASSADOR’S WASHINGTON CONSULTATIONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Maldives Ambassador-designate (resident in New York) Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed held his first consultations in Washington February 23, ahead of his presentation of credentials to POTUS February 24. Meeting with SCA, S/SECC, S/GC, and OSD, Ghafoor said he would prioritize developing educati [...]
2010-02-26 22:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON EFIN ELAB MARR MASS
10STATE18444USUN: MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CT
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for S/CT Ambassador Benjamin and S/CT Senior Advisor on Multilateral Engagement Eric Rosand for March 1, 2010. Amb Benjamin will give a talk at the International Peace Institute ("International Counterterrorism Policy in the Obama Administration: A S [...]
2010-02-26 22:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KTFN PTER
10STATE2607INSTRUCTION FOR USUN TO REQUEST UN 1267 LISTING
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. SUMMARY: The U.S. prenotified (ref A) its intention to request on December 18, 2009, that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the names of Yemen-based al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and two of its leaders, Nasir al-Wah [...]
2010-01-12 00:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KN KS KTFN PREL PTER SA YM UNSC
10STATE4792TRAVEL ALERT: MALAYSIA
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to eastern Sabah, in Malaysia, due to threat of violence against foreigners, and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This Travel Alert expires on April 15, 2010. 2. U.S citizens should consider the risks associated w [...]
2010-01-16 20:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MY
10STATE5767TRAVEL ALERT: PHILIPPINES
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This Travel Alert replaces the Travel Alert dated November 24, 2009, and reflects the continuing instability [...]
2010-01-20 22:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC RP
10STATE9637OFFER OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL POSSIBLY
[...] (C) BACKGROUND: REF A alerted Department of State to a potential nuclear/radiological trafficking incident. On January 20, the Office of the Chairman of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) located in Berlin, Germany, received a call from a DRC-based phone number, 243 99 [...]
2010-01-29 22:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER CG
10STATE9665TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA - SECURITY ISSUES
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to ongoing security concerns in India. The U.S. government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack tar [...]
2010-01-30 01:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
10STOCKHOLM14SWEDEN ON AMCIT CASES IN IRAN
[...] (C) Emboffs delivered reftel points to Gufran Al-Nadaf, Deputy Director for the Gulf Section, and Ulf Samuelsson, Iran Desk Officer, at the Swedish MFA on January 14. Al-Nadaf thanked us for the information and said that Sweden, along with the EU, had released numerous statements on the human [...]
2010-01-14 14:03:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER SW
10STOCKHOLM18SWEDISH RESPONSE: UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN)
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:00:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL PTER SW
10STOCKHOLM66VIOLENT PROTEST AT IRANIAN EMBASSY IN STOCKHOLM
[...] (U) About 300 Iranian-Swedes demonstrated at the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm on February 11, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The event became violent when 30 masked protesters tried to break through police lines, according to media reports. Two protesters were arrested for k [...]
2010-02-12 15:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL IR SW
10STOCKHOLM77ENGAGING SWEDEN TO CONCLUDE "LIFE SUPPORT" MOU IN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 10:18:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL EAID PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF SW
10SURABAYA12EAST JAVA ISLAMIC SCHOOL LAUNCHES RADIO STATION WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: An East Java pesantren (religious boarding school) launched a local radio station designed to support Islamic teaching and values drawing on programming relayed directly from Al-Ahqhof University in Yemen. The Rector and Indonesian alumni of Al-Ahqhof University attended the st [...]
2010-02-02 09:44:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER SOCI ECPS YM ID
10TBILISI55GEORGIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) BEGIN TEXT. GEORGIA In 2009, Georgia continued to support U.S. efforts in the fight against terrorism, increasing its role by providing a battalion of Georgian soldiers, approximately 750 troops, to be trained by the U.S. in preparation for a spring 2010 deployment as part of the I [...]
2010-01-14 14:20:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC GG
10TBILISI67GEORGIA: SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 12:56:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDGG KTFN PREL PTER
10TBILISI68GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON GICNT TERMS OF REFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 13:03:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC GG
10TELAVIV182A/S POSNER DISCUSSES CAST LEAD INVESTIGATIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 09:23:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PHUM KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV183A/S POSNER DISCUSSES GOLDSTONE REPORT WITH SENIOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation headed by Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, met with senior Israeli officials in early January to discuss Israel's response to the UN Goldstone Report. Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor said the GOI was deliberating whether [...]
2010-01-27 09:33:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV184A/S POSNER DISCUSSES GOLDSTONE REPORT WITH ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary. On the margins of his meetings with Israeli military commanders and officials (reftels A and B),DRL A/S Michael Posner also met with several non-governmental interlocutors regarding the Israeli response to the Goldstone Report. Most advocated that the GOI do more to address the r [...]
2010-01-27 09:47:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV359COGAT DANGOT ON PEACE PROCESS, WEST BANK AND GAZA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 12:35:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID PTER KPAL KWBG IS
10TELAVIV413SHIN BET TALKS GAZA ECONOMICS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 14:24:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNECON IS KPAL KTFN PTER
10TELAVIV414ISRAELI OFFICIALS REQUEST USG DEMARCHE SYRIA ON
[...] (S/NF) On February 22, 2010, BG Yossi Baidatz, Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) Chief of Production and Analysis, advised Embassy Tel Aviv officers that IDI had information suggesting Syria intended to imminently transfer SCUD-D missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon. Baidatz explained that IDI viewed c [...]
2010-02-22 14:45:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER MASS SY LE IS
10TELAVIV417IDF MAG MANDELBLIT ON IDF INVESTIGATIONS INTO
[...] (S) Summary: IDF Military Advocate General Mandelblit updated the Ambassador on February 17 on the progress of investigations into allegations of misconduct during Operation Cast Lead, including providing a preview of additional findings to be published before the March 24 Human Rights Counci [...]
2010-02-23 07:09:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV423BARAK APPROVES EXCESS SHEKELS OUT OF GAZA; TACIT
[...] (C/NF) As Gen. Eitan Dangot, Coordinator of Government Activity in the Territories (COGAT),promised the Ambassador on February 16 (see ref A),Minister of Defense (MOD) Ehud Barak publicly approved the transfer of 282.5 million surplus New Israeli Shekels (NIS) from banks in the Gaza Strip to [...]
2010-02-23 12:40:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNECON PTER KPAL KTFN IS
10TELAVIV47SHIN BET CHIEF ON GOI-PA SECURITY COOPERATION
[...] (S/NF) During a January 5 meeting, Israeli Security Agency (ISA) Director Yuval Diskin gave a frank account of the December 26 Israeli operation in Nablus and his assessment of the current state of Israel-PA security cooperation. Diskin noted that he had publicly cited real improvements across the [...]
2010-01-08 14:05:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR KPAL IS
10TELAVIV86CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Alcee Hastings on January 12, 2010 met with Baruch Bina, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director General for North America, and Nimrod Barkan, head of MFA's Research Division, to discuss regional affairs. The Israelis laid out for Rep. Hastings some of the [...]
2010-01-15 09:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KWBG SY IR TU IZ LE JO IS
10THEHAGUE25NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DISCUSSING AMCIT REQUEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch agreed to consider raising with both the EU and the GOI the matter of the Americans detained in Iran. The GOI has recently made some overtures to the GONL to "elevate" relations. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) AMCITS: On January 7, Charge d'Affaires raised ref A points with Mr. [...]
2010-01-15 14:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER NL IR
10THEHAGUE48CWC: ALGERIAN OPCW DELEGATION ON PROPOSED
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (U) On January 21, Delrep Landsman delivered U.S. budget proposal and funding parameters on the proposed Algerian chemical terrorism conference (Ref A) to Algerian DCM Sid Al Branci. Branci welcomed the proposal and signaled the Algerian Gov [...]
2010-01-26 12:49:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAG PARM PREL PTER CWC
10THEHAGUE87CWC: MEETING WITH ALGERIAN DELEGATION AND OPCW TO
[...] (U) On February 11, Delrep Landsman met at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) with Algerian DCM Sid Al Branci and OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) officials to discuss the proposed chemical terrorism conference in Algiers (refs A-C). TS officials present were Offi [...]
2010-02-12 13:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAL PARM PREL PTER CWC
10TIJUANA14ANOTHER SERIES OF SHOOTING INCIDENTS NEAR US CONGEN TIJUANA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND CG COMMENT: Tijuana's latest wave of violence (reftels) continues, with a number of fresh assassinations of individuals apparently tied to the two main organized crime cartels. The Baja Attorney General told CG on January 7 that there is no sign that the renewed intra-carte [...]
2010-01-08 01:02:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM SNAR MX CASC PINS PTER
10TIJUANA15ANOTHER SERIES OF SHOOTING INCIDENTS NEAR US CONGEN TIJUANA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND CG COMMENT: Tijuana's latest wave of violence (reftels) continues, with a number of fresh assassinations of individuals apparently tied to the two main organized crime cartels. The Baja Attorney General told CG on January 7 that there is no sign that the renewed intra-carte [...]
2010-01-08 01:02:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM SNAR MX CASC PINS PTER
10TIJUANA16ANOTHER SERIES OF SHOOTING INCIDENTS NEAR US CONGEN TIJUANA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND CG COMMENT: Tijuana's latest wave of violence (reftels) continues, with a number of fresh assassinations of individuals apparently tied to the two main organized crime cartels. The Baja Attorney General told CG on January 7 that there is no sign that the renewed intra-carte [...]
2010-01-08 01:03:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM SNAR MX CASC PINS PTER
10TIJUANA46EAC AMCONSULATE TIJUANA - EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS `EL TEO
[...] (SBU) On January 12, 2010, Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened to discuss that morning's arrest of Eduardo Teodoro GARCIA-Simental (alias `El Teo' La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico (REFTEL). EAC participants included CG, CONS, RSO, DEA, DHS-ICE, MGT, PAO, CLO, and ATF. [...]
2010-01-13 17:53:00Consulate TijuanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM CASC PINS PTER SNAR MX
10TOKYO119MOFA MIDDLE EAST DIVISION OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) MOFA's Deputy Director General for the Middle East Takehiro Kagawa told Political Minister-Counselor January 19 that the campaign finance scandal involving Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa might delay somewhat Diet deliberation of the supplementary budget request for [...]
2010-01-20 08:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
10TOKYO152DOE DEPUTY U/S AOKI DISCUSSIONS WITH GOJ ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. During meetings with DOE Deputy Under Secretary for Counterterrorism Steven Aoki January 20-22, GOJ officials discussed Japan's expected role at the Nuclear Security Summit, and reaffirmed their intent to expand bilateral cooperation on nuclear safeguards and security technolo [...]
2010-01-25 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG PTER ASEC JA
10TOKYO200JAPAN TO DESIGNATE AQAP ENTITIES - RESPONSE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 22:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KTFN PINR PTER YM SA JA
10TOKYO273JAPAN RESPONSE - TERRORISM FINANCE:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETTC KNNP KTFN PINR PARM PREL PTER
10TOKYO66DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 03:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER JA
10TORONTO38"LIFE SENTENCE" FOR "TORONTO 18" RINGLEADER PERMITS PAROLE
[...] (U) Summary. Canadian courts have sentenced one key participant in the "Toronto 18" terror plot to life imprisonment and another to twelve years, but they will be eligible for parole in 2016 and 2011, respectively, partly due to Canadian sentencing policies that give double credit for pretrial [...]
2010-01-19 16:42:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINR PGOV CA
10TORONTO54ANOTHER LIGHT SENTENCE TO SET FREE "TORONTO 18" CONSPIRATOR
[...] (U) Twenty-three-year-old Amin Mohamed Durrani pled guilty to participating in the "Toronto 18" terror plots and was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison on January 20, two days after the group's ringleader was sentenced to life in prison. However, with double credit for time served in pretrial de [...]
2010-01-20 20:33:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR CA
10TORONTO62SEVENTH CONVICTION IN "TORONTO 18" PLOT
[...] (U) Thirty-four-year-old Shareef Abdelhaleem was found guilty on January 21 of participating in the "Toronto 18" terror plots. Abdelhaleem was found guilty of knowingly participating in a terrorist group and intending to cause an explosion that was likely to cause serious bodily harm or death. [...]
2010-01-22 16:14:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR CA
10TRIPOLI10LIBYA: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Libya is not considered to be an important financial sector in the Middle East and northern Africa. The Libyan economy depends primarily upon revenues from the oil and gas sector, which constitute practically all export earnings and over 70 percent of GDP. The combination of oil revenues and a [...]
2010-01-10 11:21:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR LY
10TRIPOLI106TRIPOLI VISAS VIPER REPORT: JANUARY 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:40:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LY
10TRIPOLI18VISAS VIPER REPORT: NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2009
[...] (SBU) Visas Viper committee met on January 4, 2010. DCM, POL/ECON, RAO, PAO, DAO, RSO, and CONS attended. 2. (S/NF) The following names were submitted. All are Libyan citizens. Derogatory information on the below individuals was submitted to us by the Libyan External Security Organization: [...]
2010-01-10 15:01:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LY
10TUNIS69UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS
[...] (C) Summary: Martin Scheinin, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, visited Tunisia January 22-26, the first such visit since 1999. At the conclusion of his visit, he told the Ambassador and other foreign diplomats that he had r [...]
2010-01-28 13:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV PREL TS
10TUNIS84CODEL LYNCH ENGAGES TUNISIAN MFA ON INTERNET
[...] (C) A congressional delegation led by Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and including Representatives Joe Donnelly (D-IN),Betty Sutton (D-OH),Bob Inglis (R-SC),and Todd Platts (D-PA) visited Tunisia January 31 - February 2. In a February 1 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretar [...]
2010-02-02 16:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER MASS KTFN TS
10TUNIS85POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM THE GOT REPRESENT
[...] (C) In the past six weeks, the Tunisian government has been signalling, with some consistency, that it would like to warm and energize its relationship with the U.S. A series of USG visitors, including, most recently, NEA DASes Sanderson and Wittes, Deputy AFRICOM Commander Holmes, and CODEL L [...]
2010-02-02 17:01:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER SENV KWMN TS
10UNROME4FAO DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL BRIEFS ON PRIORITY AREAS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Deputy Director General (DDG) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),Jim Butler, told the DCM on January 13 that U.S. leadership on global food sec [...]
2010-01-19 16:42:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO UN EAGR EAID PREL PTER
10UNVIEVIENNA55Seizing the Opportunity: UNODC Pakistan Country Program
[...] Summary: The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hopes that its soon to be released (late spring 2010) Pakistan Country Program will offer a comprehensive strategy to address drugs, crime, terrorism and governance issues in Pakistan. After a rocky few years, where the Government of Pakistan [...]
2010-02-17 12:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP
10UNVIEVIENNA62Seizing the Opportunity: UNODC Pakistan Country Program
[...] Summary: The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hopes that its soon to be released (late spring 2010) Pakistan Country Program will offer a comprehensive strategy to address drugs, crime, terrorism and governance issues in Pakistan. After a rocky few years, where the Government of Pakistan [...]
2010-02-19 13:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP
10USEUBRUSSELS212COMMISSION TERRORISM SANCTIONS LEGAL CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) This message contains an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 14. This message also contains a list of 26 pending court challenges to EU sanctions designations, as received from the European Commission. Please see Paragraph 13. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY. U.S. interagency sanctions off [...]
2010-02-24 10:46:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETTC EUN KTFN PINR PTER UNSC
10USNATO86NATO SYG CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN KABUL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 11:31:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MOPS PREL MARR AF
10USOSCE15OSCE CENTRAL ASIAN MISSION HEADS STRIVING TO
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings on January 12 and 13 with OSCE Heads of Mission from four Central Asian States (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan),all four struck similar themes on Afghanistan, radicalization, border security, and Kazakhstan's proposal for a summit. On Afghan [...]
2010-01-21 09:40:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PTER PREL ZK AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
10USUNNEWYORK10USUN MEETS WITH SPECIAL ENVOY TO PAKISTAN RIPERT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jean-Maurice Ripert, UN Special Envoy for Assistance, met with Ambassador DiCarlo on January 6 to discuss organization and next steps for the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) group, the UN's capacity and security constraints, and donor coordination. Ripert outlined his re [...]
2010-01-11 21:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK
10USUNNEWYORK103PREPARING FOR THE 12 - 16 APRIL MEETING ON THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (C) Summary. Negotiations on the CCIT will resume April 12 through 16 in New York. Discussions within the UN General Assembly's Sixth (Legal) Committee on the CCIT last October resulted in no movement towards consensus on a [...]
2010-02-24 21:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UN KJUS
10USUNNEWYORK14MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/CT SENIOR ADVISOR
[...] (U) Mission clearance granted for Eric Rosand, S/CT Senior Advisor on Multilateral Engagement. Mr. Rosand will participate in the first informal meeting of the Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC) under the new CTC Chair (Turkey). Mr. Rosand will outline USG views on the CTC going forward. Mr [...]
2010-01-13 20:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PTER KTFN AORC
10USUNNEWYORK22MEETING WITH NEW TURKISH COUNTER TERRORISM
[...] SUMMARY: Turkey, the new chairman of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) hosted an informal meeting at its mission on January 14, 2010, to outline its main objectives for its 2010 chairmanship and to exchange views with other committee members on the way forward. These p [...]
2010-01-19 14:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ETTC KTFN UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK26SOMALIA: TERRORISM THREAT OF UNSTABLE SOMALIA;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 14, UN Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah briefed the Security Council on the situation in Somalia. He focused on the terrorism threat posed by Somalia and urged the international community to boost financial support to both AMISOM and the TFG's securit [...]
2010-01-20 00:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO
10USUNNEWYORK27UN SRSG FOR SOMALIA PLEADS FOR FUNDING TO THWART
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 12 meeting with Ambassador Rice, UN Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah underscored Somalia's potential as a terrorist incubator, citing the presence of foreign fighters and the TFG's inability to provide security. He said that two things are needed to def [...]
2010-01-20 10:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO
10USUNNEWYORK35MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/CT ERIC ROSAND FOR
[...] Mission clearance granted for Eric Rosand, S/CT Senior Advisor on Multilateral Engagement. Mr. Rosand, together with USUN officials, will discuss CTC revitalization with representatives of China, Russia and Turkey. Mr. Rosand and USUN officials will meet with UN Department of Political Affa [...]
2010-01-22 10:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OTRA PTER KTFN
10USUNNEWYORK38U.S. MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE FOR U/S THOMAS A.
[...] (SBU) U.S. Mission grants clearance for Thomas A. Wuchte, U.S. 1540 Coordinator, to meet with USUN/POL and to assist visitors from the George Washington University Law School in facilitating GWU's offer of pro bono legal assistance for 1540 implementation. An additional meeting with the UN Offi [...]
2010-01-22 17:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL ETTC PARM PGOV PTER UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK49MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/CT ERIC ROSAND FOR
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Eric Rosand, S/CT Senior Advisor on Multilateral Engagement for visit on January 28 - 29. Mr. Rosand plans to attend a G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG)/UN Counterterrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) joint meeting. He will also meet with representat [...]
2010-01-28 18:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PTER AORC KTFN
10USUNNEWYORK561267 COMMITTEE FALLS BEHIND ON 1822 REVIEW OF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 15:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK631267: UK SOUNDS ALARM ON TARDY REVIEW OF AL QAEDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UK Deputy Perm Rep Parham expressed concern to Amb. Wolff about the 1267 Committee's disappointingly slow progress on its one-time review of all names on the Al Qaeda / Taliban sanctions list. Parham expressed frustration that the 1267 Committee still had 400 out of 488 names lef [...]
2010-02-05 16:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC
10VANCOUVER102Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #13
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 23, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The intera [...]
2010-02-23 21:13:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER104Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #14
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 24, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The intera [...]
2010-02-24 22:52:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER106Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #15
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 25, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The intera [...]
2010-02-25 23:32:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER108Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #16
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 26, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The inte [...]
2010-02-26 22:39:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER114Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #17
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 27, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The [...]
2010-02-27 22:18:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER116Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #18
[...] (SBU) This is the final report providing security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 28, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010 [...]
2010-02-28 22:11:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER62Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #2
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 12, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-12 22:48:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER64Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #3
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 13, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The [...]
2010-02-13 22:02:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER66Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #4
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 14, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The [...]
2010-02-14 21:41:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER70Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #5
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 15, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-15 22:33:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER76Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #6
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 16, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-16 21:50:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER78Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #7
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 17, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-17 22:28:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER80Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #8
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 18, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-18 23:15:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER86Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #9
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 19, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-19 22:42:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER88Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #10
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 20, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgibin/nctcHome. cgi?event=Vancouver_20 10. The [...]
2010-02-20 21:38:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER90Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #11
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 21, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The [...]
2010-02-21 21:33:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER96Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #12
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 22, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-22 22:07:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VIENNA130AUSTRIA: INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA PRIVACY
[...] (U) Embassy Vienna welcomes the interagency decision to intensify diplomatic and public diplomacy efforts to address European misunderstandings and concerns about U.S. proposals for enhanced data sharing. Specific responses to reftel requests follow below. In general, this Embassy has had a [...]
2010-02-03 11:41:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPTER KCRM KTFN KHLS ECPS ECON PREL CVIS KPAO
10VIENNA137EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMOCRAT LEADER SUGGESTS WAY
[...] (C) Summary. Hannes Swoboda (protect),a VP in the Social Democratic caucus of the European Parliament (EP),believes that a clear commitment by the European Commission (EC) and Council to address EP concerns about the interim TFTP/FMDA agreement can sway a majority in the EP to vote in favor [...]
2010-02-05 15:01:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN KTFN ECPS ECON PREL EUN AU
10VIENNA164TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR UN 1267 DESIGNATION OF MUTHANNA HARITH AL-DARI
[...] (S) Econpoloff delivered reftel to Johann Brieger, MFA Head of International Cooperation in Justice and Home Afairs, on February 2, and on February 10 received the following written response, listed below. 2. (S) Vienna, 9 February 2010 Your request of 2 February 2010 concerning an US-int [...]
2010-02-10 15:16:00Embassy ViennaSECRETKTFN PTER SY JO IZ AU EFIN UN
10VIENNA169SENIOR CONSERVATIVE MEP ON TFTP/FMDA OUTCOME, NEXT
[...] (C) Summary. The leader of the Austrian conservative group in the EP (a former Austrian Interior Minister) reported Feb. 12 that he believes there are good prospects for reaching agreement on a permanent TFTP/FMDA by July, provided however that the agreements incorporate the conditions the EP [...]
2010-02-12 15:26:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN PREL EUN AU
10VIENNA55AUSTRIA: ADDENDUM TO 2009 TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Per reftel A, Post is submitting an addendum to the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria (reftel B). Addendum -------- 2. (SBU) Austrian authorities on December 28 arrested Peter Walaschek, a German citizen who pled guilty in a U.S. court in 1988 to shipping 115 tons of thiodigly [...]
2010-01-14 07:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR AU
10VILNIUS49LITHUANIA PUSHES FOR SPECIAL OPS TRAINING CENTER
[...] (C) Summary. Commander of U.S. Special Forces in Europe (SOCEUR) MajGen Frank Kisner met with the Lithuanian National Security Advisor-equivalent Jonas Markevicius and the Vice Minister of National Defense Vytautas Umbrasas in separate meetings December 16 in Vilnius. Both Lithuanians express [...]
2010-01-26 12:16:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PTER LH
10WINDHOEK128Visas Viper: January 2010 Monthly Report
[...] During this month, post's Visas Viper Committee met as follows: DATE: January 29, 2010 PRESENT: A/DCM, CONS, DAO, RSO 2. Post's Visas Viper Coordinator is Consular Officer Charles Jarrett. The committee is chaired by DCM Matthew Harrington. As of February 1, 2010, only [...]
2010-02-09 15:44:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC WA
10WINDHOEK4VISAS VIPER: December 2009 Monthly Activity Report
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 07:32:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC WA
10WINDHOEK94VISAS VIPER: ADISI, Muhammed Salim
[...] (U) Embassy Windhoek's Visas Viper Committee met on January 29, 2010. The following were present at the meeting: A/DCM, DAO, RSO and CONS. Post's Visas Viper Coordinator is Consular Officer Charles Jarrett. The committee is usually chaired by DCM Matthew Harrington; as he is currently [...]
2010-01-29 12:27:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KVPR CMGT PINR PTER ASEC WA
10YAOUNDE105Cameroon: Minister of Territorial Administration
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization (MINATD) Marafa Hamidou Yaya was very discouraged about the ability of the Electoral Commission (ELECAM) to run a good election. Recently named ELECAM officials were incompe [...]
2010-02-19 10:16:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CM KCOR PTER PINR
10YAOUNDE83Cameroonian President Biya Gives Ambassador
[...] (C) Summary: On February 4, Ambassador met with President Paul Biya for a two-hour tour d´horizon of domestic and international issues. Biya was concerned about the threat of Islamic extremism. He praised growing Central African regional cooperation and improved relations with Nigeria. He was po [...]
2010-02-05 11:38:00Embassy YaoundeSECRETPGOV PREL ECON KCOR EFIN CM PTER SENV PHUM BEXP PINR
10ZAGREB20EMBASSY ZAGREB RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS FOR OSCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 16:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER OSCE HR
72TEHRAN4789CONTINUING TERRORIST ACTIVITIES IN IRAN
[...] DESPITE CONTINUING LARGE-SCALE CAMPAIGN ON PART OF GOI SECURITY ORGANS, URBAN GUERRILLAS ARE MAINTAINING RATE OF ACTIVITY. DURING PAST FOUR MONTH PERIOD THERE HAVE BEEN 28 CONFIRMED EXPLOSIONS (11 OF WHICH DIRECTED AGAINST US PRESENCE),TEN SHOOTOUTS AND SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS INCLUDING UNSUCCESSF [...]
1972-08-10 04:00:00Embassy TehranUNCLASSIFIEDIR PTER
72TEHRAN5055CONTINUING TERRORIST VIOLENCE
[...] IN WAKE OF SMOOTHLY HANDLED ASSASSINATION AUGUST 13 OF HEAD OF PRISONS BRIGADIER GENERAL SAID TAHERI (REFTEL) WHO WAS ALSO CHIEF OF AN ANTI-GUERRILLA SUBCOMMITTEE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, FREQUENCY OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES HAS INCREASED. RECENT CONFIRMED INCIDENTS HAVE INCLUDED A [...]
1972-08-22 09:27:00Embassy TehranUNCLASSIFIEDIR PTER
78KABUL3619FIRST CONVERSATION WITH NEW AFGHAN PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
1978-05-06 16:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PINT PTER US
85BEIRUT1013 FURTHER ON HIZBALLAH "MANIFESTO"
[...] AS REPORTED REFTEL, HIZBALLAH PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 16 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LEBANON A POLITICAL "MANIFESTO." HIZBALLAH'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES, AS CITED FROM THE MANIFESTO BY THE LOCAL FRENCH-LANGUAGE PRESS, FOLLOW. BEGIN TEXT. -- THE DEPARTURE OF THE ISRAELIS, PRELUDE TO THE ANNIHILATION [...]
1985-02-19 12:37:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINT PTER LE IR
85BEIRUT1351 HIZBALLAH "MANIFESTO"
[...] No summary [...]
1985-03-05 08:46:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPINT PTER LE
85BEIRUT1725 FULL TEXT OF ISLAMIC JIHAD 17 MARCH STATEMENT
[...] AP PROVIDED EMBASSY WITH FULL TEXT OF ISLAMIC JIHAD STATEMENT AS TELEPHONED MARCH 17 TO REUTERS AND AFP. 2. BEGIN TEXT: "THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION IN THE NAME OF GOD THE ALL MERCIFUL. THE PUNISHMENT OF THOSE IS THE CURSE OF GOD, THE ANGELS AND ALL PEOPLE. THE DETENTION OF TERRY [...]
1985-03-20 13:07:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL LE
85BEIRUT240 BOMBS IN WEST BEIRUT
[...] (C) SINCE THE SMUGGLER'S INN BLAST OF JANUARY 9, THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR MORE BOMBINGS IN WEST BEIRUT, KILLING SEVEN MORE PEOPLE AND INJURING AS MANY AS 80 MORE. IN ADDITION, A LARGE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE PLACED IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING HOUSING THE EMBASSY'S CHIEF POLITICAL SECTION LOCAL EMPLOYEE [...]
1985-01-14 14:05:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPTER LE
85BEIRUT3493 HIJACKING OF TWA FLIGHT 847:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT 1153 LOCAL (0853 Z),HIJACKED TWA FLIGHT 847 FROM ATHENS TO ROME LANDED AT BEIRUT AIRPORT. HIJACKERS THREATENED TO KILL AN AMCIT CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN COCKPIT IF AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE 40,000 LB OF FUEL. MONITORED COCKPIT/TOWER RADIO CONVERSATIONS I [...]
1985-06-14 10:06:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPTER EAIR LE US
85BEIRUT3494HIJACKING OF TWA FLIGHT 847: SITUATION AS
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. HIJACKED TWA FLIGHT 847 DEPARTED BEIRUT, DESTINATION ALGIERS. WHEELS UP 1031ZULU. 3. AVAILABLE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. BARTHOLOMEW [...]
1985-06-14 10:30:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPTER EAIR LE US
85BEIRUT3495HIJACKING OF TWA FLIGHT 847: SITREP AS OF 1045ZULU
[...] No summary [...]
1985-06-14 10:43:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALAG EAIR LE PTER US
85BEIRUT4000 GOL ANNOUNCES SECURITY PLAN FOR BEIRUT AIRPORT,
[...] (U) AMIDST MUCH FANFARE, LEBANESE AUTHORITIES HAVE SET OUT THE FIRST STEPS OF WHAT IS ULTIMATELY INTENDED TO BE A NEW SECURITY PLAN FOR BEIRUT AIRPORT. THE PLAN WAS REPORTEDLY DRAWN UP AT A MEETING HELD AT THE AIRPORT ON JULY 3 WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICIALS AND MILITIA RE [...]
1985-07-05 11:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPTER EAIR LE
85BEIRUT4123TWA 847 HIJACKING: DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO GOL
[...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DCM 11 JULY DELIVERED DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONTAINED REFTEL ON TWA 847 HIJACKING TO MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY GENERAL FUAD TURK. 3. TURK RESPONDED THAT THE GOL WAS ALREADY TAKING STEPS TO BRING TO JUSTICE THESE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIJACKING AND TO PRO [...]
1985-07-11 16:33:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPTER EAIR LE US
85BEIRUT4802A BAD WEEK FOR BEIRUT
[...] No summary [...]
1985-08-19 15:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALLE PGOV PTER
85BEIRUT992HIZBALLAH CALLS FOR ISLAMIC REPUBLIC IN LEBANON
[...] IN A STATEMENT PUBLISHED IN BEIRUT NEWSPAPERS ON FEBRUARY 18, HIZBALLAH DECLARED ITS ALLEGIANCE TO AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI AND PLEDGED TO ESTABLISH "REVOLUTION- ARY ISLAMIC RULE" IN LEBANON. STATEMENT DENIED THAT HIZBALLAH WOULD ESTABLISH ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST RULE BY FORCE, BUT "WE DO NOT HIDE [...]
1985-02-18 11:59:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPINT PTER LE
85DAMASCUS1314 THE SYRIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: THE ONLY POPULAR MOVEMENT EVER TO HAVE MOUNTED A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO ASAD'S REGIME--THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD--HAS NOT RECOVERED FROM ITS INTERNAL DIVISIONS AND THE DEVASTATING BLOW SUFFERED AT HAMA. THE JANUARY 25 "PARDON" ANNOUNCED FOR CERTAIN MUSLIM [...]
1985-02-26 15:25:00Embassy DamascusSECRETKPRP PINS PGOV PREL PTER SY
85DAMASCUS3741 SYRIA AND TERRORISM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SYRIA CONSIDERS ITSELF A TRUE CONFRONTATION STATE--EVERYTHING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEFEATING THE ENEMY IS POSITIVE. THE "STRUGGLE" PROVIDES A GUIDE FOR CHOOSING THE TARGET AND LEGITIMIZES THE MEANS, INCLUDING TERRORISM, WHICH IS VIEWED AS COST-EFFECTIVE. [...]
1985-06-13 12:22:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER KPAL KPRP JO IS LE SY
85KUWAIT6483ABU NIDAL AND THE BITAR ASSASSINATION
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A CALL AT THE MFA ON 8 DECEMBER I PRESENTED REFTEL B ANALYSIS AND ANNEX OF THE ABU NIDAL TER- RORIST ORGANIZATION TO UNDERSECRETARY SULAIMAN MAJID AL-SHAHEEN. POINTING OUT THE VICIOUS ATTACKS PER- PETRATED BY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP OVER THE PAST YEARS I STRESSED [...]
1985-12-09 09:41:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER KU
85LIMA5526 SENDERO CELEBRATES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
[...] I... id: 61 date: 5/17/1985 20:17 refid: 85LIMA5526 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 85LIMA5476 header: O 172017Z MAY 85 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3881 INFO DIA WASHDC AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AMEMBASSY QUITO AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO USCINCSO QUARRY HEIGHTS PN [...]
1985-05-17 20:17:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PE
85OTTAWA4824 AIRLINE BOMBINGS
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. AMBASSADOR ROBINSON OPENED HIS CALL TODAY ON DR. FRED DOUCET, SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER, WITH AN EXPRESSION OF U.S. SYMPATHY AND CONCERN OVER THE TRAGIC AIRLINE INCIDENTS THIS PAST WEEKEND. (THE AMBASSADOR HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO M [...]
1985-06-24 18:38:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPTER EI IN
85RABAT12023 ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
[...] (SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. I TOOK THE OCCASION OF A DECEMBER 17 MEETING ON OTHER SUBJECTS WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR DRISS BASRI TO EMPHASIZE USG CONCERN OVER ACTIVITIES OF THE ABU NIDAL TERRORIST GROUP AND TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A COPY OF THE EXCELLENT ANALYSIS OF THE ABU NIDAL GROUP AND CHRONO [...]
1985-12-19 10:53:00Embassy RabatSECRETPTER MO
85STATE184826 BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON TWA HIJACKING
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON TWA HIJACKING ON JUNE 17 GIVEN BY ROBERT OAKLEY: BEGIN TEXT: SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL: I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY BRIEF BECAUSE WE HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO, AND I'VE GOT SOME OTHER MEETINGS TO GO TO. AND, OBVIOUSLY, OUR PRI [...]
1985-06-17 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PTER LE
85STATE196513 IRANIAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE FOLLOWING SIRO ANALYSIS OF IRANIAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM IS BEING SENT AS A PART OF A PACKAGE OF INTELLIGENCE TO REINFORCE THE VICE PRESIDENT'S PRESENTATION ON TERRORISM DURING HIS TALKS WITH HOST COUNTRIES. OTHER ANALYSES DEAL WITH LIBYA AND BEIRUT AND WIL [...]
1985-06-27 02:06:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER
85STATE371963 ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
[...] SECRET -ENTIRE TEXT 2. FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF AN ANALYSIS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION PREPARED BY THE US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY: ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND: THE ABU NIDAL GROUP IS AMONG THE MOST DANGEROUS AND RUTHLESS OF THE MIDDLE [...]
1985-12-06 01:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER
85STATE38496 INTERNATIONAL LINKS OF LARF
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL 1 RAISES A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND QUESTIONS ABOUT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EUROPEAN AND LEBANESE TERRORIST GROUPS AS THEY MIGHT RELATE TO INVESTIGATON OF LADISPOLI SEVEN. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MIGHT BE USEFUL IN DISCUSSIONS ON THIS SUBJECT WITH ITALIAN MAGISTRA [...]
1985-02-07 22:58:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER
85STATE394785 PAPER ON THE ABU NIDAL GROUP
[...] HERE FOR POSTS USE WITH PRESS AND MEDIA IS AN UNCLASSIFIED PAPER ON THE ABU NIDAL GROUP WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE AT THE DECEMBER 31, 1985 STATE DEPARTMENT NOON PRESS BRIEFING. BEGIN TEXT. THE ABU NIDAL GROUP INTRODUCTION THE ABU NIDAL GROUP IS AMONG THE MOST DANGEROUS OF THE MIDDLE [...]
1985-12-31 23:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER XG XF
85TELAVIV15214 ISRAELI WHITE PAPER ON PLO OUTLOOK AND GOALS
[...] THE GOI HAS LAUNCHED AN EXTENSIVE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO DOCUMENT THE GOALS AND METHODS OF THE PLO. MFA SOURCES HAVE PROVIDED US WITH A PAPER ON "THE PLO'S OUTLOOK AND GOALS IN THE WAKE OF THE HUSSEIN-ARAFAT AGREEMENT" WHICH IS BEING MADE PUBLIC AS PART OF THAT CAMPAIGN. THE TEXT IS BELOW IN [...]
1985-10-21 21:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPTER IS US
85THEHAGUE8873 ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
[...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: EMBASSY HAS DISCUSSED ISSUE OF ABU NIDAL TERRORISM (REFTELS) WITH APPROPRIATE MFA OFFICIALS. THE INITIAL MFA RESPONSE INDICATED THE DUTCH RECOGNIZE THE DANGER OF ABU NIDAL GROUP AND ARE PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE IN A "POLITICAL DIALOGUE" WITH THE US AND OTHE [...]
1985-12-16 16:40:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPTER NL
85TOKYO13642 RAFSANJANI CONDEMN'S HIJACKINGS AND SUPER-
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. ACCORDING TO THE TOKYO PRESS JULY 4, IRANIAN MAJLIS SPEAKER RAFSANJANI TOLD REPORTERS AT A JULY 3 PRESS CONFERENCE THAT IRAN CONDEMNS HIJACKINGS AND ANY OTHER TERRORIST ACTS. AT THE SAME TIME, RAFSANJANI IS QUOTED AS CONDEMNING ABOVE ALL THE ROOT CAUSE OF [...]
1985-07-04 03:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL
85VANCOUVER2152 MAJOR POLICE ACTION AGAINST SIKHS IN VANCOUVER
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. THE RCMP AND VANCOUVER POLICE CARRIED OUT A SERIES OF ARRESTS AND COORDINATED SEARCHES OF THE HOMES OF MILITANT SIKHS HERE IN VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 6. THE RCMP ARRESTS OF TALWINDER SINGH PARMAR AND INDERJIT SINGH REYAT WERE IN CONNECTION WITH THE NARITA AIRPORT EXPLOSIO [...]
1985-11-07 21:35:00Consulate VancouverCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS MOPS IN CA
86AMMAN594 PLO OFFICIALS SAY ABU NIDAL'S GROUP IS THE
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. AN EMBASSY PALESTINIAN CONTACT HAS REPORTED TWO SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS WITH PLO OFFICIALS HERE ABOUT THE ABU NIDAL PRESENCE IN DAMASCUS. BOTH OFFICIALS--OMAR SHAKA'A, THE HEAD OF THE PLO POLITICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICE IN AMMAN AND A PROTOGEE OF FAROUK QADDUMI AND HAMADN [...]
1986-01-16 15:21:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL JO SY XF
86ANKARA9130 ISTANBUL SYNAGOGUE ATTACK: PRESS COVERAGE
[...] THIS MESSAGE INCLUDES USIS CURRENT MEDIA REACTION. 2. SUMMARY: IN PRESS COVERAGE, EDITORIALS AND PUBLIC STATEMENTS TURKISH REACTION TO THE BOMBING OF NEVE SHALOM SYNAGOGUE IN ISTANBUL HAS BEEN ONE OF SHOCK AND HORROR - AND CAUTION. THE PRIME MINISTER "DAMNED" THE ATTACK AS "BACKSTABBING [...]
1986-09-08 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
86ANKARA9557MFA SPECULATION ON MOTIVES FOR NEVE SHALOM
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A LUNCHEON ON SEPTEMBER 15, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE LEVANT AND NORTH AFRICA, SOLMAZ UNAYDIN, OBVIOUSLY STILL APPALLED AT THE WANTON SLAUGHTER, TOLD POLOFF THAT THE MFA IS AT A LOSS TO EXPLAIN THE MOTIVES FOR THE NEVE SHALOM MASSACRE. CONSIDERING TH [...]
1986-09-17 09:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU IS
86BEIRUT6115RAFSANJANI ON RELEASE OF HOSTAGES
[...] No summary [...]
1986-11-05 16:43:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPTER IR LE
86BOGOTA5231CONTINUED FARC EXTORTION
[...] (U) THE COLOMBIAN REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES (FARC) CONTINUE TO EMPLOY EXTORTION AS A SOURCE OF INCOME. ACCORDING TO AN APRIL 11 STORY IN BOGOTA DAILY "EL SIGLO," GUILLERMO OCAMPO OSPINA, FORMER CONSERVATIVE GOVERNOR OF CALDAS DEPARTMENT, DECLARED THAT HE WAS A RENEWED VICTIM OF THE FARC BEFOR [...]
1986-04-11 23:07:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER CO
86BOGOTA9347PROSPECTS FOR COLOMBIA'S GUERRILLA WAR
[...] No summary [...]
1986-07-08 23:29:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALCO KPRP MILI PINS PTER
86DAMASCUS2090 LIBYAN SUPPORTED TERRORISM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM THREAT OF LIBYAN-SPONSORED TERRORISM IN THE WAKE OF THE MARCH 24-25 EVENTS IN THE GULF OF SIDRA, PER REFTEL. 3. IN OUR VIEW, QADHAFI'S COFFERS WILL PROBABLY BE EVEN MORE OPEN TO ABU NIDAL AND SOME OF THE [...]
1986-04-02 11:46:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER SY
86DAMASCUS3266TALKING ABOUT ABU NIDAL
[...] No summary [...]
1986-05-27 11:35:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SY LE IS
86DAMASCUS3747 SYRIA AND IRAN ON LEBANON: WHO THREATENS WHOM?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN ITS PRESENT SPARRING WITH IRAN, SYRIA PROBABLY DOES NOT HOLD A STRONG LEBANON CARD. IRAN NOW VIES WITH ISRAEL AS THE SECOND-MOST INFLUENTIAL FOREIGN POWER IN LEBANON, WHERE SHI'A FUNDAMENTALISM, NATURALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IRAN, HAS BECOME WELL-I [...]
1986-06-20 11:02:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON SY IR LE IZ IS
86KAMPALA2314 MUSEVENI AND THE RADICAL MUSLIMS.
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: UGANDA'S RELATIONS WITH LIBYA CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAS MET WITH DELEGATIONS FROM THE PLO AND SAHARAN ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (SADR); GOU HAS NORMALIZED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE LATTER ORGANIZATIONS. NRM HAS ALSO RESPON [...]
1986-07-16 09:14:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PNAT PTER PGOV EPET PLO UG WI LY IR XA SX
86KUWAIT415 THREAT LETTER FROM "ISLAMIC JIHAD"
[...] (C-ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. EMBASSY ON JANUARY 25 RECEIVED LETTER QUOTED BELOW, PURPORTEDLY FROM ISLAMIC JIHAD. ENVELOPE BORE EGYPTIAN STAMP AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN POST- MARKED IN EGYPT. DATE OF POSTMARK WAS NOT LEGIBLE. LETTER WAS APPARENTLY A PHOTOCOPY. TEXT WAS NEATLY TYPED WITHOUT TYPOS [...]
1986-01-25 12:27:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER SY KU EG
86MADRID5480 QADHAFI RETALIATES AGAINST SPANISH EXPULSIONS
[...] (C) LIBYA MAY 12 RESPONDED TO FRIDAY'S EXPULSION OF ITS CONSUL GENERAL, CHARGED WITH PASSING FUNDS TO A SPANISH ARMY COLONEL ON THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC RIGHT, BY PNG'ING THE SPANISH COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL COUNSELORS IN TRIPOLI. MFA'S SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AFRICA TELLS US THAT THE GOS WI [...]
1986-05-12 17:58:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PINR PREL SP LY
86MADRID8158 SHI'IA TERRORISTS PARDONED BY SPANISH GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) THE GOS JULY 12 OFFICIALLY PARDONED TWO LEBANESE SHI'IA TERRORISTS CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN PRISON EACH FOR A BOTCHED 1984 ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST A LIBYAN DIPLOMAT IN MADRID. THE TWO, MOHAMMED RAHAL AND MUSTAFA ALI JALIL, HAVE BEEN EXPELLED FROM SPAIN AND ARE EXPECTE [...]
1986-07-14 18:19:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER SP
86MOGADISHU2418 LIBYAN PRESENCE IN SOMALIA
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS MORNING AT THE CEREMONY INITIATING THE AID PROJECT FOR PVOS, I TOOK THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR, AHMED SULEIMAN ABDALLAH, ASIDE. I RECALLED THAT WHEN FOREIGN MINISTER JAMA BARRE HAD MET WITH THE SECRETARY AT THE UNGA LAST FALL, JAMA BARRE HAD TOLD MR. SHULTZ T [...]
1986-03-04 10:17:00Embassy MogadishuSECRETPREL PTER LY SO
86MOGADISHU3219 IRANIAN AND LIBYAN TERRORISM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. LIBYAN TERRORISM: EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR MEKKY (PROTECT SOURCE) TOLD ME MARCH 24 THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE RECENT LIBYAN PUBLIC RECRUITMENT DRIVE (MOGADISHU 3124) HAD RESULTED IN THE SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT OF ABOUT 40 SOMALIS, WHO LEFT MOGADISHU SUPPOSEDLY FOR DE [...]
1986-03-24 10:29:00Embassy MogadishuSECRETPTER PINS PREL LY IR SO
86MOGADISHU3643 SOMALI ATTITUDE ON LIBYA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ON APRIL 1 MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY ADAN MET WITH AMBASSADOR BRIDGES AT THE REQUEST OF PRESIDENT SIAD TO PRESENT SOMALI VIEWS ON THE RECENT U.S.-LIBYAN HOSTILITIES IN THE GULF OF SIDRA. AMBASSADOR NUR, STILL VISITING FROM WASHINGTON, AMERICAS DIRECTOR ELMI [...]
1986-04-01 10:56:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPTER LY SO
86MOGADISHU4325 SOMALI WARNING TO LIBYANS ON TERRORISM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE REPORTED EARLIER THAT THE SOMALIS HAD INFORMED US THAT THEY HAD WARNED THE HEAD OF THE LIBYAN PEOPLE'S BUREAU AGAINST UNDERTAKING ANY ACTION AGAINST AMERICANS IN SOMALIA. I HAVE JUST HAD ADDITIONAL CONFIRMATION OF THIS FROM EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR MEKKY (PROTECT [...]
1986-04-17 10:37:00Embassy MogadishuSECRETPTER SO LY
86STATE135716 FACT SHEET: LIBYAN RELATED TERRORIST INCIDENTS
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT 2. TO: THE SECRETARY FROM: NEA - RICHARD W. MURPHY SUBJECT - RECENT LIBYA RELATED TERRORIST INCIDENTS FOR YOUR USE AT THE TOKYO SUMMIT, THIS CABLE PROVIDES TWO LISTS OF LIBYA RELATED TERRORIST INCIDENTS. THE FIRST, AND MORE COMPREHENSIVE LIST IS A CHRONOLOGY [...]
1986-05-01 00:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER LY
86STATE391887 DOCUMENTS ON SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A FACT PAPER ON SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM AND A CHRONOLOGY OF SELECTED TERRORIST INCIDENTS BY SYRIAN-SUPPORTED GROUPS. EARLIER VERSIONS OF BOTH DOCUMENTS WERE RELEASED TO THE PRESS ON NOVEMBER 14 AND APPEARED IN THE USIA WIRELESS FILE ON THAT DATE. BOTH DOCUMENTS [...]
1986-12-19 05:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SY
86STATE92099CLAIM EMBASSY BEIRUT ATTACKED BECAUSE OF US-LIBYAN CLASHES
[...] No summary [...]
1986-03-25 21:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS LY US
87AMMAN7695 SYRIAN RELATIONS WITH ABU NIDAL AND THE PLO
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. WE SPOKE ON JUNE 30 WITH JORDAN TIMES REPORTER LAMIS ANDONI (STRICTLY PROTECT),AUTHOR OF AN ARTICLE PRINTED ON JUNE 4 IN THE JORDAN TIMES THAT BROKE THE NEWS OF SYRIA'S CLOSURE OF THE DAMASCUS OFFICES OF THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION. ANDONI IS ONE OF THE TOP ARAB RE [...]
1987-07-01 15:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL PLO JO SY
87BOGOTA7890THE GUERRILLA SITUATION: PREPARING FOR WAR?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. COLOMBIA'S GUERRILLA WAR HAS BEEN QUIESCENT THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THOUGH ARMED CONTACTS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS GUERRILLA GROUPS AND THE MILITARY CONTINUE, THE PACE OF MAJOR CONFRONTATIONS HAS SLACKENED. THE MAIN ARENA OF CONFRONTATION HAS BEEN THE MEDIA, WHERE THE UNION PATRIOTICA ( [...]
1987-06-09 22:18:00Embassy BogotaSECRETKPRP PINS MILI PTER CO
87DAMASCUS1746 CHANGES IN ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST (STRICTLY PROTECT) WITH WELL- ESTABLISHED CONTACTS IN AMMAN AND DAMASCUS WITH DFLP AND PFLP PERSONALITIES HAS BEEN TOLD BY HIS PALESTINIAN SOURCES THAT THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION HAS OFFERED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN ITS ACTIVITIES. TH [...]
1987-03-27 12:24:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER
87DAMASCUS3020 SYRIAN CLOSURE OF ABU NIDAL OFFICES
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP SOME -- BUT NOT YET CONCLUSIVE -- CONFIRMATION THAT THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN STEPS TO END THE "OFFICIAL" ABU NIDAL PRESENCE IN SYRIA. THE THREE OFFICES IN DAMASCUS APPEAR CLOSED. WHILE THE SYRIAN JUSTIFICATION FOR TH [...]
1987-06-05 14:00:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER SY
87DAMASCUS3087 SYRIAN EXPULSION OF THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: EVERY SOURCE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH CONCERNING ABU NIDAL'S EXPULSION FROM SYRIA HAS CONFIRMED THE STORY IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. NO ONE, HOWEVER, CAN SAY AUTHORITATIVELY THAT THE SYRIAN BAN ON THE ANO HAS EXTENDED TO THE CAMPS IN THE BIQA' VA [...]
1987-06-10 13:16:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER PREL SY US LE
87DAMASCUS3703 SYRIA AND NEWS OF A "NEW AND GRAVE MOVE BY
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: REFTEL IS DEAD RIGHT TO SEEK ALL THE INFORMATION WE CAN GET ON A PKK ATTACK ON U.S. FACILITIES IN TURKEY. IF WE FIND SYRIA IS INVOLVED, WE SHOULD PROTEST HERE STRONGLY -- BARRING TURKISH OBJECTIONS TO SUCH A U.S. MOVE. BUT WE SEE SYRIA AS LARGELY -- IF NO [...]
1987-07-10 06:05:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER TU SY
87IZMIR1213EXPLOSION AT IZMIR SUMERBANK
[...] AT 9:30 PM LOCAL TIME DECEMBER 29, A BOMB EXPLODED AT A SUMERBANK RETAIL STORE IN THE KAPILAR SECTION OF DOWNTOWN IZMIR. THE STORE WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME AND NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT POLICE ESTIMATE THE BOMB WAS OF "CONSIDERABLE" STRENGTH AS NINE OR TEN SHOPS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY ALSO SUF [...]
1987-12-30 14:07:00Consulate IzmirUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINS TU
87NEWDELHI19406 INCREASE IN SIKH TERRORISM LIKELY: NO
[...] SUMMARY: ELEVEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN PUNJAB STATE ON AUGUST 6 IN CONTINUING SECTARIAN STRIFE. DELHI POLICE ARE GEARING UP TO MEET THE EXPECTED INCREASE IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY BEFORE THE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS ON AUGUST 15. ACTING JATHEDAR DARSHAN SINGH RAGI'S CONVENTION, HELD AUGUST [...]
1987-08-07 12:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV IN
87STATE208025 PKK PLANS AND AMERIN CASE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. REF A SUMMARIZED PRESS REPORTING THAT CODED DOCUMENTS SEIZED FROM TWO CAPTURED TERRORISTS REVEALED PKK (KURDISH LABOR PARTY) PLANS TO ATTACK, INTER ALIA, THE TURKISH/AMERICAN COMMON DEFENSE BASE IN PIRINCLIK. AS EMBASSY WILL REALIZE, PKK TARGETING OF A JOINT [...]
1987-07-07 19:46:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER TU
88ACCRA8991 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: GHANA
[...] No summary [...]
1988-11-29 15:22:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GH
88ADDISABABA1180 ETHIOPIA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] SINCE THE DAYS OF EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE, ETHIOPIA HAS TAKEN A STRONG ANTI-TERRORIST STANCE, LARGELY BECAUSE IT BELIEVES ANY SHOW OR WEAKNESS TO TERRORISTS WOULD SERVE AS A STIMULUS TO THE VARIOUS ARMED INSURGENT GROUPS WITHIN ETHIOPIA. AS A CONSEQUENCE, ETHIOPIA HAS BEEN FREE OF INTERNATIO [...]
1988-03-15 06:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ET
88ALGIERS1474 ALGERIA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT:
[...] ALGERIA. 2. RELATIONS WITH THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO). THERE HAS BEEN A PLO OFFICE IN ALGIERS SINCE THAT ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1964. THE ALGERIAN DIPLOMATIC LIST SHOWS EIGHT EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING A REPRESENTATIVE, TWO DEPUTY REPRESENTATIVES, A MILITARY ATTAC [...]
1988-03-14 09:20:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAL AG
88ALGIERS1498 ALGERIA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN ADDITION TO THE DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT NOTED REF B, ALGERIA ALSO HOSTS ABOUT 600 PALESTINIAN COMBATANTS. THEY ARE LOCATED WITH THE ALGERIAN MILITARY AT EL-BAYADH, A REMOTE SITE ABOUT 600 KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF ALGIERS. THESE COMBATANTS MOVED TO EL-BAYADH [...]
1988-03-14 15:23:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER KPAL AG
88ANKARA12124GERMANS AND PKK
[...] POST THANKS EMBASSY BONN FOR ITS HELPFUL CONTRIBUTION IN REF A. IT PROVIDES USEFUL DETAILS OF PKK ACTIVITIES IN THE FRG WHICH HELP US IN OUR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTING. WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE SUCH INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF TURKISH AND KURDISH ACTIVISTS IN THE FRG AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRI [...]
1988-09-21 07:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM GE TU
88ANKARA16439TURKEY: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE REPORT REQUESTED REFTEL. POST WILL SUPLEMENT THIS REPORT AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. 2. (U) NAME OF COUNTRY: TURKEY 3. (U) (A) COUNTERTERRORISM PROSECUTIONS IN 1988: THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF TERRORISM TRIALS IN TURKEY IN 1988, INCLUDING [...]
1988-12-10 09:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER TU
88ANKARA4266PKK KILLS NINE IN SIIRT
[...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. PKK TERRORISTS KILLED NINE VILLAGERS AND 350 SHEEP IN YAGZIKOYMAK VILLAGE IN THE URUH DISTRICT OF SOUTHEASTERN SIIRT PROVINCE MARCH 29. THE TERRORISTS ATTACKED TWO DIFFERENT HOUSES IN THE VILLAGE, STRANGLING FOUR MEN IN ONE HOUSE AND THREE MORE IN ANOTHER. LATER, TERR [...]
1988-03-30 13:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER TU
88ATHENS19586 GREECE: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE EMBASSY'S SUBMISSION FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S UNCLASSIFIED ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON TERRORISM IN 1988. 2. 1988 WAS A VERY BAD YEAR FOR COMBATTING TERRORISM IN GREECE. DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS INCREASED THEIR ACTIVITIES IN GREECE DURING THE YEAR, [...]
1988-12-15 11:57:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GR
88ATHENS4106 GREECE: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] GREECE. 2. DURING 1987 GREECE CONTINUED TO BE THE SCENE OF TERRORIST INCIDENTS, SPONSORED BOTH BY DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN GROUPS. TWO ATTACKS WERE DIRECTED SPECIFICALLY AGAINST AMERICANS. THE EXTREME-LEFT GREEK "NOVEMBER 17TH" TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (ACTIVE SINCE 1975 AND RESPONSIBLE FOR [...]
1988-03-14 15:37:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GR KPRP
88BAGHDAD1731 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: IRAQ
[...] IRAQ. 2. IRAQ STRONGLY DENIES ANY RELATIONSHIP TO TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. THE AVOWED TERRORIST ABU NIDAL WAS EXPELLED FROM THE COUNTRY IN 1983 AND SINCE THAT TIME IRAQ HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO ESTABLISH A NEW INTERNATIONAL IMAGE AS A STATE ABHORRING TERRORISM. THIS EFFORT HAS FITTE [...]
1988-03-29 10:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL IZ
88BAGHDAD855 VIEWS OF IRANIAN KURDISH LEADER QASSEMLU
[...] ... [...]
1988-02-16 11:24:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PHUM PTER PINR IZ IR
88BEIJING6641 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: 1987 ANNUAL
[...] PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2. THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT PALESTINIAN GUERRILLAS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION. CHINA ESTABLISHED CONTACTS WITH THE PALESTINIAN OPPOSITION IN 1963 EVEN BEFORE IT HAD BEGUN ITS ARMED STRU [...]
1988-03-16 03:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CH
88BEIRUT5548 SEPTEMBER 19 "ISLAMIC JIHAD FOR THE LIBERATION
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF HAND-WRITTEN COMMUNIQUE (ARABIC) DELIVERED THE NIGHT OF SEPTEMBER 18 TO BEIRUT DAILY NEWSPAPER "AN-NAHAR" AND PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER'S SEPTEMBER 19 EDITION. COMMUNIQUE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A COLOR POLAROID PHOTOGRAPH OF BEIRUT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (BUC) HOSTAGE [...]
1988-09-19 14:29:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPTER LE US
88BEIRUT6604 NOVEMBER 4 ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION COMMUNIQUE
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF TYPEWRITTEN TEXT OF COMMUNIQUE FROM THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION, DELIVERED AFTERNOON NOVEMBER 4 TO BEIRUT DAILY NEWSPAPER "AN-NAHAR." COMMUNIQUE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A POLAROID-TYPE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF U.S. HOSTAGE TERRY ANDERSON. EMBASSY WILL OBTAIN COP [...]
1988-11-05 11:55:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPTER LE
88BOGOTA18301COLOMBIA: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] COLOMBIA HAS A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT WHOSE INSTITUTIONS ARE UNDER ATTACK BY FOUR MAJOR SUBNATIONAL GUERRILLA GROUPS AND BY NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS. FAR FROM BEING A SUPPORTER OF TERRORISM, COLOMBIA IS THE VICTIM OF SUSTAINED TERRORIST ATTACKS. THE COUNTRY'S INSTITUTIONS ARE THREATENED THROUGH [...]
1988-12-08 00:07:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDKPRP PTER CO
88BOGOTA18358DESTRUCTION OF FARC'S 45TH FRONT AND OTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A RARE SUCCESS BY THE ARMY AGAINST THE FARC GUERRILLAS IN META LAST MONTH (REF B),AND FARC LOSSES DURING THEIR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER OFFENSIVES APPEAR TO HAVE RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF THEIR PREVIOUS HIGH RATE OF ATTACKS. THESE LOSSES MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THEIR SUDD [...]
1988-12-09 23:06:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER MOPS PGOV CO
88BOGOTA19003COLOMBIA: ADDITIONS TO 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM
[...] EMBASSY SUBMISSION FOR THE 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT INADVERTENTLY OMMITTED REFERENCE TO THE QUESTION ON PLO REPRESENTION. THE PLO DOES NOT/NOT, NOR HAS IT IN THE PAST, HAD ANY OFFICIAL STATUS OR RECOGNITION IN COLOMBIA. HOWEVER, AN INDIVIDUAL NAMED MANDOUH GABER HAS BEEN NOTED IN THE PA [...]
1988-12-23 16:26:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDKPRP PTER CO
88BONN31258 HAS THE FRG CHANGED ITS VIEW OF THE PKK?
[...] WE SUSPECT THAT WHAT THE "TERCUMAN" COLUMNIST IS REFERRING TO IN CLAIMING THAT THE GERMANS VIEW THE PKK AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (REFTEL) IS THE ASSERTION IN THE GOVERNMENT'S MOST RECENT INTERNAL SECURITY REPORT (VERFASSUNGSSCHUTZBERICHT),COVERING DEVELOPMENTS IN 1987, THAT "IN TURKEY THE [...]
1988-09-15 16:42:00Embasy BonnUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM GE TU
88CAIRO17073 ESCAPE OF THREE ISLAMIC JIHAD MEMBERS FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THREE MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC JIHAD ORGANIZATION JAILED SINCE THE AFTERMATH OF THE OCTOBER 1981 ASSASSINATION OF SADAT ESCAPED JULY 17. THEY OVERPOWERED TWO GUARDS, STOLE THEIR WEAPONS AND ESCAPED ON MAKESHIFT ROPE LADDERS, SPARKING RUMORS THAT THEY HAD BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNA [...]
1988-07-18 16:20:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PINS EG
88COLOMBO8559 LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED TERRORISM REPORTS:
[...] DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT. --------------- 2. SRI LANKA ----------------- A. RESULTS OF ANY 1988 COURT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: EMBASSY KNOWS OF NO/NO 1988 COURT PROSECUTIONS IN SRI LANKA WHICH INVOLVED INTERNATIONAL T [...]
1988-12-09 06:05:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CE MV
88DHAKA2166 BANGLADESH: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] BANGLADESH. 2. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION: THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION, WHICH MAINTAINS A DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN DHAKA. FOUR PLO REPRESENTATIVES APPEAR ON THE DIPLOMATIC LIST, AND APPARENTLY HAVE [...]
1988-03-17 10:05:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER BG
88HARARE5924 ZIMBABWE - 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS OUR SUBMISSION FOR THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT AS OUTLINED IN REF A: COURT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING TERRORISM IN 1988 --------------------------------------------- -- 2. THERE WERE TWO NOTEWORTHY COURT CASES INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN 1988. THE FIRST CONCERNED S [...]
1988-11-15 11:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDZI KPRP PTER
88HAVANA6766CUBA: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] CUBA. - 2. TERRORISM SUPPORT: THE SIX-MAN PALESTINIAN LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO) REPRESENTATION IS ACCORDED FULL DIP- LOMATIC STATUS AND PRIVILEGES IN HAVANA. ITS SENIOR MEMBER, IMAD JADA'A, WHO HAS BEEN POSTED TO HAVANA SINCE MARCH 1985, IS TREATED AS AN AMBASSADOR. AS REPORTED EARL [...]
1988-12-02 14:30:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CU
88IZMIR710 22 PKK TERRORISTS ARRESTED
[...] LOCAL PRESS AUGUST 19-20 CARRIED SPLASHY REPORTS OF COORDINATED POLICE RAIDS IN IZMIR AND ANTALYA WHICH NETTED A TOTAL OF 22 ACCUSED PKK TERRORISTS. (A TOTAL OF MORE THAN FIFTY WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY INITIALLY BUT ONLY 22 ACTUALLY WERE HELD.) ALSO SEIZED WERE A VARIETY OF EXPLOSIVES, HANDGU [...]
1988-08-22 08:30:00Consulate IzmirUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
88IZMIR740ARREST OF PKK MEMBERS IN IZMIR
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE IZMIR STATE SECURITY COURT, HULUSI OGUTCU, TOLD POL/ECONOFF AND VISITING DESK OFFICER HUGGINS ON AUGUST 31 THAT IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW THAT THE ARRESTS REPORTED IN REFTELS HAD CLEARED THE PROBLEM OF POTENTIAL PKK ACTIVITY IN TO [...]
1988-09-01 13:45:00Consulate IzmirCONFIDENTIALPTER TU
88JERUSALEM3168 FUNDAMENTALISM AND THE INTIFADA:
[...] S - ENTIRE TEXT. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM IS POSING AN INCREASING CHALLENGE TO SECULAR NATIONALIST PALESTINIAN ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEST BANK. RECENT WEEKS HAVE SEEN DIRECT CHALLENGES BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD-CREATED GROUP "HAMAS" TO [...]
1988-09-23 14:35:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPINR PNAT PTER KPAL IS JO EG
88KAMPALA1783 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT--STATUS OF PLO IN
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. MFA CHIEF OF PROTOCOL GEO DE KINUKA SPELLED OUT FOR THE EMBASSY THE DIPLOMATIC STATUS OF THE PLO OFFICE IN KAMPALA. THE PLO ENJOYS THE SAME STATUS AS OTHER RECOGNIZED "LIBERATION MOVEMENTS" LIKE THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS AND THE PAN AFRICAN CONGRESS. THE HEAD O [...]
1988-05-04 13:00:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPTER UG
88LIMA4116 PERU: CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON TERR...
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS PERU PORTION OF DEPARTMENT'S NEW ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM (REF A). REFS B AND C CONTAIN MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON PERUVIAN GUERRILLA GROUPS. 3. SINCE THE APPEARANCE OF TERRORISM IN 1980, TERRORIST ATTACKS AND GOVERNMENT R [...]
1988-03-29 18:36:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER PE
88LIMA9331 SENDERO ASSASSINATES APRA GOVERNOR
[...] (U) AT LEAST T... id: 219 date: 7/15/1988 23:27 refid: 88LIMA9331 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: R 152327Z JUL 88 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0144 INFO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AMEMBASSY QUITO USAFSO HOWARD AFB PM USCINCSO QUARRY HTS PM D [...]
1988-07-15 23:27:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PE
88LONDON16998 NORTHERN IRELAND - CONTROLLING THE VIOLENCE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE RECENT ESCALATION OF IRA ATTACKS, WHICH HAVE INCLUDED NOT ONLY MORE KILLINGS IN NORTHERN IRELAND BUT ALSO BOMBINGS AT UK MILITARY BASES IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE AND THE FIRST BOMBING IN BRITAIN ITSELF SINCE 1984, HAVE CAUSED HMG TO REEXAMINE ITS [...]
1988-08-09 17:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKPRP PTER PGOV MARR MCAP UK EI
88LONDON26262 THE UK: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] OUR SUBMISSION FOR THE UK PORTION OF THE 1988 ANNUAL REPORT OF PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM BEGINS AT PARAGRAPH 2. DEPARTMENT DRAFTERS SHOULD NOTE THAT AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, HMG IS WARNING THE PUBLIC THAT THE IRA APPARENTLY IS PLANNING A MAJOR BOMBING CAMPAIGN IN NORTHERN IRELAND, AND [...]
1988-12-09 21:41:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
88MADRID15938SPAIN: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] SPAIN AND THE U.S. SIGNED A SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL EXTRADITION TREATY ON FEBRUARY 9, 1988 THAT STRENGTHENED COOPERATION AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BY PROVIDING THAT ANY FUGITIVE CHARGED WITH A VIOLENT CRIME CANNOT DEFEAT EXTRADITION BY CLAIMING HIS OFFENSE WAS POLITICAL IN NATURE. THE USG A [...]
1988-12-09 20:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP
88MANAGUA2342NICARAGUA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA (GON) MAINTAINS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ALL COUNTRIES ON THE SECRETARY'S TERRORISM LIST (REFTEL A) AND WITH THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO). IN ADDITION TO ITS DIPLOMATIC MISSION, CUBA PROVIDES ADVISORS TO MANY GON MINISTRIES AND OTHER G [...]
1988-04-06 04:10:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPTER NU
88NDJAMENA1239CHAD: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] CHAD DOES NOT ENGAGE IN OR SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. RATHER, THIS COUNTRY HAS LONG BEEN THE TARGET OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT OR SPONSORED BY LIBYA, WHOSE ULTIMATE GOAL IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE HABRE REGIME AND THE EXPANSION OF LIBYAN HEGEMONY SOUTHWARD. 2. LIBYAN TERROR [...]
1988-03-02 15:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER LY CD
88RABAT2739MOROCCO: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. FOLLOWING IS POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT ON TERRORISM, KEYED TO SUGGESTED FORMAT. - (1) MOROCCO - (2) RELATIONSHIP WITH PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION: THE PLO HAS HAD A DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN RABAT SINCE 1971. GOM-PLO RELATIONS SOURED IN [...]
1988-03-17 12:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER MO
88RIYADH12430 SAUDI ARABIA: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THERE FOLLOWS DRAFT VERSION OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN SUBMISSION TO THE 1988 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, KEYED TO REFTEL. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL POSTS-- - A. RESULTS OF 1988 COURT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC TERRORISM: - FOLLOWING [...]
1988-12-08 09:15:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPTER SA
88SEOUL3039 REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. CLASSIFIED SECTION FOR THE REPORT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA FOLLOWS: U.S.-ROK BILATERAL COOPERATION: ------------------------------ 3. ROK COUNTERTERRORISM UNITS TRAINED WITH U.S. CT FORCES ON MANY OCCASIONS IN 1988. THE JADE NUGGET EXERCISE IN JUNE INCLU [...]
1988-03-16 23:14:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPTER KS
88SEOUL3040 REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] UNCLASSIFIED SECTION FOR THE REPORT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA FOLLOWS: I. REVIEW OF MAJOR COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN, INCLUDING STEPS TAKEN IN INTERNATIONAL FORA. A. INTRODUCTION AFTER YEARS OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING INFILTRATION BY NORTH KOREAN COMMANDO TEAMS AND AGENT [...]
1988-03-16 23:20:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KS
89ANKARA14598SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR PKK
[...] No summary [...]
1989-10-12 14:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALTU SY PREL PTER
89ANKARA17365TURKEY: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] NAME OF COUNTRY: TURKEY --------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------- A. RESULTS OF ANY 1989 COURT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM. --------------------------------------------- ---------- [...]
1989-12-06 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
89ANKARA9850"TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD ARMY"
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. EMBASSY RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION IN TURKISH VIA THE TURKISH POSTAL SYSTEM TODAY, JULY 18. THIS IS THE FIRST WE HAVE HEARD OF THE "TURKISH ISLAMIC JIHAD ARMY." THE DECLARATION WAS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY PAPER, IN SEVERAL COLORS; AN OBVIOUSLY EXPENS [...]
1989-07-18 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER TU
89BOGOTA17718DESERTERS REVEAL DETAILS OF THE FARC'S BLOOD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SIX GUERRILLA DESERTERS UNFOLDED TO JOURNALISTS AN EYE-OPENING ACCOUNT OF ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY THE FARC LEADERSHIP AGAINST ITS TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE MAGDALENA RIVER VALLEY. CARLOS ENRIQUE CARDONA (AKA BRAULIO HERRERA),A FARC LEADER IN THE MAGDALENA, STAGED A SERIES OF MASSA [...]
1989-11-14 23:55:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PHUM PGOV CO
89BOGOTA19513COLOMBIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] COLOMBIA HAS A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT WHICH IS UNDER ATTACK BY THREE SUBNATIONAL GUERRILLA GROUPS AND BY NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS. THE COUNTRY IS THE VICTIM OF SUSTAINED TERRORIST ATTACKS AND THE FOE OF BOTH GUERRILLA AND NARCOTICS-RELATED TERRORISM. THE GOVERNMENT OF VIRGILIO BARCO EMERGED IN [...]
1989-12-16 17:41:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDKPRP PTER CO
89BOGOTA19932A FARC AMBUSH KILLS 10 MILITARY IN META
[...] (U) AN AMBUSH BY A GUERRILLA COLUMN ON AN ARMY CONVOY KILLED TEN MILITARY IN LA PICOTA HILL, META DEPARTMENT IN THE EASTERN PLAINS, DECEMBER 23. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE A SEVENTH BRIGADE PATROL SEARCHED FOR THE 250-MAN GUERRILLA UNIT, BELIEVED TO BELONG TO THE FARC GUERRILLAS. THE ARMY [...]
1989-12-26 22:16:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS MOPS PGOV CO
89BOGOTA3191FARC "DECLARES CEASEFIRE" AFTER NON-GOC PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE FARC LEADERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 28 ORDERED A UNILATERAL CEASEFIRE AMONG ALL ITS FRONTS IN RESPONSE TO THE FORMATION OF A PEACE COMMISSION IT HAD RECOMMENDED. THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY, THE FARC EXPRESSED HOPES THAT COMMISSION MEMBERS WOULD NOW MEDIATE WITH THE GOC TO HALT THE GO [...]
1989-03-01 23:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PGOV CO
89BOGOTA3471WHY HAS THE FARC DECLARED A UNILATERAL TRUCE?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE FARC'S CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCEMENT OF FEBRUARY 28 (REFTEL) HIGHLIGHTED THAT GROUP'S ONGOING ATTEMPTS TO PRESSURE THE GOC INTO DECLARING ITS OWN CEASEFIRE AND FORCE IT INTO ENGAGING IN PEACE TALKS WITH ALL FOUR GUERRILLA GROUPS IN THE SIMON BOLIVAR G [...]
1989-03-06 22:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS PGOV CO
89COLOMBO2434 WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LTTE?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE 1989 POST REPORTING PLAN. 3. SUMMARY: THERE IS STILL STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) AMONG THE 1.5 MILLION TAMILS IN SRI LANKA'S NORTH AND EAST, WHO SEE THE TIGERS A [...]
1989-04-11 05:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKPRP PREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER CE IN
89DAMASCUS1763 ALLEGATIONS OF SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH PKK
[...] No summary [...]
1989-03-24 16:03:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER TU SY
89HARARE4004 RENAMO KILLS MORE CIVILIANS IN NORTHERN
[...] (U) ACCORDING TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTS, ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 1, RENAMO KILLED FOUR CIVILIANS IN AN ATTACK IN THE RUSHINGA AREA OF NORTHERN ZIMBABWE. THE ATTACK5S SHOT DEAD A 27 YEAR OLD FARMER AND THEN BURNED DOWN THE HUT CONTAINING HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN, AGED FIVE AND TWO YEARS OLD. AN EAR [...]
1989-07-12 13:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM MZ ZI
89ISLAMABAD27305 PAKISTAN: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] REFTEL REQUESTS INPUT FOR DEPARTMENT'S PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE KEYED TO REFTEL'S QUESTIONS. 2. SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM: THE GOP IS POLITICALLY OPPOSED TO TERRORISM. IT DOES NOT/NOT SUPPORT, SPONSOR OR TOLERATE TERRORIST GROUPS, TACTICS, OR METHODS. [...]
1989-12-17 09:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PK
89KAMPALA4953UGANDA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE ABILITY OF THE UGANDAN GOVERNMENT TO REACT IN A TIMELY AND/OR EFFECTIVE MANNER IS LIMITED. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC AGENCY THAT IS SINGULARLY TASKED WITH HANDLING A TERRORISM INCIDENT. THE MOST PROBABLE ACTION AGENCY WOULD BE THE INTERNAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION AC [...]
1989-12-07 07:32:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
89KHARTOUM12543SUDAN: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1989-11-15 07:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SU
89RABAT12531 MOROCCO: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT ON TERRORISM: IN 1989 THE UNITED STATES AND MOROCCO SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON JOINT COOPERATION IN FIGHTING AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, ORGANIZED CRIME AND THE ILLICIT PRODUCTION, TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE OF NARCOTICS (REF B). [...]
1989-12-11 17:39:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MO
89RIYADH9763SAUDI ARABIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THERE FOLLOWS DRAFT VERSION OF SAUDI ARABIAN SUBMISSION TO THE 1989 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, KEYED TO REFTEL. DRAFT VERSION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX IS BEING SENT SEPTEL. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL POSTS -- - A. RESULTS OF 1989 COURT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING [...]
1989-12-06 14:05:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPRP SA
89RIYADH9764 SAUDI ARABIA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT,
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. THERE FOLLOWS DRAFT VERSION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX OF SAUDI ARABIAN SUBMISSION TO THE 1989 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TERRORISM, WHICH SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUCTION WITH THE UNCLASSIFIED DRAFT (SEPTEL). 3. IN ADDITION TO INTENSIFIED INTERNAL SECURITY FOLLOWING THE [...]
1989-12-06 14:09:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPTER KPRP SA
89STATE227151 FACT SHEET ON 17 NOVEMBER
[...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF FACT SHEET ON THE REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATION 17 NOVEMBER WHICH WAS RELEASED PUBLICLY ON JULY 6. COPIES OF THE FACT SHEET BEING POUCHED TO POST ALSO INCLUDE TWO CHARTS DEPICTING THE NUMBERS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS BY YEAR FROM 1975-86, AND THE TYPES OF TARGETS FOR THESE ATTAC [...]
1989-07-18 20:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GR
89STATE319082 RELEASE OF FACT SHEET ON THE TERRORIST GROUP,
[...] THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE RELEASING AT THE NOON PRESS BRIEFING, ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, A FACT SHEET ON SENDERO LUMINOSO. THIS IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF FACT SHEETS ON TERRORIST GROUPS AND TERRORISM-SUPPORTING COUNTRIES RELEASED BY THE OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM (S/CT). T [...]
1989-10-04 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
90ACCRA7474 GHANA:1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] MOST OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT TERRORISM ARE NOT PERTINENT TO THE GHANAIAN SITUATION. HOWEVER, GHANA HAS HAD CLOSE RELATIONS WITH LIBYA; GOOD RELATIONS WITH IRAN, CUBA, AND NORTH KOREA; AND RECOGNIZES THE "GOVERNMENT OF PALESTINE." GHANA IS NOT KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN A SPRINGBOARD FOR AN ATTACK BY [...]
1990-11-23 16:37:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GH
90ADDISABABA5620ETHIOPIA: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1990-11-16 08:47:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPTER
90BOGOTA18530 COLOMBIA: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] COLOMBIA'S DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT IS CONFRONTED BY THREE LEFTIST GUERRILLA ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS VIOLENT, WELL-FINANCED NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS. BOTH THE INSURGENTS AND THE TRAFFICKERS USE TERRORISM, ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AGAINST DOMESTIC TARGETS. GUERRILLA VIOLENCE CAN ONLY BE C [...]
1990-11-20 23:34:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CO
90COLOMBO7592 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: SRI LANKA AND
[...] DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT. - 2. FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 5 REFTEL: - SRI LANKA - A) IN 1990 THE GSL PROSECUTED TWO SIGNIFICANT CASES INVOLVING ACTS OF TERRORISM -- ONE INVOLVING THREE INDIVIDUALS ACCUSED IN THE MAY 1986 BOMBING OF AN AIR LANKA TRISTAR AIRCR [...]
1990-11-16 12:13:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CE MV
90DAMASCUS2993 PKK TERRORISM - SYRIAN CONNECTION
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ROLF GAUFFIN, SWEDEN'S AMBASSADOR IN DAMASCUS, TOLD DCM RECENTLY THAT AN ARAB NATIVE WITH A CLAIM TO SWEDISH PERMANENT RESIDENCY HAD WALKED INTO THE SWEDISH EMBASSY IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS TO SEEK REPATRI- ATION. THE PERSON SAID HE HAD BEEN IN TRAINING AT THE [...]
1990-05-14 15:18:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SW SY
90DAMASCUS7323 SYRIAN-IRANIAN MEETINGS IN DAMASCUS LEAD TO
[...] (U) AN IRANIAN DELEGATION LED BY IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT DR. HASAN HABIBI MET SYRIAN COUNTERPARTS IN DAMASCUS NOVEMBER 3-5 WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SUPREME SYRIAN-IRANIAN COUNCIL TO DISCUSS A FULL RANGE OF BILATERAL AND REGIONAL SUBJECTS. ACCOMPANYING HABIBI WERE IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...]
1990-11-07 15:35:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY LE IR
90HAVANA6415ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THIS CABLE RESPONDS TO THE QUESTIONS RAISED IN REFTEL. 2. DESCRIBE ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THE ONLY OSTENSIBLE PROSECUTION OF TERRORIST ACTS IN 1990 WAS THE JULY 16 TRIAL OF 11 MEMBERS OF A GROUP [...]
1990-10-25 21:29:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CU
90ISLAMABAD22570PAKISTAN: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] REFTEL REQUESTED INPUT FOR DEPARTMENT'S PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS IN PARA FIVE OF REFTEL. 2. HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS: THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT COURT PROSECUTIONS OF TERRORIST CASES THIS YEAR. TEN OF THE ELEVEN [...]
1990-11-16 05:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PK
90JAKARTA16523 INDONESIA: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THERE HAVE BEEN NO TERRORIST ACTS OR COUNTERTERRORISM ACTIONS IN INDONESIA DURING 1990. 2. REFERRING TO REFTEL PARA 5(F),THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION OPENED A MISSION IN JAKARTA DURING OCTOBER 1989. MONJO [...]
1990-11-19 05:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
90KHARTOUM11358 SUDAN: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE 1990 TERRORISM REPORT FOR SUDAN IS AS FOLLOWS. 2. THE ACROPOLE TERRORIST BOMBING CASE WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF POSTPONEMENTS, WITH THE NEXT HEARING NOW SCHEDULED FOR JAN. 22, 1991 (REF C). MANY OF THE POSTPONEMENTS, INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT ONE, INVOLVED CONSULATIONS AND NEGOTIATION [...]
1990-10-30 13:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SU
90KINSHASA166911990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE PROVIDED FOR ZAIRE, AS REQUESTED IN REFTEL. THEY ARE KEYED TO REFTEL PARAGRAPH 5, ITEMS A - H. 2. (U) PARAGRAPH 5, ITEM A: THERE HAVE BEEN NO HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC T [...]
1990-11-07 15:05:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPTER
90LONDON3111 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR THE UK
[...] THROUGHOUT 1989, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TERRORIST THREAT TO THE UK AND UK INTERESTS WERE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OUTLAWED PROVISIONAL IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY (PIRA) AND, TO A LESSER EXTENT, THE ACTIVITIES OF OUTLAWED PROTESTANT TERRORIST GROUPS IN NORTHERN IRELAND. THE CONFLI [...]
1990-02-13 17:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
90MADRID12668SPAIN: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR SPAIN FOR 1990. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS IN REFTEL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING TERRORISM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. THE TWO MAJOR TERRORIST GROUPS IN SPAIN ARE THE EXTREM [...]
1990-10-31 15:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP PGOV KPRP
90RIYADH10007 SAUDI ARABIA: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THERE FOLLOWS DRAFT VERSION OF SAUDI ARABIAN COMPONENT OF THE 1990 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, KEYED TO REFTEL. 2. A) DESCRIBE ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: - THERE WERE NO GOVERN [...]
1990-11-14 10:02:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPRP SA
90STATE182269 REPORT THAT ABU NIDAL IS IN IRAQ
[...] (S) FOLLOWING FOR POSTS' INFORMATION IS AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT THAT ABU NIDAL IS PRESENTLY IN BAGHDAD AND OTHER INFORMATION ON THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION (ANO) PROVIDED BY A FRENCH COUNTER-TERRORISM EXPERT. THE INFORMATION THAT ABU NIDAL IS CURRENTLY IN BAGHDAD IS AT SHARP VARIANCE WITH INFOR [...]
1990-06-06 14:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER IR LI UK SU IZ
90STATE284025 WHITE PAPER ON LIBYAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM
[...] THE DEPARTMENT WILL RELEASE A WHITE PAPER TITLED "LIBYAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM THREATENS THE MIDDLE EAST" ON MONDAY, AUGUST 27. THE TEXT OF THE WHITE PAPER, AND GUIDANCE FOR ANSWERING PRESS/HOST GOVERNMENT INQUIRIES, FOLLOWS. A HARD COPY OF THE REPORT WILL BE POUCHED TO POSTS. 2.BEGIN TE [...]
1990-08-24 00:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER OPRC LY IS
90ULAANBAATAR760 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1990-11-04 04:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MG
91ANKARA15709 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR TURKEY
[...] NAME OF COUNTRY: TURKEY --------------------------------------------- ------------ A. RESULTS OF ANY 1991 COURT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM. --------------------------------------------- ------------- THERE WAS A MARKED INCRE [...]
1991-11-21 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
91ANKARA4277SYRIA, THE PKK AND WATER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA SOLMAZ UNAYDIN GAVE POL COUNSELOR MARCH 27 ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE TURKISH-SYRIAN DIALOGUE ON THE PKK. SHE SAID FOREIGN MINISTER ALPTEMOCIN HAD RAISED THE SUBJECT EXPLICITLY WITH ASAD DURING HIS FEBRUA [...]
1991-03-28 16:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG TU SY
91ANKARA7433 LEFTIST MAGAZINE CLAIMS PKK "WILL HIT THE U.S. ARMY"
[...] (C) WE SET OUT BELOW IN SOME DETAIL AN ARTICLE WHICH APPEARED IN THE LEFTIST WEEKLY "2000'E DOGRU" (TOWARDS THE YEAR 2000) MAY 30. WE DO SO NOT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT NECESSARILY IS ACCURATE (IT CONTAINS A NUMEBER OF OBVIOUS ERRORS, INCLUDING THE CLAIM THAT THE PKK ACTIVELY OPPOSED SADDAM),B [...]
1991-05-31 11:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU IZ
91BEIJING36390 CHINA: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED PARA 5 REFTEL FOLLOW: A. POST HAS NO RECORD OF ANY CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM OR OF ANY SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING THE PAST YEAR. B. POST HAS NO RECORD OF ANY EXTRADITIONS OR ATTEMPTED EXTRADITIO [...]
1991-11-15 09:28:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
91BOGOTA8074 UPDATE ON FARC "EXECUTION" GRAVEYARD
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A MAY 20 CONVERSATION WITH CHARGE AND POLOFF, PRESIDENTIAL HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISOR JORGE ORLANDO MELO DISCUSSED THE FARC GRAVEYARD UNCOVERED BY THE ARMY IN LA URIBE, META DEPARTMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR (REFTEL). MELO SAID HIS INFORMATION WAS NOT FIRST-HA [...]
1991-05-29 14:38:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPHUM PTER PINS CO
91HARARE10989 ZIMBABWE: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] EMBASSY'S SUBMISSION FOR THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT, AS OUTLINED REFTEL, FOLLOWS. A. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. THERE WERE NO PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING TERRORISM IN 1991. IN OCTOBER, FOUR CONVICTED SABOTEURS BEGAN [...]
1991-11-14 11:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPRP PREL IZ LY SF ZI
91JAKARTA14899 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR 1991: INDONESIA
[...] No summary [...]
1991-11-16 04:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ID
91KAMPALA4929KAMPALA - 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1991-10-30 12:09:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
91LIMA7182 A SUMMARY OF RECENT ESTIMATES OF SENDERO
[...] (S/NF/NC/ORCO... id: 457 date: 5/30/1991 23:11 refid: 91LIMA7182 origin: Embassy Lima classification: SECRET destination: 90LIMA12787 header: P 302311Z MAY 91 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8453 INFO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AMEMBASSY QUITO USAFSO HOWARD AFB USCINCSO QUARR [...]
1991-05-30 23:11:00Embassy LimaSECRETPTER PGOV PINR PE
91MADRID12971SPAIN: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS EMBASSY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR SPAIN FOR 1991. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A. GOS PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOM [...]
1991-11-12 18:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV KPRP SP
91NIAMEY4184 COUNTERING LIBYAN INFLUENCE IN NIGER
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DESPITE NUMEROUS EFFORTS OVER THE YEARS BY THIS EMBASSY TO COUNTER QADDHAFI'S INFLUENCE IN NIGER, THE LIBYAN PRESENCE HAS STEADILY GROWN. THE SAIBOU REGIME CLINGS DESPERATELY TO ITS "GOOD-NEIGHBOR" POLICY, AND FEARS ANTAGONIZING QADDHA [...]
1991-05-16 14:27:00Embassy NiameySECRETPREL PINS PTER LY NG
91RABAT10076 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] POST RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS LISTED IN REFTEL PARA 5. A) THERE WERE NO HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM THIS YEAR. THE MOROCCAN JUDICIARY HAS CHARGED 29 STUDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST ORGANIZATION "JUSTICE AND CHARITY" AT OUJDA [...]
1991-11-15 14:43:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MO
91RIYADH10006 PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL CRITICIZES IRAN
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. DURING A NOVEMBER 21 MEETING ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS (SEPTELS, NOTAL),THE AMBASSADOR SPARKED A DIATRIBE ON IRAN FROM SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL BY ASKING WHAT HE THOUGHT IRAN WAS UP TO IN THE OIC. PRINCE SAUD REPLIED THAT IRAN HAD INDEED [...]
1991-11-24 08:22:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL OIC GCC IR SA
91STATE374256 LIBYAN OFFICIALS INDICTED FOR BOMBING PAN 103
[...] S - ENTIRE TEXT. THE PAPER IS EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AND IS CLASSIFIED SECRET UNTIL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 AT 1530 (GMT). AFTER THAT POINT THE WHITE PAPER IS DECLASSIFIED AND SHOULD BE SHARED WIDELY WITH HOST GOVERNMENT. 2. AS DISCUSSED IN SEPTEL (MESSAGE REFERENCE NUMBER NOT YET AVAILABLE [...]
1991-11-14 18:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER LY
91TOKYO3087 FEB 23 TERRORIST INCIDENTS IN JAPAN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. EMBASSY IS AWARE OF AT LEAST THREE TERRORIST INCIDENTS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE GREATER TOKYO AREA MORNING OF FEBRUARY 23. ONE INCIDENT WAS DIRECTED AGAINST A U.S. NAVY HOUSING FACILITY IN YOKOHAMA. 3. COMNAVFORJAPAN NOTIFIED EMBASSY THAT AT APPROXI [...]
1991-02-23 03:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PTER JA
91ULAANBAATAR2555MONGOLIA: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] ALL REFERENCES ARE TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL, PARA 5. A) NO PROSECUTIONS/NO DOMESTIC TERRORISM. B) NO C) EMBASSY IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PAST OR CURRENT SUCH PROSECUTIONS OR EXTRADITION REQUESTS. D) THE GMPR GENERAL AVOIDS COMMENT ON ISSUES OUTSIDE IMMEDIATE MONGOLIAN INTERESTS. THE F [...]
1991-11-19 08:02:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MG
92ALEXANDRIA751 ALEXANDRIA: TRIAL OF SUSPECTED JIHAD MEMBERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF THIRTY-ONE SUSPECTED ISLAMIC JIHAD MEMBERS, SOME OF WHOM WERE ARRESTED IN ALEXANDRIA IN AUGUST, WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 29 AT ALEXANDRIAS HIGH MILITARY COURT ACCORDING TO WIDESPREAD PRESS COVERAGE. THE SUSPECTED MILITANTS, WHO COULD FACE THE DEATH PENALTY IF FOUND GUILTY [...]
1992-10-29 15:42:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL EG
92ANKARA15625 TURKEY: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] PER REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RESPONDS TO ITEMS (A) THROUGH (I). A) THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS NO PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN TRAIN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THE GOT IS PROCEEDING WITH MULTIPLE PROSECUTIONS AGAINST DOMESTIC TERRORISTS AS OF NOVEMBER [...]
1992-11-16 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
92BEIJING36243 CHINA: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED REFTEL FOLLOW: A. POST HAS NO RECORD OF ANY CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM OR OF ANY SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING THE PAST YEAR. B. POST HAS NO RECORD OF ANY EXTRADITIONS OR ATTEMPTED EXTRADITIONS OF SU [...]
1992-11-13 09:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
92COLOMBO6961 SRI LANKA: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] EMBASSY'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT BEGINS IN PARA TWO BELOW. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUERIES LISTED IN REFTEL. 2. BEGIN REPORT: A) PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THERE WERE NO PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING [...]
1992-11-17 12:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CE
92DAMASCUS8839 SYRIANS RELEASE 45 LEBANESE SUNNI ISLAMIC
[...] (U) THE LEBANESE NEWSPAPER "AL-NAHAR" REPORTED DECEMBER 4 THAT 45 MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC UNIFICATION MOVEMENT (HARIKAT AL-TAWHID AL-ISLAMI),WHO WERE IMPRISONED IN SYRIA, WERE FREED AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES IN TRIPOLI, LEBANON, AS PART OF THE AMNESTY COVERING 554 POLITICAL DETAINEES WHICH [...]
1992-12-04 13:46:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS PTER KISL SY LE IR
92HARARE12655ZIMBABWE: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1992-11-13 05:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPRP PINS ZI
92JAKARTA13800 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR 1992: INDONESIA
[...] No summary [...]
1992-11-04 09:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ID
92KHARTOUM8257SUDAN: '92 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IRANIAN PRESIDENT RAFSANJANI'S VISIT TO KHARTOUM IN DECEMBER, 1991, THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN HAS ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TIES WITH IRAN, A PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE USG LIST OF STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. - CONCURRENTLY, THE INVASIVE AND DOMINEERING ROLE O [...]
1992-11-16 09:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SU
92LIMA12419 BETWEEN SENDERO AND THE GOP:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TE... id: 537 date: 9/17/1992 21:25 refid: 92LIMA12419 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: R 172125Z SEP 92 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1854 INFO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY QUITO AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO DIA WASHDC USCIN [...]
1992-09-17 21:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PE
92LONDON23667 UNITED KINGDOM: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY INPUT FOR THE UK PORTION OF THE 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 5 REFTEL. 2. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: -- HMG, LIKE THE USG, ISSUED INDICTMENTS OF T [...]
1992-12-14 18:11:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPRP UK EI
92LONDON37 UNITED KINGDOM: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY INPUT FOR THE UK PORTION OF THE 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 5 REFTEL ARE CONTAINED IN PARAS 3-10 BELOW. 2. EMBASSY SUGGESTS THAT THE FINAL REPORT INCORPORATE IN SOME FASHION THE FOLLOWING POINTS ON THE THREAT POSED BY TERRORISM [...]
1992-01-02 17:15:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
92NDJAMENA335CHAD'S RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS
[...] No summary [...]
1992-01-21 12:09:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER CD NI NG CM LY
92RABAT119181992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] POST RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS LISTED IN REFTEL PARA 5. A. WE ARE AWARE OF NO HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN 1992. B. WE KNOW OF NO EXTRADITIONS OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS THAT WERE CARRIED OUT OR REQUESTED IN 1992. C. THERE AR [...]
1992-11-17 10:50:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MO
92SEOUL12111 SOUTH KOREA: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] SUMMARY. THE ROKG VIEWS ITSELF AS A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SHARES A STRONG POLICY AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM WITH THE UNITED STATES. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN 1992, AND NO ROKG PROSECUTIONS OR EXTRADITIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL T [...]
1992-11-17 06:15:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KS
92SEOUL12720 SOUTH KOREA: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] SUMMARY. THE ROKG VIEWS ITSELF AS A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SHARES A STRONG POLICY AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM WITH THE UNITED STATES. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN 1992, AND NO ROKG PROSECUTIONS OR EXTRADITIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL T [...]
1992-12-04 05:49:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KS
92STATE109428 WHITE PAPERS ON LIBYA POUCHED TO POST
[...] CONFIDENTIAL, ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DEPARTMENT POUCHED TO POST APRIL 7 COPIES OF TWO UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT WHITE PAPERS WHICH OFFER FURTHER INFORMATION ON LIBYAN COMPLICITY IN 1985 ROME AND VIENNA AIRPORT ATTACKS AND 1986 LABELLE BOMBING. 3. ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IMPLICATING LIBYA IN THE LA [...]
1992-04-08 00:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PROP OPRC LY EI
92STATE112651 TURKISH NON-PAPER ON PKK CAMPS
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE TURKISH EMBASSY HAS PASSED ON TO US THE FOLLOWING "NON-PAPER" RELATED TO SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PKK. IT IS PROVIDED ON AN FYI BASIS ONLY. BEGIN TEXT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FROM UNCONFIRMED INTELLIGENCE REPORTS: -- PKK AND SYRIAN OFFICIALS MET IN [...]
1992-04-10 00:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER SY LE TU
92STATE146571 RUSSIAN INTEREST IN COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: RUSSIAN EMBASSY COUNSELLOR EDWARD MALAYAN, ACCOMPANIED BY SECOND SECRETARY BUGAYEV, CALLED ON S/CT DIRECTOR FOR REGIONAL AFFAIRS JON GREENWALD MAY 6 TO PICK UP COPY OF THE DEPARTMENT'S JUST ISSUED REPORT "PATTERNS OF TERRORISM 1991." HE CONFIRMED [...]
1992-05-08 06:03:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL RS
92ULAANBAATAR3683ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR MONGOLIA
[...] FOLLOWING ANSWERS ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL, PARA FIVE. 2. A) MONGOLIA HAS EXPERIENCED NO REPORTED ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY PROSECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. B) EMBASSY IS UNAWARE OF ANY EXTRADITIONS FROM MONGOLIA OR REQUESTS FOR EXTRADITIO [...]
1992-11-09 09:01:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MG
93ACCRA10316GHANA: 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE GOVERNMENT OF GHANA HAS ALWAYS TAKEN A STRONG STANCE AGAINST TERRORISM. THE GOG HAS BEEN COOPERATIVE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES IN SHARING INFORMATION AND IN OTHER EFFORTS TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. HOWEVER, GHANA'S PRIENDSHIP WITH IRAN AND LIBYA HAS SOMETIMES LED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...]
1993-11-19 15:47:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GH
93ADANA470 KURDS, AND PKK, CONTINUE TO SPREAD WEST
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. RECENT REPORTING FROM ADANA AND OTHER POSTS IN TURKEY HAS FOCUSSED ON THE MASS MIGRATION OF KURDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE LARGE CITIES OF THE WEST. AN ITEM IN THURSDAY'S ADANA PRESS SUMMARY SHOWS HOW KURDISH MIGRATION IS ALSO PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON TURKIS [...]
1993-09-10 11:05:00Consulate AdanaCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER TU
93BEIJING45951 CHINA: 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED PARA 5 REFTEL FOLLOW: A. POST HAS NO RECORD OF ANY CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. THERE WERE PRESS REPORTS OF AT LEAST TWO BOMBINGS IN XINJIANG PROVINCE IN THE CITIES OF KASHGAR AND URUMQI, RESPECTIVELY, DURING MID-SUMMER [...]
1993-12-23 08:25:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CH
93BEIRUT2694 LEBANON AND THE PKK
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. ON JUNE 23 (PRIOR TO THE SERIES OF PKK ATTACKS ON TURKISH INTERESTS IN EUROPE),THE AMBASSADOR RAISED WITH INTERIOR MINISTER BISHARA MIRHIJ THE JUNE 8 OCALAN PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE BIQA' IN WHICH HE EFFECTIVELY DECLARED WAR ON TURKEY, INCLUDING TOURIST FACIL [...]
1993-06-26 13:21:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY TU LE
93BERN5779 NOVEMBER 4 PKK ATTACKS IN SWITZERLAND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE GOS HAS NOT TAKEN SPECIFIC ACTION AGAINST KURDISH GROUPS AS A RESULT OF THE NOVEMBER 4 ATTACKS ON TURKISH ESTABLISHMENTS IN SWITZERLAND. THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS REITERATED ITS REQUEST THAT THE PKK BE BANNED IN SWITZERLAND, BUT THE GOS SAYS [...]
1993-11-10 16:28:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPTER TU SZ
93DUSHANBE1266 THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: THE AFGHANISTAN CONNECTION
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY: WE KNOW LITTLE OF INDIGENOUS MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. ON THE OTHER HAND THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF NON-AFGHAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZATIONS ("IKHWAN") OPERATING IN AFGHANISTAN USUALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE [...]
1993-10-05 09:15:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PINR PTER AF
93HAVANA6938 CUBA: 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THE SEVERE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN CUBA FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM IN EUROPE HAS IMPOSED LIMITS ON CUBAN CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT TERRORISM ON ANYTHING LIKE PAST LEVELS. POST IS NOT AWARE OF NEW EVIDENCE IN 1993 OF CUBAN MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR ARMED INSURGENCIES. NEVERTHELE [...]
1993-11-23 22:02:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPTER CU
93KINSHASA6586 ZAIRE: 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] KINSHASA HAS NO RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR THE 1993 INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM REPORT. 2. IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL PARA 4 (G),WE NOTE THAT WHILE THE GOZ HAS ITSELF MADE NO PUBLIC STATEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF A TERRORIST-SUPPORTING COUNTRY IT HAS, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ALLOWED STATE-RUN MEDIA TO CARR [...]
1993-11-16 15:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CG
93LONDON22928 UNITED KINGDOM: 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY INPUT FOR THE UK PORTION OF THE 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT TO THE CONGRESS. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 4 REFTEL. 2. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: -- HMG CONTINUES ACTIVELY TO P [...]
1993-12-29 15:43:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
93STATE220237 PKK SUPPORT FROM ARMENIAN SOURCES
[...] CONFIDENTIAL- ENTIRE TEXT 2. DEPARTMENT HAS SEEN REPORTS OF PRIVATE ARMENIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PKK. 3. THIS IS CAUSE OF CONCERN TO THE DEPARTMENT. AS THE PKK IS A KNOWN TERRORIST GROUP, ANY TYPE OF ARMENIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PKK WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT INTERNATIONAL OPINION OF ARMENIA AN [...]
1993-07-20 21:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL TU AM
93ULAANBAATAR3188MONGOLIA: 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1993-11-09 08:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MG
93VIENNA6520 THE KURDISH PKK IN AUSTRIA
[...] SUMMARY: FOR SEVERAL YEARS MEMBERS OF THE KURDISH COMMUNITY IN VIENNA HAVE REGULARLY HELD EVENTS TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR CAUSE TO THE MEDIA. RADICAL GROUPS SUCH AS THE PKK, THE TURKISH COMMUNIST PARTY AND THE REVOLUTIONARY LEFT OPERATE CLUBS IN VIENNA. INTERIOR MINISTRY SOURCES SAY AUSTRIAN AUT [...]
1993-07-01 17:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER TU AU
93YEREVAN2697PKK "SUPPORT" FROM ARMENIAN SOURCES
[...] No summary [...]
1993-07-26 12:54:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER AM TU
94ADANA532 WHO PAYS THE PKK?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ETHNIC TURKISH WIFE OF ADANA AMCIT BUSINESSMAN INFORMED ADANA POLOFF THAT HER BROTHER, OWNER OF A LARGE RESTAURANT NEAR BURSA, WAS KIDNAPPED BY THE PKK AND TOLD TO MAKE "FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS." RELEASED UNHARMED THE NEXT DAY BUT AWARE OF THE PKK [...]
1994-09-16 11:35:00Consulate AdanaCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM TU
94AMMAN12970 THE PUBLIC FACE OF HAMAS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY HAMAS SPOKESMAN IN JORDAN IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH REFRAINED FROM PRAISING THE OCTOBER 19 TEL AVIV BOMBING BUT HAS PREDICTED THAT HAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OPERATIONS. DESPITE HIS WILLINGNESS TO OBLIGE THE MEDIA WITH THE KIND OF FLAMBOYANT RHETORIC THAT MAKES A GOOD STORY, G [...]
1994-10-24 11:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KPAL KISL JO XF KWBG
94ANKARA3625CONTACTS WITH THE PKK
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE APPRECIATE DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE (REF A) REGARDING OFFICIAL USG CONTACTS WITH THE PKK. IN OUR VIEW, IT IS LIKELY THAT PKK REPRESENTATIVES WILL CONTINUE, IF NOT EXPAND, THEIR ATTEMPTS TO MEET WITH U.S. AND OTHER WESTERN EMBASSY OFFICIALS TO PLEAD THEIR CASE. IN [...]
1994-03-24 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER TU
94ANKARA9784 MEANING OF "PKK"
[...] No summary [...]
1994-08-08 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
94ATHENS11383 GREECE: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. --------------- A. PROSECUTIONS --------------- 2. SUSPECTED TERRORIST GEORGE BALAFAS WAS ACQUITTED ON JULY 25 OF 20 CHARGES RANGING FROM MURDER AND ARMED ROBBERY TO MISDEMEANORS. AN APPEAL TO THIS ACQUITTAL WAS [...]
1994-11-16 09:00:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU GR
94ATHENS4865GREEK PRESS REPORT OF IRANIAN/IRA CONNECTIONS
[...] AS PER REF A REQUEST, THE FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY TRANSLATION OF THE "ELEFTHEROS TYPOS" ARTICLE ON IRA/IRANIAN CONNECTIONS. ALSO SEE PARA 3 FOR AN ADDITIONAL MEDIA REPORT ON THIS ISSUE. 2. BEGIN TEXT: GREEK AND BRITISH AUTHORITIES SUSPECT THAT A LARGE QUANTITY OF HEROIN SMUGGLED TO ENGLA [...]
1994-05-11 11:41:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL IR LY UK EI GR
94BEIJING51121 CHINA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED REFTEL FOLLOW: A. POST HAS NO RECORD OF ANY CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM DURING THE PAST YEAR. ONE REPORTED SIGNIFICANT ACT OF BLOODSHED DURING THE PAST YEAR OCCURED IN BEIJING IN SEPTEMBER, WHEN A LONE CHINESE MILITARY O [...]
1994-11-18 03:14:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CH
94BRUSSELS8603 LEBANESE AMBASSADOR FAWZI SALLOUKH CAUTIOUS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. FAWZI SALLOUKH, LEBANESE AMBASSADOR TO THE EU AND BELGIUM, PAID A COURTESY CALL AUGUST 1 ON AMBASSADOR EIZENSTAT. SALLOUKH HAS BEEN IN BRUSSELS SINCE LAST APRIL AND HAS FOUND THE PACE LESS HECTIC THAN AT HIS LAST POST--WHICH WAS VIENNA--WHERE HE HAD [...]
1994-08-03 13:25:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PTER LE RAID
94COLOMBO3119 LIFE UNDER THE LTTE
[...] SUMMARY. RECENT TRAVELERS TO JAFFNA REPORT THAT THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) CONTINUE TO SET UP CIVIL ADMINISTRATION IN AREAS UNDER THEIR CONTROL. A TIGER POLICE FORCE HAS REPLACED THE REGULAR LTTE CADRES ON THE STREETS OF JAFFNA, TIGER COURTS ARE DISPENSING JUSTICE THROUGHOU [...]
1994-06-17 12:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PHUM PTER KPRP CE
94COLOMBO954 THE LTTE: WHAT WE ARE SAYING AND WHO WE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST--PLEASE SEE PARA 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POST IS WORKING THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES TO SEND THE MESSAGE THAT THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) SHOULD BECOME CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED IN FINDING A PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO SRI LANKA'S ETHNIC CONFLICT. WE ARE CALLIN [...]
1994-02-24 11:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS UNHRC CE
94HARARE13525 ZIMBABWE: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FORMAT PER REFTEL: (A) PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THERE WERE NO TERRORIST INCIDENTS OR TERRORIST RELATED PROSECUTIONS IN ZIMBABWE IN 1994. (B) EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS: THERE WERE NO CASES INVOLVING EXTRADI [...]
1994-11-21 09:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ZI
94HAVANA7901 CUBA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] AS REQUESTED, BELOW ARE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS LISTED IN REFTEL PARA 3: (A) POST IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BY THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT DURING 1994. THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT SUBMITTED DIPLOMATIC NOTES TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN FEBRUARY [...]
1994-11-29 21:38:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CU
94ISLAMABAD10894 PAKISTAN: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] REFTEL REQUESTED INFORMATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS IN PARA 3 OF REFTEL. 2. A. HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS OF TERRORISTS. THE GOP IN 1994 ARRESTED SEVERAL DEFENDA [...]
1994-11-17 09:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PK
94JAKARTA10927 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO PARAGRAPH THREE OF REFTEL: A. NONE. B. NO. C. NONE. D. THE GOI HAS ACTIVELY ASSISTED THE USG IN LOCATING WITNESSES AND IN OFFERING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO BE LOANED TO THE U.S. FOR PROSECUTION RELATING TO THE 1986 MORTAR/ROCKET ATTACK AGAINST [...]
1994-11-14 07:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ID
94KAMPALA8986UGANDA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] UGANDA WAS NEITHER A VICTIM NOR A SPONSOR OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN 1993. 2. IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL QUESTIONS: A) THE GOU DID NOT PROSECUTE INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC TERRORISTS IN 1994. B) THE GOU NEITHER EXTRADITED NOR REQUESTED EXTRADITION OF TERORISTS IN 1994. C) THE GOU [...]
1994-11-07 12:22:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
94KHARTOUM4688UNUSUAL IRANIAN PRESENCE IN NORTHERN SUDAN?
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. ACCORDING TO A NORMALLY RELIABLE CONTACT WHO RECENTLY VISITED RELATIVES IN THE AREA, THE IRANIAN AGRICULTURAL PROJECT LOCATED NEAR EL GEITI NORTH OF KHARTOUM IS BASICALLY INACTIVE. THE IRANIANS REPORTEDLY MAINTAIN, HOWEVER, A SECOND, LARGE FACILITY A FEW KI [...]
1994-09-13 09:28:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPTER SU IR
94KHARTOUM6366SUDANESE MISCHIEF-MAKING: DOES IT MATTER?
[...] No summary [...]
1994-12-14 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETKISL PREL PTER SU
94KINSHASA6821 ZAIRE: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THIS IS A NEGATIVE REPORT SINCE THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY NO INCIDENTS TO REPORT. PREMEDITATED ACTS OF VIOLENCE PERPETRATED AGAINST NONCOMBATANTS WERE NOT OF THE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VARIETY BUT WERE RATHER CRIMINALLY, ETHNICALLY, OR TRIBALLY MOTIVATED. EXAMPLES WERE THE CONTINUING VIOLENCE AG [...]
1994-11-18 16:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CG
94LIMA11661 AYACUCHO EMERGES FROM ITS SENDERO PAST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ON NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 1, AMBASSADOR AND MRS. ADAMS, ACCOMPANIED BY AID OFFICERS AND POLOFF TRAVELED TO AYACUCHO FOR THE OPENING OF AN AID-FUNDED DETAINEE REGISTRY CENTER. US-TEAM ALSO VISITED AN ORPHANAGE AND AMBASSADOR MET WITH THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY RECTOR AND UNIVERSITY STU [...]
1994-12-19 14:14:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM KJUS PE
94LONDON20091 UNITED KINGDOM: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY INPUT FOR THE UK PORTION OF THE 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 3 REFTEL. 2. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: -- HMG CONTINUES ACTIVELY TO PROSECUTE MEMBER [...]
1994-12-28 17:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
94MADRID126501994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT - SPAIN
[...] THE TERRORIST SITUATION IN SPAIN IS NOT MARKEDLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT DESCRIBED IN "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM - 1993". EMBASSY PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING FOR INCLUSION IN THE 1994 TERRORISM REPORT, REQUESTED REFTEL: 2. DURING 1994 SPANISH AND FRENCH AUTHORITIES ENJOYED CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS [...]
1994-12-07 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
94MOSCOW32590PKK PRESENCE IN RUSSIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS AND THE TURKISH EMBASSY, THE CONFEDERATION OF KURDISH ORGANIZATIONS OF THE CIS, WHICH MET IN MOSCOW OCTOBER 29-31, HAS CLOSE LINKS TO THE PKK. AS FAR AS WE CAN GAUGE, THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TOLERATES THE ORGANIZATION BUT DOES NOT SUPPORT IT. WE DEFE [...]
1994-11-14 13:57:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PTER RU TU
94PARIS34022 FRANCE ON SUDAN: SHOW US PROOF OF TERRORIST
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. QUAI OFFICIALS STATE THEY ARE NOT FIRMLY CONVINCED OF SUDANESE SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM, AND ASK FOR FIRMER PROOF OF THE EXISTENCE OF TRAINING CAMPS. THEY STRESS THAT THE POVERTY OF SUDAN, IN THEIR VIEW, PREVENTS IT FROM BEING A SUPPORTER OF TERRORISM IN TH [...]
1994-12-09 18:03:00Embassy ParisSECRETPTER PINR SU FR
94RIYADH6031SAUDI ARABIA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1994-11-23 13:42:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPTER
94RIYADH989 BIN LADIN FAMILY PUBLICLY WASHES HANDS OF USAMA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT 2. IN A FRONT PAGE ARTICLE IN THE FEBRUARY 19 ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILY, AL-RIYADH, BAKR BIN LADIN, HEAD OF A LARGE AND WEALTHY JEDDAH-BASED BUSINESS FAMILY, PUBLICLY SOUGHT TO DISTANCE HIMSELF AND HIS CLAN FROM THE FAMILY BLACK SHEEP AND INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC ACTI [...]
1994-02-20 13:19:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKISL PTER SA
94SEOUL9874 SOUTH KOREA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] SUMMARY. (U) THE ROKG VIEWS ITSELF AS A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SHARES A STRONG POLICY AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM WITH THE UNITED STATES. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERORISM IN 1994, AND NO ROKG PROSECUTIONS OR EXTRADITIONS INVOLVING INTERNATION [...]
1994-12-02 07:08:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPTER KS
94STATE19514 PKK AND "INSURGENCY"
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE PKK DOES NOT BECOME ENTITLED TO ANY OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS' BENEFITS BY THE U.S. USE OF THE TERM "INSURGENCY." THE 1949 GENEVA CONVENTIONS DID NOT/NOT CHANGE THE CUSTOMARY AND CONVENTIONAL LAWS OF WAR REGARDING "INSURGENCY," AND, THEREFORE, [...]
1994-01-25 17:24:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER TU US
94STATE297976STATUS OF PKK PRESENCE IN RUSSIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: TURKISH PRESS REPORTS THE PKK HAS SPONSORED ANOTHER MOSCOW CONFERENCE ON KURDISH SEPARATISM. DEPARTMENT WOULD BE CONCERNED WERE MOSCOW TO BECOME A CENTER OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY FOR PKK TERRORISM. PLEASE PROVIDE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE CONFERENCE (ESPECIALLY ANY RUSSI [...]
1994-11-03 22:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL RU TU
94STATE328961 RADICAL ISLAM IN BRUNEI
[...] CONFIDENTIAL NOFORN - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL REFERRED TO A RECENT ARTICLE IN U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT CLAIMING RADICAL ISLAMIC GROUPS EXIST IN BRUNEI AND REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM WASHINGTON AGENCIES ON THE MATTER. WASHINGTON AGENCIES HAVE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 3. OU [...]
1994-12-10 02:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PTER BX
94ULAANBAATAR2492 MONGOLIA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] WITH ONE EXCEPTION, POST HAS NO RELEVANT INFORMATION TO REPORT FOR THIS YEAR'S TERRORISM REPORT (REFTEL PARA 3). MONGOLIA HAS NEITHER EXPERIENCED, CONDONED, NOR ENCOURAGED TERRORISTS OR TERRORIST ACTS, WHETHER OF THE DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL VARIETY, DURING 1994. 2. IN REFERENCE TO PARA [...]
1994-11-18 06:11:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MG
95BEIJING48961CHINA: 1995 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS RAISED REFTEL FOLLOW: A. POST HAS NO RECORD OF ANY CHINESE GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM DURING THE PAST YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF BOMBINGS AND OTHER ATTACKS AGAINST CHINESE GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES IN XINJI [...]
1995-11-28 09:58:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CH
95BEIRUT2676 HIZBALLAH AND HARIRI STRIKE A DEAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT. PM HARIRI, SPEAKER BIRRI, AND SHI'A SPIRITUAL LEADER SHAMS AD-DIN MET JULY 11 AND RESOLVED DIFFERENCES OVER THE DISTRIBUTION OF TWO SHI'A-RESERVED SEATS ON THE BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME, ELYSSAR. A HIZBALLAH A [...]
1995-07-12 14:10:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON LE
95BEIRUT2749 AMAL PERSPECTIVES ON HIZBALLAH CHANGES
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. HIZBALLAH ANNOUNCED THE RE-ELECTION OF ITS TWO TOP LEADERS AND SOME MODEST STRUCTURAL CHANGES, BUT HAS NOT RELEASED NAMES OF NEW CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, OSTENSIBLY ON SECURITY GROUNDS. A SENIOR AMAL OFFICIAL CONFIRMED HIS PARTY'S UNDERSTAN [...]
1995-07-17 14:51:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER LE
95BEIRUT4678 MORE ON ARREST OF LEBANESE-PALESTINIAN
[...] CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL BY RONALD SCHLICHER, CHARGE. REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. SUMMARY: PRESIDENT HRAWI, CITING PEACE PROCESS AND OTHER REASONS, HAS DECIDED AGAINST ALLOWING THE LAF TO ENTER 'AYN AL-HILWEH REFUGEE CAMP TO ARREST THE FUGITIVE LEADER OF THE RECENTLY DISCOVERED SUNNI FUNDAM [...]
1995-12-28 14:49:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPTER KPAL KISL PREF LE SY
95COLOMBO6003 SRI LANKA: 1995 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 1995 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GSL) CONTINUED TO BATTLE AGAINST THE INSURGENT LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE),THE ONLY TERRORIST ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY BELIEVED TO BE ACTIVE [...]
1995-11-30 10:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CE
95ISLAMABAD10938 PAKISTAN: 1995 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] REFTEL REQUESTED INFORMATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO THE QUESTIONS IN PARA 3 OF REFTEL. 2. A. HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS OF TERRORISTS. IN NOVEMBER 1995, A KARACHI COURT CONVICT [...]
1995-11-28 13:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PK
95JAKARTA8966 INDONESIA: 1995 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1995-10-24 09:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
95JERUSALEM318ARAFAT ORDERS ARREST OF ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADERS
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: NABIL SHA'ATH INFORMED CONSUL GENERAL LATE JANUARY 24 THAT FOUR PRINCIPAL ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADERS IN GAZA HAD BEEN ARRESTED BY THE PPF. SHA'ATH SAID THAT ARAFAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IS DETERMINED TO TAKE CONCRETE STEPS AGAINST ISLAMIC RADICALS. ARAFAT REPORTE [...]
1995-01-25 08:58:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL PTER PINS PLO IS US
95JERUSALEM3642PALESTINIANS EXPRESS SHOCK, ANXIETY ABOUT THE
[...] CLASSIFIED BY EDWARD G. ABINGTON, CONSUL GENERAL. 1.5B-D. THIS IS A JOINT CONGEN JERUSALEM, EMBASSY TEL AVIV CABLE. 2. SUMMARY. PALESTINIANS HAVE REACTED WITH SHOCK TO THE NOVEMBER 4 ASSASSINATION OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN, FOLLOWED BY ANXIETY ABOUT WHAT HIS DEATH MEANS T [...]
1995-11-05 18:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG KISL PLO KPAL PTER IS
95LONDON13048 LEADER OF SUDANESE OPPOSITION SEEKS USG SUPPORT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: LEADER OF THE SUDANESE OPPOSITION COALITION, AL-SAYED EL-MERGHANI, TOLD US SEPTEMBER 15 THAT OPPOSITION EFFORTS WILL PRODUCE THE DOWNFALL OF THE NATIONAL ISLAMIC FRONT (NIF) REGIME IN KHARTOUM. -- TO FURTHER THIS EFFORT, EL-MERGHANI ASKED THE US [...]
1995-09-20 16:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID SU IQ IZ
95LONDON15945 MURDER OF QADHAFI OPPONENT IN LONDON
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: MICHAEL J. HABIB, MINISTER-COUNSELOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (U) ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, AN EXILED OPPONENT OF QADHAFI'S REGIME WAS FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN HIS WEST LONDON GROCER'S SHOP ON SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26. FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS [...]
1995-11-28 13:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL LY UK
95RIYADH5382 SAUDI ARABIA: 1995 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING ARE KEYED TO POINTS IN REFTEL. A. (U) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER 13 BOMBING OF THE RIYADH HEADQUARTERS OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONAL GUARD (OPM/SANG),WHICH KILLED SEVEN PERSONS, INCLUDING FIVE AMERICANS, AND INJURED MORE THAN FORTY O [...]
1995-12-11 10:44:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SA
95STATE19130THE PRESIDENT'S NEW COUNTERTERRORISM INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
1995-01-25 05:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN PREL PTER
95TELAVIV16445 HAMAS/PA AGREEMENT: ON THE BRINK AGAIN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. OADR BASED ON INFORMATION FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SOURCES. SUMMARY ------- 2. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) AND HAMAS APPEARS IMMINENT. REPORTEDLY, AFTER A LOCAL HAMAS DELEGATION MET WITH OUTSIDE LEADERS, CONSENSUS WAS REACHED ON THE [...]
1995-10-13 16:31:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
95TELAVIV16873 HAMAS JAILBREAK: YOU CAN HIDE, BUT YOU CAN'T RUN
[...] (U) THREE HAMAS ACTIVISTS ESCAPED FROM THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE WING OF GAZA CENTRAL PRISON OCTOBER 22. TWO OF THEM, YUSEF MALAHI AND OSAMA ABU TAHA, HAD BEEN IMPLICATED IN LETHAL ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELIS AND HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO 12 YEAR SENTENCES BY THE PALESTINIAN SECURITY COURT. THE TH [...]
1995-10-23 15:56:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM PREL KPAL KWBG IS
95TELAVIV17503 RABIN ASSASSINATION: SITREP NO. 1
[...] PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN TEL AVIV YESTERDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, AS HE LEFT A LARGE DOWNTOWN PEACE RALLY. HE WAS ATTACKED BY A LONE GUNMAN, AN ISRAELI STUDENT, ALTHOUGH A GROUP CALLING ITSELF THE "JEWISH VENGEANCE ORGANIZATION" HAS CLAIMED CREDIT. 2. THE PRIME [...]
1995-11-05 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER IS
95ULAANBAATAR1795 MONGOLIAN: 1995 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1995-12-12 07:53:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MG
96ABUDHABI7350TEHRAN SEES TALEBAN AS U.S. TOOL AGAINST IRAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: DAVID PEARCE, CONSUL GENERAL DUBAI. REASON: 1.6, X6 ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) ABDUL HAQ, A FORMER LEADER OF THE AFGHAN COMMANDERS SHURA, SAYS THE TALEBAN HAVE APPROACHED HIM ABOUT SERVING AS FOREIGN MINISTER, BUT HE HAS DECLINED. HAQ SAID HE WOULD ONLY ACCEPT S [...]
1996-11-12 13:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF IR
96ACCRA7188GHANA: 1996 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1996-11-06 14:10:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
96ADDISABABA1545 COUNTERING THE ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST THREAT IN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLOFF JEFFREY JACOBS, 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. RETIRED SOMALI GENERAL JAMA ISSA MOHAMUD (AKA JAMA "GREEN") DISCUSSED RISING ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST ACTIVITY IN ETHIOPIA'S SOMALI REGIONAL STATE AND OFFERED POSSIBLE METHODS TO COUNTER THE THREAT TO REGIONAL STABILITY. [...]
1996-03-05 07:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPTER KISL PINS MOPS ET
96ALGIERS3262 RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS: BLOODIER, BUT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES JOSEPH STAFFORD, AMEMBASSY ALGIERS, REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF NEARLY FIVE YEARS OF SUSTAINED VIOLENCE HERE, NOVEMBER 1996 HAS WITNESSED SOME PARTICULRLY GRUESOME TERRORIST ATROCITIES, ESPECIALLY INCENTRAL ALGERIA. RAT [...]
1996-11-20 17:33:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS KISL AG
96AMMAN2094 WHAT HAMAS IS -- AND ISN'T -- IN JORDAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE ROBERT BEECROFT; REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) THERE IS NO/NO EVIDENCE TO LINK EITHER HAMAS SPOKESPERSONS IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH OR MUHAMMAD NAZZAL TO OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES BY HAMAS' MILITARY WING. EMBASSY LIKEWISE HAS NO EVIDENCE TO VALID [...]
1996-03-06 16:41:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINS KPAL KISL JO IS
96ANKARA12278GLIMPSES OF THE SHARIA IN TURKEY
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR RICHARD MCKEE, EMBASSY ANKARA. REASON: 1.5(B)(D). 2. (C) ALONG WITH THE GROWING ELECTORAL STRENGTH OF PRIME MINISTER NECMETTIN ERBAKAN'S ISLAMIST REFAH (WELFARE) PARTY, THE IDEA OF RESTORING THE SHARIA (RELIGIOUS LAW) APPEARS TO BE GAINING ADHERENTS IN T [...]
1996-11-18 11:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PTER PHUM PINR TU
96BOGOTA8773FARC ATTACK IN GUAVIARE KILLS 22 COLOMBIAN SOLDIERS; 60
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECONOFF. S.K. ABEYTA. REASON: 1.5(D) SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) A FARC ATTACK IN GUAVIARE DEPARTMENT SEPTEMBER 6 LEFT A REPORTED 22 COLOMBIAN ARMY (COLAR) SOLDIERS DEAD. THE ATTACK INDICATES A DETERMINATION BY THE FARC TO KEEP UP THE OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED AUGUST 30 (REF [...]
1996-09-10 22:23:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PHUM PINR CO
96CAIRO13851EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI ON THE FUTURE OF SUDAN
[...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM VINCENT BATTLE, REASON 1.5 (D). CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DRAWING ON REFTEL TALKING POINTS, DCM MET WITH EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI IN CAIRO ON DECEMBER 30 TO DISCUSS HIS FUTURE PLANS, SUDANESE OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES, THE POLITICAL SITUATION INSID [...]
1996-12-31 06:39:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC KISL SU EG
96DAMASCUS4911 LIST OF HAMAS MEMBERS ACTIVE IN SYRIA
[...] THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST IN PARA 5. 2. (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA MARJORIE RANSOM, REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 3. (C) IN A RECENT DISCUSSION ON TERRORIST GROUPS PRESENT IN SYRIA, A MIDLEVEL OFFICIAL OF THE SOCIALIST UNITY PARTY (STRICTLY PROTECT) GAVE US A LIST IN ARABIC OF MEMB [...]
1996-09-24 13:55:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY IS
96HARARE11539 ZIMBABWE: 1996 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FORMAT PER REFTEL: (A) PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THERE WERE NO ACTS OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE IN 1996: (B) EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS: THERE WERE NO CASES INVOLVING EXTRADITION OF SUSPEC [...]
1996-11-29 09:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ZI
96ISLAMABAD5972 PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC TERROR AND HUA
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY THOMAS W. SIMONS, JR., AMBASSADOR. REASON: 1.5 (B),(C) AND (D). 2. (S) DURING THE COURSE OF FRANK WISNER'S AND MY LUNCHEON WITH THE PRIME MINISTER ON JULY 12, SHE NOTED THAT SHE WAS PICKING UP DISTURBING INTELLIGENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF RELIGIOUS MADRASSAS AND OTHER INSTITU [...]
1996-07-14 12:48:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PTER PINR PK IZ LY SA IR
96ISLAMABAD8055AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN ASSERTS “ARABS” HAVE FLED
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR TOM PRICE. REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TALIBAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN AFFAIR'S ADVISER TOLD POLOFF AND AARMA ON SEPTEMBER 18 THAT THE TALIBAN HAD SEIZED HEKMATYAR/SAYYAF TRAINING CAMPS IN PAKTIA PROVINCE. HE NOTED THAT THE "ARAB" OCCUPANTS OF THE CAMPS HA [...]
1996-09-19 12:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS KISL PREL PK AF
96ISLAMABAD8679AFGHANISTAN: BIN LADEN REPORTEDLY IN JALALABAD
[...] No summary [...]
1996-10-14 06:21:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF KISL MOPS PGOV PTER
96JAKARTA7841 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: INDONESIA
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL COUNSELOR ED MCWILLIAMS; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (U) THE FOLLOWING FORMAT IS DERIVED FROM REFTEL AND RESPONDS TO PARAGRAPHING SET OUT IN PARA 3 REFTEL. A: HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: THE GOI FACED A SERIOUS HOSTAGE TAKING IN IRIAN J [...]
1996-10-30 05:42:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ID
96JEDDAH948USAMA BIN LADEN AS SEEN BY HIS BR0THER
[...] No summary [...]
1996-09-24 08:12:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR SA
96JERUSALEM3094HAMAS BIDING ITS TIME
[...] CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL EDWARD G. ABINGTON, JR. REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) BIR ZEIT UNIVERSITY POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR HISHAM AHMAD TOLD POLOFF THAT HAMAS IS LAYING LOW FOLLOWING CRACKDOWNS BY THE PA AND ISRAELI SECURITY AFTER TERRORIST ATTACKS EARLIER THIS YEAR. IN HIS VIE [...]
1996-11-08 15:30:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG KISL PTER
96NAIROBI6573 SUDAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON CIVIL WAR, TERRORISM
[...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TO SUDAN TIMOTHY CARNEY. REASON 1.5(D). 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. THE SUDANESE FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMED TO ME MAY 10 THAT KHARTOUM HAS MADE A DECISION THAT TERRORIST GROUPS MUST GO AND IS WORKING TO COMPILE MEMBERSHIP LISTS. HE BELIEVES RENEGADE SAUDI TER [...]
1996-05-14 13:20:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPREL PTER PINS PINR EAID UN SU
96PESHAWAR1059 AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN STALL IN PERMITTING WESTERN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY BRAD HANSON, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AMCONSULATE PESHAWAR. REASON: 1.5 D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: NANGARHAR TALIBAN PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD A RESPECTED PAKISTANI REPORTER THAT USAMA BIN LADEN IS IN JALALABAD. THEY HESITATED TO GRANT THE BBC STRINGER'S REQUEST TO INTERVIEW HI [...]
1996-11-11 13:22:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR KISL PREL AF
96STATE183372AFGHANISTAN: WHEREABOUTS OF EXTREMIST SUPPORTER OSAMA BIN LADEN
[...] No summary [...]
1996-09-04 23:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SA AF
96STATE194868DEMARCHE TO THE TALIBAN ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
1996-09-18 23:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PGOV AF
96STATE237921IRAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY INR TOM FINGAR, DAS/AN. REASON 1.5(C) (D). 2. (S) AS REOUESTED BY AMEMBASSY ALMATY, INR PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND INFORMATION/TALKING POINTS ON IRAN TO BE SHARED WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER GIZZATOV AND SENIOR KAZAK OFFICIALS. WE HOPE THIS MATERIAL G [...]
1996-11-17 04:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PREL KZ PTER KNNP
97ABUDHABI3777THOUGHTS ON IRAN - THE LION AND THE CAGE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: DAVID D. PEARCE, CONSUL GENERAL. 2. (S) SUMMARY THIS CABLE EXAMINES SOME OF THE VARIABLES AFFECTING IRANIAN GOVERNMENT DECISIONMAKING -- ESPECIALLY REGARDING POLICIES WE OPPOSE -- FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE WIDE VARIETY OF IRANIAN CONTACTS WE INTERVIEW IN DUBAI. WE HAVE [...]
1997-05-21 14:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR ETRD EFIN PTER KPRP IR
97ADDISABABA2584 ALLAH IN ETHIOPIA: MOSTLY QUIET ON THE ISLAMIC FRONT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLOFF JEFFREY JACOBS, REASON 1.5 (D) . ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) FEW ISSUES ARE OF GREATER LONG-TERM CONCERN TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (GFDRE) THAN THE THREAT OF MILITANT POLITICAL ISLAM. AT PRESENT THE GFDRE FACES LITT [...]
1997-04-01 15:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PTER PREL KPRP ET
97ADDISABABA531 ETHIOPIA: 1996 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] POST RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS, REFTEL, PARA 3 A-K: A. HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS FOR 1996: 1996 WAS A YEAR OF SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT DOMESTIC TERRORIST INCIDENTS IN ETHIOPIA TO INCLUDE 3 HOTEL BOMBINGS, AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON A CABINET MINISTER, THE FATAL SHOOTINGS OF TWO FOREIGN TOURIST [...]
1997-01-23 09:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ET
97ADDISABABA8889 DESIGNATION OF AL'ITTIHAD AS A FOREIGN
[...] (S) EMBASSY APPRECIATES THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE (REF B) TO OUR QUERY AS TO WHY AL'ITTIHAD AL ISLAMIA WAS NOT DESIGNATED A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. THE DEPARTMENT NOTED THE THREE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION OF A TERRORIST GROUP: A FOREIGN ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY A [...]
1997-11-15 05:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPTER PREL ET
97ALGIERS952 NEW ARMED GROUPS JOINING THE OLD FIS?
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RONALD NEUMANN, AMEMBASSY ALGIERS, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE ABILITY OF THE LONG-BANNED ISLAMIC SALVATION FRONT (FIS) TO RESTRAIN THE ISLAMIST ARMED GROUPS HERE IS QUESTIONABLE. OVER TIME, HOWEVER, THE BARBAROUS ATROCITIES OF THE ARMED I [...]
1997-03-12 16:51:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER KISL AG
97AMMAN5383THE ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT: SOMETIMES A PLATFORM IS MORE
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR ROBERTA NEWELL FOR REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (U) SUMMARY: A COMMON REFRAIN AMONG OBSERVERS OF JORDAN'S ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT (IAF) IS CONDEMNATION OF THE INFURIATINGLY VAGUE NATURE OF THE PARTY'S POLITICAL PLATFORM. AN OPPONENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS AND A VOCAL [...]
1997-06-05 13:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PTER JO
97CAIRO12034LEADING ISLAMIC FIGURE DENOUNCES TERRORISM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/ECON MINISTER COUNSELOR JEFF MILLINGTON FOR REASON 1.5 (B). 2. (C) SUMMARY: SHEIKH OF AL-AZHAR MUHAMMAD TANTAWI, IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 7 IN A POPULAR EGYPTIAN MAGAZINE, STATED HIS OPPOSITION ON ISLAMIC GROUNDS TO SUICIDE OPERATIONS AGAINST ISRAELI CIV [...]
1997-11-13 14:00:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL MEPP PTER KPAL IS EG
97COLOMBO3477 LTTE ATTACKS SHIP CHARTERED BY US
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: MICHAEL OWEN, ECONOMIC COUNSELOR. REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C) INITIAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 0100 LOCAL TIME SEPTEMBER 9, THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) ATTACKED THE MERCHANT VESSEL "CORDIALITY" WHICH WAS ANCHORED OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST OF S [...]
1997-09-09 10:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PREF PGOV EWWT CE
97COLOMBO3548 MORE ON THE LTTE ATTACK ON
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR ANDREW MANN. REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY HIRED TO SALVAGE MV CORDIALITY WHICH WAS ATTACKED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SEPTEMBER 9 (SEE REFTEL) HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE ATTACK. THE SHIP HAD BEEN LOADING ILME [...]
1997-09-12 11:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER EWWT MOPS CE
97COLOMBO673LTTE USE OF LANDMINES TAKES ITS TOLL
[...] SUMMARY: DURING THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS, OVER 225 PERSONS--SOME MILITARY, MANY CIVILIAN--HAVE REPORTEDLY FALLEN VICTIM TO LANDMINES LAID BY THE INSURGENT LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) IN THE WAR-AFFLICTED NORTH AND EAST. INCIDENTS THIS YEAR ALONE HAVE KILLED AT LEAST 16 CIVILIANS AN [...]
1997-02-21 09:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MCAP PGOV PTER CE
97HARARE9435 ZIMBABWE: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FORMAT PER REFTEL: (A) PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THERE WERE NO ACTS OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE IN 1997: (B) EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS: THERE WERE NO CASES INVOLVING EXTRADITION OF SUSPEC [...]
1997-11-24 13:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ZI
97ISLAMABAD2488 AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS THAT MULLAH OMAR
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY TOM PRICE, POLITICAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: MARCH 27 PAKISTANI PRESS REPORTS STATE THAT MULLAH OMAR MET WITH FUGITIVE SAUDI FINANCIER BIN LADEN IN KANDAHAR ON MARCH 25 AND TOLD HIM NOT TO USE "AFGHAN TERRITORY FOR ANTI- SAUDI GOVERNMENT ACTIVIT [...]
1997-03-27 11:38:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KISL PREL AF PK SA
97ISLAMABAD3085 AFGHANISTAN: OBSERVERS SAY "RADICALS" HAVE UPPER HAND IN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DAN MOZENA, ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS, HAMED GAILANI, THE POLITICALLY-ACTIVE SON OF PIR GAILANI, AND MULLAH MALANG, AN AFGHAN WITH LINKS TO THE TALIBAN, TOLD POLOFF RECENTLY THAT "RADICALS" ARE GAINING T [...]
1997-04-14 12:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KISL PINR AF PK
97ISLAMABAD5640JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT (C-NA7-00565)
[...] No summary [...]
1997-07-03 11:19:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETKPRP PINR PTER PK
97ISLAMABAD7636JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT (C-NA7-00565)
[...] No summary [...]
1997-09-05 08:29:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETKPRP PINR PTER PK
97JAKARTA6773 INDONESIA: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL COUNSELOR ED MCWILLIAMS; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (U) FORMAT FOR THIS MESSAGE WAS DERIVED FROM REF A. A. RESPONSE OF THE INDONESIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1997: ------------------------------- [...]
1997-11-18 10:53:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER PREL ID
97KARACHI1443TALIBAN REP ON NARCOTICS AND BIN LADEN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DOUGLAS B. ARCHARD, CONSUL GENERAL, AMCONGEN KARACHI. REASON 1.5(D). ...SUBJECT: TALIBAN REP ON NARCOTICS AND BIN LADEN Â [...]
1997-08-21 12:33:00Consulate KarachiCONFIDENTIALPREL NARC PTER AF PK
97LIMA4928SENDERO LUMINOSO LEADER "FELICIANO" CORNERED -- YET AGAIN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY JAMES F. MACK, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, ... id: 886 date: 6/6/1997 17:21 refid: 97LIMA4928 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: R 061721Z JUN 97 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7890 INFO AMEMBASSY BOGOTA AMEMBASSY CARACAS AMEMBASSY QUI [...]
1997-06-06 17:21:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER PMIL PE
97MADRID11809 SPAIN: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE ONLY TERRORIST GROUP OPERATING IN SPAIN IS THE BASQUE TERRORIST GROUP ETA (FATHERLAND AND LIBERTY),WHICH CONTINUED IN 1997 ITS CAMPAIGN OF MURDER, BOMBINGS, KIDNAPPINGS, AND STREET VIOLENCE. THE GOVERNMENT HAD SOME SUCCESS AGAINST ETA DURING THE YEAR, WITH KEY ARRESTS IN SPAIN AND FRANCE [...]
1997-12-02 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP
97NEWDELHI6957JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT (C-NA7-00565)
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED SECRET BY NEW DELHI ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR GORDON HELLWIG. REASON 1.5 (C). 2. (S) EMBASSY WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE MORE INFORMATION ON THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR ISLAMIC FRONT (JKIF) AS REQUESTED IN REFTEL. POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, OBTAINED BY THE REGIONAL SECU [...]
1997-07-08 05:02:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETKPRP PINR PTER IN PK
97RIYADH4701 SAUDI ARABIA: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS SET FORTH IN REFTEL. A. DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1997, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION RELAT [...]
1997-12-10 12:12:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SA
97ROME5198ITALY: A MORE ACTIVIST POLICY TOWARD ROGUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT GOI ACTIVITY SUGGESTS ITALY IS PURSUING MORE ACTIVIST POLICIES TOWARD THE SO-CALLED "ROGUE" STATES: IRAN, IRAQ, AND LIBYA. ACCORDING TO THE MFA, ITALY HAS, IN FACT, A SINGLE, BROAD POLICY FOR THESE COUNTRIES, CENTERED UPON THE BELIEF THAT ENGAGEMENT, NOT ISOLATION, IS TH [...]
1997-06-11 16:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL UNSC PTER KPRP IR IZ LY IT
97STATE133614MEETING WITH BIN LADEN GROUP AMERICAN BUSINESS
[...] CLASSIFIED BY NEA/ENA DIRECTOR, RICHARD L. JACKSON. REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: TECHMASTER ENGINEERING, INC. (TEL),A US- AFFILIATE OF A HOLDING COMPANY OF THE BIN LADEN GROUP HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS UNDER FMF-FUNDED CONTRACTS FOR THE EGYP [...]
1997-07-17 01:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD MASS PTER EG SA
97STATE83213AFGHANISTAN: SAUDI POLCOUNS SAYS THEY STILL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBIN L. RAPHEL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE. REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) DURING THE COURSE OF A 4/29 TELCON, SAUDI POLITICAL COUNSELOR RAHAB MASSOUD AFFIRMED TO SA A/S RAPHEL THAT THE SAG'S FIRST PRIORITY IS TO GET THE TALIBAN T [...]
1997-05-05 17:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SA AF
97TASHKENT2034 UZBEK ISLAMIC MILITANT SURFACES IN PESHAWAR?
[...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR ESCUDERO. REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) ACCORDING TO BBC CORRESPONDENT MONICA WHITLOCK (PLEASE PROTECT),UZBEK ISLAMIC MILITANT "TAKHIRJON" HAS SURFACED IN PESHAWAR. TAKHIRJON LED THE 1991 "ADOLAT" UPRISING WHICH BRIEFLY TOOK OVER THE HOKIMIATE OFFICES IN NAMA [...]
1997-05-01 10:26:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALKISL PINR PTER UZ PK
98AMMAN8578 JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS' RELATIONSHIP WITH HAMAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE JORDANIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN IN ITS PUBLIC PROTESTS OVER THE KILLING OF HAMAS MILITARY LEADERS IMAD AND ADEL AWADULLAH AND HAS SUGGESTED PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COMPLICITY IN THEIR DEATHS. THE MB OPENLY DECLARES ITS CLOSE TIES WITH HAMAS, BUT PRIVATELY [...]
1998-09-21 12:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL KWBG JO
98ANKARA9055 ARMY CHIEF WARNS SYRIA ABOUT SUPPORT FOR PKK
[...] (U) TURKISH LAND FORCES COMMAND (TLFC) COMMANDER GENERAL ATILLA ATES WAS QUOTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS SEPTEMBER 16 AS SAYING THAT TURKEY WAS "RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE" WITH SYRIA'S ALLEGED SUPPORT OF THE SEPARATIST/TERRORIST KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY (PKK). THE CONSERVATIVE "TURKIYE" NEWSPAPER'S [...]
1998-09-19 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER MOPS PINR PREL TU SY IR
98BEIRUT2888 EXPLOSIONS IN AFRICA: ARE THERE ANY AMERICAN
[...] SUMMARY ---------- THE TWO EXPLOSIONS WERE REPORTED ON THE FRONT-PAGE OF EVERY NEWSPAPER IN LEBANON. MOST REPORTED THE EVENT WITH NO EDITORIALIST REACTION. THE ONLY TWO EDITORIALS THAT WERE WRITTEN WERE CONTRADICTORY. JOSEPH SAMAHA OF ARAB NATIONALIST DAILY AS-SAFIR WARNED THAT "BEING AN [...]
1998-08-10 14:10:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PTER PREL KILS PGOV MOPS LE IS SY
98BRUSSELS2939 U.S.-EU TROIKA: TERRORISM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY WILLIAM R. REGAN, USEU. REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE MAY 7 U.S.-EU TROIKA DISCUSSIONS ON TERRORISM COVERED THE WATERFRONT, BUT SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE EU'S RELATIONS WITH IRAN, WHERE IT PLEDGED CONTINUED VIGILANCE, AND ITS [...]
1998-05-12 12:02:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EUN KPAL IS PINR
98COLOMBO3592 SRI LANKA: 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO REF A REQUESTING INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GSL) CONTINUED TO BATTLE THE SEPARATIST LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE),THE ONLY TERRORIST GROUP CURRENTLY BELIEVED TO BE ACTIVE IN SRI LANKA. [...]
1998-11-06 11:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CE
98ISLAMABAD3474 FOREIGN SECRETARY RAPS USG KNUCKLES ON "ONE-SIDEDNESS" OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN SECRETARY SHAMSHAD AHMED COMPLAINED TO THE AMBASSADOR ON MAY 8 ABOUT THE "ONE-SIDED VIEW" OF THE JUST-RELEASED USG REPORT ON TERRORISM, LAMENTING THAT INDIA WAS PORTRAYED MORE POSITIVELY THAN PAKISTAN. ACKNOWLEDGING A RECENT RESPITE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE APRIL 26/27 [...]
1998-05-11 10:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF PK
98ISLAMABAD3977RELIGIOUS DELEGATION TO IRAN, SHIA POLITICAL LEADER IS
[...] (C) QAISER BOKHARI, THE LAHORE CHIEF OF THE SHIA TEHRIK-E- JAFARIA-E-PAKISTAN (TJP) TOLD POLOFF MAY 26 THAT HE WAS HEADING A RELIGIOUS DELEGATION TO IRAN ON MAY 27 FOR ONE WEEK. THE TRIP OF THE MILLI YAKJETI COUNCIL (NATIONAL SOLIDARITY COUNCIL) COMES AT THE INVITATION OF THE IRANIAN GOVERNME [...]
1998-05-29 04:06:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MNUC PK IR
98ISLAMABAD7870SHAHBAZ SHARIF ON NUCLEAR ISSUES, ISLAMIZATION AND POWER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MEETING OCTOBER 14 WITH VISITING AMBASSADOR MILAM, PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER SHAHBAZ SHARIF EMPHASIZED HIS BROTHER'S COMMITMENT TO FINDING COMMON GROUND WITH THE UNITED STATES ON PROLIFERATION ISSUES, JUSTIFIED THE RECENT REDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS AS A POLITICAL IMPERATIVE, AND [...]
1998-10-20 10:25:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MNUC ENRG PK
98ISLAMABAD8066PAKISTAN: FUNDAMENTALISM AND SUPPORT FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT CONVERSATIONS WITH A SAMPLING OF RURAL PUNJABI POLITICIANS PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT RECRUITMENT TO MILITANT RELIGIOUS GROUPS IS INCREASING IN POORER AREAS OF THE PUNJABI COUNTRYSIDE (PRIMARILY SOUTHERN PUNJAB),BUT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT A MASS FUNDAMENTALIST MOVEMENT IS I [...]
1998-10-27 13:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PK
98JERUSALEM2378ALLEGED OSAMA BIN LADEN CONNECTION TO PALESTINIAN BANK
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER JERRY FEIERSTEIN, REASON 1.6X1. 2. (S) OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS CLOSE CONNECTIONS TO, AND POSSIBLY AN OWNERSHIP SHARE OF, AL-AQSA ISLAMIC BANK, A NEW BANK GIVEN PRELIMINARY APPROVAL BY THE PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY (PMA) TO OPERATE IN PALESTINIAN [...]
1998-08-25 15:14:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPTER EFIN KWBG KPAL JO SA
98KINSHASA6205KINSHASA: 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] KINSHASA'S ANNUAL SUBMISSION FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S REPORT HAS BEEN CLEARED BY ALL RELEVANT SECTIONS IN THE EMBASSY. 2. AS REQUESTED, THE RESPONSE MIRRORS THE FORMAT PROVIDED IN REFTEL. A) THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURIN [...]
1998-12-17 16:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
98KUWAIT4010TERRORISM: SEEKING HOST GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
1998-06-07 12:49:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER KU
98LONDON12113ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT - UK
[...] THE UNITED KINGDOM IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES' CLOSEST ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. IT ROUTINELY TAKES A ROBUST STANCE AGAINST TERRORISM, AND CONTRIBUTES ACTIVELY TO THE WORK OF INTERNATIONAL BODIES -- PARTICULARLY THE UNITED NATIONS, THE GROUP OF EIGHT ( [...]
1998-12-11 18:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
98MADRID12132 SPAIN: 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE BASQUE TERRORIST GROUP ETA ANNOUNCED A UNILATERAL AND UNCONDITIONAL CEASE-FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 16. THE CEASE-FIRE HAS HELD. PRIOR TO THE CEASE-FIRE, ETA KILLED SIX PERSONS IN 1998. PRESIDENT AZNAR CALLED NOVEMBER 3 FOR DIRECT TALKS WITH ETA ON WAYS TO MAKE THE CEASE FIRE PERMANENT. THOSE [...]
1998-12-02 10:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP
98RABAT7515MOROCCO - 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] PER DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, THE FOLLOWING IS KEYED TO REFTEL AND CONSTITUTES POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. A. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF TERRORISM DIRECTED AGAINST UNITED STATES (U.S.) CITIZENS OR U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG) FACILITIES IN MOROCCO. THE GOVERNMENT OF [...]
1998-11-30 10:40:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
98RIYADH3482 SAUDI ARABIA: USAMA BIN LADIN (C-NA8-00989)
[...] (S) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON EX-SAUDI TERRORIST USAMA BIN LADIN, WHICH INCLUDES INPUT FROM CONSULATES DHAHRAN AND JEDDAH, IS KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REF A. A. (S) ISLAMIC LEADERS ADMIRED BY BIN LADIN: BIN LADIN WAS RAISED IN A CONSERVATIVE WAHHABI MUSLIM FAMILY. AS A YOUNG MAN [...]
1998-10-13 08:37:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKPRP PTER PGOV PINR SA
98RIYADH4048 SAUDI ARABIA: 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS SET FORTH IN REFTEL. A. DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1998, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION RELAT [...]
1998-12-02 14:22:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SA
98SEOUL7019REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM
[...] (U) NO PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC TERRORISM WERE CARRIED OUT IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) IN 1998, AND THE ROK DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EXTRADITION REQUESTS FROM OTHER NATIONS FOR SUSPECTED TERRORISTS. ON DECEMBER 1, 1998, THE ROK NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIED THE ROK-U.S. EXT [...]
1998-12-11 07:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KS
98STATE145892TFEAO1 SITUATION REPORT NO. 13 AS OF 0530 EDT
[...] CLASSIFIED BY JEFF MILLINGTON, TASK FORCE COORDINATOR TANZANIA ARRESTS SUSPECTS 2. (C) EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM CONFIRMED THAT TANZANIAN POLICE AUGUST 10 DETAINED 14 SUSPECTS ALLEGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE DAR ES SALAAM BOMBING--6 SUDANESE NATIONALS, 5 IRAQIS, 1 TURK, 1 GERMA [...]
1998-08-11 10:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AEMR MARR CASC PINS KE TZ
98STATE156972EXECUTIVE ORDER AMENDMENT: USAMA BIN LADIN
[...] (U) POSTS MAY DRAW FROM THE FOLLOWING POINTS IN BRIEFING HOST COUNTRY INTERLOCUTORS AND RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES CONCERNING THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO AMEND EXECUTIVE ORDER 12947 TO INCLUDE USAMA BIN LADIN AND HIS KEY ASSOCIATES. 2. (U) BEGIN POINTS: -- ON AUGUST 20, 1998, PRESIDE [...]
1998-08-26 20:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ASEC
98STATE34310USAMA BIN LADEN'S STATEMENT ABOUT JIHAD AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
1998-02-26 04:01:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL AF SA
98STATE55357APPROACH TO EU ON TALEBAN SUPPORT FOR USAMA BIN
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE - SEE PARA 2. 2. (S/RELEASABLE TO THE EU) THE U.S. IS CONCERNED BY THE SO-CALLED FATWA RECENTLY ISSUED BY TERRORIST PATRON USAMA BIN LADEN THAT CALLS ON ALL MUSLIMS TO KILL AMERICANS. WE HAVE RAISED THIS ISSUE WITH THE TALEBAN BOTH IN KABUL AND IN NEW YORK. [...]
1998-03-27 21:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL AF SA
98STATE96941TERRORISM: SEEKING HOST GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AGAINST OSAMA BIN LADEN THREAT TO U.S. FORCES
[...] No summary [...]
1998-05-30 15:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER
99ADDISABABA6849 ETHIOPIA: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FORMAT FOR THIS MESSAGE WAS DERIVED FROM REFTEL. A. THE ETHIOPIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE TO RESPOND TO ANY ACTS OF TERRORISM DURING 1999, INCLUDING HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELATING TO TERRORISM. B. ETHIOPIA DID NOT EXTRADITE OR REQUEST THE EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED TERRORIST [...]
1999-11-15 14:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
99ATHENS7913 GREECE: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE TEXT BELOW IS OUR DRAFT CONTRIBUTION TO THE GREEK SECTION IN THE FORTHCOMING "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM: 1999," AS REQUIRED BY REFTEL. 2. PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM IN GREECE CONTINUED TO PROVE ILLUSIVE IN 1999 AS THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AGAINST U.S., OTHER FOREIGN, A [...]
1999-11-30 18:44:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GR
99BEIRUT4484 JEZZINE: LOOKING FOR NORMALITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY STAFF VISITED THE SOUTHERN CITY OF JEZZINE RECENTLY, FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE SOUTH LEBANON ARMY (SLA). INITIAL FEAR AMONG RESIDENTS ABOUT SAFETY HAVE ABATED. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY IS INCREASING MODESTLY, BUT HAS NOT REPLACED THE ECONOMIC LOSS FROM [...]
1999-10-13 08:55:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID SY IS LE
99BEIRUT5413THE SOUTH: HIZBALLAH STRATEGIC, TACTICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECULATION OVER A FUTURE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL (UNILATERAL OR THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS) FROM SOUTH LEBANON HAS GIVEN RISE TO DIFFERENCES AMONG HIZBALLAH'S SENIOR LEADERS ABOUT THE PARTY'S FUTURE. THE PROSPECT OF CHANGE HAS COMPELLED THE PARTY TO BEGIN SPECIFIC PLANNING FOR THE ROLE IT [...]
1999-12-21 12:52:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV IR KISL IS LE
99CAIRO2104 EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AT LOW EBB
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC-POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR RICHARD LEBARON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SINCE 1995, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN PROFESSIONAL SYNDICATES CONTROLLED BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ARRESTED THEIR ACTIVISTS, THE BROTHERHOOD HAS R [...]
1999-03-16 16:22:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER PGOV PREL KISL PHUM ECON EG
99CARACAS811COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: COOLER HEADS PREVAIL
[...] (C) THE DIPLOMATIC FLAP BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA PROVOKED BY PRESIDENT CHAVEZ'S MARCH 10 PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENT IS OVER. VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTER RANGEL AND HIS COLOMBIAN COUNTERPART HAVE WORKED HARD TO RESOLVE THE INCIDENT AND TO FOCUS AGAIN ON THE TASK AT HAND: MANAGING A COMPLE [...]
1999-03-16 23:26:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PINS PTER CO VE
99COLOMBO2324LTTE MASSACRES 54 CIVILIANS IN EASTERN PROVINCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE LTTE ATTACKED SLEEPING VILLAGERS IN GONAGALA DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SEPTEMBER 18, HACKING TO DEATH 54 CIVILIANS INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN. LOCALS HAVE ASSAILED THE GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY. ON THE OTHER HAND, TAMILS HAVE CRITICIZED THE GO [...]
1999-09-20 11:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM CE
99COLOMBO28991999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO REFTEL REQUESTING INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA (GSL) CONTINUED TO BATTLE THE SEPARATIST LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE),THE ONLY TERRORIST GROUP CURRENTLY BELIEVED TO BE ACTIVE IN SRI LANKA. [...]
1999-11-30 09:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CE
99DAMASCUS2528 SYRIAN SUCCESSION: AFTER ASAD THE STRUGGLE
[...] (C) HAFIZ AL-ASAD'S EFFORT TO PREPARE SON BASHAR TO ASSUME EVENTUALLY THE PRESIDENCY IS INCREASINGLY THE PRISM THROUGH WHICH POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE VIEWED AND INTERPRETED. THE PROSPECTS FOR A SMOOTH SUCCESSION ARE A DIRECT FUNCTION OF HOW MUCH TIME ASAD HAS -- AND HOW MUCH APTITUDE BASHAR [...]
1999-05-24 11:33:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PHUM PTER SY
99ISLAMABAD495PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: USAMA BIN LADIN
[...] No summary [...]
1999-01-26 03:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF KISL PK PREL PTER
99KINSHASA7954DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 1999 ANNUAL
[...] N/A. 2. NONE THAT WE KNOW OF. K. NONE THAT WE KNOW OF. SWING [...]
1999-11-30 03:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CG
99LONDON10405UNITED KINGDOM: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE UNITED KINGDOM IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES' CLOSEST ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. IT ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO THE WORK OF INTERNATIONAL BODIES, INCLUDING THE UN, THE GROUP OF EIGHT (G8),AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAIN [...]
1999-12-15 07:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
99RABAT6846MOROCCO - 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] PER DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, THE FOLLOWING IS KEYED TO REFTEL AND CONSTITUTES POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. A. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF TERRORISM DIRECTED AGAINST UNITED STATES (U.S.) CITIZENS OR U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG) FACILITIES IN MOROCCO. THE GOVERNMENT OF [...]
1999-11-08 14:05:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
99RIYADH3810SAUDI ARABIA: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS SET FORTH IN REFTEL. A. DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1999, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELA [...]
1999-12-05 14:20:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SA
99STATE184471DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: THE 8 OCTOBER 1999 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE DESIGNATION OF "FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" IS LIKELY TO ATTRACT MEDIA COVERAGE AND OFFICIAL INTEREST IN SOME COUNTRIES. CHIEFS OF MISSION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTIONS SHOULD CONSIDER GOVERNMENT-TO- GOVER [...]
1999-09-30 15:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER OPRC
99STATE204472ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] SUMMARY ----------- THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT TO CONGRESS. THIS LAW REQUIRES THE REPORT BE A FULL AND COMPLETE FACTUAL RECORD OF TERRORISM-RELATED ACTIVITY IN ALL COUNTRIES THAT EXPERIENCED TERRORISM AND NOT BE TEMPERED BY CONCERNS ABOUT HOST G [...]
1999-10-29 15:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
99STATE236463THE CHARGES AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST USAMA
[...] NOTE: THIS FACT SHEET MAY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PREVIOUS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FACT SHEET, "TALKING ABOUT TERRORISM." 2. THE TALIBAN MOVEMENT OF AFGHANISTAN, LED BY MULLAH MOHAMMA OMAR, CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SAFE HAVEN TO THE INDICTED TERRORIST USAMA BIN LADEN. SPOKESMEN FOR THE TALIBAN, A [...]
1999-12-15 19:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER OIIP AF
99STATE31692TALIBAN CLAIM BIN LADEN OUT OF THEIR TERRITORY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: TALIBAN UN "PERMREP DESIGNATE" ABDUL HAKEEM MUJAHID TOLD SA A/S INDERFURTH FEBRUARY 17 THAT USAMA BIN LADEN (UBL) WAS NO LONGER IN TALIBAN-CONTROLLED TERRITORY. HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS BUT IMPLIED THAT UBL WAS ELSEWHERE IN AFGHANISTAN THOUGH EN ROUTE TO A FOREI [...]
1999-02-19 23:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL PGOV AF
99STATE51304LIBYA/PA103: QADHAFI LETTER
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) THE LETTER WHICH QADHAFI PROVIDED TO PRESIDENT MANDELA 3/19 APPEARS TO REPRESENT PROGRESS TOWARD LIBYAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1192. ACCORDINGLY, USUN SHOULD APPROACH THE SYG AT EARLIEST CONVENIENCE TO CONVEY THE MESSAGE IN PARA 3. APPROACH TO THE [...]
1999-03-20 04:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PTER ETTC SA LY
99TELAVIV12144HAMAS DEBATES FUTURE
[...] (C) OUR CONTACTS IN GAZA HAVE PRESENTED DIFFERING VIEWS OVER NEXT STEPS BEING CONTEMPLATED BY HAMAS. A SENIOR FATAH LEADER AND MEMBER OF THE FATAH CENTRAL COMMITTEE, HANI AL-HASSAN, TOLD US RECENTLY THAT HAMAS WAS PLANNING AN "ELECTION" FOR MEMBERS OF ITS POLITBURO AND CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY. [...]
1999-08-27 06:42:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKISL PTER KPAL KWBG PREL PHUM GZ IS
99TELAVIV15987ISRAELI RAID KILLS HAMAS ACTIVISTS
[...] (C) THE GOI'S BUREAU FOR COUNTERTERRORISM CONFIRMED ON DECEMBER 14 THAT AN IDF SPECIAL FORCES UNIT KILLED EIAD BATAT AND NADER MASALMAH IN A FIREFIGHT THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 13. THE CLASH OCCURRED IN THE VILLAGE OF BEIT AWWA, IN AREA B, APPROXIMATELY 10 KMS WEST OF HEBRON, NEAR THE GREEN LIN [...]
1999-12-16 10:52:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KPAL IS
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