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06SANJOSE305	VOTER DISAFFECTION WITH POLITICAL CLASS LEADS TO [...] (SBU) Although the two leading candidates for president have clearly defined and well known positions on CAFTA-DR -- Oscar Arias is for, and Otton Solis against -- treaty ratification was not the key issue in the election or the cause for Solis's higher-than-expected showing in the presidentia [...]	2006-02-08 23:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CS

06SANJOSE359	COSTA RICANS PATIENTLY AWAIT ELECTION RESULTS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Although the unofficial preliminary tabulations of election results show Oscar Arias to have won the February 5 election by more than 10,000 votes, the current interim, cumulative total of the official recount (which eleven days after the election has passed the half-way point) n [...]	2006-02-16 18:06:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CS
06SANJOSE410	SOLIS ALLEGES "SERIOUS ANOMALIES AND VIOLATIONS" [...] (U) On the eve of finishing the recount of presidential ballots (and Oscar Arias returning to the lead),rival Otton Solis cried foul in a televised address to all Costa Ricans. Solis claimed "serious anomalies and violations" in the voting but did not make a direct accusation of fraud. He u [...]	2006-02-22 23:26:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CS
06SANJOSE443	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON OSCAR ARIAS [...] (U) Oscar Arias Sanchez was elected on February 5, 2006, as the first repeat president in Costa Rica since 1970. Winning by a 1.12 percent margin (18,000 votes out of 1.62 million cast),Arias comes to office without the sweeping mandate he expected. He was permitted to run for president beca [...]	2006-02-24 20:58:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL CS
06SANJOSE444	"MORAL POWER:" ARIAS AND NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) National security in an Oscar Arias administration will be pursued at three levels: (1) Internationally, Arias will use his prestige as a Nobel laureate to be an advocate for multilateralism, international law, and disarmament. (2) At home the principal external security issues will be [...]	2006-02-24 21:13:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MASS SNAR SMIG SOCI PBTS NI CS
06SANJOSE481	COSTA RICA 2005 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 14:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS
06SANJOSE536	IT'S FINALLY OFFICIAL--ARIAS IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT [...] Summary: In a short statement at midday on March 7, Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) Chief Magistrate Oscar Fonseca formally declared Oscar Arias the winner of the February 5, 2006 presidential election. Arias will take office on May 8. Ref A contains biographical information on Arias. En [...]	2006-03-07 22:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CS
06SANJOSE58	COSTA RICA'S RESPONSE ON THE JANUARY 9 MEETING ON [...] (C) Foreign Minister Tovar told us he would not sign a Mexican-authored communique on U.S. immigration proposals merely as a gesture of solidarity, especially if the document is "confrontational." End Summary. Costa Ricans Have Their Own Immigration Problems ------------------------------- [...]	2006-01-09 21:37:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG ECON ES NU HO EC DR CO GT CS
06SANJOSE706	RODGRIGO ARIAS, MINISTER OF PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Rodrigo is the younger brother and by far the closest adviser to Oscar Arias. He is the only permanent member of Oscar's inner circle and has always been at his brother's side in business and politics. Since Oscar's divorce and the death of his mother, Oscar has come to rely even more on [...]	2006-03-30 23:12:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CS
06SANJOSE707	FUTURE PUSC DEPUTIES STRESS IMPORTANCE OF "SOCIAL [...] (C) On May 29, Ambassador hosted all five deputies-elect of the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) for breakfast. They all expressed support for the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) but were concerned about opposition from labor trade unions, some agricultura [...]	2006-03-30 23:18:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD CS
06SANJOSE762	HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSWOMAN SLAMS CAFTA-DR [...] Costa Rica's Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr. Lisbeth Quesada, released a report on March 30 criticizing the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Comparing the relative bargaining power of the U.S. and Costa Rica to "a wild tiger vs. a captive rabbit," the re [...]	2006-04-07 15:40:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM PGOV CS
06SANJOSE777	DEPUTIES-ELECT OF RULING NATIONAL LIBERATION PARTY [...] For the fourth and final breakfast honoring newly elected deputies to Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly, the Ambassador hosted the largest faction, the National Liberation Party (PLN),on April 6. While individual conversations tended to focus on security issues and the party's anticipated st [...]	2006-04-07 22:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CS
06SANJOSE934	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BURTON [...] Costa Rica is a developing country with a per capita income of about U.S. $4,700 and an unemployment rate of about 6.5 percent. Tourism, manufactured exports, and service industries now far surpass traditional agricultural exports (coffee and bananas) as sources of employment and foreign exc [...]	2006-05-04 00:08:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT AFIN CS
06SANJOSE936	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HARKIN [...] Costa Rica is a developing country with a per capita income of about U.S. $4,700 and an unemployment rate of about 6.5 percent. Tourism, manufactured exports, and service industries now far surpass traditional agricultural exports (coffee and bananas) as sources of employment and foreign exc [...]	2006-05-04 15:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT AFIN CS
06SANJOSE979	ON INAUGURATION DAY, OSCAR ARIAS PROMISES A [...] Oscar Arias was sworn in as president for a four-year term beginning May 8. Present at the mid-day ceremony were the heads of state of the Central American countries, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, and Taiwan, Prince Felipe of Spain, First Lady of the United States Laura Bush, and former P [...]	2006-05-09 23:40:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CS
06SANJOSE980	PRESIDENT OSCAR ARIAS'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF MAY [...] On being presented the presidential sash on May 8, 2006, Oscar Arias delivered his inaugural speech entitled, "I Choose Life, Democracy and the Challenge of Peaceful Change." Below is the full text of the speech in English. The translation was provided by the Arias Foundation, an NGO founde [...]	2006-05-09 23:47:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CS
06SANSALVADOR1085	SALVADORAN APPOINTED WORLD BANK MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] On April 21, 2006, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz named Salvadoran Juan Jose Daboub as a Managing Director of the World Bank. Daboub was one of ex-President Flores' most trusted advisors, and he served as Chief of Staff and Minister of Finance during Flores' term from 1999-2004. He is [...]	2006-04-25 21:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IBRD PINR ECON EAID EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR1088	NEEDED CENTRAL BANK RESTRUCTURING NOT FORTHCOMING [...] (SBU) Summary. El Salvador adopted the dollar as legal tender in 2001, but the Central Bank still maintains institutional vestiges of a monetary authority, issuing short-term and long-term debt and keeping on its balance sheet more than $700 million in government debt. Completing the institu [...]	2006-04-26 15:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR109	SACA TO ANNOUNCE 6TH CONTINGENT TO IRAQ; EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saca will inform the President January 13 that El Salvador will send a sixth contingent of troops to Iraq. The formal public announcement will come in early February. Saca told the Ambassador January 12 that he is concerned about two issues going into March 12 elections [...]	2006-01-13 15:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN SMIG ES HO IZ
06SANSALVADOR1118	SALVADORAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES WITNESS [...] (C) Summary: On April 26, the Salvadoran National Assembly finally passed a Witness and Victims Protection Law after more than a year of lobbying by the Embassy. The vote was 57-0, with 27 FMLN abstentions. The government's ARENA Party and the other right-of-center parties, as well as the mod [...]	2006-04-27 20:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SNAR ES
06SANSALVADOR1131	SACA'S ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM AFTER ONE YEAR [...] Summary. Torola, a small town on the border with Honduras, is the poorest municipality in El Salvador, but also the first to receive targeted assistance from the Salvadoran Government under Saca's anti-poverty program "Red Solidaria." At least for the next few years that the program continu [...]	2006-04-28 16:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ES
06SANSALVADOR1193	EL SALVADOR: LAST-MINUTE PASSAGE OF KEY LAWS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its final days in office prior to its May 1 replacement by newly-elected deputies, El Salvador's outgoing Legislative Assembly approved a number of significant constitutional reforms and other legislative measures, including a witness protection law. However, under Article 2 [...]	2006-05-05 20:53:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR1225	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] According to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) website, the UNHCR no longer maintains a full office in El Salvador, but has a representative to assist in the processing of refugees. The Political Section contacts the UNHCR representative, Desiree Massier, annually for [...]	2006-05-10 13:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR1228	EL SALVADOR'S NEW SUPREME COURT JUSTICES [...] (U) Summary: As one of their final acts before conclusion of the Legislative Assembly session, the 2003-2006 Assembly on April 30 elected five new members to the Supreme Court (CSJ). The new justices appear ready to confront the problems of the judicial system and undertake needed reforms. [...]	2006-05-10 15:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR ES
06SANSALVADOR1276	WOMEN IN SALVADORAN POLITICS: SLOW BUT STEADY [...] SUMMARY: Although in the wake of March elections, El Salvador now slightly outpaces the United States in its percentage of women legislators, it still lags behind several countries in the region in terms of the number of women elected to political office. Salvadoran women are also less like [...]	2006-05-12 19:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR1352	REDUCING THE MURDER RATE COMPLICATED BY POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The citizens of El Salvador are outraged by numerous murders occurring daily in this country. Police Director Avila is trying to professionalize his police force, but he lacks sufficient manpower and equipment. Yesterday, President Saca announced that his administration will seek [...]	2006-05-23 15:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS ES ASEC
06SANSALVADOR142	INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE AECA SECTION 3 VIOLATION [...] (S) Summary. Salvadoran Minister of Defense Otto Romero told Charge on December 2, 2005, that the arms seized in Honduras in April 2005 were likely lost by the Salvadoran Armed Forces (ESAF) to guerrillas of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation front (FMLN) during El Salvador's 1980-1992 ci [...]	2006-01-19 14:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	ETTC KOMC ES
06SANSALVADOR1618	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in May 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) On May 22, ILEA began the presentation of its six week core program (LEMDP) to police officers from Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Post has received and processed the NSDD-38 for [...]	2006-06-22 13:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	APER SNAR KCRM KIPR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1823	NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKING A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 20, 2006, the Salvadoran Legislature elected Felix Garrid Safie as Attorney General of the Republic (FGR). Safie was nominated after his predecessor, Belasario Artiga, failed to garner enough support for his reelection bid. With only two months on the job, Safie has a [...]	2006-07-18 17:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1849	EL SALVADOR: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FMLN LEADERS ON MCA AND JULY 5 POLICE KILLINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 12 luncheon that had been planned with leaders of the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) prior to the July 5 murders of Civilian National Police riot-cotrol (PNC/UMO) officers at the National University (UES),Ambassador Barclay discussed the p [...]	2006-07-21 18:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ES PGOV PREL PTER KMCA
06SANSALVADOR1910	SALVADORAN ECONOMY GROWING, BUT STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS [...] Despite adherence to Washington-consensus policy recommendations, economic growth in El Salvador has been an unimpressive 2.5 percent over the last decade. The economy is picking up, however, with Central Bank data showing 3.2 percent growth for the first quarter of 2006 and forecasted 3.5 pe [...]	2006-08-02 14:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ES
06SANSALVADOR1962	(C) UNGA-RELATED QUESTIONS (EL SALVADOR) [...] (C) El Salvador's Permanent Representative to the United Nations is Carmen Maria Gallardo de Hernandez (DPOB November 28, 1949; San Salvador). Gallardo is married with two children; her husband is Xavier Hernandez, a Coca-Cola executive. Ms. Gallardo de Hernandez is the sister of Cecilia Ga [...]	2006-08-09 19:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PINR
06SANSALVADOR197	EL SALVADOR: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's 2006 Investment Climate Statement. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous steps in recent [...]	2006-01-25 21:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN KTDB ES OPIC USTR
06SANSALVADOR1972	DEMARCHE REQUEST IN PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH [...] On July 28, Poloff spoke to MFA Office of Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa regarding reftel demarche request. Due to the closure of the GOES from July 31 through August 4, Poloff arranged to speak with MFA Social Affairs Director Elizabeth Cubias on August 9. 2. Background: El S [...]	2006-08-10 13:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG ES
06SANSALVADOR2008	EL SALVADOR: FMLN'S LAST MODERATE REFLECTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with poloff, moderate FMLN Legislative Assembly Deputy Hugo Martinez commented on the deadly July 5 violence tied to the FMLN (reftel B),and speculated on his party's prospects for the 2009 presidential elections. The conciliatory tone of Martinez's mes [...]	2006-08-14 20:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2051	EL SALVADOR: PROGRESS WITH LABOR MINISTRY IN KEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the span of less than a month, El Salvador's Ministry of Labor has made moves to establish the official status of the airport maintenance workers union (SITEVMAIES) and the telecommunications workers union (SITCOM). The former case had proven controversial and attracted in [...]	2006-08-18 18:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2056	THREE MONTHS INTO HER TERM, SAN SALVADOR'S FMLN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Little more than three months into her term as Mayor of San Salvador, the FMLN's Violeta Menjivar suffers approval ratings of only 45 percent. A crisis in trash collection has turned many urban streets into foul-smelling and unsanitary garbage dumps. Heavy rains have caused di [...]	2006-08-21 17:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL CH SOCI
06SANSALVADOR210	EL SALVADOR: FMLN LEADER SCHAFIK HANDAL DEAD AT 75 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Longtime FMLN leader and 2004 presidential candidate Schafik Handal died suddenly Tuesday afternoon, January 24 from a heart attack as he returned from Bolivia. With six weeks to go until nationwide elections, Handal's death may provide a temporary rallying point and boost for F [...]	2006-01-27 13:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2142	EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY RATIFIES ILO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: El Salvador's Legislative Assembly on August 24 voted unanimously to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions 87 and 98 regarding freedom of association and the right to organize and bargain collectively, as well as Conventions 135 and 151 dealing with protect [...]	2006-08-31 20:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANSALVADOR2181	SALVADORAN PAYMENT OF IATTC DUES AND LETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Econoff delivered reftel demarche on non-payment of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Comission (IATTC) contributions to the Center for the Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture (CENDEPESCA) director Manuel Fermin Oliva and Fisheries Coordinator Sonia Salavarria. They understand th [...]	2006-09-06 20:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIS SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR2204	EL SALVADOR: SACA'S RATINGS SLIP AS SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a poll publicized September 7 and 8 in leading daily La Prensa Grafica, President Saca's ratings, while still relatively high, are continuously declining in the face of citizens' growing concerns about violent crime and sluggish economic growth. Saca's personal charisma is i [...]	2006-09-08 18:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2249	SALVADORAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERWHELMED BY VIOLENTSTREET [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 18:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINR PINS KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2267	EL SALVADOR: CANINE PROGRAM BEARING FRUIT [...] (U) In November 2004, Post INL financed the construction of a canine training facility at Planes de los Renderos located just outside San Salvador. We have continued to invest in the canine program by purchasing training aids and sending instructors to NAS Colombia and NAS Guatemala for train [...]	2006-09-14 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PINS PTER SNAR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR235	EL SALVADOR VIEWS ON MESOAMERICAN ENERGY INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) The Government of El Salvador (GOES) has expressed interest in the Mesoamerican Energy Initiative (PIEM) and will participate in related working groups, but the GOES appears to be not yet convinced of the feasibility of the proposal or its benefits for Central America. After the Mexica [...]	2006-01-31 00:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON ES
06SANSALVADOR2351	POLITICAL IMPASSE FORCES PENSION REFORM [...] On September 7 and 14, the Legislative Assembly passed a package of pension reforms that sets up a trust to fund the government's pension obligations incurred in a 1996 transfer from a pay-as-you-go to a funded pension system. The reform includes a refinancing of government debt issued to fin [...]	2006-09-25 14:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR2419	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the country's export revenue, but faces challenges in the future. Rising labor and energy costs are reducing margins in the sector, and the possible phase-out of export [...]	2006-10-10 21:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES
06SANSALVADOR2437	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING IN EL SALVADOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-04 17:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ES
06SANSALVADOR2475	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the country's export revenue, but faces challenges in the future. Rising labor and energy costs are reducing margins in the sector, and the possible phase-out of export [...]	2006-10-10 21:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ES
06SANSALVADOR2508	EL SALVADOR: FMLN "PRESIDENCIABLES" FOR 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY: With two and a half years to go until the 2009 presidential election, speculation is emerging with regard to who will be the candidate of the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). Orthodox-hardliner leader Schafik Handal was beaten soundly in 2004 by ARENA [...]	2006-10-16 21:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PINR PREL
06SANSALVADOR2513	LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUELS INITIATIVE RESPONSE [...] This cable responds to reftel. There is significant interest in El Salvador to promote biofuels, but to date concrete actions have not been taken. The GOES is working on legislation to promote ethanol production, storage, and sales. The law would mandate a 90/10 gasoline/ethanol mix, a mixtu [...]	2006-10-17 20:56:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR2526	POLL UNDERSCORES AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ON CRIME [...] (U) Summary: Results from a CID-Gallup poll publicized October 17 in leading daily El Diario de Hoy demonstrate that Salvadorans share the Ambassador's deep concern that spiraling violent crime threatens El Salvador's continued economic development and the consolidation of its democratic in [...]	2006-10-18 19:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2746	EL SALVADOR: OAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-13 20:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES OAS DRL
06SANSALVADOR2766	SACA'S COMMISSION CHATS WHILE MURDER RATE RISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOES released new figures on November 14 that show murders are up in October over September, rising to 339 homicides last month alone. The Saca Administration paradoxically responds that the numbers are not entirely negative. They point to the fact that the murder rate is d [...]	2006-11-16 17:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES KCRM PGOV PREL KHLS
06SANSALVADOR2868	EL SALVADOR: OAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL MINISTERIAL [...] (U) This cable originally sent as San Salvador 2746 on November 13 is being re-transmitted due to a technical error. 2. (U) Post delivered reftel message on September 26 to MFA officials Elizabeth Cubias, Deputy Director of Social Development; Mario Rivera, Head of Multilateral Affairs; a [...]	2006-11-30 13:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PREL
06SANSALVADOR2873	EL SALVADOR'S NEW POPULIST THREAT ? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Populist 41-year-old Mayor Wil Salgado of San Miguel (El Salvador's third-largest city) has publicly expressed his intention of running for president in the March 2009 national elections. Although a Salgado national victory in 2009 is highly unlikely, his popularity in the natio [...]	2006-11-30 18:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PINR ES
06SANSALVADOR2922	EL SALVADOR: MIDTERM CABINET SHUFFLE ADDRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Halfway through his five-year term, President Saca has created a new Ministry of Public Security and Justice to combat the nation's spiraling violent crime. Rene Figueroa, until now Minister of Governance, will head the new ministry, while former Vice Minister Aguilar will remai [...]	2006-12-08 21:48:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR2972	FMLN CONVENTION GOES STALINIST, LOOKING AHEAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In its December 17 national convention, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) Party (with the attendance of 526 delegates known as party militants) overwhelmingly voted into effect new "reforms" whereby open primaries will be abolished, and incumbent party leaders [...]	2006-12-19 19:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL PTER
06SANSALVADOR300	DVC EVALUATION: WHY STUDY U.S. HISTORY? [...] SUMMARY: On January 31, David Brooks - a Human Rights/Labor officer at Embassy Lima - posed the question "Why Study U.S. History" to an audience of 45 professors, teachers and representatives of museums and the National Archives of El Salvador, all of whom received a copy of the Department of [...]	2006-02-06 18:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO ES
06SANSALVADOR315	EL SALVADOR: FIVE WEEKS FROM ELECTION, ARENA LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Latest polls indicate that the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) retains the lead in both mayoral and Legislative Assembly races, but its lead over the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) has narrowed slightly. There is no indication thus far that [...]	2006-02-07 21:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES ELECTIONS
06SANSALVADOR318	EL SALVADOR: POST'S VIEWS ON DISASTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Temporary Protected Status status should be extended for El Salvadoran beneficiaries currently residing and working in the United States. El Salvador's ongoing recovery from the 2001 earthquakes and the 2005 eruption of the Santa Ana volcano is incomplete. Current conditions p [...]	2006-02-07 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
06SANSALVADOR407	UPDATE ON MCDONALDâ€™S CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, 2005, an appeals court ruled that McDonald's had illegally terminated its contract with a local franchisee on July 1, 1996, and therefore owed him $24 million in losses and damages. McDonald's is appealing the decision, but the composition of the chamber that will hear t [...]	2006-02-16 20:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL ES
06SANSALVADOR413	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA [...] (C) President Elias Antonio "Tony" Saca will meet with the President February 24, shortly before El Salvador's March 12 national congressional and mayoral elections. Saca hopes the meeting with the President will further aid his party's chances in the elections, and help him soundly defeat the [...]	2006-02-17 17:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL OVIP ETRD MARR MASS KMCA
06SANSALVADOR418	VIOLENCE SPIRALS IN EL SALVADOR/GOVERNMENT GRASPS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In 2005, El Salvador eclipsed Colombia as the country with the highest homicide rate per capita in the Western Hemisphere. The GOES has responded to the epidemic of gang violence with a variety of initiatives that have thus far failed to stem the tide of violence. The [...]	2006-02-17 17:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR447	FMLN INVOLVES CUBA AND VENEZUELA IN SALVADORAN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: President Saca and other high-ranking GOES officials have recently raised concerns with Ambassador and other Embassy contacts that Cuba and Venezuela are helping the FMLN in the March 12 national elections for deputies and mayors. There are now clear indications tha [...]	2006-02-22 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER VE CU ES ELECTIONS
06SANSALVADOR455	SALVADORAN PRESIDENT SACA DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) During a lengthy February 23 evening meeting with Polcouns, one Saca cabinet member and two key presidential advisers recounted how stressed Saca is over the March 12 national elections and over recent polls showing Saca and his ARENA party are not faring as well as they expected. Asked [...]	2006-02-23 15:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES ELECTIONS
06SANSALVADOR458	LATEST POLL INDICATES DEAD HEAT IN SAN SALVADOR [...] The Technological University of El Salvador (UTEC) Center for Salvadoran Public Opinion Research (CIOPS) polled 2,123 Salvadorans nationwide February 17-19, and performed an additional poll of 615 San Salvador residents. The race for mayor of San Salvador appears close, with 27.3 percent of [...]	2006-02-23 17:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREL SMIG
06SANSALVADOR464	OPTIONAL 2006 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] Summary: On December 15, 2005, the Legislative Assembly passed a number of IPR-related reforms to meet CAFTA-DR obligations. Enforcement remains weak, but the government appears willing to step-up efforts once CAFTA-DR is in force. However, institutional weaknesses in law enforcement will [...]	2006-02-23 21:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR476	EL SALVADOR: POLLING DEMONSTRATES MAYORAL [...] SUMMARY: With less than four weeks to go until nationwide municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, results of a CID-Gallup poll publicized in leading daily El Diario de Hoy indicate that the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) will likely win six departmental capitals, while the opp [...]	2006-02-24 19:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR487	EL SALVADOR: SCENESETTER FOR VISITS OF U/S KAREN [...] (SBU) Embassy San Salvador welcomes and looks forward to your visit to El Salvador March 17 to 18. You are arriving in country following President Saca's very successful visit with the President on February 24. The announcements during the visit that CAFTA-DR would enter into force for El S [...]	2006-02-27 18:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR512	EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS: OAS PRE-ELECTION REVIEW AND [...] SUMMARY: With 11 days remaining until the election, the Organization of American States (OAS) election monitoring mission has certified voter registration rolls, but still notes problems with the new digital advance vote count system. On a separate front, Farabundo Marti National Liberation [...]	2006-03-01 20:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER OAS ES
06SANSALVADOR514	SALVADORAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS MUDDLE AHEAD [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's most prominent civil society organizations grew out of the nation's 12-year armed conflict, but many international donors have switched their focus elsewhere since the 1992 end of hostilities. Most Salvadoran NGOs are struggling to replace lost international support w [...]	2006-03-01 21:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KOCI SOCI ES
06SANSALVADOR521	EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS: LA PAZ AND CUSCATLAN [...] SUMMARY: Poloff visited the cities of Zacatecoluca and Olocuilta in the La Paz Department on February 22. Two days later, Poloff visited the cities of Cojutepeque and Santa Cruz Michapa in the neighboring Cuscatlan department. Zacatecoluca and Cojutepeque are the capitals of their respectiv [...]	2006-03-02 21:22:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CU ES SOCI
06SANSALVADOR547	EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...]	2006-03-06 22:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR548	EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR PROJECTS THAT [...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...]	2006-03-06 22:10:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR63	ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT - EL SALVADOR [...] The following is El Salvador's OSAC report for CY-2005. --------------------------------------------- ----------------- Overall Crime and Safety Situation: A General Overview of the Crime and Safety Threats Facing Americans in El Salvador. --------------------------------------------- ------ [...]	2006-01-09 21:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC
06SANSALVADOR636	CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR [...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...]	2006-03-08 20:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR637	CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...]	2006-03-08 20:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR656	IMPLEMENTATION OF CAFTA-DR OFF TO ROUGH START FOR [...] (C) Summary. Entry into force of the CAFTA-DR for El Salvador on March 1 has led to problems for the Salvadoran apparel industry. The industry reports hundreds of containers delayed at U.S. ports by U.S. Customs due to unfamiliarity with new rules and changed documentation requirements. Th [...]	2006-03-13 14:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KTEX ES CAFTA
06SANSALVADOR712	EL SALVADOR: ELECTIONS A QUALIFIED SUCCESS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party made gains in the March 12 nationwide municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, apparently garnering 34-35 Legislative Assembly seats and 144 (55 percent) of the nation's 262 city halls. The opposition Farabundo Marti [...]	2006-03-16 19:31:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR832	UNDERSECRETARY HUGHES' MARCH 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes met with President Tony Saca on the morning of March 17 to discuss national and regional politics as well as bilateral issues. President Saca's remark that the United States and El Salvador were "amigos siempre" became a public t [...]	2006-03-28 18:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ETRD KMCA PGOV ES
06SANSALVADOR853	FMLN MAYORS MOVE FORWARD ON OIL IMPORT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On March 20, an association of FMLN mayors formalized an arrangement with Venezuela's PDVSA to import Venezuelan fuel on preferential terms. Allegedly a proposal of now-deceased FMLN leader Schafik Handal, the government-mayor deal has been accepted by the economic and politi [...]	2006-03-29 22:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ES VE
06SANSALVADOR89	UNEXPLAINED TURTLE DEATHS RAISE POSSIBILITY OF ILLEGAL FISHING ALONG SALVADORAN COAST [...] SUMMARY: On January 5 and 6, 2006 the Environmental Division of the national police found 37 turtles and 1 dolphin dead on the country's beaches in the eastern part of El Salvador. An additional 25 dead turtles were subsequently discovered in a nearby bay. According to the Environment Minis [...]	2006-01-11 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIS SENV ES
06SANSALVADOR90	NEW TOURISM LAW A POSITIVE STEP, BUT CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARYSummary: In December 2005, the GOESEl Salvador approved a Tourism Law establishing tax incentives for new investment in the sector. The law shows government support for the industry, but has received criticism from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The GOES is expecting to clo [...]	2006-01-11 21:51:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ES
06SANSALVADOR963	U.S. Ambassadors Outline Agenda for Central [...] (SBU) WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon, Ambassador to El Salvador Douglas Barclay, Ambassador to Guatemala James Derham, Ambassador to Belize Robert Dieter, Ambassador to Panama William Eaton, Ambassador to Honduras Charles Ford, Ambassador to Costa Rica Mark Langdale, and Ambassador to Ni [...]	2006-04-11 20:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON
06SANTIAGO1057	MEDIA REACTION - AMBASSADOR JOHN MAISTO, U.S. [...] Summary: PA arranged an on-the-record roundtable for U.S. representative to the OAS, Ambassador John Maisto, withmajor local dailies. All May 18 dailies ran coverage of the event, during whichAmbassador Maisto explained U.S. foreign policy for the region. End Summary. Headlines and excerpts [...]	2006-05-18 19:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI
06SANTIAGO1060	CHILEAN CONGRESS EXTENDS CHILEAN PRESENCE IN HAITI [...] (C) Summary: Chile's Senate voted on May 17 to extend Chile's troop deployment in Haiti beyond June 30 for six months. The GOC is not required to seek another congressional vote to extend the deployment for an additional six months as long as a UN mandate is in place, according to a Chilean S [...]	2006-05-18 21:21:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN HA CI
06SANTIAGO1091	MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA GOVERNANCE, RELATIONS WITH THE [...] On May 20, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 116,807) ran an editorial entitled, "Chavez and the U.S. Weapons Embargo." Quote: "Caracas and Washington remain locked in a verbal dispute.... Chavez' provocative style irritates the White House.... In a year in [...]	2006-05-23 13:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE
06SANTIAGO11	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] Summary: You arrive in Santiago three days before the presidential run-off election on January 15. This election pits the top two vote-getters from the December 11 first round election: center-left Concertacion coalition's Michelle Bachelet and the center-right National Renewal Party's Sebast [...]	2006-01-03 17:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO1108	TRIPARTATE DEMARCHE FINDS CHILE NOT READY TO [...] (C) Summary: At the request of the Spanish Embassy, on May 19, Ambassador accompanied his Polish and Spanish counterparts in a joint demarche urging the GOC to accede to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Foreign Ministry Director General Carlos Portales said the MFA needed time to [...]	2006-05-24 12:43:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP CI
06SANTIAGO1196	MEDIA REACTION - UNITED NATIONS AND CHILEAN VOTE [...] On May 30, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Chile and its Vote in the (U.N.) Security Council." Quote: "The decision is complex for the (Chilean) Executive for two reasons; first, because preventing Venezuela from becoming a Council memb [...]	2006-05-31 20:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI VE
06SANTIAGO1204	STUDENT PROTESTS GATHER WIDE SUPPORT [...] Summary. On May 30, almost eighty percent of Chile's one million high school students participated in a nation-wide strike. In several major cities including Santiago, protests turned mildly violent. What began as a minor movement in April has now gained widespread public support for major e [...]	2006-06-01 19:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI CI
06SANTIAGO130	CHILE: GOC UNWILLING/UNABLE ON ARTICLE 98; [...] (C) Summary: U.S. and GOC officials conducted a digital video conference (DVC) on January 18 to explore ideas towards managing relations after Chile ratifies the Rome Statutes creating the International Criminal Court (ICC). International Security and Nonproliferation Assistant Secretary Rad [...]	2006-01-20 16:09:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS CI
06SANTIAGO1446	MEDIA REACTION -FTAA [...] On July 5, conservative, afternoon daily "La Segunda" (circ. 31,834) carried a column by attorney Carolina del Rio, from Diego Portales University, entitled, "The FTA and Industrial Property Regulations." 2. "The accusations made by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce against our country are based [...]	2006-07-06 22:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
06SANTIAGO1460	MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-07 21:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN
06SANTIAGO1476	MEDIA REACTION - DEA [...] On July 11, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) ran an editorial entitled "Narcotics Trafficking in Chile and the DEA Offer." Block quotes follow. 2. "The DEA...has made a proposal to the highest-ranking Chilean authorities for the creation of a new unit to stop the trans [...]	2006-07-11 17:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SNAR PINR KMDR CI
06SANTIAGO1504	FORMER PRESIDENT FREI UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF CHILE'S [...] Summary: In a strong public statement of support, Senate President Eduardo Frei characterized the U.S.-Chile relationship as "win-win" at a July 13 AmCham presentation. Despite occasional policy differences with the U.S., Frei emphasized that Chile is a reliable and stable partner in the mids [...]	2006-07-13 22:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD EINV PREL CI
06SANTIAGO1573	MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT [...] On July 21, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried a column by correspondent Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled, "Chile's Three Fronts in Cordoba." Quotes: "The Mercosur summit began yesterday offering Chile three elements of tension: Evo Morales, Nestor Kirchner, and Hugo [...]	2006-07-21 19:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE
06SANTIAGO164	MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA MORALES INAUGURATION [...] On January 24, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried an article by Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled, "Evo Morales Opens his Options with Conciliatory Gestures Toward Chile and the United States." Quote: 2. "Evo Morales' first moves display a political balancing act to [...]	2006-01-24 20:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL
06SANTIAGO1684	MEDIA REACTION - CUBA: CASTRO TRANSITION [...] On August 7, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ 20,000) carried a column by international commentator Libardo Buitrago entitled, "Fidel: Succession or Transition." Quote: "Fidel's announcement last week is the key to what could be the island's political future.... By del [...]	2006-08-07 18:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM PGOV CI

06SANTIAGO169	MEDIA REACTION - LATIN AMERICA, MORALES INAUGURATION [...] On January 25, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried a column by Political scientist Boris Yopo entitled, "Two Lefts in Latin America." Quote: "Latin America has become world news again...given election results showing the region has moved to the left.... But there [...]	2006-01-25 18:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL
06SANTIAGO1769	STRIKE CLOSES WORLD'S LARGEST COPPER MINE [...] Summary. The world's largest copper mine, La Escondida, located in northern Chile, closed August 18. The strike initiated ten days ago by unions demanding large salary increases and bonuses has caused it to cease all operations. In 2005, La Escondida supplied almost eight percent of the world [...]	2006-08-18 20:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD CI
06SANTIAGO1906	COPPER STRIKE ENDS, WAGE PRESSURES CONTINUE [...] Summary. After nearly a month, the strike at the world's largest copper mine ended August 31. Workers received substantial wage and benefit increases. The concessions are likely to become the standard throughout Chile's mining sector, including state-owned CODELCO. This time of year is popul [...]	2006-09-07 22:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD CI
06SANTIAGO2054	CHILE INITIATES INVESTIGATION WITH AIM OF APPLYING [...] Post has received Chilean Diplomatic Note No. 3018 dated September 15, 2006. Note 3018 announces the Government of Chile's initiation of an investigation to determine the possible application of safeguard measures on the import of a number of categories of U.S. dairy products. The head of the [...]	2006-10-02 12:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD CI
06SANTIAGO2118	CHILE ENERGY PROFILE AND POTENTIAL FOR BIOFUELS [...] (U) Summary. Energy security is a top priority for Chile. It has limited domestic energy resources and depends on imports. Argentina's own gas crisis forced Chile to encourage new investment in energy generation, from both conventional and non-conventional sources. The GOC has implemented an [...]	2006-10-11 12:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET EAGR SENV CI
06SANTIAGO2194	SOUTHERN CHILE -- FAR FROM SANTIAGO BUT DOING JUST [...] SUMMARY. Southern Chile is booming. With unemployment rates half the national average or below, the south's busy cities can appear rundown physically but boast vibrant economies below the weathered surface. Not all of southern Chile enjoys the same dynamism and infrastructure, however, as t [...]	2006-10-18 18:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SOCI CI
06SANTIAGO2210	STUDENT PROTESTS FAIL TO GAIN PUBLIC SUPPORT [...] The latest round of public student protests thus far have failed to garner wide support among the Chilean population, including among the leaders of the May and June student strikes. Unlike the strikes in May and June, these protests have been sporadic, disorganized and mostly non-violent. So [...]	2006-10-19 20:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI CI
06SANTIAGO2224	CHILE MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On October 21, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) carried and editorial entitled "Similarity between Iraq and Vietnam." Quote: 2. "President George W. Bush admitted similarities between the war in Iraq and Vietnam... He specifically compared the 1968 Tet Offensi [...]	2006-10-23 13:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
06SANTIAGO2269	FOXLEY: CHILE NOT INTERESTED IN UNSC SEAT, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Foxley told visiting senior SFRC staffer Meacham Chile is not a candidate for the UNSC seat, said its decision to abstain had been proven correct by the ongoing stalemate between Guatemala and Venezuela, and that Chile would continue to play the role of "honest broker" in [...]	2006-10-27 22:18:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	IO PGOV PREF UNGA CI
06SANTIAGO227	CODEL MCCONNELL DISCUSSES CHILE'S MIXED SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Chile,s privatized pension administration (Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones--AFP) superintendent Guillermo Larrain briefed Codel McConnell on the strengths and weaknesses of Chile,s pension system at a January 13 meeting in Santiago. Chile,s three-pillared pension system, [...]	2006-02-01 21:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CI
06SANTIAGO2278	CHILE'S PREPARATION FOR APEC SUMMIT [...] (C) E/POL Counselor October 27 paid a courtesy call on Ambassaador Fernando Schmidt, Director of the MFA's Office for Asian Affairs, and discussed with him, inter alia, Chile's preparations for the upcoming APEC summit in Hanoi. Describing APEC as one of the preeminent fora in which world lead [...]	2006-10-31 11:59:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL CI
06SANTIAGO2289	STAFFDEL MEACHAM -- NGO COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND VIBRANT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham met with Chileans across the political spectrum October 25-27 to discuss challenges facing Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Chile. NGO representatives emphasized there is freedom to operate and no onero [...]	2006-10-31 19:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PREL PHUM OVIP CI
06SANTIAGO2303	CHILE'S SPECIAL 301 OUT-OF-CYCLE REVIEW: POST [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Chile be placed on the Special 301 Priority Watch List. Nearly three years after the entry into force of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the GOC's institutional framework and political commitment to IPR protection, whether for pharmaceutical patents or [...]	2006-11-03 12:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR PREL CI
06SANTIAGO2315	CHILE MEDIA REACTION - UNSC AND PANAMA CANDIDACY [...] On November 3, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled "Consensus Card for the Security Council." Quotes: "Panama has the conditions to garner the region's support.... From the political perspective, it is well established in an intermediate positio [...]	2006-11-03 17:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI
06SANTIAGO234	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
06SANTIAGO2378	U.S.-CHILE RELATIONS: A PREFERENCE FOR ORGANIZED [...] (C) Two senior MFA officials note Chile's reluctance to adopt a high-profile leadership role in the region, arguing for a ""just as effective"" behind the scenes reliance on Chile's ""soft power."" They are pleased to put the issue of Chile's UNSC vote behind them and suggest that the U.S.-Chile r [...]	2006-11-15 19:02:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CI
06SANTIAGO2411	CHILE KNOWS IT NEEDS MORE INNOVATION [...] SUMMARY. Despite President Bachelet's declaration that innovation would be one of the pillars of her administration, budgets for research and development remain precariously low in Chile -- only seven tenths of one percent of GDP. A ministerial commission tasked with identifying innovative s [...]	2006-11-21 16:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KIPR EIND ETRD CI
06SANTIAGO2525	IS CHILE AN ECONOMIC TIGER OR JUST A BIG HOUSE CAT? [...] (C) Summary: Chile continues to attract foreign direct investment, but largely to a few traditional sectors such as mining and electricity. Potential value-added sectors which will be key to Chile's attaining the next stage of development attract almost no foreign investment. Thus far, Chile [...]	2006-12-06 18:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CI
06SANTIAGO2541	SUGGESTED POINTS FOR PINOCHET GUIDANCE [...] Summary: Below is the press statement coordinated with WHA front office about General Pinochet's death on December 10 (ref A). Post had drafted suggested responses to possible press questions during today's noon briefing. End Summary. Press Statement --------------- 2. "We recognize th [...]	2006-12-11 13:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CI
06SANTIAGO2543	MEDIA REACTION - PASSING OF GENERAL PINOCHET [...] Summary: Major dailies gave extensive coverage to General Pinochet's death, the Bachelet government's statement, and the demonstrations of Pinochet supporters and opponents. Two Concertacion Congressmen expressed surprise at the U.S. statement, noting the absence of a reference to U.S. interv [...]	2006-12-11 19:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2544	REACTION TO PINOCHET'S DEATH MUTED BUT DETRACTORS [...] (U) Summary: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died December 10 at the Military Hospital in Santiago. The 91 year old Pinochet had been admitted after suffering a heart attack a week earlier (ref A). Both Pinochet supporters and detractors took to the streets to demonstrate their re [...]	2006-12-11 20:26:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM MARR KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO2550	MEDIA REACTION - GENERAL PINOCHET'S LEGACY [...] On December 12, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried an editorial entitled "Augusto Pinochet." Quote: "The Pinochet regime had two faces: the positive one that led to a deep and radical change of the country's social and economic structure.... and set the found [...]	2006-12-12 20:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI
06SANTIAGO2606	CHILEAN OPPOSITION EMBRACES THE FOREST, BUT WANTS [...] (C) Likely 2009 rightist presidential candidate Pablo Longuiera recognizes that in a country where consensus on major issues reigns across the political spectrum, the opposition faces a difficult task in seeking to regain power. The task is made all the harder because Chile is "profoundly lef [...]	2006-12-20 20:43:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CI
06SANTIAGO2661	SEARED BLEU: THE SOCIALIST CONVICTIONS OF [...] (C) Eight months into her term as Chile's President, the core socialist principles that guide Michelle Bachelet are very much in evidence. Her administration's first budget emphasized increased spending on education and health care and she has expended much political capital on social issues such [...]	2006-12-29 12:56:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CI
06SANTIAGO306	MEDIA REACTION - HAITI, ELECTIONS AFTERMATH [...] On February 9, conservative, afternoon "La Segunda" (circ. 31,834) carried an editorial entitled "The Election in Haiti and Haiti's Future." Quote: 2. "The UN intervention in Haiti has stopped the growing chaos, but Haiti has yet to decide future goals.... Chile's participation in this UN [...]	2006-02-10 16:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA
06SANTIAGO370	MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 15:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE
06SANTIAGO377	MEDIA REACTION - CHILE/U.S. FTA [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 18:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KIPR IPR
06SANTIAGO380	CHILE: POST RECOMMENDS SPECIAL 301 PRIORITY WATCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Chile be placed on the Special 301 Priority Watch List. Despite its obligations under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force two years ago, Chile has yet to improve substantially its IPR protection. Chile did pass new IPR-related le [...]	2006-02-22 22:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PREL CI
06SANTIAGO384	FOREIGN MINISTER WALKER RESPONDS TO U.S. DEMARCHES [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Craig Kelly presented reftel demarches on elections to the UN Security Council and Hamas to Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker on February 21, 2006. Walker deferred any response on the question of Chile's support for Guatemala in the upcoming UNSC elections to the Bachele [...]	2006-02-22 22:40:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI UNSC
06SANTIAGO446	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY'S VISIT TO CHILE [...] (C) Summary: You arrive in Santiago on the eve of the historic inauguration of Chile's first female president, Michelle Bachelet. Since her run-off election on January 15, President-elect Bachelet has named a gender-equal and technically sound cabinet. It is a cabinet not subject to the cont [...]	2006-03-03 17:30:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CI
06SANTIAGO447	GUATEMALA/VENEZUELA: CHILEAN MFA RECOMMENDING "NO [...] (C) Summary: Outgoing Chilean MFA political director Carlos Portales told Ambassador on March 2 that the MFA's recommendation to the new government on the Guatemala/Venezuela UNSC issue is to hold off on a decision. The Ambassador reiterated our concern about any rush to judgment in favor of [...]	2006-03-03 17:51:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GT VE CI
06SANTIAGO452	CHILEAN UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO LOWEST LEVEL SINCE [...] In the final trimester (November 2005-February 2006) of President Lagos' administration, unemployment in Chile dropped to its lowest level since 1997. Nationwide unemplQment now stands at seven percent. Over the course of the last year, the Chilean economy created almost 100,000 new jobs, wh [...]	2006-03-03 19:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB CI
06SANTIAGO465	MEDIA REACTION - U.S./INDIA CIVILIAN NUCLEAR ACCORD [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 10:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI IN
06SANTIAGO491	MEDIA SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE RICE'S CHILE VISIT [...] SUMMARY: The media in Chile are competitive, modern and free but neither overly confrontational nor inclined to investigative reporting. Editors concentrate on the main international issues of the day. Many leading journalists speak English, which creates the prospect of one-on-one English-la [...]	2006-03-09 18:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV KPAO AR BR CI
06SANTIAGO549	SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry Director for Middle East Affairs Luis Palma told EPOL Counselor on March 16 that he believed isolating Hamas now could complicate Middle East peace efforts. Chile believes the international community should respect "the democratic will of the Palestinian people" [...]	2006-03-17 11:11:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL CI
06SANTIAGO612	13 FORMER MILITARY OFFICERS INDICTED IN [...] (C) Summary: On March 21 presiding judge Victor Montiglio filed murder charges against 13 former Chilean Army officers in the Pinochet-era "Caravan of Death" case, whereby military officials traveled the length of Chile in 1973, killing a number of suspected dissidents. Eleven of the thirteen [...]	2006-03-23 21:32:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO630	SCENESETTER FOR CNO AND C3F VISITS TO CHILE [...] (C) Summary: Your arrivals in Santiago follow shortly on the historic inauguration of Chile's first female president, former Defense Minister Michelle Bachelet. In foreign policy, Bachelet has declared a focus on strengthening ties with neighbors, while maintaining important relations with th [...]	2006-03-27 11:14:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD MARR MASS OVIP PGOV PREL CI
06SANTIAGO65	SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL EXPRESSES [...] (C) Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales (the MFA's number three official) asked to see the Ambassador on January 10. Portales wanted to discuss Chilean concerns regarding Haiti in the aftermath of the June 7 death of the Brazilian military commander of MIN [...]	2006-01-11 19:39:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KDEM CI HA
06SANTIAGO774	GROWING TRADE BETWEEN CHILE AND CHINA [...] (U) Summary. Chile's economic ties with China are increasing. In 2005, China became Chile's number two trading partner, consuming over 12 percent of Chile's exports, and the two countries signed a partial trade agreement. Chinese companies are increasing their investment in Chile, with the f [...]	2006-04-13 16:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ETRD EINV CI CH
06SANTIAGO776	CHILE: COPPER INDUSTRY REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: Copper represents nearly half the value of Chile's exports and remains a key component of Chile's economy. Record copper prices explain in part Chile's real GDP growth rates of over six percent in 2004 and 2005. Chile currently produces 37 percent of the world's copper, more tha [...]	2006-04-13 17:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ETRD EINV CI CH
06SANTIAGO908	CHILE: BOLIVIA GAS NATIONALIZATON PROMPTS [...] (C) Summary. Chile's government has reacted cautiously in public to Evo Morales' move to nationalize Bolivia's natural gas. Chile's media has reported unemotionally on the events in Bolivia, but editorials have expressed concern about regional effects. In private, Chilean officials are worri [...]	2006-05-03 18:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET EINV PREL CI BL BR CU VE
06SANTIAGO909	MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 19:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL
06SANTIAGO957	SCENESETTER FOR AETC/CC VISIT TO CHILE (U) [...] (C) Summary: Your arrivals in Santiago follow shortly on the historic inauguration of Chile's first female president, former Defense Minister Michelle Bachelet. In foreign policy, Bachelet has declared a focus on strengthening ties with neighbors, while maintaining important relations with th [...]	2006-05-08 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV MARR CI PREL
06SANTIAGO961	MEDIA REACTION - IPR [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 20:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC CI
06SANTODOMINGO1112	FIRST ISSUE OF DOMINICAN MFA'S POLICY MAGAZINE [...] Summary: Haiti is the focus of the Dominican Republic,s first number of a new foreign policy review released at the close of 2005. Among texts are President Leonel Fernandez's speech at a seminar where he presented his priorities for the border region and other quasi-official statements. The [...]	2006-04-03 21:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG DR
06SANTODOMINGO1123	FIRST ISSUE OF DOMINICAN MFA'S POLICY MAGAZINE [...] Summary: Haiti is the focus of the Dominican Republic,s first number of a new foreign policy review released at the close of 2005. Among texts are President Leonel Fernandez's speech at a seminar where he presented his priorities for the border region and other quasi-official statements. The [...]	2006-04-04 14:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG DR HA
06SANTODOMINGO1225	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #7: OPPOSITION SAYS IT WILL [...] (SBU) This is the 7th cable in a series reporting on the May 16 congressional and municipal elections in the Dominican Republic: Opposition Says It Will Win Elections, Then Address Reforms (SBU) At a political party breakfast with the Ambassador and Embassy colleagues April 6, leaders of th [...]	2006-04-12 11:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD DR PTER
06SANTODOMINGO1313	CELEBRATING EARTH DAY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Summary: In the midst of the run-up to May congressional and municipal elections, Earth Day is bringing together concerned Dominicans to celebrate the environment. Specifically in the Azua province -- located in the southwestern region of the country --citizens, more than 30 NGOs, government [...]	2006-04-20 15:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR SENV
06SANTODOMINGO1355	COMMERCE VS. STEWARDSHIP: BATTLE OF THE DOMINICAN [...] (U) During President Fernandez's recent European trip, French investors proposed to him a USD600 million tourism investment in Bahia de las Aguilas, a pristine undeveloped beach area located inside the protected Jaragua National Park in the Southwest. Dominican Secretary of Tourism Felix "Fe [...]	2006-04-21 21:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV SENV
06SANTODOMINGO1363	COMMERCE VS. STEWARDSHIP: BATTLE OF THE DOMINICAN [...] (U) During President Fernandez's recent European trip, French investors proposed to him a USD600 million tourism investment in Bahia de las Aguilas, a pristine undeveloped beach area located inside the protected Jaragua National Park in the Southwest. Dominican Secretary of Tourism Felix "Fe [...]	2006-04-25 11:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV SENV
06SANTODOMINGO1465	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #9: PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS LOOK [...] (C) This is the 9th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: (C) Presidential Hopefuls Look to 2008 and Beyond (U) As the Dominican Republic prepares to hold congressional and municipal elections May 16, prominent persons in [...]	2006-05-03 20:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1466	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #10: CENTRAL ELECTION BOARD IS [...] (U) This is the 10th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Central Election Board Is on Course, Despite Flak The Central Election Board (JCE),responsible for organizing and adjudicating the May 16 Dominican congressional [...]	2006-05-03 20:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1519	CORRECTED COPY -- DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #9: [...] (U) This is the 8th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Presidential Hopefuls Look to 2008 and Beyond (U) As the Dominican Republic prepares to hold congressional and municipal elections May 16, prominent persons in the m [...]	2006-05-09 15:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1522	CORRECTED COPY -- DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #10: CENTRAL [...] (U) This is the 8th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Central Election Board Is on Course, Despite Flak The Central Election Board (JCE),responsible for organizing and adjudicating the May 16 Dominican congressional and [...]	2006-05-09 18:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1598	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #11: MAY 16 ELECTIONS OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) This is the 11th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: May 16 Elections Outlook On the eve of the May 16 congressional and municipal elections, Central Elections Board (JCE) president Luis Arias has credibly assured the [...]	2006-05-16 00:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1635	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #12: RULING PLD GAINS IN [...] (SBU) This is the 12th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Ruling PLD Gains in Congressional Elections Dominican voters went to the polls May 16 to elect 32 senators, 178 representatives, 151 mayors and vice mayors, and 96 [...]	2006-05-18 00:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO1652	DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WANTS TO RENEGOTIATE [...] (U) In late April the Dominican Commission for the Renegotiation of Contracts in the Electric Sector publicized its formal decision to seek renegotiation of contracts signed by the government and electricity generators, alleging that technical flaws in the formulas are resulting in excessive [...]	2006-05-18 22:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ENRG ECON EINV EFIN
06SANTODOMINGO1709	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #13: A REALIGNMENT IN CONGRESS [...] (U) This is the 13th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: 2006 Elections - A Realignment in Congress and the Municipalities The ruling PLD of President Leonel Fernandez won the May 16 congressional and municipal elections b [...]	2006-05-24 23:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO171	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #14: DOMINICAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) This is the 14th cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. Dominican Politics II #14: Leonel Fernandez Receives DAS for Caribbean Patrick Duddy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. [...]	2006-01-17 13:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	DR HA PBTS PGOV PREL SNAR
06SANTODOMINGO1751	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...] (C) Summary. President Leonel Fernandez and his party have just triumphed in mid-term elections in this pro-United-States, lower-middle income developing country in the Caribbean. Democracy is both young and fragile. Fernandez wants to use his mandate to build a modern state, and he has cal [...]	2006-05-30 20:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL ETRD OAS DR
06SANTODOMINGO1858	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) On June 2 the Ambassador opened his private meeting with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez with a description of the U.S. initiative with European nations concerning Iran and nuclear enrichment issues. The issue had preempted attendance of the Secretary of State at the annual general a [...]	2006-06-05 11:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR DR
06SANTODOMINGO1898	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ - VISIONS FOR THE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 2 President Leonel Fernandez described to the Ambassador his ambitions for the two years remaining in his term, including a "democratic revolution" including grassroots consultations on institutional change. He asked for a friendly hearing and "some modest concession" t [...]	2006-06-06 19:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD KDEM KIPR DR
06SANTODOMINGO1912	DEPUTY SECRETARY,S TOUR D,HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Fernandez used a wide-ranging meeting with the Deputy Secretary June 4 to elicit support from within his own implementation team to take the steps needed to bring CAFTA-DR into force by August. Urged by the Deputy Secretary to support Guatemala for a seat o [...]	2006-06-07 15:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV KCRM KIPR KUNP HA DR
06SANTODOMINGO1918	NEW UN SRSG FOR HAITI SHARES HIS FIRST IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: New United Nations SRSG for Haiti Edmond Mulet told WHA PDAS Shapiro June 4 that he had come away from his first two days on the job with the sense that it was urgent for President Preval to be able to show some results that the population could see. He hoped that t [...]	2006-06-07 19:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HA
06SANTODOMINGO1921	CORRECTED COPY: NEW UN SRSG FOR HAITI SHARES HIS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: New United Nations SRSG for Haiti Edmond Mulet told WHA PDAS Shapiro June 4 that he had come away from his first two days on the job with the sense that it was urgent for President Preval to be able to show some results that the population could see. He hoped that t [...]	2006-06-08 11:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HA
06SANTODOMINGO1938	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #14: POST-ELECTION REFORMS ON [...] (U) This is the 14th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Post-Election Reforms on the Dominican Agenda During the campaign President Fernandez asserted that the PRD-PRSC opposition was using its "tyrannical majority" in Co [...]	2006-06-09 20:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DR KCOR
06SANTODOMINGO1941	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2006 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2006 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. The tracked changes version was sent via email on June 9, 2006 as directed. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of seventeen (17) claims (including five new ones fo [...]	2006-06-09 20:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC DR ENIV KIDE PGOV OPIC
06SANTODOMINGO225	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #15: THE EMERGING "PINK" [...] (U) This is the 15th cable in a series reporting on the second year of the administration of Dominican president Leonel Fernandez. Dominican Politics II #15: The Emerging &Pink8 Alliance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (U) Since October, the main opposition PRD has been negotiating [...]	2006-01-19 21:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV
06SANTODOMINGO243	WHA DAS DUDDY VISITS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JAN [...] (U) Summary: Following his visit to Port au Prince, WHA DAS Patrick Duddy visited the Dominican Republic January 11-12 where he met President Fernandez (ref a),the congressional leadership, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs (ref b) and several other cabinet -level officials. Much of the dis [...]	2006-01-23 18:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PHUM PREL
06SANTODOMINGO2769	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #2: PRD: DEFEAT, THE [...] This is the second cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. PRD: Defeat, the Preliminary to Renewal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (SBU) The decisive defeat of the Dominican Revolutionar [...]	2006-08-25 20:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO2810	IMPROVEMENTS ON DOMINICAN SUGAR PLANTATIONS: THE [...] SUMMARY: Observations from visits in March and on August 25 indicate that the Vicini consortium, one of the two largest private producers of sugar in the Dominican Republic, has substantially improved working conditions associated with its Cristobal Colon plantations. These changes come amids [...]	2006-08-29 21:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ELAB PHUM SMIG KOCI DR HA
06SANTODOMINGO2900	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #3: BALAGUER COMMEMORATION: [...] This is the third cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (SBU) Summary. The commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of longtime president Joaquin Balaguer presented Dominican politicians with many difficul [...]	2006-09-08 13:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO2941	DOMINICAN SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT SUBERO ISA CONFIRMS CORRUPTION, COMPLEMENTS COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 16:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KJUS KCOR DR
06SANTODOMINGO3000	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #4: THE PRSC IN DECLINE [...] This is the fourth cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. The PRSC in Decline - - - - - - - - - - - (SBU) The Dominican Social Christian Reform Party (PRSC) is badly split and in search of justification for its conti [...]	2006-09-19 20:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO3022	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #5: PRIMER ON THE PRD PARTY [...] This is the fifth cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. PRIMER ON THE PRD PARTY (C) Despite major defeats in the 2004 presidential and 2006 legislative elections, the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) remains the [...]	2006-09-22 11:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PREL PINR
06SANTODOMINGO3086	FERNANDEZ CRIME INITIATIVES CREDITED FOR DROP IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Violent crime statistics for the month of August showed a significant reduction in the country's homicide rate, which many attribute to the success of President Fernandez's July anti-crime initiatives. Of note is the low incidence of extrajudicial killings carried out by police i [...]	2006-09-27 20:39:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR CASC PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC KCRM
06SANTODOMINGO3139	POTUS SCENESETTER: VISIT OF DOMINICAN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo provides following background for the tentatively scheduled October 25 call on the President by President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez. Background ------------ 2. (SBU) The Dominican Republic has become the most reliable supporter of democracy [...]	2006-10-03 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	DR PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO3250	CONTROVERSIAL PRIEST, BATEY ACTIVIST RECALLED TO [...] Sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. SUMMARY: Father Christopher Hartley, an outspoken and controversial advocate for worker rights on the Dominican sugar plantations (bateyes),has been unexpectedly recalled to New York. Church spokesmen claim that the recall was a routin [...]	2006-10-13 17:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ELAB PHUM DR
06SANTODOMINGO3285	ELECTRICITY SERIES #1: WHO'S GOT THE POWER IN THE [...] (U) This is the first cable of a series on the politics surrounding the electricity sector and why politics and not economics is the cause of the electricity crisis in the Dominican Republic. Contending institutions oversee Dominican electricity policy and regulation. Recent changes suggest [...]	2006-10-19 11:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL EFIN DR
06SANTODOMINGO3320	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #7: ANECDOTES FROM EARLY [...] This is the seventh cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third years of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. (U) The presidential election in the Dominican Republic will not take place until May 2008; however, intra-party maneuvering has already begun in earnest. We [...]	2006-10-23 21:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO3359	A DOMINICAN STRIKE THREATENS THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY [...] SUMMARY: Employees of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD),the largest university in the Dominican Republic, carried out a 48-hour strike this week in protest of a university-wide change in medical insurance providers. Workers resumed normal activity on Wednesday, but organizers [...]	2006-10-26 20:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB DR PGOV SCUL SOCI
06SANTODOMINGO3386	DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY SERIES #2: INSISTING ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 14:02:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PREL EFIN DR
06SANTODOMINGO3387	DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY SERIES #2: INSISTING ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 14:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL EFIN DR
06SANTODOMINGO3398	LAW ENFORCEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PERIODIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santo Domingo Law Enforcement Development program has continued to make significant progress in assisting the Dominican National police's (DNP) transition to a professional civilian authority. Police reform initiatives launched within the last year are consistent with n [...]	2006-10-30 19:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS DR
06SANTODOMINGO3438	SANTO DOMINGO 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] The Dominican Republic (DR) is a major transit country for drugs from South America, with cocaine transiting to Europe, and both cocaine and heroin transiting to the United States. During 2006, the DR dramatically increased major seizures of narcotics such as heroin, cocaine and MDMA; continued [...]	2006-11-03 20:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR SNAR KCRM DR
06SANTODOMINGO3601	DOMINICAN POLITICS III, 11: SANTIAGO: CRIME, PARTY [...] (C) Summary. The early November visit of POLOFFs to Santiago (est. population 700,000),the Dominican Republic's second largest city, provided some surprises, but also confirmed many of the trends we see in Santo Domingo. The Mayor openly admitted having "ghost employees" on the payroll, whil [...]	2006-11-29 20:13:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS VE DR
06SANTODOMINGO3644	DOMINICAN POLITICS III #12: FERNANDEZ AT HIS [...] (U) This is the twelfth cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. Dominican Politics III, #12: Leonel Fernandez at the Fail-Safe Point (SBU) A president who won in 2004 with 57 percent of the vote and enjoyed 70 percen [...]	2006-12-05 11:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO3655	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL VISIT TO THE DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in the Dominican Republic warmly welcomes your planned December 8-10 visit to Santo Domingo. Space permitting, Ambassador Hans Hertell will greet you in Washington, DC on the day of your departure, and travel with you via milair to Santo Domingo. We have arrange [...]	2006-12-06 11:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR EPET PHUM PREF PREL ETRAD ECON DR
06SANTODOMINGO3733	DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR - DEMANDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Since September 2006, the Dominican Republic has held four conferences on electricity sector reforms. The result is that the government wants to renegotiate the contracts but the generators do not; the private sector wants the government to criminalize the act of stealing ele [...]	2006-12-13 18:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR ECON ENRG PGOV PREL EINV
06SANTODOMINGO427	DOMINICAN AMBASSADOR: "TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY" [...] (U) The Dominican ambassador to the United States sees Secretary Rice's concepts of "transformational diplomacy" as SIPDIS applicable to the danger Haiti presents to the international community, including to the Dominican Republic. He argues that since failing states threaten all, the inte [...]	2006-02-08 17:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV DR HA
06SANTODOMINGO508	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS 2006 SERIES #1: LOOKING TOWARD [...] (SBU) This is the first cable in a series reporting on the upcoming elections in the Dominican Republic . Election Series #1: Looking Toward the May 16 Elections --------------------------------------------- ------------- On May 16 Dominican voters will choose all 32 senators, 178 repre [...]	2006-02-13 17:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV DR
06SANTODOMINGO761	PROPOSAL FOR LABOR JUSTICE ACTIVITIES IN THE [...] The following is Embassy's response to request for project proposals. (Begin Text) Proposal for Labor Justice Activities in the Dominican Republic A. Characteristics of Labor Justice in the Dominican Republic: description and justification for proposed activities A study of cas [...]	2006-03-03 14:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ETRD SENV DR
06SANTODOMINGO778	CORRECTED: PROPOSAL FOR LABOR JUSTICE ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: This is the corrected 2006 Embassy request for funding of a Dominican Republic Labor Justice capacity building program to support implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between the Dominican Republic and the United States and enforcement of the Dominican Labor Law. This program [...]	2006-03-03 23:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID ETRD KJUS DR
06SANTODOMINGO827	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS 2006 SERIES #2: ALFREDO [...] (SBU) This is the second cable in a series reporting on the upcoming elections in the Dominican Republic . Alfredo Pacheco: Rising Star in Dominican Politics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Opposition PRD National District president Cesar Cabrera gave politi [...]	2006-03-09 11:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PGOV PINR
06SANTODOMINGO862	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #18 - FERNANDEZ'S [...] Following is #18 in our series on the second year of the presidency of Leonel Fernandez. Fernandez Independence Day Speech Trumpets Accomplishments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In a vigorously optimistic Independence Day speech before a joint session of Con [...]	2006-03-09 20:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV DR
06SANTODOMINGO919	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT LEONEL FERNANDEZ'S INVITATION [...] (C) I consider that the invitation to a Central American/Caribbean summit on May 31 hosted by President Leonel Fernandez offers the President the opportunity of a high profile event that will strongly support regional democracy and free trade, just before the General Assembly of the Organizat [...]	2006-03-14 15:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	DR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
06SANTODOMINGO977	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #3: PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) This is the 3rd cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's 2006 congressional and municipal elections:. President's Chief of Staff Previews Elections, Questions Ethics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Secretary of the Presidency Danilo Medi [...]	2006-03-21 16:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV DR PREL KCOR SNAR PHUM
06SAOPAULO1002	SOUTHWEST BRAZIL: CATTLE CRISIS, POROUS BORDER, AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Consul General (CG) recently visited Brazil's southwestern border state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Meetings with representatives of the cattle ranching sector and government researchers shed light on an economic dichotomy in the Brazilian beef industry today: Drought conditions, market worr [...]	2006-09-18 13:36:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD ENRG SENV KPAO EINV ECON BR
06SAOPAULO1013	EUROPE: POPULAR UNREST IN BUDAPEST; UNITED NATIONS: KOFI [...] "Announced Crisis Reflects Increasing Dissatisfaction With Entry in the EU" Leading national circulation daily liberal Folha de S. Paulo's Budapest correspondent reports (9/20): "The tape showing the confirmation that Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany lied about the budget during four [...]	2006-09-20 10:51:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO102	SAO PAULO VICE-MAYOR GILBERTO KASSAB: PFL INSIDER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge d'Affaires (CDA),accompanied by POLCOUNS, Sao Paulo Consul General, and Sao Paulo poloff, met January 19 with Sao Paulo Vice-Mayor Gilberto Kassab. The 45-year-old Kassab, an influential leader of the state Liberal Front Party (PFL),will serve as acting Mayor through th [...]	2006-02-01 17:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON BR

06SAOPAULO1030	EUROPE: HUNGARY, PROTESTS AGAINST PRIME MINISTER; WESTERN [...] "Western Europe Nations Become Nightmare For the EU" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent remarks (9/22): "Violence has erupted in Budapest against socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.... But there is another and much more important victim of such demonstrations: the [...]	2006-09-22 13:52:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1037	WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ REGIONAL AND [...] "Oil Threatens Chvez" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (9/25) editorialized: "President Hugo Chvez does not use the richness provided by its nation's oil reserves to prepare Venezuela's infrastructure for the day oil will be over, but to finance a flogging campaign against the US and to wea [...]	2006-09-27 10:16:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1038	WHA PDAS SHAPIRO'S MEETINGS IN SAO PAULO [...] (SBU) During a September 18-21 visit to Sao Paulo to attend the WHA ELO Conference, WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro met with a series of experts on questions of foreign policy, international trade, and socio-economic issues. Private sector representatives painted a gloomy economic picture, noting t [...]	2006-09-27 16:34:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL EINV ETRD SOCI ECON BR
06SAOPAULO1051	GWOP: DETAINEES POLICY; SAO PAULO "Retrogradation In The US" [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 11:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1054	EXPORTS, POPULISM AND OLD ALLIES: A TRIP TO PARANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On a recent trip to the state of Parana just southwest of Sao Paulo, Consul General helped launch a Commerce Department initiative at the Port of Paranagua, which, according to Port officials and the state's governor, is being revitalized into a dynamic commercial sea link for [...]	2006-10-02 18:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD EWWT EINV SCUL KPAO BR
06SAOPAULO1058	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BOLIVIA, VENEZUELA; [...] "Instability Increase in Bolivia" Business-oriented Valor Economico editorialized (10/5): "President Evo Morales is engulfed in another wave of political instability. The polarization of forces intensified following the truce represented by the Constituent Assembly election and the referendum [...]	2006-10-05 13:13:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1069	ALCKMIN AS PRESIDENT: THE END OF IDEOLOGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a friendly and candid discussion with the Ambassador, Joao Carlos Meirelles, a long-term advisor and the current campaign manager for PSDB presidential hopeful Geraldo Alckmin (Ref B),outlined the likely policies of an Alckmin government, as well as the strategy that the c [...]	2006-10-06 16:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KPLS BR
06SAOPAULO1071	MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] "Geopolitical Bomb" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/10) editorialized: "The announcement of the North Korean nuclear test puts the world at risk to the dangers of [nuclear] proliferation. It will be no surprise if, in view of the new geopolitical reality, bo [...]	2006-10-10 12:43:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1082	AMBASSADOR SOBEL MEETS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR IN SAO PAULO [...] (U) Ambassador Sobel met with various business leaders and organizations during his September 26-28 visit to Sao Paulo. Septels report on Ambassador Sobel's meetings on education during this visit and his inauguration of a USAID-sponsored development project. The leader of an important indust [...]	2006-10-11 12:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR EAID BR
06SAOPAULO1083	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EDUCATION, U.S. STUDIES IN SAO PAULO [...] During his September 26-28 visit to Sao Paulo, Ambassador Sobel held several meetings devoted to cooperation on education. At a lunch hosted by the Consul General with senior representatives of several major Sao Paulo universities, the Ambassador heard various views on Brazilian higher educati [...]	2006-10-11 14:57:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXP SCUL KPAO PGOV ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1088	MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] "Bush Has No Trump Card" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (10/13) editorialized: "By saying that the US does not intend to attack North Korea, George W. Bush was unusually and involuntarily transparent.... Bush is trying in vain to disguise the obvious fact that he does not have, either on [...]	2006-10-13 14:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1105	RIO GRANDE DO SUL: ELECTION RESULTS REFLECT VOTER [...] (SBU) For the first time in five presidential elections, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva failed to carry Rio Grande do Sul on October 1, losing by nearly 1.5 million votes to challenger Geraldo Alckmin. At the same time, incumbent Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) Governor Germano Rigotto n [...]	2006-10-17 17:58:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO1127	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE; WESTERN [...] "Reminiscent of Vietnam" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/21) editorialized: "When the US invaded Iraq in March 2003, some analysts dared to compare the action to the US's disastrous intervention in Vietnam. They were immediately called irresponsible, and th [...]	2006-10-23 12:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1152	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: IRAQ AND US MIDTERM ELECTIONS; SAO [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-27 11:58:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1155	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZIL, PRESIDENTIAL [...] "Lula Reelected" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/30) editorialized: "Reelected with more than 60 percent of valid votes, President Lula da Silva now has before him a much more diverse political horizon than that of 2002.... Lula is far from the aura of socia [...]	2006-10-30 14:13:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1176	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: NICARAGUA ELECTIONS; [...] "Tunnel Of Time" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (11/8): "Daniel Ortega was elected Nicaragua's president 16 years after having left the government. The Sandinista Front leader says he has changed, disowns his Marxist past and declares himself a pr [...]	2006-11-08 12:55:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1197	AUSTR EISSENSTAT VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] (SBU) Summary. Following their attendance at the Bilateral Consultative Mechanism Meeting in Brasilia on October 16 (Reftel B),AUSTR for Latin America Everett Eissenstat, AUSTR for Industry Meredith Broadbent, and USTR Brazil and Southern Cone Director Sue Cronin visited Sao Paulo. They met [...]	2006-11-16 17:52:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV KJUS BR
06SAOPAULO1202	GOVERNOR LEMBO DISCUSSES POST-ELECTION POLITICAL LANDSCAPE [...] (SBU) During a lunch with the CG, Sao Paulo Governor Lembo predicted that President Lula will face some opposition from within his own party, and expressed concern that if Lula has difficulty sustaining a majority in Congress, he might resort to populist rhetoric, though probably not populist [...]	2006-11-21 14:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO1206	FAVORABLE TRENDS IN FIGHTING IPR PIRACY IN SAO PAULO [...] (U) Econoff met recently with Marcio Vaz Guimaraes de Souza Netto, the head of the Sao Paulo State Interagency Council to Combat Piracy, to discuss recent activities of the organization and new developments in the fight against piracy. The Council has been reaching out to law enforcement in o [...]	2006-11-21 17:22:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON KJUS BR
06SAOPAULO121	LULA'S GOVERNMENT IN THE CROSSHAIRS: A PT PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Although they deny it, members of President Lula's Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) who attended the Sixth World Social Forum - Americas Region (WSF) in Caracas in late January had some difficult moments. The event became Hugo Chavez's show and Brazil was critici [...]	2006-02-07 17:13:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI ELAB BR
06SAOPAULO1242	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, PRESIDENTIAL [...] "14 Years In Power" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (12/5): "Chvez speaks about deepening his 'revolution.' Thus the way would be paved for another authoritarian escalation in Venezuela.... The joining of oppositionist forces, now within the rules [...]	2006-12-06 10:56:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO1262	SAO PAULO REACHES OUT TO UNIVERSITIES [...] SUMMARY: As a part of a Mission-wide initiative to reach out to institutions that have historically had little contact with the USG, Sao Paulo Consulate General's Entry Level Officers are visiting universities and other organizations throughout its consular district. The officers found student [...]	2006-12-15 12:03:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ECON CMGT BR
06SAOPAULO1264	PT EXPECTS LULA TO ADVANCE THE PARTY'S AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials of President Lula's Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) downplayed reports of tensions between the President and his party. The PT considers the 2006 elections to have been a referendum on President Lula's record and his vision for the country and believe [...]	2006-12-15 14:29:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON PREL BR
06SAOPAULO1286	MEDIA REACTION: CUBA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 11:17:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO202	LULA'S RECOVERY IN POLLS EXPOSES PSDB QUANDARY [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Recent polls showing President Lula recovering lost popularity have sounded alarms within the opposition Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB),which is struggling to nominate a candidate to o [...]	2006-02-23 18:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO206	LULA'S RECOVERY IN POLLS EXPOSES PSDB QUANDARY [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Recent polls showing President Lula recovering lost popularity have sounded alarms within the opposition Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB),which is struggling to nominate a candidate to o [...]	2006-02-23 19:26:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO215	LEADER OF THE 1992 CARANDIRU PRISON MASSACRE ACQUITTED OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 15, Police Colonel Ubiratan Guimaraes was absolved of responsibility for the infamous 1992 Carandiru prison massacre by a Special Session of the Sao Paulo State Court of Justice. The Court overturned a 2001 grand jury sentence of 632 years in prison for Guimaraes. [...]	2006-02-24 23:07:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO229	HOPES AND FEARS: BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS OF BRAZIL'S [...] Summary: An informal survey of business leaders from Sao Paulo shows support for Finance Minister Antonio Palocci's macroeconomic policies and a general sense of relief that Lula's presidency has not destroyed the economy as originally feared. Although Lula is no longer seen as a threat to th [...]	2006-03-03 12:29:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PINR ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO245	BRAZIL CRAWLS TOWARD DIGITAL TV [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With the nominal March deadline set for the adoption of a digital television (DTV) standard, Brazilian officials remain divided on the issue, and the recent entry of the Brazilian Congress into the process will likely delay a final decision. Brazil is currently choosing a digit [...]	2006-03-06 19:39:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PGOV ETRD BEXP BR
06SAOPAULO269	LEBANESE SUSPECT IN HARIRI ASSASSINATION ARRESTED [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Brasilia. 2. (SBU) Sao Paulo State Civil Police arrested Rana Abdel Rahim Koleilat (PDOB Lebanon 23 JAN 1976) on March 12 based on an Interpol warrant for her involvement in the mid-2003 collapse of the Lebanese-based Al-Madina Bank. She is the [...]	2006-03-13 20:22:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER KCRM BR LE
06SAOPAULO280	LABOR LEADERS DIFFER OVER LULA GOVERNMENT, BUT MOST WORKERS [...] (SBU) During his March 6-7 visit to Sao Paulo, Labor Attache met with representatives of three major labor organizations and the ruling Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT),as well as some academics specializing in labor issues. With the exception of representatives of the influen [...]	2006-03-15 13:28:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO30	PMDB Leader Ponders Party's Electoral Options [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Federal Deputy Michel Temer, national president of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB),believes that public disillusion with President Lula and the Workers' Party (PT) provides an opportunity for the PMDB to [...]	2006-01-11 14:02:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO316	GERALDO ALCKMIN: TWO ADVISORS TALK ABOUT HOW HE BEAT SERRA, [...] (SBU) The March 14 announcement by the leadership of the opposition Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) of the nomination of Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin for President (ref A) represented the culmination of a two-month blitzkrieg by Alckmin's forces that apparently took party chieftai [...]	2006-03-22 17:36:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO332	LANDLESS MOVEMENT'S EARLY YEAR ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Land invasions led by the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (Landless Rural Workers Movement - MST) and allied groups have begun in the Sao Paulo Consular District (southern and part of southeastern Brasil) in anticipation of the annual Red April protests (ref A). Early Mar [...]	2006-03-24 18:51:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PREL ELAB PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO348	SEVEN DEAD IN LATEST WAVE OF PCC-LED RIOTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Seven inmates died during a 21-hour rebellion that rocked a public jail in Sao Paulo state March 23-24. This deadly event occurred two days after a series of prison disturbances in four municipalities in the state, and is believed to have been organized by the powerful gang, [...]	2006-03-29 19:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO352	VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY TO SAO PAULO: ETHANOL AND [...] Senator Charles Grassley (IA) - Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - and his delegation visited Maringa, Parana state and Sao Paulo, March 22-23. Other members of the delegation included Senators Crapo (ID) and Allard (CO); Representatives Peterson (MN),English (PA),King (IA),Issa (CA [...]	2006-03-31 17:58:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PGOV PREL EAGR ECON ENRG BR
06SAOPAULO355	SERRA ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR OF SAO PAULO [...] On March 31, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra announced his resignation and his candidacy for Governor of Sao Paulo state. After agonizing for months over whether - and how - to break his 2004 promise to voters to serve a full four-year term as Mayor in order to run for President of Brazil, Serra he [...]	2006-04-03 16:51:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO357	ITAMARATY NEGOTIATOR TALKS TRADE [...] (SBU) EconOff recently attended an American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) event featuring Ambassador Regis Percy Arslanian, Director of International Negotiations for the Brazilian MFA (Itamaraty). Well-known to U.S. diplomats from his tenure as Brazilian DCM in Washington as well as his stewar [...]	2006-04-03 19:19:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECIN KIPR PGOV PREL BR
06SAOPAULO387	"TUCANO" TALKS CAMPAIGN, CHICKENS, CHINA [...] (U) Poloffs met April 3 with Christian Lohbauer, until recently a municipal official in the administration of Sao Paulo Mayor Serra and now a lobbyist for Brazil's poultry association. Lohbauer ventured some predictions about the upcoming presidential campaign, described some of the challenges [...]	2006-04-10 11:40:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO PGOV PREL PINR ETRD BR CH
06SAOPAULO412	U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL SAO PAULO UNDERGOES CRISIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Selected staff of the U.S. Consulate General Sao Paulo participated in two-day crisis management training on March 30-31. Observations and recommendations, keyed to reftel para 2, A-H, follow in cable body. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On March 30/31, selected staff of the U.S. Consul [...]	2006-04-18 18:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC ASEC AFSI KCOM KESS OTRA BR
06SAOPAULO428	ALCKMIN THE BETTER MANAGER, SAO PAULO BUSINESS TELLS A/S [...] (SBU) E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Economic and Business Affairs, visited Sao Paulo April 5-6 to participate in the World Economic Forum on Latin America. While here, A/S Wayne also had several meetings with Sao Paulo business leaders. They indicated a general disa [...]	2006-04-24 17:54:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO449	FEDERAL DEPUTY GREEHALGH SHARES VIEWS ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN, [...] (SBU) In a ninety-minute breakfast meeting with Consulate representatives, Federal Deputy Luiz Eduardo Greenhalgh (PT-SP) offered his insights on a number of current political issues. He said President Lula faces a tough fight for re-election and is concerned about his prospects in populous S [...]	2006-04-28 18:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM ELAB EAGR BR
06SAOPAULO454	TREASURY A/S LOWERY MEETS WITH SAO PAULO CONTACTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury A/S Clay Lowery's interlocutors during an April 4 Sao Paulo visit pointed to problems obtaining financing and skilled labor, along with the high and complicated taxes, as hindering the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). A round-table with recipients of [...]	2006-05-02 18:20:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06SAOPAULO464	MULTINATIONAL'S CONCERNS ABOUT BOLIVIAN GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sao Paulo-based head of British Gas (BG) for South America expressed grave concerns about the May 1 Bolivian Government decree nationalizing natural gas production. Brazil's Petrobras was hit the worst of all the multinational companies, losing much of its revenue stream in [...]	2006-05-03 14:04:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON PGOV PREL BL BR
06SAOPAULO465	2006 ELECTIONS: A "RENT-A-PARTY" (PTB) POLITICIAN'S [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo former Governor Luiz Antonio Fleury Filho, now a Federal Deputy representing the Brazilian Labor Party (PTB),shared his views with Poloff on the upcoming national and state elections. DPO subsequently attended an event at AMCHAM where Fleury talked about his ideas for politica [...]	2006-05-03 14:10:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO466	Media reaction: Bolivia; Sao Paulo [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 18:56:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO472	CORRECTED COPY: MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Growing Tensions In South America" University Professor Sergio Amaral maintained in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (5/4): "To understand the reason for the tension in South America it is necessary to keep in mind three facts: the emergence of social movements in the Latin American politic [...]	2006-05-04 14:34:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO484	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA, BOLIVIA, [...] "Obsolescence of What Is Still Unfinished" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo remarked (5/5): "What should have been dealt with yesterday in Puerto Iguazu was the premature dismantling of the unfinished projects of [South American] regional integration. The ruined buildin [...]	2006-05-05 17:03:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO492	SAO PAULO GOVERNOR CLAUDIO LEMBO TALKS ABOUT [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo Governor Claudio Lembo told us that despite press reports suggesting otherwise, his Liberal Front Party (PFL) will/will form an alliance with the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) and will strongly support the presidential candidacy of PSDB Sao Paulo ex-Governor Geraldo A [...]	2006-05-05 19:03:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO495	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA, [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 13:27:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO505	A BUSY TWO WEEKS FOR LULA'S PARTY: PT READIES FOR CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) The ruling Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT) held its National Encounter in Sao Paulo, April 28-30, in preparation for the election campaign. Delegates authorized President Lula and party leadership to enter into electoral alliances with any willing partners, excluding only [...]	2006-05-10 18:55:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ELAB EPET BR
06SAOPAULO512	SAO PAULO PERSPECTIVES ON BOLIVIAN GAS SITUATION [...] (U) Representatives of Sao Paulo's leading industrial federation indicate that while gas supplies from Bolivia remain stable after that country's May 1 hydrocarbons nationalization announcement (refs B-C),Brazilian industries relying on gas are very price-sensitive, and short-term cost increas [...]	2006-05-11 18:42:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV PREL EIND EINV BR
06SAOPAULO526	GANG WAGES WAR ON SAO PAULO POLICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The notorious Sao Paulo organized crime gang First Capital Command ("PCC") waged a deadly and brutal assault against the police over the weekend, killing 44 officers and injuring another 27 in up to 180 attacks across Sao Paulo state. The police, in turn, killed 23 suspected cr [...]	2006-05-15 20:28:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO530	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZIL: WAVE OF [...] "Frightened Society" Economic columnist Celso Ming commented in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (5/16): "The facility with which organized crime is successfully spreading terror can be analyzed from several points of view. One of them is the economic viewpoint. This is a nation of the in [...]	2006-05-16 14:13:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO532	SAO PAULO STREET WAR OVER, BUT WHO WON? [...] (U) SUMMARY: The three-night assault on Sao Paulo police forces by the organized crime gang PCC seemed to have ended Monday evening (May 15) as suddenly as it started. The daily newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Tuesday, May 16, that the PCC leadership called a truce after reaching an [...]	2006-05-16 18:58:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO551	SAO PAULO POLICE STRIKE BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reaction to a wave of violence orchestrated by the organized crime gang First Capital Command (PCC) which left over 100 persons dead including over 40 law enforcement officers, Sao Paulo police stepped up patrols and checkpoints on Tuesday and Wednesday (May 16-17) in certai [...]	2006-05-18 20:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO577	Building on Momentum: Sao Paulo Forms IPR Working Group [...] (U) Through sustained outreach over the last year, Post has successfully raised the profile of IPR problems in the consular district and forged relationships with local business and law enforcement interlocutors as effective means for encouraging improved IPR protection. To build on recent su [...]	2006-05-24 09:42:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KJUS EIND EAGR BR
06SAOPAULO590	SEMICONDUCTORS RETURN TO BRAZIL AFTER 15 YEARS [...] (U) American company Smart Modular Technologies (Smart) recently inaugurated its first semiconductor factory in Brazil. The Smart plant, which encapsulates imported finished memory wafers, is the first semiconductor facility in Brazil since the early 1990s when all microchip companies closed o [...]	2006-05-30 12:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND PGOV ETRD EINV BEXP BR
06SAOPAULO623	PMDB LEADER RULES OUT ALLIANCE WITH LULA [...] (SBU) Former Governor Orestes Quercia, Sao Paulo state chairman of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB),will support Senator Pedro Simon if he decides to run for President, but he considers it far more likely the PMDB will run no presidential candidate and will not ally with any par [...]	2006-06-02 14:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BR
06SAOPAULO643	BRAZIL'S WORKING/MIDDLE CLASS GAINS PURCHASING POWER, [...] Brazil's working/lower-middle class has been making slow but steady progress in regaining purchasing power over the last two years after seeing its economic position erode for a decade (1994-2003) (reftel). These families are becoming more sophisticated in their purchases, with the most notab [...]	2006-06-06 19:29:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PINR SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO647	ALCKMIN'S CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR CLAIMS LULA'S POLL NUMBERS [...] (SBU) Despite a series of recent opinion polls that show President Lula maintaining a lead of more than twenty points, with a chance to be re-elected in the first round, Geraldo Alckmin's campaign coordinator told Charg that the PSDB is methodically building grassroots political networks throu [...]	2006-06-07 18:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ETRD ECPS BR
06SAOPAULO652	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI'S DEATH; SAO [...] "The Terrorist's End Does Not Resolve, But Helps" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (6/9): "Finally, good news came from Iraq: Zarqawi was killed.... Morally, the butcher's death can only be saluted with relief. Zarqawi had a relevant role in the [...]	2006-06-09 12:20:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO659	ARGENTINE CG DISCUSSES REGIONAL INTEGRATION, CALLS FOR [...] (U) In a recent speech on Argentine-Brazilian bilateral relations, Argentine Consul General Vidal faulted regional asymmetries for Mercosul's disappointing economic performance (reftel) and proposed strengthening cultural ties as a means of achieving regional integration. Vidal points to indu [...]	2006-06-12 11:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL SCUL BR AR
06SAOPAULO675	COMMERCE SECRETARY PROMOTES U.S. EXPORTS, PUSHES [...] During his June 7-8 visit to Sao Paulo, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez discussed intellectual property rights with the Governors of four states and attended a meeting of the Sao Paulo State Interagency Committee to Combat Piracy; met with leaders of major business and industrial gro [...]	2006-06-16 16:30:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP ETRD BEXP KIPR EINV PGOV EAGR ENRG BR
06SAOPAULO676	PSDB INSIDER OFFERS "REALISTIC" ASSESSMENT OF ALCKMIN'S [...] (SBU) Though not sanguine about the odds, PSDB heavyweight Andrea Matarazzo thinks Geraldo Alckmin still has a chance to defeat President Lula in the election this October, provided that all the pieces fall into place. But the Assistant Mayor of Sao Paulo's downtown district thinks his party [...]	2006-06-16 18:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON BR
06SAOPAULO688	MEDIA REACTION: US-EU SUMMIT IN VIENNA; NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR [...] "Summit Defrosts US-EU relations, But Only Between Governments" Center-right o Estado de S. Paulo Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge opined (6/21): "Irritation between the US and Europe seems to be diminishing. They are now far away from the bad feelings that in 2003, at the beginning of the w [...]	2006-06-21 13:16:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO689	PMDB CHIEF AFFIRMS PARTY'S POSITION AS POWER BROKER BUT [...] (SBU) Michel Temer, President of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB),believes President Lula has done a masterful job of disassociating himself from the political corruption scandals that have crushed some of his closest advisers. He also has effectively expanded social programs t [...]	2006-06-21 16:05:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON BR
06SAOPAULO708	PCC FOILED IN ATTEMPTED ATTACKS ON OUTSKIRTS OF SP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sao Paulo state security officials reported on Monday, June 26, that police foiled several attacks against employees of detention facilities planned by Sao Paulo's notorious criminal gang the First Capital Command (PCC). State officials said imprisoned PCC leaders ordered stre [...]	2006-06-27 18:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO722	SAO PAULO MAYOR DISCUSSES PCC VIOLENCE, ELECTIONS, BOLIVIA [...] (SBU) Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab told the Consul General (CG) June 29 that the recent gang violence in the city was a wake-up call to the public, which has responded in solidarity with the police. Kassab believes opposition candidate Geraldo Alckmin will have a hard time catching up with [...]	2006-06-30 12:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON ETRD EPET BR
06SAOPAULO73	ELECTION 2006: OPPOSITION PSDB TO DECIDE ON [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings in Sao Paulo on January 16- 20, Charge d'Affaires (CDA),Sao Paulo Consul General, Embassy PolCounselor and SP Poloff discussed the coming presidential election with the leading PSDB candidates - Sao Paulo city mayor Jose Serra (who is still undeclared) and Sao Pa [...]	2006-01-26 16:48:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR BR
06SAOPAULO734	ALCKMIN UNVEILS GOVERNMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) The opposition PSDB government program unveiled at the party's June 11 national convention cannot be characterized as a page-turner, but it contains a number of interesting proposals and initiatives. Its centerpiece, as is to be expected under the circumstances, is economic development [...]	2006-07-03 17:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO741	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] "Fires That The US Dreamed Of Extinguishing Are Multiplying" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge underscored (7/7): "The war in Iraq has proved to all unruly, rebelling or messianic nations that they will never be safe from the US's wrath. The only way to preve [...]	2006-07-07 12:36:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO742	PCC KILLS PRISON GUARDS AT HOME, POLICE NAB DOZENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten days after a raid that left 13 of their compatriots dead and five apprehended, the PCC has carried out almost daily, precise assassinations and attempts on prison guards at their homes around Sao Paulo. Five guards have been killed and several other law enforcement person [...]	2006-07-07 16:52:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO751	SNAPSHOT OF PRISON CHAOS IN SAO PAULO STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the past month, Sao Paulo prison officials have been housing over 1400 prisoners in an open yard designed to hold about 160 people in the Araraquara prison in northern Sao Paulo state. No AmCits are currently housed in Araraquara, but one AmCit is being held in somewhat si [...]	2006-07-10 17:58:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO766	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ; SAO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 13:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO771	VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO DIMINISH IN SAO PAULO NIGHT OF JULY [...] (U) Sao Paulo and neighboring cities suffered a third night of attacks the evening of July 12/morning of July 13 from the organized criminal gang First Capital Command (PCC),though the level of violence continued to fall. There were only about 17 attacks (no deaths) reported overnight: two in [...]	2006-07-14 18:32:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO785	BRAZIL: SENATOR CORNYN VISITS TRI-BORDER REGION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senator John Cornyn of Texas and his Foreign Affairs Advisor Russ Thomasson visited Brazil and Paraguay on July 1-3 in order to study issues involving the tri-border region. The Senator sits on several subcommittees that provide oversight for matters involving the region, incl [...]	2006-07-20 18:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ETRD PTER EFIN BRPA
06SAOPAULO804	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: LEBANON; GLOBAL ECONOMY: [...] "Lebanon's Drama" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (7/26) editorialized: "Israel will maintain a buffer zone in the South of Lebanon to prohibit the area to Hezbollah until international troops can replace its army. This is the only feasible solution for the conflict. Secretary of State Con [...]	2006-07-26 12:09:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO810	IMPROVING POLL NUMBERS BUOY OPTIMISM OF ALCKMIN'S CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Opposition presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin's campaign coordinator told Consul General that the campaign is coming together well and that support for Alckmin is growing, as reflected in recent polls. Joao Carlos Meirelles said that critical alliances at the state level are firming [...]	2006-07-28 16:36:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EAGR BR
06SAOPAULO837	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ISRAELI BOMBINGS IN QANA; DOHA [...] "The Tragedy Everyone Feared" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (8/1) maintained: "A single attack against a building in Qana, where local residents were looking for shelter, caused more casualties than all the rockets launched against Israel since the beginning of this [...]	2006-08-02 10:14:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO842	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: LEFTIST LEANINGS IN [...] "Alan Garcia's Inauguration" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (8/2) editorialized: "It's indicative that two absences have been particularly noticed in the inauguration ceremony of Peruvian President Alan Garcia, which was attended by nine leaders of the region. The most shocking one was th [...]	2006-08-02 15:03:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
06SAOPAULO873	FEWER PCC ATTACKS IN SAO PAULO BUT NEW POLITICAL BATTLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The third day of what is being called the third wave of PCC-led attacks in Sao Paulo state brought only a few new incidents on Wednesday morning, August 9. The newest attacks, however, included targets in upper-scale neighborhoods and the greater use of homemade bombs. Meanwh [...]	2006-08-09 19:48:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO887	QUIET IN SAO PAULO, BUT JOURNALISTS' KIDNAPPING MARKS NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Sao Paulo residents enjoyed a relatively quiet Father's Day weekend, as a feared repeat of the widespread violence that occurred on Mother's Day three months ago failed to materialize (ref B). Some 13,000 inmates were given weekend furloughs for the holiday, but only scattered [...]	2006-08-14 13:59:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO907	PMDB LEADER PREDICTS NARROW LULA VICTORY, AND A [...] (SBU) Federal Deputy Delfim Netto predicted President Lula will win a "fairly close" election in the second round if he can avoid committing too many more gaffes. Lula's Workers Party (PT),however, will take a serious hit because of corruption scandals and will end up with fewer than 50 Fede [...]	2006-08-18 13:24:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON BR
06SAOPAULO935	Despite Sagging Poll Numbers, Alckmin Adviser Thinks [...] (SBU) Fernando Braga, Sao Paulo State Secretary for Economy and Planning, argued that former Governor Geraldo Alckmin will make it to the second round of the presidential election, where he will take advantage of Lula's high negative numbers in the polls to "win in the last five minutes." He [...]	2006-08-28 10:43:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON BR
06SAOPAULO968	POLLSTER GIVES AlCKMIN A FIGHTING CHANCE IN ELECTIONS, SEES [...] SUMMARY: Marcia Cavallari Nunes, Executive Director of the prestigious "IBOPE" polling firm, believes opposition candidate Geraldo Alckmin still has a chance to deny President Lula a first-round electoral victory, but that it would require an unpredictable combination of events between now and [...]	2006-09-06 13:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON BR
06SAOPAULO970	VISIT TO SAO PAULO OF PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT [...] Summary. PCAOB Member Charles D. Niemeier, sponsored by the Public Affairs Section, was the guest speaker at the August 15 meeting of Cafe com Finanzas (Coffee with Finances),a national group of financial organizations who meet on a bimonthly basis to discuss finance-related matters. Mr. Ni [...]	2006-09-06 19:15:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV KPAO ECON BR
06SAOPAULO988	COMMANDER OF CARANDIRU MASSACRE FOUND MURDERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The police commander who was in charge of operations during the infamous 1992 police massacre of inmates at Sao Paulo's Carandiru Prison was found dead in his apartment on Sunday night, September 10. Early reports indicate that Ubiratan Guimaraes, who retired from the police f [...]	2006-09-12 18:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM PINR SOCI BR
06SARAJEVO1064	BOSNIA: APPLICATION FOR 2006 PRM AMBASSADOR'S FUND [...] The following is Post's proposal for the 2006 PRM Ambassador's Fund. This proposal was developed in coordination with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),the state Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees, the municipal government of Bratun [...]	2006-05-15 12:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF BK
06SARAJEVO1075	BOSNIA: LITTLE PROGRESS IN POST-SANCTION TREBINJE [...] (C) Summary: One year after Lautenberg sanctions on the municipality were lifted, the eastern Republika Srpska (RS) municipality of Trebinje shows very little progress in a number of critical areas. The working relationship between Mayor Dobroslav Cuk (a member of the opposition Alliance for I [...]	2006-05-16 14:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1169	BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC OFFICIALLY ELECTED HEAD OF SBIH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Haris Silajdzic officially returned to the Bosnian political scene on Sunday May 21st, when he succeeded Safet Halilovic as the Chairman of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH). Silajdzic was unanimously elected by the delegates in attendance at the second SBiH party con [...]	2006-05-25 08:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1173	BOSNIA: PLIGHT OF PENSIONERS DIRE [...] Summary: Bosnia's 500,000 pensioners represent its largest special-interest group and will be influential in the October 2006 general elections. They also vote in a higher proportion than younger citizens. Increasingly squeezed by Bosnia's new national value-added tax (VAT) and rising health ca [...]	2006-05-25 12:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI BK
06SARAJEVO1174	BOSNIA: BREAKAWAY CROAT "HDZ 1990" BUILDS ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Breakaway ethnic Croat "HDZ 1990" made a dramatic entry into BiH politics on April 26, when it co-opted enough key parliamentary votes to block constitutional reform. Since then, it has tried to ride on the momentum as it builds local party structures. Lacking def [...]	2006-05-25 13:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1197	BOSNIA: BRCKO DISTRICT AND COUNCIL OF MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 25 meeting with Brcko District Mayor Djapo, the staff of the Sarajevo-based Brcko District Office, and representatives of the BiH Council of Ministers (joined by the Supervisor, her legal advisor, and OHR staff),Ambassador pressed for additional concrete progress to br [...]	2006-05-26 17:25:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1230	BOSNIA: PM CAVES ON INVESTIGATING FATE OF SERBS IN [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, the BiH Council of Ministers decided to form a state commission to investigate "the truth about the suffering of all citizens of Sarajevo" from 1992-1995. Although Bosnian Serb leaders had long pushed for a commission to investigate the deaths and disappearances of Sara [...]	2006-06-01 11:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI BK
06SARAJEVO1279	BOSNIA: STATE COURT BALANCES 2007 BUDGET, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On May 24 the BiH State Court Registry presented international donors with a realistic plan to balance the 2007 budget and keep the War Crimes Chamber going. This presentation came as a result of collective donor pressure on the Registry to face the fiscal reality that pledges at [...]	2006-06-05 16:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC EAID PHUM PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1310	BOSNIA INPUT TO 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] a. Claimant A b. 2001 c. Claimant A submitted a bid in 2000 for four wood-processing companies in a privatization tender by the GRS. The tender required all bids to include a deposit fee as a condition of tender, but none of the bidders submitted the required fee. Despite this failure by t [...]	2006-06-08 15:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1464	BOSNIA: JUNE PIC AGREES ON OHR CLOSURE TIMELINE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the June 22-23 meeting of Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board Political Directors in Sarajevo, the Steering Board agreed to begin preparations for the closure of OHR in June, 2007. The Steering Board agreed to "review and confirm" this decision at the Feb/March [...]	2006-06-29 13:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1479	BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) June 29 resolution on Bosnian Constitutional reform has been topic number one on the minds of BiH politicians, and has dominated the media here. [...]	2006-06-30 16:13:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1634	BOSNIA'S FRACTURED ENERGY LANDSCAPE [...] Summary: The energy market in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a reflection of the ethnic politics that have caused damage and hindered progress in the country as a whole. The electricity sector is still separated between the sub-national government "entities," and there is an ethnic identificatio [...]	2006-07-20 15:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON AID BK

06SARAJEVO1664	BOSNIA: ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten years after the war, Bosnia remains in many ways a traumatized, post-Communist, post-war society. Crime and corruption are serious problems and touch nearly every aspect of life. Criminal clans aligned with politicians and political parties are still prospering and are desc [...]	2006-07-25 10:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KJUS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER KCRM BK
06SARAJEVO1695	BIH REACTIONS TO THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Israeli-Lebansese crisis, and the broader Middle East conflict are garnerning an increasing amount of public and political attention in BiH. Government statements and media reports are generally factual and correct, but some local public figures have begun to manipulate the [...]	2006-07-28 17:11:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC IS LE SY BK
06SARAJEVO1748	BOSNIA: CITIZENSHIP REVIEW UNDERWAY AS NEGATIVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Embassy has been working with the GBiH for more than a year to address the potential threat posed by mujaheddin improperly granted citizenship after the 1992-1995 war. The BiH Citizenship Review Commission, established in January 2006 to review these cases, has received around [...]	2006-08-04 06:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV BG
06SARAJEVO1751	RS OFFICIALS PLEDGE ICTY COOPERATION TO SWCI [...] (U) Summary and Comment: On July 28 and from August 1-2 Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with GBiH and Republika Serpska (RS) officials in Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Both GBiH and RS officials affirmed their commitment to ICTY cooperation, and all agreed with Ambas [...]	2006-08-04 11:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KWAC PHUM PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1772	BOSNIA: BRCKO'S ITA BATTLE PROMPTS RETURN TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) A previously scheduled July 28 meeting between International Community members of the Brcko District working group was disrupted by the Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board's (ITA GB) decision to change the allocation of r [...]	2006-08-04 17:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1773	CORRECTED COPY: RS OFFICIALS PLEDGE ICTY [...] (U) This cable replaces Sarajevo 1751 (ref. A). This cable has been cleared by S/WCI Ambassador Williamson's office. 2. (U) Summary and Comment: On July 28 and from August 1-2 Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with GBiH and Republika Serpska (RS) officials in Sa [...]	2006-08-07 08:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ICTY KAWC PHUM PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO1826	BOSNIA: A ROUGH SEMESTER AHEAD AS NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Our tranformational diplomacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina will confront a number of challenges over the next months: -- The Kosovo final status talks, as did the Montenegro referendum, will provide Bosniaks and Serbs, in particular, additional means to radicalize the political [...]	2006-08-10 18:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO1892	BOSNIA - IVANIC SHARES THOUGHTS ON DOMESTIC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 16 meeting, Mladen Ivanic, Foreign Minister and leader of the Republika Serpska-based Party for Democratic Progress (PDP),shared with us his thoughts on the October elections, Brcko and police reform. Ivanic predicted that the elections would not result in major chan [...]	2006-08-18 07:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BX
06SARAJEVO1916	BOSNIAN ELECTIONS - THIS TIME THEY COUNT [...] (U) This is the second in a planned series of election-related telegrams. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Since 1996, Bosnia has been generally successful in forging a democratic process under close supervision of the international community. However, this year's elections, in our judgment, the country's [...]	2006-08-21 11:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO1980	BOSNIA - HIREP LAYS OUT POLICE REFORM STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 24, OHR High Representative Schwartz-Schilling and Head of the EU Police Mission Coppola briefed key Ambassadors, including the U.S., about police reform. Schwartz-Schilling announced that he planned to conduct political negotiations on police reform, but only on the ba [...]	2006-08-29 10:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM KJUS BI
06SARAJEVO2060	BOSNIA: NATIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN CHARACTERIZED [...] (C) SUMMARY: September 1, the first official day of the campaign season in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was characterized by high-profile events emphasizing ethnic interests. Serb and Croat parties are seeking the support of their electorates by courting patrons in Belgrade and Zagreb. The Bosni [...]	2006-09-06 10:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2072	BOSNIA - EMBASSY WINS TACTICAL VICTORY ON [...] (S) Summary and Comment: The Embassy succeeded in persuading the Parliament Collegium of Bosnia and Herzegovina to keep the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Law, with its problematic provision for reapplication for citizenship, off the House of Representatives' agenda until after the Octo [...]	2006-09-08 07:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PTER SMIG PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2111	BOSNIA: PM DODIK CLAIMS HE'LL MODERATE RHETORIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 11 meeting with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, Ambassador delivered ref A letter from Under Secretary Burns to PM Dodik, and underscored USG concerns over Dodik,s comments on Kosovo during his recent visit to Belgrade. Dodik claimed his me [...]	2006-09-13 09:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK YI UNMIK
06SARAJEVO2140	BOSNIA - KEEPING THE OHR HORSE IN THE BARN ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with OHR High Representative Schwartz-Schilling on September 13 at the HighRep's request to discuss constitutional reform, police reform, and the transition from his position as High Representative to the EU Special Representative. On constitutional reform, Sch [...]	2006-09-14 15:46:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BK EU
06SARAJEVO2160	BOSNIA: POLITICIANS PLEDGE TO RESTRUCTURE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the election campaign reached the halfway mark this week, comments on constitutional reform by Bosnian politicians are featuring prominently in the press. Representatives of the Patriotic Block coalition, who helped defeat the April constitutional reform package met with HighR [...]	2006-09-15 15:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK EU
06SARAJEVO2199	BOSNIA - SERB PARTIES SET BACK OUR BRCKO AGENDA [...] (SBU) The final pre-election session of the State-level House of Representatives (HoR) took place on September 18. The HoR had been scheduled to take up amendments to the Law on the Council of Ministers (CoM) that would provide a permanent legal basis for the Brcko District Office (BDO) in Sar [...]	2006-09-19 15:29:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS BK
06SARAJEVO2307	BOSNIA ON ELECTION EVE - EVOLUTION, REVOLUTION, [...] (U) This is the final in a series of planned pre-election telegrams. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Bosnians go to the polls in two days, October 1, to elect their national and entity governments (Ref E). International observers and Bosnian officials expect an orderly and fair election, though lingering c [...]	2006-09-29 12:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO2361	BOSNIAN ELECTIONS: PRESIDENCY COUNT FINAL BUT [...] (SBU) Vote counting for the October 1 national elections is continuing. In the evening of October 2, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed Haris Silajdzic, Nebojsa Radmanovic and Zeljko Komsic as the winners of Bosniak, Serb and Croat seats on the Tri-Pres [...]	2006-10-03 16:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO2397	BOSNIA: BRCKO WORKING GROUP DRAFTS NATIONAL LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY. In the September 27-28 session of the Brcko District Working Group, participants drafted and nearly reached consensus on the text of a national law on Brcko's status within Bosnia. The law, which addresses Brcko's representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina's state institutions, wa [...]	2006-10-06 12:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	BK PGOV PREL
06SARAJEVO2569	BOSNIA - FINAL 2006 ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This afternoon the Central Election Commission (CEC) provided us with an advance copy of the final election results, which they made public at a 1700 press conference in Sarajevo. The results are in line with our earlier assessments based on partial results the CEC had released s [...]	2006-10-18 17:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO2575	BOSNIA: BOSNIAKS MORE SENSITIVE ABOUT U.S. [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the past, Bosniak (i.e., Muslim) politicians and the Bosniak public have been strong supporters of U.S. counterterrorism policies. This includes the work of the Citizenship Review Commission (CRC),one of our top counterterrorism priorities in Bosnia. Criticism of the CRC gen [...]	2006-10-19 13:11:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PTER PINR PHUM PGOV PREL BK
06SARAJEVO2638	SENIOR EUFOR COMMANDERS QUESTION DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) Summary. We met with senior EUFOR commanders October 16 to discuss EUFOR drawdown plans and the future of the EUFOR mission in Bosnia. During the discussions, the Deputy EUFOR commander (DCOM) and EUFOR chief of staff expressed skepticism at the pace of defense reform in Bosnia, and ques [...]	2006-10-20 18:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2699	BOSNIA - DAS DICARLO PROBES NEWLY ELECTED BOSNIAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 before the Peace Implementation Council (PIC),DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met separately with the outgoing Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency and leader of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) Sulejman Tihic; Republika Srpska (RS) PM and leader of the Alliance of Indepe [...]	2006-10-27 15:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO2717	BOSNIA AND NATO: THE CASE FOR PFP MEMBERSHIP [...] (S) Summary. As we approach the NATO Riga Summit, we think that the time is right to consider admittance of Bosnia to the Partnership for Peace (PfP). With the implementation of defense reform legislation, Bosnia has met the technical requirements for PfP membership. Bosnia has made substan [...]	2006-10-31 14:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2725	BOSNIA'S STATE COURT CONVICTS MAJOR PIFWC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 27, the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced suspected PIFWC Karadzic financier Momcilo Mandic and former Serb Republic official Milorad Govedarica to prison for abuse of office and banking fraud. The men were acquitted of more serious war crimes-related c [...]	2006-11-02 15:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	BK KCRM KDEM KJUS PGOV ICTY KWAC
06SARAJEVO2744	2006-2007 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INSCR REPORT (PART 1) [...] (U) BELOW FOLLOWS THE 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INSCR) PART ONE FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain in a formative period and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of law enforceme [...]	2006-11-03 15:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR BK
06SARAJEVO2876	BOSNIA - NEXT STEPS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six weeks after the October 1 elections, Bosniak (Muslim) opposition to and anxiety about the U.S.-brokered package of constitutional amendments remains a problem. Newly elected Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic continues his public and private campaign against [...]	2006-11-15 08:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
06SARAJEVO2996	BOSNIA: POST-ELECTION MOD SHAKE-UP COULD FURTHER [...] (C) Many contacts within and outside the Ministry of Defense tell us that it is unlikely Minister of Defense Nikola Radovanovic will keep his post in a new government. The departure of Radovanovic, a Serb, may also lead to a strong push to replace the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. [...]	2006-11-27 13:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO2999	BOSNIAN POLICE REFORM: A TROUBLED PROCESS COMES [...] (C) Summary: The Office of the High Representative (OHR) has proposed a third initiative, in as many months, to salvage the stalled police reform process by facilitating political talks in Banja Luka and on the margins of the December PIC in Brussels. The new OHR strategy seeks to simultaneou [...]	2006-11-27 16:36:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET//NOFORN	BK KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL EUN
06SARAJEVO3058	BOSNIA: PFP DECISION HAILED AS A HISTORIC MILESTONE [...] (SBU) Bosnian leaders and the general public hailed the decision to offer Bosnia an invitation into the Partnership for Peace (PfP) at NATO's Riga Summit as an historic event, noting Bosnia's clear progress in integrating into Euro-Atlantic structures. The decision could serve as an impetus t [...]	2006-11-30 15:47:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3089	MILORAD DODIK RECONFIRMED AS RS PREMIER [...] (SBU) Milorad Dodik was confirmed for his third term as Republika Srpska (RS) Premier by the RS National Assembly November 30. Both in personnel and policy matters, Dodik,s new RS Government will differ little from his previous cabinet. Eleven of sixteen ministers have retained their posts, [...]	2006-12-06 10:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BK
06SARAJEVO3159	DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS FUTURE, PFP, [...] (C) In a wide ranging discussion, Defense Minister Nikola Radovanovic said he did not want to continue in his post in the next Bosnian government. The minister cited his fatigue and general exasperation with the political process as reasons for his wish to the leave the ministry. Despite Rad [...]	2006-12-14 14:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
06SARAJEVO3271	BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM DIRECTORATE REPORT COMPLETE [...] (C) Summary: The Police Reform Directorate (PRD) issued its final report on December 22, but the process of political approval and implementation remains at an impasse despite US and EU warnings that without agreement Bosnia cannot sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) until poli [...]	2006-12-29 13:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS EUN BK
06SARAJEVO666	BOSNIA: PRESIDENCY AGREES ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After last-minute wrangling among BiH political party leaders, the BiH Tri-Presidency on March 25 endorsed and forwarded to parliament a package of constitutional amendments that will substantially strengthen the Council of Ministers and Parliament and streamline the Presidency, c [...]	2006-03-27 16:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO738	BOSNIA: TRUTH COMMISSION PROPOSALS CONTROVERSIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. 2. (SBU) Summary: A number of local and international organizations have put forward concepts for the formation of a "truth and reconciliation commission" for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). However, some of the key players suffer from compet [...]	2006-04-07 14:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI BK
06SARAJEVO742	BOSNIA: VOTES LACKING TO PASS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Constitutional reform measures agreed on March 18 by Bosnia and Herzegovina's political party leaders are now under consideration by relevant committees in the BiH Parliament. Driven by Bosnia's electoral calendar, amendments must be approved by the end of April in order for t [...]	2006-04-09 13:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO749	BOSNIA: COURT DECLARES ENTITY SYMBOLS MUST GO [...] Summary: On March 30, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) issued a decision that the Federation flag and coat of arms and the Republika Srpska (RS) coat of arms and anthem are unconstitutional because the ethnically-associated symbols they contain constitute a form of raci [...]	2006-04-11 08:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BK
06SARAJEVO756	BOSNIA: DISPUTE IN INDIRECT TAXATION AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A long-standing dispute over allocation of Single Account revenues between the entities and Brcko came to a head following recent actions of Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board Chairman Joly Dixon. At the very end of his mandate, Dixon issued a unilateral decision, qu [...]	2006-04-11 14:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL BK
06SARAJEVO769	BOSNIA GETS SINGLE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION [...] On April 3, Bosnia's state-level Parliament adopted the law establishing a single Ombudsman institution composed of three members (a chairman and two deputies). The members will likely represent BiH's three constituent peoples (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats),although theoretically members of nati [...]	2006-04-12 11:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BK
06SARAJEVO813	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE IN PERIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a key parliamentary committee session slated for April 18, critical votes are still lacking to move the constitutional reform package out of committee for decision in the full House of Representatives. In the nine-member committee, only 4 votes are in the bag. Of the rem [...]	2006-04-13 16:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO814	BOSNIA: HDZ REBELS FOUND BREAKAWAY PARTY -- WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On April 8, HDZ rebels -- some formally ousted from HDZ by its leader, Dragan Covic -- founded a new BiH political party: "HDZ 1990." The name is intended to recall (supposed) prewar days of Croat unity in BiH. The approximately 350 attendees at the session were a [...]	2006-04-13 17:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO829	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR HIGH REP VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling's April 19-21 visit to Washington will be an opportunity to review his first three months in office. CSS (his staff's abbreviation, not used in speech) sees himseslf as the antidote to former High Rep Ashdown's activist interventio [...]	2006-04-14 16:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO858	BOSNIA PASSES LEGISLATION TO RESTRUCTURE WARTIME [...] (SBU) Summary: After more than two years of efforts (reftel),on April 13 Bosnia's state-level parliament approved legislation to restructure KM 1.9 billion of hard currency bank deposits seized by Belgrade during the war, just in time to meet a court-imposed deadline for a settlement. The [...]	2006-04-19 10:57:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO877	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM GETS COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-backed constitutional reform package passed its first parliamentary hurdle when a late-night session of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee (CLAC) voted in favor of sending the legislation to the full House for consideration. The vote -- 5 to 2 in favor, wi [...]	2006-04-20 18:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO937	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM REJECTED BY TWO [...] (C) On April 26, the constitutional reform package failed by two votes to win approval in the BiH House of Representatives. Although a majority voted in favor, the measures did not gain the two-thirds needed to pass constitutional amendments. The package's rejection was the direct result o [...]	2006-04-27 15:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO945	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING AFFIRMS [...] (C) Summary: On April 19, the Vital National Interest (VNI) panel of the Federation Constitutional Court issued a formal decision upholding the USG-backed Law on Revenue Allocation (Ref B). With a resounding majority, the panel dismissed HDZ claims that objective and transparent revenue al [...]	2006-04-28 11:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV ECIN BK
06SARAJEVO966	BOSNIA: WHY THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM VOTE FAILED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a late-night vote April 26, the constitutional reform package agreed on by the leaders of Bosnia's major political parties failed to obtain the 2/3 majority it needed in the House of Representatives, falling short by only two votes. Of the 42 delegates, a majority -- 26 -- [...]	2006-05-03 15:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06SARAJEVO994	BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: STRATEGY FOR THE [...] (C) With the heat abating somewhat from last week's failure by the BiH parliament to pass constitutional amendments, we are looking ahead to next steps. Bosnia's political parties are now in full electoral battle mode; yesterday the BiH Electoral Commission announced national elections will [...]	2006-05-08 07:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
06SEOUL102	THE ROK'S NEW MINISTER OF UNIFICATION: LEE [...] (S) Incoming Minister of Unification (and Chairman of the National Security Council Standing Committee) Lee Jong-seok is a left-leaning nationalist who supports the ROK playing a more active and independent role in the world, particularly on issues involving North Korea. The Embassy has worke [...]	2006-01-09 09:04:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PINR KS KN
06SEOUL1021	ROK CRITICIZED FOR "APOLOGIZING" TO DPRK TO [...] (C) In the aftermath of the March 22 incident at Mt. Geumgang, North Korea -- in which DPRK officials retaliated against South Korean journalists' statement that one of the North Korean participants in the inter-Korean family reunion event was "abducted" by preventing 99 elderly South Koreans [...]	2006-03-28 09:35:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KN KS
06SEOUL1031	RECENT TRENDS IN PRC-DPRK ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND [...] (SBU) Chinese economic ties with North Korea have expanded greatly in the past two years. Although the ROKG welcomes the stabilizing effect that Chinese trade and investment brings to the DPRK, it is alarmed at the PRC's growing influence, to the point that ROK officials now routinely assert [...]	2006-03-29 08:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID KN KS
06SEOUL117	SENATOR MURKOWSKI'S MEETING WITH UNIFICATION VICE [...] (C) Ministry of Unification (MOU) Vice Minister Rhee Bong-jo on January 9 emphasized to Senator Murkowski and the Ambassador the importance of implementing the Joint Statement of principles issued in September after the fourth round of the Six Party Talks. He suggested broadening the scope of [...]	2006-01-10 08:12:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KNUC PREL KS KN
06SEOUL1266	STAFFDEL VISIT TO KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX [...] (U) During an April 12 staffdel visit to the South Korean-managed Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korea, KIC officials said that informal conversations with North Korean workers indicated that the DPRK provided the workers with approximately 70 percent of their wages, for a base inc [...]	2006-04-18 06:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ELAB PHUM PREL KS KN
06SEOUL1270	ROKG DISCUSSES BANGKOK SIX AND KIM CHUN-HEE [...] (C) MOFAT DG for Policy Planning Nam Gwan-pyo on April 18 told POL M/C that Seoul was relieved to hear that the six North Koreans had arrived safely in Bangkok (ref a). MOFAT has instructed its Embassy in Bangkok to assist in vetting and resolving the case quickly and quietly. Seoul was pos [...]	2006-04-18 07:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM AGMT KS KN
06SEOUL1294	ROK'S RELIGIOUS LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER AND NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) Korea's religion-based organizations have played a supporting, yet often critical role at key junctures in the nation's modern political history, from lending its organizational structure to farmers' uprisings in the 1800s to adding moral weight to the cause of democracy in the 1980s. [...]	2006-04-19 08:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL1314	DFM YUN BRIEFS DCM ON ROK-JAPAN MARITIME SURVEY [...] (C) In an April 20 meeting with the DCM, ROK DFM Yun reported that earlier in the day, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon had told the Japanese Ambassador that (1) Japan should immediately abandon its proposed maritime survey of submarine features in waters that Tokyo and Seoul both cl [...]	2006-04-20 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA
06SEOUL1328	LABOR GIRDING FOR FTA BATTLE [...] (SBU) The U.S. FTA labor negotiating team visited Seoul April 4 to 7 to meet with Korean government, labor and management officials and conduct background research. Korean organized labor representatives were wary of an FTA and feared that it would precede mass layoffs like those experienced [...]	2006-04-21 09:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD KS PGOV
06SEOUL1330	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM BAN: NORTH KOREA, [...] (C) Summary: In their April 21 luncheon meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Ban discussed several bilateral and North Korea-related issues (see refs for discussions on ROK-Japan relations and Ban's candidacy for UNSYG). On North Korea, Ban said Seoul intended to raise human rights [...]	2006-04-22 09:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KS KN
06SEOUL1385	A/S HILL'S APRIL 13 MEETING WITH FORMER PM LEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former PM Lee Hae-chan told visiting A/S Hill April 13 that in recent discussions, Chinese leaders sounded disenchanted with Kim Jong-il, skeptical of his ability to extend the Kim dynasty to the next generation, and dismissive of Kim's commitment to economic reform. Lee reaffi [...]	2006-04-26 00:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ETRD KS KN
06SEOUL1391	EMBASSY FTA OUTREACH EFFORTS AIM TO RALLY KOREAN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and other Embassy officials have stepped up outreach efforts aimed at galvanizing Korea's "silent majority" to be more vocal in their support of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). The Ambassador delivered well-received speeches to politicians from both the r [...]	2006-04-26 04:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV KS
06SEOUL1396	SOUTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM: STATUS [...] This year marks the 50th anniversary of U.S.-Korea cooperation in the field of civilian nuclear energy, begun with the signing in 1956 of the bilateral Agreement for Cooperation on Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy. This fact will be commemorated during the 27th meeting of the Joint Standing Comm [...]	2006-04-26 08:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG KNNP KSCA SENV KS
06SEOUL1434	SWEDISH AMBASSADOR TO DPRK DISCUSSES INTERNAL [...] (C) In an April 24 call on the Ambassador, Swedish Ambassador to the DPRK Mats Foyer confirmed that last year's bumper harvest was not sufficient to overcome the food shortage in North Korea caused by systemic failures in central food distribution. Foyer saw, however, little sign of politica [...]	2006-04-28 08:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC EAID SW KN KS
06SEOUL1435	NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARY SONG MIN-SOON ON [...] (S). Summary: In an April 28 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Secretary Song Min-soon said that the ROK was prepared to compromise with Japan on naming underwater features located in the East Sea/Sea of Japan, but that Japan seemed intent on pushing the issue to the lim [...]	2006-04-28 10:12:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON KS KN
06SEOUL1472	ROK QUESTIONS PERCEIVED USG POLICY SHIFTS ON DPRK [...] (C) In a May 1 meeting with the POL M/C, Cho Tae-yong, Director-General of MOFAT's North American Affairs Bureau, asked whether USG policy had changed toward the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) and on granting asylum to North Koreans who had already been resettled in South Korea. Cho protest [...]	2006-05-02 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KS
06SEOUL1478	USFK COMMANDER'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) In his May 1 introductory call on President Roh Moo-hyun, USFK Commander Gen. B.B. Bell underscored the U.S. commitment to the bilateral alliance and stressed that, in his capacity as CFC Commander, he served the Presidents of both countries equally. Bell stated that the ROK's desire for [...]	2006-05-03 00:43:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR JA KN KS
06SEOUL1516	DPRK REFUGEES IN BANGKOK: AVOIDING PUBLICITY [...] (C) As the case of the six North Korean refugees in Bangkok appears to be moving toward a successful conclusion, with very forthcoming cooperation from all concerned, including the RTG, ROKG, and UNHCR, Embassy Seoul wants to underscore the need to handle their arrival and resettlement in the [...]	2006-05-04 07:50:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM KS KN
06SEOUL1519	YUST PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PYONGYANG UNIVERSITY OF [...] (C) On April 28, Dr. James Chin-kyung Kim, president of the Yanbian University of Science and Technology, updated us his efforts to launch the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, noting that he and two other prominent Amcits and a ROK lawmaker would be traveling to Pyongyang in Jun [...]	2006-05-04 09:22:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS KN
06SEOUL1620	ISN DAS SEMMEL'S MAY 4 MEETING WITH ROK DEPUTY [...] (C) In a May 4 meeting with Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, ISN DAS Andrew Semmel said the U.S. delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) was likely to present a draft text of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMTC) later in t [...]	2006-05-15 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC MARR IR KS
06SEOUL1629	Round-Up of North-South Exchanges: April 2006 [...] North-South exchanges during April included cooperative efforts to preserve historic relics in the North, as well as practical exchanges in the agricultural, cultural and athletic fields. South Korea's humanitarian assistance to the North during April appeared to be smaller than in previous m [...]	2006-05-15 22:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG SOCI ETRD KS KN
06SEOUL1642	OUTLOOK FOR MAY 31 REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polls indicate that the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) will win 11 of the 16 gubernatorial and major mayoral races in nation-wide regional elections on May 31. The ruling Uri Party and the Democratic Party (DP) are projected to win in two races each, while the ind [...]	2006-05-16 09:52:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
06SEOUL1643	AMERICAN ACADEMIC SKEPTICAL ABOUT KIM DAE-JUNG'S [...] (SBU) In a May 12 meeting with poloff, Dr. Brian Myers, Professor of Korean Studies at Inje University, expressed skepticism that a June visit to North Korea by former President Kim Dae-jung would result in any substantial changes in the North's behavior or its return to the Six Party Talks. [...]	2006-05-17 00:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC EAID KN KS
06SEOUL1779	BUSAN: GNP POISED FOR CLEAN SWEEP [...] (SBU) The Grand National Party's (GNP) is poised, once again, to vanquish all challengers in the Busan region in the May 31 regional elections. Dissatisfaction with the Roh Administration appears to have hardened the Gyeongsang Provinces' traditional loyalty to the conservative GNP. END SUM [...]	2006-05-26 05:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL1791	GNP LEAD WIDENS AFTER ATTACK ON PARK GEUN-HYE [...] (SBU) Polls indicate that the May 20 attack on the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) leader and presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye has influenced voters in swing provinces to vote GNP, which is forecasted to win at least 11 out of the 16 major mayoral and gubernatorial contests. Symp [...]	2006-05-26 09:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KS KN
06SEOUL1821	OPPOSITION SWEEPS LOCAL ELECTIONS; URI CHAIR [...] (SBU) As predicted (Ref A),the ruling Uri Party suffered a crushing defeat in the May 31 local elections. The opposition Grand National Party (GNP) won 12 of the 16 gubernatorial and major mayoral races, including Seoul, Busan, Daejeon, and the populous region surrounding Seoul, Gyeonggi Pr [...]	2006-06-01 08:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KS
06SEOUL1855	PRESS BULLETIN - JUNE 5, 2006 [...] How Far Will Seoul Be Swayed By Pyongyang and Washington? (Dong-a Ilbo) 2. A Collapse is Also an Option at the FTA Talks (Hankyoreh Shinmun) FEATURES 3. Joint Chiefs of Staffs Report: "ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command to Be Dissolved in 2012" (Chosun Ilbo) 4. If U.S. Pre [...]	2006-06-05 07:54:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
06SEOUL1947	DPRK ECONOMY: PDAS STEPHENS' VISIT TO KAESONG [...] (SBU) EAP PDAS Stephens visited the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) project site on June 2, finding conditions consistent with previous Embassy reporting (reftels). Some new findings included additional detail on wage and employment conditions in the complex, as well as the existence of a sm [...]	2006-06-12 08:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV SOCI KN KS
06SEOUL1952	DPRK ECONOMY: PDAS STEPHENS' VISIT TO KAESONG [...] (SBU) EAP PDAS Stephens visited the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) project site on June 2, finding conditions consistent with previous Embassy reporting (reftels). Some new findings included additional detail on wage and employment conditions in the complex, as well as the existence of a sm [...]	2006-06-13 00:34:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV SOCI KN KS
06SEOUL1964	OPPOSITION LEADER DISCUSSES ALLIANCE, FTA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a June 6 luncheon with the Ambassador, Park Geun-hye, leader of the opposition Grand National Party (GNP),reaffirmed the primacy she placed on the U.S.-ROK alliance. On North Korea, she criticized the Roh Administration's "unconditional" engagement with the North, but opined [...]	2006-06-13 05:59:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KS
06SEOUL1968	AMBASSADORS TOUR KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX [...] (C) Although Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) tourism has not yet become as routine as the USO's twice-weekly trip to the DMZ, the visits themselves are developing along a familiar pattern. On June 12, the Ambassador joined a large delegation of ambassadors and other high-level officials who [...]	2006-06-14 00:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL1972	EAP PDAS STEPHENS' JUNE 11 MEETING WITH MOFAT [...] (C) In a June 11 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Director General for North American Affairs Cho Tae-yong informed EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens that the ROKG preferred having Secretary Rice visit the ROK before the July 26-28 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting so that the [...]	2006-06-14 05:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MNUC KN KS
06SEOUL2094	AMBASSADOR AND MINDEF DISCUSS BASE RETURNS, EX [...] (C) Summary: During an hour-long June 23 discussion with Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung, the Ambassador urged the ROKG to resolve environmental remediation and training range issues, advocated Boeing's bid in the EX procurement, and reaffirmed our commitment to work toward a transfer of war [...]	2006-06-25 22:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV KS
06SEOUL2183	MEDIA REFORM LAW DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-30 09:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KS PGOV PHUM
06SEOUL2212	FM BAN CONCERNED WITH JAPANESE SURVEY OF DISPUTED [...] (C) Summary: In a July 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ban said that South Korea and Japan had shown flexibility and self-control over the ROK survey vessel in the disputed EEZ. The standoff was essentially over because the vessel had made a rapid passage and was now out of t [...]	2006-07-05 10:46:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS JA
06SEOUL2227	ROKG OFFICIALS DISCUSS DPRK MISSILES, KIC, [...] (C) In a series of meetings on June 28, SFRC Professional Staff Member Frank Jannuzi told officials from the Ministry of Unification (MOU),Ministry of National Defense (MND),and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) that the ROK should seek to dissuade a DPRK missile launch. Seo [...]	2006-07-06 06:01:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC ETRD KS KN
06SEOUL2243	REUNION REFOCUSES ROK PUBLIC ON ABDUCTEES [...] (SBU) The emotional June 28-30 reunion between Kim Young-nam, a ROK abduction victim, and his South Korean mother has increased domestic interest in the DPRK's post-Korean War abductions of ROK nationals. Kim is one of a total of 485 South Korean abduction victims believed to be remaining in [...]	2006-07-07 02:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2255	ROKG TO RESTRIC INTER-KOREAN MINISTERIALS NEX WEEK [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In separate meetings with the Ambassador on July 6, Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon and Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok said that after a bitter internal fight over whether or not to cancel next week's inter-Korean ministerial, President Roh had tried to square the c [...]	2006-07-07 14:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2296	UNSCR ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: ROK RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met on July 11 with Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to urge Seoul to reconsider its opposition to the Japanese draft UNSCR on DPRK missile launches. This was in follow-up to a series of exchanges on July 10 with National Security Advisor Song Min-soon. Ban, like So [...]	2006-07-11 11:08:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN KS
06SEOUL2362	UNIFICATION MINISTRY ON JULY 11-13 INTER-KOREAN [...] (C) On July 14, Assistant Unification Minister Lee Kwan-sei provided a readout of the July 11-13 inter-Korean ministerial to the A/DCM and emphasized that South Korean government used the meetings to urge the DPRK to return to the Six Party Talks and convey strong ROK regret about the DPRK mi [...]	2006-07-14 10:16:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC EAID KS KN
06SEOUL2392	"YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY:" THE RISING STATUS [...] (U) Korean women are better educated then ever before and are working in greater numbers outside the home, joining management, becoming professionals, and entering politics. The entry of women into the public arena suggests that the ROK is slowly breaking away from its Confucian male-centered [...]	2006-07-18 08:09:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI ECON PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL2399	FOREIGN MINISTER BAN'S UNSYG CAMPAIGN WEATHERING [...] (C) Five months into his official campaign for UN Secretary General, FM Ban continues to seek international SIPDIS support for his candidacy and to demonstrate his commitment to human rights and UN management reform. He reports no major opposition at this point, but is worried that without a sign o [...]	2006-07-18 10:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KS KN
06SEOUL2432	2007 ROK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - ALREADY THE TALK [...] (C) Seventeen months before the December 2007 presidential elections, political pundits are already gauging every political act by how much it will affect the presidential race. The Grand National Party (GNP) elected Kang Jae-sup as its new party Chairman at the July 11 GNP convention. Many [...]	2006-07-20 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
06SEOUL2458	DPRK MISSILES PROVOKE PUBLIC ANGER AT ROKG AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The July 5 DPRK missile tests appear to be causing public ire, but not necessarily at the DPRK. According to polling agencies and our own informal "man-on-the-street" survey, many South Korean citizens are angry at their government's relatively slow response to the launches. More [...]	2006-07-21 09:32:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2461	AMBASSADOR'S JULY 21 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ROH'S [...] (C) Summary: On July 21, the Ambassador and Lee Byung-wan, President Roh's Chief of Staff, held a cordial and wide-ranging discussion on USG efforts to help victims of recent flooding, the need for a diplomatic solution to the DPRK missile crisis, presentation of a united front in the face of [...]	2006-07-21 10:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MNUC KS KN
06SEOUL2492	2007 ROK POSSIBLE PRESIDENTAIL CANDIDATES PROFILED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the presidential election season nears (See Reftel A),there are many faces, most old, some new, that are busy jockeying for position. Will the old guard come out ahead and succeed in replacing President Roh next year with a conservative leader such as Park Geun-hye? Or does [...]	2006-07-25 00:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
06SEOUL2505	PHARMACEUTICALS AND KORUS-FTA: TURNING THE TABLES [...] (C) SUMMARY: With public release of the draft implementing regulations for its Drug Expenditure Rationalization Plan (DERP) scheduled for July 26, the ROKG has slowly but steadily backed away from all the key commitments it made to us on treatment of pharmaceuticals in the FTA, and has now w [...]	2006-07-25 09:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KS
06SEOUL2535	ROK MINISTER OF UNIFICATION'S "U.S. FAILED" [...] (C) South Korean Minister of Unification Lee Jong-seok's July 23 televised remark that the United States "failed the most" in not preventing North Korea from launching missiles on July 5 sparked a strong negative reaction from both sides of the aisle in the National Assembly and among editoria [...]	2006-07-27 06:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS KN
06SEOUL2549	JULY 26 BY-ELECTIONS: URI PARTY CONTINUES ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Out of the four National Assembly seats contested yesterday, the ruling Uri Party zeroed out again; the main opposition GNP won three and the minor opposition Democratic Party won one seat. The Democratic Party victory was particularly depressing for President Roh, as the victor, [...]	2006-07-28 02:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
06SEOUL2577	THE HINES WARD EFFECT: KOREA QUESTIONS ITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: When Hines Ward, a half-Korean, half-African-American pro football player, visited Korea recently, the event caused Koreans to examine their own prejudices against Koreans of mixed-race heritage. Hines Ward became a media darling, while the average mixed-race Korean suffers bigot [...]	2006-07-31 09:15:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KS
06SEOUL2586	DPRK CANCELS ARIRANG FESTIVAL [...] (C) One of Northeast Asia's largest synchronized gymnastics and flashcard extravaganzas has been postponed until next spring. While the DPRK's stated reason for the postponement of the "Arirang Festival" was flooding following unusually heavy monsoon rains, some suspect the true motivation w [...]	2006-08-01 07:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS KN
06SEOUL2605	BIPARTISAN FRUSTRATION WITH PRESIDENT ROH MOUNTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a round of calls on reform minded Uri and GNP National Assembly members, poloff met with Foreign Affairs Committee members Choi Jae-chun, Lee Mi-kyoung, and GNP member Park Jin on August 1. While they expressed some expected differences of views on ROK's North Korea policy, t [...]	2006-08-02 07:10:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS

06SEOUL2684	ROKG TO PROVIDE FLOOD-RELATED AID TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) The ROKG is expected to announce emergency aid to the DPRK, probably through private NGOs, in the next few days, in the wake of reports of hundreds of deaths and extensive agricultural and infrastructure damage from the mid-July floods in the North. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade [...]	2006-08-09 09:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KN KS PGOV
06SEOUL2827	PRESIDENT ROH'S INFORMAL COMMENTS ON OPCON, NORTH [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On August 13, President Roh Moo-hyun hosted a dinner for several newspapers which are considered "friendly" to the Roh Administration, including Hankyoreh, KyungHyang and Seoul Shinmun. Over the course of the dinner, Roh made frank comments on a number of issues, in [...]	2006-08-19 09:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS
06SEOUL2852	AID SUSPENSION MAY FULFILL UNSCR 1695, SAYS NSC [...] (C) In an August 21 courtesy call by the CDA, Senior Secretary to the President for National Security Suh Choo-suk SIPDIS said that the ROKG's suspension of rice and fertilizer shipments would likely fulfill the ROKG's obligation under UNSCR 1695. Suh also explained the ROKG's one-time shi [...]	2006-08-21 22:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL2886	DEPUTY MINISTER FOR POLICY PLANNING ON UNIFIL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Charge's August 22 courtesy call on Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and Public Affairs, DM Park commented on three pending UN issues. He said minimal ROK participation to date in UN peacekeeping was an argument spurring positive ROKG considera [...]	2006-08-23 09:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS MARR MNUC PARM PREL UNGA LE
06SEOUL2917	THE "GAMBLING REPUBLIC": CAUGHT IN THE NET OF [...] (SBU) A scandal surrounding a video gambling craze is sweeping the nation and on August 25 has captured the front page of Seoul newspapers for the fifth straight day. The scandal centers on suspicion of bribes and kickbacks related to the approval of a new type of digital slot machine and its [...]	2006-08-25 09:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KS
06SEOUL3028	NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIST ON "ABNORMAL" DPRK ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cho Myungchul, Head of the International Cooperation Team for Korean Unification at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy in Seoul, who defected from the DPRK in 1994 and is a prominent commentator on the DPRK, said that the DPRK economic situation is very dang [...]	2006-09-01 08:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL KN
06SEOUL3103	AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP FLOOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition GNP Floor Leader Kim Hyoung-o told the Ambassador several times in a meeting on September 6 that the Grand National Party (GNP) strongly urged the U.S. not to discuss a timetable for the handover of wartime operational control (OPCON) at the September 14 summit or the [...]	2006-09-08 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL3104	AMBASSADOR'S SEP 6 MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 6 discussion with the Ambassador, Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang-ung cited widespread controversy within Korean society over the transfer of OPCON issue and strongly urged the USG to agree to 2012 as the X year, rather than pressing for 2009. He pred [...]	2006-09-08 14:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KS KN
06SEOUL3105	AMBASSADOR'S SEP 6 MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 6 discussion with the Ambassador, Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang-ung cited widespread controversy within Korean society over the transfer of OPCON issue and strongly urged the USG to agree to 2012 as the X year, rather than pressing for 2009. He pred [...]	2006-09-08 14:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KS KN
06SEOUL3158	ICG ON NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES: CAT AND MOUSE [...] (U) International Crisis Group's (ICG) Northeast Asia Project Director Peter Beck said that North Korean refugees, predominantly in China but increasingly going to Southeast Asia, need from USD 1,000 to 10,000 to get out of North Korea and live a very precarious "cat and mouse" existence after [...]	2006-09-13 09:25:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KN KS PREF
06SEOUL3170	WILL THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS ELECT THE NEXT KOREAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Historically, regionalism has played an important role in Korean presidential elections. But in 2002, young voters successfully mobilized and helped Roh Moo-hyun edge out Lee Hoi-chang by a 2.2 percent margin. The media had a frenzy touting the "youth revolution," and the da [...]	2006-09-14 08:41:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL3249	AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP [...] (C) SUMMARY: GNP National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee Sang-deuk told the Ambassador on September 19 that the Grand National Party (GNP) was opposed to OPCON transfer. Lee emphasized that the purpose of his planned September 20-23 visit to the United States was to ask that OPCON talks be suspen [...]	2006-09-20 09:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL3286	SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE (SPI) 10: OPCON AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: The OPCON transfer issue continues to generate widespread opposition throughout the ROK as we head into SPI-10. Indications are the ROK delegation may refuse to sign off on the Command Relationships Study (CRS) if we hold to our position of designating 2009 as the X year for OPC [...]	2006-09-25 07:22:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	MARR PARM PREL KS
06SEOUL3369	AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 26 over lunch, Ambassador Vershbow discussed OPCON transfer with three National Assembly members from the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP). The members gave the Ambassador feedback from their September 19-25 trip to the United States and explained in detai [...]	2006-09-29 09:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL3370	SEOUL MAYOR OH SE-HOON'S VISION: A NEW SEOUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over a convivial lunch on September 29 with newly elected Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, the Ambassador and the Mayor discussed plans to improve Seoul, the issues regarding the relocation and redevelopment of the Yongsan Garrison, the 2007 presidential elections, the KORUS FTA and North [...]	2006-09-29 09:35:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL3378	ROK PRIME MINISTER AND LIBYAN LEADER DISCUSS DPRK [...] (C) On September 26, Ma Young-sam, MOFAT's Director-General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, requested a meeting with POL M/C to provide a read-out of Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's September 19-21 trip to Libya. In addition to a discussion on bilateral economic matters, L [...]	2006-10-02 05:11:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC ETRD KS KN LY
06SEOUL3390	SCENESETTER FOR HAGEL CODEL TO KOREA [...] (SBU) Despite a successful summit last month with President Bush, President Roh continues to face criticism in the press and even within his own party. Roh still has 15 months in office, but it is widely believed he is already a "lame duck". Nonetheless, he must still address a number of ke [...]	2006-10-02 08:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD KN KS MARR PGOV PREL
06SEOUL3426	KOREAN RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR TEST: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (S) SUMMARY: The South Korean government's response to North Korea's October 9, 2006 announcement that it had conducted a successful nuclear test included a pledge by FM Ban for swift, sure and strong action, beginning with suspension of a scheduled shipment of emergency relief aid to the Nort [...]	2006-10-09 13:17:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP CH KN KS JA
06SEOUL3433	INR A/S FORT'S MEETING WITH MOU VICE MINISTER SHIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 27 meeting, Ministry of Unification (MOU) Vice Minister Shin Eon-sang told visiting INR Assistant Secretary (A/S) Randall Fort that the international community needed to create an environment where North Korea's weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) would be useless. [...]	2006-10-10 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KN KS
06SEOUL3442	FINANCIAL MARKETS REBOUND DAY AFTER DPRK,S [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 10:00:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL KS KN
06SEOUL3447	INR A/S FORT'S MEETING WITH MOFAT DM OF FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 27 meeting with visiting INR Assistant Secretary Randall Fort, Yun Byung-se, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),assessed that the U.S.-ROK alliance was healthy, citing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations as a sign of its gr [...]	2006-10-11 02:09:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL3465	ROH-ABE SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HISTORY AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) MOFAT Asia Bureau DG Lee Hyuk told POL M/C on October 11 that Japanese Prime Minister Abe's summit with President Roh in Seoul on October 9 provided momentum for an improvement in the strained bilateral relationship. The summit meeting, conducted in a frank and sincere manner, was domina [...]	2006-10-11 09:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KS KN JN
06SEOUL3468	SMA NEGOTIATIONS ROUND IV: MOVEMENT, BUT STILL FAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: October 10 and 11 negotiations in Seoul on funding levels for the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) moved the two sides closer together, but substantial differences remain. The U.S. proposed a three year agreement, under which the ROK share would rise to 800 billion won in 2007 (4 [...]	2006-10-11 12:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KS
06SEOUL3558	PSI: ROKG NEEDS MORE TIME [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In response to reftel request, the Ambassador on October 15 raised PSI with National Security Advisor Song Min-soon. Separately, DCM also conveyed reftel points on October 16 to Park In-kook, Deputy Foreign Min [...]	2006-10-17 08:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL PHSA KNNP EWWT KS KN
06SEOUL3559	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) On October 16, the DCM presented reftel points on UNSCR 1718 to Park In-kook, Deputy Foreign Minister for Policy Planning and Public Affairs, urging that South Korea, along with other countries, come up with concrete steps to implement the resolution. Park said the ROKG welcomed UNSCR 17 [...]	2006-10-17 08:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KS KN
06SEOUL3591	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ALEKSEYEV'S READOUT OF [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Hill, Vice Foreign Minister Chun Yung-woo and Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alekseyev of Russia met in a trilateral meeting to hear Alekseyev's readout of his meetings in Pyongyang on October 13. In his high-level meeting with DPRK officials, Alekseyev made it cle [...]	2006-10-20 02:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL3592	A/S HILL'S SEOUL MEETINGS: ROKG NOT PLANNING [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Hill's October 17-18 meetings in Seoul revealed that, while Seoul said it was prepared to implement UNSCR 1718, the ROKG had decided that the resolution did not specifically target North-South engagement projects, such as the Kaesong Industrial Complex and Mount Kumgang [...]	2006-10-20 03:15:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL3684	GNP PARLIAMENTARY VICE SPEAKER LEE SANG-DEUK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lunch meeting on October 25 with the Ambassador, GNP National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee expressed concern over the Roh administration's handling of the U.S.-ROK alliance, OPCON transfer, North Korea and expressed general dissatisfatction with Roh. Lee's clear message was th [...]	2006-10-27 02:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL3767	ROK OFFERS TO EXPAND PSI PARTICIPATION, WITHOUT [...] (S) On November 1, Park Sun-won, Secretary to the President for National Security Strategy, outlined for the DCM a new ROK proposal for its participation in PSI. He said the South Korean Government would soon announce three responses to the October 9 North Korean nuclear weapons test: 1) Me [...]	2006-11-01 11:08:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KS KN
06SEOUL3791	THE FUTURE OF THE URI PARTY: BREAKUP? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Within the Uri Party, there are three distinct schools of thought on what the party's future should be; first that the Uri Party should continue on as is and work to strengthen the party; second, the party should dissolve and re-form as a regional party similar to Kim Dae-jung's [...]	2006-11-03 00:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
06SEOUL3794	SOUTH KOREA: PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS PLAN [...] (U) In preparation for a possible influenza pandemic, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has unveiled its National Preparedness and Response Plan for Pandemic Influenza. Officials at KCDC said the plan, drawn up by medical experts at Korea University Medical School, c [...]	2006-11-03 04:53:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO ECON EAGR AMED KFLU KS
06SEOUL3858	IRAQ DEPUTY COORDINATOR STEPHENSON VISIT TO SEOUL: [...] (C) A U.S. delegation headed by Barbara Stephenson, Deputy Coordinator for Iraq (S/I),visited Seoul November 2-3 to express appreciation for the important role South Korea has played in Iraq, discuss plans for troops, and thank the ROKG for its willingness to lead a Regional Reconstruction T [...]	2006-11-08 09:02:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL IZ KS
06SEOUL3861	FORMER GYEONGGI GOVERNOR SOHN HAK-KYU ON NORTH [...] (C) Over lunch with the Ambassador on November 3, GNP Presidential hopeful and former Gyeonggi Province Governor Sohn Hak-kyu asked many probing questions about where U.S.-ROK relations were headed and offered his views on North Korea and his assessment of the ROK political scene, including h [...]	2006-11-09 01:30:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL3881	URI PARTY REP. CHUN JUNG-BAE ON NORTH KOREA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Uri Representative Chun Jung-bae made his case why the Uri Party has a chance to maintain the Blue House in next year's presidential election and why he might be the person to lead the Uri Party charge. Chun, the former Justice Ministe [...]	2006-11-09 09:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL3882	ROK TO ANNOUNCE POSITION ON PSI NOVEMBER 13, 2006 [...] (S) On Saturday, November 11, Deputy Foreign Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Park In-kook, met with the Charge and POL-MIL Chief to preview the following ROK announcement -- planned for release at 15:00 (Seoul Time) on November 13 -- on South Korea's participation [...]	2006-11-11 04:40:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP CH KN KS JA
06SEOUL3885	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KOH GUN ON NORTH KOREA, [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch with the DCM and PolMinCouns on November 9, former Prime Minister Goh Kun, among the leading candidates in the 2007 presidential election, emphasized that his experience as acting President in 2004 made him realize that national security was the most important consider [...]	2006-11-13 00:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KS KN
06SEOUL3922	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.- ROK MINISTERIAL AT APEC [...] (C) Madam Secretary: Your November 18 meeting with South Korean National Security Advisor and Foreign Minister-designate Song Min-soon comes as the Republic of Korea (ROK) has entered a period of significant transition. In the foreign policy arena, change began with the October 9 DPRK nuclear [...]	2006-11-14 05:42:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS
06SEOUL394	TRAVELING GNP LAWMAKERS SEEK TO REAFFIRM US TIES [...] (SBU) Rep. Kim Deog-ryong, one of the opposition Grand National Party's (GNP) most senior lawmakers, told the Ambassador on February 1 that he and five other GNP Assembly Members intended to travel to Washington February 7 to 10 to emphasize the strength of the bilateral U.S.-ROK relationship [...]	2006-02-03 08:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNUC KS KN
06SEOUL3970	U/S JOSEPH NONPROLIFERATION TALKS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Under Secretary Joseph and his delegation met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Park In-kook, on November 7 to discuss implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1718, the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),an [...]	2006-11-17 02:33:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC MARR JA KS KN CH IR
06SEOUL3975	DEPARTING UNIFICATION MINISTER URGES FLEXIBILITY [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 16, Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok reconfirmed that the ROKG would support the UN resolution on DPRK human rights. Noting his awareness of USG disappointment with the ROKG's November 13 announcement on PSI, Lee told the Ambassador that Seou [...]	2006-11-17 05:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KS KN
06SEOUL398	MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, POLICIES, AND REGULATORY [...] Korea has made significant progress in addressing the need for environmental protection since the early 1990's. In preparation for upcoming trade negotiations, this report provides background information on Korea's environmental laws, policies and regulatory systems, and provides indicators r [...]	2006-02-05 22:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KS
06SEOUL3997	DPRK SANCTIONS: CASH FLOW FROM ROKG PROJECTS FALLS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 02:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PREL EINV KS KN
06SEOUL4014	LEE MYUNG-BAK: THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF KOREA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 20 meeting with the DCM, former Seoul Mayor and leading presidential hopeful Lee Myung-bak said that the December, 2007 ROK presidential elections will be about the economy above all else. He said the Korean economy should be growing at a 7 percent rate instead of [...]	2006-11-21 05:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL4036	CHUNG DONG-YOUNG: STILL HOPING TO BE KOREA'S NEXT [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador, former Unification Minister and Uri Party Chairman Chung Dong-young discussed the resumption of the Six Party Talks, state of the KORUS FTA, future of the Uri party, and the recent elections in the U.S. Chung was confident that the Uri Party could still p [...]	2006-11-22 07:20:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL4039	FORMER PRIME MINISTER KIM JONG-PIL'S LAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil told the Ambassador on November 16 that U.S.-ROK relations were paramount and that the administration had to change in 2007. Kim said he would support the GNP candidate, whoever that may be, provided that he/she agreed to "sweep out the debris" o [...]	2006-11-22 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
06SEOUL4040	AMBASSADOR'S FARWELL CALL ON OUTGOING ROK DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's November 22 office call on outgoing ROK Defense Minister Yoon, Kwang-ung: -- The Ambassador thanked Yoon for his leadership, enhancement of South Korea's global role, and support for the alliance and its transformation. -- Yoon acknowledged the import [...]	2006-11-22 08:06:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS
06SEOUL4075	NGO TB PROJECT GAINING DPRK BUY-IN [...] (C) In a November 24 briefing for the Ambassador, Dr. Stephen Linton, Chairman of the EugeneBell Foundation, described a recent two-week mission in the DPRK to oversee EugeneBell medical assistance programs. He reported on improved access to facilities and increased North Korean receptivity [...]	2006-11-28 00:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL4094	MORE SIGNS OF ERODING AUTHORITY: PRESIDENT ROH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Roh withdrew the nomination of Jeon Hyo-seok for Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court on November 27 amid fierce opposition to the controversial nomination. After insisting for months Jeon's nomination, Roh finally backed down when it became clear that unless he w [...]	2006-11-28 08:28:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL410	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ROK CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) The Republic of Korea made significant contributions to the common defense of the Korean peninsula in 2004 and 2005. The ROKG demonstrated a strong commitment to the U.S.-ROK alliance, working closely with the U.S. to address the DPRK nuclear issue and making important contributions to t [...]	2006-02-06 08:20:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PREL PGOV PARM MARR ECON KS
06SEOUL4116	SMA NEGOTIATIONS ROUND VI: ONE LAST PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a small group meeting and plenary session that followed, Ambassador Loftis and his ROK counterpart, Ambassador Cho Tae-yong, presented their respective negotiating positions on the 2007-2008 Special Measures (burden-sharing) Agreement (SMA). The ROKG proposed a contribution [...]	2006-12-01 00:21:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PM PREL MARR MASS MCAP
06SEOUL4123	ROKG-AMCHAM ON REGULATORY REFORM [...] (U) The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) held its semi-annual meeting on regulatory reform with Deputy Minister Park (in the Office of Policy Coordination under the Prime Minister) on November 22. Park emphasized the ROKG's continuing commitment to regulatory reform, and highlighted ma [...]	2006-12-01 06:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KS
06SEOUL4138	KOREA'S RAGING REAL ESTATE SPECULATION [...] (C) Korea's speculative fever in metropolitan real estate recently claimed three victims: Construction Minister Choo Byung-jik and two Blue House presidential advisors, Senior Secretary on Public Information Lee Baek-man and Economic Advisor Chung Moon-soo. Their departures were carefully o [...]	2006-12-02 03:26:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EINV ECON SOCI PGOV KS
06SEOUL4156	ROK'S IRAQ ZAYTUN TROOP DEPLOYMENT: 2007 EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary: The ROK government is likely to forward a motion to the National Assembly proposing to extend the ROK's Iraq Zaytun troop deployment until the end of 2007. One complicating factor is the demand of the ruling Uri Party to include a pullout plan together with the troop extension m [...]	2006-12-05 02:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL4194	KOREA PASSES NON-REGULAR WORKER BILLS [...] (SBU) After two years of delays and debate, the ROK passed three labor bills to address wage and benefit discrimination against non-regular workers who comprise more than one-third of the workforce in Korea. Although the bills layout a clear path for non-regular workers to become regular wor [...]	2006-12-07 08:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL4233	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON ROK DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's December 11 office call on the new ROK Defense Minister, General Kim Jang-soo: -- The Ambassador congratulated him on his elevation to head the Ministry of National Defense and said he looked forward to continued close consultations on U.S.-ROK Alliance [...]	2006-12-12 05:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS
06SEOUL425	WHAT IS GOING ON WITH NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) In the three years following North Korea's July 2002 economic reform program, most South Korean experts on the North Korean economy came to share certain assumptions about the state of transformation of economic policy in the North. Some of the key elements of that shared "conventional wi [...]	2006-02-07 07:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR EFIN PREL KN KS
06SEOUL4260	U.S.-ROK ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT - LOOKING AHEAD TO [...] (C) With only 12 months left until the next presidential election, President Roh finds himself stuck in the lowest approval ratings ever for a Korean president -- 5.7 percent according to the most recent poll, low teens according to others. Roh's desperation to recover and have some say in th [...]	2006-12-14 08:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PREL
06SEOUL4282	NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES: FIRST STEPS INTO ROK SOCIETY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Upon arrival in the ROK, North Koreans undergo an interagency security screening process, during which the ROKG seeks to confirm refugees' bona fides and assess security risks. Thereafter, nearly all North Koreans move to the ROK's Hanawon resettlement facility, where they rece [...]	2006-12-15 09:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06SEOUL4284	NK REFUGEES: THE QUEST FOR STABLE EMPLOYMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finding stable employment is probably the greatest challenge for North Koreans resettling in the ROK. The ROKG assigns North Korean refugees to employment officers, provides incentives, recruits employers, and subsidizes half of North Koreans' salaries to their employers for two [...]	2006-12-15 09:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KS KN
06SEOUL4285	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S CONSULTATIONS ON CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum on December 11 inaugurated a U.S.-Korea consultation on Central Asia. Feigenbaum reviewed with ROKG officials U.S. objectives in the region, including enlisting less traditional partners, such as Korea, to help promote economic libe [...]	2006-12-15 09:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KS UZ KZ
06SEOUL4331	NEW ROK NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SEEKS CLOSE [...] (C) During a call on newly appointed National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun, the Ambassador and NSA Baek agreed to cooperate closely in resolving alliance issues, such as OPCON transfer and base relocation, and to continue coordination with regard to the Six Party Talks. END SUMMARY. 2. [...]	2006-12-20 03:36:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KS KN
06SEOUL4367	PRESIDENT ROH SPEEKS VERY FRANKLY, AGAIN [...] (C) President Roh Moo-hyun delivered angry and provocative remarks on December 21 to National Unification Advisory Council, criticizing three former Ministers, Goh Kun, Kim Geun-Tae and Chung Dong-young and railing against former defense ministers and generals. Taking 70 minutes to deliver r [...]	2006-12-22 09:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS
06SEOUL471	ROK EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT USG REFUGEE STRATEGY [...] (C) In a February 8 meeting with POL M/C, MOFAT DG Kim Won-soo opined it would be premature to approach third countries about a U.S. proposal (ref A) on North Korean refugees until there was a clear case of a North Korean being potentially eligible for resettlement to the United States. ROKG [...]	2006-02-10 01:07:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL KS KN
06SEOUL491	KOREA LAUNCHES SPECIAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Korea added to its rapidly lengthening list of trade negotiations by announcing on February 7 the launch of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations with India during the visit to Seoul of Indian President Abdul Kalam. The same week, Korea and Mexico held a first [...]	2006-02-13 22:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL KS IN MX
06SEOUL504	CABINET HEARINGS END WITH A WHIMPER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Assembly's first-ever hearings on Cabinet nominees ended with a whimper February 10, as President Roh ignored the legislature's non-binding opinions, as well as the objections of many in his own party, and installed five new Cabinet members and a new police chief. T [...]	2006-02-14 07:37:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KS
06SEOUL548	LABOR SNAPSHOT: THE ISSUES [...] (SBU) This is the second of three cables (Ref A is the first) that describe ROK labor-management relations in anticipation of upcoming U.S.-ROK Free Trade Agreement negotiations. This report focuses on the two main issues that have dominated industrial relations debate over the past year: " [...]	2006-02-17 05:04:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD KS PGOV
06SEOUL549	LABOR SNAPSHOT: MEETING THE STANDARDS [...] (SBU) This is the final report in a three-part series on labor-management relations in the ROK. In previous cables we described the major players (Ref A) and current issues (Ref B). We now focus on whether Korean labor laws meet the core labor standards contained in the Trade Promotion Autho [...]	2006-02-17 06:07:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD KS PGOV
06SEOUL559	DPRK ECONOMY: KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, BOOM OR [...] (SBU) A round of discussions with South Korean companies operating in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korea revealed that most are generally satisfied with business conditions at the project site. While most firms profess to be making money or to be on track with their business [...]	2006-02-17 09:41:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL KS KN
06SEOUL592	ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF USFK BASES -- ISSUE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The return of closed U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) bases to the ROK has been delayed by an impasse over environmental remediation. The delay is slowing down progress on base relocation/consolidation, a centerpiece of the ongoing realignment of our militar [...]	2006-02-23 07:47:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SENV KS
06SEOUL595	THE DPRK LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION: ROK OBSERVERS [...] (SBU) ROK academics interviewed in recent weeks by poloff were divided on whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-il would name his successor in the near future, and on whether Kim would choose one of his sons as his heir or seek outside the Kim family. Most believed Kim Jong-il's second son, Ki [...]	2006-02-23 07:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR MNUC SOCI KN KS
06SEOUL609	NGO PROJECT TARGETS FAMILY REUNION FOR [...] (SBU) On February 22, Stephen W. Linton, Chair of the Eugene Bell Foundation (EBF),an NGO with a long history of providing humanitarian assistance to DPRK medical institutions, told the Ambassador about his organization's new project to help Korean-Americans locate relatives in the DPRK. Li [...]	2006-02-24 06:29:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI EAID KN KS
06SEOUL657	PROMINENT SCHOLAR SAYS U.S. SHOULD UNDERMINE DPRK [...] (SBU) Andrei Lankov, a prominent authority on the DPRK, told the Ambassador on February 27 that the United States should ignore the DPRK at a political level, as the Kim Jong-il regime was a threat only to its own people. He argued that a low-key effort to provide greater information to Nor [...]	2006-03-02 07:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SOCI KS KN
06SEOUL864	MARCH 2006 QUARTERLY TRADE MEETING: AGENDA-SETTING [...] (SBU) The first Quarterly Trade Meeting (QTM) for 2006 was held in Seoul on March 3. While there were no breakthroughs, the meeting was constructive and identified no new problems. The Korean government indicated a willingness to address USG concerns, including a potentially serious problem [...]	2006-03-16 08:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KS
06SEOUL865	ADVOCATING BOEING'S EX BID [...] In light of recent developments in the EX (Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft) program competition, this message provides Embassy Seoul's assessment and suggestions for the way forward. 2. Since Boeing received USG advocacy, Embassy Seoul has consistently and strenuously advocate [...]	2006-03-16 09:06:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL PARM KS
06SEOUL900	AMB BRIEFS CONSERVATIVE LAWMAKERS ON ALLIANCE AND [...] (C) Addressing a study group of Grand National Party lawmakers on March 17, the Ambassador said that growing military, economic and people-to-people ties indicated that, contrary to press reports, the state of the U.S.-ROK alliance was "confident and strong." The Ambassador said that with re [...]	2006-03-21 06:40:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNUC KS KN
06SEOUL902	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 17 LUNCH WITH FORMER PM GOH KUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Goh Kun, a leading presidential contender, expressed to the Ambassador March 17 his deep concern about the apparent lack of communication between Washington and Seoul. He pressed for the ROK's inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program and expressed confidence a [...]	2006-03-21 07:18:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC PINR KS KN
06SEOUL905	GNP ELDERS REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR ALLIANCE, FORECAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Stressing the primacy of the U.S.-ROK alliance, four elder statesmen of the opposition Grand National Party (GNP) told the DCM March 16 that the alliance's current state of "disrepair" could only be reversed when the GNP retook the Blue House and Kim Jong-il fell. Expressing [...]	2006-03-21 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNUC KS KN
06SEOUL930	GERMAN DCM IN PYONGYANG: NO INSTABILITY IN DPRK [...] (C) Klaus Wendelberger, DCM at the German Embassy in Pyongyang, told poloff that the DPRK had moved aggressively in recent months to reassert control of the North Korean population, taking steps ranging from resuming control of the rice supply to tighter limits on the flow of information, inc [...]	2006-03-22 08:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI ECON PHUM KN
06SEOUL954	KOREA TO ENHANCE CONTROL OF STRATEGIC PRODUCT [...] (SBU) According to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE),Korea plans to tighten controls over the export of strategic products that could be used for weapons development. MOCIE's planned measures, which will go into effect in the latter part of 2006, call for tougher legal ac [...]	2006-03-23 22:41:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KS
06SHANGHAI6518	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: Five of Shanghai's North Korea Scholars told Poloffs that China would support a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution to punish North Korea, but would oppose including any military action in the resolution. While one scholar said that China might also move its humanitarian assist [...]	2006-10-13 09:42:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH KN
06SHANGHAI6957	PENSION SCANDAL CLAIMS MORE; POLITICS AS USUAL [...] (C) Summary: The Shanghai pension scandal, to date, has snared some 50 business and political leaders, with the number continuing to rise. Four of our well-placed contacts recently took the view that the current investigation was not primarily designed to clean up Shanghai--although that was [...]	2006-10-27 11:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
06SHANGHAI7086	AMITY PRINTING PRESS -- CHINA'S BIBLE PUBLISHER [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Consul General's November 20 visit to Amity Printing Press in Nanjing, Special Assistant to General Manager Peter Dean said they did not have any substantive problems printing Bibles in China. Amity Printing Press produces all Bibles sold in officially-approved Prote [...]	2006-11-28 02:59:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF CH
06SHANGHAI7091	CHINA'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRADING SYSTEM UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of conversations in late October and November, China Foreign Exchange Trading System (CFETS) Vice General Manager Song Jianqi and Market Development Manager Justin Zhang discussed recent forex market developments, including continued gradual appreciation, increased i [...]	2006-11-28 12:01:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL CH
06SHANGHAI7096	CHINA FOREX: AFTER NEW HIGHS, NEXT STEPS NEEDED [...] (SBU) Summary: As the RMB continued to set record highs, closing at RMB 7.84 per USD on November 27, Shanghai forex traders expressed appreciation for the greater volatility in the forex market and predicted continued gradual appreciation of the RMB. In a series of meetings in late October and [...]	2006-11-30 09:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL CH
06SHANGHAI7112	CITI'S RICHARD STANLEY ON GDB AND BANKING IN CHINA [...] (C) Summary: On December 1, Citibank China CEO Richard Stanley updated a visiting Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) delegation led by Governor Kevin Warsh on the status of Citi's efforts to purchase a minority stake with management control in the Guangdong Development Bank (GDB). According to Stanle [...]	2006-12-08 03:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV PINR CH
06SHANGHAI7122	CSIS ROUNDTABLE ON CHINA-AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 discussion between members of the Johns Hopkins Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) and Shanghai scholars, and representatives from BHP Billiton and other Shanghai-based economic consulting firms, participants disagreed about the impact of China's [...]	2006-12-13 01:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH
06SHANGHAI7126	SHANGHAI PETITIONER ACTIVISTS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai petitioners complained to Poloff during a December 7 meeting that the Chinese government continued to closely monitor their movements and prevented many petitioners from meeting or traveling to Beijing. They expected that prominent petitioners Mao Hengfeng and Chen Xia [...]	2006-12-13 08:45:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
06SINGAPORE1044	SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR GOS [...] (SBU) Summary: During Secretary Michael Chertoff's March 29 meetings with senior GOS officials, he stressed the need for closer law enforcement cooperation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT). The Secretary noted that Singapore and the United States had similar approaches to balance th [...]	2006-03-31 06:27:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KCRM SN
06SINGAPORE1047	SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: During Secretary Michael Chertoff's March 29 and 30 meetings with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng, the Secretary outlined the United States' approach to improving transportation security in ways which facilitate rather than hamper tra [...]	2006-03-31 08:15:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KCRM SN
06SINGAPORE109	SEN. BAUCUS' MEETING WITH LEE KUAN YEW [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 12 meeting with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT),Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew discussed the rise of China and its generally successful efforts to improve ties with its neighbors. China's economic success had also spurred reform in India; the only question now was how [...]	2006-01-17 04:39:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON SN
06SINGAPORE1153	SINGAPORE COMMENCES MEGAPORTS PILOT PROJECT [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy and Singapore on April 4 commenced joint operations of a Second Line of Defense (SLD) Megaports pilot project at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Terminal (PPT). Radiation detectors installed at two of the terminal's five truck lanes will monitor export containers and [...]	2006-04-11 03:06:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EWWT TRGY KSCA KNNP PARM PTER SN
06SINGAPORE1289	SINGAPORE PM CALLS EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (U) On April 20, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong moved to dissolve Parliament more than a year early and called for an election on May 6. Candidates must register for the election on April 27. As Singapore's formal election season gets underway, we have prepared (beginning in para 3) a primer [...]	2006-04-20 09:43:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SN
06SINGAPORE1321	SINGAPORE'S NEW MALAY/MUSLIM PAP MP CANDIDATES [...] (U) Summary. Four new Muslim candidates will be running for Parliament on the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) slate, replacing four retiring Muslim members of Parliament (MPs). All four are highly educated, successful professionals with international experience. Only one, however, has th [...]	2006-04-24 07:30:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PSOC KISL SN
06SINGAPORE139	IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR FOREIGN WORKERS IN [...] (U) Singaporean civil society over the past year has become increasingly vocal in publicly advocating better treatment of foreign workers in Singapore. While the Singapore government has fairly tight labor regulations to protect foreign workers from abuse and exploitation, some workers, part [...]	2006-01-18 07:52:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN SN
06SINGAPORE1486	OLD-STYLE PAP WINS ANOTHER ELECTION [...] (U) Please see suggested press guidance in para 12. 2. (C) Summary: In the May 6 general election for parliament, the ruling People's Action Party won another landslide victory with 82 out of 84 seats. The election is another mandate for the PAP to continue its successful economic and secu [...]	2006-05-08 10:13:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SN
06SINGAPORE1540	IPR: SINGAPORE FINES FIRST COMPANY UNDER AMENDED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 09:37:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EINV SN
06SINGAPORE1578	SINGAPORE EXPANDS PREDICATE OFFENSES LIST TO COMBAT [...] In a move to strengthen its ability to combat money laundering and terrorist finance, Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently expanded its list of predicate offenses under which suspected individuals can be prosecuted. The amended Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Other Serious C [...]	2006-05-17 01:06:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KTFN ETTC EFIN SNAR SENV PHUM KIPR
06SINGAPORE1610	SINGAPORE ADDS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS-RELATED [...] Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has expanded its "Schedule of Serious Offenses," adding 108 new categories of offenses including several crimes under the Children and Young Persons Act (CYPA),the Women's Charter (WC),and the Immigration Act (IA) that are related to trafficking in person [...]	2006-05-18 08:02:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM ELAB KWMN ETTC EFIN SN
06SINGAPORE1801	IPR: SINGAPORE'S SOFTWARE PIRACY RATES DROPS [...] Singapore's software piracy rate fell to 40 percent in 2005, down two percent from 2004, according to a May 23 Business Software Alliance (BSA) report. This represents a decrease double that of the previous year; Singapore now ranks among the twenty countries worldwide with the lowest piracy [...]	2006-06-02 09:26:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD EINV SN
06SINGAPORE1829	A/S HILL'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Summary: In his wide ranging discussions with Singapore's senior leadership, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill stressed the importance of Southeast Asia for the United States and said we were not in a competition with China for regional influence. Singapore wanted an open and in [...]	2006-06-05 09:41:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SN

06SINGAPORE197	SINGAPORE - 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post submits below the draft text of the 2006 Singapore Investment Climate Statement (ICS). As requested reftel, we have also forwarded the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of 2006 Investment Climate Statement: Investment Policy Summary 3. Foreign investments, combi [...]	2006-01-24 06:41:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06SINGAPORE2120	FIRST MEGAPORTS PILOT PROJECT REVIEW CONCLUDED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department of Energy (DOE) and Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) recently concluded a first review of the Megaports pilot project (reftel),with a tentative agreement to expand the program in Singapore to include more transshipped cargo. ICA officials t [...]	2006-06-30 01:59:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EWWT TRGY KSCA KNNP PARM PTER SN
06SINGAPORE2443	TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES CONTINUING DPRK [...] (S) Summary: Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey raised USG concerns regarding continued North Korean (DPRK) financial activity -- specifically related to WMD proliferation and Tanchon Commercial Bank -- in Singapore during separate July 21 meetings [...]	2006-08-01 09:01:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PRTER PARM KCRM SN KN
06SINGAPORE2695	SENATOR BOND'S MEETINGS WITH SINGAPORE'S SENIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussing the Middle East situation, Singapore's senior leadership told Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-MO) that Hezbollah had won a strategic victory against Israel and the reputation of the Israeli Defense Forces had been damaged by its poor performance in Lebanon. Foreign [...]	2006-08-24 06:45:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SN
06SINGAPORE274	DPM JAYAKUMAR ON MLAT AND TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 26, the Ambassador raised the U.S. interest in concluding a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Law S. Jayakumar. DPM Jayakumar noted the recent efforts by the GOS to amend its Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters [...]	2006-02-02 01:09:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KIPR ECON KJUS KTIA KCRM SN
06SINGAPORE277	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador told Minister for Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang that, short of an immediate solution, the United States would again raise Singapore's fulfillment of its telecom-related commitments at the upcoming second annual review of our bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA [...]	2006-02-02 03:05:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ETTC ECPS EPET EAGR KIPR SN
06SINGAPORE2978	FED CHAIRMAN BERNANKE MEETS WITH SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's economic development and its economic relationship with the United States figured prominently in separate meetings between Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Ben Bernanke and Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew. Both the PM and [...]	2006-09-18 07:41:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PREL IMF IBRD SN
06SINGAPORE3095	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-974166 [...] Per reftel, Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of SF Aviation and confirm MOD's receipt and continued possession of listed spare parts. 2. SF Aviation is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since January 14, 2005. Singapore's online business director [...]	2006-09-27 00:22:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC ETRD SN
06SINGAPORE3110	LEE KUAN YEW: MINISTER AND PATRIARCH [...] (C) Summary: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's October 9-23 visit to the United States will be an opportunity for him to discuss with senior USG officials the broad strategic developments that affect Singapore's future, notably the rise of China and India. The reemergence of these two powers on [...]	2006-09-27 08:12:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON SN
06SINGAPORE3124	SECRETARY PAULSON DISCUSSES CHINA AND SOUTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: Singapore's senior leaders urged the United States to stay engaged in Southeast Asia, particularly in terms of strategic/military and trade issues, during meetings with Secretary Paulson on September 18. On China, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the Secretary that the U.S. [...]	2006-09-28 08:57:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PREL IMF IBRD ETTC SN
06SINGAPORE3136	BANNED IN SINGAPORE - GOS HITS FAR EASTERN [...] (U) On September 28, the GOS announced it had banned the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) in Singapore. The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) said FEER had failed to meet the requirements of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act to appoint a local legal representa [...]	2006-09-29 08:56:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SN
06SINGAPORE3224	INR A/S FORT AND GOS DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (S) Summary: The rise of China and India was creating a new dynamic in the region and the United States should not rely exclusively on its traditional alliance system to maintain its influence, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told INR Assistant Secretary Fort during his Octobe [...]	2006-10-11 04:02:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV ECON PINR SN
06SINGAPORE3442	SINGAPORE - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES [...] Per reftel instructions, post submits its draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per reftel instructions, [...]	2006-10-27 11:12:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN
06SINGAPORE350	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF HEALTH KHAW BOON [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health KHAW Boon Wan told the Ambassador during her February 2 courtesy call that our bilateral Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention (REDI) Center first needed to "get off the ground" -- hiring a permanent Director and additional staff -- before broadening its f [...]	2006-02-07 05:25:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED EAGR TBIO ECON EINV APECO SN
06SINGAPORE3591	LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSSES THAILAND'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-10 09:04:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SN TH
06SINGAPORE3669	SINGAPORE PLAYS TOUGH ON TORRES STRAIT IN UNGA [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh called in Ambassador Herbold to the MFA on November 22 to urge the United States to continue trying to get Australia to accept tougher language on the right of free passage contained in the UNGA draft resolution on Oceans and the law of the sea. Koh stress [...]	2006-11-22 10:17:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	AS EWWT ID MY PBTS PHSA PREL SN UNGA MRSEC
06SINGAPORE3773	RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] As requested, Post made inquiries to verify the bona fides of Link-West Pte. Ltd. and confirm the legitimacy of the order listed Ref A. 2. Link-West Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since May 13, 1999. Singapore's online business directory [...]	2006-12-12 09:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SN
06SINGAPORE3786	DUSTR BHATIA AND GOS OFFICIALS DISCUSS DOMESTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's growth opportunities and regional development figured prominently in discussions between Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia and GOS officials. Representatives from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) offered [...]	2006-12-15 01:03:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECN EINV USTR PGOV SN
06SINGAPORE3849	(S/NF) SINGAPORE DETAINS PRECISION LATHES SHIPMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Michelle Teo-Jacob, Assistant Director of MFA's International Organizations Directorate, on December 22 requested a meeting to inform E/P Counselor and Econoff that the GOS had on or around December 16 detained a shipment of [...]	2006-12-22 06:36:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET	ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN
06SINGAPORE630	SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2006 TIP REPORT: [...] This is the first of three messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2006 TIP submission. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into three cables. Part I covers the overview of Singapore's trafficking problem and prevention efforts. The Embassy point of contact for this report i [...]	2006-03-01 09:20:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
06SINGAPORE689	TREASURY U/S ADAMS' VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Singapore's top leadership, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams emphasized U.S. commitment to the Southeast Asia region. Prime Minister Lee said that U.S. preoccupation with other parts of the world fueled a perception of neglect. [...]	2006-03-07 00:49:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD ETTC EINV PREL SN
06SINGAPORE811	IPR: SINGAPORE CHARGES FIRST COMPANY UNDER AMENDED [...] (U) Summary: The Singapore Subordinate Court on March 9 charged interior design firm PDM International with three counts of copyright infringement, in the first case based on 2005 amendments to Singapore's Copyright Act. Business Software Alliance (BSA) representatives believe a successful pr [...]	2006-03-15 02:27:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD EINV SN
06SINGAPORE85	SENIOR MINISTER GOH ON REGIONAL TRENDS AND OUR [...] (U) Summary. During the Ambassador's introductory call on Senior Minister (SM) Goh Chok Tong, she and the SM reviewed the status of the bilateral relationship, explored possible areas for future collaboration such as a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, and discussed a range of issues including [...]	2006-01-12 05:59:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETTC EFIN SN
06SINGAPORE89	MM LEE ON CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: During her January 6 courtesy call, Ambassador Herbold engaged Singapore's senior statesman, Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew, in a wide-ranging discussion covering China, Taiwan, and Iraq. MM Lee commented that the U.S. presence in Asia created the stability that engendered t [...]	2006-01-12 09:48:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW IZ SN
06SINGAPORE93	FM YEO ON U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH EAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: In a very cordial introductory call, Foreign Minister George Yeo sketched out for the Ambassador Singapore's hopes for a new East Asian architecture and emphasized the need for the United States to remain actively engaged with the region as it begins building this new structure. [...]	2006-01-13 07:18:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SN
06SINGAPORE938	SINGAPORE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS UPDATE [...] Summary: GOS officials from the Ministries of Home Affairs; Manpower; Community Development, Youth and Sports; and Foreign Affairs met with the E/P Counselor and Embassy officers on March 17 to discuss Singapore's 2005 trafficking situation and enforcement efforts. The GOS provided updated st [...]	2006-03-23 10:01:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
06SINGAPORE998	AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES BEEF CONCERNS WITH AVA CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador assured Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) Chairman KOH Poh Tiong and CEO Dr. Chua Sin Bin that U.S. beef was safe in a March 24 meeting. She said that Singapore's issues with quality control stemmed from differing definitions of what constituted boneless [...]	2006-03-28 08:28:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KFLU TBIO SENV ETRD ECON SN
06SKOPJE1037	MACEDONIA: EUR DAS DICARLO'S OCT 23-24 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) During meetings with high-level GOM officials in Skopje October 23-24, EUR DAS DiCarlo underscored the need for the government to build consensus with the opposition to gain buy-in for key legislative and reform initiatives, for redoubled efforts to implement the reforms required for NATO [...]	2006-10-30 10:22:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MK
06SKOPJE105	MACEDONIA & NATO MEMBERSHIP: DEFENSE REFORMS ON [...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: Macedonia is in its 7th MAP cycle and has made significant progress in meeting its defense reform goals, but still falls short in terms of meeting political and economic MAP criteria. To be considered a strong candidate for NATO membership by mid-2007, with a view to rece [...]	2006-02-02 07:14:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MASS MK
06SKOPJE1078	MACEDONIA: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ELECT NEW PARTY [...] (C) During a November 5 party congress that lasted into the early hours of the following day, Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) delegates elected by a landslide former Deputy Prime Minister Radmila Sekerinska as the new party president. The delegates chose as the party's secretary g [...]	2006-11-09 11:37:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MK
06SKOPJE1090	(CORRECTED COPY) MACEDONIA: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ELECT [...] (C) During a November 5 party congress that lasted into the early hours of the following day, Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) delegates elected by a landslide former Deputy Prime Minister Radmila Sekerinska as the new party president. The delegates chose as the party's secretary g [...]	2006-11-14 16:45:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MK
06SKOPJE1117	MACEDONIA: GOM FACING POTENTIAL POLITICAL FALLOUT [...] (SBU) Macedonia,s new government faces several critical challenges in the electricity market. In the short-term, the supply of available electricity may not be sufficient to meet demand this winter. In addition, the newly privatized electricity distribution company is beginning to enforce p [...]	2006-11-27 16:11:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EAID MK
06SKOPJE1120	MACEDONIA: US-EU EFFORT BRINGS PARTIES TOGETHER [...] (C) After weeks of U.S. and EU coaxing, the leaders of the four main parties in Macedonia met on November 27 for their first substantive talks on legislative and policy priorities since the new government took office in late August. The party leaders outlined some of their key priorities and [...]	2006-11-28 15:10:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
06SKOPJE1174	MACEDONIA: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK -- [...] (SBU) Leaders of Macedonia's four main parties (government and opposition) met December 13 behind closed doors, with U.S. and EU facilitation, in their second meeting to discuss how to move forward on Macedonia's main Euro-Atlantic integration reforms (reftel). Three of the four parties reach [...]	2006-12-18 13:13:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MK
06SKOPJE147	MACEDONIA'S ISLAMIC COMMUNITY ELECTS MODERATE [...] (C) Members of the Islamic Community of Macedonia (ICM) elected moderate Skopje Imam Taxhedin Bislimi as Skopje's new Mufti on February 7, ousting Salafi-backed former Mufti Zenun Berisha in an impromptu election attended by EU Monitoring Mission and OSCE representatives. The February 7 sessio [...]	2006-02-14 17:58:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF MK
06SKOPJE148	(CORRECTED COPY) MACEDONIA'S ISLAMIC COMMUNITY [...] (C) Members of the Islamic Community of Macedonia (ICM) elected moderate Skopje Imam Taxhedin Bislimi as Skopje's new Mufti on February 7, ousting Salafi-backed former Mufti Zenun Berisha in an impromptu election attended by EU Monitoring Mission and OSCE representatives. The February 7 sessio [...]	2006-02-15 07:15:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF MK
06SKOPJE152	MACEDONIA: FURTHER REACTION TO GOVERNMENT REQUEST [...] (C) Summary: Although ethnic Albanian parties have publicly objected to the Macedonian government's decision to "continue preparations" for the return of four unindicted war crimes cases to domestic jurisdiction (reftel),key leaders in coalition partner DUI privately tell us the party did not [...]	2006-02-15 15:12:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ICTY MK
06SKOPJE234	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH VISIT [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the government and opposition are gearing up for this summer's parliamentary election, the actual date of which has yet to be determined. Amid the clamor of mutual recrimination and mudslinging of the "pre-campaign," which already is underway, your visit is an excell [...]	2006-03-10 14:14:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP OREP AMGT ASEC MK
06SKOPJE251	MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT FOCUSED ON GAMEPLAN FOR NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During her March 7-8 visit to Skopje with a U.S. interagency delegation, USNATO Ambassador Nuland told Macedonian government and opposition interlocutors that free and fair parliamentary elections would be one key to keeping NATO's door open in 2008. She urged them to continue [...]	2006-03-14 16:13:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO MK
06SKOPJE289	MACEDONIA CHURCH DISPUTE: MOC PATRIARCH DECRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC) has reacted strongly to recent revelations that the Serbian government funds an affiliate of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) in Macedonia, calling that support an intrusion into Macedonia's domestic affairs. The MOC also has opposed intern [...]	2006-03-30 07:57:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF MK
06SKOPJE294	MACEDONIA: CAMPAIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP AS SUMMER [...] (SBU) With parliamentary elections possible as soon as late June, political parties are fueling increasingly heated pre-campaign rhetoric with personal attacks and mudslinging. Although the parties publicly deny it, there are numerous behind-the-scenes discussions ongoing about possible post-e [...]	2006-03-31 14:04:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MK
06SKOPJE383	U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WISNER'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) During a tete-a-tete meeting April 13 in Skopje, President Crvenkovski gave Amb. Wisner his assessment of Serbian President Tadic as "pragmatic" in dealing with Kosovo status issues, while characterizing Serbian PM Kostunica as unlikely to compromise and more likely to walk out of the stat [...]	2006-04-21 16:34:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KS MK
06SKOPJE451	MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADERS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) During separate meetings May 4, the Ambassador told DUI and DPA leaders Ali Ahmeti and Arben Xhaferi, respectively, to refrain from importing K-Albanian "muscle" to assist them during upcoming parliamentary elections. She reiterated the USG position on Macedonia-Kosovo border demarcation [...]	2006-05-12 06:00:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
06SKOPJE594	MACEDONIA: WITH US-EU PRODDING, ETHNIC ALBANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and EU Special Representative (EUSR) Fouere convoked the leaders of ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA for a meeting June 20 to express grave concerns over recent violent incidents related to the campaign for upcoming parliamentary elections July 5. They noted that [...]	2006-06-21 11:34:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
06SKOPJE613	MACEDONIA: AMBASSADOR AND PRIME MINISTER ON NEXT [...] (C) During a June 26 meeting, the Ambassador shared with PM Buckovski her concerns over recent campaign-related violent incidents, mostly involving supporters of ethnic Albanian rival parties DUI and DPA (refs A and B). She outlined steps the U.S. Embassy would take over the next several days [...]	2006-06-28 07:09:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MK
06SKOPJE640	MACEDONIA VOTES: OPPOSITION WINS IN GENERALLY CALM [...] (SBU) The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party emerged as the clear winner in Macedonia's July 5 parliamentary elections, with the ethnic Albanian DUI party (governing coalition) consolidating its lead over rival eAlbanian opposition party DPA. The elections were considered to have "largely met intern [...]	2006-07-06 15:50:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL MK
06SKOPJE669	MACEDONIA: VMRO-DPMNE LEADER BEGINS BUILDING A [...] (C) Recent Macedonian parliamentary election winner (reftel) and VMRO-DPMNE leader Gruevski is engaged in trying to build a broad-based inter-ethnic governing coalition to help ensure stability as he pursues an economic reform agenda and continued implementation of NATO and EU integration refo [...]	2006-07-14 12:50:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
06SKOPJE696	MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RE-RUN OUTCOME [...] (SBU) Parliamentary election re-runs in 29 polling stations (representing less than one percent of Macedonia's 3,000 polling stations) generally were well conducted, although international monitors noted some serious irregularities in some stations. The voting gave one additional MP seat to r [...]	2006-07-20 15:41:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MK
06SKOPJE816	MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Parliament easily confirmed on August 26 the new government and work program of VMRO-DPMNE (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization -- Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity) leader and now Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. Gruevski's work program focuses on economic develop [...]	2006-08-28 16:14:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MK
06SKOPJE837	MACEDONIA: FOREIGN MINISTER-DESIGNATE ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on Kosovo status negotiations to Foreign Minister-designate Antonijo Milososki on August 23. (NOTE: Milososki and his fellow cabinet members were confirmed in office following a parliamentary vote on August 26). Milososki agreed strongly with the point o [...]	2006-09-04 14:58:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MK KS
06SKOPJE953	MACEDONIA: POLICE LAW IMPASSE:GOM-OPPOSITION TALKS [...] (C) The parliamentary impasse between the VMRO-DPMNE-led government and ethnic Albanian opposition party DUI over the draft police law continues, with DUI insisting that it will not respect the police law unless it is passed with a qualified (Badinter) majority. PM Gruevski and DUI President [...]	2006-10-06 13:39:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV MK
06SKOPJE983	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO'S VISITTO SKOPJE, [...] (U) Your visit comes at the right time, two months into the new VMRO-DPMNE-led government of PM Gruevski, to deliver the following core messages to the government and opposition: Government: --Need broad consultations and consensus-building with DUI and opposition parties on key legislatio [...]	2006-10-18 14:30:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR MK
06SOFIA1024	BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 14:21:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU
06SOFIA1025	BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-21 14:21:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU
06SOFIA1042	AVIAN FLU DISCOVERED IN BULGARIAN DOMESTIC FLOCKS, [...] SUMMARY: Avian Influenza (AI) has been identified in poultry in Slanchogled (a predominantly ethnic-Turkish village in the southern Kardzhali region),where at least 107 chickens died between July 11 and 19. This is the first suspected case of AI in domestic stock. Until now, all other rep [...]	2006-07-26 03:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO BU
06SOFIA1080	LINE OF BULGARIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BEGINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 22 presidential elections will offer Bulgarian voters the opportunity to pass judgment on the country,s most influential politician, incumbent President Georgi Parvanov. With Parvanov's candidacy a certainty (though still formally unannounced),several other figur [...]	2006-08-03 12:42:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BU
06SOFIA1111	BULGARIA KICKS OFF DECADE OF ROMA INCLUSION WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an official ceremony on July 4, Bulgaria took over the presidency of the 2005-2015 Decade of Roma Inclusion. The pomp and circumstance of Bulgaria's ascendance to the Decade's presidency contrasts sharply, however, with the squalid living conditions of the Roma throughout [...]	2006-08-09 03:57:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KTIA BU
06SOFIA1162	BULGARIA SPARRING AGAINST RUSSIAN ENERGY DEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Bulgarian leaders are battling against the grip that Russia increasingly holds over the energy sector here, but are struggling to strengthen their position. President Purvanov and Prime Minister Stanishev appear especially concerned; Minister of Economy and Energy [...]	2006-08-15 13:36:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL BU
06SOFIA1170	BULGARIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY ISSUES STATEMENT IN [...] (U) Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following public statement supporting UNSCR 1701 on August 16: Begin text of unofficial translation: Bulgaria supports unanimously-adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which calls for a full cessation of hostilities, deployment [...]	2006-08-17 07:44:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO KPAO UN UNSC BU
06SOFIA121	BULGARIA: EDGING CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A negotiating team led by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress toward concluding a combined supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia January 18-20. This session p [...]	2006-01-26 14:40:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA126	BULGARIA: NEW CORRUPTION STRATEGY OFFERS LOFTY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) After weeks of delay and last-minute revisions, the Council of Ministers finally adopted its new National Anti-Corruption Strategy on January 12. The strategy clearly seeks to address Brussels' criticism that Bulgaria has made little progress in curbing corruption, particularl [...]	2006-01-27 16:37:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PREL PINR
06SOFIA1320	BULGARIAN BIOFUEL INDUSTRY [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian biofuels industry is just getting off the ground. Biodiesel and bioethanol (see Definitions at bottom) are currently produced only in small quantities, although an increasing number of investors are constructing facilities for production of biofuels, mainly biodiesel. [...]	2006-09-15 10:55:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG ECON ETRD BU
06SOFIA1342	YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER KALFIN [...] (C) Your meeting with Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin in New York on September 20 comes just six days prior to the European Commission's final report on Bulgaria's readiness for accession. Much of official Bulgaria is holding its breath in anticipation of the report, which in turn will play in [...]	2006-09-19 14:37:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LY IZ BU
06SOFIA1402	RELIEVED BULGARIA ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO CONTINUE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarians' satisfaction over receiving the green light for a January 2007 entry into the European Union has not been dampened by the threat of "safeguard" actions if certain reforms are not completed following accession. Ruling coalition politicians have put a positive spin on the [...]	2006-09-29 14:27:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EUN BU
06SOFIA1481	BULGARIA FAVORS RUSSIAN BID TO BUILD BELENE NPP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador Oct. 19, Energy/Economy Minister Rumen Ovcharov confirmed press reports that Bulgaria has decided in favor of the Russian/European consortium for construction of a new nuclear plant at Belene. Ovcharov acknowledged a link between the Belene decis [...]	2006-10-24 12:18:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL RU GR BU
06SOFIA1494	BULGARIA: END GAME IN SIGHT ON JEWISH RESTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A report submitted to the Prime Minister by the government-appointed Restitution Commission sidesteps the controversial Rila hotel case (reftel),but recognizes Jewish claims on MOD property in Varna and urges the Ministry of Health (MOH) to give Shalom some space at the already [...]	2006-10-27 12:38:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNAR BU
06SOFIA1495	BULGARIA WOOS INVESTORS WITH 10 PERCENT CORPORATE [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government's recent decision to lower the corporate tax rate to 10 percent was a bold act to put the country in the lowest bracket in Europe, attract foreign investors and encourage domestic growth. During its recent mission visit, the IMF commended continued strong e [...]	2006-10-30 06:51:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV BU
06SOFIA1521	BULGARIA: REFORM-MINDED PRIME MINISTER DETERMINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A feisty and confident Prime Minister Stanishev told the Ambassador Nov. 2 that his government would not let up on reforms. He looks to speed up structural changes, improve government ministries' efficiency and effectiveness, and keep up public support for reform. The Prime [...]	2006-11-03 13:30:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BU
06SOFIA1542	BULGARIA/GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA, FM KALFIN PREVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. By hosting the Friends of Georgia on November 9, Bulgaria seeks to send a message of support to the GoG while at the same time urging the Georgians to "stop giving Russia excuses to crack down." Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kalfin and EUR DAS Bryza agreed that both objectives would [...]	2006-11-08 14:52:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE GG RU BU
06SOFIA1554	BULGARIA, TURKEY AND GREECE WANT MORE U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political and energy leaders from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey told EUR DAS Bryza on November 3 that the U.S should play a stronger role in ensuring diversity of energy supply - particularly gas - in the region. Bryza stressed the need for countries in the region to work together [...]	2006-11-09 15:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV RU BU
06SOFIA1560	B-A OIL PIPELINE: SIGNS OF PROGRESS; BULGARIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY Greek and Bulgarian officials described to EUR DAS Matt Bryza progress on the Burgas-Alexandropoulis (B-A) oil pipeline during his November 3 visit to Sofia. The Greek consortium plans to transfer most of its shares to international private sector participants, including Chevron, [...]	2006-11-14 10:04:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV RU BU
06SOFIA1597	BULGARIA STRUGGLES TO SHED CAVEATS ON THE ROAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the lead-up to the Riga Summit, the GOB supports nearly every item on the U.S. agenda, but continues to struggle with a shortage of funds, equipment, and "capabilities" as it looks toward elimination of national caveats and more demanding missions overseas. Bulgaria's commitme [...]	2006-11-22 09:59:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO BU
06SOFIA1622	SPECIAL 301 UPDATE - BULGARIA MAKING PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOB has made strong progress this year towards improving its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Regime. The inter-ministerial council, which we urged them to create, has been instrumental in implementing much of our IPR Action Plan, pushing through legislative changes and im [...]	2006-11-30 11:05:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD BU
06SOFIA1626	USPTO FEBRUARY 12-16, 2007 GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL [...] (U) Per reftel, we would like to nominate Mrs. Anka Chervenkova and Mrs. Svetla Iordanova, of the Bulgarian Patent Office, for the USPTO Advanced Patent Law and Procedure Program scheduled for February 12-16, 2007. From April 2006 until now Chervenkova has headed the Disputes Department at the [...]	2006-11-30 15:27:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU
06SOFIA1652	BULGARIAN BANKS GENERALLY HEALTHY, BUT A FEW BAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian banking sector is in its strongest position since the banking crisis of 1996. Thanks to stricter legislation, sound bank oversight and management, and an influx of large, stable foreign banks, most Bulgarian banks are prospering legitimately. Two skunks are circling [...]	2006-12-11 12:44:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV BU
06SOFIA1655	BULGARIA STRUGGLES TO DISCLOSE COMMUNIST-ERA FILES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's parliament passed groundbreaking legislation on December 6, to open up the files of the former communist secret services. Under the law, adopted after heated debate, all senior officials in the Presidency, Parliament, government, the Judiciary, academia, mass media, [...]	2006-12-11 15:17:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR BU
06SOFIA1662	YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM KALFIN'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, A SHORT TWO WEEKS BEFORE BULGARIA CELEBRATES ITS FORMAL ACCESSION TO THE EU ON JANUARY 1, TOPS OFF AN EXTRAORDINARILY PRODUCTIVE YEAR IN THE U.S.-BULGARIAN RELATIONSHIP. KALFIN AND PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV ARE LEADING BULGARIAN PUBLIC OPINION IN [...]	2006-12-14 08:35:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EUN MARR MOPS OVIP KPAS SR IZ LY
06SOFIA1677	MOSCOW TIGHTENS SCREWS AS BULGARIA PREPARES FOR EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his first official visit to Moscow, Foreign Minister Kalfin discussed several unresolved bilateral issues, including arm sales to Georgia, the production and sale of weapons under outdated Soviet licenses, and efforts to trim Bulgaria's ballooning trade deficit with Russia [...]	2006-12-18 14:30:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD RU BU
06SOFIA1683	OUTRAGED BULGARIA CONDEMNS LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria predictably reacted with shock and outrage to the Tripoli Criminal Court decision to confirm the death sentences of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting more than 400 Libyan children with HIV. Although largely expected, the dec [...]	2006-12-19 14:20:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LBY BU
06SOFIA1684	OUTRAGED BULGARIA CONDEMNS LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria predictably reacted with shock and outrage to the Tripoli Criminal Court decision to confirm the death sentences of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting more than 400 Libyan children with HIV. Although largely expected, the dec [...]	2006-12-19 14:24:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LBY BU
06SOFIA1691	DIRTY ENERGY: CORRUPTION AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cleaning up pernicious corruption in Bulgaria's powerful (and often murky) energy sector, where cronyism is alive and well, should rank high on Bulgaria's to do list. A closer look at the sector reveals an ideal environment for graft and abuse. Accounting for a significant shar [...]	2006-12-20 13:52:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL BU
06SOFIA1694	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFO ON BULGARIAN ARMY [...] (C/NF) Post provides the following answers in response to reftel questions: - Are the bribery charges against LTC Lyutskanov an isolated case of wrongdoing or part of a broader pattern of bribery and corruption within the Bulgarian Armed Forces? Based on prior experience, open-source infor [...]	2006-12-21 13:29:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR BU
06SOFIA1695	BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT DROPS "SILENT DIPLOMACY;" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The death sentences passed by a Tripoli court on five Bulgarian nurses Dec. 19 triggered mounting outrage in Bulgaria as politicians, NGOs, the public and the press lashed out at Libya for holding a deeply politicized trial and called for international support. Over the course o [...]	2006-12-21 13:33:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LBY BU
06SOFIA181	QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY, SOFIA, OCT-DEC 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-02 13:51:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC BU
06SOFIA187	IMF AND BULGARIA AGREE TO 3 PERCENT BUDGET SURPLUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent January 19-26 IMF mission to Bulgaria succeeded in reaching an agreement on economic policies for this year. The agreement entails radical fiscal tightening through a three percent budget surplus and a credit growth rate target of 17.5 percent. The IMF commended Bu [...]	2006-02-03 09:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV BU
06SOFIA190	BELENE NUCLEAR PLANT: KEY TO DIVERSIFICATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU requirement that Bulgaria close Kozloduy Nuclear reactors 3 and 4 by the end of the year as part of the accession process, combined with increased international gas and oil prices and pressure by Russia's Gazprom to renegotiate gas delivery contracts, has focused the GOB [...]	2006-02-03 11:58:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ETRD TRGY EINV EPET PREL SENV RU BU
06SOFIA202	UNDER THE YOKE: BULGARIA'S DEPENDENCE ON RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sixteen years after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, Bulgaria still finds itself under the Russian energy yoke. Bulgaria receives 88 percent of its natural gas from Gazprom or one of its sister companies, and 73 percent of its oil from Russia. As it awaits entry into the EU [...]	2006-02-08 11:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ETRD TRGY EINV EPET PREL SENV
06SOFIA233	BULGARIA CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF AVIAN FLU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials on February 12 confirmed the country's first case of avian flu. Authorities over the weekend were informed by a British reference lab that a wild swan found in the Danube near the Northwestern town of Vidin had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus. Two ot [...]	2006-02-13 16:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL SOCI WHO BG
06SOFIA259	Smuggling of Bulgarians through Mexico [...] Bulgaria is a transit point for illegal migration and alien smuggling as well as a source country for illegal migration to the United States. A common smuggling scheme remains for Bulgarians to obtain Mexican visas, travel to Mexico as tourists and from there cross illegally into the U.S. T [...]	2006-02-21 14:56:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD ASEC BU
06SOFIA310	BULGARIAN ENERGY MINISTER'S MEETINGS IN MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Economy and Energy Minister Rumen Ovcharov called his January 31 - February 1 meetings with Russian energy officials constructive and productive, in contrast to the bad taste left by Gazprom's heavy-handed approach to PM Stanishev in Sofia last December (Ref A.) Bulgaria and Russ [...]	2006-03-02 10:27:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL RU BU
06SOFIA372	BULGARIANS DISCUSS IRAQ, JOINT BASES, [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) EUR DAS Mark Pekala met March 9-10 with Bulgarian officials to discuss, inter alia, Bulgaria's follow-on mission in Iraq, ongoing negotiations on the use of Bulgarian military b [...]	2006-03-14 11:30:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON KCRM KDEM LY IZ BG
06SOFIA454	BULGARIA: NEGOTIATING TEAMS AGREE ON BASING TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. An interagency negotiating team led by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Robert Loftis reached agreement "ad referendum" with the GOB on all articles of the Defense Cooperation Agreement March 23. The U.S. team preserved USG red lines in all areas including freedom of action (or [...]	2006-03-28 08:19:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA482	MILITARY BASING: MEDIA BATTLE SHIFTS IN THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After the March 24 announcement (reftel) that the U.S. and Bulgaria had reached agreement on text for the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),Bulgarian officials at all levels have come out in support of the agreement. Continuing Embassy public diplomacy efforts, combined with [...]	2006-04-04 15:22:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU
06SOFIA502	BULGARIA: CORRUPTION MAKES A COMEBACK IN 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption in Bulgaria reached a high-water mark in 2005, reversing a gradual positive trend of declining rates of corruption from 1998 to 2004. This was the main conclusion of the seventh annual Corruption Assessment Report prepared by the NGO, Center for the Study of Democracy [...]	2006-04-10 15:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM BU
06SOFIA579	YOUR MEETING MAY 4 WITH BULGARIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov, whom you will meet May 4 in Vilnius, Lithuania, has played a key role in ensuring the continuity of this country's pro-U.S. foreign policy through three administrations in Sofia. By any measure -- percentage of GDP spent on deployments abroad, number o [...]	2006-04-25 12:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN LY IZ BG
06SOFIA661	BULGARIA: EXTREME NATIONALISTS REAPING WHAT THEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extreme nationalist party Ataka is reeling from self-inflicted wounds just one year after its founding. A recent scandal steming from the erratic behavior of several Ataka members following a highway accident has contributed to a sharp decline in the party's support and led [...]	2006-05-10 11:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PINR SOCI RU BU
06SOFIA716	NUCLEAR POWER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS BULGARIA'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-19 13:25:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY EUN PGOV SENV IAEA BU
06SOFIA783	BULGARIA OFFERS ITS SUPPORT ON KOSOVO TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In May 25 meetings with Ambassador Wisner, Bulgaria's prime minister and foreign minister emphasized Sofia's firm support for Ahtisaari's efforts to negotiate a final status for Kosovo and acknowledged that independence was the most likely outcome. Apart from continuing to encour [...]	2006-06-05 07:18:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KRKO SR BU
06SOFIA786	STATE SECURITY FILES COME BACK TO HAUNT BULGARIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The unfinished sixteen-year-old debate over Bulgaria's communist-era State Security files was unexpectedly revived in recent days when Interior Minister Rumen Petkov revealed that several prominent journalists and political figures, including the country's highest Islamic lead [...]	2006-06-05 13:39:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR BU
06SOFIA82	BULGARIA: SELECTION OF NEW CHIEF PROSECUTOR IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The main event on Bulgaria's political calendar this year is often considered to be the November presidential election, but in fact the selection of a new Chief Prosecutor today may have more of a lasting impact on Bulgaria's future. As previewed with the Ambassador by Interior [...]	2006-01-19 17:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KCOR KCRM BU

06SOFIA827	BULGARIA: SHORT WINDOW TO COMPLETE "ACTION PLAN" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria presented its Action Plan to the European Community on June 8 after weeks of collaboration to identify the most important weaknesses that threaten its 2007 entry. The government has until mid-July's first draft of the EC report to make real progress and begin swaying op [...]	2006-06-13 12:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EUN BU
06SOFIA83	BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 08:08:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	BU EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
06SOFIA848	BULGARIA CAUTIOUS ON BLACK SEA HARMONY [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The GOB's impression of the June 5 Black Sea Forum in Bucharest was generally positive. While at the forum, the Bulgarian delegation received a draft bilateral agreement from Turkey to join Operation Black Sea Harmony ( [...]	2006-06-16 10:58:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR MOPS RO TU BU
06SOFIA90	BULGARIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT. [...] Bulgaria - 2006 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime and attracting foreign investment, especially American, is one of the new administration's top priorities. The government is focused on developing promising s [...]	2006-01-23 10:13:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
06SOFIA926	BULGARIAN CHIEF PROSECUTOR'S JULY 9-13 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev is arguably Bulgaria's best hope for fighting organized crime and related political corruption. His position under the constitution gives him vast powers, which, if wielded effectively, could put a major crimp in the activities of organized cr [...]	2006-07-05 07:28:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM OVIP BG
06SOFIA952	RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) We delivered ref. A talking points on July 7 to Krassimir Stefanov, Director of the Asia, Australia and Oceania Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that Bulgaria fully shares the U.S. concerns about the provocative actions that the DPRK has undertaken, and is suppo [...]	2006-07-07 12:55:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP KN BU
06SOFIA958	ZFR ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 13:04:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG
06SOFIA968	ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] (C) Summary. After ten months in office, the coalition government led by Socialist (BSP) Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev has surprised observers with its consistently pro-U.S. foreign policy, conservative fiscal policy and relative internal stability. Stanishev's government quickly reversed [...]	2006-07-11 12:06:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG
06SOFIA983	BULGARIA STEPS UP IPR PROTECTION, BUT STILL HAS [...] SUMMARY: The GOB has greatly increased its efforts to improve protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) over the last few months. Interagency cooperation has measurably improved - including relations with the new prosecutor - and there are plans to increase public awareness efforts th [...]	2006-07-14 04:48:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR BU
06SOFIA986	CAN ALL THE KINGS MEN PUT SIMEON BACK TOGETHER [...] (C) Summary: Rocked by scandal and feeling betrayed by his partner in the governing coalition, former Prime Minister and boy-king Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha is facing increasing frustration from his party's members, who fear his decline could spell an end to the party. The scandal -- which orig [...]	2006-07-14 14:53:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BU
06STATE106928	RESPONSE TO CHINA ON E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS; NEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S/NF) Action Request: Request Post deliver to appropriate host government officials the points in paragraph 3 responding to China's reactions (ref A) to Executive Order 13382 designations (ref B) and informing [...]	2006-06-28 16:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV CH
06STATE109375	IRAQ: FIRST TRANSITION TO PROVINCIAL IRAQI CONTROL [...] (U) This is an action request, see para. 4. 2. (C) Iraq Prime Minister Maliki's June 19, 2006 announcement of the transfer of security responsibility from the Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) to Iraqi civilian authorities in Muthanna province is the first of its kind. The Department wishes [...]	2006-07-02 05:26:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO IZ
06STATE113089	JUNE 7 U.S.-CHINA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 15:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL CH KN IN IR PGOV
06STATE113997	(S) NIAG 4130/6001: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAKISTANI NUCLEAR-RELATED PROCUREMENT IN CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-11 21:32:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	CH KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREL
06STATE114035	MISSION FRANCE'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE AMERICAN PRESENCE [...] (SBU) American Presence Posts (APP),active in France since 1999, play a key role in this mission's transformational diplomacy efforts. The concept is replicable in other countries, but Missions need to remain flexible as they adapt the APP concept to local conditions. Key factors to consi [...]	2006-07-12 02:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ADIP AMGT ASEC BEXP CASC SCUL FR
06STATE115971	AVIAN INFLUENZA FACT SHEET AND FREQUENTLY ASKED [...] The Department has completely revised and updated the Avian Influenza Fact Sheet and FAQs below. Posts are instructed to: a. Issue a warden message to the American citizen community drawing attention to the new information; b. Engage in active outreach activities at all levels to dissemi [...]	2006-07-14 18:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC KFLU AMED AMGT
06STATE117616	E.O. 13382: DESIGNATION OF TWO IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) Background: On June 29, 2005 the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 authorizing the U.S. to block or "freeze" the assets of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferators and their supporters (reftel). E.O. 13382 auth [...]	2006-07-18 19:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV IR
06STATE123845	AZERBAIJAN AND THE OIC: LENDING SUPPORT TO THE GOI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Washington read reftel (A) with interest. The willingness of the international community, particularly Iraq's neighbors and its Islamic partners, to support Iraq will be critical to Iraq's success. The U.S. welcomes Azerbaijan [...]	2006-07-28 15:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL AJ IZ
06STATE123851	AZERBAIJAN AND THE OIC: LENDING SUPPORT TO THE GOI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Washington read reftel (A) with interest. The willingness of the international community, particularly Iraq's neighbors and its Islamic partners, to support Iraq will be critical to Iraq's success. The U.S. welcomes Azerbaijan [...]	2006-07-28 15:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL AJ IZ
06STATE141362	IRAQ: GUIOANCE FOR U.S.-POLAND BILATERAL [...] (C) Department instructs a delegation led by Deputy S/I Barbara Stephenson to participate in bilateral talks with Poland on August 31 in Warsaw to discuss Poland's leadership of the Multinational Division - Center South (MND-CS) in Iraq. The purpose of the talks is to convey the outlines of t [...]	2006-08-28 19:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MARR MOPS PREL IZ PL
06STATE164524	THE SECRETARY'S SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: EAP Acting A/S Kathleen Stephens, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 26, 2006; 1:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Lynn Pascoe, Embassy Jakarta EAP A/S Christopher Hill PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft (S Staff [...]	2006-09-29 21:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS UN ID
06STATE175460	SIPDIS adds RSS, Advanced Search, and Concise Displays [...] (U) State's Net-Centric Diplomacy (NCD) system now supports an Advanced Search function, which helps users find cables by MRN, Date Range, or Subject Line; Really Simple Syndication (RSS),which allows users to receive NCD cable content of interest through an RSS reader; and a new concise displ [...]	2006-10-19 15:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ACOA AOMS PINR KCCP
06STATE178573	TAIWAN FIRM'S MACHINE TOOL EXPORTS TO PAKISTAN (S) [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 20:09:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC MTCRE PARM PK PREL TW
06STATE182789	Net-Centric Diplomacy Biographic Files Moved to [...] This message is to inform all posts that foreign leadership biographic files in State's Net-Centric Diplomacy (NCD) database have been moved to Intellipedia, the inter-agency wiki on the USG's classified network (aka SIPRNet/Intelink-S). All posts are encouraged to use this secure, USG-only to [...]	2006-11-03 21:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR ECON MGMT
06STATE185480	DEMARCHE REQUEST: BN350 BILATERAL TALKS [...] (U) This is an Action Request: Chief of Mission (or highest appropriate official at post's discretion) is requested to approach the highest ranking Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) official available, as soon as possible, to convey U.S. request to establish ongoing senior and technical level di [...]	2006-11-09 22:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MNUC PARM KNNP KZ
06STATE190845	REPEAT: ITALY'S DEMARTINO ON DHIQAR UNIT FOR [...] (U) This message repeats STATE 168109 from early October, which may have had transmission problems. This message contains an action request. See para. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On Sept. 22, Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, head of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Task Force on Iraq (and fo [...]	2006-11-22 21:54:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MOPS IZ IT
06STATE196224	HIGHLIGHTING THE U.S. ROLE IN THE UN CORRUPTION CONVENTION [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paras 7 and 9 for action. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) On November 29, 2006, the United States became a party to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). The Department issued a Media Note to that effect on the sa [...]	2006-12-07 00:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIIP KCOR KPAO KTIA UN
06STATE196230	IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT GUIDANCE [...] This cable provides initial guidance for posts to use in responding to inquiries about the report of the Iraq Study Group, led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Representative Lee Hamilton. 2. BACKGROUND: The Iraq Study Group (ISG) was created on March 15, 2006 at t [...]	2006-12-07 02:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ IR SY XF
06STATE197404	INSTRUCTIONS: BELARUS POLITICAL PRISONER [...] (SBU) Action Request: USUN is instructed to raise the issue of the hunger strike of Belarus political prisoner Kozulin under "other matters" during the Security Council,s informal consultations on Monday, December 11, and to make a statement to the press following the consultations, drawing [...]	2006-12-11 14:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC BO
06STATE201180	Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza reviews [...] Summary: Meeting in Bamako Dec. 6-8, international donors pledged approximately $475.9 million in new assistance for the global fight against avian and pandemic influenza (API),including $100 million from the USG (the largest single pledge, followed by Canada and the European Commission). The [...]	2006-12-20 17:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU EAID ECON PREL ML
06STATE202870	SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS FOR THE U.S. MISSION TO [...] U.S. Ambassador to the African Union (AU) Cindy Courville will be receiving a briefing following the December 27 AU meeting on Somalia. Below are points and background for her use during this briefing. In response to aggression by the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC),Ethiopia has commenced m [...]	2006-12-26 23:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO SO ET AU
06STATE27174	MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] (C) Department requests that all embassies deliver the following message at the highest appropriate levels. Since its victory in January's Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections, Hamas has been reaching out to the Arab world and beyond in an attempt to gain legitimacy and support. I [...]	2006-02-18 20:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
06STATE39514	MTAG: MISSILE-RELATED STEEL TO DPRK AND [...] (U) This is an action request, Embassy Beijing please see Para 6. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: We want to bring information about additional potentially missile-related transfers to North Korea and Pakistan to China's attention. First, in August 2005, we shared with the PRC information indicatin [...]	2006-03-10 18:17:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH KN KS PK
06STATE40904	DISCOURAGING MORATINOS' SYRIAN STRATEGY [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 5. 2. (C) Summary: Spanish FM Moratinos' unannounced March 7 trip to Damascus to meet with Syrian FM Muallim is at variance with US and EU policy on avoiding high-level visits to Damascus. This policy gives concrete form to the international isolation of th [...]	2006-03-14 15:38:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP SY LE IS FR UN
06STATE54012	IRAN: STATUS OF USG THINKING [...] (U) This is an action request cable; see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. In response to recent news articles alleging USG pressure on GOJ regarding Azadegan, the Department wants to share with the GOJ the USG's latest thinking on Iran. Post is asked to share the information provided with app [...]	2006-04-05 14:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KNNP IR XE JA
06STATE79031	MTAG 05-96: UKRAINIAN FIRM ZAPORIZHZHYA'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kiev please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: Since 2002, we have discussed with the GOU cooperation between the Ukrainian entity Zaporizhzhya Regional Foreign Economic Association (RFA) and Iran's missile program (Ref A). Most recently, in Febr [...]	2006-05-16 18:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MTCRE MNUC UP IR
06STATE86004	IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11 and 12. ------------ Summary ------------ 2. (C) On June 7, 2006, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),a non-UN intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration, is holding its a [...]	2006-05-26 14:54:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG IR AORC
06STATE91785	SEEKING UPDATE ON PROGRESS OF JAPAN-KOREA EEZ [...] (U) This is an action message ) see para 3 for action. Background in para 2 is provided for Post's information only. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (SBU) In April, tensions between South Korea and Japan flared up when Japan announced plans to carry out a hydrographic survey in disp [...]	2006-06-06 18:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS PBTS PHSA PREL JA KS
06STATE99426	TERRORISM FINANCE: INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. 2. (S) During Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend, s June 20 visit to Saudi Arabia, Townsend will reinforce the need for SAG actions to properly oversee the activities of charitable and non-profit organizations b [...]	2006-06-16 22:25:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EFIN ETTC ID KTFN PREL PTER RP SA
06STOCKHOLM1452	LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE IN STOCKHOLM AUGUST 31 [...] (SBU) Donors pledged 942 million USD in early recovery and humanitarian aid at the August 31 Stockholm Conference for Lebanon,s Early Recovery, nearly double the 500 million target set by the Government of Sweden, which hosted the event. Representatives from 50 countries as well as UN agenci [...]	2006-09-12 13:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL LE SW
06STOCKHOLM1489	SWEDEN'S SEPTEMBER 17 ELECTIONS [...] (c) Swedes go to the polls September 17 to elect a new parliament that will decide their government for the next four years. The race has been the tightest Sweden has seen in decades, with opinion polls see-sawing, but mostly giving a slight lead to the opposition "Alliance for Sweden" over [...]	2006-09-15 14:00:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SW
06STOCKHOLM1501	SWEDEN'S ELECTIONS: CENTER/RIGHT ALLIANCE FOR [...] (c) Sweden voted Social Democrat Prime Minister Goran Persson out of office September 17, giving the mandate to Moderate Fredrik Reinfeldt and the center/right Alliance for Sweden. Reinfeldt is the big winner, with his Moderate party earning a larger vote total than his three Alliance allies [...]	2006-09-18 13:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SW
06STOCKHOLM1632	SWEDEN'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS NAMED, MAKES POLICY [...] (c) Fredrick Reinfeldt, who was formally elected Prime Minister by the Swedish parliament on October 5, named his cabinet and gave the new government's statement of policy on October 6. Ministers from Reinfeldt's Moderate Party will lead about half the ministries, including many of the key o [...]	2006-10-06 14:41:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SW
06STOCKHOLM1646	SWEDEN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER, FREDRIK REINFELDT [...] (u) Fredrik Reinfeldt became Sweden,s Prime Minister October 6, following the victory of a four-party center-right coalition in September parliamentary elections. Reinfeldt,s Moderate party led the coalition; the Moderate party alone won over 26 percent of the total vote. Reinfeldt became th [...]	2006-10-11 11:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SW
06STOCKHOLM189	SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE [...] (c) Polcouns delivered 2/8 reftel demarche in support of Guatemala's candidacy for the Latin American non-permanent seat on the UNSC to MFA Americas Director Hakan Malmquist. On 2/10, the Charge delivered the demarche by telcon to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog. Without saying how the GoS [...]	2006-02-10 12:29:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE SW
06STOCKHOLM192	SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the image [...]	2006-02-13 10:02:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR
06STOCKHOLM196	SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the images [...]	2006-02-13 13:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR
06STOCKHOLM198	SWEDISH GOV'T PRESSURES COMPANY TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary. On February 9 a Swedish internet company shut down a small, right-wing political party website that featured the Jyllands-Posten Mohammed cartoons and planned to publish additional ones. The Swedish government, which beforehand had cautioned the company on the danger the images [...]	2006-02-13 13:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER SCUL ECPS EINT PINS PROP KPAO KMDR
06STOCKHOLM214	SWEDEN'S 2005 REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) We reported via reftel (A) Sweden's preliminary response to our demarche on defeating Venezuela in the 2006 election for a seat on the UNSC. Sweden has not reached a decision on which candidate country to support, and has left the door open to a Venezuelan seat, depending in part on Chav [...]	2006-02-16 08:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EUN KDEM VE SW
06STOCKHOLM224	SWEDEN: FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES IN AN ELECTION [...] (u) Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds outlined 2/15 GoS priorities during the annual plenary foreign policy session of parliament, sparking pointed exchanges with the opposition as each side sought to lay down pre-election markers. Sweden's relationship to NATO and the U.S. were prominently fe [...]	2006-02-17 16:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW
06STOCKHOLM420	SWEDEN: BELARUS VISA BANS [...] (c) Polcouns made reftel demarche on expanding travel restriction against Belarus officials to MFA Eastern Europe Director Malena Mard. Mard said that prior to the elections in Belarus, Sweden had been reluctant to play the visa card. The election and its aftermath had changed the equation, a [...]	2006-03-24 16:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO SW
06STOCKHOLM55	SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]	2006-01-13 16:46:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM59	SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]	2006-01-17 08:25:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM60	SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]	2006-01-17 08:25:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM913	UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS A DEAD HEAT; LEFT [...] (sbu) Recent opinion polls show the Social Democrats (SDP) and their Green and Left support parties have closed the gap with the opposition alliance; the parliamentary elections now look to be a dead heat. The Green and Left parties have claimed the right to a more influential role within a [...]	2006-06-21 12:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW
06STOCKHOLM952	SWEDEN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MODERATE PARTY [...] (c) Ambassador, accompanied by Polcouns, met June 26 with Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt, the virtual shadow Prime Minister of the center-right (in the left-skewed Swedish spectrum) opposition. Reinfeldt, who took the lead in forming the opposition's Alliance for Sweden, said the Se [...]	2006-06-28 15:50:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ELAB SW
06SUVA100	TONGA: GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY CONSULTATIONS MAKE [...] (C) The National Committee tasked with sounding out Tongans' views and aspirations on political reform is on the road, making progress. Members of the Committee are currently holding village-level consultations in Vava'u. Critics within the pro-democracy movement say the process is redundant. [...]	2006-03-08 23:25:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TN
06SUVA107	DEPORTEES TO TONGA: A FESTERING PROBLEM. ACTION [...] (U) On each of the Ambassador's three visits to Tonga in the past six months, the issue of deportees from the U.S. has arisen early and often. Tongans blame the deportees, described as hardened criminals, for turning their once-docile kingdom into a crime zone where armed robberies, once unh [...]	2006-03-14 01:51:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CJAN CVIS KCRM PREL TN
06SUVA109	MILITARY INSERTS ITSELF INTO FIJI'S ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to May's elections, the war of words between the government and military in Fiji continues to intensify. In radio and print interviews over the past week, Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander, Frank Bainimarama, issued a series of blasts against the [...]	2006-03-16 01:38:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PHUM FJ
06SUVA133	FIJI MILITARY'S INTENTIONS: A WORRYING UPDATE [...] (S) The secret report of a late-February conversation between Fiji Police Commissioner Hughes (protect) and Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is worrisome reading, with Bainimarama signaling he is willing to remove Prime Minister Qarase and place himself in power i [...]	2006-04-03 02:32:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	PINS PGOV MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA173	CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN FIJI: ANSWERING [...] (C) Ref A provided a partial response to a number of questions raised by HQ PACOM (ref B) and CIA (ref C) concerning issues raised in Suva reporting (ref D and previous) about the state of play in Fiji between Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and the Qarase govern [...]	2006-04-27 22:23:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA189	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - TONGA OPPOSES IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 01:48:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL TN FJ KR NR TV
06SUVA201	FORMER FIJI PM RABUKA ARRESTED ON 2000 MUTINY [...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has been arrested in Fiji and charged with inciting the military mutiny that took place in November 2000. Rabuka has been released on bail and his case has been transferred to the High Court, where a preliminary hearing will take place Jun [...]	2006-05-12 01:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS CJAN PREL MARR PGOV PINR FJ
06SUVA206	FIJI'S ELECTION: ALL IS CALM AS COUNTING BEGINS [...] (C) Voting has ended in Fiji's national election, and all remains peaceful as counting begins today, May 15. Some of the smaller constituencies with a dominant favorite will know results today. A number of swing constituencies are not likely to have a first-ballot victor and will require co [...]	2006-05-15 02:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PINS PINR ASEC FJ
06SUVA209	FIJI ELECTION TO QARASE'S SDL...PROBABLY [...] (C) In Fiji's general election, Prime Minister Qarase's SDL and Opposition Leader Chaudhry's FLP garnered nearly all seats, with the SDL, supported by two independent candidates, likely to form government with a tiny majority. Final, marginal-seat results are still trickling in. The FLP hasn [...]	2006-05-17 02:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC FJ
06SUVA210	TONGA'S PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CABINET SHAKE-UP [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Tongan PM Fred Sevele announced a major cabinet shake up May 16. Five ministerial portfolios were shifted, three new ministers were appointed, and two former ministers were removed. The most significant ch [...]	2006-05-17 03:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OFDP TN
06SUVA214	QARASE CONFIRMED AS FIJI'S PM; MILITARY COMMANDER [...] (C) By scraping through to a win in a disputed seat, Prime Minister Qarase's SDL party secured a tiny parliamentary majority in Fiji's national election. Two SDL-oriented independents add cushion. The losing FLP may still sue, but that is an issue only for the longer term. Qarase has announ [...]	2006-05-18 02:56:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL MARR ASEC FJ
06SUVA215	POLITICAL REFORM IN TONGA - OPTIMISM REIGNS, FOR [...] (C) Summary. Government officials and diplomats we met during a May 13-16 visit to Tonga are optimistic about prospects for political reform over the next few months. The New Zealand High Commissioner said PM Fred Sevele has gotten off to a good start, and has demonstrated a willingness to [...]	2006-05-18 23:32:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON TN
06SUVA222	TONGA STRUGGLES TO STABILIZE ITS ECONOMY; HOPES [...] (C) Summary: Tonga's economy continues to feel the impact of last year's public servant's strike settlement. The FY 2006/7 budget deficit, even after implementation of a planned "redundancy package" that will result in 700-1000 fewer government workers, will be in the T$16-20 million range ( [...]	2006-05-24 03:11:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID TN CH
06SUVA254	FIJI'S MULTI-PARTY CABINET: IS THE HONEYMOON [...] (C) Summary: The creation of a multi-party Cabinet following the May elections has given rise to a groundswell of hope and optimism that Fiji's rival SDL and Labor parties might finally cooperate for the good of the nation. Across the political spectrum, there have been calls for a new, less [...]	2006-06-29 01:19:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV FJ
06SUVA255	FIJI'S MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT TALKING AGAIN [...] (C) Representatives of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and Fiji's Ministry of Home Affairs tell us a June 23 meeting between RFMF Commander Bainimarama and Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola appears to have helped put civil-military relations in Fiji back on the right track. RFMF s [...]	2006-07-02 18:20:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO PGOV FJ NZ
06SUVA262	TONGA'S POLITICAL EVOLUTION: HOW FAR AND HOW FAST? [...] (C) The public drive in Tonga for political change seems to have decelerated in recent months, though debate is no longer about whether change should occur, but about the pace and degree. New Prime Minister Sevele's series of modest reforms may have reduced pressure. Also, people may be awa [...]	2006-07-05 22:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR PGOV PINR EFIN CVIS TN CH
06SUVA271	TONGA'S PROPOSED IRAQ DEPLOYMENT: STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Planning is well under way for a second deployment of Tonga Defense Service (TDS) troops to Iraq. A required step is Tonga Defense Board approval. Reportedly, the Board will decide on July 14. TDS Commander Uta'atu and Foreign/Defense Minister Tu'a are enthusiastic. They presume the Ki [...]	2006-07-06 17:14:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TN IR
06SUVA309	TUVALU ELECTIONS: NEW GROUPING TAKES THE REINS [...] (C) Summary: Tuvalu's governing coalition of seven independent MPs supporting PM Maatia Toafa was resoundingly defeated August 3. AmEmbassy officer observed the elections and concurs with the general observation that the vote was free and fair. Based on still unconfirmed reports from contact [...]	2006-08-09 01:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TV
06SUVA323	CODEL HYDE'S VISIT TO FIJI, AUGUST 15-17 [...] (SBU) Visiting House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde congratulated Fiji's Minister of Foreign Affairs Tavola on Fiji's recent national elections, testimony to the strong democratic institutions Fiji has developed. The Minister hoped that Fiji will be considered for Mill [...]	2006-08-17 00:51:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR EAID ETRD CVIS FJ TN
06SUVA324	FIJI FOREIGN MINISTER AND CODEL HYDE: U.S., UK, [...] (C/NF) Per reftel, HIRC Chairman Henry Hyde's CODEL visited Nadi, Fiji, August 15-17. Other delegation members included Congressmen Rohrabacher (R-CA),Faleomavaega (D-AS),Watt (D-NC),and Flake (R-AZ). During the meeting with Fiji Foreign Minister Tavola and MFA CEO Mataitonga, Congressman [...]	2006-08-17 00:57:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID FJ CH XV
06SUVA341	PACIFIC THOUGHTS ON RESTRUCTURE OF REGIONAL [...] (U) Pacific leaders tasked a group of experts to consider ways regional agencies might be rationalized. The experts' report advocates realigning 10 regional agencies into three pillars. The Pacific Island Forum (PIF),the regional policy-oriented body, would acquire policy/negotiation aspect [...]	2006-08-28 23:28:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL EFIS EAID SENV SPC PIF XV
06SUVA350	PACIFIC REVIEW OF THE POST-FORUM DIALOGUE [...] (U) At Pacific leaders' request, an experts group consulted widely and has drafted proposals to reform the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Post-Forum Dialogue (PFD) process. They affirmed that Pacific Island leaders and partners highly value their dialogue; they just want to improve it. The expert [...]	2006-08-29 23:57:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PIF XV
06SUVA352	FIJI AND PKO PARTICIPATION: CURRENT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Fiji's Home Affairs Minister and CEO informed us that Fiji's Cabinet has approved deployment of 34 more troops to UNAMI in Iraq and 2 officers to East Timor. A request for Fiji to join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq is before Cabinet, but no decision appears imminent. The Minister s [...]	2006-08-30 00:26:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KPKO MCAP PREL FJ
06SUVA364	PACIFIC FORUM POST-FORUM DIALOGUE - PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) When EAP/ANP Director Steven McGann visited the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Secretariat on Sept. 6, PIF Secretary General Greg Urwin elaborated on current plans for SIPDIS the annual Forum meetings, now to be held in Nadi, Fiji. The schedule has been condensed, with the Forum meetings t [...]	2006-09-07 00:34:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC OVIP PIF XV
06SUVA370	FIJI THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT JOINING COALITION IN [...] (C) Chief Executive of the Fiji Ministry of Home Affairs Korovavala told us on Sept. 11 that recent conversations have convinced him the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) should join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq. He wants to make the case strongly to a Cabinet subcommittee on Sep [...]	2006-09-10 22:25:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL IR FJ
06SUVA389	FIJI AND TONGA: PROSPECTS FOR IRAQ PKO [...] (C) Fiji's Cabinet subcommittee has postponed considering PKO issues until Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola returns from a trip to New York and the Middle East. Vosanibola has bones to pick with the UN about UNAMI and UNIFIL issues. He is open to considering Fiji participation in the Coalitio [...]	2006-09-21 22:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP KPKO PREL UN IR LE FJ TN
06SUVA393	FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER RESUMES OFFENSIVE V. [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama reignited public conflict with PM Qarase's government during a speech last weekend. In a follow-up interview that was headlined "Army outburst 'on US advice'" on the front page of the 9/25 Fiji Sun, Bainimarama reportedly said [...]	2006-09-24 23:34:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA401	FIJI MILITARY GOES OFF THE WALL RE NEWS ARTICLE [...] (U) This follows up on reftel regarding a Fiji Sun article on Sept. 25 that alleged the U.S., during the recent Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) in Fiji, encouraged Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama to meddle in domestic politics. Per reftel, we responded to [...]	2006-09-26 23:44:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA425	FIJI CIVIL-MILITARY FRICTIONS RE-HEAT [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama has resumed his public blasts at PM Qarase's government and has issued not-so-veiled threats that Qarase must step down or face the consequences. Current motivators for Bainimarama may include controversial bills coming before [...]	2006-10-11 23:33:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL FJ
06SUVA433	TONGAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S REPORT CALLS FOR [...] (C) The National Committee on Political Reform (NCPR) submitted its report to Tonga's Parliament on Oct. 3. The King received a copy a month ago. The report says Tonga's people want political reform but also want to protect traditional culture. The report recommends an all-elected, 26-memb [...]	2006-10-16 23:38:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TN
06SUVA459	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S OCTOBER 25 MEETING WITH PACIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Pacific heads of government welcomed EAP Assistant Secretary Hill's participation in a Pacific Islands Forum special session with the U.S. in Fiji on October 25, 2006, as a sign of stepped-up U.S. engagement with the region. A/S Hill proposed to revitalize the Joint Commercial [...]	2006-10-26 22:41:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID FJ NZ XV
06SUVA462	FIJI CIV-MIL SITUATION: COB 10/31 UPDATE [...] (S) Following up on reftel, on the morning of 10/31, Fiji President Iloilo signed orders requested by PM Qarase to suspend Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama pending an investigation of subversion charges and to install Col. Meli Saubulinayau as Acting Commander. The [...]	2006-10-30 22:37:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA463	FIJI VICE PRESIDENT DESCRIBES "HOLDING ACTION;" PM [...] (C) Fiji Vice President Madreiwiwi confirmed that the suspension order for Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama remains in force, though events (reftels) have left things in a "holding pattern" pending Bainimarama's return to Fiji. In the meantime, Bainimarama has to [...]	2006-10-31 16:35:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA466	FIJI MILITARY GRABS AMMO FROM WHARF; PM ADDRESSES [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) troops seized a container of ammunition without police permission on Nov. Â [...]	2006-11-01 00:04:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA469	FIJI'S CIV-MIL SITUATION AWAITS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is returning early to Fiji. On the way, he has had a series of media interviews, reiterating past rhetoric: that he does not intend a coup but that bloodshed will come if Prime Minister Qarase fails to accede to military demands [...]	2006-11-01 23:55:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA470	TONGA MILITARY COMMANDER FRUSTRATED WITH HIS [...] (C) Summary: The Commander of the Tonga Defense Services (TDS),BG Tau'aika Uta'atu, told us he has become increasingly frustrated with the inability of his government to decide whether the TDS should deploy a second time in Iraq. Uta'atu firmly believes a deployment would be in the best i [...]	2006-11-02 18:56:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO TN
06SUVA471	FIJI PM SEEKS HELP FROM FRIENDLY FOREIGN [...] (C) In a meeting with selected diplomats on Nov. 3, Fiji PM Qarase thanked governments for publicly supporting Fiji's democratic system in recent days. He responded to complaints by Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama about controversial bills, stressed his "open doo [...]	2006-11-02 23:53:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ
06SUVA477	FIJI MILITARY CASTS BLAME ON AUSTRALIA AND NEW [...] (S) With RFMF Commander Bainimarama's return to Suva, the Fiji Police reportedly have indications that coup planning continues. RFMF senior officers are directing media attacks at Australia, New Zealand, and Police Commissioner Hughes. Vice President Madraiwiwi counseled dialogue in a Remembra [...]	2006-11-05 23:51:00	Embassy Suva	SECRET	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA483	FIJI UPDATE: 11/8: BAINIMARAMA SPEAKS; DENIES [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama spoke to the media for the first time since returning from abroad last weekend. He raised many previous themes and attacked PM Qarase for a litany of faults, a number of them relating to events of 2000, others more recent. Bai [...]	2006-11-07 23:44:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA486	FIJI UPDATE 11/9: BAINIMARAMA SKIPS GCC; QARASE [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama declined to attend Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) session on Nov. 9, claiming the chiefs' minds were already made up. PM Qarase told the GCC he is ready to discuss a list of issues the Army provided him yesterday. He sai [...]	2006-11-08 22:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA489	FIJI UPDATE 11/13: GCC TRIES TO MEDIATE; NO STABLE [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama appeared before the Great Council of Chiefs on Nov. 10 and angrily attacked PM Qarase and his policies. Thereafter, the GCC tilted toward Qarase and initiated an effort to mediate. It is possible an attempt will be made to resu [...]	2006-11-12 22:46:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA490	PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM 2006: A/S HILL UNDERSCORES [...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill emphatically reaffirmed U.S. commitments and interests in the Pacific at the 2006 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Nadi, Fiji. In a new PIF-Leaders "special session" for the United States, Hill countered a suggestion that the U.S. has disengaged [...]	2006-11-13 15:26:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL EAID ECIN ETRD FJ XV
06SUVA494	FIJI UPDATE 11/14: "GUILTY" IN CORRUPTION CASE; [...] (C) Peniasi Kunatuba, who was CEO of the Agriculture Ministry during part of the Qarase interim administration in 2000-2001, was found guilty on corruption charges on Nov. 14 in Justice Nazhat Shameem's Suva court. PM Qarase and several of his current and former Ministers were called to testi [...]	2006-11-13 22:34:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA497	FIJI UPDATE 11/15: WAITING FOR CIV-MIL MEDIATION; [...] (C) Suva remains superficially calm. Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) reserves are finishing a two-week camp and are about to return home, at least temporarily. At the same time, the Army has added to its list of "political" complaints to Prime Minister Qarase. The Chair of the Great [...]	2006-11-14 22:14:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ

06SUVA500	RIOTS IN TONGA; AMCITS HUNKER DOWN [...] (C) Rioters in downtown Nuku'alofa, Tonga, this afternoon (Nov. 16) trashed properties of PM Sevele, King George Tupou V, and some Indian and Chinese businesses. They may have been responding to a reported decision of the Tonga Parliament, that has been discussing political reforms, to end it [...]	2006-11-15 22:55:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM ASEC CASC TN
06SUVA504	RIOTS DEVASTATE NUKU'ALOFA; TONGA IN UNEASY CALM [...] (C) Up to 70% of downtown Nuku'alofa was laid to waste by rioters 11/16 after a pro-democracy demonstration ignited into the streets. The city now appears calm, but authorities are concerned about potential continued unrest. Media is reporting that six people were killed in the rioting. A [...]	2006-11-16 21:21:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC MARR KDEM TN
06SUVA508	TONGA NAT'L COMMITTEE CHAIR BLAMES PM SEVELE FOR [...] (C) According to Sitiveni Halapua, the Chairman of Tonga's National Committee on Political Reform (NCPR),and a person whose instinct is always to find the middle ground, much of the blame for the atmosphere that led to last week's riot in Nuku'alofa rests on the shoulders of Prime Minister Sev [...]	2006-11-20 22:33:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID TN
06SUVA516	FIJI UPDATE FRI. 11/24: PM OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama has declined to receive a U.S. message (Ref A) during his holiday in New Zealand. We are attempting to schedule delivery to RFMF senior officers in Suva. We did deliver on 11/22 Ref. A's short message for PM Qarase. The UK DA [...]	2006-11-23 20:21:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA518	FIJI UPDATE 11/27: BAINIMARAMA TENSION WITH THE [...] (C) We are tentatively scheduled to meet with Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama on Wednesday. We intend to join others in a joint demarche on RFMF senior officers Tuesday. Over the weekend, New Zealand FM Peters got nowhere with Bainimarama. The GNZ considered ar [...]	2006-11-26 22:24:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA519	FIJI UPDATE 11/28: QARASE-BAINIMARAMA IN NZ; AMB [...] (C) Fiji PM Qarase and RFMF Commander Bainimarama have agreed to meet in New Zealand 11/29 under an agreement brokered by NZ FM Peters. The Ambassador and other diplomats had a useful, scheduled meeting with RFMF leaders in Suva. However, Bainimarama later reacted angrily, and the RFMF issued [...]	2006-11-27 23:41:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA524	TOURISM TAKES A NOSE-DIVE IN FIJI [...] (SBU) Managers of several of Fiji's top hotels told us the tourism industry is "bleeding" due to RFMF Commander Bainimarama's repeated threats to take action against the government. Occupancy for most major resorts in Fiji is 40% or below, when it should be in the 70-75% range this time of [...]	2006-11-28 22:58:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CASC PGOV PREL FJ
06SUVA525	FIJI UPDATE 11/29: CURIOSITY ABOUT WELLINGTON [...] (C/NF) Fiji hungers for details of what went on in the meeting between PM Qarase and RFMF Commander Bainimarama in Wellington. Tonight, the RFMF is conducting an exercise in the Suva area, preparing for the possibility of foreign military intervention. We issued a warden notice. President I [...]	2006-11-28 23:04:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA527	FIJI UPDATE 11/30: QARASE SAYS "GENERAL [...] (C) The RFMF spokesman described a tragic accident yesterday in which a helo flying off an Australian ship crashed in international waters south of Fiji as evidence that a foreign invasion is in the works. (Three Aussie naval ships are in the area for evacuation contingencies.) PM Qarase add [...]	2006-11-30 00:10:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA530	TONGA AFTER THE FIRES: WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) Summary: Tonga's King, Prime Minister, and others are demanding that those who looted and burned Nuku'alofa's central business district November 16 be brought to justice. At the same time, they have acknowledged that, while the national dialogue on democratic reforms has stumbled, it must [...]	2006-12-03 21:41:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM TN
06SUVA538	FIJI UPDATE 12/5: COUP OR NO COUP? ACTION REQUEST [...] (C) Dec. 5 was an "only in Fiji" sort of day. RFMF Commander Bainimarama moved further to force his coup on the Qarase Government. The PM told the media he had heard from the President's office that the President had dissolved Parliament and given Bainimarama his green light. Certainly it a [...]	2006-12-04 23:58:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA539	FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER ANNOUNCES COUP [...] (C) RFMF Commander Bainimarama held a media conference at 6 p.m. to announce that he has "stepped into the shoes of the President" under the "doctrine of necessity" and is invoking the Fiji Constitution's "reserve powers" to remove PM Qarase and install an interim government. An hour earlier, [...]	2006-12-05 01:08:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA543	FIJI UPDATE 12/6: BAINIMARAMA DISSOLVES [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama swore in his caretaker Prime Minister of Fiji Wednesday late afternoon and then dissolved Parliament. He later announced new Commissioners of Police and Prisons. The RFMF moved VP Madraiwiwi out of his office today and convinced PM Qarase to relocate, for now, to his [...]	2006-12-05 23:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA548	UNSC: FIJI GOVERNMENT PLEA TO DEFER ACTION [...] (C) The Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying P5 reps and Japan to have the UNSC not agree to an Australian proposal to remove Fiji from the UN Peace-building Commission. MFA CEO Isikele Mataitoga visited the Embassy late on Dec. 7 with that plea. Mataitoga suggested it is "too early [...]	2006-12-06 23:12:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR FJ
06SUVA55	PLANS FOR PRC-SPONSORED CONFERENCE, ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The PRC has launched an ambitious, high profile outreach to the Pacific Island nations through a large-scale regional development conference and trade fair it is sponsoring in Fiji April 5-6. Premier Wen Jiabao will come to Fiji to open the conference, to which Ministers (and [...]	2006-02-14 22:59:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD EFIS ECIN CH FJ PP TW
06SUVA550	UNSC: FIJI GOVERNMENT PLEA TO DEFER ACTION [...] (C) The Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying P5 reps and Japan to have the UNSC not agree to an Australian proposal to remove Fiji from the UN Peace-building Commission. MFA CEO Isikele Mataitoga visited the Embassy late on Dec. 7 with that plea. Mataitoga suggested it is "too early [...]	2006-12-07 00:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR FJ
06SUVA552	FIJI UPDATE 12/8: FOR SHORT TERM, DE FACTO COUP; [...] (C) Fiji Vice President Madraiwiwi and Prime Minister Qarase both have acknowledged that Bainimarama's coup has succeeded for the immediate future, though neither has resigned. With significant players, including many in the ethnic-Fijian community, very unhappy about that result, a "crunch t [...]	2006-12-07 20:42:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA553	FIJI UPDATE 12/11: SCRAMBLE RE INTERIM GOVERNMENT; [...] (C) Suva remained quiet over the weekend. The RFMF is working on plans for its interim government, without revealing details. A senior military officer threatened PM Qarase he will be arrested if he returns to Suva. Meanwhile, the Fiji Government and the economy are suffering. RFMF intimid [...]	2006-12-10 23:31:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA554	FIJI UPDATE 12/12: QUIET DAY IN SUVA AS RFMF [...] (C) PM Qarase said today he is seeking air options for a return to Suva; RFMF Commander Bainimarama warned against any plan to set up a "de facto government." The RFMF reportedly is sifting through applications for interim-government positions. Bainimarama asked Government CEOs to keep their [...]	2006-12-11 23:27:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA555	THE FIJI COUP: WHAT EFFECTS? WHAT IMPLICATIONS? [...] (C) A number of motivations lie behind Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama's coup, some seemingly noble, some not. An unbiased observer would have to conclude, though, that Fiji's situation was not so wrenching as to require illegally removing the Qarase Government. [...]	2006-12-11 23:51:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA558	FIJI UPDATE 12/15: GCC AND THE FUTURE; HUMAN [...] (C) PM Qarase, RFMF Commander Bainimarama, and Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) Chair Bokini remain headline players for how Fiji's political future will unfold. There is no obvious clarity. Reports of troubling RFMF intimidation tactics continue to flow in. We offered support to human rights [...]	2006-12-14 20:01:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA560	FIJI UPDATE 12/18: GCC AGENDA; RFMF IMMUNITY [...] (C) Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) has issued invitations for a meeting Dec. 20-21. Commodore Bainimarama wanted to be invited as Acting President, but reportedly his invitation is as "Commander, RFMF." Bainimarama made clear over the weekend that he is demanding immunity from prosecut [...]	2006-12-17 23:21:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA57	FIJI UPDATE: ELECTIONS, CIV-MIL RELATIONS, ETC. [...] (C) Fiji's general election may take place as early as late April. Political parties are gearing up. Opposition leader Chaudhry seems satisfied that complaints about electoral-registration are being resolved. Elections Commissioner Leung is confident a free and fair election can take plac [...]	2006-02-15 21:16:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR FJ
06SUVA578	FIJI UPDATE 12/20: NO OUTCOME YET AT THE GCC [...] (C) As expected, there was no substantive outcome announced at the end of the 12/20 meeting of the Great Council of Chiefs. The GCC meeting will conclude 12/21. The Chairman of the GCC began the 12/20 session by noting how the GCC had been ridiculed by the military, and urged Chiefs not to [...]	2006-12-20 00:36:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA581	FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...]	2006-12-21 00:09:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA582	FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...]	2006-12-21 00:23:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA586	FIJI POLICE IN THE LINE OF FIRE [...] (C) The Fiji Police Force stood in the forefront of opposition to the plans of RFMF Commander Frank Bainimarama to overthrow the lawfully elected government of Fiji. Now that the coup has taken place, remaining senior officers are forced to work with the new military government and the commis [...]	2006-12-21 23:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL CASC MARR FJ
06SUVA587	FIJI UPDATE 12/22 [...] (C) In a statement issued after the conclusion of its meeting 12/22, the Great Council of Chiefs reaffirmed the status of the appointed President and Vice President. The Council condemned the coup, but recognizing the reality of the military takeover, called for the PM to resign. The Counc [...]	2006-12-22 01:18:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA591	FIJI UPDATE 12/29: ELECTION INQUIRIES; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Fiji military (RFMF) plans to unveil on Jan. 1 "proof" of irregularities in last May's general elections, based in part on evidence from an Australian conman. RFMF Commander Bainimarama says an interim government may be in place by the end of January. The RFMF has continued to abuse [...]	2006-12-28 18:43:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ
06SUVA64	NEW DOCUMENTS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. The Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Jennifer Rawson, passed us copies February 17 of two documents that raise concerns about Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Frank Bainimarama's intentions in the run-up to this year's planned elections in Fiji. Both docu [...]	2006-02-17 06:55:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ASEC FJ
06SUVA65	SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S FEBRUARY 25 [...] (C) We look forward to your short visit to Fiji. It comes in the run-up to national elections, which could take place as early as late April. It is also a time of very difficult civil-military relations. Tensions between the government and military have been at a near-boiling point for m [...]	2006-02-21 21:47:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV FJ US
06SUVA97	TONGA'S CROWN PRINCE FAVORS CHANGE ASAP [...] (C) Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a has seen the light: reform to a more democratic system needs to happen ASAP. He envisions a constitutional monarchy with the King delegating all day-to-day government business to an elected government. The current King, ill in New Zealand, has not signed off [...]	2006-03-07 02:17:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SCUL ECON TN
06SUVA98	FIJI'S PRESIDENT SELECTED TO SERVE A SECOND TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 8, Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) announced the selection of Fiji's President Ratu Josefa Iloilo and Vice President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi to serve five more years. The action follows a statement by Iloilo in early February that he was available to serve another ter [...]	2006-03-08 03:14:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV FJ
06TAIPEI10	Economic Briefing for December 2005 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in December 2005: -- Macro Economic Performance -- Taiwan-China Integration -- Taiwan Banks -- New Tax -- Finance Reform -- Plan to Attract Investment -- High-speed Rail -- Scientific Cooperation -- Avian Influenza Macr [...]	2006-01-03 22:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW ESTH
06TAIPEI1096	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LEGISLATIVE YUAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's current political climate makes a breakthrough on the arms procurement issue unlikely in the very near term, LY President Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on March 28. However, all parties "will likely agree" to purchase P-3C anti-submarine aircraft and increase Taiwan's [...]	2006-03-30 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1139	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MAINLAND AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan and the PRC will meet in early July to discuss direct cargo and passenger charter flights and increasing the number of PRC tourists visiting China, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told AIT Director Young on March 30. Wu described a deep sense of frustration a [...]	2006-03-31 10:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CH TW
06TAIPEI1155	JEFFREY KOO SPEAKS ON TAIWAN'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: During a March 29, 2006, courtesy call on China Trust Holdings Chairman Jeffrey L. Koo, Koo lamented the lack of competent political appointees in President Chen's government, but did not rule out a DPP victory in the 2008 presidential election. He also said that President Chen [...]	2006-04-03 08:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1194	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary. In his initial meeting with AIT Director Young, Defense Minister Lee Jye welcomed continued close support with AIT on defense subjects. Minister Lee reported that progress had been made on approval of procurement of three procurement items (PAC-2 Upgrade, P-3C, Submarine desig [...]	2006-04-06 07:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	CH MARR MAS PGOV PREL
06TAIPEI1222	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIPEI MAYOR/KMT [...] (C) Summary: Taipei mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on April 4 that as the "majority" party in opposition, the KMT must assume greater responsibility for Taiwan's "national" welfare. Ma agreed that Taiwan's defense capability should not be treated as a pol [...]	2006-04-07 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MCAP TW
06TAIPEI123	TALK SHOWS IN TAIWAN: WHO CARES? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AIT met with Taiwan media analysts, talk show hosts, and AC Nielsen to assess the viewership and influence of Taiwan talk shows. Analysts agree that only the older generation watches talk shows, and those who watch them are already set in their political beliefs. Thus, talk sh [...]	2006-01-12 23:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL PINR TW
06TAIPEI1245	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAOYUAN MAGISTRATE [...] (C) Summary: Taoyuan Magistrate Eric Chu told AIT Director Young that now is the time for the KMT to act responsibly on national defense and other matters, even if it means sharing credit with President Chen's DPP government. During an April 6 meeting with the Director, Chu (a close advisor t [...]	2006-04-07 10:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1261	GROWING DISARRAY AND ANXIETY IN THE GREEN CAMP [...] (C) Summary: A number of DPP legislators, dismayed by low public support for the party and President Chen Shui-bian, are growing increasingly concerned about election prospects over the next two years, leading them to call for reforms and a greater role for legislators in DPP policymaking. So [...]	2006-04-10 11:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1263	TAIWAN STRUGGLING TO COUNTER THE PRC IN LATIN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials continue to worry about Taipei's diplomatic standing in Latin America and Beijing's growing influence in the region. Taipei is particularly concerned that Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua might soon switch recognition from Taipei to Beijing. In an effort to cou [...]	2006-04-10 22:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	CR NC PM PGOV PREL TW XR
06TAIPEI1283	HIGH-SPEED RAIL CHAIRMAN CRITICIZES CHEN'S [...] (C) Summary: During an April 10 meeting with AIT Director Stephen Young, leading businesswoman and Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation Chairman Nita Ing (protect) expressed strong disappointment in the performance of the Chen administration, arguing that it had been unsuccessful at adapting fro [...]	2006-04-12 06:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EINV CH TW
06TAIPEI129	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage January 13 on the Legislative Yuan session Thursday, in which the central government's general budget for fiscal 2006 was reviewed. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's biggest daily, carried an exclusive news sto [...]	2006-01-13 04:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI1290	Unemployed Public School Teachers in Taiwan [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan is home to reportedly over 50,000 unemployed public school teachers. Local scholars attribute the increase in teacher unemployment to a decade-long "teacher cultivation program," which was designed by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to enable college graduates from universi [...]	2006-04-12 23:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI13	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S NEW YEAR [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage January 2-3 on two issues: President Chen Shui-bian's New Year speech, and the U.S. arms procurement bill. President Chen Shui-bian said Sunday in his New Year speech that his administration would adopt a new policy, "Proac [...]	2006-01-04 01:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI1300	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PFP CHAIRMAN JAMES [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (Chu-yu) told the Director on April 11 that the PFP supports the purchase of P-3C aircraft and submarines, and is in favor of increasing Taiwan's military budget to three percent of GDP. Soong says he understands that Taiwan must maint [...]	2006-04-13 06:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI131	AMCHAM DISAPPOINTED IN CHEN'S SPEECH [...] SUMMARY. The Taipei American Chamber of Commerce is surprised and disappointed at the contents of President Chen Shui-bian,s New Year's Day speech. At a time when the Chamber was expecting relaxation of restrictions on cross-Strait business activities, it sees Chen's comments as promising e [...]	2006-01-13 05:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI1321	JAPAN PRESS ALLEGES TAIWAN AIDS CHINA'S WEAPONS [...] (C) Summary: The Tokyo Sankei Shimbun reported on April 12 that China is using a large number of Taiwan-made numerically-controlled high-precision lathes in its weapons programs aimed at Taiwan. The report could tarnish perceptions of Honorary KMT Chairman Lien Chan's economic summit in Chi [...]	2006-04-14 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW
06TAIPEI1327	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH DPP CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: Director Young stressed the importance of maintaining the cross-Strait status quo and not crossing red lines on constitutional change during his April 13 introductory meeting with DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun. Saying that he fully understood the U.S. position, Yu assured the Directo [...]	2006-04-14 10:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI1337	MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL TECHNICAL ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: On April 10 CSI Kaohsiung Head Probo Munoz met with BOFT Export Control Taskforce Head Wally Su to discuss changes that needed to be made to Taiwan's regulatory system and the challenges of implementing the export control "gameplan." Munoz acknowledged that some of the challenges [...]	2006-04-17 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW
06TAIPEI1340	FORMER PREMIER URGES TAIWAN - PRC ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Former Premier Vincent Siew described Taiwan to AIT Director as politically divided over the appropriate policy on cross-Strait issues. He prescribed consultative mechanisms between the KMT and DPP to resolve domestic issues and consultations, on economic issues only, between T [...]	2006-04-17 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI138	KUOMINTANG STRATEGY TOWARD CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] (C) This cable is in response to Ref A's request for AIT input regarding, inter alia, Kuomintang (KMT) strategy toward the legislative and political agenda of President Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic People's Party (DPP),KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's control of the party and its cross-Strai [...]	2006-01-13 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1416	DPP LEGISLATORS DISCUSS ELECTION PROSPECTS AND [...] (C) Summary: A group of DPP legislators told the Director that the new election format for the Legislative Yuan (LY) will disadvantage the DPP in 2007 and future LY elections. However, the upcoming completion of three major transportation projects and a strong performance by Premier Su on the [...]	2006-04-24 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI1432	Visit to Taiwan by Senior Advisor for Agricultural [...] Summary: Madelyn Spirnak, the State Department Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology, visited Taipei from March 29 - April 1, 2006. She discussed U.S. agricultural biotechnology policy with a wide range of officials. It became clear that Taiwan authorities do not have a long term stra [...]	2006-04-25 07:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON SENV OTRA ETRD TW KPAO OIIP TBIO
06TAIPEI1455	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAICHUNG MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is unlikely to move forward on the arms procurement issue until this fall, when his political position will be more secure, Taichung Mayor and Ma intimate Jason Hu told the Director during their introductory meeting on April 25. Hu predicted that Ma will [...]	2006-04-27 22:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1456	DANIEL TSAI URGES CLOSER CROSS-STRAIT TIES [...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 introductory call, Fubon Financial Holdings (FFH) Chairman Daniel Tsai lamented President Chen's squandered opportunities for a breakthrough in cross-Strait relations and said he would advise politicians to have more confidence in Taiwan's future. Tsai also r [...]	2006-04-27 22:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1462	TAIWAN FINANCE MINISTER TALKS ABOUT FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call on April 21, Finance Minister Joseph Lyu and AIT Director Young discussed financial reform, Taiwan's efforts to be a regional financial center, the challenges of working with the opposition controlled Legislative Yuan (LY),and the overall economic hea [...]	2006-04-28 01:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI1481	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMICS - SIGNALING MORE OPENING TO [...] (C) Taiwan announced April 27 that it would permit investment in the PRC in semiconductor packaging and testing and small-size TFT-LCD manufacturing. These two measures mark what may be the most significant cross-Strait liberalization measures of President Chen Shui-bian's second term. Taiwa [...]	2006-04-28 09:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI1492	PRC-VATICAN RELATIONS: TAIWAN INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Summary: Recent conciliatory statements by Vatican and PRC officials have increased Taipei's anxiety that its diplomatic ties with the Holy See are in jeopardy. Taiwan officials say they have no influence over the Vatican and appealed to the USG for assistance and information on the statu [...]	2006-05-01 23:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW
06TAIPEI1527	TAIWAN RE-STAFFS THE IPR POLICE FORCE [...] Taiwan's National Police Adminstration (NPA) has restored the IPR Police to full strength after reassigning 35 officers to address public security needs in summer 2005. According to IPR Police Commander Liao Kao-jiang, the IPR Police now has 208 full-time staff members plus 20 conscripts who [...]	2006-05-03 10:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR TW
06TAIPEI1534	Increase in Internet Marketing of Counterfeit Goods Poses [...] Summary. Lin Chih-ming, Team Leader of Kaohsiung's IPR Enforcement Team, told AIT/K that in the past year, more than ninety percent of their caseload involved sale or transfer of pirated and counterfeit goods via the internet. Lin said that enforcement efforts and seizures of equipment had d [...]	2006-05-04 00:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON EINV KCRM TW
06TAIPEI1536	DEMARCHE TO MOFA ON TAIWAN AND WHO: TAIWAN RAISES [...] (SBU) Summary. AIT presented Ref A demarche on Taiwan participation in WHO to Vice Foreign Minister Michael Kau, highlighting U.S. requests for Taiwan to unilaterally adhere to the IHR's and to agree to the "two-by-two" debate proposal. Kau responded that Taiwan is nearly ready to go forwar [...]	2006-05-04 01:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PGOV PREL WHO CN TW
06TAIPEI1544	DIRECTOR,S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: Hopefully the halving of the number of legislators in 2007 will improve the "quality" of the legislature, Vice President Annette Lu told the Director during their introductory meeting on April 28. As could be expected, the outspoken Lu criticized both KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou [...]	2006-05-04 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI1549	Moral Hazard Spurs Delinquent Card Debt [...] Moral hazard has contributed to a sharp increase in delinquent credit/cash card debt in 2006. This debt remains manageable for Taiwan's banking industry as a whole, but has exposed several foreign and Taiwan banks to significant risks. END SUMMARY. Moral Hazard ------------ 2. Media [...]	2006-05-05 06:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI1551	MA YING-JEOU WEAK, EVEN WHEN HE WINS [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislator John Chiang withdrew last week from the KMT Taipei mayoral race after nudging from KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou. Ma wants the KMT to nominate a Taiwanese candidate and apparently favors former Taipei Deputy Mayor Yeh Chin-chuan. Chiang's departure, however, probably [...]	2006-05-05 08:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1558	AIT DIRECTOR AND NOBEL PRIZE WINNER LEE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Nobel Prize winner Lee Yuan-Tseh told AIT Director he felt that the PRC's policy of only talking with the opposition Kuomingtang (KMT) was unequivocally wrong. While disappointed with President Chen's performance, he also criticized the KMT for its dealings with the PRC. [...]	2006-05-08 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SOCI EDU CH TW
06TAIPEI1572	TAIWAN CONCERNED ABOUT TIES WITH SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan has been working to keep a low profile in the Solomon Islands following recent anti-Chinese riots that some blamed on alleged political bribery by Taiwan and ethnic Chinese business people. Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare reportedly announced prior to his May 4 election [...]	2006-05-08 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI1582	AIT DIRECTOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary: During his May 1st introductory call on Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Hwang Ing-san, Director Young raised upcoming consultations on bilateral trade issues under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),noting that agricultural market access, IPR prote [...]	2006-05-09 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV TW
06TAIPEI1583	LAPTOP TYCOON PESSIMISTIC ON TAIWAN'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with AIT Director Stephen Young on May 3, Quanta Computer Chairman Barry Lam described increasing arrogance in the PRC. He is glad to see the Mainland prosper, but stills sees Quanta as a Taiwan firm. Taiwan is a part of China, and its economic future depends o [...]	2006-05-09 09:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV PGOV CH TW
06TAIPEI159	TAIWAN PREMIER FRANK HSIEH RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh announced his resignation on January 17, pledging that his entire cabinet will follow suit next week. President Chen told the press that he will name a new premier as soon as possible to ensure political stability and that he hopes a new cabinet will b [...]	2006-01-17 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI160	TAIWAN CONSIDERING U.S. REQUEST ON BURMA [...] (SBU) AIT delivered reftel talking points to Taiwan Ministry of Justice Department of Prosecutorial Affairs Director Shawn Tsai (Ching-hsiung) on January 17. Tsai said Taiwan would give full consideration to the U.S. message when it came time to vote on Burma's application for membership in [...]	2006-01-17 21:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM PTER IMF TW CN
06TAIPEI1619	TAIWAN MOVES ON EXPORT CONTROL COMMITMENTS [...] (S) AIT delivered ref A talking points to Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su and received a report from Su on the investigation into machine tools orders from the Iranian company Azma Pisheh and the Syrian company Sinan that we requested in ref B. AIT has sent an informal translation of [...]	2006-05-11 05:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ECCT PARM MTCRE JP TW
06TAIPEI1623	TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION WANTS 3 LINKS [...] (C) Summary. KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Ping-kun told AIT Director Young May 1 that Taiwan's economic performance is slipping relative to its neighbors and the solution is to implement the three links. In an analysis heavily influenced by his partisan opposition to the current government, Chia [...]	2006-05-11 08:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1627	PAN-BLUE CROSS-STRAIT BILL: MOSTLY POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Pan-Blue legislators are pushing for a May 12 vote on a bill to amend the law which governs air and sea travel between Taiwan and the PRC. The bill proposes to eliminate restrictions on such travel, to set the stage for future direct cross-Strait transportation links. DPP and TSU [...]	2006-05-11 22:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1731	MA YING-JEOU: FTA ESSENTIAL TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: During a May 19 meeting with the Director, Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou reviewed his recent visits to Singapore and Australia. He also volunteered that he is frustrated with the lack of progress toward a U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),arguing that without a [...]	2006-05-19 10:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TW ETRD CH US
06TAIPEI1744	KMT LEGISLATORS DEFEND OPPOSITION TO DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislators debated each other and sheepishly defended their opposition to the stalled defense procurement legislation during a May 18 meeting with the Director. There was a strong difference of views on the upcoming Economic Sustainable Development Conference (ESDC) between [...]	2006-05-22 23:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI175	CORRECTED COPY - AMCHAM DISAPPOINTED IN CHEN'S [...] SUMMARY. The Taipei American Chamber of Commerce is surprised and disappointed at the contents of President Chen Shui-bian,s New Year's Day speech. At a time when the Chamber was expecting relaxation of restrictions on cross-Strait business activities, it sees Chen's comments as promising e [...]	2006-01-19 01:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI1790	TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIZBALLAH, IRAN, AND WHO [...] (S) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director that Taiwan will respect U.S. sensitivities regarding both Hizballah and Iran. His unannounced visit to Lebanon in April was intended to establish friendly relations and explore commercial opportunities. The meeting with a [...]	2006-05-25 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECCT PARM MTCR WHO TBIO IR TW
06TAIPEI1837	DUSTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG [...] (C) Summary. Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia called on Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang on May 26, the second day of the U.S.-Taiwan TIFA talks in Taipei. Stressing Taiwan's cooperation with the U.S. on export controls, pharmaceuticals, and other trade issues, Su urged the U.S. to consider a bilatera [...]	2006-05-29 22:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TW
06TAIPEI1840	DEPUTY USTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: President Chen told DUSTR Bhatia that Taiwan is interested in an FTA for economic reasons and is prepared to take steps needed to further open its market. Bhatia stressed the difficulties in an FTA and explained that it would be more practical to negotiate agreements in specific [...]	2006-05-30 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI1843	DUSTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH NSC SEC-GEN CHIOU [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary General Chiou I-jen told Deputy USTR Bhatia that President Chen values highly Taiwan's friendship and close economic partnership with the U.S. He is eager to put the recent transit problems behind him. Chiou said Taiwan's efforts to improve [...]	2006-05-31 23:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TW
06TAIPEI1853	PRESIDENT CHEN DECIDES TO YIELD SOME OF HIS POWERS [...] (C) Summary: President Chen on May 31 made a surprise announcement that he would yield some powers to Premier Su and refrain from making major government policy and personnel decisions other than in defense, foreign affairs, and cross-Strait relations. NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen told [...]	2006-06-01 13:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1873	TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 8: TEXTILES [...] (C) During Taiwan TIFA talks session 8, the U.S. and Taiwan agreed to work together to complete a textile transshipment MOU. The U.S. and Taiwan also discussed using the AIT/TECRO mechanism to develop economic development assistance programs in AGOA countries. The U.S. noted Taiwan's concer [...]	2006-06-02 04:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TW
06TAIPEI189	TAIWAN BUDGET SIGNALS CONTINUED POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Legislative Yuan (LY) significantly cut and froze Administration budget proposals on January 12 to signal its unhappiness with government ministers and programs in many areas. KMT legislators say they want respect and real information from government agencies and will hold t [...]	2006-01-19 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW
06TAIPEI1915	MA YING-JEOU: TOO GENTLE FOR JAMES SOONG? [...] (C) Summary: The KMT rank-and-file is scrambling to take partisan advantage of Chen Shui-bian's political and personal miseries, but their Chairman, Ma Ying-jeou, seems inclined to demure and delay. Instead of attacking Chen and calling for his ouster, Ma has preached caution and patience. [...]	2006-06-05 22:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI1945	DPP Primary for Kaohsiung Mayoral election - High Stakes, [...] Summary: After much public and party debate on who should represent the DPP in the December 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election, former Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) Chairperson Chen Chu garnered 80 percent of DPP member votes (19,765) during the May 28 DPP primary to become the party's mayoral c [...]	2006-06-08 01:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI196	PEOPLE FIRST PARTY: COMING TO AN END? [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan observers have been predicting the demise of the People First Party (PFP) for several years now, and now it is happening. After the PFP's poor showing in the December 2005 local election, PFP Legislative Yuan (LY) members have begun to return to the KMT in increasing numbe [...]	2006-01-20 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI197	VICE PREMIER-DESIGNATE TSAI ING-WEN ON [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Ing-wen, an expert on cross-Strait and economic issues, has accepted appointment as vice premier in the new cabinet to be headed by Su Tseng-chang. Tsai is expected to play a leading role on cross-Strait issues, compensating for [...]	2006-01-20 09:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PINR CH TW
06TAIPEI1984	AIT CHAIRMAN MEETS TAIWAN PREMIER [...] (C) Summary. On June 8, Premier Su Tseng-chang told AIT Chairman Burghardt that after delegating powers to Su, President Chen retains authority over security, international affairs and cross-Straits issues. The premier expressed confidence that Taiwan's democratic institutions would weather [...]	2006-06-09 11:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV TW
06TAIPEI2044	REACTIONS TO ANNOUNCEMENT ON CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER [...] (C) Summary: AIT's political contacts view today's announcement of the Taiwan-PRC agreement on charter flights as positive, but two Pan-Blue legislators said the agreement did not go far enough or was just a "tiny step." Our contacts believe the announcement will boost President Chen, curren [...]	2006-06-14 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2056	Southern Taiwan Youth Prepping for Global Business [...] Summary: In 2004, Taiwan's Ministry of Education included globalization as an important factor in the annual university performance evaluation program. Local universities have worked to comply by diversifying international exchange programs and re-engineering campuses into international learni [...]	2006-06-16 05:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI211	TAIWAN OPTIMISTIC ON DRAM [...] (C) While the outlook for Taiwan's semiconductor industry for 2006 is positive; many analysts predict a difficult year for the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) industry. However, Taiwan firms are optimistic about their prospects. They are investing heavily in advanced 12-inch manufacturin [...]	2006-01-23 02:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON TW
06TAIPEI2113	CHEN'S FAMILY SCANDALS THREATEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Pan-Blue politicians are pushing for President Chen's resignation or recall over new corruption scandal allegations involving his wife (Wu Shu-chen),his son-in-law (Chao Chien-ming),and officials in the Presidential Office. Chen is fighting back, however, and a reca [...]	2006-06-20 22:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2166	MA: HOLD CHEN ACCOUNTABLE FOR CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary: In a June 21 televised address, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou defended the Pan-Blue effort to recall President Chen and urged him to step down to take political responsibility for corruption scandals and incompetence in managing Taiwan's economy and relations with the U.S. In respo [...]	2006-06-22 21:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2179	PAN-BLUE RIVALS TARNISH, FRUSTRATE MA [...] (C) Summary: Both PFP Chairman James Soong and KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng resent KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's rise to power, which they see as eroding their own positions. They are taking steps separately to try to shore up their influence. Tapping Deep Blue anger, Soon [...]	2006-06-23 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2194	THE LEGISLATURE PREPARES TO VOTE ON RECALLING [...] (C) Summary: The Taiwan legislature's vote tomorrow on a Pan-Blue opposition motion to recall President Chen Shui-bian is expected to fail by more than twenty votes. The Pan-Blue is trying to recall Chen over allegations of corruption against several persons close to him, while ruling party [...]	2006-06-26 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2215	RECALL MOTION AGAINST PRESIDENT CHEN FAILS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Pan-Blue opposition motion to recall President Chen Shui-bian failed to pass Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) on June 27, as was expected. Following the vote, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou announced he would not support a vote of no confidence in Premier Su Tseng-chang at this time [...]	2006-06-27 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2262	PUSHING TAIWAN ON DOHA & TRADE [...] (U) AIT Acting Director, Acting Deputy Director and Econ Chief delivered the demarche in reftel B to Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen and newly appointed Taipei Economic and Cultural Relations Office (TECRO) Deputy Chief John C.C. Deng over dinner on June 29. AIT urged Taiwan to step forward in the [...]	2006-06-30 07:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON TW

06TAIPEI2270	NSC SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN ON THE CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: In recent days President Chen has recovered his good spirits as a result of receiving strong DPP support against the opposition's recall move, NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen told ADIR and ADDIR on June 30, adding that Chen no longer feels "alone." Chiou predicted that politica [...]	2006-06-30 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2365	ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - CROSS-STRAIT CONSENSUS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference has been rescheduled to July 27-28. Planners are optimistic that members of the pan-Blue opposition will participate, although only in a personal capacity. Cross- Strait issues will dominate the agenda with progress possible o [...]	2006-07-13 01:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2376	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - AIRLINES STILL [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan airlines have begun preparing for new cross-Strait charter flights announced June 14 but complain that the number of flights for the holiday charters is too small. China Airlines (CAL) hopes that it will be able to fly cargo charters as often as once a week, but EVA Air be [...]	2006-07-13 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI243	UNEXPECTED Q4 TAIWAN TRADE SURPLUS PUSHES UP GDP [...] As recently as November, Taiwan's official data projected a sharp decline in the overall trade surplus. However, an unexpected expansion of Taiwan's 2005 trade surplus will likely push up real GDP for 2005 and lays the basis for growth in 2006. Exports enjoyed accelerated growth as developed [...]	2006-01-24 21:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2432	US-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Vice-Premier Tsai Ing-wen told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation that Taiwan is in generally good economic health, but must create new industries and jobs and must preserve its competitive advantages over China. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) [...]	2006-07-18 22:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2440	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON PRESIDENT CHEN, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan strongly criticized President Chen for organizing his policies around the "totally impractical" goal of Taiwan independence, during a meeting with the Director on July 18. Chen's policies have negatively affected relations with allies as well as pr [...]	2006-07-19 10:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2441	PFP CHAIRMAN JAMES SOONG WEIGHS IN ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Director on July 17 urged PFP Chairman James Soong to show leadership in breaking the political deadlock blocking arms procurement, pointing out that U.S. decisionmakers are beginning to question Taiwan's commitment to defend itself. Soong made no specific commitments but a [...]	2006-07-19 11:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2467	Vietnam: Taiwan's 2nd Largest Export Base [...] Vietnam has become an important export base for Taiwan companies including a growing number of manufacturers of labor-intensive industries that have relocated from China. Taiwan has become the Vietnam's largest source of foreign direct investment and the largest source of its trade deficit. [...]	2006-07-21 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2480	TAIWAN FRETTING OVER NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] Action request--see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Taiwan MOFA official Ko Jai-son expressed concern to AIT that multiple candidates opposing Sandinista's Daniel Ortega in the November Nicaraguan presidential election would give the election to Ortega, resulting in a switch in diplomatic reco [...]	2006-07-24 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW NU
06TAIPEI2483	RULING DPP SEEKS TO RESTORE IMAGE [...] (C) Summary: The DPP this weekend passed a series of resolutions at its national party congress that aim to curb corruption and burnish its reformist image. In an unexpected and controversial move, the congress abolished the party's formal factions, which up to now have been a primary mechani [...]	2006-07-24 10:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2485	DIRECTOR MEETS KMT TAIPEI MAYORAL CANDIDATE HAU [...] (C) KMT candidate Hau Long-bin told the Director on July 20 that he expects to win the Taipei mayoral election in December, but the contest between him and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh will be much closer than current polling suggests. If elected mayor, Hau will focus on environmental improvement [...]	2006-07-24 22:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2495	KMT INSIDER ON MA, ARMS SALES, KMT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislator Joanna Lei told AIT that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's position on arms sales is not yet fully supported by the party's legislative caucus. Lei said Ma's inept handling of the recall against President Chen demonstrates that Ma must learn how to give orders and demand [...]	2006-07-25 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2513	WANG JIN-PYNG PREDICTS ARMS BUDGET BY DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary: KMT LY President Wang Jin-pyng predicted to the Director on July 25 that the LY would agree to an arms budget no later than this December, which would include the P-3Cs, and possibly PAC-II upgrades and limited funds for a submarine feasibility study. According to "close hold" in [...]	2006-07-26 22:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2532	MTAG:JULY 2006 UPDATE ON TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary: On July 24, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT)ref A talking points on recent machine tool transfers to Syria. At the same meeting, the AIT Container Security Initiative (CSI) Team Leader discussed in detail technical issues related to the inspection of ca [...]	2006-07-27 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2535	KMT ASSETS SELL-OFF IN FULL SWING [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) continues to liquidate its assets in order to ease financial pressures on the party and to deprive the DPP of a campaign issue, a KMT official told AIT. Most of the KMT's major assets, including the party headquarters building, have already been sold, and th [...]	2006-07-27 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2537	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on July 26 that the DPP's recent national party congress was the most productive of the last ten years. Over the next six months, DPP efforts will focus on implementing the congress' reform resolutions and supporting its candidates in the [...]	2006-07-27 10:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2574	Taipei Economic Brief for July [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in July 2006: --Economic Conference offers 516 recommendations; --Economy expected to slow in H2; --Taiwan to streamline insurance policy review; --Restriction on foreign professionals relaxed; --TSMC vaults to 4th largest sem [...]	2006-08-01 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI2610	KMT: PRC'S CHEN YUNLIN AND MAC JOSEPH WU COULD MEET [...] (C) Summary: A senior Kuomintang (KMT) official told AIT August 1 that the KMT hopes AIT will help persuade the DPP government to agree to a visit by PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin to attend an agricultural forum in Taipei October 13-18. The PRC has agreed to the KMT plan to a [...]	2006-08-03 05:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2618	MAC CHAIRMAN UPBEAT ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan will implement the 58 cross-Strait "consensus proposals" by the end of August, then begin considering the more controversial 14 "other items" from last week's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC),Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told the Di [...]	2006-08-03 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI262	NEW ECON CABINET IN TAIWAN, SAME TIGHT [...] (C) Ref A reports on the new economic ministers in Taiwan. After discussions with a range of interlocutors it appears unlikely that the new cabinet will push for liberalization of cross-Strait economic ties. A senior banker suggested to AIT/T that while he sees many of the new appointees as [...]	2006-01-25 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI2630	POST-CONFERENCE OPTIMISM FADES BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Premier's Su announcement that the administration will not relax the 40 percent ceiling on investment in the PRC at this time has disappointed many who expected dramatic cross-Strait economic liberalization after Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC). Howeve [...]	2006-08-04 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2654	THREAT OF NO CONFIDENCE VOTE HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] (C) Summary. Threats by opposition legislators to push for a vote of no confidence against Premier Su Tseng-chang have brought back to the forefront the pending major restructuring of the Legislative Yuan (LY). If a vote of no confidence passes this fall, President Chen Shui-bian can dissol [...]	2006-08-08 00:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2701	MTAG: AUGUST 2006 UPDATE ON TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) Summary: On August 9, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT)ref A talking points on recent machine tool transfers to North Korea by Ching Hwee International Trading and ref B results of three export license reviews. BOFT noted that the U.S. response on export license [...]	2006-08-09 22:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2823	MTAG: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: LIBYA [...] (U) This cable is an action request. See para 9. 2. (S) Summary: On August 15, AIT delivered to the Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) ref A comments on five export license applications as well as the general information on overdue responses contained in the August 14 Bremmer-Young e-m [...]	2006-08-16 22:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM TW ECCT
06TAIPEI2835	TAIPEI MAYOR MA YING-JEOU: PRESIDENT CHEN WON'T [...] (C) Summary: President Chen will not step down under pressure from former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-te, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou predicted to AIT on August 16. Ma hypothesized that if Chen were to resign now, the President would lose his immunity and risk immediate prosecution for [...]	2006-08-17 06:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2846	CHAD LOSS PROMPTS ANXIETY WITHIN TAIWAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Chad's decision last week to establish formal diplomatic relations with Beijing has renewed anxiety in Taipei over the long-term viability of its competition with the PRC for official diplomatic partners. Local foreign policy observers say Taiwan will nevertheless press ahead w [...]	2006-08-17 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
06TAIPEI29	KMT FLEXIBILITY ON ARMS PROCUREMENT: APPEARANCE OR [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent signal of increasing Kuomintang party (KMT) flexibility on arms procurement, on December 27, KMT Spokesperson Cheng Lee-wen quoted Ma as saying there is now "space" to give the arms issue a "reasonable review" in the Legislative Yuan (LY). Ma pledged the KMT will [...]	2006-01-04 10:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MASS MCAP PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2920	CROSS-STRAIT STANDARDS ORGANIZATION DOWNPLAYS [...] (C) Summary: Sinocon, the Taiwan IT industry association that has taken the lead in discussions with the PRC on industry standards, downplayed the level of cooperation in a conversation with AIT/T. Cooperation is still at an early stage, but as the importance of the PRC market continues to gr [...]	2006-08-23 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EIND PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI2921	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...]	2006-08-23 22:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW
06TAIPEI2923	TAIWAN REMAINS INTENT ON A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan remains intent on securing U.S. concurrence to launch talks on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement. Taiwan officials at all levels took advantage of the August 17-21 trade talks in Taipei to raise the issue, emphasizing that an FTA is Taiwan's number one trade goal. Taiwan [...]	2006-08-24 02:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI2933	FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...]	2006-08-24 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW
06TAIPEI2950	MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON [...] (C) Summary. According to Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu, cross-Strait negotiations will not be derailed by Taiwan outrage over what it sees as PRC deviousness in disrupting Taiwan relations with Chad. That said, the pace of negotiations might slow down a bit. Expansion o [...]	2006-08-24 22:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CH TW
06TAIPEI3027	CHEN PLAYS PRESIDENTIAL CARD AS PROTESTERS PREPARE [...] (C) Summary: President Chen is going forward with his long-planned trip to visit diplomatic partners Palau and Nauru Sept 3-6 in an effort to bolster Taiwan's ties to its allies in the South Pacific. In so doing, Chen aims to highlight his determination to forge on as President in the face [...]	2006-09-01 11:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3038	TAIWAN PROTESTS START OFF WITH A WHIMPER [...] (C) Summary: Weekend protest demonstrations calling on President Chen to step down appeared poorly organized and under-attended partly as a result of heavy downpours. The "Depose Chen" campaign, led by former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Shih Ming-te, drew under 1,000 pre-re [...]	2006-09-05 10:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3099	MOTC MINISTER ON HIGH-SPEED RAIL, DIRECT LINKS, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 5 meeting with AIT Director Young, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Minister Tsai Duei expressed confidence that Taiwan high- speed rail will open in October as scheduled after a one- year postponement. He also affirmed that the private sector w [...]	2006-09-07 07:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EAIR ECPS PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3118	TAIPEI PROTESTS SET TO SWING INTO FULL GEAR [...] (C) Summary: Demonstrations calling on President Chen to step down are set to kick off 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 9. Shih Ming-te, leader of the "Depose Chen" campaign, stressed during a press conference September 7 that the event would be "peaceful and non-violent." He also vowed to [...]	2006-09-08 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3126	TAIWAN DEMOCRACY VERSUS CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Justice officials see the growing number of indictments of high-level government officials for corruption as a positive sign of both increasing democratization and higher standards of accountability for government officials. End summary. Government Corruption Dominate [...]	2006-09-11 07:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON POL TW
06TAIPEI3165	AIT DIRECTOR'S SEPT 12 MEETING WITH NSC SECRETARY [...] (C) During a September 12 meeting, the Director discussed the internal situation and defense budget with NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen. Chiou discounted the staying power of Shih Ming-de's street protests, claiming President Chen remains calm about the threat to him. Chiou said Ma Ying- [...]	2006-09-13 03:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS TW
06TAIPEI3234	DUELING DEMONSTRATIONS CONCLUDE PEACEFULLY [...] (C) Summary: The Friday night anti-Chen march led by former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Shih Ming-te attracted an unexpectedly large crowd of 360,000, despite rainy weather. The march ended at the Taipei Railway Station, where Shih and his movement are continuing their sit-in [...]	2006-09-18 10:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3240	PREMIER SU DISCUSSES DEFENSE BUDGET AND POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting on September 15, the Director stressed to Premier Su Tseng-chang the importance for Taiwan and U.S.-Taiwan relations of ensuring that the Legislative Yuan (LY) approves a robust defense budget for 2007. Responding that he would do his utmost to ensure passage o [...]	2006-09-19 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR TW
06TAIPEI325	PRESIDENT CHEN RECONSOLIDATES HIS POWER [...] (C) Summary: President Chen, who appears to have regained confidence in recent days, has taken important steps toward reconsolidating his power with the appointment of the new cabinet led by Premier Su Tseng-chang and the installation of the new Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu [...]	2006-01-27 06:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3261	TAIWAN POLICE CHALLENGED BY SKIRMISHES BETWEEN PRO [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the large anti-Chen march and pro-Chen rally held over the weekend in Taipei (Reftel),two sparsely attended anti-Chen activities in southern Taiwan early this week generated small-scale violent clashes with pro-Chen supporters. Ruling and opposition leaders are c [...]	2006-09-20 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW ASEC CASC CMGT
06TAIPEI3269	DPP LEADERS YU SHYI-KUN AND FRANK HSIEH DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Director on September 19, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun and DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh both suggested that Shih Ming-te was hoping to make a political comeback through his ongoing movement aimed at pressuring President Chen to step down. Bot [...]	2006-09-21 12:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3288	TAIWAN SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS TRADE ISSUES [...] Summary: (S/NF) AIT Director Young discussed current political and economic situations with Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen and Minister of Economic Affairs Steve CHEN (Ruey-long). Tsai seemed mot to be preoccupied with the continuing drive to bring down President Chen, emphasizing that the gover [...]	2006-09-22 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3394	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM EFFORT SPARKS DEBATE WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: Divisions within the ruling DPP between moderates and independence activists are complicating the process of producing an acceptable constitutional revision proposal for the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) to consider on October 4. Originally focusing on two constituti [...]	2006-10-03 02:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3407	Taipei Economic Brief for September 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected September 2006 economic events in Taiwan: --Exports sustain Taiwan economic growth; --High-tech manufacturing grows; --Semiconductor counter-complaint; --More Taiwan technology flows to China; --Taiwan pharmaceutical plants; --State ownership in Chunghwa Telec [...]	2006-10-03 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI3414	TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's aviation market has suffered from dramatic declines in domestic air travel that will worsen with the opening of Taiwan's high-speed rail. In addition, air cargo growth appears to have stagnated, Taiwan airlines face increasing competition from expanded U.S.-China air cap [...]	2006-10-03 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI3446	TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the face of challenges detailed in ref D, Taiwan's small airlines are struggling. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration is encouraging them to merge, but the airlines are reluctant. To survive, they are expanding regional service and look to tap into profitable cross-St [...]	2006-10-05 03:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI3456	DPP SHIFTS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTO LOW GEAR FOR [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing and debating various constitutional revision proposals, some of which dealt with sensitive sovereignty issues, the ruling DPP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) on October 4 decided to continue discussion of constitutional revision during its next meeting in earl [...]	2006-10-05 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3473	TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. firms have different views on the potential impact of direct cross-Strait air links on their business. United hopes regular cross-Strait flights on other airlines will increase the attractiveness of its planned non-stop service to San Francisco. Northwest and FedEx believe [...]	2006-10-11 08:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3479	NSC SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN ON ANTI-CHEN [...] (C) Summary: NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen told the Director on October 11 that President Chen was "a little angry" over the disruptive protests launched against him by pan-Blue legislators at the October 10 national day ceremony. Chen had agreed to participate in the ceremony, against th [...]	2006-10-11 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3494	PRESIDENT CHEN'S RECALL RERUN [...] (C) Summary: In the midst of ongoing public protests against President Chen, KMT and PFP legislators have begun legislative hearings on their second motion to recall Chen from office. DPP legislators have shunned the hearings and have vowed to boycott the recall vote scheduled for this Friday, [...]	2006-10-12 11:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3521	SECOND PRESIDENTIAL RECALL FAILS AND THINGS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Voting along strict party lines, on October 13 the Legislative Yuan (LY) rejected the second motion to recall President Chen this year. Before the vote, "Depose Chen" protest movement leader Shih Ming-te instructed his followers to go home and rest instead of picketing the LY duri [...]	2006-10-13 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3522	PRESIDENT CHEN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: The Director briefed President Chen Shui-bian on October 12 on his recent consultations in Washington, underscoring the importance Washington attaches to Taiwan's passage this fall of a robust defense budget. President Chen stressed his strong determination and his expectation th [...]	2006-10-13 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL APECO TW
06TAIPEI3552	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Taiwan Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation on export control issues, promised to look into the U.S.-EU proposal on advancing Taiwan's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and said she believes the Taiwan econom [...]	2006-10-17 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW
06TAIPEI3554	FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director and DDIR on October 16, former President Lee Teng-hui attributed problems in Taiwan's democracy, including poor governance and corruption, to the lack of political education in the democratic process and values of the island. Lee criticized Pre [...]	2006-10-17 10:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3563	Policy Changes on Legal Education Delivery [...] (U) Summary: Since the 1992 establishment of southern Taiwan's first law degree program at National Chung Cheng University (NCCU) in Chiayi, law programs offered in southern Taiwan have never equaled in number or prestige the law programs offered in northern Taiwan, the center of the island's [...]	2006-10-18 06:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI3587	PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 18 meeting with Premier Su Tseng-chang, the Director underscored the need for Taiwan to SIPDIS enhance export controls following the North Korean nuclear test and the critical importance for Taiwan to approve a robust defense budget that includes arms procurement [...]	2006-10-19 10:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3588	KMT CHAIRMAN MA PLEDGES FORWARD MOVEMENT ON ARMS [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director on October 19, Taipei Mayor/Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou expressed confidence that next week the Procedural Committee of the Legislative Yuan (LY) would approve the 2006 U.S. arms procurement supplemental for consideration by the full LY [...]	2006-10-19 11:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3589	LEGISLATIVE YUAN SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ARMS [...] (S) Summary: LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on October 19 that party leaders in the LY have agreed to put the supplementary budget bill on arms procurement on the LY agenda for review next week. The regular defense budget, which also includes arms procurement, has already b [...]	2006-10-19 11:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV MCAP PREL TW
06TAIPEI3604	KMT CHAIRMAN MA SUFFERS FALLOUT FROM DEPOSE CHEN [...] (C) Summary: After more than six weeks of demonstrations, Shih Ming-te's "Depose President Chen" movement has failed to topple Chen, but has ironically weakened KMT Chairman and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou and boosted PFP Chairman James Soong. A drop in Ma's approval rating largely reflects Deep [...]	2006-10-20 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3613	CROSS-STRAIT TRADE - OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite dramatic liberalization, Taiwan still maintains substantial restrictions on the import of certain products from the PRC, banning outright 20 percent of all import product categories. A disproportionate number of agricultural product categories are banned. Taiwan produce [...]	2006-10-23 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3634	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu Shyi-kun predicted to the Director on October 19 that the anti-President Chen movement will gradually die out unless the forthcoming prosecutor's report is very damaging to the President. Yu observed that DPP mayoral candidate Chen [...]	2006-10-25 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW
06TAIPEI3640	PFP CHAIRMAN SOONG ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary: During an October 25 meeting with the Director, PFP Chairman (and Taipei mayoral candidate) James Soong promised to publicly reaffirm his support for the P-3C antisubmarine warfare aircraft and a submarine feasibility study, but stopped short of committing to pass the "Supplementa [...]	2006-10-25 10:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3687	HIGH-SPEED RAIL - RUNNING LATE, BUT ON TRACK [...] Summary: Taiwan's high-speed rail will begin operations in December 2006. Its financial situation seems to have stabilized in the year since it obtained additional funding from the Taiwan authorities in September 2005. As it draws closer to operations, the high-speed rail appears to have lef [...]	2006-10-31 01:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ECON TW
06TAIPEI3704	TAIWAN ONGOING CONCERNS OVER NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) National Security Council Deputy Secretary General Joanne Chang (Jaw-ling) told AIT on October 25 that Taiwan continues to monitor closely the runup to the November 5 presidential election in Nicaragua. She expressed concern that multiple candidates opposing Sandanista's Daniel Ortega s [...]	2006-10-31 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW NU
06TAIPEI3707	TAIWAN OPTIMISTIC ON RELATIONS WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Shinzo Abe's election as Japanese Prime Minister in late September is widely viewed within Taiwan academic and foreign policy circles as an opportunity for Taipei to further improve its already strong working relationship with Japan. While hoping to expand economic and cultural [...]	2006-10-31 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TW JA
06TAIPEI3730	Weak KMT Campaign Allows DPP to Catch Up in Kaohsiung [...] (SBU) Summary: Negative reactions to Shih Ming-te's movement against President Chen and KMT campaign shortcomings in leadership and strategy are jeopardizing KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying's bid to win the December 9 Kaohsiung mayoral election. Recent media polling indicates that the Kaohsiung [...]	2006-11-02 06:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3736	Taiwan Southerners' Views on U.S. Arms Procurements [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, at a Legislative Yuan procedural committee meeting, Taiwan's Pan Blue legislators once again blocked the U.S. arms procurements bill from the agenda for the next legislative session. Given that the Pan Blue opposition has blocked the special and supplemental defen [...]	2006-11-02 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL TW
06TAIPEI3771	"POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE" - PRESIDENT CHEN IMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary: The Taipei Prosecutor's office today issued an indictment against President Chen Shui-bian's wife Wu Shu-chen for corruption and falsifying documents in the use of Presidential Office special funds claimed to have been used for secret diplomacy. President Chen was implicated in [...]	2006-11-03 22:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3773	PRESIDENT CHEN'S BATTLE TO STAY IN OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has announced plans to launch a third recall effort against President Chen, following release yesterday of the prosecutor's report implicating Chen in corruption charges against his wife. The recall effort will fail unless the KMT can persuade at [...]	2006-11-04 11:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3781	PRESIDENT CHEN WEATHERS POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: President Chen offered a range of arguments to defend himself and his wife Wu Shu-chen against corruption charges in a televised statement to the media and public on November 5. At the end of his statement, Chen announced dramatically that he would step down immediately if his wi [...]	2006-11-06 22:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI382	CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CHINESE NEW YEAR SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary: In an informal Chinese New Year speech in southern Taiwan on January 29, President Chen announced that he was considering abolishing the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),using the name Taiwan in applying to join the UN, and holding a c [...]	2006-02-07 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3889	SCENESETTER: DECEMBER 9 MAYORAL ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will head to the polls Saturday, December 9, to elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities. The recent indictment of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, which implicated President Chen, has heightened the importance of these elections, especially the close rac [...]	2006-11-17 10:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI3902	DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT LU DISCUSS POLITICS, [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Annette Lu told the Director on November 16 that Kaohsiung DPP candidate Chen Chu's campaign is going well although she is trailing slightly in the polls following the recent corruption indictment of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, which implicated President Chen. The DPP [...]	2006-11-20 12:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3906	CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - TAIWAN STILL HOLDS SOME [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan media often reports Taiwan firms in Mainland China are returning to invest in Taiwan. Taiwan encourages this kind of investment. However, many of these firms maintain and even expand large manufacturing operations in the Mainland at the same time they increase investment i [...]	2006-11-21 01:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV KIPR PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3920	PRESIDENT CHEN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: President Chen told the Director on November 20 that Legislative Yuan (LY) speaker Wang Jin-pyng has assured him the LY will approve arms procurement after the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections on December 9. Chen reviewed the campaigns in the two cities, pointing out that [...]	2006-11-21 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI3964	DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON UPCOMING MAYORAL [...] (S) Summary: DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on November 22 that his only hope to eke out a narrow victory on December 9 is if there is a large enough split in the pan-Blue vote. According to Hsieh, this would require PFP Chairman James Soong and other minor candid [...]	2006-11-27 06:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW JA
06TAIPEI399	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRIES BUILDING ON SUCCESS [...] (C) Taiwan firms created the fabless-foundry model in semiconductor manufacturing, and its "foundries" (contract chip manufacturers) continue to dominate this large and growing segment of the industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has more than 50 percent of the global fo [...]	2006-02-09 03:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI3995	TAIPEI MAYORAL RACE: PERSONALITIES, THEMES, AND [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Hau Lung-bin continues to lead DPP candidate Frank Hsieh by a comfortable margin in popular opinion polls on the December 9 Taipei mayoral election. The ongoing investigation of current Taipei Mayor (and KMT Chairman) Ma Ying-jeou's special fund has had little effec [...]	2006-11-29 10:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4008	KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL ELECTION: PERSONALITIES, [...] (C) Summary: The Kaohsiung mayoral race between DPP candidate Chen Chu and KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying remains too close to call with just over a week remaining before the December 9 election. The DPP and KMT both view this election as critical to their future plans, the DPP to stop the sl [...]	2006-11-30 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4029	TAIWAN HI-TECH - BUSINESS BOOMING DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to Hsinchu, Taiwan's high-tech industry center, business leaders described to AIT Director good prospects for Taiwan's semiconductor and flat-panel display industries, many citing ambitious expansion plans. However, most complained about the Chen administration's [...]	2006-12-01 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EIND ETTC PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4063	MAC CHAIRMAN PREDICTS CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM [...] (C) Summary. MAC Chairman Wu told the Director December 5 that a cross-Strait agreement to further open Taiwan to PRC tourism would likely be concluded shortly after the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections. He said charter flights will take longer, though he expects the Ministr [...]	2006-12-06 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EAIR ECON PGOV CH TW
06TAIPEI4095	ASE-CARLYLE DEAL - MONEY, POLITICS, AND TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The Carlyle Group's planned acquisition of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) set Taiwan abuzz over the pros and cons of the island's cross-Strait restrictions on investment. ASE emphasized it is primarily motivated by a desire to form closer relationships with other semico [...]	2006-12-11 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EIND ETTC PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4096	RULING DPP AND OPPOSITION KMT SPLIT KEY MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary: In key mayoral elections on December 9, the ruling DPP narrowly retained control of its southern base, Kaohsiung, and the opposition KMT kept control of Taipei as expected. Although Frank Hsieh lost the election in Taipei, his stronger than expected 41 percent showing boosts his [...]	2006-12-11 10:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4104	KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU ON DEFENSE BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chaiman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director that the 2007 defense budget is moving toward legislative approval in the near future, though he was non-committal on a possible supplemental budget next Spring for PAC-III missiles. Ma was very cautious in discussing the status of KMT [...]	2006-12-12 22:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR TW
06TAIPEI4113	LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON DEFENSE BUDGET AND [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng discussed progress on the defense budget and Taiwan's post-election political landscape with the Director on December 12. Wang suggested that the 2007 annual defense budget is likely to pass during the current legislative session, wi [...]	2006-12-13 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4114	DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on December 12 that the results of the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections were a "small victory" for the party, with Chen Chu winning narrowly in Kaohsiung and Frank Hsieh turning in a good performance in Taipei. The elect [...]	2006-12-13 11:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4152	Kaohsiung Mayoral Election - Aftermath Lawsuit [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a KMT loss in the Kaohsiung mayoral race by a tight margin to the DPP, KMT candidate Huang Chun-yin has sued DPP candidate Chen Chu for violating election law by falsely accusing him of vote buying just hours before the polls opened. Kaohsiung prosecutors have now det [...]	2006-12-19 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI4153	TAIWAN'S MEDICAL INDUSTRY - CATCHING CHINA FEVER? [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan investors and medical providers are increasingly involved in healthcare services in the PRC. Taiwan firms have opened or plan to open eight hospitals in China. According to one AIT source, as many as 100 Taiwan-invested clinics have applied for PRC permission to operate i [...]	2006-12-19 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4155	KMT LEGISLATOR JOHN CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Central Standing Committee and LY member John Chiang suggested to the Acting Director on December 18 that PRC leaders' growing confidence in China's development has made them more accommodating in engaging Taiwan on cross-Strait economic issues. However, Chiang believes B [...]	2006-12-19 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4168	Pro-Independence Southern Taiwan Society Joins Forces with [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 07:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI4173	CROSS-STRAIT WEEKEND AND CARGO CHARTER FLIGHTS - [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan speculated that April 1, 2007, was the earliest date possible for cross-Strait cargo and weekend passenger charter flights. Fan's projection is consistent with the most recent comments from the Mainland Affa [...]	2006-12-22 03:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI4200	MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN GAMEPLAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's licensing agency is pleased with the improvements in its licensing system over the course of 2006 and attributes much of the progress to U.S. assistance. Taiwan greatly appreciates U.S. comments on licensing cases and welcomes any additional comments U.S. agencies may ha [...]	2006-12-28 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC TW
06TAIPEI469	CHEN MOVES TOWARD DECISION ON UNIFICATION [...] (S) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian is moving toward a final decision on the National Unification Council (NUC) and Guidelines in time for the March 14 anniversary of China,s Anti-Secession Law. The National Security Council (NSC) may try to float the argument that the NUC and Guidelines [...]	2006-02-14 12:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI48	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NEW CONSTITUTION [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies focused their coverage January 6 on a) KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's interview with local media about cross-Strait relations, U.S. arms procurement, and President Chen Shui-bian's proposal of a Chen-Ma meeting; b) President Chen's weekly e- newslett [...]	2006-01-06 06:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI514	Export Boom Continues in January 2006 [...] In January 2006, Taiwan began using new UN guidelines to compile its trade statistics and to revise its trade data for past years. Seasonally adjusted, Taiwan continued to enjoy an export boom in January 2006, particularly in its electrical and electronics industries. Greater China (mainlan [...]	2006-02-17 00:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI54	PFP INSIDER SAYS: PFP HAS NO FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) legislator Lin Yu-fang told AIT that the PFP has no political future and that he and a number of other legislators will be returning to the KMT before the next LY session begins in February. Lin describes PFP Chairman James Soong as deeply jealous over t [...]	2006-01-06 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS MCAP TW
06TAIPEI546	TAIWAN RE-REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) appealed to AIT ADIR for U.S. help in upgrading and systematizing the conditions for its participation in WHO and in reinforcing with 2006 APEC host Vietnam the importance of providing Taiwan with treatment equi [...]	2006-02-22 07:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IO PREL TW
06TAIPEI55	CHEN SPEECH - SPECIAL IMPACT ON HIGH-TECH COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: As reported in refs a-d, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian in his annual New Year's speech poured cold water on hopes for improved cross-Strait relations in the near future. The President in his address altered the accepted formulaic language on cross-Strait relations and announce [...]	2006-01-08 22:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PINR TW CH

06TAIPEI562	AIT/T VIEWS ON SPECIAL 301 REVIEW 2006 [...] Summary: The environment for Intellectual Property protection in Taiwan continues to improve as key sectors of society embrace the reality that Taiwan's economic prosperity is increasingly dependent on innovation. Taiwan authorities have continued effective enforcement actions targeted at o [...]	2006-02-24 05:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD TW
06TAIPEI592	PFP SAYS DON'T CALL US PAN-BLUE ANYMORE [...] (U) Summary: The People First Party (PFP) is threatening to withdraw from the Legislative Yuan's (LY) majority Pan-Blue coalition if the Kuomintang (KMT) refuses to share political power or give greater respect to the PFP and its Chairman, James Soong. Eight prominent PFP legislators, one- [...]	2006-02-27 07:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI598	BLUE ANGER AND GREEN CELEBRATION IN REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: The Pan-Green is celebrating President Chen's "victory" in announcing the National Unification Council's (NUC) "ceasing to function" and the National Unification Guideline's (NUG) "ceasing to apply" in the face of domestic and international pressure. The KMT is in reaction mode. [...]	2006-02-28 11:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI64	Capital Inflow Lifting Taiwan Markets [...] SUMMARY. Expectations of a weaker U.S. currency in 2006 have prompted portfolio investors to move capital from the United States to East Asia recently. Huge capital flows have contributed to substantial rises in stock prices and appreciation of currencies across the region. In the first si [...]	2006-01-09 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06TAIPEI642	2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN [...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2005-06 Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) report. The report is presented according to reftel sections, beginning with 21 A. -------- Overview -------- 21 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or [...]	2006-03-01 07:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI656	Protest by Suspended Taitung Magistrate - Wu Chun-li [...] (U) After the December 3-in-1 election, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) suspended the duly-elected Taitung County Magistrate Wu Chun-li (KMT) from his post immediately following his swearing-in ceremony (December 20). The reason given for the dismissal was Wu's conviction in a c [...]	2006-03-02 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI705	Southern Taiwan Confirmed Epidemic -- Vote-buying [...] (SBU) Summary. At the conclusion of the 3-in-1 elections on December 3, 2005, prosecutors in southern Taiwan found themselves overwhelmed with clean-up of vote-buying complaints. Blossoming creative methods and variations on the practice of vote-buying do little to help practitioners avoid th [...]	2006-03-07 01:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI727	THE OPPOSITION KMT REACTS TO PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) plans to initiate a recall motion against President Chen, not with any expectation of success, but to highlight Chen's perceived failings and to counter his repeated attacks on party Chairman Ma Ying-jeou. The KMT believes that Chen will fail to a [...]	2006-03-08 11:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI729	DPP Will Pay the Price for New Highway Toll System [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's new electronic toll collection (ETC) system has come under fire for the high costs to drivers and snarled traffic despite low usage rates. There have also been accusations of corruption in the bidding process. The ETC is only latest in a series of transportation build [...]	2006-03-09 01:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN PGOV TW
06TAIPEI738	Vietnamese Brides in Southern Taiwan - [...] Summary. Foreign brides, and their social and educational problems have once more captured considerable attention in the wake of late 2005 news coverage of a group of Vietnamese women entering Taiwan (ref A) via marriage documents for the actual purpose of prostitution. While a few Vietname [...]	2006-03-09 05:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI VM TW
06TAIPEI8	CHEN SHUI-BIAN APPEALS TO BASE, CONFRONTS [...] (C) Summary. President Chen Shui-bian's New Years Day speech surprised Taiwan with its harsh line toward the opposition Kuomintang party (KMT) and its reiteration of old ideas and charges. Political leaders across the blue-green spectrum had expected a more moderate, conciliatory speech in [...]	2006-01-03 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI819	PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Since January 1 President Chen has veered rhetorically toward the Deep Green Taiwan independence platform. On March 13, Chen told the Washington Post that he would not block efforts to make independence part of the debate over Taiwan's constitution. His February 27 announcement [...]	2006-03-14 12:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI82	(U) TAIWAN'S EVERGREEN MARINE CORPORATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-10 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EWWT EAIR TW CH PM
06TAIPEI83	PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEAR'S SPEECH: GIVING UP ON [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's advisors insist that the New Year's speech was intended to "clarify" Chen's view of the current situation facing Taiwan and to set the agenda for his final two years. After pro forma insistence that Chen's speech did not mean policy changes, th [...]	2006-01-10 10:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI84	PUBLIC OPINION POLLING ON PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: President Chen's approval rating rose very slightly after his controversial New Years address but remains extremely low, 23 percent, according to a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) internal public opinion poll. Nonetheless, Chen's speech struck a responsive chord within the DPP [...]	2006-01-10 10:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
06TAIPEI872	PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DEEP GREEN: ALLIES OF [...] (C) Summary: The Deep Green pro-independence movement and President Chen each see the other as helpful to achieving their separate goals. Chen has gained much needed political support in return for lending his own support to Deep Green initiatives such as abolishing the National Unification [...]	2006-03-16 11:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI9	CHEN SPEECH - CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS WILL [...] (C) In his annual New Year speech, Chen Shui-bian reinforced his administration's emphasis on managing economic relations with the PRC at the expense of further liberalization. The speech did not mention specific unofficial discussions with the PRC on regular charter flights or tourism or ot [...]	2006-01-03 22:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAIR PREL TW CH
06TAIPEI902	MA YING-JEOU: READY FOR THE U.S. STAGE? [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou sees his upcoming visit to Washington as a key step in his run for the presidency in 2008. He hopes to burnish his credentials as a statesman who knows how to handle the big political and security issues including U.S.-Ta [...]	2006-03-17 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TW
06TAIPEI905	TAIWAN'S INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS LABOR TRAFFICKING [...] Summary: AIT, G/TIP, and EAP/RSP visitors met with officials at the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) on 13 March to discuss labor trafficking, government initiatives to address TIP, and complaints raised by local NGOs (reftel). The CLA told AIT that it will increase labor broker standards, give [...]	2006-03-20 01:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06TAIPEI916	COMPETING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR AND AGAINST PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and pan-Green allies held a large march and rally on Saturday March 18 to "shout out to China," support President Chen Shui-bian, and rebuild party morale following a series of election reverses. The event coincided roughly with the [...]	2006-03-20 12:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI918	Loss in Chiayi Supplemental Legislative Election Shows [...] (SBU) Summary. In Chiayi City's March 11, 2006, supplemental Legislative election (reftels A and B),the KMT candidate Chiang Yi-hsiung won by 3,038 votes over DPP candidate Chen Li-chen. In the December 2005, 3-in-1 election, Chen Li-chen had already lost her re-election bid for mayor. Thi [...]	2006-03-20 23:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TW
06TAIPEI943	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIWAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. AIT Director Stephen Young used his introductory meeting with Foreign Minister James Huang on March 20 to preview some of the issues he intended to raise in greater detail in his meeting with President Chen Shui-bian the following day. The Director stressed that he looked forwa [...]	2006-03-21 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV TW
06TAIPEI959	KMT: KISSING ITS ASSETS GOODBYE [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) is busy selling off the assets it acquired while in power to keep the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from flogging the issue in upcoming elections. With operating costs of over NT$150 million (US$4.7 million) per month, the party also has practical reas [...]	2006-03-22 10:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06TAIPEI97	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S NEW [...] Summary: Major Chinese-language Taiwan dailies shifted their focus of coverage to President Chen Shui-bian's New Year's Day address again January 11 following National Security Council Secretary-General Chiou I-jen's press conference Tuesday. At the press conference, Chiou refuted a news stor [...]	2006-01-11 23:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06TAIPEI980	MAC'S "ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" CLARIFICATION STILL [...] (C) On March 22, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu detailed the mechanisms to be used in implementing the "active management, effective opening" policy for cross-Strait economic activities. The mechanisms are divided into to four categories: personnel, agriculture, economics a [...]	2006-03-23 11:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR CH TW
06TALLINN1014	ESTONIAN RAILWAY DEAL HEADING INTO FINAL PHASE [...] (U) Summary: On November 10, the Cabinet approved the GOE's re-purchase of Baltic Rail Services' (BRS) majority stake in Estonian Railways (ER). Although some Ministers and Members of Parliament have voiced public concerns over aspects of the deal, parliamentary approval is expected before th [...]	2006-11-16 13:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN
06TALLINN1042	OIL SHALE ENERGY: FACING ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) Summary. Oil shale is a key Estonian national resource, whose existence has allowed the country to remain relatively independent of Russian natural gas supplies. Despite the high cost of compliance, the GOE and power utility Eesti Energia are confident they will bring Estonia's oil shale [...]	2006-11-20 15:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV ENRG EN
06TALLINN1084	ESTONIA: PRESIDENT ILVES'S TRIP TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. On December 6, President Ilves's Foreign Affair Advisor, Sven Jurgenson, briefed us on Ilves's recent trip to Georgia. While in Tbilisi, Ilves emphasized to Georgian President Saakashvili the need for the GOG to reduce tensions with Russia and take a more pragmatic approach to E [...]	2006-12-07 09:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG EN
06TALLINN1086	ESTONIA: BIOS OF PRESIDENT ILVES?S ADVISORS [...] (SBU) Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has surrounded himself with trusted, experienced advisors he has known for most of his political career. For the most part, these officials gained experience in the early days of re-independence, and comprise some of the most thoughtful and well c [...]	2006-12-07 14:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV EN
06TALLINN1131	ESTONIA: PRIME MINISTER ANSIP VISITS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Afghanistan December 10- 12, Prime Minister Ansip assured President Karzai that Estonia and NATO are in Afghanistan for the "long haul." Karzai expressed gratitude for Estonia's support to Afghanistan and complained bitterly about Pakistan's unwillingness to dea [...]	2006-12-22 12:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF EN
06TALLINN294	COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S AND EUR [...] (C) Noting that Estonia would have to decide this fall on the future of its troop deployment in Iraq, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet asked visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson and Assistant Secretary of State Dan Fried how long the U.S. believes coalition forces will be necessary [...]	2006-03-29 07:48:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD CVIS BY UP EN
06TALLINN418	UPDATE ON ESTONIA'S SCHOOL REFORM [...] (U) Summary: In September 2007 Estonia's 63 Russian language high schools will begin a gradual four-year transition to teaching 60% of the curriculum in Estonian (reftels). The GOE is slowly responding to criticism that preparations have been insufficient and a National Action Plan was adopt [...]	2006-05-03 12:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN423	CODEL COBLE ENGAGES WITH ESTONIANS ON LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 18 - 19 visit to Tallinn Congressman Howard Coble and Congressional staff discussed narcotics, shipping and port security, and other law enforcement issues with the Members of Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet, Minister of Internal Affairs Kalle [...]	2006-05-04 14:46:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP EN
06TALLINN463	ESTONIA INCREASES FOREIGN AID [...] (U) On May 11 the GOE endorsed a development cooperation and humanitarian assistance development plan for 2006 to 2010. According to the plan, which hews closely to a draft that has been under discussion since December 2005 (reftel),in the coming four years foreign aid will grow to 0.1 perce [...]	2006-05-16 06:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN535	ESTONIA: PDAS VERGA DISCUSSES DISASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of his participation in a Baltic Defense College seminar, OSD PDAS for Homeland Defense Peter Verga met with the Secretaries General of the Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs on June 1. Verga shared insights on the challenges of inter-agency coordination [...]	2006-06-06 07:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR SOCI EN
06TALLINN545	ESTONIA ON NATO RESPONSE FORCE [...] (C) In the context of a previously scheduled visit to Estonia, EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins and Polecoff delivered reftel points on the need for securing pledges for the NATO Response Force (NRP)on June 2 to Sander Soone, MFA First Political Department Director General, and Miko Haljas, MFA D [...]	2006-06-08 07:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF NATO EN
06TALLINN580	ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S REPORT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Urmas Paet presented his semi-annual foreign policy report to the Estonian Parliament on June 6. On June 15 MFA Policy Planning Director Raul Malk (co-author of the speech) told us key take-aways included: a warning that Estonia was at risk of overextension wi [...]	2006-06-19 04:56:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN597	ESTONIAN CENTRAL BANK CITES SIGNS OF [...] (U) Summary: On June 14, Central Bank Governor Andres Lipstok warned of signs of overheating in the Estonian economy, announcing that wage growth was twice as large as productivity growth in the first quarter of 2006. He urged the GOE to forego a planned supplementary budget and recommended [...]	2006-06-22 11:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETTC PREL EUN EN
06TALLINN599	AFGHAN DELEGATION VISITS ESTONIA TO STUDY NATION [...] (U) Summary: Estonia recently hosted a high-level delegation from Afghanistan to discuss issues relating to nation building and e-governance. Although our Estonian interlocutors believe the Afghans are unlikely to implement what they learned about e-government in the near future, they belie [...]	2006-06-22 11:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EN
06TALLINN634	ESTONIA: RAILWAY DEADLOCK UNNERVING GOE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, Baltic Rail Service (BRS) sent an official response to the Estonian government's letter of April 27 alleging that BRS had violated the terms of the Estonian Railways privatization agreement and threatening to revoke that agreement. In its letter, BRS categorically [...]	2006-07-10 09:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD EN
06TALLINN658	ESTONIA: PRESIDENT RUUTEL TO RUN FOR SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary. As expected, President Ruutel announced on June 13 that he will seek a second term as President of Estonia. Ruutel's party, People's Union, is working hard to ensure the election is decided in the Electoral College, where Ruutel has stronger support. This has only added to the [...]	2006-07-17 14:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN659	ESTONIA: GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...]	2006-07-17 15:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU
06TALLINN660	ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...]	2006-07-18 04:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU
06TALLINN743	FINNISH CASE REOPENS UNFINISHED TIP DEBATE IN [...] (U) In July, Finnish prosecutors brought to trial a group of Estonians and Finns under TIP-specific statutes. The five Estonian and two Finnish traffickers were convicted of trafficking 15 Estonian women to Finland for prostitution. The ringleaders were given prison sentences and hefty fines [...]	2006-08-16 10:24:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EN
06TALLINN784	CODEL KOLBE THANKS ANSIP FOR SUPPORT IN IRAQ AND [...] (U) Summary. During a meeting in Tallinn on August 24, a congressional delegation led by House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Chairman James Kolbe(R-AZ) thanked Prime Minister Andrus Ansip for Estonia's support for the Global War on Terror. PM Ansi [...]	2006-08-28 14:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS ENRG CVIS RS EN
06TALLINN835	GOE AND BRS CLOSE TO A DEAL ON RAILWAY SALE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOE and Estonia Railway's (ER) primary shareholder, Baltic Rail Services (BRS) may be close to concluding a deal for the buyback of BRS' shares. The Ministry of Economy (MOE) appears prepared to take a more flexible approach on price. BRS and ER are anxious to close a deal, [...]	2006-09-14 08:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN
06TALLINN845	ESTONAIN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: NO LONGER HOT BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. These days, progress in Estonian- Russian relations is measured in inches. Over the last several months, disagreements over sensitive and controversial issues such as the border treaty have not hindered cooperation on less hotly debated issues. However, Estonia's relationship [...]	2006-09-15 08:35:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS EN
06TALLINN887	ESTONIA: ILVES IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF [...] (U) On September 23 Toomas Hendrik Ilves, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the U.S., was elected President of Estonia. A 345-member electoral college comprised of parliamentarians and local municipality representatives voted 174-162 for I [...]	2006-09-27 05:39:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EN
06TALLINN908	ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on the North Korean threat to test a nuclear device, MFA Third Political Department Director General Simmu Tiik said that the GOE understands that the North's threat poses a serious challenge to both peace and security in North East Asia and to the global e [...]	2006-10-05 13:17:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EN
06TALLINN941	ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART I: ILVES ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Toomas Henrik Ilves brings international perspective and strong foreign policy experience to the presidency in Estonia. In contrast to his predecessor, Ilves has made it clear that he will use the presidency as a bully pulpit on both domestic and foreign policy issues. While th [...]	2006-10-16 13:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
06TALLINN974	ESTONIA PREPARES FOR SCHENGEN IMPLEMENTATION [...] Summary: GOE officials expect implementation of the Schengen Agreement to be delayed until early 2009, because of a delay in the European Commission's introduction of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). In preparation for accession, the GOE is focused on bringing borde [...]	2006-10-26 15:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD EUN EN
06TALLINN983	ESTONIA: REFLECTIONS ON EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Estonia's attitude toward EU membership has evolved away from EU skepticism and towards a more pragmatic "good European" engagement. Public support for Estonia's EU membership has recently reached a record high. However, in foreign policy Estonian officials recognize that their [...]	2006-11-02 11:59:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU EN
06TALLINN989	ESTONIA: INVESTMENT TRENDS & CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Estonian economy is strong, and a favorable and open destination for foreign investment. Nevertheless, a labor crunch, infrastructure strain, and some uncertainties in the business climate pose possible future threats to growth. Ideas for attracting future FDI include positi [...]	2006-11-03 12:29:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON EN
06TASHKENT1562	UZBEKISTAN'S KARIMOV THREATENED BY MILITANT ISLAM [...] (C) Summary: In a marathon discussion with President Karimov, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Boucher pressed Karimov to live up to the promise that U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations once held. Karimov welcomed the effort at dialogue, but said that a lack of trust is at the heart [...]	2006-08-11 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT269	PROSECUTORS SEEK TO MERGE SUNSHINE COALITION LEADERS' [...] (C) Summary: January 30 was scheduled to be the last day of Sunshine Coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova's trial on tax evasion charges. It also was to be the first day of fellow co-founder Sanjar Umarov's trial on similar accusations. Instead, the judge postponed action on both cases an [...]	2006-02-02 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON UZ
06TASHKENT325	FREEDOM HOUSE APPEAL DENIED [...] (U) On February 7, Freedom House lost its appeal of an Uzbek court order issued January 11 suspending its operations for six months (Ref A). After deliberating for approximately seven minutes, the appeals court also upheld the decisions to forward allegations that Freedom House illegally oper [...]	2006-02-13 12:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT345	UNHCR PRESSING FOR UZBEK RATIFICATION OF REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's Deputy Country Representative asked for U.S. support in encouraging the GOU to sign the 1951 Convention on Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. Uzbekistan is the only CIS state not to have signed the documents. There are currently 1,816 refugees, mostly Afghan, registered wit [...]	2006-02-15 02:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ
06TASHKENT439	RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY NAMANGAN [...] (C) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Namangan correspondent Nosir Zokir was released from prison on February 26 after serving a six-month sentence at a Namangan detention facility. Zokir was convicted in August 2005 for insulting a member of the National Security Service (Ref A). Zoki [...]	2006-03-03 13:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT465	(S) VIDEO SHOWS MAFIA TIES TO GOU [...] (S) Summary: Video footage obtained by Post suggests close ties between families of senior GOU officials and organized crime. The footage shows the wives of four top GOU Ministers and two Deputy Prime Ministers, with the family of Tashkent crime boss Salim Abduvaliyev and the wife of a foreign-base [...]	2006-03-09 10:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	KCRM PGOV PINR PREL UZ
06TASHKENT512	RESOLUTION TIGHTENS CONTROL OF JOURNALISTS - [...] (C) Summary: A Cabinet of Ministers resolution passed on February 24 and released March 7 restricts working conditions for independent journalists and accreditation procedures for foreign journalists. Under the resolution, it is illegal for Uzbek citizens to work for non-MFA accredited foreign [...]	2006-03-16 13:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GM UZ
06TASHKENT520	GOU ORDERS CLOSURE OF UNHCR [...] (C) UNHCR Protection Officer Asako Nozawa told poloff that the Uzbek mission in Geneva had delivered a note verbale to UNHCR headquarters on March 17 giving the Tashkent office thirty days to close. She added that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will not intervene, and that the office w [...]	2006-03-20 08:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UZ
06TASHKENT532	INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C)Summary: Deutsche Welle stringer Obid Shabanov told Poloff that the MFA revoked his accreditation after he wrote a report about Uzbek migrant laborers freezing to death on a bus headed to Russia. Only one Deutsche Welle stringer is still accredited. Several international wire agency corre [...]	2006-03-23 02:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI GM KDEM UZ
06TASHKENT650	IN THE SPORT OF MINING, THE RUSSIANS TAKE URANIUM [...] (C) Summary: The local press is painting an idealistic picture of the agreement between Techsnabexport and Uzbekistan,s Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combine (NGMK) to produce uranium. Meanwhile, US-based RWE Nukem is worried that it is slowly being pushed out of the uranium industry. Non-West [...]	2006-04-04 12:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV PREL UZ ZK PENV
06TASHKENT730	GANIEV AND AZIMOV TO VISIT JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In the next three months, FM Ganiev and Deputy PM Azimov will both travel to Japan. Ganiev will head the Uzbek delegation to the Uzbek-Japan Joint Committee on the Economy in May, and Ganiev will represent Uzbekistan at the May Central Asia Plus Japan Foreign Ministers Meeting in [...]	2006-04-14 13:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL UZ JP
06TASHKENT774	RUSSIA CONSIDERS OPENING CONSULATES, REGULARIZING [...] (C) Summary: Russian Embassy Counselor Yury Lebedev told Poloff that Russia is considering opening consulates in Samarkand and Ferghana City. This would be based on a reciprocal agreement under which Uzbekistan would open two consulates in Russia. However, a final decision has not yet been r [...]	2006-04-20 11:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB SMIG ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV RS UZ
06TASHKENT777	INL COORDINATOR/DCM TRIP REPORT: TERMEZ AND [...] (U) Summary: Visiting INL Coordinator and DCM visited the Surkhandarya Province for inspection and observation of border post facilities and procedures. Emboffs assessed the use of equipment and training provided to Uzbek Customs and Border Guard officials by USG-funded programs through the [...]	2006-04-21 03:35:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF TI UZ
06TASHKENT799	INDIAN EMBASSY'S LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR PM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Indian PM Manmohan Singh will officially visit Tashkent on April 25-26 to talk with President Karimov and lay a wreath at the National World War II Memorial. According to Indian DCM B.M. Vinod Kumar, the GOI's expectations are very low for the visit, as this trip seems primarily t [...]	2006-04-24 03:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UZ IN
06TASHKENT802	(CORRECTED COPY) WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]	2006-04-24 07:07:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
06TASHKENT808	WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...]	2006-04-24 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ
06TASHKENT809	THE REJUVENATION OF ISLAM: WHY UZBEK MOSQUES ARE [...] (U) This is the first in a series on the state of Islam in Uzbekistan with future cables addressing a trip to Friday prayer, the relationship of mosque and state, and the growing market for Islamic materials and media. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Uzbek men are filling the mosques in search of solace [...]	2006-04-25 03:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT823	IREX DIRECTOR DEPARTS [...] (C) AmCit IREX Country Director departed Tashkent with his family on April 19. His visa had expired, but he was able to obtain a one day visa at the airport for his family and himself. He is now in Ashgabat, where he will continue to manage IREX regional programs. 2. (C) Before they can l [...]	2006-04-26 03:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT826	AN INVITATION TO FRIDAY PRAYER [...] (U) This is the second in a series on the state of Islam in Uzbekistan, with future cables addressing the relationship of mosque and state and the growing market for Islamic materials and media. 2. (C) Summary: During a recent visit to a neighborhood mosque during Friday prayers, poloff [...]	2006-04-26 03:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
06TASHKENT881	BRITISH STUDY PROGRAMS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Despite an often rocky Uzbek-British relationship, British sources in Tashkent indicate that the GOU has not imposed direct obstacles to study programs in the UK. A scholarship program jointly supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),Open Society Institute, and a [...]	2006-05-03 13:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL PHUM UZ
06TASHKENT882	WE AGREE TO AGREE: KARIMOV RECEIVES INDIAN PM [...] (C) Summary: After years of GOU pressure, the Indian PM finally visited Tashkent on April 25-26. The timing was convenient, as President Karimov departed one week later to Pakistan. The PM's visit resulted in numerous agreements, but most lacked substance, according to the Indian DCM. Seven [...]	2006-05-03 13:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IN PGOV PREL PTER UZ ZK
06TASHKENT999	NATIONWIDE PROSECUTION OF FAITH-BASED NGO [...] (C) Summary: According to senior management at the faith-based NGO Central Asian Free Exchange (CAFE),the GOU has launched a coordinated effort to prosecute several of its regional offices. Seven of its nine provincial offices have come under scrutiny by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). Thes [...]	2006-05-23 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM UZ
06TBILISI2680	RUSSIA'S TIGHTENING THE ECONOMIC SCREWS ON GEORGIA [...] (U) This is an action request for EB and EUR. See paragraph 8. 2. (U) Russia has announced that all airline, rail, road, sea and postal links to Georgia will be closed after midnight Monday, October 2. On October 3, the Transport department of the Georgian Economic Development Ministry [...]	2006-10-06 13:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD EWWT ECON PREL GG
06TBILISI2708	SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SOUTH OSSETIA ECONOMIC [...] (C) International donors, OSCE, Georgia, and South Ossetia kicked off the new economic rehabilitation initiative for South Ossetia with the first steering committee meeting in Tskhinvali October 6, much of which was open to Georgian and SIPDIS South Ossetian media. DCM signed a memorandum w [...]	2006-10-11 13:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID GG
06TBILISI2754	SOUTH OSSETIA TALKS AT AN IMPASSE [...] (C) As described by OSCE, the October 12-13 Joint Control Commission (JCC) meeting in Vladikavkaz produced few real results because the Georgians and the other sides deadlocked over the Georgian proposal to change the format of the discussions. The commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces ( [...]	2006-10-17 13:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE PGOV GG
06TBILISI2855	INITIAL RESULTS OF USDA'S TRADE MISSION TO GEORGIA [...] In May, 2006, USDA led the first ever Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission (TIM) to Georgia, which was funded by the Freedom Support Act. The goal of the TIM was to facilitate investments and trade between the U.S. and Georgian companies, suppliers, and distributors. With the current st [...]	2006-10-27 11:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EINV GG
06TBILISI2866	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili told A/S Fried October 18 that recent Russian statements and actions indicated that Russia had decided to launch an all-out diplomatic assault on Georgia, trying to marginalize the U.S. from the Group of Friends, targeting GUAM, and working to di [...]	2006-10-30 08:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG
06TBILISI2935	FINANCE MINISTER HEARS USG RECOMMENDATIONS FOR [...] (U) On October 25, Econoff presented Finance Minister Aleksishvili with a non-paper on consolidation of the GOG revenue agencies (the tax administration, the customs service and the financial police) that the Ambassador gave to PM Noghaideli at their meeting on October 13 (reftel). Econoff al [...]	2006-11-02 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID GG
06TBILISI2938	GORKONI FRUIT PROCESSING COMPANY: AFTER STALIN, [...] Summary. The city of Gori in the Shida Kartli region of central Georgia prides itself on many things: the birthplace of Josef Stalin, the home town of current Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili, and host to the country's top fruit processing factory. Econoff visited the Gorkoni frui [...]	2006-11-03 04:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV KFIN GG
06TBILISI2991	IMERETI REGION: SEEKING A VISION FOR ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The Georgian city of Kutaisi and its surrounding region, Imereti, are struggling to find a clear direction for future economic growth. Regional leaders view the city, and the region, as a transit and regional service center for medicine, education, and trade, but seem to focus mo [...]	2006-11-09 15:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ETRD GG
06TBILISI3069	THE ROSE REVOLUTION: THREE YEARS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Saakashvili administration came to power after the 2003 Rose Revolution promising to build democracy, increase prosperity, and reincorporate Georgia's separatist regions. Three years after the Rose Revolution, the Saakashvili administration has much to be proud of. In place [...]	2006-11-22 15:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
06TBILISI3399	NO SHAH DENIZ GAS MEANS TOUGH CHOICES FOR GEORGIA [...] Summary: BP reported the delay in availability of Shah Deniz gas to the Embassy on December 21. ACG associated gas, which is now being re-injected to support oil production, could supply up to 8.1 million cubic meters (cm) per day to Azerbaijan and Georgia. However, the old pipeline from Az [...]	2006-12-26 13:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL GG
06TBILISI3406	BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN GEORGIAN AND ABKHAZ [...] (C) Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflicts Resolution Ruslan Abashidze returned December 21 from leading a GoG delegation at the Conciliation Resources-organized discussions in London with an Abkhaz delegation. He briefed Charge about the results of the meeting. The Georgian delegation [...]	2006-12-27 11:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM GG
06TEGUCIGALPA1008	HONDURAS: IMF INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT TREND [...] (C) Summary: The International Monetary Fund is increasingly concerned about the direction of GOH fiscal policies. Rising losses in parastatal telecommunications and energy companies, coupled with the possibility of a return to unsustainable wage hikes for teachers, threaten to shatter GOH c [...]	2006-06-02 23:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1101	HONDURAS: WHO IS ADRIAN RECCA? BACKGROUND ON THE [...] (C) As reported in reftels, Honduras has made clear its intention to import Venezuelan oil on preferential financing terms. Precisely how such a plan would actually work remains a mystery. But it seems that each time Post inquires more deeply about some aspect of the proposal (financing, stor [...]	2006-06-15 19:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1102	HONDURAN INDUSTRIALISTS ASK GOV FOR DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran Industrialists Association (ANDI) has written a letter to the Government of Venezuela seeking a direct PetroCaribe arrangement, modeled after deals recently struck with mayors in El Salvador and Nicaragua (ref B). PetroCaribe is a government-to-government program, so [...]	2006-06-15 20:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PINR VE HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1131	HONDURAN MINISTER OF FINANCE RESIGNS, SAYS IT IS [...] (C) Summary: GOH Minister of Finance Hugo Noe Pino resigned on June 16, effective July 1, when he will be replaced by Vice Minister Rebecca Santos. Noe Pino assured EconChief that his resignation was not in protest, but rather was the result of the President's desire to send him as Honduras' [...]	2006-06-22 14:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1179	HONDURAN POPULIST PRESIDENT ZELAYA: MELISTAS PUSH [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately five months. Zelaya is acting more and more like a populist, and has stumbled through a series of missteps ever since his meeting with POTUS June 5. His willful mis-characteri [...]	2006-06-30 18:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1238	HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE MAY GO TO TRAFIGURA, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for the national bid were reportedly sent by bid consultant Robert Meyeringh to the GOH for review June 29. Ambassador has called for an appropriate and CAFTA-consistent review and comment period of the TOR once they are formally released (expec [...]	2006-07-11 22:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1331	HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE A PDVSA FRONT? ALSO: FUEL [...] (S) Summary: The Terms of Reference for the international fuel bid solicitation are due to be released on July 25. The TOR are expected to be "ex-tank," meaning bidders will be responsible for both importing and storing the fuel. This gives an apparent bidding advantage to companies that alr [...]	2006-07-25 22:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1333	HONDURAS NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PERSONS: ORGANIZATIONAL [...] Summary: In early June, the Honduran National Congress discussed amending Article 54 of the Constitution in order to make changes in the directorate of the National Registry of Persons (RNP),the GOH's civil registry. The RNP has often been used as a political tool and the proposed changes we [...]	2006-07-26 19:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SMIG PHUM ECON PREL KFRD HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1345	HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA: JULY BETTER THAN JUNE, [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office six months. Zelaya continues to act like a populist, although he makes fewer obvious errors, fired his most incompetent minister (the Minister of Health),and has, since the Embassy's U.S. I [...]	2006-07-28 19:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1375	HONDURAS: RECA DENIES HE'S BEHIND CARIBBEAN [...] (S) Summary: Adrien Reca Salaburu denied he is involved with or in any way related to U.S. firm Caribbean Petrochemical Company -- a firm created in Miami on June 13 and which claimed on July 21 to have purchased DIPPSA. Reca admitted, however, that he continues seeking to purchase DIPPSA, [...]	2006-08-03 14:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA139	HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR ATTORNEY GENQL [...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities on November 27, 2005; Congress will b [...]	2006-01-24 01:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1393	(C) HONDURAS: RECENT HONDURAS ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (S/NF) The following responds to tasker C-AL6-01066 transmitted ref M. All responses are keyed to questions contained in reftel and repeated below. A. (U) PRESIDENT ZELAYA. 1) (C) WHERE DOES ZELAYA STAND WITH RESPECT TO THE VENEZUELA OIL TALKS? WHAT ARE HIS MOTIVATIONS FOR INVOLVE [...]	2006-08-04 23:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR EPET PGOV HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA1427	HONDURAS: DIPPSA NOT SOLD YET, BUT BOTH RECA AND [...] (C) Henry Arevalo, President and owner of Honduran gasoline distribution company DIPPSA, confirmed to Ambassador and EconChief on August 8 that he had not concluded the sale of his company and continues to seek a buyer. According to Arevalo, uncertainty surrounding the pending national fuel [...]	2006-08-09 19:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PINR PGOV HO VE
06TEGUCIGALPA1430	(C) HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT SEEKS TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] (S) Summary: Honduran Vice President Elvin Santos reached out to Post August 8 to better understand U.S. strategy and concerns on the upcoming national fuel bid. In the next few days Santos stated he will be trading his unwilling public support of the bid process for a strict evaluation of [...]	2006-08-09 21:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET HO PGOV PINR

06TEGUCIGALPA1469	HONDURAN VP SAYS PRESIDENT SEEKS CLIMATE OF [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Elvin Santos, an outsider within his own government, continues to work to moderate the influence of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales' leftist advisors. At Zelaya's request, Santos recently again publicly pledged loyalty, but remains true to his free-mark [...]	2006-08-14 20:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR EPET HO VE

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