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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06PORTAUPRINCE1073POLICE CHIEF ANDRESOL NOMINATED FOR THREE MORE
[...] (C) President Preval on June 15 announced the nomination of current Haitian National Police (HNP) Director General Mario Andresol to continue in his position for three more years. The Senate must now approve the nomination by majority vote. The justice and security committee will begin exam [...]
2006-06-16 19:12:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE1734ARREST ORDERED FOR NUMBER 3 POLICE OFFICER
[...] (U) Judge Napela Saintil on September 12 issued a bench warrant for Michael Lucius, the third highest ranking official in the Haitian police (HNP) who serves as the director of the criminal investigation unit (DCPJ). The warrant stems from charges of "complicity in kidnapping" that Saintil br [...]
2006-09-14 15:46:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS PINR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2104SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF INL A/S ANNE W.
[...] (C) With your visit approaching, Haiti remains in a kind of suspended animation as its population awaits to see what lasting results are produced by President Preval's initiative to control criminality emanating from the slum area of Cite Soleil and break the power of the Cite Soleil gangs. P [...]
2006-11-03 14:28:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2169A/S PATTERSON PUSHES FOR COOPERATION WITH GOH
[...] (C) Summary. INL A/S Anne W. Patterson urged increased cooperation on law enforcement and intelligence gathering to combat narcotics trafficking through Haiti during her meetings on November 3 with President Preval and senior GoH and MINUSTAH officials. Repeatedly referring to the 1997 ill [...]
2006-11-13 12:09:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KJUS ASEC KCRM HA SNAR
06PORTAUPRINCE2187JUDICIAL/POLICE BATTLE RAGES
[...] (C) Summary. Judge Napela Saintil on November 11 recused himself in the case against the Michael Lucius, the third-ranking member of the Haitian National Police (HNP) and director of its investigative unit (DCPJ). Port-au-Prince prosecutor Claudy Gassant (ref B) on November 13 subsequently a [...]
2006-11-14 19:52:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM SNAR PINR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2207HNP NO. 3 LUCIUS RESIGNS
[...] (U) Michael Lucius, the third ranking member of the Haitian police (HNP),on November 15 submitted his resignation from his post as head of Haiti,s judicial police (DCPJ) to HNP Director General Andresol. Lucius' resignation comes on the heels of Judge Napela Saintil's recusal from the cas [...]
2006-11-15 19:30:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2227PM: NO REPLACEMENT IN SIGHT FOR HNP'S LUCIUS
[...] (C) Bemoaning the poor state of Haitian institutions, most notably the police, Prime Minister Alexis told me Sunday that he is unable to name a replacement for Michael Lucius, Director of the HNP Judicial Police (DCPJ),who resigned November 15 because there is no one in Haiti who can handle [...]
2006-11-20 17:43:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM SNAR HA
06PORTAUPRINCE2243GOH OPEN TO RENEWED CRIMINAL TRANSFERS?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador, accompanied by Santo Domingo-resident LEGATT and ALEGATT and Consul General, met with Justice Minister Rene Magloire and State Secretary Eucher-Luc Joseph on November 7 to discuss resumption of the transfer of Haitian criminal suspects to the United States for pros [...]
2006-11-21 19:35:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI SNAR CASC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE847SUSPECTED DRUG-TRAFFICKER WINS SENATE PRESIDENCY
[...] (S) Haiti's senators (reftel) on May 11 elected Joseph Lambert senate president. Lambert, who represents President-elect Peval's L'Espwa party from the Southeast Department, is a native of the departmental capital Jacmel and widely rumored to be a leading narco-trafficker in the region. Lamb [...]
2006-05-12 19:08:00Embassy Port Au PrinceSECRETPGOV SNAR KDEM KCRM ASEC HA
06PORTAUPRINCE866POSTCARD FROM LES CAYES
[...] (U) Summary. Poloff traveled to Haiti's South Department capital of Les Cayes, near the westernmost end of Haiti,s "southern claw" (peninsula),to observe the final round of parliamentary elections. The Les Cayes region is more prosperous and orderly than Port-au-Prince, though drug traffick [...]
2006-05-15 19:58:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC SNAR MARR HA
06PORTOFSPAIN1010 MAJOR DRUG BUST IN SOUTHERN T&T
[...] On August 23, officers from the Crime Suppression Unit of Trinidad and Tobago's Police Force arrested two men for possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. The police seized some 158 kilograms of compressed marijuana, worth approximately USD 250,000 (TTD 1.5 million),from the p [...]
2006-08-28 15:31:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1040MANNING CRITICIZES USG FOR IGNORING CARIBBEAN
[...] (U) GOTT Prime Minister Patrick Manning yesterday criticized the USG for ignoring the Caribbean region in general and its security, counter narcotics and trade needs in particular. Speaking at a September 5 luncheon before an audience largely comprising energy industry executives and members [...]
2006-09-07 16:04:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM SNAR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1125PM MANNING SAYS T&T IS A RELIABLE ALLY, SO U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Reprising public remarks from several days earlier (reftel),PM Manning characterized T&T as a reliable ally and energy supplier that was not receiving sufficient attention from the U.S. during a September 8 meeting with DOE A/S Harbert and State/WHA DAS Duddy. He praised bilater [...]
2006-09-22 21:10:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EPET MARR SNAR EAID TD
06PORTOFSPAIN1214OPPOSITION LEADER: PM HAS TERRORIST LINKS, IS
[...] (C) On October 3, the Ambassador met with Opposition United National Congress (UNC) Deputy Political Leader Senator Wade Mark, at Mark,s request. Mark said his purpose was to express to the Ambassador the UNC,s shock at the &sudden assault8 on the United States unleashed by Prime Minister Pat [...]
2006-10-20 14:11:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL PTER SNAR VZ TD
06PORTOFSPAIN371 TOBAGO CRIME AND NARCOTICS ISSUES: LAID-BACK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The smaller, resort island of Tobago is relatively safer than the larger Trinidad. Understaffing, short tours of duty and a resort mentality, however, create a potential gap in GOTT counter narcotics efforts in Tobago. INL-funded computers are not being used because officers [...]
2006-03-24 12:15:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM TD
06PORTOFSPAIN406 100 MURDERS IN 85 DAYS: T&T POLICE CANNOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One hundred murders have been committed in Trinidad and Tobago in the first 85 days of 2006. Police officers attribute the problem to a combination of guns, drugs and gangs. Additionally, a track record of police incompetence and fears of repercussions keep civilians from wo [...]
2006-03-31 18:33:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN445EMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN REVIEW OF CRICKET SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago is starting to seriously prepare for the 2007 Cricket World Cup (CWC). Although we would like to assist, post operates in a complex assistance environment. The government is wealthy enough to purchase technology, but needs to invest further in its human reso [...]
2006-04-10 19:54:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR KCRM TD
06PORTOFSPAIN462DHS CWC ASSESSMENT TEAM JUMP-STARTS T&T
[...] (C) The Department of Homeland Security-funded Cricket World Cup assessment TEAM highlighted the need for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) to coordinate better with the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the form of its Local Organizing Committee (LOC). Fortunately, this trip [...]
2006-04-13 17:29:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM SNAR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN698 CARICOM URGES PRESIDENT BUSH TO SPEED
[...] Acting Foreign Minister Danny Montano summoned the Ambassador to a meeting on June 6 to deliver a letter from Prime Minister Patrick Manning to President Bush (text of letter below). Political Officer accompanied the Ambassador. The letter echoes the sentiments of the letter sent by Barbado [...]
2006-06-07 16:39:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PTER SNAR TD
06PORTOFSPAIN809EXTRAORDINARY COOPERATION FROM T&T ON MOVING
[...] (C) On June 29, Suriname expelled Guyanese national Roger Shaheed Khan from prison. Suriname arrested Khan for drug and weapons charges, but determined to expel him from the country after determining that he was in the country illegally and that their case against him was "insufficient." Th [...]
2006-07-06 15:32:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR KCRM TD
06PORTOFSPAIN814 ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR T&T CANINE ACADEMY
[...] The Trinidad and Tobago Homicide Squad put a canine- in-training at the INL-supported T&T Canine Academy through his paces on July 6. After watching "Red" perform training exercises at the academy, the Squad requested that he search a wooded, mountainous area near Morvant, to the east of Por [...]
2006-07-07 19:35:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR MCAP TD
06PORTOFSPAIN849IMPLEMENTATION AGENCY DETAILS CARICOM CWC
[...] (C) According to Lancelot Sellman, Director of CARICOM's Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS),the decisions made at the July 3 Heads of Government meeting will allow Cricket World Cup (CWC) security preparations to move forward at full speed. He clarified the establishment o [...]
2006-07-18 11:37:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR CVIS KCRM CARICOM XL TD
06PRAGUE1405INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROLS REPORT (INCSR)
[...] SUMMARY. I. Illegal narcotics are imported to, manufactured in, and consumed in the Czech Republic. Locally produced pervitine is also exported to neighboring countries. Marijuana, grown locally and imported from Holland, is used more than any other drug. Consumption of recreational drugs, su [...]
2006-11-09 14:53:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1510CZECH ATTITUDES TOWARD AFGHAN OPIUM PRODUCTION AND
[...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel, Czech authorities said that the increased production of opium in Afghanistan will not change the character of Czech operations in Afghanistan. Ministry of Interior officials doubt that the increased production would have a negative impact on Czech society as [...]
2006-12-14 07:43:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPINR EAID EUN SNAR AF EZ
06PRAGUE1544CZECHS WILL NOT EXTEND TOUR OF POLICE TRAINERS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-22 08:42:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKRCM SNAR IZ JO EZ
06QUITO10372006-2007 NEW HORIZONS UNCERTAIN
[...] (C) Summary: After reviewing the history of the last planned New Horizons exercise canceled at the eleventh-hour in 2004, and taking into account the current political situation, this Embassy recommends that the Department and SOUTHCOM consider postponing the 2006-2007 New Horizons humanitar [...]
2006-04-26 21:56:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS SNAR PTER PGOV EAID EC
06QUITO1284AMBASSADOR PROMOTES SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the remote Carchi province on May 18 to highlight USG investment in security and development on Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. While there, the Ambassador met with military and police officials, toured a customs and immigration post, hosted a lu [...]
2006-05-24 21:07:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO1395AMBASSADOR VISITS MACHALA AND EL ORO PROVINCE
[...] (U) Summary. In a trip to the southern border province of El Oro, the Ambassador visited U.S. company Machala Power's gas platform and electricity generation facilities and heard about their plight in trying to collect nearly $50 million in unpaid bills from GOE-related entities. She inaugura [...]
2006-06-07 20:22:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ENRG SNAR ECON PREL EC
06QUITO1400ECUADOR-COLOMBIA BORDER PROGRESS REPORT - JAN-MAY
[...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian northern border military and anti-drug police units scored several successes against narco-terrorists in the first half of 2006. The Ecuadorian military made multiple FARC camp busts, seizing arms, communication devices, and military equipment, as well as capturing tw [...]
2006-06-07 22:12:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO1910WELCOME BACK, GENERAL CRADDOCK
[...] (C) Summary: Please accept my warm welcome on your final visit to Ecuador, General Craddock. It has been a pleasure and privilege for all of us at U.S. Mission Ecuador to work with you to cement and deepen productive U.S.-Ecuador military relations. Your visit comes at a time when U.S.-Ecu [...]
2006-08-02 23:15:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
06QUITO2082NEW COLOMBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS ECUADOR
[...] (U) Summary: Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Araujo made her first official visit to Ecuador on August 16. In meetings with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion and Vice President Alejandro Serrano she discussed the need for safeguarding bilateral relations in the face of problems along the c [...]
2006-08-17 22:49:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2148COLOMBIAN SHOTS LEAVE ECUADORIANS WOUNDED
[...] (SBU) Colombian military units and FARC rebels exchanged heavy gunfire late in the evening on August 23 in the southern Colombian border town of Tetye, Putumayo. Ecuadorian 19th Jungle Brigade Commander (based in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios province) Colonel Ramiro Caceres confirmed the live fire i [...]
2006-08-25 18:47:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2151NEW DEFENSE POLICY ADDRESSES NARCOTICS THREAT
[...] (U) Summary: Since taking office in August 2005, Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin has attempted to shift the focus of Ecuador's defense posture away from its traditional rivalry with Peru towards more current national security threats, including that of narco-terror on Ecuador's northern border [...]
2006-08-28 19:53:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2152COLOMBIAN SHOTS LEAVE ECUADORIANS WOUNDED
[...] (SBU) Colombian military units and FARC rebels exchanged heavy gunfire late in the evening on August 23 in the southern Colombian border town of Tetye, Putumayo. Ecuadorian 19th Jungle Brigade Commander (based in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios province) Colonel Ramiro Caceres confirmed the live fire i [...]
2006-08-28 19:55:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2173MINDEF'S RESIGNATION SURPRISES MANY
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrin resigned on August 28, citing disagreement with unspecified aspects of relations with Colombia and defending Ecuadorian military participation in the anti-narcotics fight. Jarrin's surprise departure has generated much speculation about the rea [...]
2006-08-30 19:41:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2185GOE SIGNS MLE; NAVY STRONG U.S. PARTNER IN DRUG
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Wayne Justice and Ecuadorian Rear Admiral Eduardo Navas signed a Maritime Law Enforcement Agreement (MLE) in Quito on August 30. The MLE standardizes a series of operational procedures for the interdiction and boarding of suspect Ecuadorian vessels, [...]
2006-08-31 21:30:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2289MINDEF COMMITS TO NARCOTICS AGENDA, DISSES MANTA
[...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on newly appointed Minister of Defense Marcelo Delgado on September 8, the Ambassador stressed the importance of continued USG-GOE counter-narcotics and northern border cooperation and urged progress on security reforms initiated under Delgado's predecessor. [...]
2006-09-13 21:54:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2384ECUADOR-COLOMBIA BORDER PROGRESS REPORT -
[...] (C) Summary: The following report provides a quarterly update of developments along Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. Highlights include the Ambassador's travel to Esmeraldas province, progress disrupting narco-trafficking, a change of Defense Minister, and renewed diplomatic tension [...]
2006-09-26 21:15:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2442ADDRESSING INCREASED COUNTER-NARCOTICS FLOW
[...] (U) Summary: A recent ONDCP-sponsored conference in Quito highlighted the increasing flow of cocaine from Colombia through Ecuador, reviewed Embassy programs to address the increase, and identified &next steps8 to improve interdiction. Cocaine seizures in Ecuador and on vessels originating in [...]
2006-10-04 21:40:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV EC
06QUITO2498CORREA'S FARC COMMENTS SPARK EXCHANGE WITH GOC
[...] (C) Reaction to presidential front-runner Rafael Correa's recent declaration that he does not consider the FARC a terrorist organization has drawn in the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry and the Colombian government. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe did not respond to Correa's comments directly, [...]
2006-10-11 22:15:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2557COLOMBIAN MILITARY FIRE LEAVES TWO DEAD
[...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian military officials on October 19 confirmed that two Ecuadorian civilians were killed by Colombian military gunfire on October 15 while traveling in a canoe with FARC rebels on the San Miguel River. Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion publicly criticized the Colombian m [...]
2006-10-19 20:57:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO258GOE PROTESTS ALLEGED GOC INCURSION
[...] (U) Summary: Reports that Colombian military units entered Ecuadorian territory in hot pursuit of FARC irregulars on January 28 prompted vociferous GOE protests. End Summary. Reported Facts -------------- 2. (U) According to the press, three Black Hawk helicopters and two Colombian mi [...]
2006-01-31 23:51:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2616THE HUNT FOR RAUL REYES ANGERS GOE
[...] (S) Summary: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's public declaration that FARC leader Raul Reyes is hiding in Ecuador has sparked a media frenzy in Quito, heightening bilateral tensions. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion demanded evidence of Reyes' presence, and asked the Ambassado [...]
2006-10-27 18:05:00Embassy QuitoSECRETPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2809LAB BUSTS MARK ECUADOR'S MOVE FROM TRANSIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian National Police (ENP),working with Peruvian anti-drug authorities and the DEA, uncovered and dismantled three cocaine processing labs in southern Ecuador. The ENP arrested 45 individuals - including Colombian fugitive Juan Solarte Mora, and seized vehicles, boa [...]
2006-11-15 22:23:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS SNAR PTER EC CO PE
06QUITO2940FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA
[...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Correa was extremely cordial and effusively thanked the Ambassador for President Bush's call, which he clearly had not expected and characterized as generous and "classy." The Ambassador emphasized that the bilateral relationship is starting fresh, and that Co [...]
2006-12-04 18:07:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ETRD SNAR EC
06QUITO3020GOE PROTESTS RESUMPTION OF COLOMBIAN SPRAYING NEAR
[...] (C) Colombia's resumption of aerial fumigation along the Ecuador-Colombia border has sparked a formal GOE protest and strong reaction from president-elect Correa. Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion called Colombia's decision an act of "hostility" and warned of a possible cooling in bilateral [...]
2006-12-14 19:03:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO308GOC LAMENTS INCURSION
[...] (C) Summary: The GOC on February 2 regretted its possible accidental violation of Ecuadorian airspace and reiterated its respect for Ecuadorian sovereignty. The GOE privately welcomed the conciliatory response, but publicly called it "insufficient" and slow in coming. Colombian President A [...]
2006-02-06 18:44:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO374WELCOME BACK, GENERAL CRADDOCK
[...] (C) Summary: Please accept my warm welcome on your return visit to Ecuador, General Craddock. This mission is mobilized to ensure a successful visit. Your visit comes at a sensitive time. We hope to use it to help defuse the inflamed dialogue with Colombia, advance information sharing with [...]
2006-02-10 19:53:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO471GOE FIRES UPON, DISMANTLES FARC BORDER CAMP
[...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian military units on February 18 encountered and dismantled a FARC encampment in the northern border province of Sucumbios. Two FARC trainees were captured during the raid, along with weapons, ammunition, and other logistical support items. In the wake of the find, Min [...]
2006-02-22 23:04:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO472GOE INTERCEPTS MIGRANT SHIP, RETAINS JURISDICTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: There have been several significant recent developments relating to maritime law enforcement. The Ecuadorian Navy interdicted an overloaded fishing boat off its coast on February 18 carrying more than 100 migrants destined for Guatemala and the U.S. In another case, the GOE h [...]
2006-02-22 23:15:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SMIG SNAR EC
06QUITO638GOE "STUDIES" ALLEGED GOC AIRSPACE VIOLATION
[...] (U) Two Colombian military aircraft reportedly entered Ecuadorian airspace in pursuit of FARC rebels in the border town of Puerto Nuevo, Sucumbios province on March 11. Representatives from the Colombian and Ecuadorian defense ministries met on March 14 on the border to exchange information o [...]
2006-03-15 22:15:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO818AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES GREATER MARITIME COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on March 30 with MFA Sovereignty U/S Diego Stacey and other MFA officials to discuss the recent rise in the use of Ecuadorian flagged fishing vessels to smuggle drugs and request additional bilateral cooperation to counter it. The Ambassador delivered a detail [...]
2006-03-31 22:09:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SNAR PTER EC
06QUITO85MOD UPBEAT ON EVE OF COLOMBIA TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 10 meeting the Ambassador conveyed to Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin USG support for greater high-level GOE-GOC security cooperation, and expressed USG concern over the GOE,S anti-glyphosate rhetoric. Jarrin said the fumigation issue was not on his agenda for upcom [...]
2006-01-11 23:35:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO87 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-13 12:46:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV EFIN MOPS MASS KJUS KCRM EC
06QUITO89 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-13 12:46:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV EFIN MOPS MASS KJUS KCRM EC
06QUITO90 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-13 12:46:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV EFIN MOPS MASS KJUS KCRM EC
06QUITO977VFM FRIENDLY BUT FIRM ON ECUADORIAN CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with visiting WHA/AND Director Philip French on April 18, Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira expressed GOE commitment for continued bilateral cooperation, but stressed the view that the USG needs to take into account some of the unique pressures of Ecuador's sit [...]
2006-04-20 22:18:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ETRD EPET EINV ECON PGOV SNAR CO EC
06QUITO988BI-NATIONAL BORDER DEVELOPMENT PLAN ADVANCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian and Colombian government officials will meet in Quito on April 24-25 to discuss the creation of an integrated development zone along their common border. The idea of the plan, agreed to at December 7, 2005 bilateral ministerial meetings in Quito, seeks to identify [...]
2006-04-21 22:21:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
06RABAT2280MOROCCO'S 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Morocco achieved significant reductions in cannabis production and cultivation, although it remains one of the world's major producers and exporters of cannabis. According to the Agency for the Promotion of Economic and Social Development of the Northern Prefectures and Provinces of the King [...]
2006-12-18 11:26:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV MO
06RABAT277G-8 EMBASSIES MEET ON MOROCCO COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from G-8 embassies in Rabat discussed counter-terrorism efforts in Morocco at a Feb. 2 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting hosted by the Russian Embassy in Russia's capacity as G-8 president. Attendees spoke highly of GOM counter-terrorism efforts but ag [...]
2006-02-17 09:52:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KPAO SNAR MO
06RABAT290G-8 EMBASSIES MEET ON MOROCCO COUNTER TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from G-8 embassies in Rabat discussed counter-terrorism efforts in Morocco at a Feb. 2 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting hosted by the Russian Embassy in Russia's capacity as G-8 president. Attendees spoke highly of GOM counter-terrorism efforts but a [...]
2006-02-17 17:36:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KPAO SNAR MO
06RABAT557SPANISH AMBASSADOR ON WESTERN SAHARA, MIGRATION,
[...] (C) Summary: Over lunch March 20, Spanish Ambassador Planas Puchades told Ambassador Riley that Spain continued to encourage Morocco to produce a credible autonomy plan for the Western Sahara. He dismissed alleged splits within the Polisario, suggesting the recently emerged faction "Line of Martyrs [...]
2006-03-29 14:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PGOV PREL SNAR
06RANGOON1013SURRENDER OF SHAN STATE ARMY-SOUTH BRIGADE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 07:22:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SNAR PINS BM
06RANGOON1076CHINA WORRIED ABOUT DRUGS FROM BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China's Political Section chief in Rangoon told emboffs that China does not consider trafficking in persons (TIP) between China and Burma to be a serious issue, but she called drug trafficking China's "number one headache," and indicated that illegal logging complicated bilateral [...]
2006-07-31 10:27:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON SENV SNAR PREL BM
06RANGOON1136WA TURNING TO CHINA RATHER THAN BURMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Wa are rapidly being pulled into China's orbit and will resist any new concessions to the Burmese regime that would restrict their current relative autonomy. While they will talk with the Burmese, the Wa have no intention of ever giving up their arms. The ban on opium cul [...]
2006-08-10 07:40:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PREL BM
06RANGOON1762THE GOB'S LONG-WINDED DEFENSE AGAINST UNSC ACTION
[...] (U) Summary: the GOB called a last-minute press conference in Nay Pyi Taw on November 29 to try to refute UNSC discussion of the regional threat Burma poses through the spread of refugees, diseases and narcotics to neighboring states. Two Cabinet Ministers, joined by a Deputy Minister and the [...]
2006-12-01 11:21:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI SNAR BM
06RANGOON244BURMA'S INADEQUATE IPR REGIME
[...] (U) Burma is, and should remain, on the 2006 Special Mention List for Special 301 Review. Following is an update on the current IPR protection situation in Burma. Overview --------- 2. (U) Burma does not have adequate IPR protection. Patent, trademark, and copyright laws and regulations a [...]
2006-02-22 05:57:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PGOV SNAR BM
06RANGOON3BURMESE REGIME CORRUPTS YOUTH AND COERCES SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on Dec. 22 with NLD women leaders (including four Members-elect of Parliament) representing Rangoon, Mandalay, and Mogok cities; Bago Division; Karen State; Shan State; and Mon State. The NLD matriarchs, some who had snuck out of their homes, covertly boarded trains fo [...]
2006-01-03 10:54:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SNAR EAID ECON BM
06RANGOON43BURMESE ARMY RAIDS KACHIN CEASE-FIRE UNIT
[...] (C) Summary: On January 2, a Burmese Army (BA) company, after sharing drinks and food with known members of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO),attacked and killed five members of the cease-fire group. Senior KIO and Burmese regime officials met on January 8 in Rangoon to discuss the [...]
2006-01-11 09:18:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL MOPS SNAR ECON BM
06RANGOON451NLD AND ETHNICS: DIFFERING VIEWS ON FEDERALISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the recent PD-sponsored visit of a U.S. federalism expert, senior National League for Democracy (NLD) party leaders asserted that they do not consider ethnic minority states capable of properly forming and running their own subnational administrations in a post-transition [...]
2006-04-03 09:31:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SNAR EAID BM NLD
06RANGOON452KACHIN YOUTH EVOLVE INTO A POLITICAL ENTITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Burma's northernmost state, diverse political, religious, military, and ceasefire groups struggle to address the needs of the Kachin people, who face extensive discrimination from Burma's ruling military regime (ref A). One group of activists who seem to be breaking out and fo [...]
2006-04-03 09:44:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SNAR EAID BM
06RANGOON460UNODC SEEKS FUNDING FOR BURMA OPIUM SURVEYS
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNODC-Burma is seeking USG support to help cover a budget shortfall of $100,000 to complete its ongoing 2006 opium yield survey, as well as additional funding in the amount of $260,000 to conduct its 2007 survey. These surveys offer the most reliable evidence to measure progres [...]
2006-04-05 04:08:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM BM
06RANGOON576NLD BASHING TRUMPS COUNTERDRUG SUCCESSES
[...] (C) Summary: According to attendees at an April 26 drug burn in eastern Shan State, the GOB's Minister of Information and other senior officials hijacked the law enforcement event to pursue an ongoing political campaign to paint exile groups as terrorists and to denigrate recent efforts by the [...]
2006-04-28 10:20:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR BM
06RANGOON713DRUG OUTREACH PROJECTS IN NORTHERN SHAN STATE
[...] (U) Summary: UNODC-supported Outreach Projects appear effective in dealing with demand for narcotics and harm reduction for residents of northern Shan State. The GOB cooperates with NGOs to address drug abuse and associated problems, including high HIV/AIDS infection rates, but does not addre [...]
2006-05-31 07:43:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM BM
06RANGOON728BURMA: 2006 COUNTERNARCOTICS REPORT CARD
[...] (U) This message responds to ref A request for a report card on the Government of Burma's cooperation on counternarcotics efforts, based on benchmarks established in late 2005 (ref B),in preparation for the FY 2007 certification process. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of 2006 Certification Report Ca [...]
2006-06-05 09:25:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM BM
06RANGOON82BURMA'S PRO-AMERICAN KACHIN STATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge traveled to Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State in northernmost Burma, Jan 8-10 and met with interlocutors from a variety of different organizations representive of the Kachin people, one of Burma's seven main ethnic minority groups. She heard the same themes repeat [...]
2006-01-20 00:03:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON SOCI SNAR PREL BM
06RIGA927LATVIA: 2006-2007 INCSR SUBMISSION, PART I - DRUGS
[...] The following is Embassy Riga's submittal for the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control: 2. I. Summary. Drug use in Latvia is characterized by continued prevalence of synthetics. Ecstasy is the most common narcotic in Latvia, [...]
2006-11-07 15:33:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR LG
06ROME2006IRAN: TEHRAN-BASED UN OFFICIAL SEES INCREASING
[...] (C/NF) An Italian UN official based in Tehran says Iran is using all means at its disposal -- from support for terrorist groups to its own counter-narcotics campaign -- to boost its influence in the region. Accustomed to years of economic sanctions and international isolation, key Iranian powe [...]
2006-07-14 07:50:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PHUM EUN KNNP SNAR IR IT
06ROME2093P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN: NO SURPRISE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 14:45:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM EUN KNNP SNAR IR IT
06ROME323(UPDATE) 2005 INCSR SUBMISSION FOR ITALY (PART I)
[...] In accordance with Ref B instructions, Post submits an update to the INCSR report (Ref A) transmitted in December 2005. The updated text and figures below reflect the latest information from the GOI and should be included in the final draft of the INCSR. 2. Ref A cable, paragraph five. [...]
2006-02-03 13:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR IT EUN
06ROME347ITALY WILL PUSH FOR ACTION ON CARICC PROJECT
[...] (SBU) Poloff took advantage of Ref demarche to approach Enrico Valvo of the MFA's Counterterrorism Policy Unit (which also covers counternarcotics issues) and gauge Italian sentiment ahead of the Feb. 7-9 meeting. Valvo said Italy fully agrees with USG goals for the CARICC meeting. The GOI b [...]
2006-02-06 17:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM IT EUN ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
06SANJOSE2060SECURITY MINISTER ON DMA PARTICIPATION AND
[...] (C) The GOCR has not decided to downgrade its participation in the upcoming Defense Ministerial of the Americas (DMA),according to Security Minister Fernando Berrocal; the minister told the Ambassador on September 8 that he saw no reason not to attend at least part of the DMA. On other issu [...]
2006-09-14 23:06:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV SNAR XK CS
06SANJOSE2113NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR COSTA
[...] (U) See action request, para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Public Security Minister Berrocal is enthusiastic about the National Guard,s State Partnership Program (SPP). Using his relationship with Governor Richardson, which dates from their service as UN Permreps, Berrocal believes he has a partn [...]
2006-09-25 19:50:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV SNAR XK CS
06SANJOSE2237SECURITY MINISTER TO VISIT U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND
[...] (C) Minister of Public Security Fernando Berrocal has requested Embassy assistance in organizing an official visit to U.S. Southern Command, preferably on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. The visit would coincide with an official visit with Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico that will take [...]
2006-10-11 23:00:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV SNAR CS
06SANJOSE258COSTA RICA 2005 END-USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] Per Reftel Embassy San Jose provides the following information regarding end-use monitoring of resources acquired with U.S. Department of State International Narcotics Control (INL) funds. 2. Procedures: Embassy San Jose INL section maintains an inventory of donated property using an Excel s [...]
2006-02-01 21:14:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AMGT PGOV PINR PREL CS
06SANJOSE2671COSTA RICA MINI-DUBLIN GROUP REPORT
[...] Summary: Post convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting on November 17, 2006 with representatives of the embassies of Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The U.S. counternarcotics program remains the largest among Dublin Group members in Costa [...]
2006-11-24 13:36:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL KCRM CS
06SANJOSE272SAN JOSE FLASH REPORT - FEBRUARY 2006
[...] Embassy San Jose's cumulative allotments and obligations for current fiscal year INL funds are as follows: Project Number:011122101 Project Title: PD&S Cumulative Allotments: $12,084.00 Cumulative Obligations: $12,045.58 LANGDALE [...]
2006-02-03 21:44:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN 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 21:13:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MASS SNAR SMIG SOCI PBTS NI CS
06SANSALVADOR1012EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in March 2006. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of March 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) From March 20 to 22, two Congressional staffers from the House International Relations Committee visited Post in or [...]
2006-04-19 21:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PINR SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1118SALVADORAN 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 20:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KCRM SNAR ES
06SANSALVADOR1260EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in April 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) From April 4 to 6, the PNC hosted the second annual regional gang conference attended by representatives from Mexico, Central America, and the United States. The conference provided a forum to [...]
2006-05-12 15:03:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN PINR PINS PREL SNAR KCRM KIPR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR15INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2005
[...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2006 INL funds as of the end of December 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ---------- [...]
2006-01-04 19:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ES INL
06SANSALVADOR151EL SALVADOR: INL END USE MONITORING REPORT 2005
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2005 INL End Use Monitoring Report. The format follows that set forth in Reftel. 2. PROCEDURES The San Salvador INL Program Manager notifies Salvadoran law enforcement agencies of all INL donations through official letters. Salvadorian law enfor [...]
2006-01-20 18:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC SNAR INL
06SANSALVADOR1618EL 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 13:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAPER SNAR KCRM KIPR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1823NEW 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 17:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1909EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in June 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) On June 30, ILEA hosted a ceremony for the graduates of its six week core program (LEMDP) which was attended by police officers from Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Ambassador Bar [...]
2006-08-02 13:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR1950EL SALVADOR: INL-FUNDED, USG-TITLED VEHICLE
[...] (U) The following responds to paragraph 5 of Reftel. A. N/A B. INL-funded, USG-titled vehicle: (1) One vehicle. (2) None. (3) One 2004 Ford Explorer, VIN 1FMZU72K24UA48709. (4) None. (5) None. (6) None. 2. (U) Post INL Property Manager is J. Brian Duggan, DugganBJ@sta [...]
2006-08-08 20:33:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASUP ES
06SANSALVADOR2193EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in July 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) ILEA staff continued supervising the renovation of the ILEA - Santa Tecla facility, and made preparations to host two ILEA courses in August 2006. ----------------------- NARCOTICS INTERDICTI [...]
2006-09-07 15:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN PINR PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2267EL 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 20:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PINS PTER SNAR KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2371MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES AGAINST SALVADORAN
[...] (C) On September 25, the financial crimes division of the Salvadoran National Police (DAN) arrested the wife and mother-in-law of (substitute) Congressman Roberto Silva Pereira of the National Conciliation Party on charges of bribery and money laundering. A local bank manager implicated in the [...]
2006-09-27 15:32:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN PGOV PINS KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR2720EL SALVADOR: MEETING OF MINI DUBLIN GROUP
[...] (U) Post convened a November 9 meeting of the Salvadoran Mini-Dublin Group (MDG). In attendance were representatives from the Missions of France, Canada, Japan, Germany, and the European Union. The following provides information requested in reftel and a summary of MDG bilateral, counter-nar [...]
2006-11-09 17:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL EU EC PTER KCRM OTRA
06SANSALVADOR2750EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in October 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) ILEA staff continued supervising the renovation of the ILEA - Santa Tecla facility, and made preparations to host an ILEA course in November 2006. ----------------------- NARCOTICS INTERDI [...]
2006-11-14 14:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN PINR PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR2872EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY REMOVES IMMUNITY
[...] (C) On November 29, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted 82-0 to remove the immunity of Alternate Deputy Roberto Silva Pereira (National Conciliation Party - PCN) to allow for his prosecution on money laundering and bribery charges. The removal of Silva's immunity came two days after a S [...]
2006-11-30 17:18:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSNAR EFIN PGOV KCOR ES
06SANSALVADOR418VIOLENCE 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 17:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR KCRM ES
06SANSALVADOR454SALVADORAN POLICE SHIFT STRATEGY AGAINST DRUG
[...] (C) On February 18, elements of the Salvadoran Anti-Narcotics police arrested 155 low-level drug dealers for trafficking in narcotics. This raid occurred as part of a larger operation designated Plan Hawk (Halcon),which has netted 426 drug dealers in the last six weeks. Normally, ninety per [...]
2006-02-23 15:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANSALVADOR956EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR
[...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in February 2006. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of February 2006. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) From February 20 to 24, instructors from ICE presented ILEA-sponsored training on financial crimes investiga [...]
2006-04-11 13:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALSNAR PINR KCRM KJUS ES
06SANTIAGO1226CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training by USG officials, purs [...]
2006-06-05 19:16:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO1286CHILE: DEA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR THE
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 9, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer, Harry R. Kamian certifies the above statement. KELLY [...]
2006-06-13 15:44:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO1476MEDIA 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 17:36:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PINR KMDR CI
06SANTIAGO1667CHILE: STATUS OF SOUTH AMERICAN REGIONAL DUBLIN
[...] (U) In answer to reftel's inquiry, Spain did host a South American Mini-Dublin Regional Group meeting on November 15, 2005 in Santiago. Post did not attend the meeting. To date, there has not been a subsequent Mini-Dublin meeting in Santiago. 2. (C) Prior to the November 2005 meeting, Post [...]
2006-08-04 14:36:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALSNAR CI SP UK FR NL
06SANTIAGO2050CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training by USG officials, pu [...]
2006-10-02 12:10:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO2140CHILE EXPLAINS COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS TO G-8
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a local G-8 CTAG meeting, the chiefs of Chile's National Intelligence Agency and the Director of intelligence for the National Investigative Police agreed Chile must seek to disrupt any activity that could benefit terrorists. They said they had no conclusive evidence of a te [...]
2006-10-12 20:50:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SNAR EFIN RU CI
06SANTIAGO2403CHILE GAMBLES ON CASINO EXPANSION
[...] (C) Summary. Chile hopes to attract more tourism by expanding its casino industry to a total of 22 casinos by 2008. The GOC has vetted bidding casinos for ties to organized crime before granting contracts. However, there appears to be little thought given to the potential increase in crime [...]
2006-11-17 19:41:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PTER SNAR CI
06SANTIAGO2421CHILE: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR SECURITY
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of November 2, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the ab [...]
2006-11-22 20:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO2479CHILE: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR CYBER
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of November 29, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Harry R Kamian, certifie [...]
2006-12-01 13:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SNAR KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO405DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM CHILEAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ON
[...] (U) Embassy received Diplomatic Note 41 from the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Multilateral Policy Directorate) on February 17, 2006, in reference to the Government of Chile's candidacy of Ms. Maria Soledad Weinstein for the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). The GOC note touched [...]
2006-02-28 13:27:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALOPDC SNAR CI PBIO
06SANTIAGO833CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2 and 3. 2. (U) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean police unit and/or candidates who have been nominated for trainin [...]
2006-04-20 17:42:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI
06SANTIAGO862CHILE: DEA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 21, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean Carabineros cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Harry R. Kamian certifies the above statement. KELL [...]
2006-04-25 13:03:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI
06SANTODOMINGO1057DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CESAR BUENO WAIVES EXTRADITION
[...] On March 23, 2006, DEA agents returned Cesar Bueno (aka Maton or Cesar Medina) to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York based on his alleged participation in a multi-kilogram cocaine distribution ring. The specific charges arising from his [...]
2006-03-28 11:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN SNAR KCRM DR
06SANTODOMINGO1349CRIMINAL DEPORTEES: DOMINICAN OFFICIALS AND
[...] Dominican PermRep to the UN Erasmo Lara-Pena has been energetically promoting the idea of a program of social services and support for Dominicans who are deported from the United States after serving time in U.S. jails. He published a lengthy proposal in daily "Hoy" on March 11. On March 24 P [...]
2006-04-21 20:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS DR KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR
06SANTODOMINGO1350DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: EXTRADITION TREATY ASSAILED BY
[...] Over the last two weeks, sensationalist tabloid "El Nacional" has attacked the United States for purported violations of the 1910 U.S.-Dominican Extradition Treaty. According to sources cited by "El Nacional," U.S. extradition requests for individuals whose alleged crimes are punishable by se [...]
2006-04-21 20:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCJAN SNAR KCRM DR
06SANTODOMINGO1415DOMINICAN FUGITIVE PEDRO COLLADO EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On April 21, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Pedro Collado to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, where he is the subject of indictment number CR 00-30034-MAP filed November 2, 2000. As detailed in the indictment, Collado is alleged to have p [...]
2006-04-28 20:41:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS SNAR KCRM DR
06SANTODOMINGO1468U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES AT OAS JUSTICE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 24 and 25, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales attended the 6th Regular Meeting of Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General of the Americas (REMJA-VI),held in Santo Domingo. A hour-long conversation with President Leonel Fernandez provided suggestions for improv [...]
2006-05-04 11:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS OAS DR TD VE
06SANTODOMINGO150DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE PLACENCIA WAIVES
[...] On December 29, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Placencia to the United States for trial in the State of New York based on Kings County indictment number 1400/2001 charging murder in the second degree. 2. Following a July 21, 2005, U.S. extradition request and the subsequent issuance of a [...]
2006-01-13 17:22:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN DR KCRM SNAR
06SANTODOMINGO1642DOMINICAN FUGITIVES EXTRADITED: JORGE MATOS,
[...] In the last several weeks, Dominican authorities have extradited three individuals to the United States for prosecution of a variety of narcotics-related offenses. 2. On May 15, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Luis de la Rosa Montero to Puerto Rico for trial in the U.S. District Court for the [...]
2006-05-18 17:40:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS SNAR KCRM DR
06SANTODOMINGO170DOMINICAN FUGITIVE PORFIRIO HERNANDEZ WAIVES
[...] On January 13, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Porfirio Hernandez to the United States for trial in the Southern District of New York based on federal indictment number 02-CR-1270, charging conspiracy to defraud the United States, bank fraud, and aiding and abetting bank fraud. 2. Following a [...]
2006-01-17 13:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN DR KCRM SNAR
06SANTODOMINGO171DOMINICAN 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 13:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETDR HA PBTS PGOV PREL SNAR
06SANTODOMINGO2127DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE ORTEGA DE LEON EXTRADITED
[...] On June 22, 2006, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agents returned Jose Ramon Ortega de Leon (aka Chico) to Westchester, NY for trial before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where he is the subject of superseding indictment number S7 04 CR 1353 (K [...]
2006-06-28 14:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2198EXTRADITION OF DOMINICAN FUGITIVES RAMIREZ, ALBA,
[...] On July 5, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Aurelio Ramirez to Puerto Rico for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, where he is the subject of indictment number 01-161(SEC) filed on April 14, 2004. As detailed in the indictment, Ramirez is alleged to have participated [...]
2006-07-05 18:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2228AMBASSADOR'S CERTIFICATION FOR SWIFTSHIPS SALE TO
[...] I have reviewed arrangements made by the Dominican authorities, at the suggestion of this Embassy, concerning the proposed sale to the Dominican Republic of four 46-foot Swiftships patrol vessels with financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank. 2. The Dominican Navy, the Dominican Navy's sp [...]
2006-07-07 11:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN SNAR BEXP MARR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2608DOMINICAN FUGITIVES BALBI AND GONZALEZ EXTRADITED
[...] On July 12, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Pedro Antonio Balbi to the United States for trial in the District Court for Passaic County, New Jersey, where he is the subject of indictment number 05-08-1167(I),filed August 18, 2005. As detailed in the indictment, Balbi is alleged to have been the [...]
2006-08-14 17:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2628DOMINICAN FUGITIVES BALBI AND GONZALEZ EXTRADITED
[...] On July 12, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Pedro Antonio Balbi to the United States for trial in the District Court for Passaic County, New Jersey, where he is the subject of indictment number 05-08-1167(I),filed August 18, 2005. As detailed in the indictment, Balbi is alleged to have been the [...]
2006-08-15 13:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2782DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AFFIRMS CNIES AGREEMENT
[...] On August 28, Embassy received Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic note DEJ/STI 20927, dated August 25, 2006, stating that the Cooperating National Information Exchange (CNIES) agreement (as detailed in ref A and presented via Embassy Santo Domingo Diplomatic Note 236 of November 9, 2005) wa [...]
2006-08-28 20:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MOPS EARI PREL
06SANTODOMINGO2784DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ANTONIO LANTIGUA EXTRADITED TO
[...] On August 23, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Antonio de Jesus Lantigua Vargas to the United States for trial in the State of New York, where he is the subject of indictment number 3864-2005, filed August 3, 2005. As detailed in the indictment, Lantigua is alleged to have committed Sodomy in the [...]
2006-08-28 20:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2785CALL ON NEW DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL RADHAMES
[...] (SBU) On August 22, Ambassador Hertell, accompanied by DCM, poloff, NAS, RSO, and representatives from DHS, FBI, USAID, and the U.S. Marshals Service, met recently sworn-in Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena in a one-hour courtesy call also attended by members of the media. Jimenez, who l [...]
2006-08-29 10:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS DR JIMENEZ
06SANTODOMINGO2972DOMINICAN FUGITIVE YSRAEL MUSTAFA BERNABE
[...] On September 13, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Ysrael Mustafa Bernabe to the United States for sentencing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, where he is the subject of indictment number H-95-245, filed October 6, 1995. As detailed in the indictment, Mustafa was char [...]
2006-09-15 16:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO3028DOMINICAN FUGITIVE FELIX RODRIGUEZ EXTRADITED TO
[...] On September 22, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Felix Rodriguez (aka Felix Moca and/or Coco Pelao) to Puerto Rico for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, where he is the subject of sealed indictment number 05-302(DRD),filed September 8, 2005. As alleged in the ind [...]
2006-09-22 18:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO3251DOMINICAN FUGITIVES FELIZ, ARRINDELL, AND JIMENEZ
[...] On October 12, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Jansys Feliz Terrero to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, where he is the subject of superseding indictment number 03-CR-80-P-H, filed September 9, 2004. As detailed in the indictment, Feliz is charged [...]
2006-10-13 18:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO3313DOMINICAN FUGITIVE SANTANA DE LEON EXTRADITED TO
[...] On October 19, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Ramirez Santana de Leon to Puerto Rico for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Santana de Leon had been indicted on August 10, 2006, in case number 06-253 (PG),for multiple narcotics offenses involving multi-kilogram q [...]
2006-10-23 15:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO3438SANTO 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 20:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR SNAR KCRM DR
06SANTODOMINGO344DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RUN FOR SENATE;
[...] (C) Summary: On January 26 Dominican Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito previewed for the Ambassador that, at the request of his political party (the ruling PLD),he will take a three-month leave of absence to run for senator from Santiago in the May 16 election. He is responding to [...]
2006-02-01 13:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV DR SNAR KJUS KCOR EFIN PHUM NU HA
06SANTODOMINGO3491CONFESSED DOMINICAN MURDERER YMBERT SANTOS RETURNS
[...] On November 3, 2006, U.S. Marshals accompanied confessed murdered Ymbert A. Santos (aka Imbert A. Vasquez and/or "Shorty") as he returned to the state of New York for trial before the County Court of Suffolk County. 2. As detailed in the reference e-mail and Suffolk County arrest warrant 06 [...]
2006-11-13 19:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO3513DOMINICAN FUGITIVES ZAPATA AND PENA EXTRADITED TO
[...] On November 9, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Felix Antonio Zapata Molett to the United States for trial in the Southern District of New York, where he is the subject of superseding indictment number S1 05 CR 714 (BSJ),filed August 30, 2005. As detailed in the indictment, Zapata was charged with [...]
2006-11-15 21:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO3616DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ESPIRITUSANTO EXTRADITED,
[...] On November 29, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Baudilo Espiritusanto to the United States to serve sentence for a federal narcotics-related offense in the State of Texas, as detailed in Count One of indictment number CR H-00-875, filed on December 11, 2000, in the U.S. District Court for the Sou [...]
2006-11-30 21:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO3619DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ESPIRITUSANTO EXTRADITED TO THE
[...] On November 29, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Baudilo Espiritusanto to the United States to serve sentence for a federal narcotics-related offense in the State of Texas, as detailed in Count One of indictment number CR H-00-875, filed on December 11, 2000, in the U.S. District Court for the Sou [...]
2006-12-01 12:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO371DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RAYMOND FLORES WAIVES
[...] On January 26, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Raymond Flores (aka Jose Soles) to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York based on his alleged participation in a series of "home invasion" robberies from July 2000 through October 2000. The spec [...]
2006-02-03 14:36:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN SNAR KCRM DR
06SANTODOMINGO3732DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RAPHAEL CASTILLO EXTRADITED TO
[...] On December 13, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Raphael Castillo to the United States to serve sentence for second-degree murder, following a conviction in absentia after trial in the County Court for Monroe County, New York State. As detailed in indictment number 594-93, filed July 16, 1993, Ca [...]
2006-12-13 17:42:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
06SANTODOMINGO656DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ REQUESTS INFORMATION
[...] (C) On February 16 the Ambassador informed Dominican President Leonel Fernandez that credible reports of Dominican navy corruption made it undesirable to authorize a sale of four 46-foot patrol boats for use by the Dominican Navy. He suggested that the sale of the four vessels might be justif [...]
2006-02-24 20:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALBEXP DR EFIN EXIM SNAR MARR
06SANTODOMINGO657DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ ON HAITI, BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: On February 16 President Fernandez told the Ambassador he expects Haitian President-elect Preval will pay his first foreign visit to the Dominican Republic. Fernandez expressed keen interest in the possibility of President Bush's attendance at a May 30-31 regional summit in Santo [...]
2006-02-24 20:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL DR HA EXIM SNAR KCOR KJUS PHUM ETRD
06SANTODOMINGO787DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE SIME REYES EXTRADITED TO
[...] On March 3, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Sime Reyes to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where he is the subject of indictment number 03-475 filed October 23, 2003. As detailed in the indictment, Sime Reyes is alleged to have participated [...]
2006-03-06 20:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN SNAR KCRM DR
06SANTODOMINGO977DOMINICAN 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 16:49:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV DR PREL KCOR SNAR PHUM
06SAOPAULO223 CONTINUED DECLINE IN MOST VIOLENT CRIME IN SAO PAULO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sao Paulo State Secretariat for Public Security released fourth quarter (October-December, 2005) crime statistics for the city of Sao Paulo, the Sao Paulo city outskirts, and the state as a whole. Statewide, violent crime decreased, including a marked decrease in homicide an [...]
2006-03-02 18:32:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV ASEC PHUM ECON SNAR BR
06SAOPAULO319GANGS ON THE RISE IN SAO PAULO'S WOMEN'S PRISONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Director of Training for the Sao Paulo state prison system, street gang influence within Sao Paulo prisons has notably increased over the last three years. Particularly disturbing in this trend is that for the first time, prison officials see the influence of g [...]
2006-03-22 17:50:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO348SEVEN 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 19:09:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO526GANG 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 20:28:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO532SAO 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 18:58:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO551SAO 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 20:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO573DUST SETTLES IN SAO PAULO AFTER VIOLENT CRIME WAVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Criminal activities associated with last week's violent crime wave orchestrated by the organized criminal gang the First Capital Command (PCC) have all but ceased in and around Sao Paulo. A few random incidents that appear related were reported over the weekend, but in general, [...]
2006-05-22 18:43:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO708PCC 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 18:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO742PCC 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 16:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO751SNAPSHOT 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 17:58:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM CASC SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO761INCREASED OVERNIGHT VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO LIKELY DUE TO
[...] Sao Paulo's slow burn of violence directed against prison and police officials by the organized criminal gang PCC over the past weeks flared during the early morning hours of July 12. Reminiscent of the beginning of the violence unleashed on Sao Paulo and neighboring cities in mid-May by the P [...]
2006-07-13 09:28:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO765REDUCED VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO NIGHT OF JULY 12, BUS
[...] Sao Paulo and neighboring cities again suffered attacks the night of July 12/morning of July 13 from the organized criminal gang First Capital Command (PCC),though at a reduced level compared to the previous night. Two deaths from July 12 were reported, though apparently no one was killed in [...]
2006-07-14 08:59:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO771VIOLENCE 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 18:32:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR
06SAOPAULO865PRE-FATHER'S DAY ATTACKS IN SAO PAULO BY PCC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sao Paulo residents awoke Monday morning, August 7, to reports of yet another round of bus burnings and bomb and gun attacks against police targets orchestrated by the organized crime ring PCC. Twenty-seven attacks were reported in greater Sao Paulo by the office of the state [...]
2006-08-07 19:42:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR
06SAOPAULO869SAO PAULO FACES DAY 2 OF PRE-FATHER'S DAY JITTERS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The dawn of Tuesday, August 8, marked Day Two of the third wave of PCC violence in Sao Paulo State since May (ref A). Metropolitan Sao Paulo was spared from attacks overnight, but cities scattered throughout Sao Paulo state suffered from homemade bomb and Molotov cocktail att [...]
2006-08-08 20:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI 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 19:48:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 13:59:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CASC ASEC SNAR SOCI BR
06SARAJEVO27442006-2007 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 15:12:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR BK
06SEOUL1158ROKG SOON TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDATE FOR INCB
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 09:00:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALSNAR AORC PREL UN KS
06SEOUL4339ROK RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON WHO RECOMMENDATIONS TO
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ms. Cho, Hyung Hwa of the Policy Planning and International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) and Mr. Kim, Ho-dong of the Narcotics Control Division of the Korean Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of H [...]
2006-12-20 08:14:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALSNAR UNCND UNCRIME KS
06SEOUL997ROKG STILL FAVORS USG CANDIDATE FOR INCB
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-27 07:24:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALSNAR AORC PREL UN KS
06SINGAPORE1578SINGAPORE 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 01:06:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTFN ETTC EFIN SNAR SENV PHUM KIPR
06SINGAPORE34292006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I Q Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. I. Summary 2. The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counter narcotics policies through strict [...]
2006-10-26 09:01:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN
06SINGAPORE3547SINGAPORE 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II Q Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Part I was transmitted septel. 2. Begin text of the draft report: Singapore As a significant international financial and investm [...]
2006-11-06 09:11:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
06SINGAPORE3654SINGAPORE'S RESPONSES TO CMEA QUESTIONS
[...] Post provides the following GOS responses to INL's questions for use in preparing the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA) report. Begin questions and responses: 2. Q: WE WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY IF OUR DATA ON SINGAPORE'S TRADE IN THE CHEMICALS EPHEDRINE AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE FROM 2000 [...]
2006-11-21 04:56:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN
06SOFIA1661ANTI-OC TRAINING CENTER: BULGARIA READY TO HOST
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Mission strongly supports establishment of a South Eastern European Regional Organized Crime Training Center (SEEROCTC). We believe a center located in Bulgaria will advance U.S. rule of law objectives here and regionally. A center in Bulgaria would build on an [...]
2006-12-13 11:13:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KCRM EAID KJUS KCOR SNAR KPAO BU
06STATE61225UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' APRIL 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Classified by: Acting EAP A/S Kathleen Stephens, reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Participants: Morning meeting U.S. Under Secretary Burns EAP A/S Kathy Stephens (acting) P Special Assistant Andrew Shaw EAP/J Director Wendell Albright (acting) JAPAN Deputy Foreign Minister Ni [...]
2006-04-18 15:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PINR SNAR IZ IR IN AF JA
06TAIPEI1400Police Raids Human Trafficking Ring in Southern Taiwan
[...] (U) Working on a tip, on April 19 the Kaohsiung criminal police raided a human trafficking ring that had arranged for Chinese women to enter into Taiwan by means of sham marriages. The "brides" were actually coming to work in the sex trade. The police arrested the head of the trafficking ri [...]
2006-04-21 08:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR TW KS KCRM
06TAIPEI3725TAIWAN PLEDGES TO INVESTIGATE EXPORT CONTROL CASES
[...] (C) Summary: On October 30, Taiwan Director General of the Ministry of Justice, Investigation Bureau Yeh Cherng-maw assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation in investigating export control cases and other illicit trade. End Summary. 2. (C) On October 30, AIT Director Young met Ministr [...]
2006-11-01 08:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALASEC ETTC ECON ETRD PREL SNAR TW
06TALLINN985 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2006/2007 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of drug precursors, and [...]
2006-11-02 13:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KSEP EN
06TASHKENT1225UZBEKISTAN BURNS 700 KGS OF NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Uzbekistan marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking by burning 700 kilograms of seized narcotics on June 26. The narcotics burned included 430 kg of heroin, 182 kg of opium, 73 kg of marijuana, 8 kg of hashish, and an unspecified amount of other phychot [...]
2006-06-27 06:43:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR UZ
06TASHKENT268NO UZBEK POSITION ON CARICC VENUE YET
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 12:37:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCIS SNAR KCRM UZ
06TEGUCIGALPA1179HONDURAN 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 18:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1345HONDURAN 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 19:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO
06TEGUCIGALPA139HONDURAS 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 01:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS HO
06TEGUCIGALPA1892CENTRAL AMERICAN SUMMIT ADOPTS DECLARATION ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Extraordinary System of Central American Integration (SICA) Summit on 10/3, adopted a series of potentially important measures to improve regional security, including: -- Promoting prompt ratification of the Central American Treaty on the Simplified Detention and Extradit [...]
2006-10-05 00:40:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS SNAR XK
06TEGUCIGALPA192HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S INAUGURATION GOES WELL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Thursday, January 26, 2006 a U.S. Presidential Delegation, led by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, arrived in Tegucigalpa to attend the inauguration of Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales. While the weeks and days leading to the events were plagued with confusion and inde [...]
2006-01-31 22:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA193HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA HOLDS FIRST BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Directly after his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, January 27, 2006, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales met with Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and the rest of the official U.S. Presidential Delegation. While a variety of issues were discussed in a short time, it [...]
2006-01-31 22:08:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR SMIG PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA33HONDURAS: 13 PRISONERS KILLED BY OTHER
[...] Summary: On January 5, at approximately 3pm local time, A violent conflict occurred in which 13 prisoners were killed and up to 38 prisoners injured within Tamara National Penitentiary outside of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This was reported by both the press and by Embassy sources. It was report [...]
2006-01-06 23:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS CASC ASEC HO
06TEGUCIGALPA48MEDIA REACTION ON BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT, JANUARY
[...] On 01/09 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Ruben Dario Paz, Social Sciences Professor, titled "Evo Morales, the Andean." "If there is a country that has suffered greatly, it is Bolivia, a wealthy country with abundant resources, but with extreme poverty." [...]
2006-01-09 22:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
06TEGUCIGALPA622HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA ON FUEL BID, CAFTA,
[...] (C) Summary: On March 28, Ambassador and DCM met with Honduran President Mel Zelaya and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez regarding Zelaya's June visit to Washington. DEA agents later joined the meeting for a candid anti-narcotics briefing. A relaxed Zelaya appeared to waiver somewhat on a [...]
2006-03-30 22:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV EPET SNAR MOPS PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA743HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DAS WHA MADISON, VISIT TO
[...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. On November 27, 2005, there were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities; a new (and ov [...]
2006-04-21 17:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV ECON ECIN MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS
06TEGUCIGALPA853WHA DAS MADISON MEETS WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: WHA DAS Kirsten Madison visited Honduras April 26-28 and met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, key members of his cabinet, congress, and the business community. Key themes of the visit included cooperation on regional security problems such as narcotrafficking, Ho [...]
2006-05-09 22:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA872POTUS Meeting June 5 With Honduran President Mel
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One hundred days into his term, President Mel Zelaya remains somewhat of an enigma. On the positive side, he has strongly supported CAFTA; cooperated fully with the DHS/ICE deportation of illegal immigrants (nearly 200 daily); acted - with limited resources - to combat the expl [...]
2006-05-12 12:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV EPET SNAR EAID SENV KJUS HO
06TELAVIV4910WHO RECOMMENDATIONS ON SYNTHETIC THC (DRONABINOL)
[...] In response to reftel talking points, the Israeli Ministry of Health provided the following information to ESTH Officer: In Israel, there are several legal drugs containing dronabinol, sold under the brand names "merinol", "nabilon" and "ronabin". All of these can be prescribed by any medica [...]
2006-12-22 09:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UNCND UNCRIME IS
06TELAVIV596GOI RESPONDS TO NEW PATTERN OF CROSS-BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli National Police (INP) Colonel Avshalom Peled told G-TIP Reports Officer Gayatri Patel January 11 and poloff in subsequent phone conversations that his Ramon Border Police Brigade, which guards Israel's southern border with Egypt, has captured 85 Palestinians from the Gaza [...]
2006-02-08 14:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS EG PGOV PREL JO PINR PREF PBTS SNAR KCRM GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL SOCIETY
06THEHAGUE1244NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: RESPONSE ON LAW AND ORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 13:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SNAR AF NATO NL
06THEHAGUE1245NETHERLANDS: HIGH-THC CANNABIS REMAINS "SOFT" DRUG
[...] Summary. Health Minister Hans Hoogervorst informed Parliament that the government will continue to treat Dutch- grown cannabis with high THC content as a "soft" drug. Research by the National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM) showed that, although high-THC cannabis use induced elevat [...]
2006-06-02 14:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1415PARLIAMENT BACKS DOWN ON CANNABIS CULTIVATION
[...] Summary. Dutch Parliament backed away June 22 from a proposal to permit the regulated large-scale production of cannabis to supply marijuana "coffeeshops." Justice Minister Donner, who strongly opposes legalization of large- scale cannabis production, threatened to resign if Parliament passed [...]
2006-06-23 17:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
06THEHAGUE1510NETHERLANDS: NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. In preparation for this year's interagency review for narcotics certification, Post submits the following update on Dutch anti-narcotics efforts and police- to-police cooperation. The Dutch remain focused on stemming the production and trade of ecstasy and are developing a second [...]
2006-07-07 12:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PINS PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2277 SCENESETTER FOR ATT...
[...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to the Netherlands, the first by an Attorney General since Attorney General Aschroft visited in September 2004. There are four important issues where you can advance our law enforcement agenda: (1) Establish a strong working relationship with new Minister o [...]
2006-10-19 15:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PTER SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS PINR NL
06THEHAGUE311NETHERLANDS/CARIBBEAN: MOD ON CARRIER PORT CALL
[...] (U) This contains an information request for State Department (paragraph 6). 2. (C) Summary: DATT and poloffs met on January 9 with Major General Bertholee, Director of Operational Readiness, The Netherlands Defense Staff, Dutch Ministry of Defense (MOD) to discuss Caribbean Lion (CL),Part [...]
2006-02-10 14:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS SNAR NT VE XL
06THEHAGUE353NETHERLANDS/NAVAL EXERCISES: DUTCH CABINET HAS
[...] (C) This is an action/guidance request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The Dutch cabinet is seized with the issue of proposed carrier port calls to the Netherlands Antilles and is expected to discuss it, as well as the upcoming Caribbean Lion exercise, at the February 17 cabinet meeti [...]
2006-02-16 10:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS PREL SNAR XL NT VE
06THEHAGUE386NETHERLANDS/NAVAL EXERCISES: GONL WILL APPROVE
[...] (C) The MFA has informed us that the GONL would approve a formal request for a carrier visit by USS George Washington to St. Maarten in mid-April. They would also approve cruiser and destroyer visits to Curacao and Aruba. 2. (C) In a conversation February 21 with CDA, Marion Kappeyne van d [...]
2006-02-22 06:36:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PHSA MARR PINS PREL SNAR XL NT VE
06THEHAGUE814ONDCP DIRECTOR'S APRIL 5-6 VISIT TO THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Director for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),John Walters visited The Hague on April 5-6, at the end of a three-nation tour that included stops in Afghanistan and Belgium. Walters met with Thomas Driessen, Director of the Dutch National Crim [...]
2006-04-12 13:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PINS PGOV AF NL CO NS
06TOKYO1612AMBASSADOR YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 27 meeting with the DCM, MOFA Ambassador for Counterterrorism (CT) Cooperation, Reconstruction Activities in Iraq and North Korea Nuclear Issues Tadamichi Yamamoto: -- stressed the need to identify implementable steps for the next U.S.-Japan-Australia CT Trilate [...]
2006-03-28 07:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SNAR EAID IN MY RP JA
06TOKYO3193FOREIGN MINISTERS RELEASE "ACTION PLAN" AT CENTRAL
[...] (C) Summary. The June 5 "Central Asia Plus Japan" dialogue in Tokyo produced an "Action Plan" with specific initiatives for regional cooperation in the areas of counterterrorism, counternarcotics, anti-personnel landmine clearance, poverty alleviation, health care, the environment, disaster p [...]
2006-06-09 05:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER PGOV SNAR AF KZ KG UZ TI TX
06TOKYO5485COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR A/S FORT AND INR/NEA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the September 24-26, 2006 visit to Japan by INR A/S Randall Fort and INR/NEA Division Chief John Merrill. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5343 Home phone: [...]
2006-09-22 08:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL AS KS SNAR UK JA
06TOKYO5737COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST DANIEL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the October 14-17 2006 visit to Japan by INR/TNC Analyst Daniel Epstein. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) The Embassy Point of Control for the visit will be Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81 [...]
2006-10-02 07:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA SNAR PINR JA
06TOKYO65692006 JAPAN INCSR PART I
[...] (U) Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards. A party to the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Trafficking in Narcotics, Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the bigg [...]
2006-11-16 05:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI JA
06ULAANBAATAR139GIA DETAINS U.S. AND JAPANESE CURRENCY CARRIED BY
[...] (S/NF) The head of the General Intelligence Agency's Counter Intelligence department requested a meeting the morning of February 23rd with SIMO to discuss their detention of one million U.S. dollars and 200 million Japanese Yen in cash from two DPRK males at Ulaanbaatar's Chinggis Khan (former [...]
2006-02-26 23:38:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRET//NOFORNSNAR EFIN PREL PTER ASEC MG
06ULAANBAATAR155NO COUNTERFEIT DETECTED AMONGST U.S. AND JAPANESE
[...] (S/NF) On the evening of March 2nd, a representative of the Japanese Embassy in Ulaanbaatar reported that examiners from the Japanese Finance Ministry had completed two thirds of their examination of the two thousand 10,000 Yen notes and determined all to be genuine. He stated that the team wou [...]
2006-03-03 09:02:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRET//NOFORNSNAR EFIN PREL PTER ASEC MG
06ULAANBAATAR401Speaker's views on Anti-corruption, Money
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the Ambassador's May 24 call on Speaker Nyamdorj, he expressed his firm support for the windfall profits tax passed by the State Great Hural (parliament),and opined that the body may override a veto if the President chose to take that step. Companies that expected to [...]
2006-05-25 06:26:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EINV EMIN ETRD KCRM SNAR PINR MG KN
06ULAANBAATAR537Mongolia's Parliament Passes Tax, Anti-Money-
[...] SUMMARY: Prior to the July 11-14 Naadam national day holiday, the State Great Hural (SGH - Parliament) passed three major pieces of legislation: an anti- corruption law; an anti-money laundering law; and amendments to the minerals law. The bills culminated a busy spring session for the legi [...]
2006-07-17 07:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EMIN EINV SNAR KCRM EFIN ECON MG
06ULAANBAATAR658New AML Law: Better Than Nothing, But Implementation Will
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the end of June, Mongolia's parliament passed the country's first anti-money laundering (AML) law. The step followed years of foreign exhortations, including and especially from the United States, about the danger that Mongolia might become a money laundering center. There [...]
2006-09-04 05:50:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ECON PREL SNAR MG
06ULAANBAATAR861Mongolia INCSR: Part 1
[...] The following is post's submission for Part 1 of the INCSR. 2. Begin text: I. Summary Drug trafficking and abuse are not widespread in Mongolia, but continue to rise and draw the attention of the government. Mongolia's young, burgeoning urban population is especially vulnerable to t [...]
2006-12-08 07:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MG
06USUNNEWYORK350 GERMANY :COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS CANDIDACY
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature for re-election to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the period 2008-2011. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational session of the Economic [...]
2006-02-24 20:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KCRM SNAR GM
06USUNNEWYORK445HUNGARY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Professor Miklos Levay for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational segment of the [...]
2006-03-09 15:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM UN HU
06USUNNEWYORK593BELGIUM: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Mr. Raymond Yans for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the resumed organizational segment of the Econom [...]
2006-03-24 15:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM UN
06USUNNEWYORK649DEMARCHING THE UN SECRETARIAT ON POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) PolMinCouns, accompanied by Poloff, delivered reftel points to Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Angela Kane on March 30. PolMinCouns asked whether the UN had yet received the findings of the UN team that recently visited Ecuador to explore the possibility of a s [...]
2006-03-31 15:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CO EC FAO SENV SNAR WHO UN PINR
06USUNNEWYORK873PHILIPPINES: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Mission has received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature of Mr. Miguel Coronel for election to the International Narcotics Control Board. The elections will be held during the organizational segment of the Econ [...]
2006-04-26 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AORC ECON UN RP
06VIENNA3156EMBASSY VIENNA POINTS OF CONTACT ON TRANSNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-27 08:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER PREL SNAR EU AU
06VIENNA3355AUSTRIA: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Per reftel, Post is submitting Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) on Drugs and Chemical Control. Post will provide updates as they become available. Embassy POC for the INCSR Part I is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43 [...]
2006-11-20 07:12:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM AU
06VIENNA3492AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF TRAINERS
[...] A/DCM presented reftel demarche on December 6 to Brigadier Kurt Hager, the head of the Austrian Interior Ministry's bureau for international police missions. Hager said the Austrian cabinet had met December 6 to consider the extension of police training missions abroad. Regarding the JIPTC, [...]
2006-12-06 15:36:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR AU
06VIENNA540AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Austrians have organized a broad range of law enforcement and counterterrorism-related meetings and seminars during their EU Presidency from January - June 2006. The recently adopted (December 6, 2005) EU Council paper on "A Strategy for the External Dimension of JHA: Global [...]
2006-02-22 10:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KCRM SNAR EFIN ETTC AU EUN
06VIENNA764MARCH 2-3 U.S.- EU SENIOR LEVEL TALKS ON JUSTICE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Senior Level U.S.-EU Informal Meeting on Justice, Freedom, and Security (JLS) was held in Vienna March 2 and 3, and covered the full range of JLS issues on migration, borders and visas, counter-terrorism and security, and law enforcement cooperation. Among the key outcom [...]
2006-03-14 08:36:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EUN KCRM SNAR EFIN ETTC AU
06WARSAW2491POLISH ATTITUDES TOWARD INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHAN DRUG
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-01 13:15:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR EAID EUN SNAR PL
06WARSAW2610NO RESPONSE YET ON DEMARCHE: WHO RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points December 8 to Jaroslaw Strejczek, officer in the MFA UN Department. Strejczek responded that this was the first he had heard of the issue and would confer with other offices within the GOP, including the Ministry of Interior's (MOI) Narcotics Department. 2. [...]
2006-12-19 15:24:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UNCND UNCRIME PREL PL
06WELLINGTON714NZ FAVORS USG CONSULTATIONS ON RECAAP PIRACY
[...] (C) PE Couns discussed GNZ views on the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP) with Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Despite reftel observation that [...]
2006-09-10 21:19:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEWWT IN KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL SNAR UK
06YEREVAN1419ARMENIA NARROWLY AVOIDS A MAJOR MISSTEP IN PROPOSED LEGAL
[...] (SBU) A recent attempt by the Armenian Ministry of Justice to propose judicial reforms in the chaotic area of expert witnesses came perilously close to making a bad situation worse in criminal, civil, and administrative legal proceedings. During the week of September 11-15, 2006, representativ [...]
2006-10-11 09:11:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS AM
06YEREVAN424ARMENIANS TRYING TO BARGAIN ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky's re-election to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) March 27. Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan told us that the GOAM would actively support Ambass [...]
2006-03-26 13:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALSNAR AORC PREL UN AM
06ZAGREB1338CROATIA INCSR 2006 - PART ONE
[...] (U) Below please find per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling, particularly heroi [...]
2006-11-06 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR
07ABIDJAN1265EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) The Government of Cote d'Ivoire has the will to combat drug trafficking, but lacks the capacity. Also, as it concentrates on steering the country out of its five-year political crisis, its attention is focused on other priorities. The Inter-ministerial Committee to Combat Drug Traffick [...]
2007-12-31 16:33:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID KCRM PREL SOCI SNAR IV
07ABUDHABI18402007-08 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 10:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM AE
07ABUDHABI383UAE BREAKS-UP DRUG MONEY LAUNDERING RING
[...] (C) In a move widely reported by the UAE press on February 26, Dubai police broke up an international money laundering ring using the UAE's financial system. Ahmed Al-Qamzi, Head of the Central Bank's Anti Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit's International Division told econchief that [...]
2007-03-08 06:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM EFIN CASC AE
07ABUJA1007 ILEA GABORONE - Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents
[...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and National Agency on Prohibition of Traffic in Persons respectively are nominated to attend the above referenced ILEA Training. Tanko Nuhu DOB - 09 January 1962 Gender - Male Ra [...]
2007-05-22 14:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA1506 ILEA GABORONE - Law Enforcement Executive Development
[...] The following 10 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria Police Force, State Security Services and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Chikan Eli [...]
2007-07-13 11:32:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA1576 ILEA GABORONE - Small Arms Trafficking Course, August
[...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Police Force, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Yunana Ayuba Dickson DOB - 02 December, 1971 Gender - Male Rank - [...]
2007-07-24 15:32:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA1834EFCC CHAIR ON ADMINISTRATION'S ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. EFCC Chairman Ribadu told Charge on August 16 that Yar'Adua is committed to investigating corrupt former officials to send a message that no one is above the law. Despite GON support, however, Ribadu maintains that the EFCC is dependent on international donors to fulfill basic nee [...]
2007-08-23 15:15:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KCOR KCRIM SNAR NI
07ABUJA2098 ILEA GABORONE - Document Fraud and Document Examination
[...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service and the State Security Services are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Name - Nongo Samuel DOB - 05 Feb 1963 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Immigration Curr [...]
2007-09-28 11:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA2320NIGERIA: GOVT. PRACTICES - INFO COLLECTION,
[...] (C) Below are responses to reftel information request on GON information collecting, screening and sharing. A. Watchlisting (C) The government of Nigeria (GON) maintains a watchlist which consists of binders with names and photographs of individuals of interest, coded by threat (terrorist [...]
2007-11-01 10:40:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS SNAR
07ABUJA2439NIGERIA: SEEKS INCREASED COOPERATION DURING INL
[...] (SBU) Summary. During INL Assitant Secretary (A/S) Thomas Schweich,s November 4-6 visit to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, GON Law Enforcement Officials expressed a strong interest in increasing bilateral cooperation and an equally strong desire for a strengthened relationship in order to tackle th [...]
2007-11-26 15:48:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM KJUS ECON PGOV SNAR NI
07ABUJA370 ILEA GABORONE - Financial Forensics Techniques Course
[...] The following 4 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Edozie, Hycenth Azuka DOB - 23 May 1966 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Police [...]
2007-02-23 12:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA638 ILEA GABORONE - Personnel and Facility Security Course,
[...] The following 5 Nigerian personnel from the Nigeria Police Force are nominated for attendance at the above referenced ILEA Training. Ohiozoba O. Ehiede DOB - 18 September 1965 Gender - Male Rank - Superintendent of Police Current Position - Staff Officer II Passport No - A3400336A Ex [...]
2007-04-03 16:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID NI
07ABUJA955ATTORNEY GENERAL BAYO OJO AND POLITICS AT NDLEA;
[...] (C) According to NDLEA,s Director General, Lanre Ipinmisho, the forced &retirement8 earlier this year of 71 NDLEA officers for various offenses has not been finalized. Ipinmisho claims that several of the 71, including Vincent Ossai, have complained to Attorney General Bayo Ojo protesting the [...]
2007-05-16 13:20:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PINR NI
07ACCRA1437GHANA’S NEW NARCOTICS DIRECTOR, GROWING
[...] (C) Summary: On June 13, Polchief and Pol FSN met with Ben Botwe, who recently took over from Major General Richardson Baiden as the Acting Executive Director of Ghana's Narcotics Control Board (NCB). Botwe is preparing a budget for urgent funding priorities and wants to build a stronger relationsh [...]
2007-06-28 17:41:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALGH MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
07ACCRA2140GOG NOT DOING ENOUGH TO COMBAT NARCOTICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with Ghanaian officials and Western diplomats paint a disappointing picture of the Ghanaian Government,s efforts to combat its increasing problem with illegal narcotics trafficking. Several GOG officials and others question whether Ghana,s leadership appreciates the [...]
2007-10-09 13:25:00Embassy AccraSECRETPGOV SNAR PINR PREL GH
07ACCRA2227GOG HAS LITTLE CONTROL OVER NARCOTICS FLOW THROUGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff toured Kotoka International Airport on October 16 to survey GOG efforts to combat the transit of narcotics. The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has around seven overworked and underpaid officers patrolling the airport. Resources are scant and a NACOB official told poloff th [...]
2007-10-22 07:18:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PINR GH
07ACCRA2244TWO AFGHANS ARRESTED IN NARCOTICS STING OPERATION
[...] (SBU) On October 22 in Accra, pursuant to a U.S. request, the Ghana Police arrested two Afghan nationals, Nasrullah Safiullah and Mohammad Ashraf Mohammad-Omar, for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute heroin and import it for sale in the U.S. During a long DEA undercover operation, Safiu [...]
2007-10-23 07:25:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SNAR PREL PGOV PINR GH AF
07ACCRA2273RECENT NARCOTICS ARREST HAS GHANAIAN DRUG BARONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ghanaian criminal community is reeling after the well-publicized October 22 arrest of two Afghan nationals for narcotics trafficking (reftel),according to police and other contacts. Contacts have said the drug "barons" were very surprised to learn that DEA was actively conduc [...]
2007-10-25 16:43:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALASEC SNAR PREL PGOV PINR KCRM GH AF
07ACCRA2320SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR PISTOLE'S
[...] (SBU) We look forward to your November 9 visit and provide the following background: 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2007 as Sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. It has emerged from a turbulent history into a period of stability, democracy and sus [...]
2007-11-01 15:15:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR ASEC ECON EAID GH
07ACCRA2402UK DRAWS HARD LINE WITH GOG ON NARCOICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 23-24, UK Foreign Office Minister of State Dr. Kim Howells visited Ghana and delivered a stern message on narcotics to President Kufuor, Minister of Interior Kwamena Bartels, and Attorney General Joe Ghartey. According to UK High Commission contacts, Howells told the GO [...]
2007-11-14 08:53:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR PGOV KCRM GH
07ACCRA2426MAJOR HEROIN FACILITATOR ARRESTED IN ACCRA
[...] (SBU) On November 20, the Ghana Police, in conjunction with DEA, arrested Kwame Asiedu, a.k.a. Clement Kwame Ablorh, for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute heroin to the U.S. Asiedu was a major organizer and facilitator of trafficking Southwest Asian heroin through Ghana to the U.S and h [...]
2007-11-21 15:45:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSNAR PGOV PREL ASEC GH
07ACCRA2533ONE YEAR LATER: NARCOTICS COMMITTEE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Just over a year ago, the GOG released the Georgina Wood Committee report in response to a public outcry after several embarrassing cocaine scandals in 2005. The GOG endorsed the report and pledged to quickly implement its proposals, but it has largely failed to do so. Most key [...]
2007-12-13 17:16:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM PGOV PREL GH
07ACCRA2534TWO CONVICTED FOR ROLE IN 2005 COCAINE SCANDAL
[...] (U) After a year long trial, an Accra court on November 28 sentenced both Kwabena Amaning, aka Tagor, and Alhaji Isaah Abass to 15 years hard labor in connection with the 2005 cocaine scandal involving the MV Benjamin. As reported in ref A, the 2005 cocaine scandal kicked off when five kilogr [...]
2007-12-13 17:16:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALKCRM SNAR PGOV PREL GH
07ACCRA2590GHANA RESPONSE TO EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN
[...] (U) Post provides the following information keyed to ref A request. GOG efforts to addresses narcotics trafficking --------------------------------------------- - 2. (C) Ghana is increasingly becoming a significant transshipment point for cocaine from South America and heroin from Southwest Asi [...]
2007-12-21 13:02:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL KCRM GH
07ADDISABABA1000GHANAIAN DRUG COURIER ARRESTED IN ETHIOPIA WITH
[...] (SBU) On March 17, Ethiopian Federal Police arrested Ghanaian national Abubakari Yakubu (DPOB: 23 January 1972, Accra) for possession of heroin at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. Mr. Yakubu, age 35, was transiting Bole International Airport en route to Lome, and had concealed the h [...]
2007-04-04 13:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PTER ET GH EG AE TO IR
07ADDISABABA1221ETHIOPIA: COMBATING COUNTERFEITING AND MONEY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In response to the discovery in Germany of counterfeit U.S. currency ("supernotes") from Ethiopia over two years ago, the Treasury Department in coordination with the Secret Service and the State Department began working with Ethiopia's central bank. In the near future, Treasur [...]
2007-04-19 15:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETEFIN KCRM SNAR KN ET GM
07ADDISABABA2301ETHIOPIA: INCREASED HEROIN TRAFFICKING ORIGINATING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the March arrest of a Ghanaian national who had ingested nearly one kilogram of heroin from Iran, Ethiopian federal authorities have arrested 4 other Africans transiting Addis Ababa from Dubai with ingested heroin, and are randomly searching West Africans on suspect fligh [...]
2007-07-23 10:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ET GH KE TO IR
07AMMAN1031JORDAN'S SECURITY SERVICES
[...] (C) The security services, made up of the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF),the Public Security Directorate (PSD),and the General Intelligence Directorate (GID),together constitute a vital and solid pillar of the Hashemite monarchy. The security services, along with the tribes (Ref E and [...]
2007-03-07 13:31:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV MARR MASS PINR SNAR KPAL JO
07AMMAN1141JORDANIANS REQUEST MODIFICATIONS TO JIPTC AMENDMENT
[...] (U) Action request at paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The head of the Public Security Director's private office wrote to the Embassy March 10 requesting four changes to the U.S.-proposed text (reftels) of an amendment to the JIPTC LOA. The requests include: - Replacing the term "International Tr [...]
2007-03-13 12:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL JO IZ
07AMMAN1560JIPTC AMENDMENT SIGNED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 12:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR JO IZ
07AMMAN1655GOJ AGREES TO JIPTC EXTENSION, WITH CHANGES
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) JIPTC Director and polmiloff met with Public Security Directorate (PSD) Deputy Director for Operations BG Tawfiq Al-Halalmeh on April 15 to discuss the extension of U.S. use of the Jordan International Police Training Center [...]
2007-04-18 07:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL JO IZ
07AMMAN2610JIPTC AMENDMENT SIGNED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-18 12:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN KCRM JO
07AMMAN380MFA DELIVERS LAST RESPONSES TO LONG-PENDING
[...] (C) The legal office of the Jordanian Foreign Ministry delivered to LEGATT January 28 the final outstanding tranche of documents responding to pending Department of Justice requests for judicial cooperation. 2. (C) LEGATT obtained custody of 15 binders of certified documents. The majorit [...]
2007-01-29 13:10:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PREL SNAR JO
07AMMAN4019JIPTC RETURNED TO GOJ, WILL CONTINUE AS JIPTC
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Jordan's Public Security Directorate Chief took part in a ceremony returning control of the Jordan International Police Training Center to the GOJ. The PSD Chief said that JIPTC would continue its mission as an international police training center, and that Jordan was i [...]
2007-09-27 14:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MASS KPAL JO IZ
07AMMAN4056GOJ OFFERS PRELIMINARY SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN
[...] (S) The Ambassador and U.S. Security Coordinator Lt. General Dayton met with the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief Mohammad Dahabi October 1 to discuss plans for training 700 Palestinian National Security Forces in Jordan, scheduled to begin in late January 2008. Dahabi made it cle [...]
2007-10-02 11:19:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL SNAR KPAL JO
07AMMAN606COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INL TEAM TO JORDAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Robert Byrnes, Gary Alexander, Michael Perez, and Hal Meawad to Amman, Jordan from February 10-15, 2007, to discuss extension of operations at the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC),as requested reftel. All vis [...]
2007-02-08 13:42:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR JO
07AMMAN728COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Anne Patterson and Melanie (Brooke) Darby to Amman, Jordan from February 20-21, 2007 and Febraury 23-26, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragrap [...]
2007-02-16 09:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR IZ JO
07AMMAN878COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHERYL SMITH INL/RM/MS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance to Sheryl Smith to Amman, Jordan from February 28 to March 9, 2007. All visitors should carefully review this message, especially the threat assessment at paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Control officer for this visit is Matthew Eussen, Political-Military [...]
2007-02-27 06:46:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AMGT JO
07ANKARA1793PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN: CONSTRUCTIVE START TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 6, Ankara hosted the first meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Turkey Joint Working Group (JWG),established by the leaders of the three counties at their April 2007 summit meeting in Ankara. The deputy foreign minister-level meeting identified various confidence buildin [...]
2007-07-13 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PREF PBTS SNAR AF PK TU
07ANKARA2785TURKISH PARTICIPANTS FOR ONDCP/INL DEMAND
[...] We spoke with leaders at the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC) and the Alcohol and Substance Addiction Treatment and Training Center (AMATEM) to discuss the best candidates for the January 23-24, 2008 ONDCP/INL International Demand Reduction Seminar on Be [...]
2007-11-16 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SNAR
07ANKARA2969TURKEY: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR TU
07ANKARA2970TURKEY: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR TU
07ANKARA325SUCCESS STORY - AFGHAN-TURKISH COUNTERNAROCTICS TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post organized an INL-funded, DEA-run counternarcotics training program for Afghan and Turkish counternarcotics supervisory agents in Ankara January 29-February 2. The course advanced multiple USG goals at very modest cost: bringing together Afghan and Turkish officials to enha [...]
2007-02-15 13:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EAID KPAO TU
07ANTANANARIVO851AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MALAGASY PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara invited Ambassador Marquardt for a meeting the day after the credentials ceremony with the President. A friendly but direct Rabemananjara said Malagasy do not want a single ballot and the electoral commission is already strong and independent [...]
2007-08-24 09:53:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EAID EWWT ASEC SNAR MA
07ASHGABAT1041TURKMENISTAN: REGIONAL UNODC MEETING PARTICIPANTS AGREE ON
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 17-19 regional counternarcotics meeting sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drug Control (UNODC) in Turkmenbashy, Turkmenistan, representatives of Paris Pact countries and international or [...]
2007-09-27 11:28:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1043DEA/ICITAP VISITS ASHGABAT AND FINDS IDEAS FOR NEW
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 10-14 training visit to Turkmenistan, a joint Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) dele [...]
2007-09-27 12:50:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT1106EU SOLANA'S TURKMENISTAN VISIT: INTENSIFYING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French Ambassador Christian Lechervy briefed the non-EU diplomatic corps October 12 (the EU ambassadors' briefing was October 11) on the October 9 Ashgabat visit by European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana. The United States, Ukrai [...]
2007-10-15 05:12:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EINV EPET SNAR EU IR AF RS TX
07ASHGABAT1165 TURKMENISTAN 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 12:43:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT1168ACTION REQUEST: VETTING FOR GOTX CENTRAL ASIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph four. 2. (U) Post has been asked to conduct a human rights review for the following nominees attending the US government-funded Central Asian Parliamentarians Seminar IV, scheduled for 13-15 November in Berlin, Germany: Last name: AT [...]
2007-10-31 08:28:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT1180 TURKMENISTAN 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 06:29:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT1206TURKMENISTAN DESIGNATES WORKING-LEVEL
[...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy on November 6 responding to an October 3 U.S. request for a working-level contact with whom the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) could liaise on counter- [...]
2007-11-07 08:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT1226 TURKMENISTAN 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] This is the 2007-2008 INCSR Part II report on Turkmenistan. The text is keyed to the questions in reftel. The Post's point of contact for the INCSR, Part II draft is Kristine Marsh, Economic Officer (MarshKA@state.gov). GENERAL 2. Turkmenistan is not an important regional financial ce [...]
2007-11-13 03:20:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN SNAR KCRM KTFN TX
07ASHGABAT1344TURKMENISTAN TAKES UNPRECENDENTED STEP, ANNOUNCES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 11, officials of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) discussed U.S. support of U.S.-funded UNODC border crossing projects with the Charge. In a major policy change, Turkmenistan's Ch [...]
2007-12-13 13:36:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT1352TURKISH INSTRUCTORS MAKE OBSERVATIONS AT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Two officers from Turkey's Ministry of the Interior, Department of Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime led a workshop sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for a group of Turkmenistan la [...]
2007-12-14 11:40:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR EAID TX
07ASHGABAT144Turkmenistan: Security Cooperation Has a Bright Future
[...] (SBU) During two law enforcement/security meetings with four different ministries, the U.S. government assistance delegation visiting Turkmenistan January 31-February 2 were provided positive assessments of current United States - Turkmenistan cooperation in the law enforcement and security sph [...]
2007-02-06 08:13:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR KIPR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT169Turkmenistan's Very Public Drug Burn
[...] (SBU) The media, the diplomatic corps and Turkmenistan's State Counternarcotics Commission at the Cabinet of Ministers witnessed the incineration of 562 kilograms of narcotics, primarily seized along the border with Afghanistan from December 2006 through early February, on February 7. This, th [...]
2007-02-09 06:18:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR KIPR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT175EUR/ACE Adams' Visit: Turkmenistan's Newest
[...] (SBU) U.S. government security assistance delegates visiting Turkmenistan January 31-February 2 met with law-enforcement donor-community members from several international organizations and diplomatic missions for a discussion that quickly focused on border-security issues, specifically border- [...]
2007-02-09 11:29:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM SNAR KIPR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT203TURKMENISTAN'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE TELLS
[...] (C) First Deputy Minister of Defense Colonel Atabayev was friendly and relaxed during his February 15 meeting with SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher. Echoing the tone and words of Minister of Defense Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev when he met with the EUR/ACE law enforcement assistance team on January [...]
2007-02-16 13:56:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR TX US
07ASHGABAT217Turkmenistan Releases 2007 Drug Seizure Statistics
[...] (SBU) Post received 2006 drug-seizure statistics from the Government of Turkmenistan via diplomatic note on February 9. The government has passed seizure statistics to post intermittently during the past two years, and post has also received data via the Ashgabat office of the [...]
2007-02-21 11:11:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT2192007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: TURKMENISTAN
[...] (U) The 2007 Special 301 review process was announced to the Government of Turkmenistan via diplomatic note on January 24. Post recommends keeping Turkmenistan on the 2007 Special 301 Watch List and suggests including the following paragraph on Turkmenistan in the 2007 Special 301 report: [...]
2007-02-21 12:21:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR BTIO ETRD ECON SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT459Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Twice Talk on the Border, with
[...] (SBU) Embassy staff met with border and counternarcotics officials from Turkmenistan and Afghanistan during a first ever multilateral meeting with U.S. Embassy Kabul representatives at the Aquina border crossing checkpoint in Afghanistan on April 9. The following week, embassy staff participat [...]
2007-05-07 12:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR PINR KIPR PREL AF TX
07ASHGABAT46Turkmenistan Customs Seeks Increased Cooperation
[...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Customs Amanmamet Muhammetgulyev told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum during an unexpected sit-down meeting at the Altyn Asyr Customs Training Center on January 10 that Customs has benefited from USG cooperation and looked forward to enhancing this relation [...]
2007-01-16 03:19:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR TX
07ASHGABAT501SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NEUMANN:
[...] (C) Ambassador Neumann, Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit here, which offers us an opportunity to engage the Government of Turkmenistan on a more substantive level on the issue of assistance to Afghanistan. Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov, after just a few months on the job, [...]
2007-05-16 10:59:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR TX AF US
07ASHGABAT636CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERATES INTEREST IN CASPIAN
[...] (C) During 20 June meetings with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, Defense Minister GEN Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev, and State Border Service Chief GEN-MAJ Bayram Alovov the Commander of U.S. Central Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, found Turkmenistan's government open to energy pipeline [...]
2007-06-29 12:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PINR ASEC PREL PGOV SNAR EPET IR
07ASHGABAT637TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT TELLS CENTCOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov reaffirmed to the Commander, U.S. Central Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, during a 20 June meeting in Ashgabat that U.S. military aircraft could use Mary Military Airfield in emergency situations or in bad weather, but firmly refused [...]
2007-06-29 12:44:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PINR PREL PGOV SNAR EPET IR AF RS
07ASHGABAT682INL'S Rule-of-Law Conference Shows Need and Desire for
[...] (U) A June 4-6 U.S.-sponsored "Cooperation to Promote Rule-of-Law" conference allowed approximately 30 Turkmenistan law enforcement and justice officials to compare and contrast Turkmenistan's criminal justice system with those of the United States and Russia. The U.S. Department of Justice's [...]
2007-07-10 12:43:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SNAR
07ASHGABAT866TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV SAYS HE WANTS U.S.
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his meeting with EEB A/S Sullivan, President Berdimuhamedov -- expressed thanks to Secretary Rice for her attention to Turkmenistan and the region, particularly regarding her vision of Central/South Asia [...]
2007-08-23 06:26:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EPET SNAR SCUL IR TX
07ASHGABAT867TURKMENISTAN: NATO CONTACT REGIONAL REP BRIEFS ON
[...] (SBU) Astana-based NATO Contact Regional Representative Tugay Tuncher briefed NATO-member embassies' chiefs of mission at a Turkish Embassy-hosted dinner on August 22 at the close of his three-day visit to Ashgabat. He met with Deputy Foreign Minister Hajiyev and a deputy minister of defense [...]
2007-08-23 08:25:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV SNAR NATO TU TX
07ASHGABAT904DEA DELEGATION MAKES THE ROUNDS, AND A CASE FOR
[...] (SBU) Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Richard Hoagland for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agents Paul Hackett and Edward Coffey visited Turkmenistan August 13-18 to start rebuilding contacts with Turkmenistan's major law-enforcement [...]
2007-08-31 09:08:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL SNAR TX
07ASTANA1061KAZAKHSTAN RESOLVES TO IMPROVE TIP RESPONSE
[...] Summary: On April 3-4, Kazakhstani judges, police officers, and prosecutors brought together under an INL program to review Spring 2006 Anti-TIP legislation for a second time resolved to propose further improvements in anti-trafficking laws, including legislation to cover human exploitation; [...]
2007-04-25 10:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PINT KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1094NEW HEAD OF FINANCIAL POLICE ACADEMY IN
[...] (U) Summary: On March 29, the Chairman of the Financial Police appointed Major-General Ramazan Tleuhan to head the Kazakhstani Financial Police Academy located near Astana. The new Head of Financial Police Academy replaces Colonel/Professor of the Financial Police Academy, Marat Kogamov. End [...]
2007-04-26 03:39:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCOR KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1104KAZAKHSTAN: ANOTHER DELAY IN PASSING AML LAW
[...] Summary: The extension of the property legalization period until August 1 will cause yet another delay in the enactment of the anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing law (AML) currently under consideration in the Kazakhstani Mazhilis (lower house of parliament). The postponement [...]
2007-04-26 09:21:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1112KAZAKHSTAN: INL DESK OFFICER CHECKS OUT CAMELS, KAZAKHSTANI
[...] Summary: In addition to attending the quarterly meetings reported septel, INL desk officer viewed border intercepts at the Tazhen border post in Western Kazakhstan; visited the Anti-TIP Center in Karaganda; shared a Nauryz meal at the Financial Police Academy in Koschi; learned of the increase [...]
2007-04-26 10:38:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1113KAZAKHSTAN: INL FIRST QUARTER 2007 MEETINGS
[...] Summary: Highlights of the INL Officer's quarterly meetings (accompanied by visiting INL/AAE desk officer) with GOK officials include a positive initial meeting with the new head of the MVD Drug Control Committee; agreement on scheduling of the opening of the MVD Anti-TIP Center; assurances of [...]
2007-04-26 10:38:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1126KAZAKHSTAN CONTACT FOR ILEA BUDAPEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-27 09:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC HU KZ
07ASTANA1148KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON ANTICORRUPTION
[...] Summary: On April 24, the Academy of Public Administration hosted an International Seminar on "Anti-Corruption Strategy: Theory and Applications.". The one-day seminar generated 16 recommendations for Kazakhstan which if implemented would significantly combat corruption. Most significantly, [...]
2007-05-02 00:57:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC KCOR KCRM PREL KZ
07ASTANA1267KAZAKHSTAN: TWO SEX TRAFFICKERS GET SEVEN YEARS
[...] On May 4, a local procurator in Aktobe, Kazakhstan announced that two Uzbekistani traffickers working in Kazakhstan had been sentenced the previous week to seven years in prison. Post's contacts at the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed the convictions. 2. Investigating based on a ti [...]
2007-05-14 00:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL PGOV KZ UZ
07ASTANA128KAZAKHSTAN: REACHING OUT TO THE U.S. ON REDUCING ILLEGAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: While discussing our non-paper on U.S. policy on testing secondary school students for drugs, the Head of Youth Policy at the Ministry of Education said that not only law enforcement agencies but MinEd too was now providing grants to NGOs to create anti-drug programs and implemen [...]
2007-01-17 08:16:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1285KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE BORDER ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: Post looks for the upcoming OSCE assessment to provide the basis for more cross-border security programs and to enhance interagency regional liaison. In-country cooperation on border security is working well. The Mission's Security Assistance Working Group coordinates individual off [...]
2007-05-14 09:16:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PREL KZ
07ASTANA1324KAZAKHSTAN: SAVING THE LIVES OF POLICE OFFICERS
[...] Summary: INL conducted a Police Officer Survival Techniques Course on April 16-27 at the Ministry of Internal Affairs Academy in Almaty. Ten operations officers of the criminal police and 13 officers from regional anti-narcotics units participated in the course taught by personnel from the D [...]
2007-05-17 06:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1642KAZAKHSTAN: MONEY LAUNDERING ACCUSATIONS COMPLICATE EFFORTS
[...] Summary: The Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC),an enormous Kazakhstani metals conglomerate, has been preparing since 2006 to list on the London Stock Exchange. A criminal investigation by Belgian authorities of alleged money laundering by the three billionaires who control 54.6% [...]
2007-06-15 08:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1762KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] Summary: On June 18, the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Astana hosted a coordination meeting on anti-money laundering, adding an hour for discussing counter-narcotics assistance. Representatives of the World Bank, OSCE, UNODC, BOMCA/CADAP, and the Embassies of France and Germany provided br [...]
2007-06-27 08:57:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1824KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER GUARDS VISIT U.S. AND WANT TO STAY IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 17-26, the Director and Deputy Director of the Kazakhstani Border Guard training academy visited Washington, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers in Glynco, GA and Artesia, NM, and the Rio Grande Valley Sector of the Border Patrol in order to familiarize themselv [...]
2007-07-06 00:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV KZ
07ASTANA1925KAZAKHSTAN: SIX TRAFFICKERS DO THE CRIME... AND GET TIME
[...] (U) Summary: On July 12, the town court in the western Kazakhstani city of Aktobe convicted and sentenced six people for torturing and using force to secure the labor and sexual services of 13 citizens of Uzbekistan. The Uzbek men and women had been held as slaves in a sauna complex. The poli [...]
2007-07-17 06:41:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL PGOV KZ UZ
07ASTANA1973KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER SECURITY DONOR MEETING
[...] On July 16, Embassy Astana's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section hosted a Border Security Donor Coordination Meeting. Participants included the Deputy Head of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from Tashkent, the European Union Border Management Program in C [...]
2007-07-23 02:06:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA1988KAZAKHSTAN: COUNTER NARCOTICS DONOR MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 16, the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section of the US Embassy in Kazakhstan hosted another in a series of Counter Narcotics Donor Coordination meetings. Major General Nukenov, Chairman of the Committee on Combating Drug Trafficking (KBN) briefed partici [...]
2007-07-23 05:10:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA203KAZAKHSTAN: JOINING FORCES WITH THE U.S. TO COMBAT ILLEGAL
[...] Summary: A senior-level Kazakhstani interagency delegation visited Washington December 4-8 to meet with State, DHS, FBI, DOD, DEA, HHS, DOJ, and others to discuss bilateral collaboration to combat illegal narcotics supply, reduce societal drug demand especially among young people, combat addic [...]
2007-01-24 01:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PREL KZ
07ASTANA2178KAZAKHSTAN: STRUCTURE OF THE BORDER GUARD SERVICE
[...] (SBU) Post continues to work with the Border Guard Service through programs to combat narcotics, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and trafficking in persons. Programs are implemented by Department of State International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office (INL) and Export Control and [...]
2007-08-09 07:40:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV KCRM KZ
07ASTANA2214KAZAKHSTAN DRUG AND CRIME REPORT
[...] Summary: According to the Agency of Statistics, law enforcement agencies documented 53,700 crimes during the first quarter of 2007. Economic crimes accounted for .07% (3,892) of the total. These crimes included fraudulent property legalization, illegal business activity, and other financial c [...]
2007-08-13 23:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SNAR SOCI PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM AU KZ
07ASTANA2323KAZAKHSTAN COMPLETES PROPERTY LEGALIZATION CAMPAIGN
[...] Summary: The property legalization process, essentially an amnesty campaign, concluded on August 1 and earned approximately 59.64 billion tenge ($488.8 million) for the Government of Kazakhstan. This campaign was aimed to finally register the rightful owners of property that changed hands duri [...]
2007-08-27 08:54:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN SOCI KCOR KCRM KZ
07ASTANA2575ILEA - CORE COURSE SCHEDULE FOR CY 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 05:52:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC HU KZ
07ASTANA2587ILEA - CORE COURSE SCHEDULE FOR CY 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-19 03:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC HU KZ
07ASTANA2686KAZAKHSTAN: URALSK COURT CONVICTS TWO WOMEN FOR TRAFFICKING
[...] (U) Summary: On September 19, the district court in the western Kazakhstani city of Uralsk convicted and sentenced two women for trafficking in minors. End summary. 2. (U) In December 2006 the oblast-level Department of Interior received information about two schoolgirls aged 15 and 16 who [...]
2007-09-26 04:34:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL PGOV KZ UZ
07ASTANA2895Vision of the Future from the Forensics Director
[...] Summary: Newly appointed Head of the Forensic Center in Astana has ambitious plans to improve the work of his institution. He has received approval from the Prime Minister for the construction of a new building to house the National Forensic Center in Astana. He plans to establish a Regional [...]
2007-10-19 11:06:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
07ASTANA3082TWO ANTI-TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS IN KAZAKHSTAN RESULT IN
[...] Summary: Police closed brothels and arrested a number of individuals involved in human trafficking and forced prostitution during two week-long operations conducted recently to combat human trafficking in Kazakhstan. End summary. 2. During September 23 - September 30, the Organized Crime [...]
2007-11-09 12:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
07ASTANA3178KAZAKHSTAN: 2007-2008 INCSR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] In response to reftel A, the text of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Kazakhstan, with its developed and modern banking system, has become a financia [...]
2007-11-23 08:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM KCOR KZ
07ASTANA3182CORRUPT POLICE OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH PROTECTING A
[...] A senior police official has been charged with abuse of his professional functions and falsifying evidence in connection with his facilitating the illegal business activities of an Almaty madam. In March, the local newspaper Vremya began publishing a series of articles about the official and t [...]
2007-11-23 13:39:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SOCI KCRM KZ
07ASTANA3287KAZAKHSTAN BORDER GUARDS VISIT U.S.
[...] Summary: From October 29 to November 7, General-Major (one star equivalent) Berkaliyev, the First Deputy Director of the Kazakhstani Border Guard Service (BGS),visited Washington, Miami, and Texas to familiarize USG officials with his strategy for the development of the BGS and to learn abou [...]
2007-12-11 09:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
07ASTANA3302KAZAKHSTAN: ASSESSMENT OF ANTI-DRUG CHECKPOINTS
[...] Summary: From November 24 through December 4, a joint UNODC/INL team and an independent expert assessed six internal ("Rubezh") checkpoints. The international expert will provide a report with recommendations to the donor community and the GoK in January, including proposals for training and [...]
2007-12-12 10:37:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KZ
07ASTANA3355KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER INCIDENT UNDERSCORES LIMITATIONS
[...] Summary: On the evening of December 10, four people attacked border guards at the Karasu checkpoint on the Kazakhstani-Kyrgyz border. As a result of the conflict, the border guards killed one person, police detained two suspects, and the others escaped. The conflict with the border guards wa [...]
2007-12-21 10:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PBTS PREL KG KZ
07ASTANA367KAZAKHSTAN: INL CONDUCTS ANTI-TIP TRAINING COURSE FOR LAW
[...] Summary. The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) office, in cooperation with International Organization for Migration (IOM),conducted a four day training course for law enforcement, Border Guards, the Procuracy, and the Judiciary on prevention of trafficking in human beings and [...]
2007-02-12 04:28:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PINS PGOV PHUM KCRM KZ
07ASTANA827NEW HEAD OF MVD ANTI-NARCOTICS AGENCY IN KAZAKHSTAN
[...] Summary: Major-General Maratkali Ordabayevich Nukenov has been appointed the Head of the Kazakhstani Committee on Combating Drug Trafficking and Controlling Circulation of Narcotics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The new Chairman replaces 49 year-old Major-General Anatoliy Vyborov, who [...]
2007-04-03 02:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL ASEC KZ
07ASTANA991NEW HEAD OF FINANCIAL POLICE ACADEMY IN KAZAKHSTAN
[...] (U) Summary: On March 29, the Chairman of the Financial Police appointed Major-General Ramazan Tleuhan to head the Kazakhstani Financial Police Academy located near Astana. The new Head of Financial Police Academy replaces Colonel/Professor of the Financial Police Academy, Marat Kogamov. End [...]
2007-04-18 06:25:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCOR KCRM KZ
07ASUNCION1031PARAGUAY'S COUNTERDRUG AGENCY UNDER INVESTIGATION
[...] (U) Economic crimes prosecutor Arnaldo Giuzzio opened a formal investigation of members of Paraguay's National Counternarcotics Secretariat (SENAD) December 7 regarding alleged irregularities involving a food services contract. Giuzzio confiscated SENAD files pertaining to the alleged failure [...]
2007-12-14 19:03:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PREL PA
07ASUNCION1069PARAGUAYAN CONGRESS PASSES NEW PENAL CODE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-28 09:32:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PREL PA
07ASUNCION285PARAGUAY SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Staviridis, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests focused on strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist financing. You com [...]
2007-04-04 21:40:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION322SOUTHCOM COMMANDER VISITS PARAGUAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southcom Commander Admiral Stavridis visited Paraguay April 9 - 11, to meet and develop a relationship with his Paraguayan counterparts. MOD Gonzalez claimed he supported continued U.S.-Paraguayan military exchanges but asserted opposition leaders' were responsible for blocking [...]
2007-04-17 21:43:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION338PARAGUAY SCENESETTER FOR WHA A/S THOMAS SHANNON
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Shannon, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Paraguay and promote U.S. interests focused on strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal or [...]
2007-04-23 21:09:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KCRM SNAR PA
07ASUNCION394PARAGUAY: AN OUNCE OF DRUG DISRUPTION WORTH A KILO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguay remains a major transshipment corridor for (mostly Bolivian) cocaine, Colombian FARC arms-for-drugs deals and regional money-laundering. But the combination here now of strong leadership, new infrastructure, strengthened legislation, beefed-up human resources and the be [...]
2007-05-16 23:04:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PA
07ASUNCION486PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO MAJOR LIST / CERTIFICATION
[...] Below find Post's submission on the Government of Paraguay (GOP) cooperation on counter-narcotics and other drug-related issues. 2. The United States Government (USG) asked the GOP to keep pressure on major international drug organizations trafficking drugs through investigations, arrests [...]
2007-06-13 11:31:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM PA
07ASUNCION515PARAGUAY: MONEY WELL SPENT; COPS ARRESTED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) seized the largest cocaine transshipmentin Paraguayan history in Pedro Juan Caballero (PJC),during a joint intelligence operation between the Brazilian federal police, DEA, and SENAD. SENAD confiscated 450 kg of cocaine and arrested si [...]
2007-06-20 18:47:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALKCRM PREL PINR SNAR PA BR
07ASUNCION647FIU CHIEF YEGROS RESIGNED
[...] (U) After weeks of speculation, President Duarte announced the removal of SEPRELAD (Paraguay's FIU) chief Carlos Yegros late August 7. Embassy contacts reported that Yegros resigned July 30, but that Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose Maria Ibanez did not immediately accept his resignation [...]
2007-08-08 17:20:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCRM PAC PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION650FIU CHIEF YEGROS FIRED
[...] (U) After weeks of speculation, President Duarte announced the removal of SEPRELAD (Paraguay's FIU) chief Carlos Yegros late August 7. Embassy contacts reported that Yegros resigned July 30, but that Minister of Industry and Commerce Jose Maria Ibanez did not immediately accept his resignation [...]
2007-08-08 17:22:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCRM PAC PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION688INTERAGENCY COOPERATION ON TRI-BORDER AREA
[...] (C) Embassy Asuncion hosted August 8-9 a conference on Tri-Border Area (TBA) terrorist finance and money laundering. Forty USG participants from Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay represented the departments of State, Defense, Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury, as well as th [...]
2007-08-20 15:13:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION689SCENE-SETTER FOR LT. GEN. SEIP'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Lt. Gen. Seip August 21-22. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist f [...]
2007-08-20 20:02:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION734PARAGUAY'S NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING CHIEF
[...] (C) Ambassador discussed USG expectations with SEPRELAD's new director, Gabriel Gonzalez, August 30. Gonzalez expressed his disappointment that the Paraguayan government "abandoned" SEPRELAD and allocated only USD 200,000 to the organization for the coming fiscal year. The Ambassador noted G [...]
2007-09-05 13:39:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV PTER EFIN SNAR PA
07ASUNCION850THREE PLUS ONE UPDATE
[...] (C) Pol/econ chief met October 11 with the MFA's Director of Special Affairs, Minister Victor Hugo Pena, pursuant to reftel. Pena indicated that the Paraguayan government is open to expanding the 3 plus 1 agenda, but asked that Post formalize its request via diplomatic note. Pena demonstrated [...]
2007-10-11 21:56:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION940MEETING LINO OVIEDO
[...] (C) In the Embassy's first official meeting with Lino Oviedo since 1999, Pol/Econ Chief informed the coup-plotter turned presidential candidate the United States views Paraguay's April 2008 elections an internal matter, and that the USG will work with anyone who is both elected and governs dem [...]
2007-11-08 22:13:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL SNAR PA
07ASUNCION964PARAGUAY ON "THREE PLUS ONE" AGENDA
[...] (U) In response to reftel and pursuant to instructions from WHA/BSC, Embassy sent the Paraguayan government the following diplomatic note on October 24, 2007, proposing expansion of the Three Plus One agenda for the January meeting to be hosted by Paraguay. The text of the Embassy's diplomatic [...]
2007-11-15 21:42:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN PREL KTFN PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION970SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL REID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CODEL Reid November 25-27. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist [...]
2007-11-20 18:51:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION989CODEL REID: PRESIDENT DUARTE CALLS FOR US ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At turns charming and caustic, Paraguayan President Duarte held forth before CODEL Reid November 26. In an hour-plus meeting, Duarte expounded on free trade, anti-American sentiment, Chavez,s check-book populism, and the threats to democratic governance if elected leaders do not [...]
2007-12-03 16:52:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR ECON PGOV OVIP PA
07ASUNCION994FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
[...] (U) Paraguay is the third most corrupt country in the hemisphere after Haiti and Venezuela, and it has an antiquated and weak legislative framework. Regional Legal Advisor (RLA) Kevin Sundwall arrived in Asuncion in March 2007 and began working with committed Paraguayan counterparts to bring a [...]
2007-12-04 18:16:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SNAR PGOV PA
07ATHENS5962006: END USE MONITORING REPORT FOR GREECE
[...] Following is Athens' submission for the CY-2006 End Use Monitoring Report keyed to Ref A request. 2. Resources: A five-meter long, shallow-draft riverboat was provided to the Greek National Police in 1996. The riverboat is used by the National Police Counternarcotics Unit in Alexandroup [...]
2007-03-21 15:53:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN GR
07BAGHDAD3441PRT TIKRIT: MCC HOLDS FIRST TRIALS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The key concern during the initial cases heard by the new ad Din Province Major Crimes Court was whether local judges would have the courage to carry out their duties or whether they would succumb t [...]
2007-10-16 18:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRS KCRM KJUS SNAR KWMN OTRA ECON IZ
07BAKU14642007-2008 INSCR FOR AZERBAIJAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 06:22:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL EAID AJ
07BAKU159USCBP DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AUDREY ADAMS'
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) Deputy Assistant Commissioner Audrey Adams and a three person delegation visited Azerbaijan from January 15-18, 2007. They held conversations with the State Border Service and State Customs Committee on possibilities for enhanced cooper [...]
2007-02-02 07:48:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD AJ EAIR SNAR EXBS
07BAKU374AZERBAIJAN DENIES PRESS REPORTS THAT IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) According to Azerbaijani independent newspapers Zerkalo and Ayna, Iran closed its main border crossing with Azerbaijan on April 3. These reports claimed that Iranian customs officials had closed the Astara border crossing because "thousands" of Iranians were seeking to enter Azerbaijan [...]
2007-04-04 13:44:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL SNAR IR AJ
07BAKU605 LETTER FROM THE MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TO THE
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (U) Below is the text of a May 10, 2007, letter from Kamaladdin Heydarov, Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, which the Embassy has been asked [...]
2007-05-18 09:00:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PREL SMIG SNAR KHLS KNNP AJ
07BAKU791AZERBAIJAN: DRUG SEIZURES UP IN FIRST HALF OF 2007
[...] (SBU) According to official Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) and UNDP statistics, for the first five months of 2007 the GOAJ interdicted 330 kilograms of illegal drugs. The breakdown of the seizures by drug type is heroin 23 kg, opium/opiates 67 kg, marijuana 50 kg and hashish 190 kg. In 2006 [...]
2007-06-25 11:41:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON SNAR PGOV PREL PINR KCOR AJ IR
07BAMAKO1404SURGE IN MALIAN DRUG BUSTS
[...] SUMMARY: A large recent number of significant drug seizures despite no appreciable resource increase to the woefully underfunded and undermanned Anti-Drug Brigade points to a rapid increase in drug-trafficking through Mali. Many of the drug-traffickers detained were Nigerians traveling to E [...]
2007-12-13 15:42:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ETRD ECON ML
07BAMAKO960TUAREGS AND ARABS CLASH OVER DRUGS AND CASH IN
[...] (C) Sources in Kidal reported to us that a two vehicle convoy carrying cocaine under the protection of Kidal-based smuggler Hama Moussa was reportedly stopped in Mauritania sometime between 13-15 August near the Mauritanian village of Arikchach (actual location and/or spelling unknown) by Ber [...]
2007-08-31 07:30:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PINS PREL PGOV ML
07BAMAKO961TUAREGS AND ARABS CLASH OVER DRUGS AND CASH IN
[...] (C) Sources in Kidal reported to us that a two vehicle convoy carrying cocaine under the protection of Kidal-based smuggler Hama Moussa was reportedly stopped in Mauritania sometime between 13-15 August near the Mauritanian village of Arikchach (actual location and/or spelling unknown) by Ber [...]
2007-08-31 07:30:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PINS PREL PGOV ML
07BANGKOK5436EMBASSY BANGKOK REQUEST FOR FY08 JIATF WEST SUPPORT
[...] (SBU/NF) This is a request for U.S. DoD operational support under section 1004, National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 as amended, for FY 2008 JIATF West training and construction support to Thai counterdrug law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and Thai military units with counterdrug roles. [...]
2007-10-16 10:12:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR MOPS TH LA KCRM
07BANGKOK6234Prospects for Future USG Assistance to the Thai Anti-Money
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting USDOJ Official Linda Samuel accompanied by Embassy Bangkok officers called on senior Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office officials and held a productive discussion of possible new USG-RTG cooperation and capacity building assistance. The visit responded to a recent RTG de [...]
2007-12-21 07:29:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM SNAR TH
07BANGKOK6254Prospects for Future USG Assistance to the Thai Anti-Money
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting USDOJ Official Linda Samuel accompanied by Embassy Bangkok officers called on senior Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office officials and held a productive discussion of possible new USG-RTG cooperation and capacity building assistance. The visit responded to a recent RTG de [...]
2007-12-26 07:31:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM SNAR TH
07BARCELONA55CG RAISES MONEYLAUNDERING, UNGA WITH NEW ANDORRAN FM,
[...] (SBU) Summary: CG traveled to Andorra July 26 to call on newly appointed Foreign Minister Meritxell Mateu, meet for the first time with opposition party leader Jaume Bartomeu, President of the Social Democrat group in the Andorran Parliament, and handle an ACS case. Mateu delivered a copy of a [...]
2007-07-27 17:47:00Consulate BarcelonaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNGA KCRM SNAR SP
07BEIJING5818NPC CHAIR WU BANGGUO DISCUSSES PRODUCT SAFETY,
[...] (C) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL),accompanied by the Ambassador, emphasized the importance of food and product safety issues to American consumers during a meeting with National People's Congress (NPC) Chairman Wu Bangguo on August 28. Wu Bangguo said we need to set [...]
2007-09-05 09:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD SNAR KOLY MCAP PTER ECON CH
07BEIJING5898XINJIANG POLICE: ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM THREATENS
[...] (C) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) visited Urumqi, Kashi and China's border with Kyrgyzstan during an August 29-31 trip to the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Public Security Bureau officials simultaneously touted the success of anti-terrorism efforts in Xinjiang w [...]
2007-09-09 22:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPTER OREP SNAR PREL PRGOV TI PK KG AF CH
07BELGRADE1647Serbia: 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 14:43:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SR
07BELGRADE1709SERBIA: 2007-2008 INCSR II ON MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] Reftel requested post update for Serbia on efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Serbia is upholding all international commitments to eliminate money laundering and terrorist financing. END SUMMARY. SERBIA: Not a Financial Center ------------------------------ 2. [...]
2007-12-20 14:43:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR SR
07BELMOPAN131 BELIZE: FORMER AMBASSADOR CAUGHT SMUGGLING CASH
[...] (U) A former Belizean Ambassador to Guatemala is facing accusations of using his diplomatic credentials to facilitate international money laundering after he was caught trying to enter Panama with a huge amount of undeclared U.S. cash. Moises Cal had also served in the Foreign Ministry as Am [...]
2007-02-23 14:05:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL ECON BH
07BELMOPAN338 BELIZE RESPONSE - INL DELEGATED AUTHORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 22:10:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM BH
07BELMOPAN715 BELMOPAN: UPDATE ASSESSMENTS ON CENTRAL AMERICA SECURITY
[...] In response to ref A, post has reviewed our earlier assessment of security requirements and continues to believe that border security, gang prevention and anti-corruption measures are the top priorities for Belize. Since ref B was sent there have been some indications that MS-13 is growing st [...]
2007-12-14 19:27:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PTER SNAR ES BH
07BERLIN211GERMAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON VENEZUELAN ARMS
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Arms Export Control Division Desk Officer Jan Freigang and Venezuela Desk Officer Achim Troester January 29. Freigang and Troester appreciated the information and encouraged the USG to share with the German Government specific [...]
2007-02-02 11:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREF MARR PHUM MASS PARM PTER SNAR VE GM
07BERLIN321REPORT OF FIRST G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from February 12-15, 2006. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Director for Trans-Regional Affairs Roopa Rangaswa [...]
2007-02-16 06:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM OTRA PTER UNGA KJUS GM
07BERLIN38GASTRIGHT DELEGATION DISCUSSIONS IN BERLIN ON
[...] (C) (Summary) In an productive and timely visit, South and Central Asian Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary John Gastright, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Schweich, USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Ward, and J [...]
2007-01-09 09:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL SNAR PTER PNAT PGOV EAID ECON ECIN
07BERLIN806REPORT OF SECOND G-8 LYON-ROMA MEETING OF GERMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The second meeting of the G-8 Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Terrorism Group (LR/ACT) under the German Presidency was held in Berlin from April 16-19, 2007. The U.S. delegation was co-chaired by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville and S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and included repr [...]
2007-04-20 10:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS OTRA PTER SNAR UNGA GM AF
07BERN896 BLOCHER-ROSCHACHER ROILS SWISS CONSENSUS POLITICS
[...] (SBU) The Blocher-Roschacher affair is for the most part about Federal Councilor (and Justice Minister) Blocher's role in the July 2006 resignation of Federal Prosecutor Valentin Roschacher. The key question hanging in the air is whether Blocher abused his office as Justice Minister to exert u [...]
2007-09-13 05:53:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR SZ
07BISHKEK1371KYRGYZSTAN: 2007-2008 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] (U) No report was published for the Kyrgyz Republic in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. Embassy point of contact for this report is Resident Legal Advisor Irfan Saeed, e-mail: SaeedIA@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Follow i [...]
2007-11-16 06:57:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGOV KG
07BOGOTA1033NEW CRIMINAL GROUPS ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT THREAT,
[...] (C) The GOC and OAS say the new criminal groups that have appeared in certain regions lack the organization, reach, and military capacity of the former AUC. Rather, they are primarily decentralized criminal operations that have used some demobilized paramilitaries, as well the former AUC's i [...]
2007-02-13 17:19:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO SNAR PREF
07BOGOTA1109ELN NARCO ACTIVITIES INCREASINGLY APPARENT
[...] (S) There is growing evidence of ELN fronts' narcotics trafficking activities, and credible indications the ELN's Central Command (COCE) permits and benefits financially from the drug trade. Testimony from demobilized ELN fighters says some ELN fronts adre deeply involved in narco activities. [...]
2007-02-15 15:08:00Embassy BogotaSECRETPTER SNAR KCRM PHUM PGOV CO
07BOGOTA1221FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS AERIAL ERADICATION CONTINUES
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Maria Consuelo Araujo told the Ambassador on December 15 the GOC would continue its aerial eradication efforts near the border with Ecuador despite GOE protests. President Uribe was annoyed that the GOC's moratorium on spraying near the border had resulted in an additio [...]
2007-02-21 14:32:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV PHUM SNAR CO
07BOGOTA1407COLOMBIA AND PANAMA: DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES ON
[...] (C) Tensions increased between Colombia and Panama after President Uribe announced he would place greater customs restrictions on goods originating from Panama's Colon Free Trade Zone. Panama claims these restrictions would violate a customs agreement signed by the two countries in October 20 [...]
2007-03-01 11:41:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALASEC ECIN ECON PGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO PA VENZ
07BOGOTA1472SCENESETTER CHECKLIST FOR VISIT OF PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] (C) Your visit highlights the strength of our bilateral ties, and comes at a critical time for President Uribe. Seven months into his second term, Uribe is looking for a firm U.S. commitment to sustain high aid levels--as well as U.S. congressional approval of our bilateral Free Trade Agreeme [...]
2007-03-05 22:12:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR ECON ETRD PHUM KCRM CO
07BOGOTA2929SCENESETTER CHECKLIST FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY
[...] (C) Your visit follows President Uribe's May 2-4 visit to Washington. Uribe fears unsubstantiated claims in the Colombian Congress that he and his family are tied to the paramilitaries are undermining prospects in the U.S. Congress for continued high aid levels and ratification of the bilate [...]
2007-05-02 12:49:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR MARR PTER ECON ETRD KCRM
07BOGOTA3454PRESIDENT URIBE FIRES TWO POLICE GENERALS AFTER
[...] (C) On May 14, President Alvaro Uribe dismissed national police chief (CNP) General Jorge Daniel Castro and CNP intelligence chief (DIPOL) Guillermo Chavez after learning of illegal DIPOL wiretaps. Vice Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon confirmed to Judatt that Castro and Chavez admitted to [...]
2007-05-16 15:44:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR CO
07BOGOTA418COLOMBIA SEEKING THE LEAD ON REGIONAL
[...] (U) After sharp reductions in kidnapping and homicide rates in Colombia, the GoC is seeking to position itself as a leader in counterterrorism (CT) efforts in the region. Colombia signed a bi-national agreement with Paraguay to provide training and technical assistance in crime scene and kidna [...]
2007-01-19 20:05:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON PGOV PREL PTER SNAR ASEC CO MX PA
07BOGOTA437IS INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT DECREASING IN COLOMBIA?
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Colombia and a respected Colombian NGO, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES),are reporting marked decreases (16-30 percent) in the number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the first 9 months of 2006. However, the International [...]
2007-01-22 20:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM PREF SNAR SOCI CO
07BOGOTA4742SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES
[...] (C) Your visit follows President Uribe's May and June visits to Washington. Uribe fears unsubstantiated claims that he and his family were tied to the paramilitaries are undermining prospects in the U.S. Congress for continued high aid levels and ratification of the bilateral Free Trade Agre [...]
2007-06-29 22:18:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR MARR PTER ECON ETRD KCRM
07BOGOTA6487USNS COMFORT VISIT TO COLOMBIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. USNS COMFORT anchored near Buenaventura, Colombia from August 22-28 during its humanitarian assistance deployment to the region. Coordinating with Embassy Bogota, Colombian authorities, and NGOs, the COMFORT team provided 25,815 medical, dental and veterinary services and train [...]
2007-09-05 22:12:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER CO
07BOGOTA670WHA A/S SHANNON AND FM ARAUJO DISCUSS PLAN
[...] (C) In a one-hour meeting with Foreign Minister Maria Consuelo Araujo on January 29, WHA A/S Thomas Shannon welcomed the GOC's Plan Colombia consolidation proposal. Araujo said the proposal assigns new resources to human rights, social development, displaced people, and Afro-Colombian and ind [...]
2007-01-31 12:58:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SNAR EC CO
07BOGOTA7110FLUSH WITH CASH--COLOMBIA'S RISING INFLOW OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia's international reserves have topped USD 20 billion for the first time ever. Rising exports, foreign direct investment, and remittances, as well as increased international borrowing, have infused Colombia's financial system with dollars and solidified its debt-service ca [...]
2007-10-03 17:28:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD SNAR KCRM CO
07BOGOTA7470UNITED STATES, COLOMBIA AND MEXICO MEETING
[...] (C) Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Karen Tandy met with Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos Calderon and Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza on October 9 to promote increased counternarcotics cooperation. The meeting was part of a series and led to ag [...]
2007-10-18 22:06:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ECIN PTER SNAR MX CO
07BOGOTA7951SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR JOHN WALTERS AND DEA
[...] (SBU) You are visiting a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. Murder rates declined 40 per [...]
2007-11-06 22:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP SNAR ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA7955SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR JOHN WALTERS AND DEA
[...] (SBU) You are visiting a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. Murder rates declined 40 per [...]
2007-11-07 14:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP SNAR ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA8170COLOMBIAN AND MEXICAN AUTHORITIES MOVING SWIFTLY IN WAKE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mexico (GOM) seized two large cocaine shipments that originated from Colombian seaports in October. In response to these seizures, the Government of Colombia (GOC) sought additional information from the GOM and initiated formal investigations of all involved [...]
2007-11-21 18:36:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PTER MX CO
07BOGOTA8660URIBE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS EXTRADITIONS AT
[...] (SBU) The GOC processed a record number of 164 extraditions in 2007, surpassing the previous record of 134 set in 2005. Under President Uribe, 581 defendants involved in crimes such as drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and terrorism have been extradited to date to the United Sta [...]
2007-12-26 21:34:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SNAR CO
07BOGOTA870INL A/S PATTERSON MEETS WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR
[...] (C) In a January 30 meeting, INL A/S Anne Patterson asked Minister of Interior and Justice Carlos Holguin to continue expediting consultations with indigenous communities regarding aerial eradication in reserves. Holguin expressed frustration with the conflicting SIMCI and CNC numbers on hec [...]
2007-02-07 20:44:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO SNAR
07BRASILIA1000BRAZIL: INL A/S PATTERSON'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C). Summary. INL Assistant Secretary Patterson and Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by DCM, Embassy Regional Affairs Chief, and PolCounselor, met on 14 May with General Jorge Armando Felix, chief of the ministerial-level Office of Institutional Security (GSI) in Brazil's Presidency. Felix was [...]
2007-06-04 13:36:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR SNAR PGOV BR
07BRASILIA1025 BRAZIL'S ACRE STATE: GROUND ZERO FOR SOUTH AMERICAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. One of President Lula's key objectives is the construction of an all-weather highway linking Brazil to the Pacific Ocean, and within a few years this dream will become reality. The GOB has paved route BR 364/317 to the Peruvian border and paving of this highway on the Peruvia [...]
2007-06-06 13:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PGOV SENV EAID PHUM ETRD SNAR BR PE
07BRASILIA1220 BRAZILIAN SUPPORT FOR BOLIVIA ON CN ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Worried about the potential for increased narco-trafficking to (and through) Brazil, the Lula administration has sought to provide both economic and moral support to the Morales government. Consistent with their perception of Brazil as the (self-anointed) leader of South Ameri [...]
2007-06-28 18:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV ETRD ENRG BR BL
07BRASILIA1664BRAZIL,S FOREIGN MINISTRY DISSES AND DISMISSES
[...] (C) Summary: The director of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) Office of Transnational Crimes, Virginia Toniatti, told PolCouns in a meeting August 27 that Brazil does not see the Brazil/Argentina/Paraguay tri-border cooperation mechanism and the 3 1 mechanism that incl [...]
2007-08-31 11:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KTFN PA BR AR
07BRASILIA1772INL SUPPORT IN 2007 IS YIELDING RESULTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a dramatic reduction in NAS Brasilia external activities since June 2006, while an internal re-organization and new overall program strategy were being developed, INL authorized the continued support of several projects. In cooperation with other USG agencies at post, N [...]
2007-09-17 16:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EAID KCRM PREL BR
07BRASILIA1893NAS BRASILIA REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2007
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NAS-supported activities during September -- though still limited in size and scope -- continued to produce results. In particular, two key NAS and DEA-supported operations carried out by the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) resulted in several arrests and the seizure of signific [...]
2007-10-03 19:08:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EAID KCRM PREL BR
07BRASILIA1907BRAZILIANS "DARE" TO STRENGTHEN DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
[...] (U) The Brazilian National Anti-drug Secretariat (SENAD) and the National Public Safety Secretariat (SENASP) convened a national conference on September 27-28 to re-assess the U.S.-based Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (D.A.R.E.),or PROERD as it is known in Brazil. The federal govern [...]
2007-10-04 20:18:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EAID KCRM PREL BR
07BRASILIA2091DRAFT 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Following is a draft of Part I of the Brazil chapter of the 2007 INCSR. As requested in reftel B, the money laundering portion of the INCSR will be submitted separately. BRAZIL ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. Brazil is a major transit country for illicit drugs shipped to Euro [...]
2007-11-06 09:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EAID KCRM PREL BR
07BRASILIA2158MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETING IN BRASILIA -- NOVEMBER 2007
[...] SUMMARY: On November 19, 2007, under the chairmanship of the Government of Spain, the Mini-Dublin Group convened at the Spanish Embassy to discuss counter narcotics assistance and cooperation between member countries and the Government of Brazil (GoB). This was the first time the group had g [...]
2007-11-21 14:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EAID KCRM PREL BR
07BRASILIA2244NAS BRAZIL ACTIVITY REPORT, NOVEMBER 2007
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thanks to ongoing NAS support, the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF),with operational assistance from DEA Brazil, culminated operation "Fenix" an investigation that made significant progress toward dismantling a major drug trafficking organization run by Luis Fernando da Costa, a [...]
2007-12-10 13:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EAID KCRM PREL BR
07BRASILIA315 ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY
[...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]
2007-02-23 14:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA316 ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY
[...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]
2007-02-23 14:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRATISLAVA602006-2007 INCSR PART 1 - ADDENDUM
[...] This cable updates post's submission for part 1 of the 2006-2007 INCSR with full-year statistics for drug-related arrests and criminal cases in calendar year 2006. The text in paragraph 2 should replace the first line of the last paragraph in the section on "Law Enforcement Efforts" submitted [...]
2007-01-31 14:11:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR LO
07BRATISLAVA621SLOVAKIA: 2007-2008 INCSR PART I
[...] Post's submission for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control, follows in paragraph 2. This report contains actual statistics as of January 1, 2007. If newer information is available in time, an updated submission will be sent be [...]
2007-11-20 14:21:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR LO
07BRIDGETOWN1354RSS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE?
[...] (C) Summary: Now that the urgency for region-wide security cooperation necessitated by the hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup has dissipated, the Regional Security System (RSS) appears to be reaching a crucial turning point. With the UK Special Assistance Team (UK-SAT) planning to leave Ant [...]
2007-10-23 19:52:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN1563ST. VINCENT: OPPOSITION LEADER SEEKS US ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Summary: On December 20th, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Arnhim Eustace called PolOff to express his concern that the current government is corrupted by the drug trade. In relation to the criminal charges filed against him for "making mal [...]
2007-12-21 19:44:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALKCRM SNAR PGOV INRB PREL XL
07BRIDGETOWN189AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH PM
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur assured the United States of his commitment to continue building a strong and warm bilateral relationship. PM Arthur and Ambassador Ourisman discussed trade, disaster risk man [...]
2007-02-12 19:48:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR ECON ETRD BB JM XL
07BRIDGETOWN195(C) ST. LUCIA PM COMPTON HOLDS HIS CARDS CLOSE BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2, Deputy Chief of Mission Gilroy called on Government of St. Lucia (GOSL) Prime Minister Sir John Compton to congratulate him on his return to power and to review the bilateral relationship. She also raised USG concerns about charismatic cabinet member Richard Frede [...]
2007-02-12 21:46:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR SNAR ASEC EAID ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN299AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST.
[...] (C) Summary: On February 25-27, 2007, Ambassador Ourisman visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines to present her credentials. Meetings with the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Opposition Leader focused on Venezuelan assistance, Article 98, narcotics trafficking and Cricket World Cup. T [...]
2007-03-08 21:04:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ETRD ECON EAID CMGT EAIR SNAR
07BRIDGETOWN312RSS C-26 AIRCRAFT AND COLOMBIA
[...] (C) Per ref A, Ambassador Ourisman informed Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur that INL's proposal to repair the two C-26 aircraft of the Regional Security System (RSS) airwing was no longer offered. 2. (C) In response, PM Arthur and other officials noted that, in principle, Barbados w [...]
2007-03-13 20:02:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SNAR BB CO XL
07BRIDGETOWN369OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR SAINT VINCENT'S OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: The head of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) opposition party, Arnhim Eustace, has stepped up his criticism of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in the last three weeks. His most recent themes included Gonsalves' December pardon of a convicted drug dealer and Gonsalves' emb [...]
2007-03-26 17:12:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SNAR KCRM VC VE XL
07BRIDGETOWN397U.S. DISENGAGEMENT IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Bridgetown would like to offer the following assessment of the possible consequences of further cuts in U.S. assistance to the Eastern Caribbean. The economic realities--or more aptly--vulnerabilities of these microstates are such that further reductions in U.S. presen [...]
2007-04-04 16:18:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR BB CU VE XL
07BRIDGETOWN399 REQUEST TO REPROGRAM FMF FUNDS IN FY 08
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 11 and 12. 2. (U) Embassy Bridgetown has registered in reftel its concerns regarding the State Department's decision to eliminate FY 08 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for the Eastern Caribbean. While we strongly urge the Department to reverse th [...]
2007-04-04 16:41:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR BB ST VC XL
07BRIDGETOWN632AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S MEETING WITH BARBADOS AG
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 11 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall thanked the United States for its assistance during Cricket World Cup and looked forward to further cooperation in the areas of security and law enforcement. He also requeste [...]
2007-05-18 19:40:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC CASC SNAR ECON ETRD BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN656AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S MEETING WITH BARBADOS CHIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 16 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados Chief Justice Sir David Anthony Cathcart Simmons expressed appreciation for U.S. support to the Barbadian judicial branch over the years. Simmons spoke fondly of his working relationship with previous U.S [...]
2007-05-24 14:54:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN669ST. LUCIA: FREDRICK INVESTIGATION AND MLAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 17 television talk show, a prominent news personality leaked the details of a standing evidence request made under the U.S.-St. Lucia Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) concerning Richard Fredrick, St. Lucia's Housing Minister suspected of ties to drug trafficking [...]
2007-05-25 21:21:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS KTIA KCOR PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN740OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS LOUDER FOR ST. VINCENT'S
[...] (C) Summary: On Friday, June 8, opposition party leader, Arnhim Eustace, will lead another protest demonstration in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). This time, Eustace has managed to gain public support from several members of St. Vincent's private sector. However, Eustace's goals for t [...]
2007-06-07 20:26:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SNAR KCRM VC XL
07BRUSSELS189EU REACHES COMPROMISE ON UNSCR 1737 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (C/NF) After protracted negotiations, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the EU Council reached agreement January 18 on a draft text on EU's implementation of UNSCR 1737. The draft must still be considered by the foreign ministers' General Affairs Council (GAERC) on Jan 22, and th [...]
2007-01-19 13:43:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EFIN KDEM PHUM PARM PINR SNAR IR EUN
07BRUSSELS2667U.S.- EUROPEAN UNION - RUSSIA TRILATERAL
[...] (U) A meeting of the United States - European Union (EU) - Russia Trilateral High Level Working Group on terrorism convened June 22 in fulfillment of a commitment made at the U.S.- EU - Russia Trilateral Ministerial Meeting in Berlin on April 4. Participants expressed support for the work of t [...]
2007-08-22 15:54:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM PREL SNAR EU RU UN
07BRUSSELS3037AMB WOOD DISCUSSES EU,S WORK IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood met with EU Council Secretariat and Commission officials September 17 and 18 in Brussels to discuss U.S. and EU efforts in Afghanistan. Topics included the EUPOL police training mission, European Commission assistance programs, and coun [...]
2007-10-01 14:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU EAID SNAR PTER
07BRUSSELS3128DEA ADMINISTRATOR DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN DRUG
[...] (C) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen Tandy discussed the drug situation in Afghanistan with Commission, Council Secretariat, and Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors during her September 30 to October 2 visit to Brussels. She emphasized close links betwe [...]
2007-10-12 12:33:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS3501AMBASSADOR SCHWEICH DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN RULE OF
[...] (C) The U.S. Coordinator for Counter-Narcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan, Ambassador Thomas Schweich, discussed police training and counter-drug issues with several European Union (EU) officials at a November 28 meeting in Brussels. Officials on both sides agreed on virtually all polici [...]
2007-12-13 20:04:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS3530U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING GENERATES WIDE-RANGING
[...] (SBU) Officials from the United States and the European Union (EU) engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of drug issues at a US-EU Troika Meeting in Brussels on November 14. The U.S. Delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Christy McCampbell of the International Narcotics and Law En [...]
2007-12-21 10:22:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BUCHAREST538LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST
[...] (C) Post found no information to indicate that the below named individual has been involved in or accused of any human rights abuses pursuant to the Leahy Amendment-mandated human rights checks requirements. Post requests that the Department check its records for any information indicating inv [...]
2007-05-14 12:21:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PGOV SNAR
07BUCHAREST696LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING FOR ILEA ROSWELL NOMINEES
[...] (SBU) The following individuals have been nominated to attend USG sponsored training at the ILEA facility in Roswell, New Mexico to be held from August 13, 2007 to September 7, 2007. Local vetting has been completed along with ACES database checks. 2. (SBU) Post requests that the Department [...]
2007-06-15 11:33:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC SNAR PINR RO
07BUENOSAIRES1113EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES STUDENT SELECTION LIST: TRAFFICKING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-07 11:56:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN SNAR SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM AR
07BUENOSAIRES1125ARGENTINE SENATE PASSES COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (C) The Argentine Senate passed the draft anti-terror and counter terrorism finance (CTF) bill on June 6. There are positive indications that the lower house -- Chamber of Deputies -- will consider the law soon, but it is unclear whether it will be able to pass the bill prior to the Financial [...]
2007-06-07 18:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1183ARGENTINE CONGRESS EXPEDITES PASSAGE OF COUNTER
[...] (SBU) The Argentine Chamber of Deputies passed the GoA's draft counter-terrorism and counter-terrorism finance law on June 13, just one week after it passed the Senate on June 6. Neither house made changes to the government's draft, so the law will go directly to the office of the President for [...]
2007-06-15 17:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1208INTERIOR MINISTER MAKING PUSH ON COUNTERNARCOTICS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Minister of Interior Anibal Fernandez is making a public push to enhance counternarcotics cooperation and effectiveness in Argentina, initiating such ideas as a sole national registry for collecting CN information and analyzing trends, creating a scientific advisory [...]
2007-06-21 17:06:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL KCRM AR
07BUENOSAIRES1246GOA INTERIOR MINISTER ON COUNTERNARCOTICS AND
[...] (C) Summary. On June 25, Ambassador Wayne called on Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez to discuss ongoing counternarcotics (CN) cooperation in the Tri-Border Area (TBA),the Department's offer to conduct a counterterrorism (CT) assessment of Argentina, and status of TIP legislation (reporte [...]
2007-06-27 14:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1283ACTIVE ABROAD, STYMIED AT HOME; ARGENTINA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 26, Ambassador Wayne met with head of the Office of Anticorruption, Dr. Abel Fleitas Ortiz de Rozas to discuss possible increased cooperation on anti-corruption issues. Fleitas highlighted his office's very active participation in international anti-corruption conventio [...]
2007-07-02 17:58:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PGOV PTER SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1359DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES VENEZUELA IN
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting July 11 with Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Garcia Moritan discussed GoA's continuing belief that it is better to have Venezuela on the inside of MERCOSUR, although this is not an easy task. GoA's primary interest in including Venezuela is stability, commercial [...]
2007-07-16 22:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1448ARGENTINA: CONFIDENT THEY WILL COMPLETE UNCAC CHECKLIST BY
[...] (U) Nicolas Raigorodsky, the Director of Transparency Policies in the Office of Anticorruption, confirmed to post that he and his team have received the Spanish version of the checklist and that Argentina would complete the UNCAC checklist before the August 15 deadline. Raigorodsky expressed a [...]
2007-07-26 19:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PGOV PTER SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1685NEXT STEPS ON THREE PLUS ONE MECHANISM AND TBA
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In Ref B, Embassies Buenos Aires, Asuncion and Brasilia recommended expanding the Three Plus One mechanism (3 1) to encompass other illicit activities and sources of illicit financial flows, while continuing to give preeminence t [...]
2007-08-27 12:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KTFN PA BR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1826ARGENTINE PRESIDENT SIGNS NATIONAL ANTI-MONEY
[...] (C) In a high-profile ceremony on September 11, President Kirchner signed the GoA's new "National Agenda" on money laundering and terrorism financing. The Agenda is designed to serve as the roadmap for the GoA to improve coordination and enforcement on anti-money laundering and counter-terror [...]
2007-09-12 20:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1833ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO THE TRIBORDER AREA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 11, top Argentine intelligence officials and analysts briefed Ambassador on their perspective of the terrorist threat in the Tri-Border Area (TBA). They noted that Hizballah maintains a real structure in the region, including experienced agents. They detailed adv [...]
2007-09-13 16:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRET//NOFORNPTER EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV SNAR AR PA BR
07BUENOSAIRES184ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Embassy Buenos Aires warmly welcomes you and your delegation to Argentina February 6-7. While the Kirchner administration does not always see eye to eye with the USG, it continues to be an important partner in fighting transnational crime, drug and human trafficki [...]
2007-01-31 20:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR KJUS PHUM AR
07BUENOSAIRES1850Argentina's Anticorruption Office:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite being ranked 93rd (low) on Transparency International's corruption perception index, Argentina has an active anti-corruption office. The office has both a policy-promotion mission and an investigatory function. Despite a heavy investigatory workload, the office has yet [...]
2007-09-14 19:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KCRM KJUS PGOV PTER SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES1951ARGENTINA: CHIEF JUSTICE TO SEEK JUDICIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Argentine Supreme Court President Ricardo Lorenzetti, on the eve of his first official visit to Washington, to discuss his agenda and judicial reform in Argentina. Lorenzetti shared the details of his October 1-5 Washington schedule and his hope to pr [...]
2007-09-28 19:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS PHUM SNAR EAID KDEM AR PINR
07BUENOSAIRES1964ARGENTINE JUSTICE MINISTER PROPOSES OVERHAUL OF
[...] (C) GoA Justice Minister Alberto Iribarne briefed the Ambassador September 26 on his draft proposal to reform the federal criminal justice system (other discussion topics reported Ref A and septel). The reforms, based on the recommendations of a Special Commission, aim to alter the rules of e [...]
2007-10-02 13:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SNAR KJUS KCRM EAID KCOR PHUM
07BUENOSAIRES2065MOTHERS AGAINST PACO: ARGENTINE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Summary. Below is Post's nomination for the 2008 International Woman of Courage Award. In Argentina, women have led a number of social and political causes, such as struggles against trafficking in persons, human rights abuses, poverty, and drug abuse. AmEmb Buenos Aires' nomination rec [...]
2007-10-19 15:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN SNAR KCRM PHUM ASEC AR
07BUENOSAIRES2079POLICE REFORM AND CORRUPTION IN ARGENTINA'S BUENOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Federal Prosecutor Dr. Carlos Stornelli, who will likely be the next Minister of Security for the Province of Buenos Aires following October 28 elections. His first priority and greatest challenge will be the institutional and cultural reform of the notor [...]
2007-10-22 18:04:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ASEC PREL PGOV SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2119ARGENTINE JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES TIP, MONEY
[...] (C) Introduction: This cable covers and provides updates on issues that Justice Minister Alberto Iribarne and the Ambassador discussed during their recent meeting (reftels). They include: 1) status of Trafficking in Persons legislation and Justice Ministry efforts to push for its passage; 2) [...]
2007-10-26 16:43:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KTFN SNAR KJUS KCRM PHUM KWNM
07BUENOSAIRES2123 ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON SOCIAL ISSUES IN TUCUMAN
[...] (U) In an October 19 visit to Argentina's northwestern province of Tucuman, the Ambassador met with local members of the media. He toured an American-owned citrus company that has a progressive Corporate Social Responsibility project to educate off-season workers. The Ambassador was also a keyn [...]
2007-10-26 19:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB
07BUENOSAIRES2229ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SANCHEZ
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina November 20-21. Your visit occurs during a period of heightened political interest following the October 28 election victory of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her November 14 announcement of her [...]
2007-11-16 20:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2231Argentina: Mendoza Governor-elect and Ambassador discuss
[...] (SBU) Mendoza Province Governor-elect Celso Jaque said his main challenge as governor will be to improve provincial security and to upgrade education infrastructure and standards. In a cordial November 8 meeting with Ambassador, Jaque also acknowledged poor prison conditions in his province, w [...]
2007-11-19 11:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL GTIP SNAR TSPL SOCI ECON ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES2296 ARGENTINA: 2007 INSCR PART I: DRUGS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 17:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2300ARGENTINA: CODEL SANCHEZ DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP AND CN EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Wayne and U.S. Representatives Sanchez and Bartlett, Argentine Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez noted that anti-TIP legislation is still stuck in the national Congress, but expressed confidence that it would pass once President-elect Cristina Fernan [...]
2007-12-06 11:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KWMN PREL SMIG SNAR KJUS PHUM AR
07BUENOSAIRES2345ARGENTINE FUROR CONTINUES OVER U.S. ALLEGATIONS
[...] (C) The GOA has repeatedly suspended Ministerial-level contacts and has cut off some law enforcement contacts with the USG in wake of the continuing furor (ref a) over DOJ allegations that $800,000 intercepted August 4 by Argentine officials was a BRV cash contribution for Cristina Kirchner's (CFK) [...]
2007-12-14 19:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR CJAN ECON ASEC KJUS VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2346ARGENTINE AUTHORITIES STAY IN ATTACK MODE,
[...] (SBU) Action Request: Embassy requests clearance of proposed talking points in paras 7-14 for use in backgrounding the media in response to GOA allegations. 2. (SBU) Summary and introduction: Following extensive positive media coverage on December 14 and 15 of the Ambassador's December 14 [...]
2007-12-16 19:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR CJAN KJUS ASEC KPAO VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2359BOTH KIRCHNERS NOW ON THE WARPATH: "WE WILL NOT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and her husband, former president Nestor Kirchner (NK),came out swinging against the United States -- she in Montevideo, he in Buenos Aires -- on December 18, hours before the Ambassador was scheduled to meet with [...]
2007-12-18 18:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR CJAN KJUS ASEC KPAO VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2361G7 AMBASSADORS ON MIAMI ARRESTS:
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador briefed the Ambassadors and Charges of Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom on the December 11 arrest of three Venezuelans and one Uruguayan in Miami on charges of operating as unregistered foreign agents. Ambassado [...]
2007-12-19 12:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR CJAN KJUS ASEC KPAO VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2372ARGENTINE CONGRESS CONDEMNS U.S. ALLEGATIONS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kirchner-controlled Congress moved with exceptional alacrity December 19 to repudiate the U.S. for offending Argentina, and former president Nestor Kirchner continued to berate the USG, but singling out former WHA A/S Roger Noriega for vitriol. Meanwhile, according to press [...]
2007-12-20 18:47:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CJAN SNAR KJUS ASEC VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2374ARGENTINA'S AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO THE U.S. TERMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine media broadcast remarks critical of the U.S. by the GOA's Ambassador-designate to Washington (ref C),Hector Timerman, who said "politically relations with the U.S. are very bad" because certain "sectors linked to DOJ and U.S. intelligence agencies" were troubled by Ar [...]
2007-12-20 19:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP PREL CJAN SNAR KJUS ASEC KCOR VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2375ARGENTINA'S AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO THE U.S. TERMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine media broadcast remarks critical of the U.S. by the GOA's Ambassador-designate to Washington (ref C),Hector Timerman, who said "politically relations with the U.S. are very bad" because certain "sectors linked to DOJ and U.S. intelligence agencies" were troubled by Ar [...]
2007-12-20 19:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOFDP PREL CJAN SNAR KJUS ASEC KCOR VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES301 AG GONZALES'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER FERNANDEZ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ("AG"),several senior-level Department of Justice officials, and the Ambassador met with Argentine Minister of the Interior Anibal Fernandez on February 7. The Minister expressed Argentine concerns over what he characterized as the USG's unila [...]
2007-02-15 19:32:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR
07BUENOSAIRES302 AG GONZALES'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF JUSTICE IRIBARNE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Attorney General (AG),senior USDOJ officials, and the Ambassador met with the Minister of Justice and Human Rights Alberto Iribarne and Secretary of Justice Marcela Losardo on February 7 to exchange views on USG and GOA efforts to combat transnational crime, such as terroris [...]
2007-02-15 19:32:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR
07BUENOSAIRES303AG GONZALES VISITS AMIA BOMBING SITE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Leaders of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) and Delegation of Argentine-Israeli Associations (DAIA) welcomed Attorney General Gonzales to AMIA headquarters on February 7, thanking him in particular for USG support in the efforts to investigate and prosecute the [...]
2007-02-15 19:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR
07BUENOSAIRES305 ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALEZ' FEBRUARY 7 MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 7, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Ambassador Wayne met with the heads of the Argentine security forces. The Attorney General asked the group about Argentina's experiences with gangs, information sharing, and budgeting. The Argentine security chiefs spoke ca [...]
2007-02-15 20:43:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER SNAR SCUL AR
07BUENOSAIRES484AMBASSADOR DISCUSES ANTI-TERROR TRAINING,
[...] (SBU) Ambassador took advantage of a March 2 meeting with Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez to present him with a copy of the 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),to discuss an upcoming Anti Terrorism Assistance Program (ATA) needs assessment visit and to ask him to as [...]
2007-03-14 14:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR ASEC AR
07BUENOSAIRES726AMBASSADOR AND INTERIOR MINISTER REVIEW SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 13, Ambassador Wayne and Interior Minister Anibal Fernandez met to review the broad range of bilateral security cooperation. Ambassador noted success of Operation ""Todo Inclusivo,"" a DEA-supported effort to target cocaine trafficking out of Ezeiza airport and Fernandez [...]
2007-04-13 21:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR PARM AR
07BUENOSAIRES754 ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE ON UN CORRUPTION AND CRIME
[...] ConOff delivered reftel talking points to Advisor Mauricio Alice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Officer of the Legal Advisor (OLA). Alice stated that he would pass on our concern about the checklist and our offer of assistance to the agencies involved in the process. He noted that t [...]
2007-04-19 09:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KJUS PGOV PTER SNAR AR
07BUENOSAIRES78ARGENTINE PRESIDENT KIRCHNER SENDS
[...] (C) On December 20, Argentine President Kirchner sent the GoA's draft anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism finance bill to Congress. The GoA took this action in order to comply with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) demands, and avoid sanctions. Post lobbying contributed to this significant [...]
2007-01-17 20:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES80FM TAIANA ON ECUADORIAN PRESIDENT CORREA
[...] (C) Summary: Correa represents "a new generation of Latin American leaders" Foreign Minister Taiana told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 16. He asserted that Correa is "not Chavez" and has demonstrated a willingness to negotiate early on, citing Correa's success in negotiating an ag [...]
2007-01-17 21:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR EC CO AR
07BUENOSAIRES873 2006 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 14:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN AR
07BUENOSAIRES907ARGENTINE DRAFT COUNTER TERRORISM FINANCE LAW
[...] (C) It appears increasingly uncertain that the Argentine Congress will pass pending counter-terrorism finance legislation prior to the June 2007 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) deadline, despite strong support from within the GoA, the private sector, and even within Congress. The main obst [...]
2007-05-10 16:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES980ILEA LAT-AM IPR SESSION II - GOA WILL PARTICIPATE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel questions, there are numerous GoA entities responsible for intellectual property enforcement in Argentina - including federal and provincial (in 23 provinces) police, prosecutors and judges; federal Customs authorities; the Prefectura (roughly Coast Guard equivalent); and the [...]
2007-05-18 09:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ASEC SNAR AR
07CANBERRA1610AUSTRALIA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Australia is a committed partner in international efforts to combat illicit drugs. Domestically, Australian government policies are designed to address fully both the law enforcement needs and the demand reduction sides of the equation. Australian law enforcement agencies [...]
2007-11-06 00:13:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AS
07CARACAS1234ANTI-TIP NGO A.M.B.A.R. - FINAL REPORT
[...] (SBU) Poloff visited the local anti-trafficking NGO Women's Association for Well-Being and Reciprocal Assistance (A.M.B.A.R.) May 18, a recipient of an Economic Support Fund (ESF) Grant approved by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),to receive the organization's f [...]
2007-06-21 20:27:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SNAR VE
07CARACAS1526CHARGE'S MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER VALERO-JULY 30
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministry Vice Minister Valero told Charge July 30 that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) wants more dialogue with the USG, so long as the USG "respects our sovereignty." Valero raised U.S. financing of Venezuelan NGOs, energy and commercial relations, consular r [...]
2007-08-01 19:55:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR VE
07CARACAS206GOVERNOR ROSALES AND EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE EAGER
[...] (SBU) Action Request -- See Paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary. During the Ambassador's January 23-24 visit to Maracaibo, Zulia Governor and former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales expressed strong interest in enhancing programs of cooperation with his state administration. Rosales said he [...]
2007-01-30 21:35:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM PGOV SNAR VE
07CARACAS2099CHAVEZ ACCEPTS AMBASSADOR'S CREDENTIALS, OFFERS
[...] (C) In a surprisingly cordial October 29 meeting, the Ambassador presented his credentials to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias. President Chavez repeatedly stressed during the 35 minute discussion that the United States and Venezuela were not enemies and that his door was open "24 hours [...]
2007-10-30 19:32:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PREL VE
07CARACAS2211PRO-CHAVEZ PPT PARTY: GRUDGING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary. The small pro-Chavez party Patria Para Todos (PPT) is reluctantly supporting President Chavez's proposed, sweeping constitutional changes. PPT leaders told PolCouns that Chavez's constitutional package is a "tough sell" within Chavismo, and they predict that it will only narrowly [...]
2007-11-20 21:15:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SNAR VE
07CARACAS293FM MADURO RESPONDS TO SECRETARY'S COMMENTS, CUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Minister of Foreign Affairs (FM) Nicolas Maduro continued his anti-USG comments, this time in response to Secretary Rice's February 7 remarks to the U.S. Congress on the state of democracy in Venezuela. Maduro also reiterated allegations that the U.S. is mounting a "campaign" aga [...]
2007-02-09 21:26:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR VE
07CHENGDU290ALONG THE CHINA-BURMA BORDER: WWII, DRUGS, HIV, AND JADE
[...] (C) Summary: Common ethnic linkages, villages that hug or even straddle the border, a visa-free regime for local residents, spotty security controls, and corruption appear to facilitate a wide-open atmosphere in areas along China's border with Burma. One stretch of road outside the Chinese po [...]
2007-12-12 09:08:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV SOCI SNAR CH
07CHIANGMAI131FROM POPPIES TO PEACHES: HMONG PROGRESS REMAINS MIXED
[...] Summary. Despite generally low economic status, land tenure issues, and a renewed refugee inflow from Laos, the Hmong hill people today are considered among the more successful hill tribe groups in Thailand. Best known for fighting beside US forces in Laos from the 1960s to1975 while a signi [...]
2007-07-25 18:55:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF SNAR TH
07CHIANGMAI173THAI ARMY PROVIDES GLIMPSE ACROSS BURMESE BORDER
[...] (C) A recent visit with a Thai military unit on the Burmese border showed business as usual. An uneasy truce holds among Burmese troops and two armed ethnic groups in the area. Thai drug interdiction efforts there have reportedly had success locally, but have only diverted the Burma-based tr [...]
2007-10-26 09:58:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PREF BM TH SNAR
07CHIANGMAI46SHAN MILITIA LEADER REACHES OUT TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Leaders of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) have invited Consulate General staff and other members of the international community in northern Thailand to visit Shan villages on the Thai-Burma border, seeking to draw attention to huma [...]
2007-03-13 01:25:00Consulate Chiang MaiSECRETPREL PHUM SNAR TH BM
07COLOMBO1371 256TH SESSION OF THE COLOMBO PLAN COUNCIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 27, 2007, The Colombo Plan Council convened for the 256th Session and discussed FY 2005/6 audited accounts, the 2006/7 draft annual report, a special paper on "Strategic Plan of The Colombo Plan 2025," and the needs assessment questionnaire. Ambassador Blake present [...]
2007-10-04 12:04:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR SOCI ECON EAID CE
07COLOMBO1580 SRI LANKA: INCSR PART II 2007-2008 SUBMISSION
[...] The following is Embassy Colombo's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II regarding money laundering and financial crimes, per request in reftel. 2. Begin text: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is neither an important regional financial center nor a preferred center for money [...]
2007-11-21 11:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR KMCA CE
07COLOMBO700SRI LANKA: NO NAS PERSONNEL IN COUNTRY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 11:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KRCM CE
07COLOMBO703MALDIVES: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER URGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a May 7-8 trip to Maldives, Assistant Secretary Boucher, accompanied by Ambassador, met with SIPDIS President Gayoom, government officials, members of the opposition, and women active in politics and civil society. Discussions covered the need for more concrete steps on [...]
2007-05-15 11:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER SNAR MARR ETRD SENV ENRG
07COLOMBO836INTERVIEW PANEL SELECTS MALAYSIAN CANDIDATE FOR NEXT
[...] On Monday, June 11, the Colombo Plan Council Selection Panel, comprised of representatives from Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, and the United States, met to interview candidates for the position of Colombo Plan Secretary General. The four candidates [...]
2007-06-13 02:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KJUS ASEC CE
07CONAKRY1239GUINEAN POLICE SEIZE 278 KILOS OF COCAINE OVER TEN
[...] (C) The new director of Guinea,s police anti-drug unit reports that his unit has seized 278 kilos of cocaine since January 2007. The director said that Guinea,s drug trafficking problem has worsened significantly in recent years and the anti-drug unit is ill equipped to effectively stem the [...]
2007-11-14 15:10:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL ASEC GV
07CONAKRY1244GUINEA 2007-8 INCSR REPORT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-15 14:13:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR ECON GV
07CONAKRY1347RESPONSE - EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Embassy provides the following analysis of drug trafficking in Guinea. In addition, reftels provide additional background information. 2. (SBU) The Government of Guinea (GoG) is engaged on drug trafficking issues and has a specialized police unit that [...]
2007-12-19 09:03:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR EAID SOCI GV
07COTONOU893BENIN'S INTERIOR MINISTER PRESSES FOR USG AID TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 11:18:00Embassy CotonouCONFIDENTIALSNAR MASS PINR BN
07CURACAO938CURACAO: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and the Netherlands together form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The two Caribbean parts of the Kingdom have autonomy over their internal affairs, with the right to exercise independent decision making in a number of counter narcotics areas. The Government of [...]
2007-11-27 19:04:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NA AA
07DAKAR124C-AL6-01934: GUINEA-BISSAU RESEMBLES A NARCO-STATE
[...] (C) The narcotics situation in Guinea-Bissau probably now exceeds the government's ability to control without significant outside encouragement and support. Guinea-Bissau's most powerful public security units, including the military and sections of the police, have been co-opted by drug traffickers [...]
2007-01-17 11:31:00Embassy DakarSECRETSNAR PINS PINR PGOV PU
07DAKAR1251GUINEA BISSAU: NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES RIGHT STEPS,
[...] (U) The government of Prime Minister Martinho N,Dafa Cabi has taken bold moves toward transparency of budgets, against corruption, petty crime, and drug trafficking. It is cleaning up the streets and harbor and has earned the trust of the World Bank, which is restarting the multi-sectoral pr [...]
2007-06-07 17:58:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID SNAR PU
07DAKAR1291GUINEA BISSAU: DRUG FIGHT TAKES BIG STEP BACKWARD
[...] (C) In a surprising move, the GOGB took a big step backward in the fight against drug trafficking with the firing of the police chief responsible for two major seizures. The Interior Minister appears to be positioning himself to control more of the traffic. Meanwhile, consumption is startin [...]
2007-06-18 08:06:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL PU
07DAKAR1463GUINEA BISSAU: AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON DRUGS,
[...] (C) The Ambassador visited Bissau to cut the ribbon on the soon-to-be-opened office space and say good-bye in her final trip as Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau. She found a country that is earning the trust of donors and cleaning up its finances. At the same time, it is losing ground in the fig [...]
2007-07-12 15:21:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALEFIN SNAR PREL PU
07DAKAR1464LARGE DRUG SEIZURE AND ARRESTS IN SENEGAL
[...] (C) Senegalese gendarmes seized over two tons of cocaine in June and arrested a number of Latin Americans and Europeans involved in the trafficking. Senegal is cooperating with the FBI and DEA. These huge seizures indicate that no West African country is immune to the flow of cocaine from S [...]
2007-07-12 15:24:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSNAR PINS SG
07DAKAR1751GUINEA BISSAU: FORMING NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY
[...] (C) The GOGB announced its program to fight drug trafficking, which ranges from constructing a prison -- the top GOGB priority -- to a national awareness campaign. The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is trying to help raise over USD 15 million in donations for the effort. Until it recei [...]
2007-08-24 12:47:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PU
07DAKAR1822GUINEA BISSAU: BIG DRUG ARRESTS SHOW POLICE
[...] (C) Recent police and military actions to fight drug trafficking have helped strengthen Guinea-Bissau's claims it wants to do more. The former head of the Judicial Police (JP) credited U.S. pressure with forcing the GOGB to take action. The new head of the JP appears to be an interested and [...]
2007-09-06 13:33:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL PU
07DAKAR1934GUINEA BISSAU:LIFE ON THE ISLANDS COMES INTO FOCUS
[...] (C) The week of September 10-14 Poloff and FSN toured the Bijagos Archipelago, a collection of some 90 islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. On the islands of Bolama, Bubaque, Orango, Joao Vieira, Polao, Carache, Caravela, Caray, and Rubane Poloff learned what life was like in this remote, [...]
2007-09-27 16:34:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR ECON EFIS SOCI
07DAKAR2140GUINEA BISSAU: UNODC STEPS UP WITH MULTI-FACETED
[...] The United Nations Office o\Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in conjunction with the GOGB a finalizing a project proposal for immediate and sustained assistance to Guinea-Bissau to fight narcotics trafficking and reform the justice sector. The progr is a responk to President Joao Bernardo fNino" Vieira [...]
2007-11-06 06:55:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL EAID PU
07DAKAR276GUINEA BISSAU: GOVERNMENT IS THE ONLY BUSINESS
[...] (C) As AF/W desk officer Dorsey Lockhart, PolOff, and PAO met with Bissau-Guinean government, NGO, human rights, and business leaders, January 24-26, they heard "government is the only business in Bissau." Some might have added that narcotics is fast catching on (Reftel). On January 27, the [...]
2007-02-02 14:41:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON SNAR PU
07DAKAR381GUINEA BISSAU: UNODC REQUESTS COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] (U) This is an action request. The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has requested USG assistance in staffing a police attache position for counter-narcotics reporting in Bissau. Post believes outside support on drugs is urgently needed before the GOGB's path to narco-state st [...]
2007-02-20 07:43:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALSNAR AORC PU
07DAKAR608COUNTER-NARCOTICS STRATEGY FOR GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] (S) Embassy, press and intelligence reporting over the past year have highlighted the growing problem of drug trafficking in Guinea-Bissau (see refs). The international community watched and took no significant action as the GOGB lost sovereignty to drug traffickers. Now Guinea-Bissau is a h [...]
2007-03-16 12:08:00Embassy DakarSECRETSNAR KCRM PGOV PREL EAIR PU
07DAKAR649SENEGAL: NARCOTICS SEIZURES AND OTHER CRIME DATA FOR 2006
[...] On March 16, Leopold Diouf, the Director General for National Security in the Ministry of Interior and Local Government, released crime statistics for 2006. He noted that Senegalese police seized 29 kilograms of cocaine; 8,396 tons of marijuana, and 129,232 capsules of various psychotropic dr [...]
2007-03-21 11:08:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC KCRM SG
07DAKAR683GUINEA BISSAU: NO CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT, HIGH
[...] (C) A vote of no confidence leaves President Joao Bernardo &Nino8 Vieira with some tough choices but no clear timeframe for having to make them. The crisis will indefinitely stall the security sector reform initiative, not to mention much needed social and economic reforms. Drug money may h [...]
2007-03-26 12:10:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PREL EFIN PU
07DAKAR864GUINEA-BISSAU FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT AND SCORES
[...] (U) Guinea-Bissau has a new consensus government headed by Martinio N,Dafa Cabi, a vice president of the Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC). President Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira chose Cabi out of a field of three choices presented by the coalition of parties t [...]
2007-04-20 07:13:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR ECON PHUM PU
07DARESSALAAM814PISCES AND THE IMPERATIVE OF TANZANIA'S BORDER
[...] (S) SUMMARY. This is an action request (see para 7). It would be a major mistake to cut off funding for Tanzania's Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES),which serves as an important border management tool for both Tanzania and the U.S. In a country with por [...]
2007-06-07 11:40:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPTER PREL PGOV PINS PBTS PINR SNAR KFRD TZ XW
07DHAKA1056DEA TRAINING WELL RECEIVED BY BANGLADESHI
[...] SUMMARY. A team of four DEA trainers delivered a two week Basic Drug Enforcement Seminar June 11 - 22 to a group of 31 enthusiastic Bangladeshi counter-narcotics officers. The course attendees came from four agencies and work at the field investigator to field supervisor level. END SUMMARY. [...]
2007-06-26 07:20:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR BG
07DHAKA1198UN OFFICE OF DRUGS AND CRIME PROGRAM OFFICER ON
[...] (C) On July 12, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime Program Officer Oliver Stolpe, in Dhaka attending the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC),told poloff about his discussions with Bangladeshis. He said that he talked to Chief of the Anti-Corruption Commiss [...]
2007-07-24 07:26:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV SNAR BG
07DHAKA1763HOME SECRETARY ON COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bangladeshi Home Secretary Abdul Karim, in a November 6 meeting with the Charge d'Affaires a.i., expressed interest in expanded bilateral cooperation on counter-terrorism, including another look at the potential for installing a PISCES program here. Karim reiterated the GOB's de [...]
2007-11-07 08:20:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CASC PHUM SNAR ASEC BG
07DHAKA1785DRAFT BANGLADESH PART I FOR 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) The following is the draft text on Bangladesh of the first part (drugs and chemical control) for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: 2. (U) I. Summary: A Major narcotics bust in Dhaka in October 2007 supported law enforcement officials' claims of a sharp incr [...]
2007-11-13 09:39:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM BG
07DHAKA1910ANTI-TERRORISM LEGISLATION FACES HURDLES,
[...] (C) Summary: Prepared with USG assistance, a series of amendments that would strengthen Bangladesh,s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act and a draft Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) are being held up in the Law Ministry, in contravention of instructions from the Chief Adviser that they be enacted by the [...]
2007-12-09 09:39:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER PREL PGOV KCRM KTFN SNAR BG
07DHAKA2522006 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] Per reftel A, Econoff visited the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) laboratory in Dhaka on February 12 to verify the INL-funded equipment and discuss their use in the lab. The DNC was helpful in arranging the visit and the lab's chief and his deputy were cooperative and willing to answer a [...]
2007-02-14 06:44:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN BG
07DHAKA508HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA-EIC TRAINING COURSE,
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. The following candidates has been selected for participation in the ATA-EIC training starting on April 9 - May 25, 2007. Post vetting was completed on March 28, 2007. Due to the start of the course on April 9, 2007, this list requires clearance by c [...]
2007-03-29 04:05:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PINS PREL MASS KCRM SNAR BG
07DHAKA612DEA ADVANCE VISIT TO DHAKA PREPARES FOR SUMMER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DEA Special Agents Tom Brown from the New Delhi regional office and Dan Perez from Quantico met various Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies in preparation for a two week Basic Drug Course to be offered to counter-narcotics officers. Bangladesh's status as a regional transship [...]
2007-04-16 01:29:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL PGOV BG
07DUSHANBE1030TAJIKISTAN A DECADE AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
[...] (SBU) Ten years after peace accords ended the 1992-1997 civil war, President Emomali Rahmon has taken a great deal of credit for pulling Tajikistan out of conflict and setting it on a path which he claims could be a model for other post-conflict societies. At a June 25-26 conference commemor [...]
2007-07-06 07:26:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID SNAR TI
07DUSHANBE1080OSCE IN DUSHANBE: BORDER MANAGEMENT AND MANDATE ISSUES
[...] ( C) Summary: OSCE Head of Center Pryakhin told Ambassador that the Tajik government had approved only one our its four proposed border management programs -- creation of a comprehensive border management strategy -- and deferred the other proposals for further study after the strategy is c [...]
2007-07-18 12:08:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SNAR TI AF OSCE
07DUSHANBE1420 TAJIK PRESIDENT FIRES SENIOR ANTI-NARCOTICS OFFICER TO
[...] (S) Summary: President Rahmon has fired a senior anti-narcotics officer who pressed for prosecution of a distant relative and Major from the State Committee for National Security (i.e. the KGB) who were arrested while transporting heroin in a government vehicle. XXXXXXXXXXXX End Summary. 2. (S) [...]
2007-10-04 15:52:00Embassy DushanbeSECRETPREL PGOV SNAR TI
07DUSHANBE1432TAJIKISTAN INL DUSHANBE 2007 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
[...] In the absence of INL regular quarterly reports, the Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section in Dushanbe herein reports on activities for the period of January - September 2007: ---------------------------------- Narcotics and Law Enforcement Activities --------------------------------- Jan [...]
2007-10-10 07:15:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM TI
07DUSHANBE1525INL DUSHANBE FUND CITE FOR ICITAP TRAINING PROGRAM
[...] (U) The Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section at Embassy Dushanbe requests the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to utilize the following fund cites to provide funds to continue the Senior Law Enforcement Advisor position and begin the Law Enforcement Training Progr [...]
2007-10-24 11:32:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN SNAR ABUD
07DUSHANBE1562SENIOR ANTI-NARCOTICS GENERAL FIRED BY PRESIDENT, THEN
[...] (S) Summary: A senior anti-narcotics officer who was fired after he pressed for prosecution of a State Committee for National Security officer (and distant relative of the President) has been temporarily reinstated. He has told the embassy that his reinstatement is only until a replacement is [...]
2007-11-01 06:58:00Embassy DushanbeSECRET//NOFORNPGOV SNAR PREL TI
07DUSHANBE252VISIT TO DUSHANBE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SHELTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 14, 2007, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Officer visited the INL-funded and International Organization for Migration (IOM)-administered Trafficking in Persons Shelter located in Dushanbe. This was an unannounced visit following up a previous visit on 18 Ja [...]
2007-02-15 13:52:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN SNAR IOM TI
07DUSHANBE301GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN DEMARCHED ON CND VOTE ON
[...] Embassy International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Officer and Senior Law Enforcement Advisor delivered demarche regarding the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs upcoming vote on dronabinol (REF A) to the Head of the Tajik Drug Control Agency, General Rustam Nazarov, on 21 February . [...]
2007-02-27 18:18:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SNAR UNCND TI
07DUSHANBE314FEBRUARY 2007 BORDER WRAP-UP REPORT
[...] (SBU) An interagency Department of State and Defense team conducted a demining policy assessment visit February 5-7. The purpose of the trip was to obtain an initial assessment of the landmine problem, and make recommendations to the PCC sub-group regarding the viability of allocating resourc [...]
2007-03-05 04:46:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR SNAR TI AF
07DUSHANBE351DUSHANBE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DCA, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4. 2. Post has been asked to conduct a human rights review for the following personnel from the Drug Control Agency Under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and Tajik Ministry of Interior appointed to attend drivers training courses organized [...]
2007-03-12 15:35:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SNAR TI
07DUSHANBE591CONFERENCE ON U.S.-TAJIK RELATIONS ALLOWS PRAISE AND CRITICISM OF US ROLE IN REGION
[...] Summary and Comment: The April 13th conference "15 Years of U.S.-Tajik Relations" offered few surprises in terms of opinions or positions, but did provide an open forum for real debate and discourse about the U.S. role and policy in Tajikistan and the region. Some Tajik government officials pr [...]
2007-04-19 07:01:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR TI AF SNAR
07DUSHANBE675TAJIK AND KYRGYZ LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL FOR VETTING
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4. 2. Post has been asked to conduct a human rights review for the following Tajik and Kyrgyz personnel appointed to attend the International Narcotics Enforcement Management Seminar in Florida on June 5-21, 2007 organized by the Department of Justice [...]
2007-05-07 06:26:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SNAR TI KR
07DUSHANBE776LEAHY VETTING FOR TAJIK LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4. 2. Post has been asked to conduct a human rights review for the following participants from various Tajik law enforcement agencies appointed to attend "Precursor control in Central Asia" and "Regional Cooperation in Precursor Control between Afghan [...]
2007-05-30 10:38:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SNAR TI
07FREETOWN685SIERRA LEONE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 14:11:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN SNAR SL
07GEORGETOWN1042INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, PART I
[...] (U) Post presents its 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control Guyana: I. Summary Guyana is a transit point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean, but not in quantities sufficient to impact the U.S. market. In [...]
2007-11-26 18:31:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR GY
07GEORGETOWN1075INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, PART II
[...] (U) Post presents its 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Begin text: Guyana is neither an important regional nor an offshore financial center, nor does it have any free trade zones. Money laundering is perceived as a serio [...]
2007-12-11 11:19:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR GY
07GEORGETOWN147Guyana Finally Moves Towards Machine Readable Passports
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After more than ten years of delays, Guyana will finally begin issuing machine-readable passports (MRPs) this summer. After having bid on the project eleven years ago, Canadian Bank Note (CBN) was awarded the contract in December 2006. The company says that they will be ready to [...]
2007-02-08 17:29:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS SNAR SMIG ASEC KFRD KCRM GY
07GEORGETOWN400DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN CORRUPTION AND CRIME
[...] Guyana: Charge raised the UNCAC and UNTOC April 19 with MFA Director General Elisabeth Harper and MFA Acting Director for Americas and Asia Audrey Wadell. Harper said the Cabinet sub-committee on governance discussed the UNCAC the week before. Wadell was aware of the UNTOC questionaires and s [...]
2007-04-24 20:36:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PTER PGOV KCRM KCOR CARICOM GY
07GEORGETOWN59VAT AND CASINO GAMBLING CAUSE PUBLIC DISCORD AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The PPP/C government,s sloppy implementation of VAT and heavy-handed efforts to legalize casino gambling are giving rise to public discontent and fueling internal dissent within the party. End Summary. 2. (U) The difficult introduction of VAT in Guyana was reported reftel. [...]
2007-01-16 19:39:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCOR SNAR PGOV GY
07GEORGETOWN607GOVERNMENT THREATENED BY ANOTHER DRUG SCANDAL;
[...] (C) The GoG is threatened with yet another narco-trafficking scandal. An anonymous letter to the Commissioner of Police threatens to release audio and video surveillance recordings that link government and PPP figures to cocaine trafficking unless the Commissioner removes a corrupt senior pol [...]
2007-06-19 16:36:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRETSNAR PGOV PREL MARR PINR KCRM KCOR GY
07GEORGETOWN805REQUEST TO REPROGRAM INL FUNDS
[...] (U) Post requests to reprogram INL Allotment No: 0107-05-01 ($100,000). 2. (SBU) Post was granted US$100,000, pursuant to INL Allotment No: 0107-05-01, in September 2005 to fund a proposed Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) project to create a vetted DEA unit in Guyana. As of this date, no fun [...]
2007-08-29 15:06:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AFIN AMGT GY
07GUANGZHOU946Guangzhou -- A Hub for the Illegal Drug Trade
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusually candid late July meeting, senior provincial and municipal anti-drug officers briefed Poloff on the rising tide of drug trafficking in Guangdong Province. Centered on Guangzhou, growing numbers of foreign drug dealers and traffickers -- many from Africa and the Mid [...]
2007-08-23 08:04:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV CH
07GUATEMALA1043GUATEMALA WITHDRAWS NOMINEE FOR INTER-AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 22:12:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV SNAR KCRM KDEM KJUS OAS GT
07GUATEMALA115GUATEMALAN UNION LEADER MURDERED
[...] (U) Summary: On January 15 unidentified gunmen assassinated Pedro Zamora, General Secretary of the Guatemalan Dock Workers Union of Puerto Quetzal (STEPQ),as he was driving home with his children. Zamora was shot 20 times and killed at point-blank range. At the time of his death, Zamora wa [...]
2007-01-19 18:50:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM SNAR ASEC EAID GT
07GUATEMALA1199COALITION OF U.S.-BASED NGOS IN GUATEMALA
[...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with representatives of a coalition of U.S.-based NGOs with a significant presence in Guatemala to discuss human rights. The NGOs expressed concern over recent threats against human rights defenders and discussed the impact of mining in indigenous populated ar [...]
2007-06-18 19:23:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KJUS SNAR KCRM KDEM EAID GT
07GUATEMALA1468MANO DURA DEFINED BY GUATEMALA'S PARTIDO PATRIOTA
[...] (U) Summary. Partido Patriota (PP) leaders discussed with us the candidacy of Otto Perez Molina and expressed concern over voter apathy, smear campaigns and possible election day violence as the result of a newly decentralized voting system. They also demystified PP's "mano dura" campaign sl [...]
2007-07-23 21:38:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KDEM SNAR EAID PHUM SOCI GT
07GUATEMALA1541GUATEMALAN CONGRESS APPROVES CICIG AS MATTER OF NATIONAL
[...] Summary: On August 1, the Guatemalan Congress voted to approve the GOG-UN agreement to establish the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) as a matter of national urgency. The agreement will be sent to the Executive for final approval by the president. End summary. [...]
2007-08-01 22:58:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM UN OECD PREL KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA1552LETTER TO WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON FROM
[...] Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) regarding the Central American Integration System (SICA) Vice Ministerial on regional security held in Guatemala July 17-18 (ref A). The MFA expressed appreciation for the participation of the U.S. delegation, in p [...]
2007-08-03 00:05:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SMIG KCRM SNAR GT
07GUATEMALA1802LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: During a six-day pre-election trip, poloffs visited 14 municipalities in seven departments throughout western and southwestern Guatemala, including nine municipalities identified as "conflictive areas." TSE delegates expressed confidence in election preparations despite weather [...]
2007-09-07 17:38:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM SNAR KDEM SMIG PHUM ECON SOCI GT
07GUATEMALA185LOBBYING FOR APPROVAL OF UN-LED INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: Vice President Stein is leading highly visible efforts to obtain Congressional approval of the agreement establishing the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) (reftel). Timing will be critical -- if CICIG is not approved by May at the latest, it [...]
2007-01-31 00:05:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA1941PEREZ MOLINA OUTLINES SECOND-ROUND STRATEGY
[...] (C) During a September 18 meeting with the Ambassador, center-right presidential candidate Otto Perez Molina of the Partido Patriota outlined his strategy for winning the November 4 run-off election with the support of voters of the center-right GANA. Perez Molina said he was "certain" that non [...]
2007-09-25 19:42:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KCRM SNAR PHUM GT
07GUATEMALA2016CICIG: NEWLY APPOINTED COMMISSIONER VISITS
[...] (U) Summary: The newly appointed head of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) visited Guatemala September 17-23 to discuss initial steps for establishing CICIG. Commissioner Carlos Castresana met with President Berger, Vice President Stein, and other senior gove [...]
2007-10-09 13:35:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR KCRM UN OECD KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA2017CICIG: NEWLY APPOINTED COMMISSIONER VISITS
[...] (U) Summary: The newly appointed head of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) visited Guatemala September 17-23 to discuss initial steps for establishing CICIG. Commissioner Carlos Castresana met with President Berger, Vice President Stein, and other senior gove [...]
2007-10-09 13:38:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR KCRM UN OECD KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA2070HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OUTLINES FIVE-YEAR
[...] (U) Human Rights Ombudsman Sergio Morales highlighted his accomplishments during his first term in office and presented his strategic plan of action and priorities for the next five years to the international donor community at a recent forum. He thanked the community for its support and annou [...]
2007-10-15 16:06:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KJUS SNAR KCRM KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA2121PARLACEN MURDER UPDATE: 16 PRISON GUARDS RELEASED
[...] Sixteen prison guards, accused of facilitating the February 25 murder of four National Civil Police (PNC) officers in El Boqueron prison, were released for insufficient evidence. The four murdered PNC officers had been incarcerated in the maximum security prison in Santa Rosa as suspects in t [...]
2007-10-24 13:21:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC ES GT
07GUATEMALA2164CICIG ON TRACK FOR JANUARY INAUGURATION
[...] (U) Summary: During a second visit to Guatemala that concluded October 19, Commissioner of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) Castresana met with local authorities and the international community to advance preparations for installing CICIG. Castresana reviewed [...]
2007-10-30 18:28:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR KCRM UN KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA2194SPECIAL PROSECUTORIAL UNIT TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING
[...] The Public Ministry announced November 1 that it will create a special unit in the Prosecutor's Office Against Organized Crime to investigate and prosecute trafficking in persons (TIP),including illegal adoptions. The new anti-TIP unit will investigate organized crime groups allegedly involv [...]
2007-11-06 21:56:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CASC CVIS KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG SNAR GT
07GUATEMALA2206FORMER GANG YOUTH SEEK BETTER LIFE THROUGH
[...] On October 30, USAID, in collaboration with the major private sector organization CACIF, launched the second phase of its Youth Alliance Program's "Desafio 100: Peace for Guatemala" pilot project for former gang youth. This innovative project paired 44 young former gang members with 32 local [...]
2007-11-08 16:36:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR SOCI EAID PHUM KJUS KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA2238VIGILANTE GROUPS FILL PUBLIC SECURITY VOID IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vigilante groups reportedly operate in the Santiago Atitlan area, targeting criminals and those suspected of engaging in witchcraft. According to UN representatives, these vigilante groups are not unique to Santiago, but operate in many areas of the country in response to inef [...]
2007-11-14 23:33:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KCRM SNAR ASEC PGOV SOCI KJUS GT
07GUATEMALA2270WHA/CEN DIRECTOR FEELEY BRIEFS SICA MEMBERS ON
[...] SUMMARY. On November 13, visiting WHA/CEN Director Feeley briefed the Vice Foreign Ministers of the SICA countries on the President's Merida Initiative. He stressed that the proposed $50 million request for Central America within the Merida Initiative was a direct response to the willingness [...]
2007-11-21 16:49:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM GT
07GUATEMALA2271JOURNALISTS LEVEL DUBIOUS ACCUSATIONS AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary. One the eve of the November 4 presidential elections, journalists investigating alleged ties between Partido Patriota Presidential candidate Perez Molina and the Mendoza drug trafficking organization claimed to have received death threats and said the editors of their paper "El [...]
2007-11-21 20:59:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SNAR PINR SOCI GT
07GUATEMALA2325CODEL REID'S VISIT TO GUATEMALA
[...] (SBU) Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid led a bipartisan delegation of six senators to Guatemala Nov. 30 - Dec. 2. Reid opened the CODEL's November 30 meeting with President Berger by saying that the USG should give greater attention to social issues in Latin America, noting Guatemala's prob [...]
2007-12-05 17:46:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV SNAR GT
07GUATEMALA2358ASSESSMENT OF GUATEMALAN SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Guatemala appreciates the Department's request for post and host country input regarding priority assistance needs that could be funded as part of the Merida Initiative. We consulted senior Berger Government officials who have only five weeks left in office, as well as represen [...]
2007-12-13 13:45:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER SNAR GT
07GUATEMALA375GUATEMALA: POLICEMEN ARRESTED FOR ASSASSINATION
[...] (SBU) In a February 21 press conference, Guatemalan Minister of Government Carlos Vielmann announced the arrests of four members of the Guatemalan Civilian National Police (PNC) on charges of committing the brutal murders of three Salvadoran representatives to the Central American Parliament [...]
2007-02-22 20:02:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KJUS ASEC PETER SNAR GT ES
07GUATEMALA403GUATEMALA: MURDER OF FOUR POLICEMEN ARRESTED FOR
[...] (SBU) Four members of the Civilian National Police (PNC) in detention for alleged involvement in the February 19 assassination of three Salvadoran parliamentarians (reftels) were brutally murdered in a Guatemalan prison on February 25. According to media reports, at least two of the PNC suspe [...]
2007-02-27 00:07:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KJUS ASEC PTER SNAR GT ES
07GUATEMALA426CICIG AGREEMENT SENT TO GUATEMALAN CONGRESS FOR
[...] (U) Summary: In the wake of last week's highly publicized and brutal killings of three Salvadoran parliamentarians and four Guatemalan police officers suspected of carrying out the killings, the Berger Administration delivered to the Guatemalan Congress the agreement to establish the Internat [...]
2007-03-01 18:32:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KJUS SNAR EAID PTER ASEC KCRM GT ES
07GUATEMALA487CICIG AGREEMENT SENT TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
[...] (U) On March 6, the Guatemalan Congress sent the CICIG agreement (refs) to the Constitutional Court for an opinion on its legality, which will further delay ratification. At the request of the Foreign Relations Committee and with majority support of Congress, including representatives of ruli [...]
2007-03-07 22:45:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SNAR EAID PTER ASEC KCRM KJUS GT
07GUATEMALA612GUATEMALA: BERGER REPLACES MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) President Berger annnounced on March 26 that he had accepted the resignation of Minister of Government (Interior) Carlos Vielmann as well as those of Civilian National Police (PNC) Director General Erwin Sperissen and Prison System Director Victor Rosales. On March 27, Berger named Adel [...]
2007-03-27 21:59:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KCRM PHUM KJUS ASEC PTER SNAR GT
07GUATEMALA694GUATEMALA LABOR LEADER ARRESTED ON MONEY
[...] (U) Guatemalan labor leader Nery Barrios was arrested April 9 and detained on charges of money laundering, tax evasion, and embezzlement following four months of investigation by the Prosecutor General's Office. The charges allege that Barrios, leader of the Labor and Popular Action Unit (UAS [...]
2007-04-12 17:51:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM SNAR ASEC CVIS GT
07GUATEMALA696 NARCOPOLITICS THREATENS LOCAL ELECTIONS IN JUTIAPA
[...] (U) The eastern department of Jutiapa has become notorious for the deadliest electoral district in Guatemala as narco-tainted violence eliminated yet another pre-candidate. Jos Morn, the Guatemalan Republican Front's (FRG) pre-candidate for Mayor of Jutiapa, was gunned down in his home on Marc [...]
2007-04-12 18:46:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ASEC SNAR KDEM PHUM PGOV GT
07GUATEMALA740PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RIGOBERTA MENCHU BREAKING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on April 16 with indigenous presidential candidate and Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu. Menchu stressed that her election campaign will address not only the concerns of indigenous organizations but will focus on the broader challenges confronting G [...]
2007-04-17 19:02:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SOCI KDEM PHUM EAID SNAR GT
07GUATEMALA772INL DAS MCCAMPBELL MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: INL Deputy Assistant Secretary Christy McCampbell met April 18 with UNHCHR, the Myrna Mack Foundation, and the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office during a four-day visit to Guatemala that also included meetings with the National Civilian Police and the new Minister of Government (s [...]
2007-04-24 17:12:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM GT
07GUATEMALA858GUATEMALA LAUNCHES 2007 ELECTORAL SEASON
[...] Summary: Guatemala's 2007 electoral season officially opened on May 2, leaving four months of campaigning until general elections on September 9. A second round, if necessary, to elect the president is scheduled for November 4. Approximately 5.7 million citizens are registered to vote for [...]
2007-05-04 19:47:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM EAID SNAR GT
07HANOI1133 INL-FUNDED COUNTERNARCOTICS TASK FORCE UNIT DELIVERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Counternarcotics Task Force Unit (TFU) in Son La Province, set up as part of an INL-funded UNODC project, plays a key role in coordinating interagency efforts in the province's fight against drug trafficking. Although the project concluded in December 2006 (Ref A),the coord [...]
2007-06-20 02:32:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PINS VM
07HANOI18922007-2008 INCSR PART I -- VIETNAM
[...] The following is Embassy Hanoi's submission for the narcotics section of the 2007-2008 INCSR. 2. Begin INCSR text: Vietnam I. Summary The Government of Vietnam (GVN) continued to make progress in its counternarcotics efforts during 2007. Specific actions included: sustained effor [...]
2007-11-06 00:20:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR VM
07HANOI266 FULL YEAR STATISTICS FOR 2006-2007 INCSR - VIETNAM
[...] The following is an updated "Law Enforcement Efforts" paragraph with full year statistics for the Vietnam section of the 2006-2007 INCSR. 2. Law Enforcement Efforts. According to GVN statistics, during 2006, there were 10,783 drug cases involving 16,686 suspected traffickers. Total seizu [...]
2007-02-12 08:41:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM VM
07HANOI484 GVN OFFICIAL SAYS INL-FUNDED OPDAT TRAINING "IMPROVED
[...] (SBU) On March 7, Poloff discussed the results of INL-funded OPDAT training with Nguyen Hai Phong, Director of the Supreme People's Procuracy's Department for Crimes and Drug Cases. Phong is also a member of the National Assembly. The OPDAT training consisted of two week-long seminars held i [...]
2007-03-13 09:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR PGOV VM
07HANOI815IPR PROGRAM REVEALS BASIS FOR CLOSER COOPERATION WITH THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 3-6, USAID Star Vietnam and the United States Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) hosted a program in Hanoi focused on criminal enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) with the Supreme People's Procuracy. During the week, IPR experts from the U.S. Department of J [...]
2007-05-04 10:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR VM
07HELSINKI127FINNISH RESPONSE - FURTHER EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE TRAINERS (IPTS) AT THE JORDAN INTERNATIONAL POLICE TRAINING CENTER (JIPTC)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 09:25:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDJO KCRM FI SNAR IZ SNAR
07HELSINKI246FINNISH RESPONSE - CONTINUED SERVICE BY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-03 11:26:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM MOPS PINS SNAR FI
07HELSINKI606FINLAND SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL SPECTER, AUG. 19-20
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The visit of Senators Arlen Specter and John Thune to Finland offers the United States important opportunities: (1) to encourage Finland to take a greater role in NATO-led crisis management and reconstruction operations, especially in Afganistan; (2) to urge Finland to join othe [...]
2007-08-07 12:39:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SNAR SOCI EUN FI
07HELSINKI614FINNISH RESPONSE: BRIEFING OUR ALLIES ON ROLLOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-13 06:13:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS SNAR AF FI
07HELSINKI626END OF IRAQI TRAINING MISSION AT JIPTC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 07:09:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR FI JO IZ
07HELSINKI639FINLAND'S LIKELY NEXT STEPS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Budgetary realities and political discomfort amongst a few at the highest levels have currently put the brakes on the GOF's plan to increase its military commitments to NATO/ISAF in 2008. Meaningful increases in Finnish development and counternarcotics assistance to Afghanistan ar [...]
2007-08-20 11:25:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR SNAR EAID PGOV NATO AF FI
07HELSINKI860AFGHANISTAN FREES FINNISH PEACEKEEPER'S KILLERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GoF continues to receive unsatisfactory answers from the GoA as to why President Karzai suddenly ordered the release of five Afghan men convicted in June for detonating a roadside bomb that killed a Finnish peacekeeper in Meymenah. Unofficial reports from Afghanistan-based Fi [...]
2007-12-05 13:11:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV NATO MARR SNAR PREL MOPS FI AF
07IRANRPODUBAI26UNODC OFFICIAL VIEWS IRAN DRUG CHIEF REPLACEMENT A SIGN OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-23 16:01:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNIR KCRM PGOV PREL PINR SNAR
07IRANRPODUBAI27IRAN: HANDING DRUG CONTROL TO THE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-23 16:05:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PGOV PINR SNAR PREL
07ISLAMABAD2799PRIME MINISTER STRESSES NEED FOR STABLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary Boucher, and Charge d,Affaires Bodde met with SIPDIS Prime Minister (PM) Aziz on June 16. The PM stressed the importance of a stable Afghanistan and expressed concern about Afghan drug production. He reiterated Pakistan,s com [...]
2007-06-23 07:25:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PK PREL PTER SNAR
07ISLAMABAD2817OIG REPORT ITEM TWENTY ONE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Post provides the following update on recommendation 21: 2. (SBU) Islamabad's Narcotics Affairs Section performed a technical evaluation of proposals for the design/build contract of a new secure compound in Quetta. Of six proposals recieved, two were found to be technically acceptabl [...]
2007-06-26 05:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD ASEC ASIG PK SNAR
07ISLAMABAD2818OIG REPORT ITEM TWENTY ONE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Post provides the following update on recommendation 21: 2. (SBU) Islamabad's Narcotics Affairs Section performed a technical evaluation of proposals for the design/build contract of a new secure compound in Quetta. Of six proposals recieved, two were found to be technically acceptabl [...]
2007-06-26 05:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABLD ASEC ASIG PK SNAR
07ISLAMABAD5019FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE (11/26/07)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Construction crews broke ground for the Border Coordination Center (BCC) at Torkham November 17. Design teams working on the Frontier Corps Training Center (FCTC) at Warsak will return within the week to refine construction timelines. The UK may proceed (ahead of the US) with ef [...]
2007-11-26 13:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
07ISLAMABAD5140FATA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE (12/02/07)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We will be advising the Pakistanis on mechanisms to improve civil-military coordination in the FATA. Outcomes in Swat could be a case study for future FATA operations; effective civil affairs follow-up will be needed to consolidate short term security gains by Pak forces and rev [...]
2007-12-05 01:48:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID MASS SNAR PK
07ISLAMABAD5362CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH AFGHAN PRESIDENT HAMID
[...] (C) Summary: Codel Specter had an impromptu meeting with visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai December 27 in Islamabad. Karzai was extremely courteous and thanked Senator Specter and Representative Kennedy for continued USG assistance to Afghanistan. Karzai described his December 26 meetin [...]
2007-12-27 19:13:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL SNAR PTER
07JAKARTA2097LARGEST COUNTERFEIT DRUG SEIZURE EVER IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 23 Government of Indonesian (GOI) law enforcement authorities conducted the largest seizure ever of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Jakarta police raided a warehouse seizing over 16 million finished tablets of counterfeit pharmaceuticals valued between $3 and $7 million. [...]
2007-08-03 06:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD KCOR ECON SNAR ID
07JAKARTA2301Indonesian National Police IPR Raids Create Stir
[...] (SBU) Summary: The impact from the largest recorded counterfeit pharmaceutical raid in the world that took place in Jakarta on July 23 is still reverberating within the Government of Indonesia (GOI). The pharmaceutical industry is reacting positively and proactively with pledged assistance, a [...]
2007-08-22 11:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON SNAR KJUS ID
07JAKARTA2518 USG-supported Counter-Narcotics Center gains official GOI
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono has signed legislation officially recognizing the Joint Interagency Counter Drug Operations Center as part of the Indonesian National Narcotics Board. While USG assistance he [...]
2007-09-11 08:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA2564Request for DOD Counter-Drug Support
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- please handle accordingly. 2. (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 DOD COUNTER-DRUG SUPPORT IN INDONESIA, TO BE PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 1004 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1991 (AS AMENDED). 3. (SBU) INDONESIA IS VULNERAB [...]
2007-09-14 01:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA2717 Indonesian National Police - An Historical Overview
[...] (U) This information is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Founded in 1945, the Indonesian National Police (INP) separated from the Armed Forces in 2000 and began a period of reform, reinventing itself as a modern, civic-minded force that responds to t [...]
2007-09-26 07:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER SNAR KJUS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3030COUNTERNARCOTICS -- INTELLIGENCE CENTER PROVES ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 09:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA3039CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 10:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS SNAR CASC PTER ID
07JAKARTA3040COUNTERNARCOTICS -- INTELLIGENCE CENTER PROVES ITS
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified )- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM visited the GOI's counternarcotics intelligence center, October 25. The center is located in Jakarta and was created with USG funds to assist the Indonesian government track and roll up [...]
2007-10-31 10:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA3043INDONESIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a highly anticipated October 30 ruling, the Indonesian Constitutional Court affirmed the constitutionality of capital punishment under Indonesian law. The ruling came in a case involving two [...]
2007-10-31 11:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS SNAR CASC PTER ID
07JAKARTA3140INDONESIA - INCSR II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL
[...] This report responds to reftel request for an anti-money laundering and financial crimes update for INCSR II. Background and Overview ----------------------- 2. Although neither a regional financial center nor an offshore financial haven, Indonesia is vulnerable to money laundering and t [...]
2007-11-13 08:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR ID
07JAKARTA3159COUNTERNARCOTICS: INDONESIAN POLICE--AIDED BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Indonesian National Police (INP) drug task force--with intelligence assistance from the USG--raided a methamphetamine laboratory located on an Indonesian island near Singapore, October 20-21. The INP arrested two chemists from Taiwan and four Indonesian nationals. The total s [...]
2007-11-14 10:34:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PREL KCRM ID
07JAKARTA3181COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY REPORT (INSCR) PART II:
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia--the fourth largest country in population in the world--has historically has not been considered a major drug producing, consuming or transit country. However, in recent years Indones [...]
2007-11-16 07:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM SNAR AFIN PREL ID
07JAKARTA3400INDONESIA - INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy Jakarta has submitted its International Narcotics Control Strategy Reports (INCSR) on money laundering, financial crimes and counter-narcotics. Embassy's reports can be found in reftel B (submitted on 11/16) and reftel C (submitted on 11/13). HUME [...]
2007-12-14 08:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDID KCRM SNAR
07JAKARTA510CRIMINAL PROCEDURE REFORM PROCESS TAKES A NEW DIRECTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY On February 21, Minister of Law and Human Rights Hamid Awaludin met with the DOJ/OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) to discuss a more fundamental approach to revising the criminal procedure code. Awaludin expressed his belief that the current drafting efforts have been too cons [...]
2007-02-26 05:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM ID
07KABUL1014KARZAI SUPPORTS CONTINUED ERADICATION WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai convened a counter-narcotics cabinet meeting on March 27 where he discussed eradication efforts with key ministers and representatives of the international community. Prior to the cabinet meeting he told Ambassador that he would push for an additional 5000 hect [...]
2007-03-27 12:46:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PREL AF
07KABUL1032HOW NOT TO LOSE THE NORTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been caught off guard by the Taliban's opportunistic efforts in the South, post stepped back to look at the situation in the North to assess how best to avoid destabilizing violence and power vacuums in the region. The current stability in northern Afghanistan can be credit [...]
2007-03-28 11:46:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PINR SNAR AF
07KABUL1045BROKERING ERADICATION CONSENSUS IN HELMAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The environment for conducting poppy eradication in Helmand remains problematic. The USG-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) has met repeated interference from local forces in Helmand, and each day brings a new round of negotiations in an effort to keep eradication going. How [...]
2007-03-29 15:04:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSNAR PGOV KCRM AF
07KABUL1049ANAP EXPANSION IN EAST AND CENTRAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-31 12:29:00Embassy KabulSECRETMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL1050PAG MARCH 18: TENSIONS BETWEEN ISAF AND MOD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-31 12:51:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL1059ERADICATION CONTINUES AMID DEMONSTRATIONS AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Poppy eradication in Afghanistan on April 2 surpassed last year's total. Provisional calculations show 15,829 hectares of eradication this year compared to 15,300 hectares in 2006. In Helmand, the U.S.-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) was back in the field after three day [...]
2007-04-02 14:03:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL1132ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS’ MARCH 17-20 VISIT TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy John Walters visited Afghanistan March 17-20 to discuss with senior Afghan and international officials this year's progress on reducing the poppy crop. Senior ISAF officials told Walters that although eradicating poppy would, in their estim [...]
2007-04-06 10:45:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL115KARZAI DECIDES ON SENIOR POLICE REASSIGNMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11 President Karzai signed an order to replace 11 police chiefs who had been found unqualified by the Police Probation Board as well as other senior police chiefs who have not performed up to professional standards in their current assignments. The signature followe [...]
2007-01-12 10:14:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PHUM PTER AF
07KABUL1154AEF FINISHES ERADICATION IN HELMAND; URUZGAN A
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The INL-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) concluded poppy eradication operations in Helmand province on April 7 due to continued local civilian resistance and absence of political support. The AEF eradicated 7,573 hectares of poppy in the province since it started operation [...]
2007-04-08 13:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KCRM AF
07KABUL117LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REPLACEMENT GENERAL ABDUL RAHMAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of ANP Brigadier General Abdul Rahman Sarjang. BG Sarjang has been proposed by the Ministry of Interior to fill the position of Chief of Police of Gardez Provin [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL118LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION: ABDUL GHAFAR
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 7. 2. (U) In reftel b, Department instructed that ANP Brigadier General Abdul Ghafar was not cleared for U.S. funded assistance due to ref a's reference to the likelihood of Ghafar a violator of human rights as well as ref' b's reference to his "conne [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL120LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART ONE OF FOUR
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the first cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these in [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL121LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART THREE OF FOUR
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the third cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these in [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1213LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PSD FOR
[...] (U) This is a time-sensitive action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Background: In order to comply with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, this cable forwards (in para 5) the names and biodata of eight candidates for INL-funded training as members of a personal security detail (PS [...]
2007-04-11 12:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SNAR PGOV PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1214LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED TO
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, post is forwarding the names of four Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to participate in military education courses at the Near East Sout [...]
2007-04-11 13:20:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF
07KABUL122LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART FOUR OF FOUR
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 55 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the fourth cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these i [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL123LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART TWO OF FOUR
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the second cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these i [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1232LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
[...] (U) This is a time sensitive action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Background: In order to comply with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, this cable forwards (in para 5) the names and biodata of 21 candidates for INL-funded training as members of a personal security detail (PSD) for [...]
2007-04-13 09:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1245LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL FOR HERAT CHIEF
[...] (U) This is a time-sensitive action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) In order to comply with Leahy Amendment vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one additional candidate chosen as a replacement for the Herat Chief Prosecutor Maria Bashir's personal security detail (PSD) [...]
2007-04-14 13:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL125DUBAI MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN JUSTICE COORDINATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The December 4-6 Justice Sector Coordination meeting in Dubai re-invigorated justice reform efforts in Afghanistan. The meeting resulted in a new initiative to organize international efforts over the next few months and to develop a consolidated framework for justice reform at t [...]
2007-01-13 09:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PREL PGOV PTER KCRM SNAR SOCI AF
07KABUL1267THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE: WHERE WE ARE, WHERE
[...] Summary: This cable uses the opportunity offered by a tasking from the Joint Department of State - Department of Defense Inspector General Interagency Assessment of Afghanistan Police Training and Readiness (ref A) to review recent progress in Afghan police development and to describe ongoing [...]
2007-04-15 14:42:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDMARR SNAR ASIG PREL PGOV ASEC NATO AF
07KABUL1301LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghanistan National Civil Order
[...] This is an action request, see para 6. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two senior officers in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). ANCOP is a newly formed force within the Afghan National Police (ANP) and post is [...]
2007-04-16 13:28:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1352PRT QALAT: GOVERNOR LED ERADICATION IN ZABUL
[...] (U) Governor Led Eradication (GLE) is underway in Zabul province and is looking to expand and cut into what could be an increase in poppy production in Zabul this growing season. Through April 15, UNODC has verified 200 hectares of eradication in the province. PRTOff observed the eradication [...]
2007-04-21 13:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF SNAR KCRM
07KABUL1356PRT JALALABAD: WHAT NEXT FOR POPPY ERADICATION
[...] (SBU) Nangahar Governor Sherzai shared his plans for the future with officials from the PRT at a lunch on April 18, including what to do with so much poppy in the province. Sharzai indicated he will fire officials who do not support his eradication campaign and complained that even members of [...]
2007-04-22 08:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF SNAR KCRM
07KABUL1411LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND SOUTH POLICE
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 13 Afghan National Police officers who have been assigned to district commands in four southern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to ensure that the ind [...]
2007-04-25 13:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1420GOA TELLS ISAF THAT ITS IO CAMPAIGN UNDERMINES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Interior on April 24 convoked public information officials from ISAF and the UK Embassy to register disapproval over a series of IO products regarding poppy eradication that UK Task Force Helmand had disseminated during its Spring campaign. The IO products at [...]
2007-04-25 15:08:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL1426URUZGAN ERADICATION OFF TO ROCKY START; DUTCH MAY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Dutch may use the NATO informal ministerial in Oslo or other high-level opportunities to raise concern about Afghan-led poppy eradication efforts in Uruzgan province which the Dutch fear will jeopardize the security of their PRT operations and possibly the mandate of the [...]
2007-04-26 09:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07KABUL1430LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEA TRAINING COURSE
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one police officer from Kabul International Airport CID unit to take DEA course INEMS #85. The course is designed for law enforcement officials at [...]
2007-04-26 13:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1455AFGHAN ERADICATION FORCE COMES UNDER HOSTILE FIRE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S.-funded Afghan Eradication Force (AEF) came under hostile fire twice on April 29 during its deployment in Uruzgan province. The first time came at the beginning of the day when the AEF was initiating its operations. On the way back to base, the AEF encountered an am [...]
2007-04-29 13:40:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER SNAR PREL KCRM AF
07KABUL150KUDOS FOR JERRY BRENNIG, SANDRA INGRAM AND AMY SCHMISSEUR
[...] Post is grateful for the hard work and support from our colleagues in SCA/RA, SCA/A and DRL and their efforts on helping us with Leahy vetting for the Afghan National Security Forces. 2. We extend kudos and recognition to Jerry Brennig, Sandra Ingram, and Amy Schmisseur in DRL for helping po [...]
2007-01-17 06:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL151LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Pul-E-Charki Offciers
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) will complete the training of the prison guard detachment for the Afghan National Detention Facility at Pol-E-Charki by February 22, 2007. The detachment will consist of 91 officers and 258 guard [...]
2007-01-17 06:19:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1598LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA OFFICERS SELECTED FOR IMET
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of three Afghan National Army (ANA) officers who have been selected to participate in a Marshal Center sponsored seminar on counterterrorism. The semi [...]
2007-05-14 02:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1694LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI LOGISTICS CHIEF
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one Afghan National Police officer designated to become the new chief of logistics at the Ministry of Interior. Post has reviewed the information a [...]
2007-05-20 13:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1700AUXILIARY POLICE: SOME PROGRESS BUT HOW MUCH AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 06:37:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL1720AMBASSADOR LOOKS AT SECURITY, POLICE, POPPY IN
[...] (C) (SUMMARY) During a May 13 visit to Mazar-i-Sharif and meeting with Balkh Governor Atta, the Ambassador offered congratulations for a dramatic reduction in poppy production, announced a planned increase in assistance to the province, and urged more progress on combating local warlords. T [...]
2007-05-23 10:51:00Embassy KabulSECRETPINR PGOV PTER NATO SNAR AF
07KABUL1770LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA IMET Candidates for
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eight Afghan National Army (ANA) officers designated to attend aviation training at Fort Bliss, TX under the IMET program. Post has [...]
2007-05-29 04:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1814LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND SOUTH DISTRICT
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 23 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands in four southern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort [...]
2007-06-01 11:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1815LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND EAST DISTRICT
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 16 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands for eastern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to en [...]
2007-06-01 13:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1817LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA IMET Candidates for Training at
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan National Army (ANA) officers and interpreters designated to attend training at the U.S. Army Recruiting School at Fort Jack [...]
2007-06-02 07:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1859LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI IMET Candidates for NIU Training
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) officers to be trained for the Narcotics Investigative Unit, Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanis [...]
2007-06-04 13:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1877LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND EAST DISTRICT
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 8 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands for eastern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to ens [...]
2007-06-06 13:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1893LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Pilot Training and Marshall Center
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of an Afghan National Army (ANA) cadet and a Ministry of Interior (MOI) general officer. The cadet will receive English language and pil [...]
2007-06-07 12:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL192LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP GENERAL OFFICER
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of a brigadier general in the Afghan National Police who has been selected for appointment as chief of police in a high-priority district. Post has re [...]
2007-01-21 08:04:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1931MORE HAWALA CLOSINGS; LICENSE APPLICATIONS UP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-11 09:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER SNAR KCRM ECON AF
07KABUL195PRT/KUNDUZ: FRENCH COMPANY TRIES TO REVIVE COTTON
[...] (SBU) The New Afghan Project for Cotton and Oil Development (NAPCOD),a joint venture between the Afghan Government and a French company, continues to struggle to re-establish the successful cotton processing industry of the pre-war North. It currently produces cotton lint, cottonseed oil, ca [...]
2007-01-21 10:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07KABUL1972LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for CTES seminar in
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two MOD officers nominated to attend the Counter Terrorism Executive Session seminar in Washington, DC from August 7-22, 2007. Post h [...]
2007-06-19 11:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL200LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS INTERDICTION
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 7 individuals selected for DEA's Special Investigative Unit (SIU). Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found [...]
2007-01-22 06:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2007LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PPS Candidates for IED Awareness
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifteen Presidential Protection Service (PPS) officers nominated to attend the improvised explosive devices (IED) recognition and awar [...]
2007-06-23 06:28:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2028LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP Officers for Drug Interdiction
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police (ANP) sergeants to be trained in drug interdiction at the Narcotics Interdiction Unit facility in Kabul in e [...]
2007-06-25 10:55:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL206LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 32 Afghan National Police officers and 13 prosecutors from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training program. [...]
2007-01-22 08:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2068PRT BAMYAN: AMBASSADOR ASSESSES DEVELOPMENT AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his introductory visit to Bamyan Province, Ambassador Wood and Governor Habiba Sarabi discussed development priorities and security risks in what has generally been Afghanistan's most secure province. The Ambassador also met the Provincial Council, a women's shura, and [...]
2007-06-27 11:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PHUM PTER EAID AF
07KABUL207LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 28 Afghan National Police officers and 20 prosecutors from Herat province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training program. [...]
2007-01-22 08:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL208LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 32 Afghan National Police officers and 20 prosecutors from Nangarhar province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training prog [...]
2007-01-22 08:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2081LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER ONE
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier One of ANP Rank Reform. When t [...]
2007-06-29 03:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2082LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...]
2007-06-29 03:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2083LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...]
2007-06-29 03:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2084LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 41 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier 2 of ANP Rank Reform. This is [...]
2007-06-29 03:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2085LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP DOB REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 25 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...]
2007-06-29 03:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2107LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 19 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]
2007-07-03 02:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2108LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]
2007-07-03 02:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2109LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 16 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]
2007-07-03 02:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2137PAG TO DISCUSS COUNTERNARCOTICS IN THE SOUTH
[...] (S/REL ISAF) Summary: At a June 28 Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting chaired by Afghan NSA Rassoul, COMISAF GEN McNeill urged the GoA and international community to do more to address the growing narcotics problem in Afghanistan. Ambassador Wood proposed that the PAG meet in three weeks to di [...]
2007-07-05 14:51:00Embassy KabulSECRETMARR SNAR PTER MOPS NATO AF
07KABUL2139LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III (TIER
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III (Tier Two) o [...]
2007-07-07 04:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL215LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS PERSONNEL SELECTED
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 42 individuals selected for DEA'S Special Investigative Unit. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and and has found n [...]
2007-01-22 11:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2166LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 49 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]
2007-07-11 02:23:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2167LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]
2007-07-11 02:23:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2168LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO,
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 39 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of [...]
2007-07-11 02:24:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL217PRT-GARDEZ: NEW PAKTIA GOVERNOR,S VIEWS ON KEY
[...] (C) Paktia Governor Rahmatullah Rahmat shared his views on major issues facing the Province during recent meetings with the Gardez PRT. Rahmat identified development activities as key to ensuring a stable and productive province. The Governor praised PRT development projects and pledged to f [...]
2007-01-22 12:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR AF
07KABUL2253LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Senior Executive
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan national security officials to attend the Senior Executive Seminar at the Marshall Center, August 22-29. Post has no dero [...]
2007-07-14 06:40:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2280LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MI-17 Crew Training at Fort Bliss
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eight Afghan national security officials to receive training on the MI-17 rotor-wing aircraft at Ft. Bliss, TX from August 25 to Decem [...]
2007-07-16 14:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2338LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Workshop and Seminar
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of five Afghan national security officials who will participate in career development training at the Marshall Center. Mohammad Ismael Y [...]
2007-07-20 11:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2367LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Second MI-17 Crew Training at Fort
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan National Police officers to receive training on the MI-17 rotor-wing aircraft at Ft. Bliss, TX from August 27 to December 1 [...]
2007-07-24 04:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2380LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Advanced Security
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Army (ANA) officers to participate in the Program for Advanced Security Studies at the George C. Marshall Center i [...]
2007-07-26 04:04:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2381LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI IMET Candidates for NIU Training
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 20 Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) officers to be trained for the Narcotics Investigative Unit, Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanis [...]
2007-07-26 04:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2382LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Language and Military Training for
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Army (ANA) officers. Major Sakhi Mohammad Bariz will receive language training at Lackland AFB and Ranger trainin [...]
2007-07-26 04:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2383LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Marshall Center Afghanistan-Pakistan
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan national security officials who will participate in an Afghanistan-Pakistan confidence-building workshop at the Marshall C [...]
2007-07-26 04:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2496LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MOI IMET Candidates for NIU Training
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 11 Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) officers to be trained for the Narcotics Investigative Unit, Counter-Narcotics Police of Afghanis [...]
2007-08-02 10:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2507PRT NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Security remains a concern in Nuristan, especially in the districts bordering Pakistan. Political activity continues to center on Governor Tamim who travelled to remote districts to firm up support and allegiance to the provincial and national governments. Construction on the more than 4 [...]
2007-08-03 07:22:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON SNAR MARR SOCI PHUM AF
07KABUL255PAG APPROVES EXPANDING ANAP TO EAST AND
[...] (SBU) The January 11 Policy Action Group (PAG) approved two Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) proposals. The first will expand the authorization of ANAP for Kandahar from 1300 to 2000. The additional 700 police will be recruited from and deployed to Panjwayi and Zharey districts to ba [...]
2007-01-25 09:08:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PGOV SNAR PTER AF
07KABUL2610LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Presidential
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 64 candidates for the Presidential Protection Service (PPS) to receiving training at Camp Watan, a DS/ATA facility in Kabul, Afghanist [...]
2007-08-07 10:07:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2611LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Advanced Security
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Security Council (NSC) officials to participate in the Program for Advanced Security Studies at the George C. Ma [...]
2007-08-07 10:22:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2618LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Training for Inspectors General
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan national security officials who will receive training as Inspectors General at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany, [...]
2007-08-08 06:07:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2644LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Participants at the GICNT
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan government officials to participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Information Portal Works [...]
2007-08-09 10:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL275JCMB SUCCESS - ANDS PRODUCES PRIORITY PROJECT LIST IN
[...] On January 25, ANDS Executive Director Adib Farhadi passed to Deputy ECON Counselor the GOA's consolidated priority project list, which emerged from the recent round of JCMB Consultative Group meetings in which GOA officials and donor representatives participate. Post successfully negotiated i [...]
2007-01-27 06:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL2896LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Near East-South Asia
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Ministry of Defense officials scheduled to attend two Near East-South Asia (NESA) Center Seminars in Washington, DC. Th [...]
2007-08-30 12:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL293LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: AFGHAN NARCOTICS PERSONNEL SELECTED
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 67 individuals selected for DEA'S Special Investigative Unit. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and and has found n [...]
2007-01-28 11:24:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2968SCENE-SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S
[...] (C) We welcome your first visit as Deputy Secretary to Afghanistan, which comes at an opportune time to advance our effort to establish a self-sustaining multi-channel dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The inauguration in Jalalabad of a discreet communications channel between the nat [...]
2007-09-05 14:43:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV MARR PREL SNAR PTER ECON EAIDCIN AF
07KABUL2975LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM ANCOP POSITIONS,
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). These names [...]
2007-09-06 07:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2976LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF ANCOP POSITIONS
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). [...]
2007-09-06 07:51:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2977LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF ANCOP POSITIONS
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). [...]
2007-09-06 07:51:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2990LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PLANNING AND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate: the [...]
2007-09-07 04:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2991LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PLANNING AND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate: the [...]
2007-09-07 04:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3000LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are ind [...]
2007-09-10 02:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3001LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COMMUNICATIONS
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty (40) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Communications Department. When there are [...]
2007-09-10 02:34:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3002LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-one (21) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there ar [...]
2007-09-10 02:34:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3003LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are ind [...]
2007-09-10 02:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3016LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there are ind [...]
2007-09-11 02:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3017LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there are ind [...]
2007-09-11 02:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3018LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there a [...]
2007-09-11 02:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3019LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there a [...]
2007-09-11 02:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3020LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (24) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there a [...]
2007-09-11 02:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3021LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF CENTRAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Central Command Center. When there are ind [...]
2007-09-11 02:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3022LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Kabul Command Center. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-11 02:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3023LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-five (25) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Kabul Command Center. When there are [...]
2007-09-11 02:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3076LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-three (23) Afghan National Police officers from Herat province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which be [...]
2007-09-13 12:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3077LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN HERAT
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty (20) prosecutors from Herat province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins on October 15. When [...]
2007-09-13 12:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3078LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty (20) Afghan National police officers from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins o [...]
2007-09-13 12:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3079LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twelve (12) prosecutors from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins on October 15. When [...]
2007-09-13 12:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3080LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-one (21) Afghan National police officers from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begi [...]
2007-09-13 12:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3081LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifteen (15) prosecutors from Balkh province. These individuals are selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP),which begins on October 15. When [...]
2007-09-13 12:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL313POLICE RANK REFORM: MOI DECIDES TO MOVE AHEAD WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Interior has decided to move forward immediately with assignments of police company grade officers (captains and lieutenants) to rank reform positions. At a January 30 meeting of the International Police Board Coordinating Action Group (IPCAG, a monthly meet [...]
2007-01-31 12:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR SNAR PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL3135HELMAND PROVINCE - POPPY ERADICATION FORCE'S PRE-PLANTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Poppy Eradication Force (PEF) conducted a pre-planting outreach campaign in Helmand Province from August 29 through September 5, 2007. The PEF organized two well-attended Shuras with area elders and met with numerous farmers in the Lashkargah area. No security incidents o [...]
2007-09-18 12:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL3136LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command-West. When there are indi [...]
2007-09-19 02:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3137LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command-West. When there are indi [...]
2007-09-19 02:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3138LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty-one (41) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command-West. When there are [...]
2007-09-19 02:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL314POLICE RANK REFORM: MOI DECIDES TO MOVE AHEAD WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Interior has decided to move forward immediately with assignments of police company grade officers (captains and lieutenants) to rank reform positions. At a January 30 meeting of the International Police Board Coordinating Action Group (IPCAG, a monthly meeting [...]
2007-01-31 13:22:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR SNAR PGOV PTER AF
07KABUL3278LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. When ther [...]
2007-09-29 12:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3279LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. When ther [...]
2007-09-29 12:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3280LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-seven (57) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Southern Regional Command Center. Wh [...]
2007-09-29 12:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3281LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (24) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. Whe [...]
2007-09-29 12:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3282LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...]
2007-09-29 12:20:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3283LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...]
2007-09-29 12:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3284LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...]
2007-09-29 12:22:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3285LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:24:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3286LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3287LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3288LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-one (51) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are i [...]
2007-09-29 12:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3289LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF AFGHAN BORDER
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:28:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3290LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3291LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3292LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3293LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3294LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3295LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3296LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3297LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3298LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty-six (56) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are i [...]
2007-09-29 12:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3299LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are indiv [...]
2007-09-29 12:40:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3300LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there ar [...]
2007-09-29 13:57:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3301LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-four (84) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are [...]
2007-09-29 13:58:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3302LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there ar [...]
2007-09-29 13:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3310CSTC-A POLICE CENSUS: A FIRST-EVER HEAD COUNT
[...] (SBU) From August 20 to September 5, Task Force Phoenix conducted a survey to verify the existence of Uniform, Border and Civil Order police on the ground in Afghanistan, comparing Ministry of Interior (MOI) payroll records with those present for duty. The survey reviewed payroll lists in 81 [...]
2007-09-30 11:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL3396LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan Development Experts in
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan development experts to take an advanced executive course at the Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies in Hawaii from [...]
2007-10-04 10:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3397LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan ONSC Officials to Attend
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Strategic Studie [...]
2007-10-04 10:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3399LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan Development Experts in
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan development experts to take an advanced executive course at the Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies in Hawaii from [...]
2007-10-04 10:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3400LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Two Afghan ONSC Officials to Attend
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) officials to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Strategic Studie [...]
2007-10-04 10:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3405LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP: Narcotics Interdiction Unit
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty Afghan National Police Third Sergeants selected for positions in the elite Narcotics Interdiction Unit (NIU). When there are [...]
2007-10-06 03:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3477LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CHIEF OF POLICE URUZGAN PROVINCE
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the biodata for Juma Gul, recently appointed Chief of Police for Uruzgan province. The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) has vetted Juma Gu [...]
2007-10-11 12:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3479LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: JAMAL MIR JAMAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the biodata of Jamal Mir Jamal, candidate to be Criminal Investigation Director for District 15 of Kabul. 3. IMPORTANT NOTE: The international community re [...]
2007-10-11 13:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3501POLICE LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT THE MINISTRY OF
[...] SUMMARY: President Karzai announced the appointment of 28 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers for ANP command positions and Ministry of the Interior (MOI) headquarters staff jobs October 5. All of the 28 have been vetted through the rank reform process, UN human rights review and the USG L [...]
2007-10-16 09:59:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL3595LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Eleven Afghan Nationals Selected
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eleven Afghan Nationals selected for language training and eventual placement into the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF [...]
2007-10-23 11:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3596LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: National Security Council Advisor
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for the position of National Security Council Advisor. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. [...]
2007-10-23 11:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3598LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghan National Military School
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for military school training in Preventative Medicine and Intelligence. Post possesses no derogatory [...]
2007-10-23 11:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3599LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidate for Non-Commissioned
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for Non-Commissioned Officer Training. Post possesses no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests [...]
2007-10-23 11:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3728LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidate for the Senior Policy
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected to attend the Senior Policy Exchange in Washington, DC on November 26-28. Post possesses no derogatory information [...]
2007-11-01 08:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3729LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Kabul Military Training Center
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Kabul Military Training Center. Post possesses no derogatory information on thes [...]
2007-11-01 10:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3741LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PARTICIPANT IN THE ADVANCED
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name of one Afghan National selected for Advance Security Studies at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. Post possesses no derogatory information [...]
2007-11-03 10:22:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3800USDP EDELMAN NOV 7 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KARZAI:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his November 7 office call on President Karzai, USDP Edelman expressed condolences for the victims of the November 6 bombing in Baghlan Province and highlighted the opportunity presented by this heinous act to reinforce Afghan national unity and action against the Taliban. Karzai we [...]
2007-11-10 06:00:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL3805LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Students for Training at the
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Defense Language Institute. Post possesses no derogatory information on these in [...]
2007-11-11 10:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3859LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL Training of Prosecutors in
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 18 prosecutors selected to participate in the regional Justice Support Sector Program offered by the Bureau of International Narcoti [...]
2007-11-18 11:22:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3896LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Afghan National Military School
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of six Afghan Nationals selected for military school training as indicated. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individu [...]
2007-11-24 10:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3898LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Students for Training at the
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Defense Language Institute. Post possesses no derogatory information on these ind [...]
2007-11-24 10:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3946LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Three Afghan Officials to Attend
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of three Afghan officials, with positions noted, to participate in the Program for Terrorism and Security Studies at the George C. Mars [...]
2007-11-28 10:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3965LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 32 prosecutors from Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces. These individuals have been selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP). When there a [...]
2007-12-01 19:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3966LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF PROSECUTORS IN BALKH
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 38 police officers from Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar provinces. These individuals have been selected for a regional Justice Sector Support Program (JSSP). When ther [...]
2007-12-01 19:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3978(CORRECTED COPY) LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these [...]
2007-12-03 06:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3986LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia Center
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these i [...]
2007-12-04 04:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4005CANADA'S MANLEY PANEL IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian DCM Hoffman on December 4 provided the Charge with an assessment of the 10-day visit to Afghanistan by the Panel on the Future Role of Canada in Afghanistan (Manley Panel). Hoffman emphasized repeatedly that the Panel,s report will be critical to the future of the Canad [...]
2007-12-06 14:43:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL4018LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Presidential Protective Service
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of ten (10) Afghan Nationals selected to participate in the Presidential Protective Service Intel Familiarization Course offered by the [...]
2007-12-09 08:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4064LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PARTICIPANTS IN THE MARSHALL CENTER
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of three Afghan nationals selected for studies in terrorism and security at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany. Post possesses no derogatory [...]
2007-12-11 14:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4079LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM AFGHAN BORDER
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of thirty-eight Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan Border Police. When there are ind [...]
2007-12-12 14:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4080LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM AFGHAN NATIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 17 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police. When there are [...]
2007-12-12 14:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4081LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 15 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Counter-Narcotics Unit. When there are individuals [...]
2007-12-12 14:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4082LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 8 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command Central. When there are individual [...]
2007-12-12 14:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4083LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of 1 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officer selected for a position in the Communications Department. Post has made a good faith effor [...]
2007-12-12 14:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4084LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE MINISTRY OF
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 84 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior Headquarters. When there are [...]
2007-12-12 14:56:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4085LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 18 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command East. When there are individuals [...]
2007-12-12 14:56:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4086LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE PLANNING AND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 3 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Planning and Coordination Directorate. When there a [...]
2007-12-12 14:57:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4087LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 20 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command Capital. When there are individua [...]
2007-12-12 15:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4088LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 21 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command North. When there are individuals [...]
2007-12-12 15:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4089LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 11 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command West. When there are individuals [...]
2007-12-12 15:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4092LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Applicants for the Narcotic
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of forty-five (45) Afghan Nationals selected for training in the Narcotic Interdiction Unit class. Post possesses no derogatory inform [...]
2007-12-13 05:45:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4094LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two Afghan nationals selected to attend the Sergeant-Major Academy in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these indi [...]
2007-12-13 10:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL4208FRANCE REPORTEDLY WILLING TO HOST AFGHAN DONOR
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Spanta relayed to the Ambassador December 26 French Foreign Minister Kouchner's willingness to host an Afghan donor conference in May or June. On December 22, during President Sarkozy's one-day visit to Kabul, Spanta had inquired of Kouchner about France's interest in host [...]
2007-12-27 14:08:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEFIN MARR PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07KABUL4228LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE AIR WAR
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of two Afghan nationals selected to attend the Air War College in the United States. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals [...]
2007-12-31 05:19:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL435AFGHAN NATIONAL CIVIL ORDER POLICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) (formerly the Civil Order Maintenance and Constabulary Police) is currently being recruited and trained by the MOI in close coordination with CSTC-A and civilian police trainers at the Regional Training Centers. This element of t [...]
2007-02-08 12:34:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL439STATE OF PLAY AND ACTION REQUESTS ON UPCOMING
[...] (SBU) Embassy is working with the GOA to set dates and fix the agenda for upcoming working-level and senior-level Strategic Partnership meetings. We are in direct contact with our GOA counterparts for each working group. The MFA is responsible for overall organization of the Strategic Partne [...]
2007-02-09 05:16:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS ECON EAID SNAR AF
07KABUL442CODEL PELOSI CITES STRONG SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: During January 28 CODEL Pelosi visit to Kabul, Pakistan and poppy were dominant themes. Speaker Pelosi, Chairmen Skelton (Armed Services),Lantos (Foreign Affairs),and Reyes (Intelligence) and Sub-Committee Chairs Murtha (Defense Appropriations) and Lowey (State/Foreign Operatio [...]
2007-02-09 14:07:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PTER PGOV SNAR MOPS AF
07KABUL459SECURITY NEEDS AND GOVERNORS' DISCRETIONARY FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Governors in a number of provinces slated to receive payments out of the Governors, Discretionary Fund have recently begun complaining that suspension of the Fund for the fourth quarter of the Afghan fiscal year has negatively impacted their ability to counter the security thre [...]
2007-02-10 11:14:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC KFIN SNAR PTER AF
07KABUL460ANA / ANP: POLICE CASUALTIES HIGHER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-10 13:08:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL465LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ABDUL JAMIL JUNBESH
[...] This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. The name of Brigadier General Abdul Jamil, formerly chief of Kabul Police Headquarters, was submitted for international vetting in reftel as part of the police rank reform process request. Department's vetting uncovered potential derogatory human r [...]
2007-02-10 13:14:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL497LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: BAMYAN CHIEF OF POLICE
[...] The name of Brigadier General Ghulam Ali Wahdat, formerly Chief of Police of Bamyan province, was initially submitted for international vetting as part of the police rank reform process. At that time, the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) did not clear him for assignment [...]
2007-02-13 13:34:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL605NORTHERN GOVERNORS FOCUSED ON POPPY ERADICATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, the Ambassador met with the Commander of PRT Mazar i Sharif and held a joint meeting with Interior Minister Moqbel Zarar and five governors from the Northern provinces to discuss poppy eradication efforts in the north. The counternarcotics strategy in the North [...]
2007-02-25 05:24:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NATO SNAR AF
07KABUL606KARZAI DISCUSSES SECURITY, PAKISTAN WITH CODEL
[...] (U) On February 21, Codel Dicks discussed security and reconstruction issues with President Karzai. Karzai expressed confidence about GOA and ISAF ability to succeed. Attendees included Representatives Dicks, Kaptur, Frelinghuysen, Rothman, Carney, and Murphy. ---------------------------- [...]
2007-02-25 11:14:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR NATO AF
07KABUL661STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SECURITY WORKING GROUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The February 15 Strategic Partnership Working Group meeting ranged broadly over issues related to building Afghan National Security Force capacity and increasing security sector links. The discussion covered the growth, equipping, and capacity building of both the army and poli [...]
2007-02-28 14:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR SNAR NATO AF
07KABUL662OSD DELEGATION DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND
[...] (C) Summary: In February 13-15 meetings, a delegation from the Office of the Secretary of Defense discussed Pakistan, Iran, Afghan security forces development, and the Strategic Partnership with key leaders in the Afghan government. National Security Advisor Rassoul advised that the GOA is w [...]
2007-02-28 14:21:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV SNAR NATO AF
07KABUL664LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP CANDIDATES FOR INL JUSTICE
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan National Police (ANP) officers. These individuals are selected to participate in an INL funded Regional Justice Sector training program to take place Marc [...]
2007-03-01 03:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL852STAFFDEL GROVE'S FEBRUARY 19-21 VISIT TO
[...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary: Mr. Hakan Abaci, Civilian Director of the Turkish-led PRT in Wardak province, emphasized that the PRT is mainly a "civilian" operation, which seeks to minimize the visibility of the Turkish military element that provides security for the PRT compound. He said he believes [...]
2007-03-13 12:24:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALOREP MASS EAID SNAR ASEC AMGT AF
07KABUL855ANP PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTING COMMENCES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 05:08:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL905LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED TO
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, post is forwarding the names of four Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to participate in military education courses at the Near East Sout [...]
2007-03-19 03:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF
07KABUL934LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR IMET
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Embassy Kabul's Defense Attache Office (DAO) to participate in international military education training at Alexa [...]
2007-03-21 09:23:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KAMPALA1774UGANDA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Uganda is not a regional financial center or a major hub for narcotics trafficking and terrorism financing. Money laundering takes place in Uganda, but the GOU has no systematic research on its scope and magnitude. Recent efforts by GOU officials to address the smuggling of counterfeit [...]
2007-11-16 09:32:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ASEC UG
07KATHMANDU1982NEPAL: DRAFT 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of nor a major transit route for narcotic drugs, hashish, heroin and domestically produced cannabis are trafficked to and through Nepal every year. An increase in the number of Nepalese couriers apprehended by the police in 2007 suggests that N [...]
2007-11-15 07:50:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR NP
07KATHMANDU1987NEPAL: DRAFT 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Nepal is not a regional financial center and there are no indications that the country is used as an international money laundering center. The Government of Nepal (GON) has not yet criminalized money laundering. Draft anti-money laundering legislation has been prepared but has not yet pass [...]
2007-11-16 10:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR NP
07KATHMANDU8082006 END-USE MONITORING REPORT FOR NEPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 11:41:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN KCRM KWMN EFIN PGOV EAID NP
07KHARTOUM1779SUDAN CHAPTER: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Attached, below, is the draft text for the Sudan chapter of the INCSR, Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. To our knowledge, this is the first time the report has been submitted for Sudan. POC at post for this report is Paul J Martin: email martinpj@state.gov; tel: (011-249-1-83- [...]
2007-11-15 15:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR SU
07KINGSTON1012JAMAICA: "SHADOW" MINISTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: NAS Director met with Derrick Smith, Shadow Minister for National Security, on June 26. Smith was confident that the opposition JLP party would win the next election. He expressed the JLP's disappointment that the U.S. has not come out in favor of a JLP administration, levie [...]
2007-06-29 12:57:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL JM
07KINGSTON1043JAMAICA: NEW HEAD OF POLICE ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: Mr. Justin Felice, current Senior Director of Investigations for the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland, has accepted the Government of Jamaica's offer to become the head of a new Anti-Corruption Division within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) beginning in September 2007. [...]
2007-07-05 18:01:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL JM
07KINGSTON1071JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES ELECTION
[...] (U) Ending months of speculation and prophecizing, Prime Minister (PM) Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) called faithful People's National Party (PNP) members to rally in Kingston on July 8 ostensibly to introduce the 60 PNP candidates running for election. After hours of standing and waiving PNP [...]
2007-07-09 20:43:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG JM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SNAR XL
07KINGSTON1161JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 20:25:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON1193JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER THREE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 19:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR OAS CARICOM
07KINGSTON1237A MOUNTAIN VIEW OF JAMAICAS POLITICAL VIOLENCE
[...] (U) Following an ebb in years of extreme election violence of the 1980's, many Jamaicans predict that the current ongoing national campaign may see an upturn in violence. Thus far, the political seems to be concentrated in constituencies of South East Saint Andrew, East Saint Andrew, and East [...]
2007-08-09 21:25:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON JM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI XL KPAO
07KINGSTON1252JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NO. 4
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 12:06:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI ECON ASEC CPAS SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON1288JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER 5
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-23 20:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI ECON ASEC SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON1301JAMAICA: COMPARING THE PARTY MANIFESTOS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 11:56:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI ECON EFIN ASEC CPAS SNAR KCOR JM
07KINGSTON1325JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NO. 6
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-01 16:22:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI ECON ASEC CPAS SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON1326JAMAICA: OPPOSITION LABOUR PARTY ON COURSE TO VICTORY IN
[...] (SBU) The passage of Hurricane Dean has failed to dampen the momentum of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP),with Opposition Spokesman on Information Dwight Nelson predicting a landslide victory. Nelson told EmbOff that the People's National Party (PNP)'s attempt to gain lost ground through hurrica [...]
2007-09-01 16:22:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI ECON ASEC CPAS SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON1400JAMAICA: A SUGGESTED U.S. AGENDA WITH THE NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-14 13:10:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR EFIN ETRD EAID MASS SOCI
07KINGSTON1462JAMAICA: CRIME AND CORRUPTION CHALLENGES FACING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 16:14:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI SNAR PHUM ASEC KCOR KCRM KJUS
07KINGSTON1464JAMAICA: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY, EXPECT FEW
[...] (C) Summary: On September 19, NAS Director met with Anne-Marie Barnes, Senior Advisor on Policy to Minister of National Security Derrick Smith. Despite her earlier indications that she would not serve under a Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) lead Ministry, Ms. Barnes appears well-entrenched in her [...]
2007-09-26 12:24:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR JM
07KINGSTON1585JAMAICA: APPOINTMENT OF WELL KNOWN ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: As anticipated, on October 22, the Jamaican Minister of Finance, Audley Shaw, appointed Col. Trevor MacMillan as a Special Advisor on Revenue and Corruption. The Prime Minister asked the Finance Minister to appoint MacMillan as a Special Advisor to provide him with an official sta [...]
2007-10-24 19:12:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL ASEC TRSY JM
07KINGSTON1586JAMAICA: OPERATION KINGFISH'S THIRD ANNIVERSARY;
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 19:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AFIN ASEC PARM SOCI PHUM TRSY JM XL
07KINGSTON1640Canadian Ministry of Justice to conduct assessment of
[...] Summary. As a follow on to a cooperative effort between the Canadian Bar Association and the Jamaican Justice System Reform Task Force, and to correct some gaps identified by Canada in the recently concluded Justice Sector Reform Project, the Canadian Ministry of Justice will conduct a compreh [...]
2007-11-06 18:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AFIN ASEC JM
07KINGSTON1641JAMAICA: "CASH PLUS" -- A TICKING FINANCIAL TIME
[...] (U) Irrational exuberance abounds among Jamaica's less experienced investors, many of whom deposit their fortunes with Cash Plus Limited in exchange for promised annual returns of 120 percent. Through a series of advertising campaigns over the last five years, Carlos Hill, the principal owne [...]
2007-11-07 15:23:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PINR SOCI SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON1706Jamaica: Ambassador meets with Minister of Justice
[...] Summary: On November 21, Ambassador Johnson, the Deputy Chief of Mission and NAS Director held their first meeting with Jamaica's new Minister of Justice, Dorothy Lightbourne. Also in attendance was Carole Palmer, the Ministry's Permanent Secretary. The Minister, who comes from the private ba [...]
2007-11-26 19:05:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR ASEC PREL PGOV JM
07KINGSTON1749JAMAICA: "CASH PLUS" UPDATE, GOJ GETTING WORRIED,
[...] (C) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) estimates there are two dozen alternative investment schemes in the country, although many are much smaller than Cash Plus and have different characteristics. Support for the schemes is driven by Jamaicans who feel they have been shut out from the services [...]
2007-12-05 18:18:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PINR SOCI SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON1770JAMAICA: WAITING FOR A POLITICAL DECISION ON
[...] (SBU) on December 7, prompted by reports of the strident commentary from the Jamaican Ministry of National Security Special Advisor on Policy Anne-Marie Barnes (REFTEL),and by a continued lack of forward movement by the Government of Jamaica towards opening bilateral talks with the Internatio [...]
2007-12-10 20:17:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR JM
07KINGSTON1803JAMAICA'S NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, REAR ADMIRAL
[...] Summary: (SBU) In just his first week in office Commissioner Hardley Lewin, a former Rear Admiral in the Jamaica Defence Force, has set a completely different tone for the office. Cognizant of record murder rates and escalating violent crime, he deliberately eschewed a formal change of comm [...]
2007-12-20 20:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR ASEC PREL JM
07KINGSTON1805JAMAICA'S NEW COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, REAR ADMIRAL
[...] Summary: (SBU) In just his first week in office Commissioner Hardley Lewin, a former Rear Admiral in the Jamaica Defence Force, has set a completely different tone for the office. Cognizant of record murder rates and escalating violent crime, he deliberately eschewed a formal change of comm [...]
2007-12-20 21:41:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR ASEC PREL JM
07KINGSTON1813JAMAICA: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE TOP PRIORITY IS
[...] (C) Summary: One of Commissioner Lewin's first official acts on December 17, the day he took office, was to approve the proposed Anti-Corruption Strategy Paper, presented by the new Anti-Corruption Division Chief. In a meeting with NAS Director on December 19 (Reftel),and again in his inau [...]
2007-12-31 18:40:00Embassy KingstonSECRETSNAR PREL AA
07KINGSTON186JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER'S POPULARITY FADES AMONG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 16:52:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SOCI ECON SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON199ILEA SAN SALVADOR - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 20:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM
07KINGSTON287JAMAICAN CRIME UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 11:59:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC JM KCRM PGOV SNAR
07KINGSTON292JAMAICAN CRIME UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 18:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC JM KCRM PGOV SNAR
07KINGSTON379MARITIME MARIJUANA SMUGGLING METHOD
[...] (SBU) In the past several weeks, Jamaican security forces have seized several canisters that had been attached to hulls of maritime vessels intending to depart Jamaica. The canisters contained compressed marijuana. So far, vessels have had the U.S. and the Eastern Caribbean as their destinat [...]
2007-03-19 12:31:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR JM
07KINGSTON385CONTRABAND ENFORCEMENT TEAM DISCUSSED WITH CUSTOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Acting NAS Director (NASDIR) followed up earlier conversations with Assistant Commissioner Cecil Brown and Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) Director Karl McKen (reftel) by meeting with Commissioner of Customs Hector Jones on March 9. The purpose was to get the Commissioner's [...]
2007-03-20 15:16:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV JM
07KINGSTON389ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
[...] (U) Begin Summary: On March 8, Acting Narcotics Affairs Director (NASDIR) met with Kent Pantry, Jamaica's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),principally to acquaint him with the embassy's interest in assisting the Government of Jamaica to fight official corruption. NASDIR also wanted to get [...]
2007-03-20 19:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS SNAR KCOR JM
07KINGSTON442JAMAICA: ELIMINATION OF FY-08 FMF WILL HAVE SEVERE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 20:54:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL PTER SNAR ASEC CASC MOPS OMB VZ CH
07KINGSTON588JAMAICA: MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNED
[...] (C) Summary: On Friday, April 20, Charge and NAS Director, along with the British and Canadian COMs, met with Peter Phillips, Minister of National Security at his request. In this session, one of an ongoing series of conversations with his international partners, (Reftels A and B) Phillips o [...]
2007-04-24 12:58:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM PREL KFIN JM
07KINGSTON589JAMAICA: MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNED
[...] (C) Summary: On Friday, April 20, Charge and NAS Director, along with the British and Canadian COMs, met with Peter Phillips, Minister of National Security at his request. In this session, one of an ongoing series of conversations with his international partners, (Reftels A and B) Phillips o [...]
2007-04-24 12:58:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM PREL KFIN JM
07KINGSTON69JAMAICA: APIS; POSSIBLE ELECTION VIOLENCE; CRIME &
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 19:11:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR PGOV SOCI SNAR PTER ASEC PHUM CASC
07KINGSTON709JAMAICA: NEW PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT TO GO INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 8, as promised, (reftel),Minister of National Security, Peter Phillips, moved the new Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) through its final parliamentary approval and announced that the legislation will go into effect on May 15. With POCA's enactment, for the first time, the [...]
2007-05-11 19:02:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EFIN PREL JM
07KINGSTON712006/2007 OBJECTIVES FOR THE MAJORS LIST REPORT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 15:58:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCOR EFIN JM
07KINGSTON771JAMAICA: MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY REMAINS
[...] (C) Summary: Despite the contrary view provided by the Jamaican Commissioner of Elections, (reftel),the Ministry of National Security remains very worried about violence prior to and on election day during the upcoming elections. High level Ministry staff have concluded that as both the curr [...]
2007-05-21 15:04:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV JM
07KINGSTON897JAMAICA: AIR JAMAICA SELLS LONDON ROUTES, WANTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Air Jamaica Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael Conway considers the recent sale of the airline's prestigious London-Kingston route essential to the airline's long-term viability. He also says he is willing to work with the USG however he can to combat the problem of drug smugg [...]
2007-06-07 20:46:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV SNAR JM XL
07KINGSTON900JAMAICA: 2007 MAJORS LIST CERTIFICATION SCORE CARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jamaica has neither demonstrably failed to meet the certification requirements outlined in Reftel A, nor has it demonstrably failed to meet the USG 2007 Benchmarks for Jamaica (Reftel B). Jamaica, despite the increase in marijuana eradication operations and record seizures of [...]
2007-06-08 20:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL JM
07KINGSTON953JAMAICA: MOUNTING POLITICAL TENSIONS WITH APPROACH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-19 19:11:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI SNAR ASEC KCOR KCRM JM XL
07KOLKATA154ANTI-NARCOTICS OFFICIALS DESTROY THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF OPIUM
[...] (SBU) On May 5, press reported a massive Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) operation in West Bengal to destroy illicit and unlicensed opium crop in Murshidabad and Nadia districts worth Rs. 1,200 crore (USD 290 million). GOI awards licenses for legal opium cultivation in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya [...]
2007-05-10 06:31:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC SOCI EAGR IN
07KOLKATA209MEGHALAYA STATE POLICE SEIZE 5 KILOS OF HEROIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6 in Northeast India, Meghalaya state police reportedly recovered 5 kilograms of heroin in the state capital Shillong. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the seizure. One suspect is an Indian federal government employee, the other is Moulvi (Muslim prea [...]
2007-07-12 10:25:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER SNAR ASEC KCRM IN BG BM
07KOLKATA264WEST BENGAL POLICE CONCERNED BY RISING OPIUM CULTIVATION IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the past three months, West Bengal Police have recovered 13 kilograms of opium worth USD 600,000, reflecting an apparent increase in illicit narcotic activity in the state. According to police officials, farmers in the state's Nadia district, lured by the prospect of higher [...]
2007-08-31 13:00:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SNAR KCRM IN BG NP
07KOLKATA291NORTHEAST INDIAN STATE MIZORAM STRUGGLES WITH NEAR EPIDEMIC
[...] (U) Summary: From August 28-30, ConGen visited the northeast Indian state of Mizoram to assess the state's social issues. The state borders Burma and has a relatively small population of around one million people. While literacy is high at over 88 percent, the state economy is weak and reli [...]
2007-09-19 14:46:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KHIV SNAR TBIO IN BM
07KUALALUMPUR749MALAYSIA: 2006 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-25 07:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN MY
07LAGOS705NIGERIAN DRUG REGULATOR CLAIMS COUNTERFEITING SUCCESS
[...] Summary: Professor Dora N. Akunyili has transformed Nigeria's National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) into an effective regulatory agency. NAFDAC has reduced the number of counterfeit drugs on the market, increased surveillance at ports, streamlined drug registratio [...]
2007-10-29 12:06:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEIND KIPR EAGR SNAR NI
07LAPAZ1169HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF BOLIVIAN SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units of the Bolivian Security Forces, both armed forces and police, that are recipients of ongoing U.S. training and assistance. [...]
2007-04-26 17:56:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR BL
07LAPAZ1213SCENESETTER FOR DAS COULTER
[...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz warmly welcomes Political-Military Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Coulter to Bolivia May 8-10. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in Bolivian-American relations, with the GOB still defining its role in Bolivia's "revolution." With indigenous coca leader [...]
2007-05-03 12:25:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1394DCM'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (SBU) At a ninety minute lunch at the DCM's residence on May 14, Minister of Defense (MOD) Walker San Miguel expressed confidence that the GOB would make its 5,000-8,000 hectare eradication target this year. He suggested that the USG and GOB negotiate an agreement regarding transport via DEA [...]
2007-05-22 15:26:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SNAR MARR MASS MOPS PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1570CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY DELAYS CONTINUE
[...] (SBU) On June 5, for the first time a senior MAS Constituent Assembly (CA) delegate publicly conceded that not enough time remains to draft a new constitution by the government's August 6 deadline. The MAS concession followed a recent deadline extension, from May 30 to June 11, for the CA's t [...]
2007-06-06 20:17:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON BL SNAR
07LAPAZ2385DEPSEC'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH BOLIVIAN VP
[...] (C) Although the Morales government states it wants good relations with the United States, officials often use anti-U.S. rhetoric to distract from domestic problems, as when the Bolivian government recently groundlessly accused the United States of financing opposition groups. The key areas of [...]
2007-08-29 21:09:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV EMIN SNAR BL
07LAPAZ3029U.S. IN EVO'S CROSSHAIRS: WHAT NEXT?
[...] (C) In a closed Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party meeting on November 12 that was taped and leaked to the press, Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramon Quintana repeated his outrageous conspiracy charges against USAID while upping the ante by threatening USAID's expulsion from Bolivia. Th [...]
2007-11-15 23:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL EAID SNAR BL
07LAPAZ500TERRORISM FINANCE: FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarches to Bolivia's Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) on February 1. The UIF conducted a search of its database and told Econoff on February 23 that it had discovered no information on the names and organizations mentioned in refs A and B. (Note: The UIF's databa [...]
2007-02-23 20:06:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KTFN PREL PTER SNAR BL
07LAPAZ597MORALES TO TOBIAS: THANKS FOR THE ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) As part of Director of Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Randall Tobias' visit to Bolivia, President Morales met with Tobias, WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro, and Ambassador Goldberg early March 2. Morales thanked Ambassador Tobias for U.S. natural disaster assistance, saying that this y [...]
2007-03-02 20:38:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL SNAR BL
07LIMA1264PRESS BREAKS STORY OF PERU ARMS TO FARC
[...] Peru daily La Republica ran a front-page story on 4/1 that detailed how a "Mafia" within Peru's Armed Forces (FAP) and the Police (PNP) had robbed Peru's arms stocks to sell weapons to the FARC. The account summarized news reports since 2005 in an analytical piece detailing a weapons smugglin [...]
2007-04-04 20:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA1277NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in March 2007: ** Eradication halted on March 11 for the rest of the month due to cocalero protests; 651 ha of coca eradicated to date. ** Agriculture Minister Salazar signs 10-point accord with cocaleros that halts eradication and criticizes USG policy. ** CORAH [...]
2007-04-05 20:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA1587GOP CN POLICIES: MORE GOOD NEWS THAN BAD
[...] (SBU) The last month has seen a series of lurches in GOP counternarcotics policy. On March 15, Agricultural Minister Juan Jose Salazar signed a unilateral accord with cocaleros in Tocache, promising, among other things, to suspend eradication pending the general registration of coca growers. [...]
2007-04-30 20:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA1667NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in April 2007: ** Eradication total of 894 hectares is low compared to this time last year; in April 2006 we had eradicated 3,120. ** Garcia embraced eradication as an important element of GOP policy; taking a tough line against cocaleros. ** CORAH worker killed [...]
2007-05-08 21:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA1841HUMALA PATRIARCH LAYS OUT STRATEGY FOR "REVOLT OF
[...] (SBU) Isaac Humala, patriarch of the clan that produced Ollanta Humala, recently described to us his movement's plans to undermine the Garcia Government. Humala (pere) has created a philosophy called "Ethnocacerism" holding that Peru's oppressed masses must bring back a pro-indigenous, pro-c [...]
2007-05-23 17:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PINR SNAR PE
07LIMA1862CLOCK TICKING FOR GARCIA IN THE HIGHLANDS
[...] (SBU) Residents of Apurimac, a southern highlands region and former Humala stronghold, have seen few benefits from the Garcia government, according to interlocutors interviewed by poloffs during a May 13-15 visit. Despite a pro-Humala history, most elected local leaders are non-ideological t [...]
2007-05-24 17:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PINR SNAR PE
07LIMA1918LIMA CONFERENCE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (U) Peru hosted a 108-nation conference on cluster munitions at the Sheraton Hotel in Lima, 5/23-25. Peruvian Vice Minster of Foreign Relations Ambassador Gonzalo Gutierrez opened the event, which was dedicated to promoting an eventual international agreement that would ban the production, t [...]
2007-05-31 21:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA1940GOP RESOLVES POTENTIAL CONFLICT OVER MARKET
[...] (SBU) In a near-flawless May 29 operation, several thousand Peruvian Police peaceably removed close to one thousand merchant squatters from Santa Anita market in central Lima. The success of the Santa Anita operation sent a powerful message that the GOP is serious about enforcing the rule of [...]
2007-06-01 17:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PROG SNAR PIN PE
07LIMA1944PERU'S FINANCIAL INTEL UNIT MERGING WITH BANKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 31, the Peruvian Congress passed a law moving Peru's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) into the Superintendency of Banking, Securities and Pension Funds (SBS). This law reverses the GOP's March 1 Supreme Decree which ordered the FIU's incorporation into the Ministry of [...]
2007-06-01 21:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ECON SNAR PGOV PE
07LIMA2000BOLIVARIAN INFLUENCE IN PUNO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The southern highlands region of Puno has emerged as the focus of Venezuelan proselytizing in Peru, with the Venezuela-funded "Bolivarian Alternative for Latin American and the Caribbean (ALBA)" center representing the latest evidence of deepening ties. While Regional President [...]
2007-06-07 19:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU PE PGOV PINR PTER SNAR VE
07LIMA2017NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in May 2007: ** A total of 1,583 hectares of coca has now been eradicated and 10,752 square meters of seedbeds have been eliminated. ** A second eradication front in Ucayali is slated to start in early June. ** The U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) o [...]
2007-06-08 20:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA2129REFORM WITHOUT REVOLUTION: THE VIEW FROM PUNO
[...] (SBU) Comment: Despite grinding poverty, bumbling local government, and flaring racial animosities, revolutionary political action in the altiplano department of Puno is unlikely, even though Puno is an historic center of Peruvian radicalism. Regional officials describe themselves as pragmat [...]
2007-06-19 17:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU PE PGOV PINR PTER SNAR VE
07LIMA218EMBASSY GETS TO KNOW COCALERO LEADER AND PRO-COCA
[...] (SBU) Post hosted 48 cocalero (i.e., coca-producer) leaders on 1/18, including seven mayors and Nelson Palomino, secretary general for a large cocalero federation. The SIPDIS cocaleros main assertions were: extreme poverty plagues their communities and coca is one of their few profitable a [...]
2007-01-26 18:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA2181SCENESETTER FOR PM DAS COULTER-LED JUNE 26-27
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Peru to lead the first-ever Political-Military talks between Peru and the United States comes at a time when relations between Lima and Washington are in excellent shape. Since assuming office in July 2006, President Garcia has maintained the solid macroeconomic fundament [...]
2007-06-21 21:07:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV SNAR PE MARR
07LIMA2323OLLANTA HUMALA - THE BENEFITS OF SOCIAL UNREST
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Struble paid a cordial farewell call on Ollanta Humala, president of the Nationalist Party of Peru (PNP) on July 3. Humala said the Garcia administration's indifference to Peru's social problems was causing mounting unrest in the country. Humala noted his growing all [...]
2007-07-06 23:31:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
07LIMA2344NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JUNE 2007
[...] (SBU) The key developments in June 2007: ** A total of 2,616 hectares of coca has now been eradicated and 15,465 square meters of seedbeds have been eliminated. ** CORAH opened a second eradication front in Ucayali on June 12 until the end of July. ** An anti-drug prosecutor and 3 police [...]
2007-07-09 21:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA2560SHINING PATH INMATES -- WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
[...] (C) Summary: A majority of NGOs, political analysts, and former Sendero Luminoso (SL or Shining Path) members agree that most terrorists released from Peruvian prisons in the past six years have renounced armed struggle and are seeking to reintegrate themselves into Peruvian society. A core [...]
2007-07-27 21:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM SNAR PE
07LIMA2652NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in July 2007: ** Strikes, violent marches, roadblocks, and airport shutdowns require heightened security measures. ** Plan VRAE, the GOP development program for Peru's main coca growing--and most poverty ridden--area, is stalled because the security component remai [...]
2007-08-03 21:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA2708PRESIDENT MORALES BLASTS NEOLIBERAL MODEL DURING
[...] (U) Summary: During his first visit to Peru as Bolivian President August 1, Evo Morales met with President Garcia to discuss bilateral integration, addressed Peru's Congress, and met with local indigenous and labor leaders. In his speech to Congress, Morales called for an end to discrimination [...]
2007-08-08 22:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR PINR BO PE
07LIMA2957EARTHQUAKE RELIEF: A BOOST TO PERU-CHILE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The August 15 earthquake has provided an unexpected boost to the Garcia administration's relations with key regional allies while raising public suspicion about the motives behind Venezuelan aid. Chile in particular has deftly used its high-profile relief effort to quiet the fl [...]
2007-09-04 15:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR PINR BO PE
07LIMA3016NAS MONTHLY REPORT, AUGUST 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in August 2007: ** Joint operations by the Peruvian National Police and Army have captured a total of 28 Shining Path terrorists. ** To date, CORAH has eradicated 5,480 hectares of coca and eliminated 29,595 square meters of seedbeds. ** In support of USAID, erad [...]
2007-09-06 23:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3066BUILDING POLICE PRESENCE - AND BETTER FUTURES -
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 21:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA312NAS MONTHLY REPORT, JANUARY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in January 2007: ** The 2007 Eradication Plan was signed by Minister of Interior Pilar Mazzetti on January 11. ** Eradication and interdiction operations are still stalled due to the ongoing reorganization of the police. ** NAS received the official list of the n [...]
2007-02-02 18:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3163IEDS IN ERADICATION OPERATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 23:45:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM PTER PREL PE
07LIMA3229COCA GROWERS ELECT AFFILIATES OF CHAVEZ ASSOCIATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's largest coca-growers' organization elected new leadership September 14. Former leader Nelson Palomino, whose recent moderation was seen as bought by the GOP, lost his seat to individuals associated with the Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) and Venezuelan President Hugo C [...]
2007-09-24 13:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA3273NAS MONTHLY REPORT, AUGUST 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in August 2007: ** Joint operations by the Peruvian National Police and Army have captured a total of 28 Shining Path terrorists. ** To date, CORAH has eradicated 5,480 hectares of coca and eliminated 29,595 square meters of seedbeds. ** In support of USAID, erad [...]
2007-09-28 12:09:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3365NAS MONTHLY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in September 2007: ** IEDs in coca fields kill a coca farmer and seriously injure a 12-year-old boy. ** During eradication, 21 IEDs were either disarmed or exploded, injuring four eradicators and two police. ** As of September 30, CORAH has eradicated a total of [...]
2007-10-05 20:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA34NAS MONTHLY REPORT, DECEMBER 2006
[...] (U) The key developments in November 2006: ** CORAH ended the year with a total of 10,137 hectares of coca leaf eradicated. ** The GOP's 2007 Eradication Plan is still awaiting a final signature. ** CORAH completes many financial and management improvements this year. ** Regional era [...]
2007-01-05 20:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA354PERU'S MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CONCEPT PAPER
[...] SUMMARY: The GOP's MCC Coordinator, Ben Schneider, will visit Washington February 12-13 to meet with State, USAID, MCA indicator institutions, and to present the GOP's draft Concept Paper to the MCC. The concept paper focuses on two of the most important indicators that Peru failed, Control of [...]
2007-02-07 12:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKMCC PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SNAR PE
07LIMA3588NAS MONTHLY REPORT, OCTOBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in October 2007: ** Ambassador makes his inaugural trip to NAS-sponsored police and eradication facilities in Santa Lucia. ** Eradication total reaches 9,179 hectares of illegal coca and no booby traps (IEDs) encountered by eradicators. ** CORAH eradicated replan [...]
2007-11-07 18:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3646PERU: ANOTHER DEADLY ATTACK ON POLICE
[...] (C) Summary: Four Peruvian National Police (PNP) officers were killed November 13 in an ambush in northern Huancavelica region by presumed narco-trafficking interests. Whether the culprits were narco-thugs or Sendero Luminoso remnants remains unclear, and in any case, the distinction between t [...]
2007-11-16 14:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA3673ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS SEES PROGRESS IN PERU'S WAR
[...] (C) Summary: ONDCP Director Walters met with Interior Minister Luis Alva Castro and Drug Policy Agency (DEVIDA) head Romulo Pizarro during a November 5-6 visit to Lima. Alva Castro characterized Peru's anti-drug efforts as an urgent fight to which U.S. assistance was critical. Pizarro credite [...]
2007-11-20 13:37:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA3707GOP DEALS ANOTHER BLOW TO SL REMNANTS
[...] (U) A Peruvian National Police (PNP) operation, carried out in the early morning hours of November 27, killed one and captured eight members of the "Shining Path" (Sendero Luminoso) organization in the Upper Huallaga River Valley (UHV) in Huanuco Region. Epifanio Espiritu Acosta, known as "Co [...]
2007-11-27 22:13:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA3764NARCO-TERRORISM CAUSING NATIONAL DEBATE IN PERU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 11:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PTER PREL PGOV PE
07LIMA3776NAS MONTHLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in November 2007: ** CORAH surpasses the coca eradication goal of 10,000 hectares for CY 2007. ** President Garcia tells visiting ONDCP Director John Walters that he strongly supports controls on precursor chemicals, money laundering, and asset forfeiture. ** N [...]
2007-12-06 19:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL SNAR KCRM PE
07LIMA460SMALL FARMER GROUPS ALSO WANT TO RENEGOTIATE PTPA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. With the U.S. Congress asking whether there should be enhancements to the labor provisions of the PTPA, a minority group of farm journalists, academics and small farmers have begun to call for the renegotiation of the PTPA. Overall support among Peruvians for the PTPA remains str [...]
2007-02-16 17:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ETRD BEXPC PE SNAR
07LIMA487PERU: GOVERNMENT PLAN TO TAKE BACK ITS TERRITORY
[...] (S) Summary: The Garcia government has developed a comprehensive plan that, successfully implemented, could end the continuing threat to Peru's peace and security represented by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso -- SL) remnants while blunting the FARC and narcotraffickers. The four-part plan fo [...]
2007-02-20 22:45:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA767NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in February 2007: Eradication operations resumed; new PNP high command visit NAS-supported schools/bases en masse; CODEL inspects deforestation in drug producing area; F, Director of Foreign Assistance, helicopters to the field to see the nexus between eradication and [...]
2007-03-14 23:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA87GARCIA TOUTS MAPLE GAS ETHANOL PROJECT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 5, U.S. oil firm Maple Gas signed a $650 million contract with the Piura Regional Government for a sugar cane-based ethanol plant. President Garcia spoke at the signing ceremony, calling the biofuel project the start of an "agrarian revolution" that showcased foreign pr [...]
2007-01-11 20:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD SENV SNAR PE
07LISBON1388Portugal: INL DAS McCampbell Visit Analyzes European
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During INL DAS Christy McCampbell's May 11 visit to Lisbon, she met with several counterparts to discuss the increasing use of Portugal as a transshipment area for drugs. Portuguese interlocutors offered a brief analysis into the drug trafficking problem facing Portugal and Eur [...]
2007-05-18 17:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KCRM PO
07LJUBLJANA700SLOVENIA/INCSR: 2007 - 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 14:32:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM SI
07LJUBLJANA99SLOVENIA EXTENDS HEAD TRAINER AT THE JORDAN
[...] (U) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy staffer Igor Jukic and to Ministry of Interior European Affairs and International Cooperation Office Head Lilijana Sipec on February 14. On February 20, Ms. Sipec told PolMilOff that the GoS has approved th [...]
2007-02-21 11:38:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PREL SI
07LONDON1279ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS REVIEWS AFGHAN AND OTHER CN ISSUES WITH UK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 14:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALSNAR AF UK
07LONDON14UK "NOT OVERLY CONCERNED" BY PROPOSED UN
[...] SUMMARY: The UK's initial assessment of ref talking points is that dronabinol - synthetic THC - is virtually unknown in the UK, and likely to remain so. As a consequence, they are not "overly concerned" by the WHO recommendation to move it from Schedule II to III of the 1971 Convention. Th [...]
2007-01-03 17:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UNCND UNCRIME UK
07LONDON4310INCSR VOL II FOR UK
[...] Following is post draft of Volume II of the UK INCSR for 2008. POC is Econ Couns John McNamara (mcnamarajf@state.gov) 2. (SBU) Begin Text: United Kingdom The United Kingdom (UK) plays a leading role in European and world finance and remains attractive to money launderers because of [...]
2007-11-20 18:47:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR UK
07LONDON644UK TAKES NO POSITION ON CND VOTE ON DRONABINOL
[...] The UK intends to go into the Commission on Narcotic Drugs meetings in March with no set position on deferring the vote on dronabinol. Gabriel Denvir, in the Home Office's Drugs Legislation Section, the lead office in the UK for the CND, responded to LabCouns presentation of ref (A) points by [...]
2007-02-20 16:25:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SNAR UNCND UK
07LONDON667UK WILL NOT EXTEND TRAINERS AT JIPTC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 17:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR UK IZ JO
07LUANDA1238ANGOLA: 2007-08 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Below please find Angola's contribution to the drugs and chemical controls portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. ANGOLA ------- I. Summary 2. Although some cannabis is cultivated and consumed locally, Angola neither produces nor consumes signific [...]
2007-12-12 16:08:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AO
07LUANDA763ANGOLA'S EXPANDING BANKING SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Angolan banking sector continues its rapid growth with two new Angolan-owned banks opening in June, bringing the total number of banks to seventeen, a thirty-five percent increase over two years ago. In addition, Angola's Banco BIC will expand to open a new Portuguese bank. [...]
2007-07-23 16:14:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON SNAR AO
07MADRID1643DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MEETING ON COLOMBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 14:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR PREF PTER PARM EAID ECON OPDC CO SP
07MADRID1914SPAIN/CT: PROPOSAL TO CREATE A SOUTHERN EUROPEAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In order to confront the sustained terrorist threat to the United States and our European allies, we must find innovative, flexible and proactive approaches to strengthen the effectiveness of international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. My Mission inter-agency team has [...]
2007-10-02 15:47:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER SNAR SP
07MADRID2021SPAIN: INL ACTING A/S SCHWEICH BRIEFS SPANISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 9 visit to Madrid, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Thomas Schweich met with representatives from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Intelligence Center Against Organized Crime (CICO). [...]
2007-10-23 16:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2035COUNTER-TERRORISM: DCM'S OCTOBER 25 CONVERSATION
[...] (S) DCM met October 25 with Spanish Secretary of State for Security Antonio Camacho and congratulated him on the Guardia Civil's October 23 arrest in Burgos of six suspected Islamic terrorists from the self-proclaimed "al-Ansar" group. The six are accused of fund raising, recruiting terrorists [...]
2007-10-25 16:49:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PTER SNAR SP
07MADRID2066SPAIN/INCSR: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 11:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM EFIN SP
07MADRID2135TOP SPANISH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL GETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Joan Mesquida, Director General of Spain's Unified Command of the Spanish National Police and Civil Guard, traveled to Miami and Washington the week of November 5 to meet with various members of the U.S. interagency involved in the fight against terrorism and narcotics traffickin [...]
2007-11-20 06:52:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR SP
07MADRID924SPAIN: VISIT OF INL DAS MCCAMPBELL; OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Madrid to attend the 25th-annual International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC),INL DAS Christy McCampbell on May 7 met with senior officials in Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and USAID-equivalent Agency for International Cooperation (AECI). During her [...]
2007-05-16 17:01:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALSNAR EAID PREL SP
07MANAGUA1067ORTEGA,S FIRST 100 DAYS -- AUTOCRATIC TRENDS DRAW
[...] (C) Summary: In its first 100 days, President Ortega's government was characterized by a blur between party and state; autocracy and secrecy; dependency on Chavez; disregard for law and human rights; the dismissal of thousands of government employees; and, a pointed effort to financially "sta [...]
2007-04-25 22:35:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM NU SNAR IR
07MANAGUA1097NICARAGUAN POLICE CHIEF SHARES VIEWS ON POLICE ROLE
[...] (C) Summary: Police Chief Aminta Granera is committed to counternarcotics and enforcement efforts as well as ensuring public safety, although she has no faith in the Nicaraguan judicial system and receives little assistance from other government agencies. During meetings with Emboffs, Graner [...]
2007-04-27 23:05:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR SNAR
07MANAGUA127AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL CONCERNS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador recently met with Arturo Cruz, Nicaragua's Ambassador-designate to the United States. During the conversation, Cruz first insisted on the importance of President Ortega's participation in the annual Prayer Breakfast; he later reconsidered and suggested Ortega decline the inv [...]
2007-01-18 17:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR IR NU
07MANAGUA1327TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IMPROVES ABILITY OF NEWLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After several years of planning, a vetted unit has been created in Nicaragua to investigate high-profile financial, corruption-related, narcotics and transnational crimes. The unit has been initially funded by illicitly acquired assets of corrupt former Nicaraguan officials t [...]
2007-05-23 23:12:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV OPIC KCOR PGOV SNAR KCRIM KJUS NU
07MANAGUA1392POST REQUESTS EXTENSION OF RLA PROGRAM
[...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador requests serious consideration by State INL and DOJ-OIA of a continuation of the highly effective Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) position at Embassy Managua. Over the past three years, the RLA program has allowed this po [...]
2007-06-01 14:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KCOR KCRIM SNAR KJUS NU
07MANAGUA1751MURDER OF NICARAGUAN NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSIONER
[...] (C) Summary: Comisionado Manuel Guillermo Obando, member of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) Vetted Unit, an anti-drug investigation unit supported by the US Embassy Managua INL and the Drug Enforcement Administration was found murdered July 12, 2007. Two of his neighbors are under poli [...]
2007-07-18 22:57:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM NU
07MANAGUA2351 Persuading Nicaragua to Create an FIU
[...] (U) Summary: Speeches delivered by the Ambassador, Nicaraguan Superintendent of Banks Victor Urcuyo, and Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) President Willie Zapata at the opening ceremony of an Embassy-hosted financial investigation training seminar sparked renewed public debate and [...]
2007-10-17 22:58:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER PGOV SNAR ECON NU
07MANAGUA2593 CENTRAL AMERICAN SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: NICARAGUA
[...] (U) Please find attached Post's updated assessment of Nicaragua's current and medium-term security needs as requested in reftel. A Chance to Build on Success ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past year, Nicaragua achieved its highest level of annual narcotics seizures to date [...]
2007-12-14 15:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PINS SNAR NU
07MANAGUA2609NICARAGUA: NEW PENAL CODE UPDATES ANTI TERRORISM AND MONEY
[...] (U) Summary: In November, Nicaragua's National Assembly passed a new Penal Code that includes new language on terrorism finance, money laundering, and crimes against the financial system. This language will allow Nicaragua's law enforcement to prosecute cases of financing of terrorist entities [...]
2007-12-18 16:12:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ECON PGOV SNAR NU
07MANAGUA2621Educating Nicaraguans on FIU Operations
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 29, Embassy Managua held three separate seminars to educate members of the media, GON, and the private sector about the role and operation of a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to dispel fears that the FIU would become another law enforcement tool which the GON could [...]
2007-12-20 21:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ECON PGOV SNAR NU
07MANAGUA436 SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post welcomes members of CODEL Nelson to Nicaragua February 18 to 20. With the return of Daniel Ortega to the presidency and changes in the National Assembly, your visit comes at a most propitious time. The United States remains committed to supporting Nicaragua's democratic an [...]
2007-02-15 23:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER SMIG SNAR NU
07MANAGUA544 NEW CRIMINAL CODE IN THE BALANCE
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: In January 2007, the new leader of the National Assembly's Justice Commission requested USG help to garner approval of a draft Criminal Code, created with USAID support, which had languished since 2001. The Embassy strongly supports passage as it is critical to Nicaragua's inv [...]
2007-02-28 22:17:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINS SNAR NU
07MANAGUA635 Civil society holding Ortega's feet to the fire on
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Using international anti-corruption conventions, Nicaraguan civil society has organized to make sure the Government of Nicaragua complies with international commitments. Nicaraguan civil society has presented its own assessment of compliance, developed its own performance monitoring [...]
2007-03-09 22:46:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINS SNAR NU
07MANAGUA720INCREASING VENEZUELAN INFLUENCE ON ATLANTIC COAST
[...] (C) Summary: Prominent indigenous activist Javier Williams Slate warns the Ortega Administration is aggressively consolidating power in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) to secure a route for their Venezuelan allies to transport oil to the Pacific. According to Williams, Venezuelan [...]
2007-03-19 22:56:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI SNAR NU VE
07MANAGUA776MARTINEZ CUENCA: GIVE THE ORTEGA GOVERNMENT A BIT
[...] (C) Summary: Sandinista-dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca believes it is still too soon to assess the performance of the Ortega administration, but he is certain that Ortega's prime goal is to remain in power indefinitely while he leaves First Lady Rosario to run the government. He is con [...]
2007-03-22 23:14:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
07MANAGUA800NICARAGUAN POLICE URGE DONORS TO COORDINATE SUPPORT
[...] (U) The Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting of donor nations on March 23, 2007. The meeting, which included remarks by Eva Zetterberg, Swedish Ambassador to Nicaragua and chair of the donor group, was attended by countries who provide support to the Nicaraguan National Po [...]
2007-03-27 23:00:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM NU PGOV PINR SNAR
07MANILA2258RENEWED REQUEST FOR INL FUNDING FOR MARITIME
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 10. 2. (U) Summary. After thorough review by all involved agencies and consultations with the Philippine National Police (PNP),Embassy would like to renew its $2 million funding request from FY2005 funds of the Bureau for International Narcotics a [...]
2007-07-03 07:55:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PREL ASEC PBTS SNAR RP
07MANILA3595PHILIPPINES 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] The following text is keyed to questions posed in the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control (ref). I. SUMMARY 2. The Government of the Philippines (GRP) attributes a reported decline in the number of users of illicit drugs to co [...]
2007-11-05 09:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV RP
07MAPUTO1287MOZAMBIQUE: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, and heroin consumed primarily in Europe, and for mandrax (methaqualone) consumed primarily in South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United [...]
2007-11-06 09:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL PGOV SNAR MZ
07MAPUTO1320REQUEST TO RE-OBLIGATE INL FUNDING FOR MOZAMBIQUE
[...] INL proposes to de-obligate Mozambique Border Security Technical Assistance funds of FY04 $191,418 and FY05 $216,000. These currently obligated funds support the highly successful training and equipment program for Mozambican border guards and supervisors. Mozambique's borders are lengthy a [...]
2007-11-14 15:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER SNAR PREL MZ
07MASERU203HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE -
[...] Post submits the following information on the three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA),Customs Divsion and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gen [...]
2007-04-03 13:35:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU217HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE -
[...] Post submits the following information on the three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA),Customs Divsion and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gen [...]
2007-04-10 06:22:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU219LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - WILDLIFE INVESTIGATION
[...] Post submits the following three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in ref B course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) Customs Division and from the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gender: Male Da [...]
2007-04-10 13:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU261LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES -
[...] Post respectfully submits the following information to the Department for Human Rights vetting on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of [...]
2007-05-07 14:59:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU288LESOTHO CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - TRAIN THE TRAINER ON
[...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in the "Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents" course (reftel C). The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Imm [...]
2007-05-21 15:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU302LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES -
[...] Post respectfully submits the following information to the Department for Human Rights vetting on the three candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Serv [...]
2007-05-24 12:01:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU329LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER
[...] Post submits the following information the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Refiloe RAMOHOLI Gender: Male [...]
2007-06-06 12:28:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU383LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES -
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tsietsi N. JANKI Gender: Male Date of birth: [...]
2007-07-02 19:25:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU409LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING:
[...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates serve in the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tsietsi N. JANKI Gender: Male Date of birth: January 14, 1969 Passport no.: RA644651 [...]
2007-07-12 09:51:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM LT
07MASERU530LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA NOMINEES - LEED 25;
[...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on the seven (7) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course (October 8-November 16, 2007). All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) LAST [...]
2007-09-20 14:40:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU550LESOTHO: ILEA NOMINEES - LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE
[...] Post submits the following information on the seven (7) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) LAST NAME: MOKHELE OTHER NAMES: MASECHABA MOSELANTJA RANK: [...]
2007-10-01 12:35:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU637LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA NOMINEES - FINANCIAL
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) LAST NAME: MOKULI OTHER NAMES: TS [...]
2007-12-17 05:56:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MASERU91NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY
[...] Post submits the following information on the four candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates serve with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tlala PHATELA Gender: Male Date of birth: 15 November, 1964 Passport no. [...]
2007-02-26 15:10:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
07MEXICO1688SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON, 10-11 APRIL 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico welcome you to Mexico City. Since his December 1 inauguration, President Felipe Calderon has taken several bold actions to confront the public security challenges facing Mexico: he has launched major military-backed surge operations against [...]
2007-04-03 19:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SMIG SNAR MX
07MEXICO1854ONDCP WALTERS MEETINGS WITH MEXICAN OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 27 visit by John Walters (ONDCP) helped initiate coordination with the newly installed Calderon Administration. In separate meetings with Attorney General Medina Mora and Public Security Secretary Garcia Luna, Director Walters emphasized the importance of information [...]
2007-04-13 22:28:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL MX
07MEXICO3302VIOLENCE CONTINUES UNABATED
[...] (C) Summary: Widespread narco-violence in Mexico continues unabated since the Embassy reported on soaring Cartel-related bloodshed in mid-May. While there have been no spectacular, multi-fatality shootouts matching the spate that characterized the early spring, 37 federal, state and local of [...]
2007-06-25 13:18:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV ASEC ECON MX
07MEXICO3899DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN CONVENTION AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 15:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS PTER SNAR PG
07MEXICO4114AMCONSUL MATAMOROS HOSTS UNION, PRIVATE SECTOR AND
[...] SUMMARY: On July 20, AmConsul Matamoros hosted a meeting aimed at opening a discussion on ways to prevent drug abuse in general and abuse in the workplace in particular. The meeting was attended by representatives of Mexico,s largest labor federations (CTM),the local president of a national [...]
2007-08-02 21:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ELAB PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO4144IPR TRAINING FOR MEXICAN CUSTOMS AT VERACRUZ
[...] (U) The Embassy, together with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, held a five-day training seminar on detecting, detaining, and deterring the importation of pirated and counterfeit goods for Mexican customs and law enforcement officials at the Port of Veracruz. The seminar was [...]
2007-08-03 21:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR SNAR MX
07MEXICO4696DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO PRE-BRIEF MEXICO ON UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 19:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR PREF PTER PARM EAID ECON OPDC CO MX
07MEXICO5101MX #2007-217, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation, 10/05/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...]
2007-09-21 21:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5102MX #2007-216, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, 10/05/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individ [...]
2007-09-21 21:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5106MX #2007-218, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from Homicide Investigation Course, on October 5, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2007-09-21 22:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5116MX #2007-219, LEGAT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI-LEGAT, on Agro Terrorism Field Exercise, October 9, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...]
2007-09-24 18:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5117MX #2007-220, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course, October 9, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...]
2007-09-24 18:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5120MX #2007-222, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, November 15, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2007-09-24 20:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5121MX #2007-223, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Law Enforcement Training, October 11, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...]
2007-09-24 20:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5122MX #2007-ODC, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Administration Counterterrorism Defense, October 10, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...]
2007-09-24 20:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5145MX #2007- 225, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CHDS, October 12, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the dep [...]
2007-09-25 20:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5146MX #2007-226, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on VIP Protection, October 12, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...]
2007-09-25 20:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5147MX #2007-227, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on VIP Protection, 12 October 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2007-09-25 20:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5190MX #2007-228, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Basic Terrorism Recognition Course, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...]
2007-09-26 21:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5191MX #2007- 229, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Defense Strategy and Policy, 10/10/2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/10/2007 but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no cr [...]
2007-09-26 21:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5217MX #2007- 231, DOJ-ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ-ATF, on Basic Firearms Identification Course, October 16, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...]
2007-09-27 21:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5219MX #2007-230, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Shadowing Stage with the United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Services, Forensic Services and the Home Office, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evi [...]
2007-09-28 13:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5220MX #2007-233, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, 10/16/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2007-09-28 13:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5221MX #2007-232, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, March 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...]
2007-09-28 13:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5243MEXICAN SENATORS PLANNING U.S. VISIT TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior-level Mexican Senators are considering traveling to Washington for the purpose of meeting with their counterparts from the U.S. Congress. We understand President Calderon and PAN Party stalwarts in the Mexican Congress seek to use these trips to lay the groundwork for a [...]
2007-10-01 12:32:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALKCRM MX PGOV PREL SNAR
07MEXICO5258MX #2007-235, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, Visit Civil Emergency Command Centers, 11/01/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...]
2007-10-02 12:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5259MX #2007-234, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Department of the Treasury Office of Techinal Assistance Training Related to Casino and Gaming Regulation, 10/12/2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/12/2007, but no l [...]
2007-10-02 12:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5290MX #2007-236, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Terrorism and Security Studies, 10/19/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2007-10-03 17:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5292MX #2007- 224, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Advance Polygraph Exercise, 10/12/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...]
2007-10-03 18:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5351MX #2007-237 NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPEDITED REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Supervision Management Course, October 19, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/19/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post posses [...]
2007-10-09 12:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5352MX #2007-237 NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - EXPEDITED REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Supervision Management Course, October 19, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/19/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post posses [...]
2007-10-09 13:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5367MISSION MEXCIO POSTS HOLD FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS WITH
[...] SUMMARY: In September, AmConsul Matamoros and Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor held separate follow-up meetings aimed at coordinating actions to combat abuse in the workplace. These follow-ups were the promised next steps to a discussion began on July 20 when AmConsul Matamoros hosted [...]
2007-10-09 20:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB SNAR PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX
07MEXICO5395U.S. AND MEXICAN CONGRESSMEN SEEK COMMON GROUND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CODEL Reyes met with representatives from Mexico's leading political parties October 8 to exchange views on enhanced USG/GOM security cooperation. Reyes understood the security package under consideration could come before the U.S. Congress within weeks but was ambivalent ab [...]
2007-10-10 22:22:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM MASS MX
07MEXICO5497MX #2007-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Curso de Forense Digital, October 26, 2007. Post appreciates receiving a response on or before October 25, 2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...]
2007-10-17 21:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5523AMENDED MX05497 -- MX #2007-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This cable amends list in paragraph 3 of MX05497. Please delete DIEGO GUADALUPE RUIZ ROBLES, DOB 12 Dec 1970 and MARTIN GUTIERREZ OLVERA, DOB: 25 Jul 1963 from the list. The amended list is reflected in paragraph 3 of this cable to include: 1) JOSE LUIS CHINO HUITZIL, DOB 22 OCT 1969; AND [...]
2007-10-19 19:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5535SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY'S TRIP TO MEXICO
[...] (C) Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico warmly welcome you to Mexico City. Your visit is an opportunity to underscore the broad, deep relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and our appreciation for Calderon's demonstrated leadership. His administration is prioritizing security and economic [...]
2007-10-20 18:09:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR PTER PINR ECON ELAB ENRG PHUM
07MEXICO5536USAID Leahy Vetting Request, 2 November 2007, MX2007-240
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Interview Techniques, 11/2/2007 . Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 11/2/2007, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credibl [...]
2007-10-20 18:18:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5564MX #2007-241, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/ICE, on Trafficking in Persons, November 23, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2007-10-23 22:10:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5598MX #2007-241, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, 11/14/2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2007-10-25 21:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
07MEXICO5607MX #2007-243, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS, on Polygraph Course, November 13, 2007. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2007-10-26 17:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
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