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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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06HARARE1256TANZANIAN PRESIDENT EXPRESSES INTEREST IN MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) director Reginald Matchaba-Hove told polchief that while in New York last month he met Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete and that Kikwete had expressed interest in the current situation in Zimbabwe and had said he was committed to a regi [...]
2006-10-17 14:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI TZ
06HARARE1262MDC SUSPENDS TROUBLESOME MP
[...] (U) The anti-Senate faction of the MDC on October 15 suspended Tafara-Mabvuku MP Timothy Mubawu from his official party positions due to his connection to the attack on pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson (ref B) and his sexist remarks in Parliament (ref A). MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti o [...]
2006-10-18 12:59:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE127IMF TEAM LOSES CONFIDENCE IN ANY TURNAROUND
[...] (C) IMF Mission Chief Sharmini Coorey told the Ambassador on February 2 she had been struck by Zimbabweans' growing despair since her last trip and had no confidence the GOZ could turn Zimbabwe's economy around. Faced with exploding expenditures and hyperinflation, the authorities had neither [...]
2006-02-07 11:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE128ZIMBABWE ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT
[...] Summary. Embassy Harare submits the following International Organization for Migration (IOM) proposal for funding consideration from FY2006 ESF appropriations. The proposal is for assistance to IOM's activities in Zimbabwe as part of the Southern African Counter-Trafficking Assistance Progra [...]
2006-02-07 14:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG ZI KWMN KCRM
06HARARE1280LOOK EAST "SUCCESSES" FALL FLAT
[...] (C) In the GOZ's most recent flirtation with countries to its east, state-controlled media on October 10 reported that a Russian delegation had signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with the GOZ totaling US$300 million. South African journalists checking into the contracts, however, coul [...]
2006-10-24 14:57:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1283UPCOMING RURAL ELECTIONS LIKELY TO DEMONSTRATE
[...] (SBU) Rural district council elections to be held on October 28 are expected to reinforce the ruling party's hold over the rural areas. ZANU-PF has already secured a third of the 1,328 council seats after several hundred would-be opposition candidates were barred from nomination. The anti-S [...]
2006-10-25 09:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
06HARARE1294LOW VOTER TURNOUT LEADS TO BIG ZANU-PF WIN
[...] (SBU) Preliminary results reported in the government-controlled press today are calling Saturday's rural district council elections a ZANU-PF victory. Official results are expected by Tuesday, October 31. The key feature of the elections was very low voter turnout. Initial reports from elec [...]
2006-10-30 15:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
06HARARE1299CHURCH LEADERS "NATIONAL VISION" REJECTED BY
[...] (C) Summary. A group of religious leaders presented President Mugabe October 27 with a so-called "national vision" document they said is intended as a road map for dialogue leading to a resolution of Zimbabwe,s problems. While stating that the document could lead to consensus among Zimbabwea [...]
2006-10-31 14:43:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
06HARARE1307AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ZANU-PF'S MAKONI
[...] (C) In an October 26 meeting, ZANU-PF Politburo member Simba Makoni told the Ambassador the ruling party government is gridlocked and adrift. Makoni professed ignorance of the details of the succession battle, in which he has been increasingly mentioned as a contender, but noted Mugabe may c [...]
2006-11-01 15:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR EFIN ZI
06HARARE1308MDC MP CLIAMS MILITARY PRESSURE ON MUGABE
[...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP Giles Mutsekwa told polchief in meetings in Mutare and Harare October 19 and 27 respectively that Zimbabwean defense forces commander C.G. Chiwenga and other high-ranking officers had met with Mugabe in September and asked him to step aside. Mugabe [...]
2006-11-01 15:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ZI
06HARARE1309MDC MP CLAIMS MILITARY PRESSURE ON MUGABE
[...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP Giles Mutsekwa told polchief in meetings in Mutare and Harare October 19 and 27 respectively that Zimbabwean defense forces commander C.G. Chiwenga and other high-ranking officers had met with Mugabe in September and asked him to step aside. Mugabe [...]
2006-11-01 15:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ZI
06HARARE1317BFIF FUNDING CATALYZES PRIVATE SECTOR DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) On October 5, the newly-energized American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),generously supported by the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF),held a high-profile day-long economic forum under the theme "Just Business" to identify and deliberate over the key economic [...]
2006-11-03 08:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
06HARARE1322KEY ZANU-PF MP ENCOURAGES USG SUPPORT FOR REFORM
[...] (C) U.S. Economics Professor Craig Richardson, who was in Harare to speak at the October 5 American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ) forum (reftel),along with econoff, met October 4 with Walter Mzembi, the outspoken ZANU-PF Chairman of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, La [...]
2006-11-06 15:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALCH EAGR ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE1341TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (C) The following individuals will serve as post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers (TFCOs): (a) Contact information for post's Senior TFCO: Name: Qnces Chisholm Title: Deputy, Political-Economic Section Phone: 263-04-250-593 ext. 206 Email (Class system): ChisholmF@state.sgov.gov [...]
2006-11-09 08:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALKTFN ZI
06HARARE1349DISCORD IN THE MILITARY
[...] (C) MDC shadow minister for defense Giles Mutsekwa told Ambassador November 8 that according to his sources morale has plummeted at all levels of the military. The military does not yet view the MDC as a solution to the country's problems and may consider a coup, which would not be in the be [...]
2006-11-09 14:24:00Embassy HarareSECRETMOPS PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1356AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TANCHON COMMERCIAL
[...] (S) Ambassador Dell delivered demarche (reftel) to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono November 13 on the alleged request by Tanchon Commercial Bank to open an account with Harare,s Merchant Bank of Central Africa. Gono promised full cooperation. He called in the RBZ Director of the [...]
2006-11-15 05:38:00Embassy HarareSECRETEFIN KN KNNP PARM PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE136URBAN LAND SEIZED IN LATEST AFFRONT TO PRIVATE
[...] (C) The GOZ in mid-December 2005 seized Gletwyn property, an urban-zoned development area within Harare,s city limits, marking the GOZ's first formal taking of urban land apart from legal eminent domain proceedings. The Police Housing Cooperative and Divine Homes, a housing development compan [...]
2006-02-08 15:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE1360ZANU-PF WINS RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS --
[...] (U) In an election characterized by extremely low turnout, the ruling party won the vast majority of the 1,326 Rural District Council (RDC) seats. The MDC managed victories, however, in a number of areas, including a few previously considered impenetrable. ZANU-PF relied heavily on pressure [...]
2006-11-15 14:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
06HARARE1361CENTRAL BANKER GONO,S "MOST DIFFICULT YEAR" - IT'S
[...] (C) In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono described 2006 as his most difficult year in office. He professed embarrassment at Zimbabwe's outcast status within SADC and depicted himself as personally under siege for the country's myria [...]
2006-11-15 16:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE1365TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK DEMARCHE RESPONSE:
[...] (S) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono conveyed to the Ambassador in a letter dated November 14 the outcome of the RBZ's investigation into the alleged request from North Korea's Tanchon Commercial Bank to open an account in Zimbabwe (reftel). RBZ Senior Division Chief ) Financial I [...]
2006-11-16 13:32:00Embassy HarareSECRETEFIN KN KNNP PARM PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1375ZANU-PF INSIDER ON MUGABE'S PLANS
[...] (C) ZANU-PF insider Eddie Zvogbo, Jr. told the Ambassador November 14 that President Mugabe has talked about resigning but is concerned that he may be prosecuted by his successors. Zvobgo said if Mugabe clings to power too long a crisis could develop as the economy continues to deteriorate. [...]
2006-11-17 17:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1376ARCHBISHOP PIUS NUBE ON THE STATE OF ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) A despondent Archbishop Pius Ncube told polchief and visiting deskofficer November 16 at Catholic Church offices in Bulawayo that most Zimbabweans average have "given up" any hope for change. Mugabe and ZANU-PF are interested only in clinging to power and will rig elections. The MDC is w [...]
2006-11-17 17:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE1377CHAMBER OF MINES PRESIDENT ON INDIGENIZATION, GOLD
[...] (C) In a November 2 meeting with emboffs, Chamber of Mines President David Murangari reported that the GOZ had given up its plans for a 51 percent takeover by indigenous companies of foreign-owned mines and was searching for a face-saving way to back down from earlier announcements. In the me [...]
2006-11-17 17:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON PGOV ZI
06HARARE1378NO INDICATION OF DOLLARIZATION AS FOREX SCARCITY
[...] (SBU) Despite Zimbabwe's hyperinflation and the concomitant depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar, there is no indication of a trend toward either de facto or formal "dollarization" of the Zimbabwean economy. According to local experts, the biggest obstacle to hard currency transactions is an a [...]
2006-11-17 17:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE1396MUCH BALLYHOOED 99-YEAR LEASES DISAPPOINT ALL ROUND
[...] (SBU) The terms of the few dozen much ballyhooed 99-year leases issued on November 9 by President Mugabe left many questions unaddressed. Bankers say they do not appear to meet collateral requirements for lending into the sector. Security of tenure under the leases is tenuous, as the GOZ ret [...]
2006-11-22 13:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE1398MDC REUNIFICATION: THE WAY FORWARD
[...] (C) A little more than a year after its acrimonious split in October 2005, the MDC may be heading for reunification. Despite financial and organizational challenges, the opposition made inroads into ruling party strongholds in recent local elections reinforcing with leaders in both factions th [...]
2006-11-24 09:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1413ZANU-PF POLITBURO MEMBER OFFERS SUCCESSION INSIGHTS
[...] (C) ZANU-PF Secretary for Information and Publicity Nathan Shamuyarira told the Ambassador on November 28 that the forthcoming ruling party conference was unlikely to finalize the succession issue. The party would instead settle the issue in 2007. He opined that the presidential and parliam [...]
2006-11-29 12:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1429COLTART DISCUSSES OPPOSITION STRATEGY AMIDST
[...] (C) Pro-Senate MDC MP David Coltart on November 29 told the Ambassador that ZANU-PF parliamentarians were in a state of panic as public corruption allegations had become weapons in the ongoing succession battle. The MP agreed with the Ambassador that the GOZ had been weakened as a result of t [...]
2006-12-01 07:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1433WOMEN'S RIGHTS MARCHERS ARRESTED, ASSAULTED
[...] (SBU) Police in Bulawayo brutally suppressed a demonstration of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) on Wednesday, November 29 as the women's rights group launched their "People's Charter," a demand for social justice and affordable basic services. According to WOZA, more than 70 women were arreste [...]
2006-12-01 10:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
06HARARE1453ZIMBABWE'S 2007 BUDGET RELEASE - NO SOUND AND FURY
[...] (SBU) Finance Minister Murerwa conceded Zimbabwe's dismal 2006 economic performance in presenting his 2007 Budget to Parliament. He painted a grim picture of the state of the economy across nearly all sectors and indicators. Nevertheless, he premised the 2007 Budget on optimistic projections [...]
2006-12-08 08:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE1465ZANU-PF CONFERENCE POISED TO PROLONG MUGABE'S TERM
[...] (C) The struggle to succeed Robert Mugabe has taken a twist in the run-up to the annual ZANU-PF conference slated for December 14-17. Although Mugabe in on record promising to step down in 2008, when the next presidential elections are scheduled, the conference appears likely to call for ext [...]
2006-12-12 14:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1472PAT2007FEB: ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 10:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR OTRA ZI
06HARARE1475UPDATE FOR WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT -
[...] (U) In 2006, Zimbabwe endured the seventh straight year of economic contraction. According to NGOs and labor groups, the incidence of child labor has continued to increase as a result of declining economic and social conditions, which have made children more susceptible to the exploitative fo [...]
2006-12-18 12:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB ZI
06HARARE1482IMF TEAM LEADER DECLARES ECONOMY DIRE; GONO
[...] (C) IMF Article IV Mission Chief Sharmini Coorey on December 15 told the Charge that Zimbabwe's economic situation was "dire." GDP would likely contract by about 5 percent, the primary budget deficiQwas 25.7 percent (83 percent with interest payments included),and inflation was close to 2,0 [...]
2006-12-19 13:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ZI
06HARARE1491UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has established an inter-ministerial taskforce, a woman was sentenc [...]
2006-12-20 14:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID ZI
06HARARE1492NEW LAND SEIZURE LAW; DUTCH FARMERS CHALLENGE
[...] (SBU) An Act requiring most farmers whose land was compulsorily acquired by the GOZ to cease farming and vacate their homes during the present summer growing season passes into law on December 20. Over 700 farmers could face eviction if the Act is implemented. In the meantime, an internation [...]
2006-12-21 06:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAGR ZI
06HARARE1493CONFERENCE PAVES WAY FOR EXTENDING MUGABE'S TERM,
[...] (C) In a well-scripted development, the December 14-17 ZANU-PF conference adopted a resolution recommending that the ruling party unify the presidential and parliamentary elections in 2010. The recommendation, which will require amending the constitution in Parliament, must first be approved [...]
2006-12-21 07:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1499ZIMBABWE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request to update information for the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe does not fit the criteria stipulated in paragraph 10 (a) and (b) of reftel instructions. Despite our str [...]
2006-12-28 06:11:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1500UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Retransmission of Harare 1490 with correct subject line. (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has esta [...]
2006-12-28 07:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB USAID ZI
06HARARE158ZIMBABWE RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA UPDATE
[...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Zimbabwe Sugar Sales (ZSS),Zimbabwe,s designated sugar certifying authority, on January 30, 2006. ZSS informed EconOff that it plans to use its current quota and could supply up to 17,000 additional metric tons of raw sugar if there is an increase in [...]
2006-02-13 12:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON ZI
06HARARE159MDC MP COLTART: GOZ WEAKENING
[...] (C) In a meeting on February 8 with the Ambassador, MDC MP for Bulawayo South David Coltart said the GOZ was beginning to show signs of crumbling under the strain of economic deterioration. The inner circle of the regime was getting rich but patronage was no longer reaching second tier membe [...]
2006-02-13 13:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI MDC
06HARARE160MP ON "PRO-SENATE" FACTION ACTIVITIES, PLANS
[...] (C) MDC pro-senate faction MP Priscilla Misihairabwa-Mushonga told poloff February 2 that little progress had been made in resolving the dispute that had split the MDC, though the tone was improving. She said the biggest challenge facing her faction was selecting a national leader. She repo [...]
2006-02-14 05:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM ZI
06HARARE165STATUS OF PLANNING FOR ANNAN VISIT TO ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) During a February 10 meeting, UNDP Resident Representative Agostinho Zacarias told the Ambassador that the UN Secretariat was still actively working on plans for a visit to Zimbabwe by SYG Annan. According to Zacarias, the issue had been raised during a one-on-one session between Presid [...]
2006-02-14 10:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ZI
06HARARE177WHERE'S THE LOVE? - VALENTINE'S DAY ARRESTS
[...] (U) On February 14, approximately 300 members of women's activist group Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) marched in Harare, demanding affordable food and social justice. Police arrested around 250 of the women along with their lawyer, Tafadzwa Mugabe of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. The p [...]
2006-02-16 05:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
06HARARE178GONO ON POLICY FRUSTRATIONS, SUCCESSION TENSIONS,
[...] (S) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono bemoaned the GOZ's unwillingness to address deepening corruption, fiscal indiscipline and parastatal inefficiencies. Depicting himself as under seige politically, he said the leadership had talked him into wi [...]
2006-02-16 05:45:00Embassy HarareSECRETPGOV PREL ECON EFIN ZI
06HARARE179SANCTIONS INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy has received numerous inquiries from American companies about the USG's targeted sanctions policy in Zimbabwe and its implication for their operations here. To be responsive to our business community, pre-empt additional i [...]
2006-02-16 07:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD ASEC ZI
06HARARE180BELEAGUERED BUSINESS LEADERS SAY POLICY CHANGES
[...] (C) At an economic roundtable hosted by the Ambassador on February 8, five leading businessmen had little doubt about the inevitability of a GOZ shift to market-driven policies but differed on its likely timing. They agreed that the speed of economic deterioration was accelerating, the econom [...]
2006-02-16 14:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV EINV ETRD ZI
06HARARE183INFLATION SOARING EVER HIGHER
[...] (SBU) The GOZ's Central Statistical Office (CSO) reported February 13 that the annualized rate of inflation reached 613 percent in January, up from 585 percent in December (ref D). Food and non-alcoholic beverages, which make up nearly one third of the consumer price index basket, posted an an [...]
2006-02-17 05:40:00Embassy HarareSECRETECON ETRD PREL PGOV ZI
06HARARE185SUPREME COURT REJECTS TSVANGIRAI ELECTION CHALLENGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court on February 12 rejected MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai's application to have it take over his 2002 presidential election challenge from the High Court, where it has languished for years. Strapped for resources, the MDC will likely scale back its strategy of ch [...]
2006-02-17 09:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
06HARARE186LAURIE ON POLITBURO SHIFT ON WEST
[...] (C) John Laurie, a former leading post-independence businessman and parliamentarian who maintains regular contact with a Politburo member and has a personal relationship with Mugabe, relayed to econoff on Feburary 8 that the Politburo recognized the accelerating pace of economic deterioration [...]
2006-02-17 10:21:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ZI
06HARARE187PARLIAMENT RESUMES, BUT FOR HOW LONG?
[...] (C) Zimbabwe,s Parliament resumed on February 7, marking the first sitting of the Senate since that body was abolished in 1990. However, the legislative agenda is very thin and MPs could be sent home any day. Although two bills were introduced into the Senate, the supposedly august house rec [...]
2006-02-21 04:20:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE191 AMBASSADOR OBSERVES FOOD
[...] The Ambassador recently visited a WFP food distribution in rural Zimbabwe. He witnessed the labor-intensive and complicated nature of the distribution process. Community members were involved in almost all aspects of the process, helping to make it transparent, fair, and apolitical. --- [...]
2006-02-21 13:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
06HARARE200MUGABE AT 82 - RIGID, DEFIANT, ISOLATED
[...] (SBU) In a taped, edited 90-minute state media interview televised locally on Febuary 19, Robert Mugabe sounded familiar anti-western themes and evidenced little inclination to countenance economic or political reforms on the eve of his 82nd birthday. He was familiarly cagey about the process [...]
2006-02-22 12:20:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR KPAO ZI
06HARARE210ZIMBABWE SHAKEN BUT NOT STIRRED IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) According to the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit 140 miles southwest of Beira, Mozambique at 12:19 AM Central Africa Time (CAT) on 23 February 2006. The epicenter was at Espungabera, a small town right on Zimbabwe's eastern border wi [...]
2006-02-23 09:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TPHY PREL ASEC CASC ZI
06HARARE215FORMER STUDENT LEADER EMERGES AS PRO-SENATE
[...] (C) On February 19, former student leader Arthur Mutambara, who now resides in South Africa, announced his decision to run for president of the pro-senate faction of the MDC. A number of pro-senate MDC MPs expressed strong support for Mutambara and said he would breathe new life into the part [...]
2006-02-23 13:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
06HARARE227STUDENTS PROTEST IN RESPONSE TO COLLEGE TUITION
[...] (C) Massive tuition increases at state colleges have triggered student unrest as the academic year resumes this month. The GOZ announced in early February that tuition for the coming year would jump from between Z$6 and Z$9 million to between Z$30 and Z$45 million. Upset that scholarships w [...]
2006-02-24 09:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL ZI
06HARARE232OPPOSING DEEPER IMF ENGAGEMENT WITH ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) By paying off its arrears to the IMF General Resources Account (GRA),the GOZ has met only one of two conditions for IMF re-engagement. The GOZ has failed persistently to implement - or even articulate - a comprehensive policy reform package to turn around the economy since falling subj [...]
2006-02-28 09:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE252ZIMBABWE ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin and transit for trafficked persons. This year there were also two cases of girls trafficked to Zimbabwe from South Africa. Most of the information about the scope of trafficking remains anecdotal, however, the government and the police investigate and tra [...]
2006-03-02 09:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB ZI KWMN KFRD
06HARARE263MUTAMBARA ELECTED PRO-SENATE FACTION LEADER,
[...] (C) Arthur Mutambara was elected President of the Pro-Senate faction of the MDC during its Congress on February 25. In his speech accepting the post, Mutambara praised Morgan Tsvangirai as a Zimbabwean hero but chastised him for becoming a "little Mugabe." Speaking primarily to a domestic [...]
2006-03-02 16:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE266ZVOBGO ON ZANU-PF, CHANGE
[...] (C) Eddie Zvobgo, Jr., the popular son of Robert Mugabe's late principal intra-party rival of the last ten years, told the Ambassador on March 1 that the ZANU-PF faithful all recognized the need for substantive change, including realignment to the West. Nonetheless, change probably would wai [...]
2006-03-02 18:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PHUM ZI
06HARARE281AGRICULTURE EXPERTS PRESENT SOBERING VIEW OF THE
[...] (SBU) At an agriculture sector roundtable on February 24, local experts provided a sobering overview of the sector to visiting USDA crop analyst Dr. Curt Reynolds. Reynolds said that he expected an increase in maize production over 2005. A Commercial Farmers, Union representative declined to [...]
2006-03-07 16:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE298GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR
[...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...]
2006-03-08 17:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EMIN ECON EFIN PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE300GOZ EYING CONTROL OF MINING SECTOR
[...] (C) Minister of Mines Amos Midzi announced on March 3 that Cabinet had approved in principle amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act that would force foreign-owned mining companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to the GOZ. The GOZ is preparing to present the legislation to Parliamen [...]
2006-03-09 10:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE303MORE ARRESTS, SUPPOSED MDC LINKS IN ARMS SEIZURE
[...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper on March 9 reported that ten more suspects had been arrested in connection with the March 7 discovery of arms in Mutare (reftel). The article did not identify all of those reportedly in custody but claimed that a number of MDC officials had been arrest [...]
2006-03-09 16:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE308EDUCATION BILL PASSES AS SCHOOLS CRY FOUL
[...] (C) The widely unpopular Education Bill passed Parliament on February 28, enhancing GOZ powers to interfere with the operations of private schools. In consultation with school groups, the GOZ amended many of the more objectionable provisions. However, according to Jameson Timba, the chairma [...]
2006-03-10 12:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE309GOZ BLAMES U.S., U.K., "RULE CHANGE" FOR IMF VOTE
[...] (U) The state-controlled Herald Newspaper on March 10, under a headline "US, UK block IMF funds", claimed that the United States and the U.K. improperly engineered the IMF's March 8 decision to deny Zimbabwe technical assistance and restoration of its voting rights. The article claimed that [...]
2006-03-10 12:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN KPAO PGOV ZI
06HARARE310ZIMBABWE - INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT ON AGOA
[...] Zimbabwe continues to fall short of AGOA,s qualifying criteria. Post,s input for the annual AGOA report (reftel) follows: ------- Economy ------- 2. The government has an interventionist approach to the economy and Zimbabwe is generally unwelcoming to foreign investment. Private sec [...]
2006-03-10 12:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ZI
06HARARE317ARMS CACHE SUSPECTS CHARGED, LINKED TO
[...] (SBU) The GOZ on March 11 charged eight suspects connected to last week,s arms seizure in Mutare (reftel). The eight were charged under Public Order and Security Act (POSA) prohibitions against processing weapons to commit banditry, sabotage, or terrorism. Appearing in a Mutare court to be c [...]
2006-03-14 16:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE319JUDGE FREES SEVEN ARMS CACHE DEFENDANTS
[...] (C) Ruling that police had acted improperly, High Court Judge Charles Hungwe on March 14 withdrew charges against all suspects linked to the arms cache discovered in Mutare last week, except for Michael Peter Hitschmann (reftel). The seven were released the morning of March 15. Zimbabwe Lawy [...]
2006-03-15 16:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE321CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER DISSES MDC FACTIONS AND
[...] (C) The chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA),Lovemore Madhuku, told poloffs March 13 that the opposition MDC was failing to exploit Zimbabweans' deepening economic frustration and that civil society would take the lead if necessary. Madhuku said ZANU-PF was doing a better j [...]
2006-03-15 17:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE342SUBJECT: ENGAGING ZIMBABWE: LOCAL DIPLOMATIC
[...] (C) The GOZ,s latest charm offensive combined with the country's continuing downward spiral has resulted in another bout of diplomatic soul-searching in Harare. The international community here has been debating whether to engage the GOZ and if so what the message should be. Heads of OECD Mi [...]
2006-03-17 11:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ZI
06HARARE349MUGABE SIGNALS "FLEXIBILITY" ON MINING LAW
[...] (C) Zimplats CEO Craig Sebborn told econoff March 16 that he and the visiting Implats CEO had made their case the day before directly to President Mugabe that the proposed changes to the Mines and Mineral Act (reftel) amounted to nationalization of the industry and would harm the sector's deve [...]
2006-03-20 16:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE355CONGRESS REAFFIRMS TSVANGIRAI'S GRASSROOTS
[...] (C) Despite GOZ pressure, an estimated 15,000 enthusiastic delegates, many of whom traveled at their own expense, attended the MDC anti-Senate faction's Congress on March 17-19 and reaffirmed their support for Morgan Tsvangirai, who was unanimously reelected president. MPs SIPDIS Thokozan [...]
2006-03-21 16:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE372MOYO ON POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, AVENUES FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Independent MP Jonathan Moyo told poloff March 22 that the growing proximity of Mugabe's departure and economic collapse were increasing a national impetus for political change. In this uncertain environment, securocrats were the only ones focusing on policy and stability, and they were [...]
2006-03-24 12:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE374IOM CHIEF ON LACK OF GOZ COOPERATION, FUNDING WOES
[...] (C) On March 22, Mohammed Abdiker, Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Harare, told the Ambassador that the GOZ continued to hinder efforts to assist internally displaced persons (IDPs),many of whom were living in dire conditions. IOM nonetheless was bui [...]
2006-03-27 15:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREL KWMN ZI
06HARARE376ZLHR DIRECTOR ON ANTI-REGIME ACTIONS AT HOME AND
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Director Arnold Tsunga on March 23 told the Ambassador that he enjoyed surprisingly good relations with many GOZ authorities, who he said were increasingly ambialent about GOZ repression. He said that despite GOZ harassment, ZLHR continued its act [...]
2006-03-27 17:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PGOV ASEC PREL ZI
06HARARE383MFA OFFICIAL CRITICIZES GOZ FOR STATE OF U.S.
[...] (C) In a March 27 courtesy call on the Ambassador, the outgoing MFA Head of Protocol and new DCM at the Zimbabwean Embassy in Washington, Gideon Gapare, told the Ambassador that the GOZ wanted dialogue with the U.S. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also open to dialogue but that the [...]
2006-03-28 13:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI
06HARARE384MUTAMBARA OUTLINES STRATEGY ON MDC SPLIT.
[...] (C) Arthur Mutambara, the recently elected president of the pro-Senate faction of the MDC, told the Ambassador on March 27 that he favored reunification but stressed that what separated his faction from that of Morgan Tsvangirai was values, especially democracy and the use of violence. Mutamba [...]
2006-03-28 15:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE413BANK CEO ON FOREX RATE MOVEMENTS
[...] (SBU) CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Washington Matsaira told the Ambassador on April 3 that a combination of attractive interest rates on GOZ Treasury bills and increased availability of fuel had contributed to a cooling of the parallel foreign exchange market over the past month. The parall [...]
2006-04-07 13:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE42MUGABE CONFIDANT FLOATS TRIAL BALLOON
[...] (C) In a January 10 meeting with Ambassador, Father Fidelis Mukonori, Zimbabwe's senior Jesuit and a confidant of Robert Mugabe, recommended western re-engagement, including a secure "way out" for Mugabe. The Ambassador responded he would be open to discussing with GOZ leaders the post-Mugabe [...]
2006-01-12 15:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM ZI
06HARARE424REENERGIZED ANTI-SENATE MDC WING PLANS INCREASED
[...] (C) In a series of separate meetings with the Ambassador, leaders of the anti-Senate faction of the MDC depicted an opposition party that was reenergized by a successful Congress and prepared to confront the regime with greater energy and focus. Morgan Tsvangirai said he would conduct nation [...]
2006-04-11 11:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE43ZIMBABWE AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Contrary to earlier indications (Ref B),the GOZ has not yet lifted its general ban on the export of poultry and poultry products following the discovery of type H5N2 avian influenza (AI) in Zimbabwe late last year. The GOZ is investigating the phyto-sanitary capabilities of ex [...]
2006-01-13 05:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PREL ZI
06HARARE46INFLATION ENDS 2005 ON A HIGH, POISED FOR INCREASE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOZ,s Central Statistical Office (CSO) reported that the cost of living increased to 585.8 percent in December, up from the annualized November rate of 502 percent (ref A). A steep increase in the price of transportation services and food dominated the month-on-month ri [...]
2006-01-13 09:26:00Embassy HarareSECRETECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE469AG EXECUTIVES GLOOMY ON ECONOMIC SITUATION,
[...] (C) At an agriculture roundtable hosted by the Ambassador on April 12, five sector leaders lamented the GOZ's paralysis on economic policy and its continuing negative impact on agriculture. Expressing concerns over prospective chaos and even violence if the economy deteriorated further, some [...]
2006-04-21 12:39:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR PGOV BEXP ECON PHUM SOCI ZI
06HARARE49TSVANGIRAI ON MDC CONGRESS(ES),ACTION PLAN,
[...] (C) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on January 13 that he was pleased with progress on his party's provincial congresses and ongoing reconstitution of the party leadership. He reported on preparations for the March 18-19 MDC national congress, which included meetings [...]
2006-01-17 15:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE493GOZ UNVEILS YET ANOTHER VACUOUS RECOVERY PLAN
[...] (C) Long on grand targets, undefined "quick-win strategies," and unrealistic time frames for recovery, Zimbabwe's latest economic recovery plan falls woefully short on substance. The four priority areas outlined in the National Economic Development Priority Programme (NEDPP) announced on Apri [...]
2006-04-28 11:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE532AU REQUESTS "PROVISIONAL MEASURES" FROM GOZ IN
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Executive Director Arnold Tsunga conveyed to the Ambassador on May 5 a copy of a letter dated April 7, 2006, to President Mugabe from Ambassador Salamata Sawadogo, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' rights (ACPHR) (full text [...]
2006-05-09 14:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE533DEMONSTRATORS TAP SCHOOL FEE RESENTMENT
[...] (U) Police arrested 185 demonstrators who had been protesting school fees at a Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) demonstration in Bulawayo on May 4; all were released as of May 8. A brief WOZA demonstration in Harare May 8 attracted 80-100 participants. None of the participants were arrested [...]
2006-05-09 15:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE553ZIMBABWEANS ON THE EDGE OF A BREAKDOWN: THE VIEW
[...] (C) During a May 2-3 visit to Bulawayo, Ambassador Dell met with both factions of the MDC, an activist organization, and a local economist. MDC anti-Senate faction Vice-President Thokozani Khupe argued that Zimbambweans were ready for mass peaceful action but needed to see the opposition taki [...]
2006-05-11 18:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE560ZIMPLATS NEARS DEAL TO RELEASE PLATINUM CLAIMS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 12:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE563ZIMPLATS NEARS DEAL TO RELEASE PLATINUM CLAIMS TO
[...] (C) Zimplats CEO Greg Sebborn told econoff on May 2 that the company had agreed in principle to release undeveloped platinum claims to the GOZ. In a 4-way deal that could be close to conclusion, the claims would go to the Russian mining firm Norilsk, the GOR would provide Air Zimbabwe with Il [...]
2006-05-12 12:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE583"OPERATION ROUND-UP" SO FAR LARGELY ILLUSORY
[...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald daily reported in a front-page story on May 15 that Harare police last week had picked up 10,000 "squatters, vagrants and street youths" for relocation to rural areas after "screening." According to the article, the exercise was part of "Operation Round-Up", an [...]
2006-05-17 16:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
06HARARE586IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED AT REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (C) During poloff's May 10 visit to the remote Tongogara Refugee Camp, home to approximately 2,300 of the 12,300 refugees Zimbabwe hosts, UNHCR officials lamented budget challenges to camp operations and outlined areas of need, such as water distribution and opportunities for self-sufficiency. [...]
2006-05-18 14:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF EAID ZI
06HARARE59HARARE BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF)(reftel) to sponsor a business/economic policy forum on "A Foundation for Economic Turnaround: Private Sector Perspectives." 2. (SBU) With Zimbabwe's GDP having contracted by more than a third in jus [...]
2006-01-20 04:46:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ZI
06HARARE610ANTI-SENATE MDC FACTION WINS PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) The anti-Senate MDC faction candidate, Emmanuel Chisvuure, successfully defended the Budiriro constituency in a by-election held on May 20. The seat was vacant as a result of the February death of MDC M.P. Gilbert Shoko. In a tally confirmed by an independent election observing body, Ch [...]
2006-05-22 16:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PGOV ZI
06HARARE626ZCTU LABOR CONFERENCE LACKS SPARK
[...] (SBU) At the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' (ZCTU) Sixth General Conference in Harare May 19-20, the approximately 300 delegates in attendance reconfirmed most of the ZCTU leadership but took little concrete action to confront the GOZ over its disastrous policies. ZCTU Secretary General W [...]
2006-05-24 16:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM ZI
06HARARE629ZIMPLATS TURNS OVER 36 PERCENT OF ITS GROUND TO GOZ
[...] (C) Zimplats CEO Greg Sebborn told econoff on May 24 that the company was signing an agreement that day to release 36 percent of its ground to a GOZ mining development parastatal. In return, it would receive a not yet quantified "empowerment credit" in connection with ongoing GOZ plans to ind [...]
2006-05-26 10:07:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE665ZLHR ON INTRA-AU FRICTION OVER HUMAN RIGHTS;
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) representatives on May 31 advised the CDA on efforts by the Council of Ministers of the African Union, at GOZ instigation, to thwart the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) through procedural improprieties and budget manipulatio [...]
2006-06-05 17:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE666BENNETT'S LAWYER ON ASYLUM CASE
[...] (C) Arnold Tsunga, the attorney for MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett, on May 31 told the CDA that Bennett had appealed the South African Department of Home Affairs' recent rejection of Bennett's asylum application. (Embassy has forwarded the original application and judgment to AF/S.) However, Tsun [...]
2006-06-05 17:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE670ZVOBGO ON STASIS, PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE IN ZANU-PF
[...] (C) ZANU-PF businessperson and provincial official Eddie Zvobgo told poloff June 1 that the ruling party would remain in disarray and paralyzed by succession tensions until Mugabe passed from the scene. However, he did not believe Mugabe intended to leave office any time soon. Moreover, neit [...]
2006-06-07 14:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE683BITI ON MDC PLANS, INTER-PARTY ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) MDC anti-senate faction Secretary General Tendai Biti on June 7 told poloff that resource constraints would probably delay faction plans to get people on the streets. He reported that ZANU-PF's Mnangagwa and Mujuru factions each were making pitches to faction President Morgan Tsvangirai, w [...]
2006-06-12 07:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC PREL ZI
06HARARE696GOZ DIVIDING, CONQUERING PLATINUM INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) Post's econoff and Johannesburg FSN resource specialist held meetings in Johannesburg on May 30 and June 2 with South African-based officials of the three platinum mining companies active in Zimbabwe. The meetings revealed that the sector is divided in how to respond to the GOZ's aggres [...]
2006-06-13 07:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON EFIN EMIN PGOV ZI
06HARARE698FLAGGING PRO-SENATE MDC FACTION WRITES OFF
[...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction leaders on June 6 outlined their plans for the immediate future to emboffs, especially including outreach to the Embassy and a possible trip to the United States by the faction's president. Pro-Senate faction Secretary General Welshman Ncube and deputy Secretary Gen [...]
2006-06-13 11:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE7DESPITE GOZ RHETORIC, COOPERATION WITH UN ONGOING
[...] (C) In the month since UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland visited Zimbabwe, the GOZ has continued its vitriolic attacks against the envoy and the UN, especially over the issue of shelter for the victims of Operation Murambatsvina. [...]
2006-01-04 13:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE70ZIMBABWE 2005-2006 INSCR: PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] (U) Zimbabwe faces a serious and growing problem with official corruption and many other common risk factors associated with money laundering. Zimbabwe has the legal framework in place to combat money laundering but the growing economic vulnerability of Zimbabwean officials and the decline of [...]
2006-01-23 14:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ZI
06HARARE702TSVANGIRAI ON EUROPE TRIP, NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) In a June 11 meeting with the Charge, MDC anti-senate faction President Morgan Tsvangirai said he made important progress in refurbishing the faction's relationships with donors and the diaspora during a European tour earlier in the month. The opposition leader reiterated the faction's co [...]
2006-06-14 11:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAID ZI
06HARARE721MURAMBATSVINA ECHOES CONTINUING
[...] (C) On June 15, officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that municipal police burned down the houses and possessions of approximately 100 families in the Harare suburb of Glen Norah early that day. City officials had served an eviction notice to the families [...]
2006-06-15 15:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
06HARARE724US SUBSIDIARY CONFESSES SANCTIONS SINS
[...] (C) The Managing Director of the Zimbabwe branch of Greif, an Ohio-based packaging company, told poloff on June 14 that his branch had been knowingly violating US financial sanctions for several years by providing services to Robert Mugabe and other specially designated nationals (SDNs). Tich [...]
2006-06-15 17:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV KFPC PREL ZI
06HARARE725MADHUKU ON NCA PLANS, ATMOSPHERICS FOR CIVIL
[...] (C) National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Chairperson Lovemore Madhuku on June 14 told poloff that his organization would organize street demonstrations in the capital within three weeks, with or without collaboration from the opposition MDC and others in civil society. The NCA planned to e [...]
2006-06-16 09:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE731GOZ POLICIES CRIPPLING BANKING SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Stricter liquidity controls implemented in January by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) are sapping the banking sector of vital capital at the same time as the industry struggles to comply with higher capital requirements that take effect later this year. This impending crunch has fue [...]
2006-06-19 15:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE74HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS LATEST GOZ TARGET
[...] (C) The GOZ has stepped up its pressure against the prominent local NGO Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). Police attempted to arrest the NGO,s Executive Director and reportedly are still searching for him and another lawyer involved with the independent radio station Voice of the Peop [...]
2006-01-24 11:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE764FORMER ZANU-PF OFFICIAL LAUNCHES NEW OPPOSITION
[...] (U) Daniel Shumba, a former ZANU-PF provincial chairman for Masvingo, officially launched the United People,s Party (UPP) on June 24 in Harare before a smaller than advertised crowd of approximately 800 supporters. (N.B. Shumba was one of the six provincial chairmen forced out of the ruling pa [...]
2006-06-27 15:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
06HARARE765INFORMATION MINISTER'S PASSING LEAVES NO VOID
[...] (U) The state media on June 22 announced the June 21 death of Minister of Information and Publicity Tichaona Jokonya. A former Permanent Representative at the UN and Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Jokonya was 67. The minister had been treated in the United States for [...]
2006-06-27 15:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
06HARARE766GOZ LAND REFORM BRIEFING: THE MASK COMES OFF
[...] (C) Minister for State Security, Lands, Land Reform and Resettlement Didymus Mutasa told the diplomatic corps at a June 21 briefing that the GOZ would honor its international agreements and either provide compensation or return foreign-owned farms that had been expropriated. However, he offe [...]
2006-06-27 15:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAGR ECON EINV ZI
06HARARE77TRIPARTITE NEGOTIATING FORUM YIELDS LITTLE
[...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper reported in its headlines on January 20 that the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) had agreed to a Prices and Income Stabilization Protocol. The article noted, however, that the major sticking point of tying wages to the Poverty Datum Line remained unr [...]
2006-01-24 14:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PREL ECON ZI
06HARARE770NO STABILITY IN SIGHT FOR ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM
[...] (C) Commercial Farm Union Vice President Trevor Gifford on June 27 updated poloff on the GOZ's latest 99-year lease form, which would vest in the GOZ unfettered authority to repossess any properties distributed in its ongoing chaotic land reform process. Gifford said the form offered insuffi [...]
2006-06-28 15:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR PGOV ASEC EINV PHUM PREL ECON ZI
06HARARE772A CHASTENED MUTAMBARA SEEKS ASSISTANCE AND TOUTS
[...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction President Arthur Mutambara on June 27 sought the Ambassador's assistance and advice in connection with a planned U.S. visit. The Ambassador responded that we would support the visit and added that we would provide equitable assistance to Mutambara,s faction in the [...]
2006-06-29 14:24:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE783MUTARE BISHOP ON DIALOGUE WITH MUGABE, NATIONAL
[...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe Bishop Trevor Manhanga said President Mugabe seemed genuine in his recent efforts to reach out to religious leaders. He said Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) head Happyton Bonyongwe was facilitating the bis [...]
2006-07-03 14:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE791PRO-SENATE MDC MP LLEGEDLY ATTACKED BY ANTI-SENATE FACTION
[...] (SBU)MDC pro-Senate faction MP Trudy Stevenson was severely assaulted on July 2 along with four other pro-Senate faction officials. Stevenson, who was reportedly attacked with a machete and rocks, has alleged that youths aligned to the anti-Senate MDC faction of Morgan Tsvangirai carried out [...]
2006-07-05 16:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ZI ASEC PGOV
06HARARE800BUSINESS CONGRESS UNDERSCORES GOZ'S ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce,s (ZNCC) annual congress, which brought together private and public sector participants in late June to address Zimbabwe's economic decline, was a dismal failure that highlighted in particular the GOZ,s inability to consider needed economic refo [...]
2006-07-07 10:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE803VICTIMIZED MP DOWNPLAYS TSVANGIRAI LINK IN PRIVATE
[...] (SBU) Pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson on July 7 told USAID local staff member that she did not believe the anti-Senate leadership ordered the July 2 attack on her and four other pro-Senate officials (reftel). Recovering at home and in high spirits, she said it was even possible that the GOZ [...]
2006-07-10 16:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE840IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL
[...] In response to questions in reftel, Zimbabwe Sugar Sales (ZSS) reported that it plans to ship Zimbabwe's full allocation of sugar to the U.S. for delivery by September 30, 2006. 2. ZSS reported that Zimbabwe could supply an additional 3,000 MTRV by September 30, 2006 if there is an inc [...]
2006-07-13 08:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ZI
06HARARE884CENTRAL BANK HEAD - RUNNIN' OUT OF ZEROES
[...] (S/NF) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono acknowledged to the Ambassador in a July 13 meeting that the Zimbabwean economy was in a state of crisis. Despite a modest drop in the annual rate, which he claimed reflected an abundant harvest, inflation remained the country,s greatest problem. It wa [...]
2006-07-17 07:05:00Embassy HarareSECRET//NOFORNPREL ZI
06HARARE908GEARING UP FOR AUGUST RURAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) chairperson Reginald Matchaba-Hove told the Ambassador July 12 that ZESN was planning to observe the local elections expected to be held August 19. He said there were rumors the elections might be delayed but there had been no official announcement [...]
2006-07-18 13:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE918STEVENSON ATTACK TRIAL COMMENCES
[...] (C) The trial of six youths accused of assaulting pro-Senate MDC MP Trudy Stevenson and four other pro-Senate faction officials resumes on July 20 (ref A). The lawyer for three of the accused contends that the evidence is circumstantial and that only one of the victims was able to identify t [...]
2006-07-19 16:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM ZI
06HARARE929SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORT FY06 - HARARE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 16:31:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON AFIN ZI
06HARARE93ZIMBABWEQS AMBASSADORQS SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM
[...] (U) Post does not anticipate returning any of its USD 100,000 FY 2005 Self-Help Allowance for re-allocation. Funds were obligated on September 30, 2005 as outlined in paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) For FY 2006, post requests an increase in Self-Help funding from USD 100,000 to USD 120,000 for tw [...]
2006-01-30 11:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE933STEVENSON ATTACK TRIAL POSTPONED A MONTH
[...] (U) The trial of six accused assailants of pro-Senate MDC MP Stevenson and four other pro-Senate faction officials convened on July 20. Magistrate William Bhila immediately postponed the case until August 23 so that prosecutors could amend the charges to include a seventh suspect arrested on [...]
2006-07-25 10:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE946LATEST CLEAN UP OPERATION TARGETS MBARE MARKET
[...] (SBU) Officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on July 21 reported to post that police on July 14 and 15 demolished the Magaba informal marketplace in Harare's high-density suburb of Mbare. Magaba venders told an Embassy local staff member on July 24 that police on h [...]
2006-07-27 11:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE95MDC INSIDER ON INTRA-PARTY NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC MP Tendai Biti, who has been negotiating with Welshman Ncube,s faction on behalf of MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai, told the Ambassador January 19 that he had SIPDIS prepared a document that would lead to an amicable MDC &divorce.8 The Harare East MP said he had also prepared a dr [...]
2006-01-30 15:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE96ADVERSE REACTION TO GONO'S POLICY STATEMENT
[...] (C) Reaction to Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's Monetary Policy Statement for the Fourth Quarter (details septel) has been largely negative. The independent media gave the most prominent coverage to Gono's public reference to the regime,s concern about public unrest over food insec [...]
2006-01-30 16:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE964GOZ HYPING CHINA'S ROLE IN ZIMBABWE,S ECONOMY
[...] (C) Despite GOZ attempts to hype supposed dividends from its relationship with China including the June visit of Vice President Joyce Mujuru to Beijing, business sector contacts tell us that promised Chinese investments have largely failed to materialize. The only major industry in which Chin [...]
2006-08-01 07:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ZI CH
06HARARE97PARALLEL EXCHANGE RATE JUMPS 50 PERCENT
[...] (SBU) After a period of relative stability over the holiday season, the parallel rate suddenly jumped 50 percent in the past week. The jump coincided with renewed business activity, a dearth of forex on the interbank market, and the arrival of an IMF mission sent to assess the state of the ec [...]
2006-01-30 16:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE970GONO ANNOUNCES MONETARY STATEMENT BOMBSHELL
[...] (C) In his mid-term Monetary Policy Statement on July 31, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono announced a currency redenomination that will slash three zeros from Zimbabwe's inflation-ridden notes. This conversion will be carried out through August 21, after which the old notes will become wor [...]
2006-08-01 15:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE977ZIMBABWE - FY-2006 ESF REQUEST
[...] (SBU) As stated in the Mission Performance Plan, Zimbabwe today is a paradox. On the one hand, President Robert Mugabe and his ruling party have tightened their grip over the country in the past year and have benefited from the split in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). On [...]
2006-08-03 13:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XA ZI
06HARARE98MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT THIN ON REMEDIES
[...] (SBU) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono,s Quarterly Monetary Policy Review Statement of January 24 failed to present policy changes to stem Zimbabwe,s economic implosion. Gono conceded that Zimbabwe,s officially reported mid triple-digit inflation had not yet peaked. Tacitly admitting events [...]
2006-01-30 16:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06JOHANNESBURG205SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER"THE ASSAY" -
[...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]
2006-06-09 15:52:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ECON ELAB SF ZI
06LONDON1629(C) ZIMBABWE: UK LOBBYING TOO AHEAD OF IMF VOTE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FCO Zimbabwe Section Head St. John Gould March 3, noting that DOTreasury would contact HMTreasury directly on the same topic. Gould said FCO and HMTreasury were also lobbying IMF Executive Board member states against restoring Zimbabwe's voting rights [...]
2006-03-03 16:25:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL ZI UK
06LONDON7136(C) ZIMBABWE: FCO CONVENES U.S., CANADA,
[...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: FCO Zimbabwe Section convened a meeting with London-based political officers from U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand October 4. The UK's priority on Zimbabwe is to ensure renewal of EU sanctions in February; it expects r [...]
2006-10-04 15:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ZI UK
06MAPUTO632MOZAMBIQUE-ZIMBABWE JOINT DEFENSE AND SECURITY
[...] (U) The Mozambique-Zimbabwe Joint Defense and Security Commission met on May 31 and June 1 in Maputo to discuss defense and security concerns currently facing the two neighboring countries. The meeting, which brought together senior-level officials from both governments, covered a range of to [...]
2006-06-02 08:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ZI MZ
06MOSCOW4374ZIMBABWEAN TRADE DELEGATION VISITS RUSSIA
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Africa Department Counselors Mikhail Gulyakin and Andrey Stolyarov April 21 to discuss the April 3-13 visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg of Zimbabwean Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono and Transport Minister Chris Mushohwe to promote Russian investment in Zimbabwe. Gu [...]
2006-04-24 13:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ZI RS
06PRETORIA4632(C) IDASA'S MASAMVU SAYS SOUTH AFRICA PUSHING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: South Africa wants Zimbabwean President Mugabe to annouce at the upcoming ZANU-PF congress that he will retire in 2008, according to IDASA analyst Sydney Masamvu. Masamvu says that former President Mandela met privately with Mugabe October 23 to encourage him to retire. Senior A [...]
2006-11-08 12:38:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ECON ZI SF
06PRETORIA581SOUTH AFRICA DENIES ZIMBABWE POWER, FUEL CUTS
[...] (U) The South African power utility Eskom reduced its supply of electricity to Zimbabwe during January, according to February 6-8 South African press reports. Eskom spokesman Fani Zulu said that the power utility provided less power than required to Zimbabwe because of planned "maintenance ou [...]
2006-02-09 15:04:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ZI SF
06PRETORIA582MBEKI PUBLICLY DETAILS SAG EFFORTS TO FORGE NEW
[...] (U) President Mbeki publicly described South Africa's past role in "informal talks" about a new Zimbabwean Constitution, during a February 5 South African Broadcasting Corporation television interview. Mbeki said the Zimbabwean parties had completed negotiations and provided him with a copy of [...]
2006-02-09 15:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ZI SF
06SECION01OF02HARARE628LABOR STRIKES LOMING
[...] C) General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Unio of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ) General Secretary GertrudeHambira told econoff on May 24 that within two weks the union would likely announce a strike by aricultural workers over wages. Zimbabwe Congressof Trade Unions (ZCTU) Secretary General Wellingon [...]
2006-05-26 10:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALELAB PGO PHUM ECON ASEC ZI
06USUNNEWYORK642AFRICAN TOUR D'HORIZON WITH UK LORD TRIESMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 20 Ambassador Bolton met with UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Lord SIPDIS Triesman to discuss Horn of Africa issues - namely Sudan, Ethiopia/Eritrea and Somalia - as well as the Great Lakes region (in particular the DRC),Charles Taylor and Z [...]
2006-03-30 21:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL ET NI PGOV SO SU ZI KPKO
07ABIDJAN298COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) EmbOff demarched Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Director of the MFA Office of UN and International Organizations, on U.S. concerns related to the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe as described in reftel. Ambassador Boutchoue and the Ivorian government were well aware of the situat [...]
2007-03-20 19:08:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI IV
07ABIDJAN305COTE D'IVOIRE - MFA TO MOVE CAUTIOUSLY AGAINST
[...] (C) Ivorian Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue, Director of the Office of UN and International Organizations, called EmbOff March 21 to inform that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had agreed that the situations in both Sudan and Zimbabwe were shocking, and that Africa collectively must act. [...]
2007-03-22 10:46:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO PHUM ZI CT CD IV
07ACCRA613GHANA ON SOMALIA, SUDAN, ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: On March 16, Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei (the Foreign Minister was out of the country) to discuss Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The Deputy Minister said Ghana would issue statements on Somalia and Zimbabwe by Mach 19 and was committed to resolvi [...]
2007-03-19 07:37:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALGH PHUM PREL UNHCR ZI KPKO CT CD UNSC AU
07ACCRA731FOREIGN MINISTER ON GHANA AS AFRICAN UNION (AU)
[...] (U) Summary: In a March 23 speech to parliament Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo noted President Kufuor's busy agenda of upcoming meetings in his capacity as AU Chair. The centerpiece is the AU Summit in Accra on June 25-July 3, which he said would focus on how the Union should be [...]
2007-04-02 17:35:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALAORC ECON GH IV PREL SO SU ZI
07AMMAN1253ZIMBABWE DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 07:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNHCR ZI JO
07ANKARA658TURKEY: WILL GO WITH THE EU FLOW ON ZIMBABWE, BUT
[...] (C) We delivered ref a points March 19 to MFA Africa Department Head Raif Karaca. Karaca asked for time to discuss the issue internally and came back to us March 21. Karaca noted that Turkey, as an EU accession candidate country, associates itself routinely with EU statements on Zimbabwe and [...]
2007-03-22 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI TU
07ANTANANARIVO277ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE PENDING MARCH 21
[...] Ambassador McGee is scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva on March 20, at which time he will raise the demarche on Zimbabwe per reftel. Post will report on the Government of Madagascar's response immediately following the meeting. McGEE [...]
2007-03-20 10:14:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI MA
07ANTANANARIVO288DEMARCHE: MADAGASCAR RESPONSE ON ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered REF B demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcel Ranjeva the evening of March 21 on the sideline of a dinner in honor of the departing UNDP Resident Representative. After listening carefully to demarche points, Ranjeva replied that as a SADC Member, Madagascar can [...]
2007-03-22 13:38:00Embassy AntananarivoSECRETPREL PHUM ZI MA
07ATHENS579GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 15:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ZI GR
07BANGKOK1652RTG RESPONSE TO BUILDING SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Tomwit Jarnson, Director of the Africa Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He expressed RTG concerns with the ongoing situation in Zimbabwe, but said no official statement had been issued at this point. Jarnson said he would discuss possible support [...]
2007-03-20 09:37:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI TH
07BANGKOK3380THAIS UNENTHUSIASTIC ON ZIMBABWE TRAVEL
[...] (C) On June 18 Poloff and representatives from the Australian, UK, Canadian, and New Zealand Embassies delivered reftel demarche to the Thai MFA and urged the RTG to implement travel restrictions against some Zimbabwean officials. At a meeting attended by Ministry of Foreign Affairs South Asi [...]
2007-06-18 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI TH
07BEIJING1838PRC-ZIMBABWE: CHINA UNLIKELY TO MAKE STATEMENT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 10:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI CH
07BEIJING6158LIU GUIJIN: U.S. VISIT A SUCCESS; DISCUSSES SUDAN,
[...] (U) Summary: PRC Special Envoy for Darfur Liu Guijin described his recent trip to the United States as a success that resulted in increased understanding of China's Darfur policies at a September 18 press briefing. In response to questions, he said that the security situation in Darfur is im [...]
2007-09-19 11:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO SU CH ZI ET
07BEIJING6159SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: CHINESE AID TO
[...] (C) Summary: China's aid policy toward Zimbabwe has not changed, and the current spate of reports regarding Chinese aid to Zimbabwe are all the result of a misunderstanding, MFA Zimbabwe Desk Officer Wang Xiao told PolOff September 19. The rumors re-ignited following a September 18 press conf [...]
2007-09-19 11:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CH ZI XA
07BERLIN563GERMAN VIEWS ON ZIMBABWE: AT ODDS WITH SOME EU
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on March 20 to Dr. Rolf Krause, Head of Division for Pan-African and Southern African Affairs at the German MFA. Krause agreed that the situation in Zimbabwe is very concerning and deserves close attention by the international community. Krause said that [...]
2007-03-20 17:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI GM
07BRATISLAVA166ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE: SLOVAKIA CONCERNED BUT NOT
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA Political Director Miroslav Lajcak who agreed that an already bad situation in Zimbabwe is deteriorating. Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Slovak MFA Human Rights Department. Martina Hrvolova, the desk officer who covers both the UN Human Rights [...]
2007-03-20 15:47:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI LO
07BRATISLAVA611SLOVAKIA WILL WEIGH REQUEST FOR ARRIA MEETING ON
[...] (C) Political Director Roman Buzek told DCM on November 14 that Slovakia is seriously considering reftel request, although he also raised some issues that could affect Slovakia's decision. Buzek spoke with the UK Ambassador to Slovakia about the same matter on November 12 and received informat [...]
2007-11-14 15:20:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNSC ZI LO
07BRUSSELS917EU VIEWS SADC AS BEST VEHICLE TO PRESSURE ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 16:52:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHCR ZI EUN BE
07BUCHAREST325ZIMBABWE DEMARCHES: ROMANIA ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Human Rights Officer delivered reftel demarches on 3/19/07 to MFA Director for OSCE, COE, and Human Rights Issues, Brandusa Predescu. Predescu was in agreement with the USG's concern about the seriousness of the situation in Zimbabwe and said she would work with her GOR colleagues to issue [...]
2007-03-20 15:36:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ZI EUN RO
07CARACAS673DEMARCHE ON BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 14:07:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ZI VE
07COLOMBO476SRI LANKA TO "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER" U.S. POSITIONS
[...] (C) On March 22, Ambassador met Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona regarding reftel demarches concerning votes on Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Occupied Territories at the UN Human Rights Council. The Ambassador delivered all key points in reftels. He suggested that if Sri Lanka found it could not [...]
2007-03-22 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV ZI SU IS CE
07DAKAR1988WADE'S POST-U.N. DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE
[...] (U) On October 1, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade gave a rambling, two and a half-hour press conference where he detailed his participation at the 62nd UN General Assembly meeting in New York and his other meetings and activities during his September trip to the United States. He opined t [...]
2007-10-04 16:04:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR PGOV IR ZI SG
07DAKAR2116SENEGALESE PRESIDENT PLANS TO VISIT ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade is still planning to visit Zimbabwe and meet with President Robert Mugabe in an effort to succeed where South African President Thabo Mbeki has failed: relieving the suffering of the people of Zimbabwe. To do so, according to President Wade, se [...]
2007-10-30 13:22:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV SG ZI SF UK
07DAKAR633BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN
[...] (C) On March 19, British Deputy Head of Mission Julia Edwards and DCM jointly delivered ref demarches to Mame Baba Cisse, the Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Cisse acknowledged that the creidibility of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is on the [...]
2007-03-20 16:40:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SG ZI SU
07DARESSALAAM1154TANZANIA: MFA DIRECTOR OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS
[...] (SBU) The Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs African Division, Ambassador Francis Malambugi, told the DCM August 14 that SADC leaders await President Mbeki's report on his facilitation efforts between the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and Zimbabwe's opposition parties during the upcoming su [...]
2007-08-16 13:48:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM375 PRESIDENT KIKWETE'S MARCH 15 MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) On March 16, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Membe, briefed Charge Pamela White, the Canadian High Commissioner and a select group of European ambassadors on the outcome of President Kikwete's March 15 trip to Harare for intense, closed-door discussions with President Robe [...]
2007-03-16 17:55:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM543TANZANIA AGREES ZIMBABWE NOT GOOD CHOICE FOR UNCSD
[...] (SBU) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) agrees that Zimbabwe is not a good candidate to chair the 2008 session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, Suleiman Saleh, Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Affairs Department, told PolOff on April 12. S [...]
2007-04-15 08:37:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM662TANZANIA: ZIMBABWE'S BID FOR CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE
[...] (SBU) Mr. Sule Sella, Acting Head of the Multilateral Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told PolOff May 3 "to my knowledge Tanzania has not made any official objection to Zimbabwe's Chairmanship of the Commission on Sustainable Development." He noted that Tanzania n [...]
2007-05-04 12:43:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM675UNCSD: TANZANIA'S POSITION ON ZIMBABAWE'S CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Ambassador Begum Taj, Head of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),stressed to Poloff on May 8 that Tanzania would not be the country to ask the Africa Group to re-consider Zimbabwe as its candidate for Chair of the United Nations Committee on Sustai [...]
2007-05-09 03:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALSENV UNCSD AORC PREL PGOV ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM676UNCSD: TANZANIA'S POSITION ON ZIMBABWE'S CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Ambassador Begum Taj, Head of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),stressed to Poloff on May 8 that Tanzania would not be the country to ask the Africa Group to re-consider Zimbabwe as its candidate for Chair of the United Nations Committee on Sustai [...]
2007-05-09 03:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALSENV UNCSD AORC PREL PGOV ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM819TANZANIA: FOREIGN MINISTER MEMBE DISCUSSES
[...] (C) The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, told the Charge June 6 that Tanzania will join an AU mission to stabilize the situation in the Comoros Islands, by sending a company of 200 soldiers to monitor upcoming elections and train the Comoran army. The M [...]
2007-06-07 15:41:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID MOPS IR SO ZI TZ
07FREETOWN223SIERRA LEONE RESPONSE: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 08:42:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ZI SL
07HANOI530DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE - GVN NOT WILLING TO
[...] (SBU) On March 20, Poloff met with MFA West Asia and Africa Department Southern Africa Desk Officer Cao Vu Mai to deliver reftel points on building international support for democracy in Zimbabwe. Poloff also left a copy of the Secretary's and Department Spokesman's statements. When asked for [...]
2007-03-21 01:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ZI VM
07HARARE1002BFIF FUNDING ONCE AGAIN CATALYZES PRIVATE SECTOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On October 2, for the second consecutive year, the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),generously supported by the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) and the private secto [...]
2007-11-07 14:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV ZI
07HARARE1003ZIMBABWE INFLATION REQHES 60,000 PERCENT
[...] (C) PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) put the annual (monthly) rate of increase in the cost of living for low, middle and high-income earners in October at 73,221 percent (181 percent),62,414 percent (123 percent),and 68,609 percent (174 percent) respectively. TM Supermarkets shared its October [...]
2007-11-07 14:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE1004MUGABE STRONG DESPITE DISSENSION WITHIN ZANU-PF;
[...] (C) Summary: While much can happen between today and the 2008 elections, the current situation appears to favor continued rule by President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe, despite significant sentiment within ZANU-PF that he step down, maintains firm control of ZANU-PF and observers expect him to eme [...]
2007-11-08 12:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE1007ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS: IDENTIFIERS FOR TARGETED
[...] (C) This cable provides unclassified identifier data for the newly proposed Zimbabwe sanctions targets. Note that in each case involving a family relationship, the family ties have been confirmed by Embassy Political/Economic Section contacts or internet sources. Where internet sources are [...]
2007-11-08 14:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE1011Zim Notes November 9, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2007-11-09 10:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE102MUGABE RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET--GONO TRIUMPHANT,
[...] (U) Summary. In what the MDC spokesperson termed as "rearranging the deck of a sinking Titanic," President Mugabe yesterday carried out a long-expected cabinet reshuffle. With the exception of the sacking of Minister of Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa and the replacement of Minister of Agri [...]
2007-02-07 15:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE1041CREDENTIALS PRESENTATION UNEVENTFUL
[...] (C) Ambassador presented credentials to GOZ President Robert Mugabe at 10 am on Thursday, November 22. Also presenting on November 22 were Ambassadors from Australia, Russia and Mexico (the latter resident in Pretoria). Over tea following the US presentation, Mugabe recounted his views on th [...]
2007-11-23 07:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI
07HARARE1042CASH SHORTAGE HITS ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Zimbabwe is in the throes of a cash shortage crisis that could threaten the stability of the financial sector. With the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) providing commercial banks with less than half their cash requirement, bank account holders are able to withdraw only a fraction of their [...]
2007-11-23 09:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE1053KUDOS FOR LUSAKA,S ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 15:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ZI ZA
07HARARE1059OTHER DONORS CAUTOUS ABOUT ADDRESSING
[...] (C) On November 26 USAID hosted a meeting with Ambassador, Ambassadors from the UK Australia, the EU, Sweden and the Netherlands a well as aid agency chiefs from Canada and the U, to discuss addressing misunderstandings among poitical leaders and SADC negotiators about donor conditions for ree [...]
2007-11-27 11:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE107OPPOSITION TO MUGABE,S 2010 EXTENSION WIDESPREAD
[...] (SBU) According to Embassy interlocutors from a broad spectrum of Zimbabwe's political elite, President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle have encountered stronger than expected resistance in their attempts to extend his term to 2010, including from within Mugabe's own party. Our interlocu [...]
2007-02-08 15:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE1073Zim Notes November 30, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2007-11-30 09:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1080SADC TALKS ENTER FINAL PHASE
[...] (SBU) MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube told diplomats December 4 that the final phase of SADC-sponsored negotiations will take place in South Africa between December 5 and December 10. Agreement has been reached on a draft constitution, a new electoral law, reform of POSA, and r [...]
2007-12-05 13:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE1091WORLD BANK MISSION DEPARTS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT
[...] (SBU) A World Bank mission which visited Harare November 22-30 reported skyrocketing hyperinflation, a shrinking tax revenue base, and out-of-control public spending that only comprehensive, mutually reinforcing policy reforms could begin to reverse. The GOZ, however, is about to announce a o [...]
2007-12-06 13:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE1093Zim Notes December 7, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2007-12-07 10:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1106CIVIC ACTIVISTS KEEP UP STREET PRESSURE
[...] (U) In the past week, activists from Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) and National Constitutional Assembly (NCA),two local pro-democracy NGOs, staged separate street demonstrations in Harare that resulted in beatings by police and arrests. WOZA and NCA remain the most active civil society grou [...]
2007-12-12 09:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ZI ASEC WMN
07HARARE1107SADC TALKS STALL, BUT MDC INTENDS TO CONTEST
[...] (C) MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador December 11 that MDC negotiators had returned from South Africa without an agreement. Sticking points are MDC insistence on: --implementation of a new constitution before the election; --reconstitution of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commissi [...]
2007-12-12 09:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE1118ZIMBABWE,S MULTIPLE EXCHANGE RATES,
[...] (SBU) Players in Zimbabwe's formal and informal economy primarily use three different exchange rates: a grossly overvalued official rate that is forced on exporters but a source of patronage for the ruling party in selling forex; a parallel rate for cash, which has become extremely scarce rec [...]
2007-12-14 10:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV AMGT ZI
07HARARE1119Zim Notes December 14, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2007-12-14 10:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1125SADC TALKS CONTINUE; MDC TO PRESENT UNITED FRONT
[...] (C) SADC talks, stalemated over MDC demands for implementation of a new constitution and electoral reforms before elections and for an election date later than March, are continuing. The MDC presented its case last weekend to South African president Thabo Mbeki who promised to talk to Zimbab [...]
2007-12-17 15:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE1130ZIMBABWE HUNTING SUPPORTS REGIME INSIDERS AND
[...] (C) Summary. Despite a 50 percent decline in receipts since 2004, the $17.5 million a year safari hunting business remains an important source of foreign currency in Zimbabwe. At least 12 regime insiders on the U.S. financial sanctions list reportedly have interests in the industry. Hunting [...]
2007-12-19 12:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SENV ZI
07HARARE1134GONO DODGES EFFECTIVE REFORM IN SIMPLY ISSUING NEW
[...] (C) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono announced the issuance of new, higher-denominated bearer cheques on December 19, 2007 and the withdrawal of the previously largest note as a move against cash hoarders. He did not remove any zeros from the currency. Two days later, Zimbabwe [...]
2007-12-21 09:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE1135Zim Notes December 21, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2007-12-21 10:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1137IMF MISSION CHIEF WARNS THAT ZIMBABWE'S
[...] (C) IMF Mission Chief Robert Sharer on December 13 told a gathering of ambassadors from donor countries that Zimbabwe's economic situation was gloomy and worsening. Inflation had begun to grow exponentially and had probably reached 100,000 percent. Real output had probably contracted by about [...]
2007-12-28 09:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE115ZANU-PF FLEXES MUSCLES IN UPCOMING BY-ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. ZANU-PF is expected to win the February 17 Chiredzi South by-election, also being contested by candidates from both MDC factions and the United People's Party (UPP),a ZANU-PF off-shoot. The MDC and UPP candidates are from the area and belong to its dominant Shangaan ethnic gr [...]
2007-02-13 15:07:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE116MUGABE'S GRIP LIMITS ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (C) Muyaradzi Kereke, Senior Advisor to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono, told econoff on February 9 that Gono would seek permission from President Mugabe to allow a devaluation of the currency for the donor community. To make the policy shift palatable to Mugabe, Gono woul [...]
2007-02-13 17:21:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
07HARARE123POLICE ARREST SCORES OF WOMEN AND STUDENTS TO
[...] (U) Summary. Police in Harare and Bulawayo on February 13 arrested more than 250 participants in peaceful demonstrations staged by Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) to protest the country's worsening political and economic crisis. An estimated 2,000 WOZA supporters participated in the group's an [...]
2007-02-15 09:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE130POLICE ZEALOUSLY CRACK DOWN ON OPPOSITION RALLIES
[...] (C) Police and ZANU-PF youth paramilitaries in Harare and Bulawayo violently broke up rallies over the weekend by the two opposition MDC factions. On February 18 in Harare, riot police acting in defiance of a High Court order used water cannons, teargas and batons to prevent an anti-Senate MDC [...]
2007-02-20 15:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ZI ASEC
07HARARE133ZANU-PF WINS BY-ELECTION AMID LOW TURNOUT
[...] (SBU) ZANU-PF retained the Chiredzi South parliamentary seat in the by-election held February 17 with 66.7 percent of the vote. The anti-Senate MDC candidate garnered 21.1 percent of the tally, while the pro-Senate flag bearer came in fourth behind the UPP candidate. Voting day was peaceful, [...]
2007-02-21 11:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE137A TENUOUS RECOVERY FOR ZIMBABWE TOBACCO
[...] (SBU) Embassy interlocutors in the tobacco sector told us Zimbabwe would likely produce 70-80 million kg of tobacco this season, up from last year's all time low of 55 million kg. They attributed the improvement to massive (and unsustainable) off-budget subsidies, favorable growing condition [...]
2007-02-22 13:39:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE154COPING IN ZIMBABWE'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Wilson International, a world class manufacturer of billiard tables and bedroom furniture, has become a low-cost outsourcer for a South African manufacturer and has also "twinned" creatively with Zimbabwean importers on forex deals in order to survive in Zimbabwe's harsh business clima [...]
2007-02-28 10:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV ZI CH
07HARARE156TEACHERS SCORE "VICTORY", CALL OFF STRIKES
[...] (U) On February 23 both the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) called off strikes that had crippled numerous schools throughout the country. Teachers returned to work after the Civil Service Association Apex Council, which represents a [...]
2007-02-28 14:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE157IOM RECEPTION CENTER PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED RELIEF
[...] (U) Poloffs from Embassies Harare and Pretoria met on January 30 in the town of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe to tour the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Reception Center for Zimbabweans deported from South Africa. Since opening its doors, the IOM Center has provided much needed relief [...]
2007-03-01 10:17:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV ZI SF
07HARARE172AMBASSADOR VISITS ZIMBABWE'S PREMIER PLATINUM
[...] (SBU) On February 6, Zimplats executives guided Ambassador Dell on a day-long tour of the company's platinum mining and processing operations in the second largest platinum deposit in the world. Having made peace, temporarily at least, with the GOZ under pressure of expropriation by ceding a [...]
2007-03-07 14:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE183ZANU-PF GOVERNOR MSIPA ON SUCCESSION, FARM
[...] (C) Cephas Msipa, ZANU-PF governor of Midlands Province, despairingly told polecon chief in a March 7 meeting in his Gweru office he believed the present government was betraying the liberation ideals of freedom and an end to poverty. He described President Robert Mugabe as a close friend, b [...]
2007-03-09 10:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM ZI
07HARARE195POLICE BRUTALLY DISRUPT PRAYER RALLY AND ARREST
[...] (C) Security forces on March 11 brutally suppressed a prayer rally planned by the Save Zimbabwe Campaign and arrested more than 100, including MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and other key opposition leaders. Observers SIPDIS report that more than 1,000 police officers were deployed to th [...]
2007-03-12 15:39:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE198TSVANGRIRAI AND MISTREATED OPPOSITION DETAINEES
[...] (C) A badly beaten MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and fifty members of his party, including senior leaders from both factions, finally appeared in court March 13. No charges were filed with the court appearance turning on access to medical treatment. The Ambassador and other diplomats obse [...]
2007-03-13 16:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE204TSVANGIRAI, OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS FREED
[...] (C) Police late on March 13 released all of the MDC activists arrested on March 11 (Ref B) without filing charges. Eleven of the detainees, including Morgan Tsvangirai, are still being treated at Avenues Hospital. SIPDIS Separately, witnesses claim that Gift Tandare, the MDC youth killed [...]
2007-03-14 14:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE205SIGNS OF INDEPENDENCE IN ZIMBABWE'S PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Ruling party and opposition legislators in Parliament's 14 portfolio committees have demonstrated a growing willingness to challenge executive authority. The MPs have worked to conduct bipartisan public hearings, question ministers, and produce reports critical of the GOZ. This new-found [...]
2007-03-14 14:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE213FUNERAL MARCH DELAYED TO LET LEADERS RECOVER,
[...] (C) MDC leaders have been forced to postpone the wake and funerary march for the MDC activist killed by police to allow Morgan Tsvangirai to participate and resolve logistical issues. They hope to finalize plans tomorrow. Tsvangirai remains at Avenues Hospital, where the Ambassador visited h [...]
2007-03-15 14:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE217ZIMBABWE - INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON
[...] Zimbabwe continues to fall far short of AGOA's qualifying criteria. Post's input for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA (reftel) follows: ------------------------------ Market Economy/Economic Reform ------------------------------ 2. The Zimbabwean Government (GOZ) pays lip service to [...]
2007-03-16 09:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ELAB PHUM PGOV ZI
07HARARE218OPPOSITION TELLS OF ASSAULT, CHARTS UNITED WAY
[...] (C) Key opposition leaders, excluding Morgan Tsvangirai (released from the hospital but recovering at home) held a press conference March 16 during which they recounted the brutal beatings they and other opposition members sustained at the hands of police and security officials. The oppositi [...]
2007-03-16 13:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE226AMBASSADOR DELL WALKS OUT ON GOZ FOREIGN
[...] (U) GOZ Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi summoned Western diplomats March 12 for a "briefing" on the current situation. Before the briefing began, Ambassador Dell sought assurances that the minister would give diplomats the opportunity to respond and express their concerns. When he [...]
2007-03-19 16:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE227GOZ PREEMPTS ACTIVIST'S BURIAL, PROMISES MORE
[...] (C) President Mugabe on March 16 promised ZANU-PF's youth wing more violence against opposition supporters. GOZ security forces over the weekend severely attacked the MDC spokesman, prevented two opposition leaders from seeking treatment in Johannesburg of their injuries sustained on March 1 [...]
2007-03-19 17:10:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE232RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL AND VISA
[...] (SBU) U.S. sanctions have played a key role in putting pressure on the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). Post believes that now is the time to deepen and expand the financial and visa sanctions, and to apply further pressure on the regime as it increasingly shows signs of crumbling and fragmentin [...]
2007-03-20 11:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ZI
07HARARE239ZIMBABWE'S CENTRAL BANK DESPERATELY TRYING TO
[...] (C) According to a senior official at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ),Zimbabwe will likely produce less than half the country's maize requirements. South African banks were reluctant to lend to the GOZ the forex needed to finance imports so the RBZ has turned to the street, fuelling rapid [...]
2007-03-22 14:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR EFIN PHUM PGOV ZI
07HARARE241ZIMBABWE'S INCREASED VIOLENCE A GOZ CREATION
[...] (U) While the GOZ has tried to portray the MDC as a purveyor of violence, largely by trumpeting two alleged petrol bomb attacks, there is scant evidence to support their claims. In fact, we hear every day of more and more evidence of government-sponsored violence. On March 22, Save Zimbabwe [...]
2007-03-22 14:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE242COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR POLITICAL OFFICERS SIKO AND
[...] Embassy Harare grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of political officers John Siko and Kerry Varano for consultations with Embassy officials from March 25 to 30. Embassy acknowledges that travelers hold top secret clearances. 2. The Embassy has confirmed your reservatio [...]
2007-03-23 07:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ZI
07HARARE245ZIMBABWE UPDATE: MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SLAIN
[...] (SBU) The memorial service for slain MDC activist Gift Tandare will be held tomorrow. The organizers are planning a low-key event to avoid government intervention. Western diplomats plan to attend as a further restraint. Separately, the pro-Senate MDC faction's plans for a weekend rally to [...]
2007-03-26 14:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE246ACTIVIST'S MEMORIAL SERVICE PROVIDES CALL FOR
[...] (U) The Christian Alliance under the auspices of Save Zimbabwe Campaign held a spirited memorial service in Harare on March 27 for the opposition activist, Gift Tandare, killed by police on March 11. A crowd of over 600 attended the service at which MDC leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mu [...]
2007-03-27 16:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE254POLICE RAID MDC HQ, BRIEFLY DETAIN TSVANGIRAI
[...] (SBU) Scores of riot police cordoned off several blocks around MDC headquarters in downtown Harare on March 28 and invaded MDC offices. The police actions came just before MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai was to hold a press conference to address the abductions of several MDC leaders in the pr [...]
2007-03-28 16:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ZI
07HARARE269MDC UNDER SIEGE: ABDUCTIONS, ARRESTS, GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Assailants believed to be government agents have abducted and beaten at least nine opposition supporters since March 3. Additionally, the police reported 35 opposition activists were in custody following a series of raids, including on MDC headquarters March 28. Human rights lawyers said [...]
2007-03-30 11:47:00Embassy HarareSECRETPHUM PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE270JONATHAN MOYO ON MUGABE SUCCESSION, U.S. POLICY
[...] (C) Jonathan Moyo, former Minister of Information and erstwhile Mugabe intimate, told the Ambassador March 30 that Mugabe is aware that there is diminishing support for him within ZANU-PF and around the country. However, if Mugabe decides to run for president again in 2008, Moyo said it is u [...]
2007-03-30 12:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE274INSIDE LOOK AT ZANU-PF CENTRAL COMMITTEEQ,S
[...] (C) According to Embassy contacts, President Robert Mugabe steamrolled the ZANU-PF Central Committee meeting on March 30 and forced himself on the ruling party as its candidate for the presidential election in 2008. However, our sources emphasized that Mugabe's peremptory actions have only g [...]
2007-04-02 15:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE275VIOLENCE ANTICIPATED AS LABOR UNION CALLS FOR
[...] (C) The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) nationwide stay-away is set for April 3 and 4. The stay-away is ostensibly a protest against dismal wages and worsening economic conditions. However, it comes in the charged atmosphere caused by the government crack down on dissent and is seen [...]
2007-04-02 15:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ELAB ASEC ZI
07HARARE284CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE RELEASES HARD-HITTING
[...] (C) The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Zimbabwe is releasing April 5 a pastoral letter which blames the suffering of the Zimbabwean people on a small black elite which replaced a small while elite, and has perpetuated colonial-like misrule. The letter refers to the assault, beating, and tor [...]
2007-04-04 15:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE301LABOR STAYAWAY PRODUCES MIXED RESULTS
[...] (SBU) The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) two-day nationwide stay-away attracted a mixed response. Many businesses in Harare and other major cities closed or had limited operations at the start of the first day with a greater percentage of workers in the country's depressed industria [...]
2007-04-05 16:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ELAB ZI
07HARARE311MUTAMBARA BACKS TSVANGIRAI FOR 2008
[...] (C) Arthur Mutambara, leader of the MDC's pro-Senate faction told the Ambassador April 10 that both MDC factions would work together in a coalition, fielding one candidate for president, and that anti-Senate faction leader Morgan Tsvangirai would be that candidate. Mutambara was confident S [...]
2007-04-12 10:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE319SUBJECT: DIAMONDS: THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE,S
[...] (C) Zimbabwe is at risk of losing its Kimberley Process Certification as a result of the how the GOZ has handled the discovery of diamond deposits in Eastern Zimbabwe. The state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) seized the deposits from African Consolidated Resources (ACR) [...]
2007-04-13 07:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EMIN ETRD ZI
07HARARE322ZIMBABWE,S STRUGGLING FERTILIZER INDUSTRY
[...] (C) Battered by adversities, fertilizer production in Zimbabwe sunk last year to its lowest level since 1972. Sable Chemical Industries Ltd, the main producer, has been operating at 40-50 percent capacity for the past year due to foreign exchange shortages and price controls. It is also stru [...]
2007-04-13 10:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD ZI
07HARARE326FORMER ZANU-PF INSIDER OUTLINES A "THIRD" WAY
[...] (C/NF) Former Information Minister and Presidential Spokesman Jonathan Moyo requested a meeting with the Ambassador April 17. Moyo told the Ambassador that Nelson Mandela, on behalf of the ANC, had attempted to send a message to President Mugabe in advance of the March 30 Central Committee m [...]
2007-04-17 16:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE331GOZ'S NEGATIVE REACTION TO CATHOLIC CHURCH'S
[...] (SBU) The hard-hitting pastoral letter (Ref) of the Catholic Bishops Conference was made public on April 12 and read by priests in churches throughout the country on Sunday, April 15. We understand that many priests gave copies of the letter to their parishioners to take home and discuss with [...]
2007-04-19 15:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE336GOZ SETS SIGHTS ON NGOS, CUTS PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (SBU) The GOZ has turned its attention to NGOs perceived as unfriendly and to be working with the political opposition and Western governments. The USG-funded State University of New York (SUNY) parliamentary support project became the first victim on April 13 when Clerk of Parliament announc [...]
2007-04-23 15:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE341LOCAL OBSERVERS HIGHLIGHT ROADMAP, PITFALLS TO
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) Chairperson Reginald Matchaba-Hove on April 17 told poloffs that preparatory work needed to begin now to ensure that elections to be held next year will be free and fair. The SADC summit in Tanzania had locked the GOZ into presidential and parli [...]
2007-04-24 12:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE343WOZA POWER OUTAGE PROTESTS DRAW HARSH POLICE
[...] (C) Over 500 Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) supporters on April 19 held simultaneous demonstrations at several government offices in Bulawayo to protest frequent power outages; police arrested more than 80. Approximately 450 WOZA supporters staged a second series of simultaneous protests at [...]
2007-04-24 15:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE344AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH MDC,S TSVANGIRAI
[...] (C) MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador April 24 that he would plan to visit Washington the second week of May. The Ambassador urged Tsvangirai during his visit to present a strategic vision of the way forward toward elections next year. On the SADC initiative, Tsvangirai accused [...]
2007-04-24 15:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SF ZI
07HARARE350ZIMBABWE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Harare forwards the following five summary excerpts from anti-trafficking proposals submitted by International Organization for Migration (IOM),Save the Children Norway, Musasa Project, Girl Child Network and Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa (SAHRIT). T [...]
2007-04-26 06:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE38HARARE BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) to sponsor two events: in order of priority, a sequel to the successful October 2006 BFIF-funded "Just Business" forum (Ref A); and a one-day trade fair with the theme of intellectual property rights ( [...]
2007-01-18 09:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD KIPR ZI
07HARARE383INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN CONTINUES WITH ARREST OF
[...] (C) The government on May 4 arrested Alec Muchadehama and Andrew Makoni, two prominent human rights lawyers who have been representing 31 opposition officials arrested over the last six weeks. The two lawyers were charged with obstruction of justice. Police subsequently ignored a series of c [...]
2007-05-07 14:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE385DUTY PAYABLE IN FOREX CRASHES BOOMING USED CAR
[...] (SBU) As of April 6, the GOZ is requiring that duty and other taxes be paid in foreign exchange on a range of items recently declared luxury goods, from most passenger vehicles to suitcases and mirrors. The policy shift closed a loophole that had made the used car market the hottest new busi [...]
2007-05-07 15:17:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE394LAWYER'S MARCH ENDS IN VIOLENCE
[...] (U) A May 8 march organized by the Law Society of Zimbabwe to protest the arrest of two human rights lawyers, Alec Muchadehama and Andrew Makoni (reftel),ended with violence as riot police used batons to disperse and beat a crowd of approximately 40. Police temporarily detained several of the [...]
2007-05-08 15:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE413GONO TINKERS AS ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS
[...] (C) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono failed to address the structural problems underlying Zimbabwe,s hyperinflation and contracting production in his April 26 interim Monetary Policy Statement (MPS). Gono announced an implicit devaluation of the currency, but it fell far short of [...]
2007-05-11 08:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETRD EMIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE418MDC CEDES BY-ELECTION TO ZANU-PF
[...] (SBU) The two factions of the MDC have decided not to contest the Zaka East Parliamentary By-election on June 9, virtually ensuring victory for the ZANU-PF candidate, retired Colonel Livingstone Chineka, who is part of the Mujuru faction. Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network (ZESN) said it pla [...]
2007-05-14 15:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE42TSVANGIRAI OPPOSES 2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] (U) MDC anti-Senate faction leader Morgan Tsvangirai at a press conference at MDC headquarters vowed to resist a postponement of the 2008 presidential election until 2010. Tsivangirai also said that constitutional reform should SIPDIS precede elections and allowed that negotiations on refor [...]
2007-01-18 15:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE443THE COLLAPSE OF A ONCE SHINING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
[...] (U) The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) is on the verge of collapse as a result of a continuing three- month strike by lecturers, insufficient resources, and dilapidated conditions. Additionally, the UZ has been wracked by violence as security forces have attacked students protesting university c [...]
2007-05-18 10:11:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ZI
07HARARE448CAMPAIGN 2008: A ROAD TO DISASTER?
[...] (C) The ruling ZANU-PF party remains beset with infighting over Robert Mugabe's efforts to hang on to power. Mugabe is likely to secure the ruling party's endorsement as its candidate for next year's presidential lection at an Extraordinary Congress to be held later this year, according to ru [...]
2007-05-21 15:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE449GOZ REACTS TO CATHOLIC BISHOPS' PASTORAL LETTER
[...] (C) After several weeks of silence, the GOZ, through newspaper interviews with President Robert Mugabe and Minister of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development Ignatius Chombo, slammed the pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops' Conference disseminated and read at the beginning o [...]
2007-05-21 15:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE463JONATHAN MOYO ON ZANU-PF TURMOIL
[...] (C) Former Information Minister and Presidential Spokesman Jonathan Moyo told poleconchief May 24 that President Robert Mugabe continues to face internal ZANU-PF opposition, primarily from the Mujuru faction, both in the GOZ cabinet and in the provinces. There is also a split within Mugabe' [...]
2007-05-24 15:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE469GOZ SEEKS USG SUPPORT TO CONTINUE ELEPHANT HUNTING
[...] (SBU) In a May 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Environment and Tourism Minister Francis Nhema sought our support for Zimbabwe's opposition to a proposal by Kenya to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to ban all elephant hunting and trade in elephant products [...]
2007-05-30 09:54:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD PREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE474MDC TALKS BREAK DOWN
[...] (C) MDC Pro-Senate MP David Coltart, who has represented his faction in unity negotiations with the Anti-Senate faction since August, told the Ambassador May 24 that negotiations had ground to a halt. Coltart said that as of last November he became convinced that unity was impossible but tha [...]
2007-05-30 13:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZI
07HARARE485MUJURU LIEUTENANT PITCHES FOR USG SUPPORT
[...] (C) David Butau, ZANU-PF MP and member of the faction allied to ex-military commander Solomon Mujuru, told poloff on May 31 that Mujuru had determined that the time to unseat President Robert Mugabe was now. Mujuru had flexed his muscle and wrested control of the party structures in Masvingo [...]
2007-06-01 08:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE503WOZA'S SILENT MARCH ATTRACTS HARSH RESPONSE FROM
[...] (SBU) Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) supporters staged a "silent march" on June 6 in Bulawayo to demand inclusion in mediation talks between the government and the main opposition party; police used violence to disperse the crowd of 200 and arrested five women. WOZA leaders Jenni Williams and [...]
2007-06-07 13:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE504"MAKE A PLAN" MENTALITY CUSHIONS POPULATION,
[...] (SBU) As their country's economic decline continues to gather speed, Zimbabweans of all walks of life have increasingly adopted creative coping mechanisms, captured succinctly in the phrase "make a plan" that is now on everybody's lips. These plans are innumerable, but they can be grouped in [...]
2007-06-07 14:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE508TSVANGIRAI UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (C) MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on June 11 that the ZANU-PF position paper submitted to the South African-moderated talks was nothing more than the usual rhetoric, confirming prior suspicion that the GOZ was merely stalling. Unlike the MDC submission that addressed Zi [...]
2007-06-11 09:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE513ZANU-PF WINS PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION AMID LITTLE
[...] (SBU) As expected (Ref A),the ruling party won the Zaka East Parliamentary by-election on June 9, after both factions of the MDC boycotted the race. ZANU-PF candidate retired Brigadier General Livingstone Chineka polled 11,162 votes against only 2,376 combined for two smaller parties. Chinek [...]
2007-06-11 15:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE518WOZA LEADERS RELEASED THEN CLAIM VICTORY AT SECOND
[...] (U) All seven Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) activists arrested in Bulawayo on June 6 (Ref A) have been released. On June 8 police released without charge the five WOZA members initially arrested at the demonstration, and released WOZA leaders Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu on June 10 [...]
2007-06-13 14:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV WMN ASEC ZI
07HARARE532GEARING UP TO IMPLEMENT NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT
[...] (SBU) After years of debate and controversy, Parliament in February passed the Domestic Violence Act which criminalizes domestic violence and protects victims of domestic abuse. While President Mugabe has yet to set the date for the Act to become law, the Ministry of Women's Affairs and loc [...]
2007-06-15 10:22:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PHUM PGOV ZI
07HARARE533STATE CASE IN PETROL BOMB ATTACKS CONTINUES TO
[...] (SBU) The GOZ's case against 32 MDC activists accused of carrying out March 13 petrol bomb attacks continued to crumble last week as the state withdrew the charges against thirteen of the accused. MDC Election Coordinator Ian Makone, along with six others, was released on June 7 after spendin [...]
2007-06-15 11:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE534DHRF FY2006 ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORT -- ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) This message contains the annual summary report for Zimbabwe's FY2006 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) II activities. Post has in process/advanced $32,421 of the $60,000 in obligated FY2006 funds (none of the payments has been registered yet as liquidated by the USAID Financial Con [...]
2007-06-15 11:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE552CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 18 - ANOTHER GOVERNANCE
[...] (C) Parliament is due to debate the proposed Constitutional Amendment 18 when it re-opens in late July. The Amendment Bill has provisions for holding simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections in March 2008; it strengthens the Executive's control over Parliament by substantially inc [...]
2007-06-21 14:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SADC KDEM ZI
07HARARE567COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RITA BYRNES
[...] Embassy Harare grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Rita Byrnes to assist Embassy Harare Political/Econ section from July 2 to August 19, 2007. Embassy acknowledges that Ms. Byrnes holds a top secret clearance. SIPDIS 2. The Embassy has arranged TDY housing accommod [...]
2007-06-25 14:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SF ZI
07HARARE598INDIGENIZATION BILL - ANOTHER BLOW TO ZIMBABWE'S
[...] (SBU) Parliament is scheduled to begin considering the Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Bill in late July. The Bill's official purpose is to seek to increase participation of indigenous Zimbabweans in the economy; its ultimate objective is for at least 51 percent of the shares of every [...]
2007-07-05 15:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV ZI
07HARARE605GOZ IN DOOMED BID TO END HYPERINFLATION BY FIAT
[...] (SBU) On the heels of a sharp spike in inflation, the GOZ on June 25 began a populist campaign to roll retail prices back to their June 18 level. Using thuggery and intimidation, "crack teams" under a newly established Cabinet Task Force descended first on supermarkets then across the retail [...]
2007-07-10 05:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM ASEC ZI
07HARARE627THE MDC VIEW OF THE MBEKI TALKS
[...] (C) Tendai Biti, secretary-general of the MDC anti-Senate faction, told Poleconchief July 11 that South African mediators were furious that ZANU-PF negotiators had failed to travel to South Africa last week for SADC-sponsored talks under the auspices of South African president Thabo Mbeki. Bi [...]
2007-07-12 12:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE63COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRENKLE AND POPE
[...] Embassy Harare grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Timothy Trenkle and Robert Pope for the purpose of attending the IOM Reception and Support Centre during the day of January 30. Post recognizes that travelers do not need Embassy assistance. 2. Based on the current ec [...]
2007-01-26 09:46:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL PREF SF ZI
07HARARE638The End is Nigh
[...] (C) Having said my piece repeatedly over the last three years, I won't offer a lengthy prescription for our Zimbabwe policy. My views can be stated very simply as stay the course and prepare for change. Our policy is working and it's helping to drive change here. What is required is simply [...]
2007-07-13 10:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE656TREVOR MANHANGA ON MEETINGS WITH MUGABE AND GONO,
[...] (C) Summary. Evangelical Bishop Trevor Manhanga, Chairman of the Heads of Christian Denominations in Zimbabwe, spoke with Poleconchief July 18 and recounted a recent meeting with President Mugabe. According to Manhanga, Mugabe is preparing for elections next year and is confident he will wi [...]
2007-07-19 14:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE657GOZ CHARTS NEW PATH TO ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION
[...] (U) The GOZ's edict to roll back prices continues to wreak havoc as panic buying and supply chain disruptions have led to widespread shortages of basic commodities. Many Zimbabweans, already struggling to make ends meet, spend hours each day standing in line to buy scarce products or executin [...]
2007-07-19 15:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ZI ASEC ECON
07HARARE671POLICE DETAIN AND BEAT HUNDREDS OF PROTESTORS
[...] (U) Police severely beat hundreds of demonstrators detained on July 25 after protests calling for a new constitution were held in five major cities throughout the country. The protests, organized by National Constitutional Assembly (NCA),followed the opening of Parliament. In Harare, more t [...]
2007-07-26 14:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ZI ASEC
07HARARE680MANDAZA AND MOYO ON SADC TALKS, MUGABE
[...] (C) SADC talks between the GOZ and MDC are unlikely to bear fruit according to Ibbo Mandaza and Jonathan Moyo. Although the MDC has made discussions on a new constitution the cornerstone of the talks, and although the first agenda item agreed to in South Africa in June was constitutional disc [...]
2007-07-31 15:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE685WELSHMAN NCUBE ON SADC NEGOTIATIONS, MDC SPLIT
[...] (C) Welshman Ncube, MDC pro-Senate faction secretary-general and one of the MDC negotiators in the SIPDIS SADC-sponsored Zimbabwe talks, told us he was "cautiously optimistic" about the talks. Contrary to news reports, ZANU-PF was still engaged and discussions had taken place on a new con [...]
2007-08-02 09:27:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE687GOZ BACKSLIDES ON FUEL IMPORTATION RESTRICTIONS
[...] The Government of Zimbabwe, which two weeks ago announced an end to the use of fuel coupons for the purchase of imported fuel, and which last week in a diplomatic note stated that all fuel importation and distribution would be through the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM),has reverse [...]
2007-08-02 12:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ASEC EPET ZI
07HARARE689ZIMBABWE: DHRF FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT AS OF JUNE
[...] (SBU) This message contains the Financial Status Report as of June 30, 2007 for the Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) grants currently open in Zimbabwe. Part A ) Prior Fiscal Year Funds A.1 FY 2004 DHRF Number/ Amt. Oblig./ Unliq. Bal. DHRF-04-613-01/ $21,000.00/ $0 DHRF-04-613-02 [...]
2007-08-02 13:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ZI
07HARARE692MUGABE'S PRIEST, FATHER FIDELIS MUKONORI
[...] (C) This message responds to a request for information regarding Father Fidelis Mukonori. The Embassy meets with Fidelis from time to time. We last saw him in July. 2. (C) Father Fidelis has ties with President Mugabe and other senior ZANU-PF figures going back to the liberation struggl [...]
2007-08-03 09:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPINR ZI
07HARARE693FOLLOW-UP ON GRACE MUGABE
[...] (C) This message responds to INR/I questions on Grace Mugabe. 2. (C) Grace Mugabe is not active or well-liked within ZANU-PF circles and she has no close relationships with cabinet members. 3. (C) Grace's relationship with President Mugabe appears stable at this time. In the past sh [...]
2007-08-03 09:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPINR ZI
07HARARE71NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) In response to the request (reftel) to identify the top five most influencial women in Zimbabwe, post submits the following names drawn from government, civil society and business: -Mrs. Joyce Teurai Ropa Mujuru Vice-President fo the Republic of Zimbabwe President's Office Munhumutapa [...]
2007-01-29 15:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE712NGO COMMUNITY TARGET OF GOZ HARASSMENT
[...] (C) The GOZ's recent push to strictly enforce price controls and immigration regulations has sent shock waves through the international NGO community. In recent weeks, government officials have inspected NGO warehouses, temporarily impounded relief supplies, scrutinized the use of foreign cur [...]
2007-08-08 15:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ZI ASEC
07HARARE714WORSENING HUNGER, DWINDLING HARVESTS
[...] Recent international NGO estimates indicate 4.1 million Zimbabweans will need food aid between November 2007 and April 2008, out of a total population estimated at 9-10 million. The UN World Food Program (WFP) plans to assist 3.3 million Zimbabweans, and C-SAFE, a consortium of US-sponsored N [...]
2007-08-09 13:07:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON PGOV PHUM WFP ZI
07HARARE736ZANU-PF OFFICIAL ON CURRENT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Walter Mzembi, GOZ Deputy Minister for Water Resources and Infrastructural Development, told polecon chief that the recent price control policy had been badly mismanaged and that recovery would be difficult. The parlous economic situation was ZANU-PF's greatest enemy in next year's elect [...]
2007-08-17 11:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE737PRIVATE SECTOR PUTS INFLATION AT MID-20,000 PERCENT
[...] (SBU) The respected PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) monthly report on the cst of living put Zimbabwe's inflation rate in th mid 20,000 percent in July, down several thousandpercent from its June figures. The monthly rate of increase collapsed from the triple to the single digits in July as a res [...]
2007-08-17 11:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE75GOZ CRACKS DOWN ON CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE
[...] (SBU) On January 26, eight pastors of the Christian Alliance (CA) were arrested after a lunch meeting in Kadoma, a medium-sized town roughly 100 kilometers southwest of Harare. According to Ray Motsi, one of the CA leaders, the lunch was the sixth in a series throughout Zimbabwe to publiciz [...]
2007-01-30 14:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE76GIDEON GONO REINVENTS GIDEON GONO
[...] (C) In a January 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono said that January 31's Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) would be "totally different" from previous statements. Gono said he would confront the governance problems that were the root cause of [...]
2007-01-30 15:07:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE771ZANU-PF INSIDER EDDIE ZVOGBO, JR. ON CURRENT
[...] (C) ZANU-PF politician and businessman Eddison Zvogbo, Jr. believes President Robert Mugabe is on track to stand for reelection next year. While many in ZANU-PF would like to see Mugabe go sooner rather than later, internal ZANU-PF opponents are afraid to directly challenge him and are focus [...]
2007-08-29 13:21:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE772POULTRY PRODUCTION AND PATRONAGE - COPING DURING
[...] (C) Irvine's Day Old Chicks, Zimbabwe's largest poultry and egg producer, has managed to maintain full production and profitability during the GOZ's price control blitz thanks to the combination of a highly cost-efficient, export-oriented operation and cozy relations with top ruling-party offic [...]
2007-08-29 13:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ZI
07HARARE78COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JONATHAN M. SMALLRIDGE
[...] Embassy Harare grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Jonathan M. Smallridge for consultations with Embassy officials from February 5 to February 9, 2007. Embassy acknowledges that Mr. Smallridge holds a top secret clearance. 2. The Embassy has confirmed your reservation [...]
2007-01-31 14:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SF ZI
07HARARE781TENDAI BITI ON SADC NEGOTIATIONS, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Tendai Biti, MDC anti-Senate secretary-general, believes substantial progress has been made in SADC-sponsored negotiations toward a new constitution. Agreement on the constitution, electoral reform, and repeal of repressive legislation, however, is unlikely before March elections. Any ag [...]
2007-09-04 14:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ZI
07HARARE795GONO ON MUGABE'S FUTURE, ECONOMY
[...] (C) President Robert Mugabe has been urged by those closest to him to leave office, according to Gideon Gono, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, in a meeting with Charge on September 1. In particular, Mugabe's personal physician advised him to step down immediately to preserve his hea [...]
2007-09-05 10:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE8GOZ CRITIC SURVIVES APPARENT ARSON ATTACK
[...] (SBU) National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Chairman Lovemore Madhuku and his family survived an apparent arson attack at his suburban arare home at about 12:30 AM on January 1. Madhku told us that unknown assailants had sprinkled trail of gasoline from his front gate to the gaage in the a [...]
2007-01-04 10:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE80GONO'S LONG-AWAITED MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT - A
[...] (C) Presenting his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) to the diplomatic and business community on January 31, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono announced he would not devalue the currency because only a "holistic package" of reforms that addressed price distortions and achieved stake [...]
2007-02-01 14:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE82POLICE SEEK TO ARREST UNION LADER AS TEACHERS
[...] (C) Summary. On February 1police conducted an early morning raid on the hoe of Raymond Majongwe, Secretary General of the rogressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ),toarrest the outspoken labor leader. According toZimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR),Majongwewas not home at the time [...]
2007-02-02 10:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB ZI
07HARARE821"CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM" ON SADC TALKS
[...] (C) MDC pro-Senate secretary-general Welshman Ncube, one of the MDC's lead negotiators in the SADC mediation, told polecon chief on September 10 he is "cautiously optimistic" that an agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC on constitutional and electoral reforms will be reached. ZANU-PF is moti [...]
2007-09-10 15:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE822CABINET PANEL CONCEDES PRICE BLITZ DISASTER, GONO
[...] (C) A Cabinet panel reviewing the operation of the Taskforce on Price Monitoring and Stabilization learned on September 5 that the crackdown had had a disastrous effect on the supply of food and goods and was also fomenting unrest across the country, according to Munyaradzi Kereke, Senior Adv [...]
2007-09-10 16:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE849MATABELELAND AND BULAWAYO OBSERVATIONS
[...] (SBU) In addition to severe shortages of goods caused by the GOZ's price control policies, Bulawayo and Matabeleland South are suffering from a critical lack of water. Nevertheless, people are until now coping and there is no evidence of starvation. Although this area of the country is solid [...]
2007-09-17 13:12:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE852JONATHAN MOYO ON MUGABE AND SUCCESSION
[...] (C) President Robert Mugabe has throat cancer and has been advised by his physician that campaigning will be dangerous to his health. At this point, Mugabe nevertheless intends to seek endorsement at a ZANU-PF Extraordinary Congress in December and run for election in March. He has stated h [...]
2007-09-18 12:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE857LABOR ACTION LOOMS IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU),the country's largest labor group, is calling for a two-day stay-away on September 19-20 to protest a recent ban on wage increases and worsening socio-economic conditions. During the past week, ZCTU has placed announcements for the stay-away i [...]
2007-09-18 15:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB ZI
07HARARE858AMENDMENT 18
[...] (U) In a choreographed parliamentary session on September 18, ZANU-PF and the MDC agreed to the adoption of Amendment 18 to the Constitution which will harmonize presidential and parliamentary elections, expand the size of Parliament, and mandate Parliament to elect the president in the event [...]
2007-09-19 13:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE868SANCTIONS: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) Post's effort to obtain requested biographical information on SDNs and their families, as well as justifications for specified individuals for their inclusion on the OFAC sanctions list, is a work in progress. Because of hostile relations between the U.S. and Zimbabwe we do not have acce [...]
2007-09-21 10:25:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE869LABOR STAYAWAY A DAMP SQUIB
[...] (U) Massive unemployment, fear of job loss, government intimidation, and arrests combined to produce a meager response from workers to a two-day countrywide "stay-away" called by ZCTU for September 19 - 20. In the past week, security agents hauled in labor leaders for interrogations, arrested [...]
2007-09-21 10:28:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB ZI
07HARARE870PRO-DEMOCRCAY GROUPS STILL UNDER ATTACK
[...] (C) Zimbabwe security forces have intensified repression against labor and pro-democracy groups despite recent reports that the government has agreed to positive concessions in ongoing SADC mediation talks. Within the last week, security forces arrested labor leaders and intimidated workers, [...]
2007-09-21 10:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ELAB ZI
07HARARE879SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...]
2007-09-28 09:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE881IBBO MANDAZA ON MUGABE, ZANU-PF'S NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) ZANU-PF insider and Solomon Mujuru confidante Ibbo Mandaza met with polecon chief on September 25 and discussed President Robert Mugabe's health and the state of ZANU-PF. 2. (C) Confirming Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono's comments (Reftel),Mandaza said Mugabe's Malaysian physician [...]
2007-09-28 10:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ZI
07HARARE882TSVANGIRAI ON SADC MEDIATION PROCESS
[...] (U) In a diplomatic briefing on September 26, MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai briefed on progress in the SADC-Mbeki mediation and steps ahead. Elements of a new constitution have been agreed upon. The parties are now discussing a new electoral act, security laws, communication laws, and the [...]
2007-09-28 10:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE883SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...]
2007-10-01 10:08:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE903 AA/DCHA HESS IMPRESSED BY PROGRAMS, BUT ALARMED BY
[...] Summary: USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) Michael Hess, accompanied by Special Assistant Amber Brooks, visited Harare, Bulawayo, and rural areas September 16-20 to assess humanitarian needs and programs and to consult with civil society [...]
2007-10-04 10:11:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI PHUM ZI
07HARARE906TEACHERS' PAY INCREASE FALLS SHORT OF DEMANDS
[...] (U) On October 4, Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA) called off a three-day strike that had brought the country's public school system to a halt. The Civil Service Association Apex Council, which represents all civil servants, including teachers, accepted on October 3 the government's off [...]
2007-10-05 07:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB PGOV ZI
07HARARE911TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT IN
[...] (U) The competitiveness of Zimbabwe's textile and apparel sector has been highly compromised by an unstable macroeconomic environment characterized by persistent foreign currency shortages, obsolete equipment, power outages, fuel shortages and hyperinflation. While production and employment ar [...]
2007-10-05 12:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX ZI
07HARARE92MDC FACTION LEADER ARTHUR MUTAMBARA: MDC UNITY
[...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction leader Arthur Mutambara told the Ambassador February 1 that cooperation between both MDC factions was necessary to defeat Mugabe. Noting that MDC anti-faction leader Morgan Tsvangirai had expressed similar sentiments in an earlier meeting (Ref),the Ambassador urged [...]
2007-02-05 14:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE934BITI AND NCUBE ON SADC NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube expect SADC-sponsored negotiations to end in November with an agreement that includes a new constitution. Elections will likely take place in September or October 2008. The MDC remains skeptical that ZANU-PF will permit an environment condu [...]
2007-10-16 15:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE935BITI AND NCUBE ON SADC NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube expect SADC-sponsored negotiations to end in November with an agreement that includes a new constitution. Elections will likely take place in September or October 2008. The MDC remains skeptical that ZANU-PF will permit an environment condu [...]
2007-10-17 05:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE938INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) This cable responds to Reftel. 2. (S) Questions and Responses. A. Watchlisting: -- If host government maintains a "watchlist," how many records does the watchlist contain, and how many are terrorist-related? The GOZ does not have a master watchlist or any central repository of [...]
2007-10-17 13:49:00Embassy HarareSECRETKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS ZI
07HARARE940POLICE BEAT PEACEFUL MARCHERS CALLING FOR NEW
[...] (U) Riot police used baton sticks to disperse more than 50 NCA activists peacefully marching in Harare on October 16 for a new constitution. Several NCA activists were arrested and released without charge and more than 30 were injured. The assault comes on the heels of the arrest of 75 WOZA m [...]
2007-10-17 14:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE942FINAL PUSH ON LAND SEIZURES
[...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe, led by Minister of State for Security and Minister of Lands, Land Reform, and Resettlement Didymus Mutasa, appears intent on evicting the last approximately 350 white farmers (out of approximately 4,500 farmers when land seizures began in 2000). In the past tw [...]
2007-10-18 12:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ECON EAGR EINV ZI
07HARARE951WILDLY INFLATIONARY NEW MONETARY POLICY
[...] (SBU) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono issued a wildly inflationary Mid-Term Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) on October 1. With concessional loans at 25 percent interest across industry and agriculture and the promise of hard currency payments to productive grain farmers, Gono is [...]
2007-10-19 10:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE952TONGOGARA REFUGEE CAMP TRIP REPORT
[...] Representatives from the Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration (PRM) Mary Lange and Nancy Jackson, accompanied by EmbOff, visited Tongogara refugee camp on September 29. Despite harsh economic conditions in Zimbabwe, the nearly 2,700 refugees in Tongogara camp are receiving adequate she [...]
2007-10-19 10:22:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE964FY07 BFIF DETAILED ACTUAL EXPENDITURES - ZIMBABWE
[...] The following is a detailed accounting of actual expenditures for the "Just Business 2 Forum" and mini trade fair sponsored by the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ)and co-funded by BFIF. As instructed in reftel, receipts and supporting documents will be faxed to Gale Gray. B [...]
2007-10-24 11:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN BEXP BTIO ENIV ETRD ZI
07HARARE994ZIMBABWE'S BREAD SHORTAGE - NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
[...] (C) Zimbabwe has been enduring an acute bread shortage since the recent price crackdown began. Although the GOZ subsequently revised the bread price upward, the shortage has persisted due to low wheat production, continued gross price distortion, and a lack of foreign currency to import grain [...]
2007-11-01 16:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD EAGR ZI
07HARARE998NO END IN SIGHT TO ZIMBABWE'S ELECTRIC POWER WOES
[...] (SBU) Electric power demand in Zimbabwe far outweighs Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority's (ZESA) capacity to supply, and low and erratic coal supplies from Hwange Colliery exacerbate the problem. The GOZ will not allow ZESA to raise its tariffs, among the lowest in the world, to a level [...]
2007-11-02 10:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ZI
07HELSINKI234FINNISH RESPONSE - APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE
[...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish CFSP Director and European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala March 28. Syrjala offered the following comments of interest regarding the March 30-31 GYMNICH: 2. (C) MISSILE DEFENSE: Although a discussion of US plans to place missile defense asset [...]
2007-03-28 10:21:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALEUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI FI
07JAKARTA805DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) We raised the situation in Zimbabwe in a March 21 meeting with Heru Santoso and Dicky Yunus of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Directorate, per reftels. We urged the GOI to publicly condemn the Zimbabwe regime's violence against the opposition and to support urg [...]
2007-03-21 08:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNHRC PHUM PGOV ZI ID
07KATHMANDU580DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN
[...] (C) EmbOff expressed serious U.S. concern March 20 over the recent barbaric events in Zimbabwe to Dinesh Bhattarai, Joint Secretary for UN Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging Nepal to issue a statement of public condemnation. Considering Nepal's own traumatic human rights expe [...]
2007-03-20 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI NP
07KINSHASA219ZIMBABWEAN DIAMOND TRADE DEMONSTRATES POROUS DRC
[...] (C) Summary. The recent illegal movement of Zimbabwean diamonds through the DRC demonstrates the GDRC's lack of control over its borders. For several weeks, reports have circulated in Kinshasa about the smuggling of unique Zimbabwean diamonds, setting off a flurry of interest in the Zimbabwean [...]
2007-02-22 14:42:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEMIN ETRD PGOV ZI CG
07KINSHASA56MINING EXTRACTS, #1
[...] (U) Summary. Several artisanal diamond miners died in mining-related accidents, and diamonds illegally exported from Zimbabwe are reportedly appearing for sale in the DRC. Delays in obtaining and importing adequate equipment is causing construction delays for major copper/cobalt mining projec [...]
2007-01-19 11:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON ETRD PGOV ZI CG
07KINSHASA57MINING EXTRACTS, #1
[...] (U) Summary. Several artisanal diamond miners died in mining-related accidents, and diamonds illegally exported from Zimbabwe are reportedly appearing for sale in the DRC. Delays in obtaining and importing adequate equipment is causing construction delays for major copper/cobalt mining projec [...]
2007-01-19 11:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON ETRD PGOV ZI CG
07KUALALUMPUR1212MUGABE TO VISIT MALAYSIA AUGUST 4-8 FOR LANGKAWI
[...] (U) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry confirmed to us on July 27 that Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe intends to visit Malaysia again in order to attend the Langkawi International Dialogue, August 4-8. According to press accounts and the MFA, some 12 to 16 heads of government, mostly from Afri [...]
2007-07-27 09:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ZI MY
07KUALALUMPUR520DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 08:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ZI MY
07KUWAIT662DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ZIMBABWE'S UNCSD CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 11:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL UNCSD AORC SENV ZI KU DEMARCHE
07LIMA1666PERU RESPONSE TO ZIMBABWE UNCSD DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the reftel request for GOP support in opposing Zimbabwe's candidacy for chairmanship of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) to the MFA UN Bureau's Director for Candidacies and Quotas Oswaldo del Aguila on May 4. Del Aguila responded that, in principle, [...]
2007-05-08 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI PE
07LISBON2806AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND KOSOVO
[...] (C) In a one-on-one farewell lunch with the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, at the residence on October 31, the Ambassador asked whether Portugal was pleased with the recent EU-Russia summit (reftels). Roza de Oliveira said yes, Portugal's goal was to ensur [...]
2007-11-05 15:33:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR RU PO ZI
07LJUBLJANA169SLOVENIA: PASSING ZIMBABWE INFORMATION TO MISSION
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for International Organizations and Human Security staffer Smiljana Knez March 21. Knez said that she knew this was a "hot issue" right now and promised to forward the messages to Slovenia's representation in Geneva [...]
2007-03-22 05:12:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALUNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SI
07LJUBLJANA171SLOVENIA: MORE ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for International Organizations and Human Security Staffer Smiljana Knez contacted PolOff March 22 to add to reftel demarche response from March 21. Knez said that Slovenia is well aware of the seriousness of the situation in Zimbabwe and will work i [...]
2007-03-23 05:09:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ZI SI
07LONDON1196UK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 30-31 FOREIGN
[...] (U) UK priorities for the upcoming GYMNICH meeting are maintaining EU unity in support of 1) Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan; 2) a "middle ground" approach to the new Palestinian Unity Government, and 3) moving forward on EU-specific Iran sanctions. Martin Shearman, the Foreign Office's European Corr [...]
2007-03-28 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EUN XG IS IR ZI FI UK
07LUANDA288ANGOLA DENIES IT IS SENDING POLICE TO ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Angolan government has officially denied it is sending 3000 police militia to Zimbabwe. The denials come in response to a report originating on TalkZimbabwe.com following a visit by Angolan Interior Minister Roberto Leal Monteiro, &Ngongo8 to Zimbabwe, which has since been [...]
2007-03-22 11:38:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI AO
07MADRID514ZIMBABWE: SPAIN WOULD SUPPORT BUT NOT LEAD IN UNHRC
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Sub-director General for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias on March 19. Fernandez-Arias said that Spain is appalled by the abuses in Zimbabwe and he noted that Spain has issued a strong condemnation of the abuses on March 15. (NOTE: Text of c [...]
2007-03-20 08:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNHRC PHUM PREL ZI EUN SP
07MADRID535SPAIN WILL STICK TO EU APPROACH ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Poloff presented ref. A demarche to Antonio Sanchez-Benedito Gaspar, Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa, on March 22. Consistent with ref. B, Sanchez-Benedito said that Spain is in agreement with the U.S., is very concerned at the current state of affairs in Zimba [...]
2007-03-22 14:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP ZI
07MADRID568SPANISH FM WILL ONLY ATTEND SECOND HALF OF GYMNICH
[...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 28 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the Gymnich. Fernandez-Arias said that Foreign Minister Moratinos would miss the first two sessions on the Balkans and the European Neighborhood Poli [...]
2007-03-28 14:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI SP
07MADRID837SPAIN ON ZIMBABWE CHAIRMANSHIP OF CSD 16
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 07:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI SP
07MANAMA250BAHRAIN: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-18 14:54:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BA ZI ROW
07MANAMA410BAHRAIN: ZIMBABWE'S BID FOR CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 11:00:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV AORC BA ZI ROW
07MANILA879PHILIPPINES TO RELAY U.S. CONCERNS ON SUDAN,
[...] (C) Poloff on March 16 communicated in strong terms U.S. points (ref b) regarding the no-action motion on the Sudan Assessment Team report in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to Charmaine Serna, Department of Foreign Affairs' Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the [...]
2007-03-16 09:08:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALUNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SU RP
07MANILA909PHILIPPINES NOTES U.S. CONCERNS ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Charmaine Serna, Department of Foreign Affairs' Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs in the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO),noted U.S. concerns regarding Zimbabwe. She stated she would communicate our points to the Philippine Missi [...]
2007-03-20 07:02:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ZI RP
07MAPUTO1486MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY ON ZUMA AND ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) The Charge hosted Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana at his residence December 19 for a one-on-one lunch to discuss Zimbabwe and the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President (other topics covered septel). Sumbana noted that the GRM and the Frelimo party worked hard to maintain rel [...]
2007-12-19 15:52:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ SF ZI
07MAPUTO334MOZAMBICAN CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Charge and acting British High Commissioner met on March 20 with Foreign Ministry Director for International Organizations and Conferences Manuel Goncalves to deliver ref A-B demarches and seek GRM views on next steps in addressing developments in Zimbabwe. Goncalves was not sure how much [...]
2007-03-20 14:59:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALMZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07MAPUTO956MOZAMBIQUE--DISPARATE VIEWS ON MUGABE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana told Charge of private GRM concerns about the ongoing political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe, but that the GRM saw little benefit in publicly challenging Robert Mugabe. "Zimbabwe still has the potential to destabilize Mozambiqu [...]
2007-08-14 08:10:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKDEM MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07MAPUTO988PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S
[...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...]
2007-08-21 14:58:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI
07MAPUTO998PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S
[...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...]
2007-08-24 05:44:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI
07MASERU157LESOTHO AND THE CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) With the bad and worsening situation in Zimbabwe, Ambassador raised the issue of (a) what Lesotho as Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chair was going to do about Mugabe, and (b) what Lesotho as a nation would do to stop Mugabe's continued assault on the opposition. The discus [...]
2007-03-15 15:23:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL ZI LT
07MASERU166AMBASSADOR SPEAKS OUT TO MEDIA ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Ambassador June Carter Perry made a March 16 live statement condemning the situation in Zimbabwe for Lesotho's nationwide television network and for the Lesotho National and Regional Press Services which distributes to national radio outlets. Emphasizing the inhumane treatment of oppositi [...]
2007-03-20 09:26:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL ZI LT
07MASERU168LESOTHO: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Phooko March 20 and reviewed with him the Secretary's statement as well as the spokesman's remarks on the SIPDIS issue. We also went through key points related to the treatment of the opposition by the Mugabe government, [...]
2007-03-20 15:57:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI LT
07MASERU176GOL DEFENDS ELECTORAL PROCEDURES
[...] (C) The Government of Lesotho (GOL) called an emergency donors meeting on March 21 to discuss its views of the tactics used by the opposition parties, particularly by the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party led by Thomas Thabane. The meeting was convened by the Minister in the Office of the Pr [...]
2007-03-22 15:58:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR PHUM SADC ZI LT
07MASERU177SADC: POSSIBLE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in Lesotho for the SADC Council of Ministers meeting, told Maseru-based diplomats on March 22 "in confidence" that the SADC Double Troika ministers had recommended to their respective capitals that Tanzania host an Extraordinary Summit for SADC He [...]
2007-03-22 21:10:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON ZI LT
07MASERU183SADC DOUBLE TROIKA PRESS RELEASE: MASERU - MARCH 22, 2007
[...] On March 22, Embassy Maseru received a diplomatic note from Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs extending an invitation to all Diplomatic Missions in Maseru to send representatives to attend a media briefing by Timothy Thahane, the Lesotho Minister of Finance and Development Planning, who is [...]
2007-03-23 12:06:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM ZI LT
07MASERU214SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA
[...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...]
2007-04-05 13:03:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT
07MASERU215SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA
[...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...]
2007-04-05 15:17:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT
07MASERU287LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZIMBABWE DURING FAREWELL CALLS
[...] (SBU) In support of ref C strategy, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe issue with Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister on May 11. She reviewed key points also with King Letsie III on May 16. 2. (C) The Government of Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that the Southern African [...]
2007-05-21 15:15:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ZI LT
07NAIROBI1077 FEWSNET REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY PRESENTATION
[...] USAID/East Africa Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI) and Regional Food for Peace (FFP) Offices have cultivated a productive relationship with the regional FEWSNET Office. In that light, FEWSNET has been holding periodic briefings for USAID's offices (USAID/EA, Kenya, Somalia, Su [...]
2007-03-07 08:31:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID XA ZI KPRP
07NEWDELHI2106DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE'S BID FOR CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 06:58:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV UNCSD AORC ZI IN
07NICOSIA260CYPRUS TO ENDORSE EU DECLARATION ON ZIMBABWE;
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 12:26:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNHCR EUN ZI CY
07OSLO259NORWAY'S UNHRC INSIGHTS ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) On March 16 we delivered reftel points to Anne Merchant, Senior Adviser in the MFA's UN Section. Merchant believes it is very unlikely that United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) members would pass any resolution concerning Zimbabwe's human rights violations. Specifically, she note [...]
2007-03-19 08:12:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALUNHCR PHUM PREL ZI NO
07OSLO268NORWEGIANS SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 16:12:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ZI NO
07OTTAWA799CANADA: Views on Zimbabwe bid for CSD Chairmanship
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 20:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI CA
07PARAMARIBO146ZIMBABWE: SURINAMESE MFA NOT FOLLOWING ISSUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff spoke with three officials at the Surinamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Zimbabwe (ref A),all of whom admitted not following the issue. All accepted further information on the issue, and one said that Suriname would like to support a UN Human Rights Council stanc [...]
2007-03-23 20:06:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNS ZI UNHRC PHUM
07PARIS1104FRANCE/ZIMBABWE: LOOKING FOR AFRICANS TO TAKE THE
[...] (C) MFA interlocutors report a shift in French thinking on Zimbabwe and greater readiness to engage and bring pressure to bear on the regime through multilateral fora. France nonetheless emphasizes the importance of getting Africans into the lead and holds out hopes that SADC will take a stro [...]
2007-03-21 16:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC UNO IR KNNP ZI FR
07PARIS1220FRANCE/GYMNICH: FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT ON ALL ISSUES
[...] (U) We shared reftel points with MFA CFSP Deputy Emmanuel Cohet (all points),Bosnian desk officer Michel Clerx (Bonsia points),and Kosovo desk officer Herve Boisguillaume (Serbia and Kosovo points). 2. (C) Bosnia: Clerx said Bosnia is not on the Gymnich agenda. That said, the French agre [...]
2007-03-27 15:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI
07PARIS1695AF DAS THOMPSON'S MFA DISCUSSIONS ON ZIMBABWE,
[...] (C) Summary: AF DAS Carol Thompson pushed for active engagement on Zimbabwe and mapped out USG public health initiatives in Africa, e.g. PEPFAR and the President's Malaria initiative, in a meeting with MFA AF A/S-Equivalent Jean de Gliniasty. Gliniasty called for letting Africans take the le [...]
2007-04-27 14:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR ZI FR
07PARIS578FRANCE/AFRICA: SUMMIT NO-SHOWS AND MUGABE; MFA AMBIVALENCE ON
[...] (C) Summary: There is MFA speculation that Zimbabwean leader Mugabe, angry at his own exclusion, has tried, with mixed results, to promote a SADC boycott of the 2/15-2/16 Africa-France Summi in Cannes. On Darfur, MFA is resisting a campaign by Khartoum for Frenc mediation between Deby and Bas [...]
2007-02-13 16:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR SU SO ZI FR
07PARIS849PART III: AFRICA-FRANCE SUMMIT - AVOIDING A MUGABE
[...] (C) Summary: For the 2007 Africa-France Summit at Cannes, President Chirac made a watershed policy choice to abide by the EU travel ban and exclude Zimbabwean pariah leader Robert Mugabe. Chirac had invited Mugabe four years earlier to the 2003 Paris Summit, amid concerns about the risk of a b [...]
2007-03-06 09:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KSUM XA ZI FR
07PORTAUPRINCE531DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 20:15:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ZI HA
07PORTOFSPAIN277DEMARCHE: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 18:46:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ZI TD
07PRAGUE296CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS UNHRC ACTION ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary. According to Czech MFA Human Rights Department official Jan Kaminek, the Czech government strongly condemns the Mugabe government's violent, anti-democratic actions. Accordingly, the Czech government has supported the EU's statements on the issue and will support an UNHRC proclama [...]
2007-03-20 15:27:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI EZ
07PRAGUE329CZECHS ON MARCH 30-31 GYMNICH
[...] (U) Czech MFA Deputy Director of CFSP Department Miroslav Kolatek on March 26 said the foreign ministers would discuss the following issues at the Gymnich meeting March 30-31: the Balkans, the Middle East Peace Process, and the EU Neighborhood policy. 2. (SBU) Balkans: the focus will be on [...]
2007-03-27 16:14:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN KPAL XG IS IR ZI EZ
07PRAGUE530CZECHS ON MARCH 30-31 GYMNICH
[...] (U) Czech MFA Deputy Director of CFSP Department Miroslav Kolatek on March 26 said the foreign ministers would discuss the following issues at the Gymnich meeting March 30-31: the Balkans, the Middle East Peace Process, and the EU Neighborhood policy. 2. (SBU) Balkans: the focus will be on [...]
2007-05-11 17:16:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN KPAL XG IS IR ZI EZ
07PRETORIA1054(C) MDC HAS "CONSTRUCTIVE" MEETING WITH SOUTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Zimbabwean opposition MDC leaders met March 23 with senior South African Government (SAG) officials in Pretoria. SAG officials sought the views of the MDC on the situation in Zimbabwe and asked them to describe the MDC "roadmap" for solving the crisis. Earlier that day, DepForM [...]
2007-03-24 14:15:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA1096ZIMBABWE: CHURCH LEADERS CAUTIOUS ON VATICAN ROLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Vatican shares U.S. concerns about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, but will be cautious about speaking out publicly, according to Papal Nuncio Green. Public comments by the Pope are the final card to play, and the Vatican will want to save that step for the right mom [...]
2007-03-28 15:00:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI VT SF
07PRETORIA1110ZIMBABWE: QUIET DIPLOMACY GETS (A LITTLE) LOUDER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Parliament held an extraordinary debate on Zimbabwe March 28, with opposition parties strongly criticizing the Government's Zimbabwe policy. DepForMin van der Merwe defended the SAG policy, but stated that the GOZ's recent crackdown was a "major cause for concer [...]
2007-03-29 17:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KPAO ZI SF
07PRETORIA1447PROSPECTS FOR MBEKI FACILITATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. As recently-appointed SADC "facilitator" for Zimbabwe, President Mbeki is off to the races but may not make it to the finish line. Mbeki has taken on Mugabe in the past and failed, and we should not underestimate Mugabe's ability to outfox him again. Nevertheles [...]
2007-04-24 14:50:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA1495(C) ZIMBABWE: SENIOR SAG OFFICIALS OUTLINE VIEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of meeting with IDASA analyst Sydney Masamvu on April 24-25, senior South African officials questioned Masamvu in detail about the situation in Zimbabwe. DepForMin Pahad made clear he held MDC leader Tsvangirai in low regard, but had a much higher opinion of MDC Secr [...]
2007-04-30 14:12:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA150ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO REVOKE PUBLISHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Zimbabwe is attempting to revoke the citizenship of well-known publisher Trevor Ncube. In blatant violation of international and Zimbabwean law, the GOZ claims that Ncube is no longer a Zimbabwean citizen because his father was born in Zambia. Ncube is challengi [...]
2007-01-12 14:24:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI SF
07PRETORIA1554MDC WRITTEN SUBMISSION TO MBEKI DETAILS OBSTACLES
[...] (C) The Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) presented its concerns about upcoming elections in a formal, 10-page written submission to South African President Mbeki, dated 11 April 2007. Mbeki is serving as the "facilitator" in Zimbabwe on behalf of the Southern Afr [...]
2007-05-03 14:29:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA1557MDC LEADERSHIP MEETS IN SOUTH AFRICA, DECIDES TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Meeting secretly in Johannesburg April 28-29, the leadership of the Zimbabwean opposition MDC party, led by Morgan Tsvangirai, decided to launch the party's presidential campaign o/a June 1, while making clear they will not participate in the elections without fundamental refo [...]
2007-05-03 15:08:00Embassy PretoriaSECRETPREL PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA2044 MDC CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO REACT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 5 June, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai held his first briefing for Pretoria's diplomatic corps to brief them on the ongoing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and the plight of Zimbabwean refugees in southern Africa. A short video clip was shown of Tsvangirai visiting hundreds of [...]
2007-06-07 04:28:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV ZI SF
07PRETORIA2105ZIMBABWE: SADC INITIATIVE OFF TO SLOW START
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Political analyst Sydney Masamvu told PolOff on 5 June that the SADC initiative is off to a slow and disheartening start. ZANU-PF's official submission to Mbeki includes troublesome non-starters like demanding that the MDC acknowledge that Mugabe was elected in a free and fair pol [...]
2007-06-12 13:30:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV SADC ZI SF
07PRETORIA2209 ZIMBABWE TALKS FINALLY BEGIN IN PRETORIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The long-awaited talks between ZANU-PF and the MDC kicked off in Pretoria June 17-18 with the two sides agreeing on a five point agenda for future negotiations: constitution, electoral laws, security legislation, communications, and political climate. On the constitution, the Z [...]
2007-06-20 04:28:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA2210ZIMBABWE TALKS FINALLY BEGIN IN PRETORIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The long-awaited talks between ZANU-PF and the MDC kicked off in Pretoria June 17-18 with the two sides agreeing on a five point agenda for future negotiations: constitution, electoral laws, security legislation, communications, and political climate. On the constitution, the ZA [...]
2007-06-20 04:28:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA2414ZANU-PF NO SHOW AT PRETORIA TALKS
[...] (C) The ZANU-PF negotiating team did not show up at the July 7 South African-sponsored talks in Pretoria, according to Roy Bennett, Treasurer of the Zimbabwean opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). (NOTE: The first round of the SADC/South African-mediated talks took place [...]
2007-07-09 15:05:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA2443(C) U.K. BUSINESSMAN BRANSON FUNDING "ELDER"
[...] (C/NF) U.K. businessman Richard Branson is bankrolling an African "Elders" initiative to convince Zimbabwean President Mugabe to step down. The "Elders" plan to meet secretly in Johannesburg July 17-18 with Branson to discuss their initiative. Former Presidents Nelson Mandela (South Africa),[...]
2007-07-11 15:27:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA2478ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESSMEN DEVELOPING RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A group of exiled Zimbabwean economists and businessmen is developing plans for Zimbabwe's economic recovery once an internationally-acceptable government takes office, according to South African-based businessman Strive Masiyiwa. Nkosana Moyo, former Zimbabwean Minister of Indu [...]
2007-07-16 14:00:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SF ZI
07PRETORIA2646NO SAG CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR GROWING INFLUX OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite the growing influx of Zimbabweans into South Africa, the SAG has not initiated contingency planning for a refugee crisis, according to UNHCR and IOM officials. The majority of Zimbabweans entering South Africa are "victims of bad political governance," UNHCR argued, not [...]
2007-07-30 13:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF ZI SF
07PRETORIA2800ZIMBABWEANS CROWD INTO JOHANNESBURG CHURCH
[...] (U) Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg has become a haven for Zimbabweans fleeing the economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe. PolOff visited the church August 1 and met with Bishop Paul Verynn, pastor of the church. Verynn said that more than 1,000 people are staying in the [...]
2007-08-08 15:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA2818MBEKI TO PUT POSITIVE SPIN ON ZIMBABWE MEDIATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite limited progress on the core political issues, President Mbeki will likely paint an upbeat picture for SADC Heads of State on his Zimbabwe political facilitation at the upcoming summit in Lusaka. Mbeki believes the positive spin will help keep the GOZ negotiators at the [...]
2007-08-13 05:15:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA2872PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT FACT-FINDING MISSION TO
[...] (C) The planned Pan-African Parliament (PAP) fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe is bogged down in political and administrative bickering, according to PAP Member of Parliament (MP) Suzanne Vos (protect). Vos, who also serves as an MP in the South African Parliament for the Inkatha Freedom Party [...]
2007-08-16 06:32:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AORC KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3069MDC ACTIVIST TELLS OF DETENTION AT LUSAKA SADC
[...] (C) Zambian security officials arrested and questioned Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Political Liaison Officer Nqobizitha Mlilo at the recent August 16-17 SADC Summit. Mlilo described to PolOff on August 30 his detention. Mlilo, a recent University of Cape Town graduate, works for Roy [...]
2007-08-31 12:55:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3075TREVOR NCUBE FLOATS "THIRD WAY"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. South African-based publisher and Mugabe opponent Trevor Ncube believes that Zimbabwe needs a "third way" political force to take the country forward. Ncube is thoroughly disgusted with both the ruling ZANU-PF and the MDC opposition. Strive Masiyiwa, Nkosana Moyo, or Simba Makon [...]
2007-08-31 15:01:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA3184SOUTH AFRICA/ZIMBABWE TRADE HOLDING STEADY
[...] (U) Summary. Despite the economic turmoil in Zimbabwe, trade between South Africa and Zimbabwe remains steady making the SA/Zimbabwe trade partnership the largest in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Other African countries are beginning to close the gap as SA reaches out to [...]
2007-09-07 15:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ZI SF
07PRETORIA3213SAG OFFICIAL SAYS PUBLIC CRITICISM OF MUGABE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The South African Government is "making progress" in the facilitation talks between ZANU-PF and MDC, but recognizes that the process will not be easy, according to DFA Chief Director (DAS-level) Tselane Mokuena. Mokuena acknowledged that political and economic reforms in Zimbabwe [...]
2007-09-12 09:24:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3425SAG APPLAUDS ZIMBABWE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS;
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The South African Cabinet praised the ZANU-PF-MDC agreement on Constitutional Amendment 18 (ref A),calling it a "breakthrough" and "a major step forward." DepForMin Pahad suggested that the accord paves the way for a "political solution that all Zimbabweans will hail." The agree [...]
2007-09-28 09:14:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA3486MDC TREASURER BENNETT "CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC" ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The pressure is now on SADC facilitator Mbeki and ZANU-PF to deliver on reforms for the 2008 elections in Zimbabwe, argued MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. Bennett, who said he was initially skeptical of the MDC-ZANU-PF agreement on Constitutional Amendment 18, stressed that the MDC re [...]
2007-10-03 10:06:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA3519POSSIBLE AGREEMENT REACHED ON NEW ZIMBABWEAN
[...] (S) According to IDASA analyst Sydney Masamvu (strictly protect),representatives of the Zimbabwean ruling party (ZANU-PF) and both the Tsvangirai and Mutambara factions of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) reached an agreement 29-30 September on a new Zimbabwean Constitution. MDC nego [...]
2007-10-04 21:09:00Embassy PretoriaSECRETPGOV ZI SF
07PRETORIA356(C) EXILED ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESSMEN FLOAT ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Exiled Zimbabwean businessmanXXXXXXXXXXXX is quietly floating an idea to shift executive power from President Mugabe to a "technocratic" Prime Minister. To get Mugabe to accept the deal, Mugabe would remain President until 2010 with some power over the security apparatus, but the Prime [...]
2007-01-30 16:07:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA3640CHRONOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICAN FACILITATION IN
[...] (C) Following is a chronology of key events in the South African mediation in Zimbabwe since the Southern African Development Community (SADC) appointed President Thabo Mbeki as "facilitator" at its March 29, 2007 summit in Dar es Salaam. The South African Government (SAG) has not publicly an [...]
2007-10-17 06:54:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA3721MASIYIWA SKEPTICAL ON MBEKI ZIMBABWE MEDIATION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mugabe is not serious about the SADC/Mbeki facilitation, according to exiled Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa. Masiyiwa dismissed reports of a MDC-ZANU-PF agreement on a new constitution (refs A & B),noting that the two sides reached a similar deal in 2004 that went nowher [...]
2007-10-23 09:40:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3766AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ENVOYS ON ZIMBABWE, CRIME,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 23 lunch hosted by Ambassador, envoys from eight countries expressed their concern about the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe and skepticism about President Mbeki's facilitation efforts there. One High Commissioner suggested that Mbeki did not feel [...]
2007-10-25 15:12:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC MASS MARR ZI SF
07PRETORIA3875MDC'S BENNETT UPBEAT ON PARTY, ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Despite harsh criticisms in the media, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai is doing the right thing by cleaning out the party SIPDIS leadership, according to MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. Bennett hinted that recently-deposed women's leader Lucia Ma [...]
2007-11-06 14:44:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA4109TSVANGIRAI FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF PROGRESS IN SADC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of the SADC-sponsored Zimbabwe talks, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai told visiting U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe. The SIPDIS MDC has made significant concessions, but received nothing in retur [...]
2007-12-04 10:09:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA4154ADDITIONAL TARGETTED ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 14:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD PHUM ZI SF
07PRETORIA4193DEPFORMIN PAHAD CONDEMNS NEW U.S. ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) South Africa condemned "till the cows come home" the new U.S. targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe. During a 11 December press conference, DepForMin Aziz Pahad said that imposing sanctions on the children of Zimbabwean leaders is "collective punishment of a non-sensical nature" which will [...]
2007-12-13 14:20:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA4218NO IMMEDIATE CHANGES IN SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The election of Jacob Zuma as African National Congress (ANC) President (Ref C) will not result in any immediate changes in South Africa's foreign policy. Should Zuma become national president following parliamentary elections in early 2009 -- not a foregone conclusion with corru [...]
2007-12-18 19:54:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA533ANC SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES ZANU-PF TENSIONS
[...] (C) African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Kgalema Motlanthe told Embassy contact Sydney Masamvu February 9 that the South African Government opposes the extension of Mugabe's term to 2010. Motlanthe said that South Africa is encouraged by the growing split within ZANU-PF. Masamvu [...]
2007-02-13 14:06:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA957SOUTH AFRICA EXPRESSES "CONCERN" ABOUT ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe's March 11 violent attack on opposition leaders has revitalized the debate on Zimbabwe in South Africa and put pressure on the South African Government (SAG) to act. DepForMin Pahad's carefully worded March 13 statement, expressing concern about the ar [...]
2007-03-16 16:20:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SF ZI
07RIGA208LATVIA GENERALLY SYMPATHETIC TO US VIEWS ON
[...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftels A and B points March 19 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of International Organizations Division at the MFA. Rozeniece responded that the GOL is aware of the situation in Zimbabwe and that the Latvian delegation in Geneva will discuss the issue today. Rozeniece stated [...]
2007-03-20 09:03:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALUNHCR PHUM PREL ZI EUN LG
07ROME1885ITALIAN EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY WILL LITIGATE TO
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel information on recovery of debt owed the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) by the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) to Michal Ron, Head of Claims and International Agreement [...]
2007-09-06 11:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD EXIM PREL IT ZI
07ROME346ITALY LIKELY TO SUPPORT RESTORING IMF VOTING
[...] (SBU) EconCouns met February 20 with Vincenzo Zezza, Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director for IMF Coordination, and Francesca Manno, MOF Development Banking Director, to discuss reftel points. EconCouns urged our GOI counterparts to consider pressing Zimbabwe to enact the necessary economic a [...]
2007-02-21 12:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN IMF PREL ZI IT
07ROME564ITALY WILL WORK WITHIN EU ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel A and B demarches to Laura Carpini, MFA Human Rights Office Director, March 19, and to Umberto Malnati, MFA Southern Africa Office Director, March 20, emphasizing U.S. concern for the grave situation in Zimbabwe and requesting Italy's support in speaking out against [...]
2007-03-21 17:08:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UNHRC ZI EUN IT
07ROME918ITALY: NO TO ZIMBABWE CSD CHAIR, EU PRESSING FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 12:32:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV UNCSD AORC ZI IT
07SANTIAGO473DEMARCHE TO CHILE RE BUILDING INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 20:32:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ZI CI
07SEOUL808ROKG MULLING EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 07:52:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHCR KS ZI
07SKOPJE251MACEDONIA WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 16:14:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ZI MK
07STATE156474APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 17. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on November 19-2 [...]
2007-11-15 03:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK SY ZI
07STATE33268PRESSING AFRICANS TO SUPPORT UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Summary: The United States believes the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) should respond to the extremely brutal attacks -- which resulted in at least one death -- by Zimbabwean authorities against opposition members during and after a peaceful prayer meeting on March 11. Posts are instructe [...]
2007-03-15 20:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNHCR PHUM PREL ZI
07STATE33284PRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ACTIVE
[...] (U) Summary: The United States believes the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) must respond to the extremely brutal attacks -- which resulted in at least one death -- by Zimbabwean authorities against opposition members during and after a peaceful prayer meeting on March 11. Posts are instructed [...]
2007-03-15 20:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNHCR PHUM PREL ZI
07STOCKHOLM1389SWEDEN ON NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 17:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN PK SW CH BM IS LE KV SY ZI
07TASHKENT482UZBEKISTAN'S CAUTIOUS RESPONSE TO ZIMBABWE EVENTS
[...] (C) On March 26, Poloff delivered ref A demarche to Ismat Fayzullayev, Director for U.S. Affairs at the Foreign Ministry's Americas Department. Fayzullayev assured Poloff that he would relay the information to the appropriate officials. He stated that Uzbekistan is a "small country" with few [...]
2007-03-26 12:26:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI UZ
07TOKYO1214ZIMBABWE: JAPAN TO CONSULT WITH U.S. MISSION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 10:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC PREL ZI JA
07TOKYO1278JAPAN CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 01:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI JA
07USUNNEWYORK802SYG BAN ON BURMA AND ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Khalilzad met with Secretary General Ban briefly on September 27. Topics included Burma, Zimbabwe and the prospects for a U.S. candidate for controller of the UN (septel). BURMA ----- 2. (C) Secretary General Ban told Ambassador Khalilzad on September 27 that Special A [...]
2007-09-28 16:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BM ZI
07VATICAN58ZIMBABWE: HOLY SEE TO SPEAK OUT?
[...] (U) This telegram contains a recommendation and action request below. --------------- Background -------------- 2. (C) Post noted in early February that the Holy See was considering speaking out on Zimbabwe (reftel). The issue is now on the front burner. A senior cardi [...]
2007-03-20 10:17:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALKIRF PHUM SOCI ZI ZU SF UK VT
07VATICAN64ZIMBABWE: HOLY SEE WAITING FOR OK FROM BISHOPS
[...] (C) In response to ref (b) points, Holy See deputy foreign minister equivalent Pietro Parolin told the Charge March 23 that the Holy See was considering speaking out further on Zimbabwe, but felt compelled to wait until it got the "green light" from the Zimbabwe bishops to do so. He noted t [...]
2007-03-23 15:41:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL ZI VT
07VATICAN72ZIMBABWE: HOLY SEE STILL WAITING FOR BISHOPS
[...] (C) Ambassador and DCM again discussed Zimbabwe with Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations with States (i.e., deputy foreign minister) on April 3. Pointing to the strong statements made in recent days by Catholic bishops in Zimbabwe, Ambassador urged the Holy [...]
2007-04-04 10:39:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL VT ZI
07VATICAN76POPE BEMOANS SITUATION IN IRAQ; SPEAKS OUT ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Pope Benedict claimed "nothing positive" was coming from an Iraq "torn apart by continual slaughter" in his widely-publicized Easter address April 8. Following intensive lobbying by Post, the pontiff broke the Holy See's silence on Zimbabwe, decrying the "grievous crisis" in that country [...]
2007-04-10 16:05:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI KIRF IZ ZI LE SU VT
07VIENNA688AUSTRIA SUPPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ACTION ON
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered refetl demarche on March 19 to Austrian MFA Human Rights Director Engelbert Theuermann. Theuermann said Austria is only an observer at the UN Human Rights Council, but plays an active role. He said Austria has an embassy in Zimbabwe, and therefore has followed de [...]
2007-03-20 11:00:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNSCR PREL ZI EUN AU
07VIENNA721DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns presented ref (a) demarche on March 21 to Gerhard Weinberger, the Austrian MFA's Acting Africa Director. 2. (C) Consistent with ref (b),Weinberger said Austria shares our views on the political, economic and security problems in Zimbabwe. He said that in a recent tel [...]
2007-03-21 16:09:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI AU
07VIENNA832AUSTRIA ON THE MARCH 30-31 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on March 29 to Anreas Riecken, the Austrian MFA's European Correspondent. Riecken responded substantively as follows. 2. (C) Western Balkans: The discussion will focus on Kosovo, Riecken said. It is very clear that the EU supports Martti Ahtisa [...]
2007-03-30 08:08:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI AU
07VILNIUS219LITHUANIA AGREES WITH GYMNICH TALKING POINTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We delivered reftel points to Gediminas Kasputis of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division on March 28. Kasputis said that the GOL's positions were nearly identical to our positions. Kasputis asked for clarification on several points, and gave details on Lithuania [...]
2007-03-27 14:37:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALEUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI LH BO
07ZAGREB284CROATIA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 14:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ZI HR HUMAN RIGHTS
07ZAGREB438CROATIA ON ZIMBABWE'S BID FOR CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE UNCSD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 14:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV AORC PREL UNSCD ZI HR
08ABUDHABI1463UAE RESPONSE TO ILLICIT DIAMOND ACTIVITY IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. 2. (SBU) On December 1, post delivered reftel talking points via diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post also passed the points to Ali Fayel, the Ministry of Economy's point-of-contact on the Kimberley P [...]
2008-12-30 09:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC ZI AE
08ABUJA1180NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JUNE 19 ROUNDTABLE
[...] (C) On June 18, 2008, Post delivered reftel demarche to Charles A. Ononye, Director of the First United Nations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ononye assured Poloffs that he would contact Nigeria's United Nations representative and ask him to attend the Roundtable. Ononye also [...]
2008-06-18 14:50:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU SADC MO ZI NI
08ABUJA1250NIGERIA: GON CALLS FOR DELAY OF ZIMBABWE POLL
[...] After resolutions by both the Senate and the House of Representatives urging the Nigerian government to intervene in the Zimbabwe crisis, the GON publicly called for the postponement of Zimbabwe's presidential run-off. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement late on June 26 which s [...]
2008-06-27 12:03:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NI ZI
08ABUJA1330ZIMBABWE: DEMARCHE TO NIGERIA REGARDING UNSC
[...] (C) Following receipt of ref e-mail, Polcouns spoke with Ambassador Daniel Hart, Senior Special Advisor to Foreign Minister Maduekwe, and briefed him on the issue and our desire to enlist Nigerian co-sponsorship of the draft UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe. He told Hart that Ambassador Sanders wa [...]
2008-07-11 12:54:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC NI ZI
08ABUJA1332ZIMBABWE: AMBASSADOR AND NIGERIAN FORNMIN ON UNSC
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe on July 11 to discuss and demarche on co-sponsoring a draft UN Security Council Chapter VII sanctions resolution on Zimbabwe introduced in the Council on July 3 (Poloff notetaker). Ambassador expressed appreciation for Nigeria's s [...]
2008-07-11 14:11:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC NI ZI
08ABUJA1434DEMARCHE TO NIGERIA RE ZIMBABWE TALKS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-25 13:49:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC ZI NI
08ABUJA1839NIGERIA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During the course of a September 8 meeting with Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe, Assistant Secretary David Kramer delivered reftel demarche. The FonMin seemed amenable to coordination with the USG on both country specific and thematic resolutions, and provided responses on the issue [...]
2008-09-10 16:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KIRF KNNP AF UN IR ZI NI
08ACCRA1168GHANA'S RESPONSE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Ghana is unlikely to take a leadership position on Zimbabwe at the UNGA Third Committee, according to Paul Essel, director of International Organizations at Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. POLOFF demarched Essel September 10, specifically raising the matter of a resolution on Zimbab [...]
2008-09-11 10:17:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN GH ZI IR
08ACCRA526MDC GENERAL SECRETARY IN ACCRA: SEEKS GREATER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Secretary General Tendai Biti, who is visiting Accra to see President Kufour, met with Western diplomats to discuss the post-election situation in Zimbabwe. Biti said that the MDC would call on the international communit [...]
2008-04-17 16:07:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI SF GH
08ACCRA527MDC GENERAL SECRETARY IN ACCRA: SEEKS GREATER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Secretary General Tendai Biti, who is visiting Accra to see President Kufour, met with Western diplomats to discuss the post-election situation in Zimbabwe. Biti said that the MDC would call on the international communit [...]
2008-04-17 16:13:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI SF GH
08ADDISABABA2471(C) ETHIOPIA WILL NOT SUPPORT ZIMBABWE HUMAN
[...] (C) PolOffs raised reftel points with Abebaw Feleke, Acting Director of UN Main Organs, and Tesfaye Yilma, Director General for Europe and the Americas, in the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry on September 4. Neither official disclosed the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) likely response on the questio [...]
2008-09-08 06:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN ET ZI
08ADDISABABA3336USAU: AU HOPING TO MOBILIZE AFRICAN LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary: African Union Chairperson and President of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete is going to convene certain African heads of state in Pretoria on December 14 in hopes that they can forge a strong enough message to deliver to Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to pressure him to implement a pow [...]
2008-12-10 15:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI AU
08ALGIERS907ALGERIA EXPRESSES PASSIVE SUPPORT FOR SADC TALKS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-16 06:16:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC ZI BC
08ANTANANARIVO281MADAGASCAR'S POSITION ON ZIMBABAWE DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-10 14:25:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CASC ZI MA
08ANTANANARIVO527MADAGASCAR'S POSITION ON ZIMBABAWE DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 04:35:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CASC ZI MA
08ATHENS1018GREEK MFA ON JULY 22-23 GAERC ISSUES
[...] (C) On 15 July, PolOfficer and PolAssistant delivered ref A points and discussed issues likely to be addressed at the July 22-23 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) with MFA European Correspondent Antonia Katsourou. She responded with the following points: -- Iran: Katsourou said Greec [...]
2008-07-16 14:41:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGKV PREL EU GR PHUM IR SO SU CD ZI UP
08ATHENS1287GREEK VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER GAERC ISSUES
[...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref A and C points on the September 15-16 meeting of EU foreign ministers (GAERC) to MFA European Correspondent Ant/nia Katzourou and took the oppo2tunity 4o ask for a readout of the September 5-6 G9mnich meeting. On the latter, Katzourou said 3he had ngt gotten a de [...]
2008-09-10 11:23:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM GR RS SU ZI YI EUN
08ATHENS330GAERC DEMARCHE: GREECE EXPECTS "NO DECISIONS"
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-06 12:44:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU ZL PK AFIN ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08ATHENS338GAERC DEMARCHE: GREECE EXPECTS "NO DECISIONS"
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 13:28:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU ZL PK AFIN ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08ATHENS341GAERC DEMARCHE: GREECE EXPECTS "NO DECISIONS"
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU ZL PK AFIN ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08ATHENS346GAERC DEMARCHE: GREECE EXPECTS "NO DECISIONS"
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU ZL PK AFIN ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08BEIJING1390DRAFT UNSCR ON REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
[...] (C) PolOff on April 14 conveyed to MFA reftel points on the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) proposed by South Africa on regional organizations, the April 16 open debate hosted by South African President Thabo Mbeki, and the April 17 joint UN Security Council-African Union (AU) Peace and [...]
2008-04-14 07:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO SO SU ZI CH
08BEIJING1568MFA: ARMS TO ZIMBABWE PART OF "NORMAL TRADE"
[...] (C) Summary: China's recent shipment of arms to Zimbabwe is part of the normal trade in arms between two sovereign nations and is not connected to the current political situation, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missiles and Conventional Weapons Division Director Zhang Jun'an told [...]
2008-04-23 09:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR CH ZI SADC
08BEIJING1598MFA: FINISH ZIMBABWE RECOUNT BEFORE FURTHER ACTION
[...] (C) Summary. The international community should wait for the election recount to be completed before taking any action on Zimbabwe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Africa Department Southern Africa Division Director He Meng said April 24. The crisis in Zimbabwe should be left to Africans to [...]
2008-04-24 09:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR CH ZI SADC
08BEIJING1600APRIL 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ZIMBABWE ARMS SHIPMENT,
[...] Key points at the April 24 MFA press briefing were: -- A Chinese cargo ship will return to China with arms intended for Zimbabwe. -- An EU resolution critical of China's involvement in Africa is "irresponsible" and "groundless." -- The Syria-DPRK nuclear issue should not affect the Six-P [...]
2008-04-24 11:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY CH FR KN JA SY PA XG ZI
08BEIJING1660CHINA: UNSC SHOULD PROCEED "VERY CAUTIOUSLY" ON
[...] (C) PolOff on April 29 conveyed to MFA reftel points on the need for the international community to act decisively on Zimbabwe, on the need for an end to government-sponsored violence against opposition parties in Zimbabwe, on the urgent need for the UN Security Council (UNSC) to consider in a [...]
2008-04-29 09:23:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ZI CH
08BEIJING1771MAY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA, ZIMBABWE, HU JAPAN VISIT,
[...] Key points at the May 8 MFA press briefing were: -- China urged the Burmese Government to cooperate and consult with the international community on disaster aid. -- Contrary to media reports, the Chinese arms shipment did not reach Zimbabwe. -- President Hu Jintao reached an important co [...]
2008-05-08 10:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY KS JA VT ZI BM
08BEIJING1991MAY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE, BAN KI-MOON
[...] Key points at the May 22 MFA press briefing were: -- Only 400,000 of 3.3 million tents needed in the disaster areas of Sichuan have been delivered. -- Consultations are ongoing for a possible visit to China by Ban Ki-moon. -- Spokesperson had no information about a potential dirty bomb [...]
2008-05-22 10:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY PTER TSPA KS IR TW VM ZI
08BEIJING2179JUNE 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Security Dialogue, Tibet,
[...] Key points at the June 5 MFA press briefing were: -- The Security Dialogue held in Beijing was pragmatic and conducive to the development of security relations. -- Tibet is stabilizing "gradually." -- China has taken note of Australian Prime Minister Rudd's proposal for an Asia Pacific [...]
2008-06-05 10:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY PTER PHUM KS ZI KN MG SA YM QA
08BEIJING2529JUNE 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, ENGINEERS TO
[...] Key points at the June 26 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The DPRK has not yet released a declaration of its nuclear programs, said the MFA spokesman. -- The "remaining portion of Chinese military engineers" will deploy in mid-July to assist in infrastructure projects. -- In spite [...]
2008-06-26 10:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY PHUM KS KN JP ZI RS TH CY SU
08BEIJING2613CHINA URGED TO SUPPORT UNSC CHAPTER VII
[...] (C) PolOff on July 2 delivered to MFA reftel points urging China to Randt [...]
2008-07-02 11:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI CH
08BEIJING2616CORRECTED - CHINA URGED TO SUPPORT UNSC CHAPTER
[...] (C) Poloff on July 2 delivered to MFA reftel points urging China to support a UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe. MFA International Organizations and conferences Department UN Division Counselor Sun Minqin said that China is also concerned by events in Zimbabwe. China's position is that the interna [...]
2008-07-03 01:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI CH
08BEIJING2675CHINA WILL NOT SUPPORT UNSC ZIMBABWE RESOLUTION
[...] (C) PolOff on July 9 delivered to MFA reftel points urging China to support a UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo said China would have "major difficulty" supporting a resolution at the current time. S [...]
2008-07-09 08:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ZI CH
08BEIJING2718AMBASSADOR URGES PRC SUPPORT FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi the Ambassador pushed strongly for China to support bringing a resolution on Zimbabwe to a vote in the UN Security Council and to vote for that resolution. AFM Liu said China opposes the draft resolution and claimed that the [...]
2008-07-11 12:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU CH
08BEIJING2840JULY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: OLYMPICS AND FREEDOM, KUNMING
[...] Key points at the July 22 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- All athletes should promote friendship while in China, said the spokesmen when asked to respond to President Bush's comments that athletes should be ambassadors of freedom. -- The MFA continues to "urge all relevant department [...]
2008-07-22 23:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER KOLY PHUM KN VM ZI LI
08BEIJING3591BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON KIM
[...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 ambassadors in Beijing September 12, German DCM Hans Carl Von Werthern said that it is possible German doctors are in Pyongyang to assist Kim Jong-il. Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto reported that PM Fukuda raised the issue of poisoned dumplings in his recent bi [...]
2008-09-17 02:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KOLY PHUM CH FR JA GM UK KN KS ZI
08BEIJING3632CHINA ON UNGA ISSUES
[...] (C) MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo told PolOff September 19 that China's positions on Georgia and Burma are clear and unchanged. China has consistently supported peaceful resolution of problems in the Middle East. China noted [...]
2008-09-19 09:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA CH GG AF IR IZ LE BM ZI
08BERLIN1048GONO DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMANS - NO OBJECTION
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to German Ministry of Foreign Affairs representatives Julian Luebbert, Desk Officer, International Economic and Financial Policy and Antje Haeusler, Southern Africa Division. Both officers expressed appreciation for the informaton. They stated that t [...]
2008-07-31 17:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI
08BERLIN1259GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 15-16 EU GAERC FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany expects the EU Council on September 15 to agree on creating a small "coordination cell" in Brussels to help coordinate the existing anti-piracy contributions of EU members and prepare the way for a possible future ESDP mission off the coast of Somalia. The Council is also [...]
2008-09-12 14:51:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PHUM PGOV GM ZL ZI SO SR BO
08BERLIN1349GERMANY RELUCTANT TO IMPEDE ZIMBABWE'S ACCESS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-30 12:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI GM
08BERLIN1386GERMAN VIEWS ON THE OCTOBER 13 EU GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb October 9 and followed up with him October 10 to get his reactions. Schieb noted that the GAERC will not only issue its own conclusions, but help prepare those to be released by the October 15-16 Eur [...]
2008-10-10 16:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV GG RS ZI UZ BO MD
08BERLIN541GERMANY ON APRIL 28-29 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol-mil/external chief met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb April 25 to discuss reftel points on key issues to be discussed at the April 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). The Western Balkans, the Middle East, Burma, Zimbabwe and [...]
2008-04-25 17:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL GM IR RS KV BK BM IZ ZI PK ZL
08BRATISLAVA336GAERC: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON UKRAINE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Albin Otruba on July 18. Otruba will include U.S. non-papers in the briefing materials acting FM Diana Strofova receives ahead of the July 22-23 GAERC meeting(FM Kubis will be on vacation at the time of the GAERC). 2. (SBU) [...]
2008-07-18 16:04:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PHUM PREL PGOV IR SO SU CD ZI UP LO
08BRATISLAVA467SLOVAK GAERC POSITIONS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Albin Otruba, European Correspondent at the Slovak MFA, on October 9. Slovak views on Zimbabwe, Belarus and Georgia are all nearly aligned with U.S. views. Slovakia will support lifting visa restrictions and the Arms Embargo against Uzbekistan. Otruba ex [...]
2008-10-10 14:20:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZI GG RS LO
08BRUSSELS1044INFORMATION FOR UN AND EU SANCTIONS ON ZIMBABWE -
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 11:53:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC ZI BE
08BRUSSELS1419FORTHCOMING EU FONMIN MEETING (GAERC) SEPTEMBER
[...] (SBU) On September 12, MFA Director for EU External Affairs Filip David told Poloff Heimann the following: 2. (C) Zimbabwe David said that the COREPER (i.e., EU Permreps)-drafted conclusions of the forthcoming GAERC included extending the EU sanctions beyond what they are now -- though Davi [...]
2008-09-12 14:04:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEU PHUM PREL ZI SO TU YI RS BE PGOV ZL
08BRUSSELS1431GAERC OUTLINES EU OBSERVER MISSION AND AID TO
[...] (U) Summary: Meeting in Brussels September 15, EU Foreign Ministers formally established an independent civilian monitoring mission of at least 200 in Georgia, to be deployed by October 1. They designated Pierre Morel as EU Special Representative for the crisis in Georgia. Welcoming the the [...]
2008-09-15 18:10:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN RU GG SO ZI YI BO
08BRUSSELS1588EU FOREIGN MINISTERS, MEETING IN LUXEMBOURG,
[...] Begin Introduction and Summary: Meeting in Luxembourg October 13, the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of the 27 EU Foreign Ministers reviewed draft Presidency conclusions for the European Council meeting of EU-27 heads of state/government to take place in Brussels on Oc [...]
2008-10-14 15:18:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN GG RU BO UZ CG IR ZI MX MO
08BRUSSELS1858BELGIUM: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ILLICIT DIAMOND
[...] (U) Economic officer delivered reftel demarche in a meeting on December 5 to Mr. Henk Mahieu, General Counsellor for Economic Issues, Ms. Karla Basselier, attache for Kimberley Process Issues, and Ms. Annick de Smedt, attache for Zimbabwean affairs, all from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign A [...]
2008-12-08 11:20:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC ZI
08BRUSSELS647BELGIAN MFA ON ZIMBABWE: AGREE ON SERIOUSNESS OF
[...] (C) Acting P/E Counselor delivered the points in reftel to Guy Trouveroy, Director, African Affairs, at the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Trouveroy replied that Belgium "agrees on the seriousness of the situation" in Zimbabwe and of the need to do more. 2. (C) He said the demarche was timely [...]
2008-04-28 15:02:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ZI BE AU
08BUENOSAIRES1373ARGENTINA: DELIVERY OF ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE RE BANK
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche in separate meetings on October 1 to Marcelo Cesa, Argentine MFA desk officer for the U.S., Adrian Cosentino, new Finance Undersecretary at the Ministry of Economy, and also with Argentine Central Bank Managing Director and Chief Economist Hernan Lacunza [...]
2008-10-07 18:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC BEXP ECON EFIN AR ZI
08BUENOSAIRES768ARGENTINA ON ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 22:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OAS AR ZI
08CAIRO1716SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON ZIMBABWE AND EGYPTIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 31 meeting with Hatem Seif al Nasser, Assistant Foreign Minister for American Affairs, the Ambassador pressed the GOE to play a constructive role with Zimbabwe, to help ensure that March 29 election results are respected. A wide-ranging discussion on Egyptian internal p [...]
2008-08-07 11:20:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KIRF PHUM ZI EG
08CANBERRA1285AUSTRALIA EXTENDS SANCTIONS TO ADDITIONAL MUGABE
[...] (SBU) Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed to Embassy December 17 that the GOA has announced it will extend sanctions against 75 more supporters of the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, and against four extra companies. DFAT Director for Sanctions and Transnational Crimes Peter [...]
2008-12-17 06:35:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD AS ZI
08CARACAS1784CHAVEZ BLAMES USG FOR ISRAEL'S AIR
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) continues to assert a singularly radical foreign policy out of step with most of the international community. The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued December 18 and 27 communiques that criticized un [...]
2008-12-29 20:28:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIRF VE IS ZI
08COPENHAGEN393DANISH VIEWS ON JULY GAERC MINISTERIAL
[...] (C). In a July 18 discussion of reftel, Danish MFA European Correspondent Asif Amin informed PolOff that Denmark supports the US positions on the GAERC agenda items. Due to the FM's vacation schedule, Denmark's Ambassador in Brussels will lead the Danish delegation. Because of the FM's abse [...]
2008-07-21 06:07:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL IR SO SU CD ZI UP DA
08COTONOU453BENIN: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 17:49:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SADC ZI BN
08DAKAR572SENEGAL AGREES WITH SOUTH AFRICA ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade sent his Foreign Minister on May 1 to Harare to urge Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to allow the electoral commission to release March 29 election results and to accept the outcome. According to Momar Gueye, the Foreign Ministry's director o [...]
2008-05-16 13:12:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI SF SG UK
08DARESSALAAM159ZIMBABWE: TANZANIA PRESSING FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Honorable Bernard Membe, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, assured Ambassador Green on February 27 that President Kikwete is working closely with President Mbeki of South Africa and within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as well as wi [...]
2008-03-05 20:52:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM206TANZANIA: MINISTER MEMBE BRIEFS AMBASSADOR GREEN
[...] (C) The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, confirmed to Ambassador Green that the Tanzanian forces that assisted with the invasion of Anjouan will stay in Comoros through the elections and likely longer to maintain peace and train Anjouan gendarmes to pr [...]
2008-04-01 19:28:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALKDEM MOPS PREL PHUM ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM239TANZANIA: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE FOR SADC MEETING
[...] (SBU) The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Seif Ali-Idd, who led the Tanzanian delegation to the April 12 Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, told PolCouns that Tanzania is committed to assuring that "Zimbabwe wi [...]
2008-04-13 09:07:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TZ ZI
08DARESSALAAM368ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER DISCUSSES ANJOUAN AND
[...] (C) On June 3, Tanzania's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Bernard Membe, discussed with Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, next steps to hold accountable Comoran rebel Mohamed Bacar and strategies to prepare for the June 27 runoff election in Zi [...]
2008-06-17 16:15:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AU ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM369TANZANIA SENDING TEAM OF 50 OBSERVERS TO ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Tanzania's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Seif Ali Idd, confirmed to PolCouns June 13 that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) had sent 25 observers to Zimbabwe on June 12 to participate in the SADC observer mission for the upcoming runoff elect [...]
2008-06-17 18:45:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM PGOV ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM381TANZANIA: INVITATION LETTER TO JUNE 19 ROUNDTABLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 04:05:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM382TANZANIA: A SOMBER MINISTER MEMBE BRIEFS
[...] (SBU) A subdued Foreign Minister Bernard Membe told Ambassador Green in a June 18 phone call and journalists on June 19 that the SADC foreign ministers who met in Malawi June 17-18 were "shocked" by the level of violence that observers in Zimbabwe are relaying to the SADC Secretariat. Membe sa [...]
2008-06-20 14:29:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM PGOV ZI TZ
08DARESSALAAM389TANZANIA: FOREIGN MINISTER MEMBE CONFIRMS
[...] (C) Bernard Membe, Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, told Ambassador Green in a June 24 phone call that an emergency meeting of the leaders of the Troika (Angola, Swaziland and Tanzania) of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense and Security (OPDS) will be held [...]
2008-06-24 14:36:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL TZ ZI
08DARESSALAAM471A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE, SUDAN, AU ISSUES
[...] (C) On the margins of the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation conference in Arusha, Tanzania on June 3, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Jendayi Frazer, discussed with Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete about preparations for the June 27 runoff elections in Zimbabwe, the LRA in Uganda, the si [...]
2008-07-29 16:27:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI AU TZ
08DUBLIN428IRELAND'S VIEWS ON JULY 22-23 GAERC ISSUES
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on July 12 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. EU Foreign Ministers will be briefed by High Representative Javier Solana following his scheduled discussions with Saeed Jalili in Geneva on June 19. They will also hear from [...]
2008-07-18 16:20:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV IR SO SU CD ZI UP EI
08GABORONE1017AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF LABOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Labor and Home Affairs Peter Letlhogonolo Siele on November 7. The Minister and Ambassador discussed the current situation in Botswana's prisons, a plan by President Khama to assist released prisoners in starting [...]
2008-11-18 09:55:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ZI BC
08GABORONE1029BOTSWANA DEFLECTS ZIMBABWE, SEEKS SOUTH AFRICA AND
[...] (C) Botswana's frustration over the political impasse in Zimbabwe is growing, and GOB MFA Permanent Secretary Outlule called in Ambassador Nolan and representatives of the UK, French, and EU Missions here late Friday afternoon November 21 for an update and to elicit our latest thinking on the w [...]
2008-11-24 04:53:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BC ZI
08GABORONE1082BOTSWANA-ZIMBABWE TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of meetings on December 9, contacts in Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to A/DCM that a ministerial level meeting of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security troika will be held in Gaborone December 11. The purpose of this meeting is for t [...]
2008-12-11 11:02:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI BC
08GABORONE1103WHY IS SADC SO SAD?
[...] (C) Summary: It is now "Festive Season" holiday time in Botswana and across Southern Africa, but it is also silly season when it comes to SADC. The SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security's insistence on a full-scale investigation of and report on GOZ allegations that Botswana is helpi [...]
2008-12-17 15:34:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SOCI BC ZI
08GABORONE1111MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ADDRESSES MEDIA IN BOTSWANA
[...] Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change Leader Morgan Tsvangirai spoke to and took questions from some 50 local and international media December 19 at a hotel in Gaborone. Tsvangirai addressed issues including the abductions of MDC party members in Zimbabwe, the Global Political Agreement, Ro [...]
2008-12-19 15:15:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BC ZI
08GABORONE1140GOB STILL NOT READY TO TREAT HIV POSITIVE REFUGEES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Botswana provides free antiretroviral therapy (ART) to over 90% of its citizens who need it, but the GOB does not include non-citizens resident in Botswana, including registered refugees, in its national ART program. Botswana's cabinet agreed to extend the ART program to regis [...]
2008-12-30 07:02:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KHIV PHUM TBIO BC ZI
08GABORONE406DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SADC OBSERVERS FOR ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Canavan delivered demarche regarding election observers for Zimbabwe to the SADC Executive Secretary, who agreed on the need and outlined SADC's current activities and plans. He said he has lined up pledges for between 400 and 500 SADC observers and hopes to arrange m [...]
2008-05-27 14:14:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC ZI BC AU
08GABORONE495PRESIDENT KHAMA OPEN TO NEW APPROACHES ON CKGR AND
[...] (C) Summary: President Khama says he is ready to move ahead on the problems of the San who were relocated from the CKGR, and will use a widely-praised former community management plan as a guideline. He also is breaking with past policy by saying he is willing to allow HIV-positive refugees [...]
2008-06-23 11:44:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALBC PGOV PHUM PREL SADC ZI
08GABORONE511BOTSWANA PREPARES FOR HORDES OF ZIMBABWEAN ASYLUM
[...] The Office of the President organized a fact-finding trip to Francistown and environs June 15-17 to familiarize members of the diplomatic community with their plans to process and care for potentially thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing the violence in their country. Those participating were myse [...]
2008-06-24 15:28:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDBC PGOV PREF ZI
08GABORONE547BOTSWANA'S AU STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE SITUATION
[...] (U) The GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Gaborone has shared with the Embassy the official text of Botswana's July 1 intervention/statement on the situation in Zimbabwe at the recent African Union Summit in Sharm el-Sheik. Post has already e-mailed a PDF of this [...]
2008-07-03 21:32:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AU BC ZI
08GABORONE552BOTSWANA'S STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE JULY 04, 2008
[...] The GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation shared with the Embassy the official statement regarding the GOB's position on the outcome of the June 27, 2008 Presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe. Begin Verbatim Official GOB Text: Â [...]
2008-07-07 15:50:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AU BC ZI
08GABORONE553ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS REPORT
[...] The Botswana Observer Team in cooperation with the SADC Election Observer Mission (SEOM)has shared with the Embassy the official text of the statement of the Botswana Observer Team regarding the June 27, 2008 Zimbabwe Presidential run-off elections. Begin Verbatim Botswana Observer Team Text: [...]
2008-07-07 16:13:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AU BC ZI
08GABORONE566HELPING BOTSWANA WITHOUT HARMING OURSELVES
[...] (S/NF) Given our recent reporting on the forward-leaning and principled position the GOB has recently adopted vis-a-vis Zimbabwe (Refs C, D, and E),and the resultant GOB-GOZ polarization that has prompted a formal GOB request for deeper USG support with more extensive security assistance (Ref [...]
2008-07-11 21:31:00Embassy GaboroneSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP AEC BC ZI
08GABORONE577BOTSWANA PRESENTS ITS REQUEST LIST FOR MILITARY
[...] (S) This is an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (S) Summary: The GOB, through the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has provided July 14 to this Mission a list of the specific request for security assistance in the form of military hardware and equipment, as first elicited by the GOB [...]
2008-07-15 15:51:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PREF MARR MASS MCAP ASEC BC ZI
08GABORONE647BOTSWANA FIRM BUT ISOLATED IN SADC OVER ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Acting P/E Chief Woods delivered demarche per reftel on July 29 to MFA Assistant Director of the Americas Desk Shimane Kelaotswe. He expressed deep appreciation for USG support of Botswana's approach on Zimbabwe following the flawed June 27 election. Kelaotswe intimated that both the MFA [...]
2008-07-31 20:32:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SADC SOCI BC ZI
08GABORONE714TSVANGIRAI VISITS GABORONE AS FIRST STOP AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: Zimbabwe MDC opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai visited Gaborone immediately after the SADC Summit, reportedly meeting with President Khama who had boycotted the weekend's Johannesburg Summit in protest over the Zimbabwe political impasse. The GOB has been cagey about the visit [...]
2008-08-19 14:55:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR SADC SOCI ETRD ZI BC SF
08GABORONE946BOTSWANA: SADC MUST TAKE A TOUGHER LINE ON ZIM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Nolan and Botswana's Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani discussed Zimbabwe at length during their initial meeting at the Minister's office on October 27. The GOB is doubtful that any real progress will be made during the October 27 SADC troika meeting in Harare. The ne [...]
2008-10-28 07:39:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ZI BC
08GABORONE961SADC COUNSELS "PATIENCE" ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. SADC Executive Secretary Tomaz Salomao briefed diplomats October 31 on regional economic integration, violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Zimbabwe power-sharing negotiations. He advised that all three parties in Zimbabwe are happy with mediator Thabo Mbeki and [...]
2008-11-04 12:55:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ZI CO BC
08GABORONE975BOTSWANA: VP MERAFHE UNLOADS REGARDING ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Botswana's Acting President Mompati Merafhe invited representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France as well as the European Union to a meeting November 6. The Acting President briefed them on Botswana's plans for the November 9 SADC Extraordinary Summi [...]
2008-11-07 11:56:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETPREL MOPS PINR ZI BC
08GABORONE979FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES - BOTSWANA PUBLIC OPINION
[...] (U) United Nations Day was celebrated in Botswana on October 24 in Kang, a small, remote way station on the Trans-Kalahari Highway in the Central Kalahari District. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Phandu Skelemani, many other GOB officials, and representatives f [...]
2008-11-10 07:51:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ZI BC
08GABORONE994SKELEMANI: ZIM POWERSHARING DEAL IS DEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an office call with Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani November 17, Ambassador Nolan asked for Botswana's view on the status of the powersharing agreement in Zimbabwe and next steps that SADC and the wider international community should take. Skelemani declared that "the de [...]
2008-11-17 13:09:00Embassy GaboroneSECRETPREL ZI BC
08GENEVA320RAISING ZIMBABWE IN GENEVA UN INSTITUTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is considering ways to further influence the situation in Zimbabwe. Responding to the Ambassador's April 29 demarche, Deputy High Commissioner Kang said the proposal to appoint a special human rights envoy was among se [...]
2008-04-29 16:51:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC XA ZI AU UNHRC ELAB
08GENEVA360GENEVA-BASED HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES FIND IT TOUGH TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Zimbabwe's Mission in Geneva has taken a hard line on Geneva-based UN bodies' efforts to address the situation in the country. In a meeting with officials of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),Zimbabwe's ambassador here had harsh words for High Commiss [...]
2008-05-16 15:09:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PREF UNHRC ELAB ZI
08GENEVA424OHCHR'S CONTINUED EFFORTS ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) sees its principal challenge as being to press Zimbabwe in public as hard as it can on human rights without jeopardizing its ability to continue its works on the ground there. Despite expressing reservations to the DCM [...]
2008-06-06 10:35:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC ZI
08HANOI777GVN RESPONDS ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) On July 2, Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Officer Ho The Nam and delivered points on the UNSC Chapter VII resolution on Zimbabwe (reftel). Poloff also left a copy of the draft UNSC resolution with Nam. Nam gave no indication as to the [...]
2008-07-02 10:08:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI
08HANOI798VIETNAM UNDECIDED ON DRAFT ZIMBABWE RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-09 09:43:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC PHUM ZI VM
08HANOI808SENIOR VIETNAMESE OFFICIAL SAYS ZIMBABWE SITUATION NO
[...] (SBU) On July 11, the Ambassador met with Vietnamese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh to deliver Ref. A points on the UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe. Minh said he read the U.S.-sponsored draft resolution "carefully." Hanoi has concluded that the situation in Zimbabwe is not a thre [...]
2008-07-11 11:55:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI XA ZU
08HARARE100MDC RECONCILIATION FAILS
[...] (C) The anticipated Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) reconciliation collapsed this past weekend over the issue of allocation of constituencies in Bulawayo. MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai blamed Matabeleland leaders in both factions, admitting he was unable to control these regional lead [...]
2008-02-06 14:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE1000INDUSTRY URGES GOVERNMENT TO ADOPT PRO-MARKET
[...] (U) At its recent annual congress held in Harare from October 28 to 29, 2008 and attended by econ specialist, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI),with a membership of around 400 companies covering all sectors of the economy, condemned the GOZ and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) f [...]
2008-11-06 11:28:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1002WELSHMAN NCUBE ON THE STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) According to MDC-Mutambara (MDC-M) secretary general and negotiator Welshman Ncube, Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and MDC-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) president Morgan Tsvangirai are supposed to meet tomorrow in Harare to discuss resolution of the political impasse. According to Ncube, Tsvangi [...]
2008-11-06 16:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1007AMCIT REPATRIATION HIGHLIGHTS ZIM'S CRUMBLING HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 11:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED CMGT PGOV SOCI ZI
08HARARE1008SOME MDC ALLEGATIONS OF INCREASED VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) In recent days, MDC has publicly claimed that ZANU-PF has renewed its campaign of violence against the MDC and its members. In a November 6 press release, the MDC claimed that in Epworth, a high density suburb outside of Harare where ZANU-PF set up pre-election torture and reeducation c [...]
2008-11-07 11:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE1011 HARARE: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
[...] Following is the text of a congratulatory message from Robert Mugabe to the President-elect of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Obama. Under the terms of a yet-to-be-implemented power sharing agreement, Mugabe would continue to serve as the President of Zimbabwe. 2. BEGIN TEXT. [...]
2008-11-10 09:17:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP ZI
08HARARE1013ZIM NOTES 11-7-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - SADC Extraordinary Summit on Deck... - Mugabe Congratulates Obama... - Global Fund "diversion" goes public... - Cholera Outbreak Continues... - Civil Service Corruption Rampant... - WOZA Women Released on Bail... - Visiting American Surgi [...]
2008-11-10 13:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1016REGIME ELITES LOOTING DEADLY DIAMOND FIELD
[...] (C) The CEO of a British mining company described to us how high-ranking Zimbabwean government officials and well-connected elites are generating millions of dollars in personal income by hiring teams of diggers to hand-extract diamonds from the Chiadzwa mine in eastern Zimbabwe. They are sell [...]
2008-11-12 11:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV EMIN ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1019HARARE: POLICE DISCONTINUE COVERAGE OF U.S. EMBASSY DUE TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Zimbabwean Republic Police (ZRP) have suspended police coverage of the U.S. Embassy due to complaints of working conditions by the assigned officers. Two (2) police posts have been vacated. ZRP coverage continues at USAID and the Public Affairs Annex. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU [...]
2008-11-14 15:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT ZI
08HARARE1025ZIM NOTES 11-14-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - SADC Attempts to Impose Political Solution... - Protesters Beaten by Police, One Miscarried in Custody... - RBZ Returns Global Fund Money... - Diamonds are a Crooked Politician's Best Friend... - Visiting American Surgical Team Moves to Private [...]
2008-11-17 14:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1028RESERVE BANK AMENDS SOME PAST FAILED POLICES
[...] (SBU) The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued a statement on November 13 outlining several changes to bank regulatory policies designed to address cash shortages, the near collapse of the payments system, and exorbitant prices in stores licensed to deal in foreign currencies. The changes to Zimb [...]
2008-11-18 12:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE1029MDC DETAINEES REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR, US ACTION
[...] (U) ACTION REQUESTED, SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) From October 27 until November 1, Zimbabwean security authorities seized 12 individuals, including a mother and two-year old child, affiliated with the MDC. They include local and national officials. The adults are reportedly being interrog [...]
2008-11-18 14:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1030TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: STAGNATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) As political negotiations continue, much government activity has come to a standstill. Not surprisingly, given the depth and breadth of Zimbabwe's serious economic, food, employment, and political problems, anti-trafficking efforts by the government have taken a back seat to other issues [...]
2008-11-18 16:04:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG ZI
08HARARE1034STATE OF PLAY IN ZIMBABWE--NO END IN SIGHT
[...] (C) ZANU-PF has been using the SADC Extraordinary Summit Communique to argue that the MDC-T is the obstacle to implementation of a power-sharing government. The MDC-T has indicated it will not participate in a government until core issues, in addition to control of the Home Affairs Ministry, [...]
2008-11-19 14:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1035ZIMBABWE DIAMONDS: THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING
[...] (C) We spoke about the Chiadzwa diamond fields on November 19 with Greg Sebborn. Sebborn is the former CEO of Zimplats and is currently a consultant to African Consolidated Resources (ACR). He has good connections within the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). 2. (C) Sebborn said Chiadzwa had [...]
2008-11-19 14:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ECON EMIN ZI
08HARARE1037NOTES ON TSVANGIRAI, KHAMA
[...] (U) The Ambassador attended a meeting November 20 of donor Heads of Mission. The following information was shared: 2. (SBU) MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai was well received in Strasbourg at the European Development Days conference. He met with EC Commissioner Louis Michel and the AU's Je [...]
2008-11-20 14:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1039COLLAPSE: ZIMBABWE'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's health system has collapsed. Most of Zimbabwe's public hospitals, including the three main medical centers in Harare, are closed. Many clinics lack basics including staff, water, electricity, and medical supplies. Despite protests by medical professionals and outcry over the [...]
2008-11-20 15:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID AMED PGOV CACS PHUM ZI
08HARARE1040ZIM NOTES 11-21-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Still No Political Progress - Health System Collapses - While Cholera Crisis Continues - Over 700 Doctors and Nurses Protest - Biti Still Faces Treason Charges - Tsvangirai's Travels Could Land Him in Jail - Freedom Defenders win awards - Res [...]
2008-11-24 05:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1055 STATUS OF FOOD/NUTRITION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] Following alarming news reports of severe malnutrition, vitamin deficiency disease and deaths among children and adults in Zimbabwe, country and regional USAID/Food for Peace staff visited primary health care facilities in four Zimbabwean provinces to verify reports. Findings were not adequat [...]
2008-11-26 07:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZI
08HARARE1056ZIMBABWEAN INSIDERS BRIEF AMBASSADORS MCGEE AND
[...] (SBU) MDC-T negotiator and treasurer Elton Mangoma, civil-society leader Lovemore Madhuku, and Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda on November 24 briefed Ambassador McGee and U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Bost on the political and economic crises facing Zimbabwe. Friendly members of the diplomat [...]
2008-11-26 13:01:00Embassy HarareSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1057ZIM NOTES 11-28-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Negotiators Sign Constitutional Amendment 19... - Treasury Department Designates More Cronies... - Supreme Court Dismisses Danish Suit... - Elders Turned Away... - Frustrated Soldiers Trash Bank... - Mbeki expresses frustration with MDC-T [...]
2008-12-01 08:06:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1060FRUSTRATED SOLDIERS ATTACK MONEY CHANGERS
[...] (SBU) Soldiers frustrated by inadequate wages and inability to withdraw money from their bank accounts sparked a riot in central Harare on Monday, December 1. About 100 unarmed, uniformed soldiers attacked money changers (and indiscriminately nearby civilians) in an attempt to get cash that [...]
2008-12-03 05:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1061GONO ATTEMPTS TO DEFUSE PROTESTS OVER CASH LIMITS
[...] (SBU) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono announced in late November that the central bank raised the individual and corporate cash withdrawal limits from Z$500,000 and Z$1 million a day to Z$100 million and Z$50 million respectively once a week. The changes will be effective December 4 and ar [...]
2008-12-03 05:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EFIN ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1064ASSESSING THE DOLLAR STORES: POOR PERFORMANCE SO
[...] (SBU) The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) issued foreign currency licenses to Zimbabwean retail stores and manufacturers in September to try to generate the foreign currency required to boost domestic production. Our survey of local retailers and discussions with managers indicate that foreig [...]
2008-12-03 14:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE1065ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT 19 AND THE STATE OF PLAY
[...] (SBU) Negotiators from ZANU-PF, MDC-T, and MDC-M agreed on a draft Amendment 19 to the Zimbabwean constitution on November 27. The draft, which essentially incorporates the agreement reached by the parties in September, now awaits approval by party leaders Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, a [...]
2008-12-03 15:21:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1066EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS DISTURBANCES BY SOLDIERS,
[...] (SBU) Harare EAC convened on December 2 to discuss recent incidents involving disgruntled soldiers (reftel) and a planned December 3 demonstration by the Zimbabwe Council of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA). The EAC determined that these developments required [...]
2008-12-03 15:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE1067HARARE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE: COPING WITH COLLAPSE
[...] SUMMARY: The collapse of Zimbabwe's infrastructure and economy continues to provide new challenges to post management. Post currently has the capacity to provide regular water supplies to all USG offices and residences except those in commercial office buildings. Additional wells may be requ [...]
2008-12-03 17:06:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT SOCI ECON PGOV AMED ZI
08HARARE1073NELSON CHAMISA ON MDC'S NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa met with Emboffs and Washington TDYers on December 4 to discuss MDC positions and next steps. According to Chamisa, MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai's continued absence from Zimbabwe is creating a leadership vacuum that limits the MDC's effectiveness in n [...]
2008-12-04 15:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1076Proposed Zimbabwe Travel Alert - Cholera
[...] Post recommends a Travel Alert be issued for Zimbabwe, warning American citizens of cholera, inadequate potable water, and a collapsed medical infrastructure. The latest outbreak of cholera, which started in August 2008, has overwhelmed medical resources in country, exposed a critical potable [...]
2008-12-05 07:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AMED ZI
08HARARE1080ZIM NOTES 12/05-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - A Week of Turmoil on HarareQs Streets - Civic Leader Abducted - MDC Denies Reports of a Deal within Days - ZANU-PF Conference Not to Discuss Replacing Mugabe - Odinga and Tutu Speak Out - Cholera Crisis Continues - Minister of Health Candid in [...]
2008-12-05 11:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EFIN ZI
08HARARE1082ZIM NOTES 12-05-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - A Week of Turmoil on Harare's Streets... - Civic Leader Abducted... - MDC Denies Reports of a Deal within Days... - ZANU-PF Conference Not to Discuss Replacing Mugabe... - Odinga and Tutu Speak Out... - Cholera Crisis Continues... - Min [...]
2008-12-08 06:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1100RASH OF ABDUCTIONS TARGET HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS AND
[...] (SBU) Since December 3, five individuals with ties to human rights groups or the MDC have been abducted by armed men wearing plain clothes and driving unmarked vehicles. Additionally, the 14 MDC members (and a baby) seized over a month ago are still missing, as are two MDC members abducted at [...]
2008-12-09 14:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1101DIRTY POLITICS AT WORK IN TOWN THAT VOTED MDC
[...] (SBU) The mayor of Ruwa, Pinias Mushayavanhu, and members of his town council met with us on December 5 to discuss living conditions in Ruwa, a town of 100,000 people located about 12 miles east of Harare. The mayor and his staff are all members of the opposition MDC and displaced the incumbe [...]
2008-12-09 14:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1110FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST NO. 200806080 REQUESTER:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-11 06:38:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDAINF CVIS ZI
08HARARE1115PF-ZAPU GOING FORWARD WITH SPLIT FROM ZANU-PF
[...] (SBU) On December 10, poloff met with a group of PF-ZAPU officials who explained the rationale for revitalizing the former liberation party and separating from ZANU-PF. They stressed that they had undertaken a clean break from ZANU-PF and blamed the Mugabe regime for Zimbabwe's disastrous dec [...]
2008-12-12 07:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1117MDC MAPS STRATEGY
[...] (C) Polecon chief met separately with MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Elton Mangoma and talked by phone with Tsvangirai advisor Strive Masiyiwa on December 12 about MDC strategy. The MDC, which held a strategy meeting in Gaborone this week, will continue to engage in negotiations with ZANU-P [...]
2008-12-12 10:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1119 DISASTER DECLARATION IN ZIMBABWE FOR CHOLERA
[...] This is an action cable (see paragraph 15). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Beginning in August 2008, cholera outbreaks have spread to affect 9 of the 10 provinces in Zimbabwe. A breakdown in water and sanitation infrastructure has exacerbated Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, and the nation's c [...]
2008-12-15 12:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV ZI
08HARARE1121HARARE JOURNALIST ABDUCTED, MORE POTENTIALLY TARGETED
[...] (SBU) Accredited freelance Zimbabwean journalist Shadrack Andrisson Manyere was abducted from his home in Norton, a suburb of Harare, on the evening of Saturday December 13. Manyere has been a frequent critic of the Zimbabwean government and, unlike some journalists, is fully accredited by the [...]
2008-12-15 15:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KPAO ZI
08HARARE1122ZIM NOTES 12-12-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - PF-ZAPU Revitalizing Party... - MDC Holds Strategy Meeting... - Manyika's Death an Accident?... - ZANU-PF Conference Delayed... - Mugabe Says Cholera Stopped... - Zimbabwe to be Discussed at UNSC... - EU Adds 11 Names to Sanctions List. [...]
2008-12-16 08:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1125HARARE EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND CHOLERA OUTBREAK
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's EAC met on December 15 to review trip wires in relation to the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe and the collapse of medical services. The EAC agreed that the situation falls within the "Growing Potential for Drawdown" category in which Post has generally operated since March [...]
2008-12-16 12:46:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI CASC TBIO ZI
08HARARE1126HARARE: EAC DISCUSSES HOLIDAY PLANS
[...] (SBU) Harare EAC convened on 15 December to review the Embassy's Tripwires, specifically, the areas of medical/natural disasters in light of the growing cholera situation (Ref A),holiday security planning and the larger security situation. In evaluating holiday security, the EAC endorsed con [...]
2008-12-16 13:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE1127MUGABE CONSIDERS ELECTIONS; NO END TO POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) President Mugabe and senior ZANU-PF officials have made several recent references to holding new elections to settle the political stalemate in Zimbabwe. ZANU-PF may view elections as an opportunity to retake all the levers of government, while the MDC fears a new wave of pre-election v [...]
2008-12-16 15:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1128ALLEGED SHIRI ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
[...] (U) The GOZ newspaper The Herald reported on December 16 that Air Force Marshal Perrance Shiri survived an assassination attempt on September 13. According to The Herald, Shiri was ambushed while driving to his farm at 8:30 pm and suffered a gunshot wound to his right hand. The paper quoted [...]
2008-12-17 11:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1129 ZIMBABWE CHOLERA USAID DART SITUATION REPORT #1
[...] As of December 15, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported a total of 18,413 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the outbreak began in August, with 978 deaths and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.3 percent. Humanitarian organizations consider a CFR over 1 percen [...]
2008-12-17 12:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE1131PF ZAPU ENDS UNITY ACCORD
[...] (C) PF ZAPU officially ended the 1987 Unity Accord with ZANU-PF at a conference in Bulawayo on December 13 and 14. Former ZANU-PF Home Affairs Minister and Politburo Minister Dumiso Dabengwa was elected as interim president of the party. PF ZAPU intends to compete in the next elections; for [...]
2008-12-17 14:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1132EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TEAR GASSING: POLICE BREAK UP
[...] (SBU) Riot police were busy this week, tear gassing groups of both ZANU-PF and opposition supporters. Police used tear gas to break up back-to-back protests of over 500 marchers in Harare led by the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA). Riot police also used tear gas to break up a fight a [...]
2008-12-18 15:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE1133ZIMBABWE PASSPORT REGISTRAR IN DENIAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a meeting on December 16, Zimbabwe Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede denied the existence of any problems with Zimbabwean passport controls. Instead, he boasted of Zimbabwean passport security features that insured individual identity, and blamed Zimbabwe's excessive passport p [...]
2008-12-19 06:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT PGOV KCOR KFRD ZI
08HARARE1134 ZIMBABWE CHOLERA USAID DART SITUATION REPORT #2
[...] As of December 18, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported a total of 20,896 cholera cases in Zimbabwe since the outbreak began in August, with 1,123 deaths and a case fatality rate (CFR) of 5.4 percent. According to the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) [...]
2008-12-19 10:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE1135ZIMBABWE: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Despite the Government of Zimbabwe's self-imposed isolation on most diplomatic issues, local intelligence and criminal investigative agencies were responsive to our counterterrorism needs. Government agencies routinely provided assistance by conducting investigative inquiries, traces, and [...]
2008-12-19 10:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC ZI
08HARARE1136ZIM NOTES 12-19-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- This is the last edition of Zim Notes in 2008. We will resume publication on January 2. Topics of the week: - Constitutional Amendment 19 Gazetted... - Allegations of MDC Paramilitary Camps in Botswana Refuted... - PF ZAPU Reemerges... - New Attorney General Ap [...]
2008-12-19 11:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE1137 ZIMBABWE CHOLERA USAID DART HEALTH AND WASH ASSESSMENT
[...] The current cholera outbreak inZimbabwe began in August 2008. The outbreak resuled from a lack of access to clean water and non-unctional sanitation systems, largely due to the crrent regime's lack of maintenance, allowing forthe rapid spread of cholera through the country nd across borders, c [...]
2008-12-24 09:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE1138MDC, ZPP DETAINEES TO GET CHRISTMAS EVE COURT
[...] (SBU) After weeks of repeated public denials by the GOZ that dozens of MDC and civil society leaders were in state custody, lawyers learned on the afternoon of December 23 that numerous abductees were in police stations around Harare. After hours of searching individual police stations, lawyer [...]
2008-12-24 12:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE1139TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS ON MDC STRATEGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai briefed Embassy Harare representatives in Gabarone on December 18 and December 20 on a 60-day strategic plan he hopes to launch in early January. The plan will include continued negotiations on power sharing, efforts to channel humanitarian assist [...]
2008-12-30 08:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EAID ZI
08HARARE1145DETAINEES REMAIN IN CUSTODY, DESPITE COURT ORDERS
[...] (C) At least 32 MDC and civil society activists remain in state custody following court hearings regarding their detention and charges facing them. On Christmas eve, eight detainees - including Zimbabwe Peace Project Director Jestina Mukoko - appeared in a magistrate's court for their bail h [...]
2008-12-30 13:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE1146MDC CONSIDERING JOINING GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Despite indications it considered the September 15 power-sharing deal dead (Ref B),the MDC appears to be reevaluating its position with an eye toward joining ZANU-PF in a government of national unity. The MDC will meet in South Africa January 5-7 to discuss next steps, including a possi [...]
2008-12-30 15:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE1147ZPP LEADERS DETAIL ABDUCTIONS, TORTURE
[...] (C) Lawyers have drafted affidavits for nine individuals who have recently been abducted and tortured by Government of Zimbabwe actors. Because lawyers have not had access to all abductees that are in State custody, there may be more who have suffered torture and been coerced into making fals [...]
2008-12-30 15:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE128HARARE: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS ELECTIONS AND CEPA
[...] (SBU) The Harare Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on February 8 to discuss the upcoming elections. The EAC concluded that there were no indications to date of electoral violence, but elections were almost two months away and the Mission would need to closely monitor developments. The [...]
2008-02-13 11:34:00Embassy HarareSECRETASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE130THE SIMBA MAKONI FACTOR
[...] (C) Simba Makoni's candidacy, first announced on February 5, has shaken up President Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF. The secrecy surrounding his decision to become a candidate produced surprise; it has also made it difficult for analysts to judge the strength of his support. Most of his presumed [...]
2008-02-14 15:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE131RBZ GOVERNOR GONO MAKES CASE TO MUGABE FOR
[...] (C) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Senior Advisor Munyaradzi Kereke told econoff in a meeting at the RBZ on February 13 that RBZ Governor Gono had recommended in a letter to President Mugabe that he ensure free and fair elections and open the electoral process up to international observers fr [...]
2008-02-14 15:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE133Zim Notes 2-15-2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-02-15 10:54:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE134Zim Notes 2-08-2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-02-15 10:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE138MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT PROVIDES RELIEF TO
[...] (SBU) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono provided relief to the banking sector in his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) of January 31, 2008, resolving a looming liquidity crisis, but he failed to introduce any further reforms to stabilize the deteriorating economy. Blaming "sanctions [...]
2008-02-20 11:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE140AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE
[...] (C) In a February 18 meeting with Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, the Ambassador emphasized that U.S. policy toward Zimbabwe remained constant, but that the U.S. would look favorably upon opening a dialogue with Mugabe. A positive sign would be assurances of free and fair elections. Mug [...]
2008-02-20 14:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE144Zim Notes 02-22-2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-02-22 09:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE162008 ELECTIONS: STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) SADC talks are deadlocked over ZANU-PF's insistence on a March election date and refusal to implement a new constitution before elections. With internal divisions, an uneven electoral playing field, and inadequate time to prepare for elections, the MDC is faced with a Hobson's choice: p [...]
2008-01-11 10:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE162ZIMBABWE PRINTING MONEY "AT ALL COSTS"
[...] (C) Former NMB Bank Ltd Managing Director and co-founder James Mushore told econoff on February 28 that the ability of the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) to print money is key to the regime's survival. In fact, it is printing Z$24.2 trillion/day (US$1.2 million/day at the cash parallel rate) at [...]
2008-02-29 11:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE163Zim Notes 02-29-2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-03-03 04:59:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE175MAKONI IN FULL CAMPAIGN MODE
[...] (C) Simba Makoni kicked off his campaign last weekend with a rally in Bulawayo and an endorsement from ZANU-PF insider Dumiso Dabengwa. Ibbo Mandaza, one of Makoni's principal supporters, is hopeful that General Solomon Mujuru, a Makoni backer, will also come out publicly in the coming days. [...]
2008-03-05 12:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE18Zim Notes January 11, 2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-01-11 10:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE180 Voter Registration: A Flawed Process
[...] Newspapers and NGOs have reported in the last several weeks serious flaws in the Zimbabwean registration process which ended February 13. Anecdotal evidence corroborates these reports. Problems include absence of names of registered voters on voter rolls, ghost voters appearing on the rolls, [...]
2008-03-06 15:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE184Zim Notes, March 7, 2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-03-07 10:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE186TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (TIP) - ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's response to questions posed to Post in reftel. -------- OVERVIEW -------- -- 27 A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women and children. Women and children are trafficked for labor and [...]
2008-03-10 15:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ZI ASEC
08HARARE187ZIMBABWE - INPUT FOR CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED
[...] In Zimbabwe, fiscal transparency and accountability exist in principle but not in practice. There is a range of legislation governing elements of government accounts, including the Finance Act Chapter 23:04, which deals with income tax, duties and license fees, and the Customs and Excise Act C [...]
2008-03-10 16:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL ZI
08HARARE197AMBASSADOR PRESSES MUGABE EXIT WITH MUGABE
[...] (C) The Ambassador on March 10 told Nicholas Goche, a Mugabe confidante who is Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare, that Zimbabwe was in a transition, and that the U.S. was willing to help Mugabe achieve a smooth exit from office. A supremely confident Goche pushed back, sta [...]
2008-03-12 14:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE200AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DUMISO DABENGWA
[...] (C) According to Dumiso Dabengwa, who met with the Ambassador on March 12, Simba Makoni's candidacy is not about Makoni, but is an effort to rescue the country. Although short on money, Makoni does not want Western support for fear of being tainted in the electoral campaign as the puppet of [...]
2008-03-13 13:25:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE203Zimbabwe input for 2008 President's report on AGOA
[...] Status: Not eligible, largely for reasons related to political pluralism, economic reform, corruption, rule of law, and human rights. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers: The government pays lip service to Marxist economic principles but has increasingly used [...]
2008-03-14 10:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDETRD AGOA ZI
08HARARE204Zim Notes - March 14, 2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-03-14 10:59:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE206ZIMBABWE'S PRE-ELECTION CONDITIONS NOT FREE AND
[...] (SBU) Prospects for a free and fair election in Zimbabwe on March 29 are problematic. Voter rolls are suspect and have not been audited. Prospective voters, particularly in urban areas, have reported difficulties in registering. Voter education has been minimal. The number of polling places [...]
2008-03-14 11:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
08HARARE212MUJURU SEEKS MUGABE'S RESIGNATION
[...] (C) An advisor to General Solomon Mujuru reports that Mujuru, in a meeting March 10 with President Robert Mugabe, urged Mugabe to step down, Mugabe declined, subsequently telling the press that Mujuru supported him and not presidential candidate Simba Makoni. Mujuru is now attempting to rall [...]
2008-03-17 15:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE215 ZIM'S INDIGENIZATION BILL - A DAMAGING BUT MOST LIKELY
[...] (SBU) The announcement that President Mugabe had signed the Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act and its official publication on March 7 rocked the business community in Zimbabwe. Many businessmen had breathed a sigh of relief believing the Bill had been allowed to expire, unsigned, whe [...]
2008-03-19 08:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE225ZIM NOTES MARCH 20, 2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-03-20 16:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE226 ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AVOIDS TOUGH QUESTIONS
[...] (U) The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on March 18 gave a three-hour briefing to stakeholders on the mechanics of the election process. The commission, however, left unanswered key questions on the role of the police, bias in the media, and presence of police in polling stations. END SUM [...]
2008-03-21 10:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE227ELECTION UPDATE
[...] (C) A recent poll conducted by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) as well as observations by Embassy pre-election teams from throughout the country indicate strong and growing support for the MDC and its president, Morgan Tsvangirai. This is due in large part to increased antipathy tow [...]
2008-03-21 11:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE228ELECTION UPDATE
[...] (C) A recent poll conducted by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) as well as observations by Embassy pre-election teams from throughout the country indicate strong and growing support for the MDC and its president, Morgan Tsvangirai. This is due in large part to increased antipathy tow [...]
2008-03-21 11:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE231DISILLUSIONED CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER SEEKS OUT
[...] (C) The Ambassador met March 24 with Manatsa Mutasa, a member of the Central Committee from Manicaland. Immensely disillusioned with ruling party corruption and no longer supporting ZANU-PF candidates in the election, he told the Ambassador that Morgan Tsvangirai had enough countrywide suppor [...]
2008-03-27 09:21:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE232POULTRY AND PATRONAGE, HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN AN
[...] (C) Econoffs met with David Irvine, Managing Director of Irvine's Day Old Chicks Ltd on March 19 to discuss the business climate ahead of the elections. Irvine, who has connections to a number of pro-Mugabe Ministers, is exploiting all angles to procure the inputs needed to keep his business g [...]
2008-03-27 10:37:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE243Zim Notes 03-28-2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-03-28 10:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE244ZIMBABWE: ELECTION EVE UPDATE
[...] (C) With less than 15 hours before polls open, our assessments remain essentially the same. The MDC and Morgan Tsvangirai have strong and still-growing support. Rigging SIPDIS remains the primary obstacle to a Tsvangirai victory, either on the first or second ballot. Additionally, Tsvang [...]
2008-03-28 16:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE245ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY
[...] (U) Summary: Voting day in Zimbabwe was largely calm and peaceful. Eleven embassy observers who were spread out throughout the country were permitted to observe the vote and remain at polling stations for vote counts. In defiance of the government, the MDC told the press it would announce r [...]
2008-03-29 22:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE246MUGABE EXPECTED TO DECLARE VICTORY; EAC ADVISES
[...] (SBU) Embassy contacts in both the MDC and ZANU-PF reported at 17:30 Sunday evening that President Mugabe was planning to declare himself the winner of Zimbabwe's presidential election. MDC sources understood the announcement was scheduled for 18:30 pm local time; ZANU-PF sources were less de [...]
2008-03-30 17:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV ZI
08HARARE247POST-ELECTION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) An initial wave of euphoria, prompted by returns from polling stations indicating an MDC landslide, has morphed into concern, as further results are slow in arriving and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has not released any official results. The political opposition is expressing [...]
2008-03-30 18:38:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE249HARARE CALM, RUNOFF LIKELY
[...] (C) Two separate sources have told us that President Robert Mugabe, who appeared ready to have himself declared the victor yesterday, backed off in the face of large support for MDC candidate Morgan Tsvangirai and pressure from the military and within his party. It now appears that the Zimba [...]
2008-03-31 08:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE252POST-ELECTION UPDATE: MDC CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
[...] (U) Embassy Harare lifted its Stand Fast, issued last night, this morning. Harare and the rest of the country are calm as people await the announcement of election results. 2. (U) The MDC held a press conference at 11 am. MDC secretary general Tendai Biti announced that the MDC had SIP [...]
2008-03-31 12:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE254ZANU-PF PLANS VOTE-RIGGED VICTORY OR COUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Two contacts with direct access to the ZANU-PF security apparatus told us the night of March 31 that ZANU-PF is in the process of rigging the election and will have the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announce that President Robert Mugabe has won reelection with over 51 perc [...]
2008-04-01 07:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE255AMBASSADOR CONFRONTS GONO ON RIGGING
[...] (C) The Ambassador has talked with Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono twice within the last 12 hours. He confronted Gono with information (Reftel) that a coterie of ZANU-PF officials was rigging the election for Mugabe. (We inadvertently omitted Gono's name in Reftel). Gono denied the alleg [...]
2008-04-01 09:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE256THE END GAME
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-01 11:07:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE259SITUATION REPORT: TSVANGIRAI'S STATEMENT ON
[...] (U) MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, making his first public appearance since the March 29 election, addressed diplomats and reporters the evening of April 1. In a statement, Tsvangirai thanked the Zimbabwean people for their efforts in going to the polls, spoke about the hardships they had [...]
2008-04-02 06:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE26MBEKI SEEKS FINAL AGREEMENT ON SADC TALKS
[...] (C) MDC sources have told us that South African president Thabo Mbeki will travel to Harare Thursday to meet with Robert Mugabe and attempt to conclude an agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC. Mbeki reportedly met personally with ZANU-PF negotiators over the weekend in South Africa. The mo [...]
2008-01-16 14:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE261SITUATION REPORT: MDC POSTPONES ANNOUNCEMENT OF
[...] (C) The MDC postponed a planned 10 am announcement of its own election tally until later today. President Morgan Tsvangirai's assistant, who has been coordinating the SIPDIS collection of results, told us the MDC's calculation is that Tsvangirai has won 50.3 percent of the vote. He also s [...]
2008-04-02 09:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE266SITUATION REPORT: A WIN OR A RUNOFF? MDC REVEALS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 2, the opposition MDC held a press conference to announce its final internal vote tabulation from the March 29 national elections. According to the MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, with 50.3 percent of the vote and a 2.4 percent margin of error, beat out President Mugabe, who rec [...]
2008-04-02 17:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ZI ASEC
08HARARE267SITUATION REPORT: TSVANGIRAI DISCUSSES RUNOFF WITH
[...] (C) MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai requested a meeting with the Ambassador after the MDC briefing (Septel) on election results. Tsvangirai explained that yesterday the MDC had negotiated with emissaries of President Robert Mugabe and had reached a tentative deal. Mugabe had agreed to conce [...]
2008-04-02 17:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE268SITUATION REPORT: EAC DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE ELECTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Harare EAC met on April 2 to discuss scenarios that could ensue once election results are announced. DCM chaired the meeting, which was attended by RSO, RPOL, POL, PAS, CONS, AID, DAO, MGT, and CDC. The EAC considered a runoff the most probable outcome at the moment, but ackno [...]
2008-04-02 17:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE269A CREDIBLE PROCESS? ELECTION OBSERVERS WEIGH IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In the days following Zimbabwe,s national election, two independent observation missions -- SADC and the Pan African Parliament (PAP) -- released preliminary evaluations of the election. Despite noting serious irregularities in the pre-electoral environment, both missions deemed t [...]
2008-04-02 17:22:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ZI ASEC
08HARARE270EMBASSY HARARE ELECTION OBSERVATIONS: A POSITIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Harare deployed 11 teams to observe elections on March 29; all reported that voting took place in a calm and orderly manner. Observer teams were generally well-received at polling stations and throughout the different constituencies, including ruling party strongholds. [...]
2008-04-03 15:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE273HISTORIC RESULTS IN, OPPOSITION WINS MAJORITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: For the first time in the country's 28 year history, ZANU-PF will not control the House of Assembly. After five days of slowly releasing results, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) finally announced the winners of the remaining seats. Of the 210 seats, MDC Tsvangirai formati [...]
2008-04-03 15:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE274IN THE ABSENCE OF RESULTS, RUMORS: THE STATE MEDIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four days after Zimbabwe's national election, presidential and senate results have yet to be announced, but rumors abound. The government-run newspaper, The Herald, dedicated much of its April 2 issue to post)election propaganda. In what appears to be an attempt to manage expec [...]
2008-04-03 16:22:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
08HARARE275SITUATION REPORT: PENDULUM SWINGS FROM RUNOFF TO
[...] (C) Harare has remained quiet throughout the day April 3, but the rumor mill has continued to churn. Late in the morning Post contacts reported that ZANU-PF was preparing to pull out all the stops to assure itself victory in a runoff. Shortly after, usually well-informed contacts told us that [...]
2008-04-03 17:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
08HARARE277 Reading the Tea Leaves in Zimbabwe: Troubled Times
[...] (U) Production is down at Zimbabwe's two largest tea estates in the face of a severe labor shortage and lack of foreign exchange for inputs. In addition, the move to mechanization has reduced tea leaf quality and the amount of exportable product. Both estates have sought deals to improve the [...]
2008-04-04 11:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE278SITUATION REPORT: WAITING GAME OR END GAME? THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Six days after Zimbabwe's national elections, the waiting game for official results continues amid rumors of a runoff, escalating tensions, and hopes for a peaceful end to the political crisis. On April 4, opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai updated the diplomat [...]
2008-04-04 11:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
08HARARE279SITUATION REPORT: HARARE EAC EVALUATES SITUATION,
[...] (U) Embassy Harare EAC met on April 4 to review events of the last 24 hours and determine whether any adjustments are required in Post's security posture or in guidance to American citizens. DCM chaired the meeting. 2. (C) Poloff reviewed the current situation. He told EAC that a Zimbabwe [...]
2008-04-04 13:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE280THE TALE OF TWO U.S. COMPANIES' EXIT FROM ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) In the past several months both Colgate-Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson have shut down their local production facilities, driven out by corporate prohibitions on dealing in the parallel foreign exchange market, ever-shifting monetary policy including a punishing rate of forex retention, [...]
2008-04-04 13:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE281Zim Notes 04-04-2008
[...] Zim Notes is a compendium of political & economic news items from Zimbabwe. ZIM NOTES IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. This newsletter is produced by the Political/Economic Section of Embassy Harare. It is intended to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. S [...]
2008-04-04 14:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE282SITUATION REPORT: ONE WEEK LATER: TSVANGIRAI CALLS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY One week after election day, in the wake of a government crackdown on international journalists and NGO staff, opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai held a press conference to reiterate his call for the Zimbabwean Electoral Commission (ZEC) to announce the official [...]
2008-04-05 15:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC ZI
08HARARE287SITUATION REPORT: ZIMBABWE CALM AS HIGH COURT
[...] (SBU) Harare's residents remain calm and continue to go about daily activities despite entering a ninth day of waiting for the results of Zimbabwe's presidential contest. The High Court ruled on April 7 that it does have jurisdiction in a petition brought by the opposition MDC to compel the Zi [...]
2008-04-07 15:40:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM CASC ZI
08HARARE291A ZANU-PF SENATE CAN DELAY, BUT NOT STOP LEGISLATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced final results for the 60 Senate seats contested with ZANU-PF winning 30 seats, MDC Tsvangirai 24 seats, and MDC Mutambara 6 seats. In addition to the 60 contested seats, there are 33 Senate seats filled by appointment, as follows: [...]
2008-04-08 14:28:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE294NEW WAVE OF COMMERCIAL FARM INVASIONS
[...] (SBU) According to Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) President Trevor Gifford, 45 white-owned commercial farms in the provinces of Masvingo and Mashonaland have come under siege since April 5. Mobs have forced most of the farmers off their property in a move apparently centrally orchestrated by [...]
2008-04-08 16:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC EAGR PGOV ZI ECON
08HARARE295SITUATION REPORT: STILL NO RESULTS
[...] (C) The High Court Judge hearing the MDC's application to force the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to announce electoral results ruled today that the matter was "urgent" and began hearing the merits of the case. A decision is expected as early as tomorrow; attorneys for the MDC are not [...]
2008-04-08 16:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE296"RELAUNCHING REVOLUTION": ZANU RHETORIC INTSENSIFIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With results for Zimbabwe's March 29 presidential election still unknown, the government mouthpiece The Herald continued its runoff campaign rhetoric in its April 8 edition. In articles on the arrest of electoral commission officials for prejudicing ruling party results, land r [...]
2008-04-08 16:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE307SITUATION REPORT: STILL WAITING IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) A hearing on the MDC's application in the High Court to compel the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC) to release presidential poll results continued today as the judge considered the merits of the case. The attorney for the MDC, Alec Muchadehama, told us he was confident the results ha [...]
2008-04-09 13:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC CASC ZI
08HARARE308ZIMBABWE ELECTION IRREGULARITIES IN MT. DARWIN
[...] (C) Raphael Shanya, campaign manager for and father of Joseph Shanya, the MDC Mutambara House of Assembly candidate for Mt. Darwin West constituency in Mashonaland Central province, reported to PolOffs on April 7 several problems their campaign had encountered on Election Day. His primary con [...]
2008-04-09 15:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE309HARARE EAC MEETS ON 4/9 TO REVIEW CURRENT SITUATION
[...] (C) The Harare EAC reconvened on April 9, to evaluate the current situation, with particular focus on reports that ZANU-PF is planning a campaign of intimidation in rural areas. Ambassador McGee chaired the meeting; present were the DCM, RSO and representatives from POL, DAO, CONS, USAID, MGT [...]
2008-04-10 10:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE310AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GENERAL SOLOMON MUJURU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on April 10, General Solomon Mujuru gave no hint of his commonly-known differences with President Robert Mugabe, and little indication that Mugabe would consider stepping down. He acknowledged that sanctions (understood to be targeted and intern [...]
2008-04-10 11:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE313SITUATION REPORT: MDC REJECTS RECOUNT, LOOKS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten days after Zimbabwe's national elections, with results of the presidential contest still outstanding, the Ambassador confirmed the intention of MDC presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai, currently in Botswana, to travel with President Khama to Lusaka for the April 12-13 em [...]
2008-04-10 11:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC ZI
08HARARE314SITUATION REPORT: POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE SURGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the past week, ZANU-PF has stepped-up a post-election campaign of retaliatory violence and intimidation throughout the country. Security forces and ardent ZANU-PF supporters, mainly war veterans and youth militia -- some armed with weapons -- have targeted opposition party org [...]
2008-04-10 11:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PHUM PGOV CASC KDEM ZI
08HARARE316AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TANZANIAN AMBASSADOR TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-10 13:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE317DISILLUSIONED CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FORESEES
[...] (C) Disillusioned Central Committee member Manatsa Mutasa told us that the Politburo recognized MDC Tsvangirai had won 48 percent of the presidential vote against Mugabe's 43 percent. Consequently, the ruling party had begun a campaign of violence, spearheaded by Minister Oppah Muchinguri, Dep [...]
2008-04-10 15:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE323ZIM NOTES April 11, 2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Election Results Still Pending - Regional Engagement On Zimbabwe - Electoral Commission Under Fire - Post-Election Surge In Violence And Intimidation - *Zimbabwe Dollar Dives - Punitive New Income Tax Bands, Higher Rates, And Steep Increase In S [...]
2008-04-11 11:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE324PUBLIC BLAMES ZANU-PF AND SANCTIONS FOR DIRE STATE
[...] (U) The presentation on April 8, 2007 of the results of round two of the Mass Public Opinion Institute's (MPOI) national survey on "The Zimbabwe Economy and People's Survival Strategies," carried out in December 2007, revealed greater pessimism over the state of the economy and personal levels [...]
2008-04-11 11:45:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE327SITUATION REPORT: MDC CALLS ELECTIONS A SLOW
[...] (U) At a press conference on April 14, MDC-Tsvangirai Vice President Thokozani Khupe called the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission,s (ZEC) continued withholding of presidential results and the announcement of recounts in 23 constituencies a "slow moving coup." Additionally, Khupe sounded an alarm [...]
2008-04-14 16:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PHUM PGOV KDEM ZI
08HARARE328MDC WARNS OF BOYCOTT
[...] (C) MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on April 15 that the MDC leadership is meeting to consider options but, given escalating levels of violence, an election boycott is likely. Tsvangirai advisor and South African businessman Strive Masiyiwa had also told the Ambassador the [...]
2008-04-15 15:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE329TREVOR NCUBE ON THE ZIMBABWEAN CRISIS
[...] (C) ZANU-PF had placed itself in a difficult position, newspaper publisher Trevor Ncube, an ally of Simba Makoni, told the Ambassador on April 14. The only way it can win a runoff election is through fear and violence, but a victory under these circumstances will not be accepted by SADC. SAD [...]
2008-04-15 15:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE330TSVANGIRAI TO RETURN TO HARARE; ANNOUNCE ELECTION
[...] (C) MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai called the Ambassador on April 16 and said he was traveling to Lusaka today to meet with Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa. He planned to request that SADC replace South African President Thabo Mbeki with another chief mediator. He also intended to raise th [...]
2008-04-16 11:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE331SITUATION REPORT: POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE CONTINUES
[...] (U) The MDC-Tsvangirai party and human rights groups have reported a massive surge in political violence orchestrated by senior regime insiders. Soldiers, police, war veterans, and youth militia have been deployed to rural areas to thrash the electorate into submission and to intimidate the o [...]
2008-04-16 11:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PHUM PGOV KDEM ZI
08HARARE337AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SIMBA MAKONI
[...] (C) In an introductory meeting with the Ambassador on April 15, Simba Makoni floated the idea of a government of national unity (GNU). Makoni believes another election is unworkable. He presented the idea of a GNU to leaders at the Lusaka SADC Summit in the presence of MDC President Morgan [...]
2008-04-16 13:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE34HARARE 2008 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) to support a sequel to successful previous BFIF-funded "Just Business" fora (Refs A and B). ---------------------------- "Just Business" Forum Sequel ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) Post [...]
2008-01-17 13:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AMGT BEXP ECON ETRD ZI
08HARARE345ZIM NOTES April 17, 2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Still No Election Results, Court Rebuffs Opposition Demand - Post-Election Violence Spreads, One Confirmed Death - Scores of Opposition Arrested - An Analytic Note On Violence - Opposition "Stay-In" a Flop - UN Security Council Deliberates Over Z [...]
2008-04-17 15:43:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE359STATE-SPONSORED VIOLENCE CONTINUES; VICTIMS
[...] (U) Gangs of war veterans and ZANU-PF youth continue a state-sponsored terror campaign in rural areas burning homes, beating opposition supporters in public, and forcing attendance at ZANU-PF rallies. ZANU-PF thugs, and some security forces, are also victimizing and intimidating urban opposit [...]
2008-04-23 07:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE361 SPOTTING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ZIMBABWE'S RUINS
[...] (U) In the midst of Zimbabwe's distressed economy, some investors see opportunity that the risk averse abandoned long ago. Banking on economic recovery and attracted to Zimbabwe's cheap price tags, investors are looking at sectors with international links or those that will benefit from an inc [...]
2008-04-23 12:58:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE363SURVIVOR ZIMBABWE: HOW BUSINESS COPES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-23 14:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE364STATE MEDIA USES HATE LANGUAGE AGAINST OPPOSITION
[...] SUMMARY: State media used the 28th Anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence to continue its campaign against the opposition by broadcasting hate messages labeling the MDC's self-proclaimed victory in the presidential election "treasonous" and a reversal of 1980's independence. The government-con [...]
2008-04-23 14:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV OPRC ZI
08HARARE365CHEVRON AND BP RE-THINK THEIR ZIMBABWE OPERATIONS
[...] (SBU) Chevron had no plans to divest its downstream interests in Southern Africa, Chevron's Country Representative Masimba Kambarami told econoff on April 16, when asked about the company's divestment plans elsewhere in Africa (reftel). Southern Africa was a key market for the company and the [...]
2008-04-24 12:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET EINV PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE366COCA COLA, HAMMERED BUT IN ZIMBABWE TO STAY
[...] (U) Coca Cola is in Zimbabwe for the long haul, but the company and its bottlers are plagued by the problems of labor retention, access to foreign exchange, sugar procurement, punitive price controls, and power and water outages. A senior executive believed that the technical state of the bot [...]
2008-04-24 12:27:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE367ZIMBABWE STATE OF PLAY--NO LIGHT AT THE END OF THE
[...] (C) The exuberance that greeted election returns over three weeks ago has given way to despair and fear among many in the wake of a seemingly interminable delay in announcement of election results and ZANU-PF orchestrated and pervasive violence. While regional and international focus has been [...]
2008-04-24 12:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE376ZIM NOTES April 25, 2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Signals or Smoke Screen, State-Media Floats Idea of Government of National Unity - No End To Post-Election Violence - Recount Results Trickle In - UN Human Rights Officials Visit Harare - Chinese Ship With Arms For Zimbabwe On Its Way Home - G [...]
2008-04-25 13:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE38NO BREAKTHROUGH FROM MBEKI VISIT
[...] (C) MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai called Ambassador in Bulawayo and met with DCM on January 18 to brief on the Mbeki visit to Zimbabwe (reftels). Tsvangirai confirmed that Mbeki had offered three options for implementing a new constitution before elections: hold a referendum on the agreed draft [...]
2008-01-18 10:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
08HARARE380FIRSTHAND INFORMATION ON TORTURE BASES IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Post received firsthand information about the establishment by the military of torture bases across the country for punishing perceived regime opponents. The administrator of the Tengenenge sculpture village in Mashonaland Central village recounted to emboff on April 26 the brutal beating [...]
2008-04-29 15:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ASEC ECON ZI
08HARARE389HARARE: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS POST ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Harare's EAC met on April 30 to review the situation and the mission's security posture. The DCM chaired the meeting; In attendance were representatives from RSO, DAO, CONS, USAID, MGT, R/POL, CDC, GSO, MED, CLO and MSG. 2. (SBU) DCM explained that the Zimbabwe Electoral C [...]
2008-05-02 09:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE395HUMANITARIAN SITUATION INTENSIFIES DRAMATICALLY WITH
[...] In October 2007, then- Charge d'Affaires Kathy Dhanani renewed the complex emergency disaster declaration for Zimbabwe based on the continuing effects of poor governance on the most vulnerable segments of the population (Ref). Post draws attention to the rapidly declining and new, violent natu [...]
2008-05-05 07:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV ZI
08HARARE397Zim Notes 5/2/2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Presidential Election Results Still Pending - MDC Reconciliation - Violence Continues - Winter School Term Begins - Ambassador Warns Perpetrators of Violence - SADC Tribunal Sets Date To Hear White Zimbabwean Farmers' Case - HIFA 2008 Kicks [...]
2008-05-05 11:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN ZI
08HARARE40Zim Notes January 18, 2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-01-22 07:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE4052008 QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - QUARTER 1
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 11:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC ZI
08HARARE408AMBASSADOR HOSTS MEETING ON VIOLENCE
[...] (C) The Ambassador hosted a meeting with SADC ambassadors and representatives on May 7 to discuss the growing violence in Zimbabwe. He showed a video prepared by the Solidarity Peace Trust, which contains statements of violence victims and graphic images. Members of a USAID team that had tr [...]
2008-05-07 14:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE413HARARE: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS TARGETED VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Harare's EAC met on May 8 to review the political situation and the Mission's security posture. The Ambassador chaired the meeting. In attendance were representatives from RSO, POL/ECON, CONS, USAID, MGT, R/POL, CDC, GSO, IMO, CLO and MSG. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador explained [...]
2008-05-08 15:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE414HARARE: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS TARGETED VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Harare's EAC met on May 8 to review the political situation and the Mission's security posture. The Ambassador chaired the meeting. In attendance were representatives from RSO, POL/ECON, CONS, USAID, MGT, R/POL, CDC, GSO, IMO, CLO and MSG. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador explained [...]
2008-05-08 15:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE416LIBERALIZED FOREX TRADING, PLUS MORE PATCHES FROM
[...] (SBU) Against the background of an ever worsening economic crisis, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono announced his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the first quarter of 2008 on April 30. The objectives of the MPS are noble, but the measures are more of the same, with the exceptio [...]
2008-05-09 10:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ZI
08HARARE417ZIM NOTES May 9, 2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - It's Official, MDC Tops ZANU-PF In Presidential Poll - Recount Of Parliament Vote Confirms Initial Results - MDC Reconciliation - Violence Continues - More Violent Farm Invasions - Ambassador Hosts Meeting On Violence - SADC Investigates Viole [...]
2008-05-09 10:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN ZI
08HARARE42GOZ BANS MDC MARCH; MDC PLANS TO GO AHEAD
[...] (U) After granting written permission on January 18 for an MDC march on Wendesday, planned to protest the GOZ's refusal to implement a new constitution before elections and to postpone the electiond date, police yesterday rescinded approval. Police justified their action by claiming oppositi [...]
2008-01-22 14:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV ZI
08HARARE432AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) The most significant crisis facing Zimbabwe today is the ongoing ZANU-PF-directed campaign of violence. Over the last week, the Ambassador has publicly highlighted this violence through a visit to a local hospital on May 9 where approximately 40 victims were being treated, a letter to t [...]
2008-05-15 15:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
08HARARE44CASH CRISIS PERSISTS, DESPITE NEW NOTES
[...] (SBU) After a series of policy flip-flops over Zimbabwe's ongoing cash crisis, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono released new, much higher denominated notes into the cash-starved market on January 19. The new notes and higher daily cash withdrawal limits have failed, however, to sol [...]
2008-01-23 09:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ZI
08HARARE440ZIM NOTES 5-16-2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Moving Toward Presidential Runoff Date - Ambassador Highlights Violence - Police Storm Anglican Church During Communion - Let Me See Your "Movement Permit" - Labor Leaders Still Detained - Zimbabwe Ranks 186th Of 195 Countries In Press Freedo [...]
2008-05-16 10:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN ZI
08HARARE447GOZ SLAMS TANZANIA OVER VIOLENCE OBSERVATION TRIP
[...] (C) Polecon chief spoke May 20 with Theobald Kazora, the number two in the Tanzanian embassy in Harare, who accompanied the Ambassador on his trip May 13 to visit a "torture camp" and hospitals in rural Mashonaland East. 2. (C) Kazora said he elected to accept the Ambassador's invitation [...]
2008-05-20 12:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE45AMBASSADOR TAKES POLITICAL PULSE IN BULAWAYO
[...] (C) On his first trip to Bulawayo (Zimbabwe's second largest city),the Ambassador met with leading opposition political figures and civil society leaders to gauge attitudes toward upcoming elections. They uniformly told him that an MDC victory in March was highly unlikely. Paul Themba Nyat [...]
2008-01-23 13:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE453HARARE STATE OF PLAY--UPDATE
[...] (C) Stung by its defeat in the March 29 elections and uncertain about the future, ruling party ZANU-PF has evolved a strategy which it believes will allow it to maintain power. The essential elements are a campaign of terror in rural areas to weaken and intimidate the opposition, targeted at [...]
2008-05-22 11:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE454TSVANGIRAI ASKS MWANAWASA FOR SADC ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) MDC advisor Strive Masiyiwa told the Ambassador on May 22 that he and MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai had met May 21 in Lusaka with Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa and other high-ranking Zambian officials. Tsvangirai requested that SADC convene an emergency summit to discuss the security [...]
2008-05-22 12:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE457HARARE EAC MEETS TO REVIEW TRAVEL AND SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Harare's EAC met on May 22 to review the political situation, including the confirmation of the announcement of the election runoff date of June 27, the current Travel Alert, and the Mission's security posture. The Ambassador chaired the meeting. In attendance were representati [...]
2008-05-23 07:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE459RICH PLATINUM CLAIMS CHANGE HANDS IN HUSH-HUSH
[...] (C) Mining giant Anglo American ceded to the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) close to 30 percent of its platinum claims on the Great Dyke in an agreement signed on March 23, 2008. In return, it will receive a special mining lease that allows it to hold offshore foreign exchange earnings from its [...]
2008-05-23 10:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV PGOV ASEC MASS ZI CH RS
08HARARE46MDC'S BITI ON SADC FAILURE, MDC RECONCILIATION
[...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Tsvangirai faction secretary general Tendai Biti told Polecon chief on January 21 that South African president Mbeki, after four hours of meetings with President Mugabe and two hours with MDC president organ Tsvangirai on January 17, had failed to brek [...]
2008-01-23 13:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE462ZIM NOTES May 23, 2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Tsvangirai to Return - ZANU-PF Strategy To Maintain Power And Considerations of a GNU - A Compendium Of Violence - Media Crackdown - Two Union Leaders Released On Bail, Another Arrested - Bishop Kunonga Excommunicated - Police Officer Fined Fo [...]
2008-05-23 11:42:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE463MEDIA CRACKDOWN: INTIMIDATION INCREASES AHEAD OF RUNOFF
[...] SUMMARY: Alongside the ongoing ZANU-PF directed violence in advance of Zimbabwe's June 27 presidential election runoff, the Mugabe regime's crack down on dissenting opinion is increasingly targeting the independent media and even those within the state media who favor more balanced coverage. Ac [...]
2008-05-27 13:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ZI
08HARARE468CHINA'S ENGAGEMENT IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A request, the following information is provided on Zimbabwe-Chinese relations. China's engagement in Zimbabwe covers economic, commercial, political and military spheres. Economic ties are strongest in the construction, agriculture, and mining sectors, but actual investment has [...]
2008-05-28 11:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR EMIN EFIN ETRD EINV MARR CH ZI ASEC
08HARARE47AMBASSADOR CALLS ON BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO BE
[...] (SBU) Beginning his outreach to Zimbabwe's beleaguered business community, on January 17 Ambassador challenged members of the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ) to be more energetic in bringing about peaceful change in Zimbabwe. Speaking at the monthly meeting of ABAZ, he said [...]
2008-01-23 14:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ZI
08HARARE470WITH TSVANGIRAI HOME, OPPOSITION RETURNS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 27, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai, who recently returned from a lengthy trip to South Africa focused on regional diplomacy, held a press conference to share his perspective on the current situation in Zimbabwe and outline h [...]
2008-05-28 14:48:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE473TSVANGIRAI, MAKONI DIVIDE ON VIOLENCE, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 29, opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai and former independent candidate Simba Makoni held separate briefings in which they discussed violence, the June 27 run-off election, and their perspectives on a government of national unity (GNU). Significant differe [...]
2008-05-29 15:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE474VIOLENCE BEATING DOWN VOTER OPTIMISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Mashonaland East, scene of post-election violence, Embassy officers interviewed religious leaders, doctors, and one victim of the post-election violence. While reluctant to speak freely, these Zimbabweans expressed dismay and frustration at the growing violenc [...]
2008-06-02 12:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE475ZIMBABWE - GOZ SUSPENDS CARE ACTIVITIES
[...] (U) After months of harassment of the non-governmental organization (NGO) CARE's staff by "war veterans," military and other officials, Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) Minister Nicholas Goche informed CARE on May 28 to immediately suspend its operations. Goche accused CARE staff of meddling in p [...]
2008-06-02 13:10:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV PREL ZI
08HARARE477ZIM NOTES 5-30-2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-02 13:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECOM ZI
08HARARE478NEW MDC MP FEARS FOR SAFETY, HOPES FOR ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly elected MDC MP for Mutasa South, Michek Kagurabadzwa is in hiding, fearing arrest and detention. Press reports indicate that five MDC MPs have been jailed in recent weeks. Despite the ongoing violence in the countryside, including in his own constituency, Kagurabadzwa rem [...]
2008-06-02 15:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE479WOZA: THANK YOU MARCH FOR ZAMBIAN SUPPORT LEADS TO
[...] (SBU) Between 500 and 600 members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) and Men of Zimbabwe Arise (MOZA),held a peaceful mid-day march on Wednesday May 29 in downtown Harare, which was broken up by police. According to the WOZA communications officer, the march was to protest the current post-e [...]
2008-06-02 15:54:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI ZM
08HARARE482TSVANGIRAI OUTLINES GOALS FOR MDC-LED PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 30, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai addressed MDC Members of Parliament (MPs),outlining his initiatives for parliament. Describing his goals as the "Restore Hope Campaign," he laid out a number of ambitious initiatives int [...]
2008-06-03 17:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE486ELECTORAL VIOLENCE HITS HOME: TENS OF THOUSANDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to independent international organizations, as many as 20-30 thousand Zimbabweans have been displaced due to electoral violence since the March 29 elections, with many more likely unreported. A senior official with one humanitarian provider reports that access to areas i [...]
2008-06-04 11:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE487LOCAL ELECTION OBSERVERS READY, WAITING FOR
[...] (C) In a meeting with a Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) official on June 3, ZESN appeared confident and prepared to mobilize efforts to deploy observers throughout the country for the June 27 Presidential runoff. On June 2, ZESN submitted their list of about 10,000 proposed observers [...]
2008-06-04 14:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE489ZIM VIOLENCE INCREASING AND MORE SEVERE
[...] (C) The Zimbabwean director of the Counseling Services Unit (CSU) describes the increasingly severe and numerous injuries inflicted on Zimbabwean citizens as the worst violence Zimbabwe has seen since CSU's opening in 1993. Describing the increased use of weapons and severe beatings, Dr. Franc [...]
2008-06-06 09:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE490ZIM NOTES June 6, 2008
[...] SUMMARY --------------- Topics of the week: - U.S. Diplomats, Staff, Detained and Harassed By Police - Gov Suspends Field Operations of All NGOs - United Opposition Unlikely - Public Unenthusiastic About GNU - Senior MDC Officials Released - Violence Spurs Internal Displacement - Yout [...]
2008-06-06 11:38:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE491HARARE EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS DETENTION OF EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) The Harare Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on June 6 to review the detention of Embassy employees that occurred on June 5 (SEPTEL) and the need for additional security precautions as a result of the incident. The EAC agreed that the fact-finding and observation missions in the [...]
2008-06-06 14:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE492AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GIDEON GONO
[...] (C) Gideon Gono, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ),told the Ambassador on June 4 that President Robert Mugabe has prostate cancer that has metastasized and, according to doctors, will cause his death in three to five years. According to Gono, Mugabe's doctor had recommended he [...]
2008-06-06 14:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE493U.S. DIPLOMATS AND STAFF DETAINED BY ZIM SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 5, five U.S. diplomats and two locally employed staff (LES),accompanied at times by British diplomats, were detained, harassed, and threatened by government security forces, military, police, and "war veterans" during a pre-election assessment trip in Mashonaland Ce [...]
2008-06-06 16:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE494RETALIATION AGAINST MDC ACTIVISTS, CANDIDATES FOR
[...] (C) Four women, one man and three children under the age of two were arrested and three homes were raided in Bindura after a visit by American and British diplomats on June 5. About six hours after the June 5 visit, a female MDC Councilor and an MDC activist were arrested at the Councilor's r [...]
2008-06-06 16:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE500ZANU-PF AND MDC DISCUSS GNU
[...] (C) Welshman Ncube briefed polecon chief June 11 on talks between ZANU-PF and the MDC directed at a government of national unity (GNU). According to Ncube, the talks have the blessing of both Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai and envisage a "Kenyan" soluti [...]
2008-06-11 15:24:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE503ZIMBABWE SUSPENDS ALL NGO ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) On June 5, Zimbabwe's Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare (MPSLSW) Nicolas Goche issued a letter addressed to all Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) advising them to "suspend all field operations until further notice." (See [...]
2008-06-13 10:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV PREL ZI
08HARARE509AMBASSADOR PROTESTS FOOD THEFT AND TREATMENT OF U.S.
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 10 Ambassador McGee and USAID Director Karen Freeman called upon Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Joey Bimha. The agenda included three points: 1) to protest the treatment of U.S. diplomats during a recent confrontation with the police in Bindura; 2) to cl [...]
2008-06-13 12:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE510AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MASHONALAND EAST
[...] (SBU) On June 12, 2008, Ambassador McGee, the Dutch Charge d'Affaires, two poloffs, RSO, DATT, and three FSNs visited two locations in Mashonaland East Province: a Church of Christ mission hospital in Nhowe and the town of Mutoko, about 120km east of Harare. The trip confirmed significantly [...]
2008-06-13 14:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE512ZIM VIOLENCE AND ARRESTS, IN DETAIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Mugabe regime's political crackdown ahead of the June 27 presidential run-off is increasingly targeting opposition leadership. On June 12, presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai was twice detained by police while attempting to campaign, bringing the total to four deten [...]
2008-06-16 04:39:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE513ZIM VIOLENCE AND ARRESTS, IN DETAIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Mugabe regime's political crackdown ahead of the June 27 presidential run-off is increasingly targeting opposition leadership. On June 12, presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai was twice detained by police while attempting to campaign, bringing the total to four detention [...]
2008-06-16 04:39:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE515RETALIATION CONTINUES. WILL SADC SEE?
[...] (C) ZANU-PF MPs and thugs continue to attack MDC supporters and their families in Bindura in retaliation for a U.S. delegation visit on June 5. The brother of the losing MP in Bindura, Philip Mabika, called on poloff on June 17 to report an attack on his elderly parents at their home in Bind [...]
2008-06-19 13:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE517HARARE HIT HARD: ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN THE CAPITAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With reports of ZANU-PF-led electoral violence escalating near the capital city, on June 18 Ambassador McGee and Emboffs toured the high-density Harare neighborhood of Epworth to investigate abuses, evaluate the presence of security forces, and gauge receptiveness to pre-electio [...]
2008-06-19 13:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE519UN ENVOY BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON ZIMBABWE VISIT
[...] (C) Haile Menkerios, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, briefed western diplomats, including the Ambassador, June 17 on his mission to Zimbabwe, and specifically on a meeting earlier in the day with President Robert Mugabe. Menkerios said he came away from the [...]
2008-06-19 13:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE520AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SADC OBSERVATION LEADER
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador met June 17 with Tanki Mothae, director of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Affairs. Mothae is currently heading the SADC observers in Zimbabwe. 2. (C) Mothae said there were currently close to 200 SADC observers in Zimbabwe; SADC had committed to 35 [...]
2008-06-19 13:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE522HIDDEN HUNGER AT HARVEST HOUSE: THOUSANDS OF IDPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two months after the start of a government-led campaign of violence, as many as 2,400 homeless and hungry Zimbabweans, including at least 471 children, many of whom are ill, continue to seek sanctuary at Harvest House, the opposition MDC's Harare headquarters. On June 19, pol [...]
2008-06-20 09:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE525SADC ELECTION BRIEFING
[...] (C) Tanki Mothae, Director of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Affairs (SADC Organ) and current head of the SADC observer mission briefed Western diplomats June 20 on SADC's perception of the pre-election environment. He believes that Zimbabwe is failing to comply with SADC [...]
2008-06-20 12:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE526ZIM NOTES June 20, 2008
[...] SUMMARY --------------- Topics of the week: - Harare Hit by Electoral Violence - Ambassador Meets SADC Observer Leader - Retaliation for Diplomats' Visit - MDC Secretary General Faces Treason Charges - NGOs Still Suspended - Hidden and Hungry at Harvest House - Secretary Rice Talks Zi [...]
2008-06-20 12:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE527SCARCITY OF MDC POLLING AGENTS BODES ILL FOR
[...] (C) Recently elected Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) MP from Gutu South, Eliphas Mukonoweshuro, called on poloff to request help financing burial arrangements and coffins for six MDC activists who were killed recently in his constituency. He related that SADC and Pan African Parliament [...]
2008-06-20 13:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE530MDC PULLS OUT OF ELECTION
[...] (C) A day after telling the Ambassador the MDC intended to participate in the June 27 runoff election, MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai on June 22 announced the MDC would boycott the election. Tsvangirai told the press and diplomats at a later briefing that continuing violence against the pop [...]
2008-06-23 14:26:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE531MISGUIDED POLICIES SPAWN ACUTE BREAD SHORTAGE
[...] (U) Bread shortages have reappeared as Zimbabwe's wheat and flour stocks collapse. Wheat production has been declining since the commercial farm invasions of 2000. While farm takeovers and low prices explained much of the poor wheat output in the early 2000s, in more recent years, shortages o [...]
2008-06-23 15:56:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV ZI
08HARARE532BITI MISTREATED IN JAIL, DENIED BAIL
[...] (SBU) The Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC) Secretary General, Tendai Biti, appeared in a Harare court on June 17, 18 and 19 where he was charged with four counts, including treason, which carries the death penalty. Lawyers lodged 11 complaints against the State for his treatment in jai [...]
2008-06-23 16:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE533OPPOSITION HEADQUARTERS RAIDED AGAIN
[...] (SBU) On June 23, MDC opposition headquarters, located in a downtown Harare building known as Harvest House, was raided by police, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) were seized for the second time since the March 29 national election (reftel). Acting on reports from local sources that [...]
2008-06-23 16:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE535HARARE: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS RUNOFF ELECTION
[...] (SBU) The Harare EAC convened on June 23 to review continued ZANU-PF violence within Harare and throughout Zimbabwe. Ambassador McGee led a discussion concerning the current level of violence and what the Embassy anticipates will occur in light of opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai's wit [...]
2008-06-24 14:39:00Embassy HarareSECRETAMGT ASEC CASC PREL ZI
08HARARE544HARARE: ESTH OFFICER DATA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-25 13:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AMGT ZI
08HARARE545HARARE - ESTH OFFICER DATA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-25 14:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AMGT ZI
08HARARE546HARARE: OBSERVERS' PERSPECTIVES CONTRAST SHARPLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of a unanimous UN Security Council statement noting concern over politically-motivated violence in Zimbabwe and the announcement by opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai that he will not participate in the June 27 presidential run-off, poloffs met separatel [...]
2008-06-25 15:22:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE548TSVANGIRAI CALLS FOR AU, SADC INTERVENTION
[...] (SBU) In a press conference at his residence on June 25, MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai called for African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) intervention in establishing a "transition period" in Zimbabwe that will take into account the results of the March 29 elec [...]
2008-06-26 14:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE549CHAMBER OF MINES CALLS FOR FAVORABLE, CONSISTENT
[...] (SBU) The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe presented an overview of the state of the sector at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 30, 2008. The mining sector is Zimbabwe's largest foreign exchange generator. It earned the country US$1 billion in 2007 and contributed about 6 percent to GDP. [...]
2008-06-26 14:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EINV PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE552"SPIRAL OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE": SADC OBSERVERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the withdrawal by opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai from Zimbabwe's June 27 presidential run-off, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission held a June 25 press conference to comment on the current electoral environment. SADC Head of Miss [...]
2008-06-26 15:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE553ZIM HUMANITARIAN CRISIS GROWS: WITH UN AGENCIES
[...] (U) The humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe continues to worsen. Politically motivated violence continues unabated. Humanitarian space continues to shrink. Access to the most vulnerable populations remains restricted. All this, combined with a high level of uncertainty, and exacerbated by the Z [...]
2008-06-27 14:54:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE554ZIM NOTES June 27, 2008
[...] SUMMARY --------------- Topics of the week: - MDC Pulls Out of Election Run-Off - Tsvangirai Takes Refuge in Dutch Embassy - Fallout from Raid on Opposition IDPs - Biti and Matinenga Released from Jail - As Abductions, Beatings, and Unlawful DetenQQ s@f62Qx - Mining Sector Top Forex Ea [...]
2008-06-27 15:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE555HARARE: ELECTION DAY SITREP
[...] (SBU) The Embassy sent four observer teams throughout Harare in the morning and three teams in the afternoon, including one led by the Ambassador. We had not sought accreditation, nor did we attempt to observe outside of Harare in light of the MDC's withdrawal from the election. 2. (C) [...]
2008-06-27 16:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE573AU ISSUES WEAK STATEMENT ON ZIM ELECTIONS
[...] (C) The African Union (AU) election observer mission issued its preliminary report on Zimbabwe's June 27 run-off election at a press conference on June 30. The statement says the election "fell short of accepted AU standards," but is significantly weaker than reports issued by the Pan Africa [...]
2008-06-30 14:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM AU ZI
08HARARE579AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GIDEON GONO
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono on July 1. The discussion focused on GOZ misappropriation of Global Fund money, President Robert Mugabe's health, and ZANU-PF politics and plans. ---------------------------- Global Fund Misappropriation ----- [...]
2008-07-01 15:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAID ZI
08HARARE582HARARE: WELSHMAN NCUBE ON SADC NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Welshman Ncube briefed PolEcon chief July 2 on SADC negotiations, Tendai Biti, and the state of violence in Zimbabwe. ---------------- SADC Negotiations ----------------- 2. (C) PolEcon Chief met with Ncube immediately after a meeting he had had with South African negotiators Mufa [...]
2008-07-02 13:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE583HARARE: TENDAI BITI ON NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC secretary-general Tendai Biti spoke with PolEcon Chief July 2 on negotiations with ZANU-PF, his views of MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, the status of the rival MDC faction, and his future. --------------- On Negotiations --------------- 2. (C) Biti said the MDC would negotia [...]
2008-07-02 13:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE585TSVANGIRAI REACTS TO AFRICAN UNION RESOLUTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai gave the official party reaction to the African Union's (AU) Resolution on Zimbabwe. He opened by asserting that violence throughout the country continues. Tsvangirai stated that the AU stateme [...]
2008-07-02 15:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE592WOZA ACTIVISTS RELEASED ON BAIL
[...] (U) In their July 3 hearing, Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA) activists Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu were granted bail after having spent 33 nights in jail. Williams received Secretary Rice's Women of Courage award for Africa in 2007. After the judge exited the courtroom, Williams h [...]
2008-07-03 16:19:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE593ACTION REQUEST: OCHA ZIMBABWE NEEDS HELP
[...] (C) In the wake of the Mugabe regime's continued crackdown on political and humanitarian space, it is increasingly clear that the UN Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Zimbabwe are ill-equipped for the significant challenges prese [...]
2008-07-03 16:21:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE598EMBASSY HELPS OVER 300 IDPS, MORE IN NEED AS
[...] (C) On July 3, 308 displaced Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters came to the U.S. Embassy after being locked out of the MDC headquarters, Harvest House. Through considerable effort, Mission staff transferred about 64 women and 68 children to existing safe houses in Harare that day [...]
2008-07-07 16:20:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE600HEALTH MINISTER PROMISES NGO RE-AUTHORIZATION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 7 Charge and USAID Director called on Minister of Health Parirenyatwa at his request. Parirenyatwa appealed for USG support for Zimbabwe's Round Eight Global Fund application and denied that he had participated in electoral intimidation following the March 29 election. He [...]
2008-07-08 07:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM KHIV ZI
08HARARE601ZIM NOTES 7-3-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe won... - State of Negotiations... - African Media Experts Slam Media Environment... - Lead Complainants in SADC Tribunal Farm Case Abducted, Beaten... - USAP Students Earn Over US$5 Million in Scholarships... - Inflation Soars... - Supply [...]
2008-07-08 08:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE602UNHCR WANTS TO PLAY A ROLE WITH IDPS WHILE RUWA
[...] (C) Charge and poloff met with UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Resident Coordinator Marcellin Hepie on July 8 to discuss the ongoing IDP situation and how the U.S. Embassy had responded to the plight of over 300 IDPs that sought assistance on July 3 (Reftel A). Hepie indicated that U [...]
2008-07-09 15:14:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM ZI
08HARARE604UK COMPANY SUSPENDS HARD CURRENCY DELIVERIES TO
[...] (C) U.K.-based Travelex suspended its supply of foreign currency to Western Union Zimbabwe in late June, apparently fearful of being tarred with sustaining the Mugabe regime. Consequently, Zimbabwe's major money transfer company has capped cash disbursements while it scrambles for alternate su [...]
2008-07-10 12:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE605STATE OF PLAY: AWAITING NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) The Zimbabwean political scene is quieter than it has been for some time. Despite denials by MDC leaders of current negotiations, preliminary talks are taking place this week in South Africa. Harare awaits the arrival of Jean Ping, Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, and Jaka [...]
2008-07-10 14:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE606VIOLENCE INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON MDC TARGETS;
[...] (SBU) While violence appears to have subsided since the June 27 election, particulary in Harare and Matabeleland, there are pockets of violence throughout the rest of the country, supported by the continuing presence of ZANU-PF bases used for torture, beatings, and reeducation. In addition t [...]
2008-07-11 08:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE607ZANU-PF--MDC PREPARATION FOR NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai briefed diplomats from the U.S., UK, Sweden, and Australia July 12 on the ZANU-PF--MDC negotiation process. He said representatives from his faction (MDC-T),the MDC Mutambara faction (MDC-M) and ZANU-PF had concluded a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for ne [...]
2008-07-14 10:21:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE610ZIMBABWE'S FY 2008 SUGAR EXPORTS TO THE U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-14 14:46:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON ZI
08HARARE611ZIM NOTES 7-11-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - ZANU-PF-MDC Preliminary Talks Begin... - Parliament to Convene... - Violence Continues... - Attack on Government IDP Camp... - IDPs Flee to Embassy... - Global Opinion of South Africa Slumps... - Remittance Disbursements Capped for Lack [...]
2008-07-14 14:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE614ZIMBABWE'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR REELS UNDER
[...] (U) According to a survey carried out by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) covering 2007, Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector, once the backbone of the economy, is stricken by the weight of innumerable, largely man-made constraints. Output and employment within the sector have decli [...]
2008-07-15 06:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE615DONORS, UN DISCUSS BEST EFFORTS TO RE-OPEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a donor briefing on July 15 the UN explained its strategy to engage the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) on Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis and reported on results of field assessments of conditions in areas of return for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Missions found that mov [...]
2008-07-16 08:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE621MDC SEEKS AU ROLE IN NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE SIGNING
[...] (C) The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),which would provide a framework for negotiations between ZANU-PF and the MDC, is on hold awaiting talks today in South Africa between South African president Thabo Mbeki and Jean Ping, chairperson of the African Union commission. The MDC [...]
2008-07-18 10:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE622ZANU-PF TARGETS MDC OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Even though the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) won a majority of seats in the March 29 parliamentary elections, MDC officials continue to battle trumped-up charges, evade bogus arrests, and endure harassment at the hands of the ZANU-PF-run security structures. 10 MDC MPs and two [...]
2008-07-21 13:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE623ZIM NOTES 7-18-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the Week: - MOU on Hold - UN Briefs Donors on Re-Opening NGO Operations, Return of IDPs - Zim Delegation Walks out of SADC Tribunal Hearing - EU to Widen Sanctions - South Africa Continues Deporting Zimbabweans - ZBC Bans Politically Incorrect Programs - [...]
2008-07-21 15:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE624AN MOU, BUT LITTLE REASON FOR OPTIMISM
[...] (C) Summary: Significant buzz surrounded the signing of an MOU today in Harare as a framework for negotiations. Previewing the actual negotiations, however, MDC Mutambara (MDC-M) negotiator Welshman Ncube sounded a pessimistic note in a conversation with pol/econ chief on July 18. Echoing M [...]
2008-07-21 16:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE625AN MOU, BUT LITTLE REASON FOR OPTIMISM
[...] (C) Summary: Significant buzz surrounded the signing of an MOU today in Harare as a framework for negotiations. Previewing the actual negotiations, however, MDC Mutambara (MDC-M) negotiator Welshman Ncube sounded a pessimistic note in a conversation with pol/econ chief on July 18. Echoing M [...]
2008-07-21 16:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE627CASH SHORTAGE LOOMS AS ECONOMY SLIPS INTO FREE-FALL
[...] (SBU) The current hyperinflationary environment has increased demand for cash immensely as debit cards, checks and bank transfer payments have all lost favor across the business sector. Businesses and individuals attempt to cope by barter, by exchanging local currency quickly into stable curr [...]
2008-07-22 15:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR PGOV ZI
08HARARE628TSVANGIRAI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SHARING POWER DURING A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22 MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai briefed Charge on his July 21 meetings with Mugabe, Mbeki and Mutambara. Tsvangirai said he and Mugabe met one-on-one for 90 minutes, agreeing to a transition of no more than two years during which each would hold a position of equal weight [...]
2008-07-22 15:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE635HARARE POC FOR ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-25 09:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDECON XA ZI
08HARARE636CIVIL SOCIETY SKEPTICAL OF MOU AND TALKS
[...] (C) While leaders of Zimbabwe's vibrant civil society welcome political dialogue, they are deeply skeptical about the prospect of a future under a government of national unity (GNU). In recent months, civil society has backed the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) very openly. However, r [...]
2008-07-25 12:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE637ZIM NOTES 7-25-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MOU Signed, Talks Started... - Over a Quarter of MDC MPs Targeted... - EU Expands Sanctions List... - SADC Tribunal Rules Against Zimbabwe on Land... - State Media Tone Down Rhetoric... - Zim Journalist Wins CNN Award... - Holding Mugabe Accou [...]
2008-07-28 06:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE639FARM INVASIONS: ZIM DISMISSES SADC TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State-sponsored land seizure and harassment of white farmers in Zimbabwe continues, in violation of an injunction by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Tribunal. Despite a July 18 decision by the Tribunal reaffirming the injunction, condemning the government's rec [...]
2008-07-28 15:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE640YOUTH MILITIA FOUNDER DESCRIBES LEGACY OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 28, Emboffs met with Prosper Izaya, who claimed to be among the founders of Zimbabwe's National Youth Service (NYS),the official name of the government's notoriously violent youth militia. Izaya relayed his involvement in NYS's inception in 2001, the first civilian att [...]
2008-07-29 14:52:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE644DONORS DEMARCHE ON HUMANITARIAN SPACE
[...] (U) Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Goche refused to meet with UN and donor reps to discuss humanitarian space (reftel) because, he said, he was fully occupied as a ZANU-PF negotiator in the South African facilitated power sharing talks with MDC factions. On July 29, Dutch Ambassador Jos [...]
2008-07-30 15:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EAID ZI
08HARARE646BUSINESS CONGRESS BLASTS GOVERNMENT OVER POLICIES
[...] (U) Members of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce blasted the government's anti-growth economic policies in the public forum of their annual congress. They bemoaned policy inconsistencies and reversals, the usurpation by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) of fiscal policy, price control [...]
2008-07-31 14:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE651NEGOTIATIONS STILL ON TRACK
[...] (C) MDC negotiator Elton Mangoma told us August 1 that negotiations will resume in Pretoria on August 3. Mangoma was optimistic that sticking points--balance of power between Mugabe and Tsvangirai, and duration of the new government--would be worked out and that a signing ceremony would take [...]
2008-08-01 11:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE652VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN AREAS; ACCESS TO MEDICAL
[...] (C) While the prevalence of violence in Zimbabwe has fallen since the June 27 one-man runoff election, violence against MDC members and leaders continues, particularly in some rural areas, and victims continue to experience significant and growing delays accessing medical treatment. Because [...]
2008-08-01 11:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE653NOTHING BUT STOP-GAP MEASURES IN LATEST MONETARY POLICY
[...] (U) In his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) delivered on July 30, 2008, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono announced the removal of ten zeros from notes in circulation, and the introduction of a new currency. He failed, however, to introduce any new policies that would tame inflation [...]
2008-08-01 11:48:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE654ZIM NOTES AUGUST 1, 2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Negotiations to Resume - Violence Continues - U.S. Expands Financial Sanctions - Newspapers Reduce Print Run - Wildlife Poached - Stop-Gap Measures in Latest Monetary Statement - Technical Glitches in Broadcast of Gono's Statement - Busines [...]
2008-08-01 12:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE656ZIMBABWE MEDIA UNDER SIEGE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The conditions for independent media in Zimbabwe continue to worsen. Harassment of journalists by Zimbabwe government (GOZ) state agencies continues. Despite the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between President Robert Mugabe and the Movement for Democratic [...]
2008-08-04 06:10:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ECPS ZI
08HARARE661TSVANGIRAI TELLS AMBASSADOR TALKS ARE ON COURSE
[...] (C) MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador August 5, just after arriving from Johannesburg, that ZANU-PF-MDC negotiations are on course. Tsvangirai promised that he will stand firm against an executive role for Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, although he could accept a cerem [...]
2008-08-05 16:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE663 USAID/OFDA DIRECTOR VISITS ZIMBABWE TO ASSESS HUMANITARIAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: USAID's Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA),Ky Luu, visited Harare, Zimbabwe July 29-31, to consult with humanitarian organizations, United Nations (UN) agencies, donor representatives, and Zimbabwean citizens regarding the crisis in the country. T [...]
2008-08-06 04:49:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KHIV PREL ZI
08HARARE669STRIVE MASIYIWA'S TAKE ON ZANU-PF-MDC NEGOTIATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-07 15:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE67POLICE SHUTDOWN MARCH, BUT MDC MANAGES TO RALLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, a magistrate's court upheld the police ban on a planned Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) protest march, but gave permission for the MDC to hold a rally. Police responded with violence to efforts by MDC supporters to march to the rally location, in defiance of th [...]
2008-01-23 16:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ZI ASEC
08HARARE671UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND REQUESTS FOR MEETINGS -
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 09:57:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ZI
08HARARE672ZIMBABWE SEARCHING FOR ALTERNATIVE SUPPLIER OF
[...] (C) Banker James Mushore, who tipped us off in February about the planned media disclosure of German banknote printer Giesecke & Devrient's (G&D) business with Zimbabwe (Ref C),updated emboffs on July 31 on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) pursuit of alternative suppliers of secure paper. [...]
2008-08-08 11:34:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ASEC ZI
08HARARE673LITTLE EVIDENCE OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL USE ON
[...] (SBU) Despite media reports that the pesticide paraquat has been used by ZANU-PF militia on political victims, there is no scientific evidence to substantiate the claims. Paraquat, an herbicide used on tobacco plantations in Zimbabwe, has reportedly been used in two ways: forced ingestion or [...]
2008-08-08 12:17:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE674TSVANGIRAI DISCUSSES ENDGAME WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) A confident Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador August 8 that he is unwavering in his position that Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe should not retain executive power as part of a power-sharing agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC. Tsvangirai expects South African president Thabo Mb [...]
2008-08-08 12:33:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE675ZIM NOTES AUGUST 8, 2008
[...] SUMMARY ------------- Topics of the week: - Negotiations Continuing - OFDA Director Visit - Price Controls Re-Imposed on Tourism - Coins No Remedy for Cash Shortage - Scramble for Alternative Banknote Supplier - "Homegrown Solutions" - the Fuel Couponization of Zimbabwe's Economy - C [...]
2008-08-08 14:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ZI
08HARARE676ZANU-PF--MDC NEGOTIATIONS SITREP
[...] (C) Negotiations between ZANU-PF and the MDC took place all day Sunday and ended at 2:00 am Sunday morning after a closed-door session facilitated by South African president Thabo Mbeki with Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and MDC leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara as the only [...]
2008-08-11 13:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE678TSVANGIRAI ON COLLAPSED TALKS
[...] (C) MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador August 12 that negotiations between ZANU-PF and the MDC had stalled over the issue of power sharing. Specifically, Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe was unwilling to cede executive power to Tsvangirai as prime minister and allow Tsvang [...]
2008-08-13 12:00:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE684TSVANGIRAI PREVENTED FROM TRAVELING TO SADC SUMMIT
[...] (C) Embassy has confirmed press reports that MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, secretary-general Tendai Biti, and MP elect and shadow foreign minister Eliphas Mukoneweshuro were detained at Harare International Airport this afternoon and prevented from traveling to South Africa for the SADC Su [...]
2008-08-14 13:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE699ZIM NOTES 8-15-2008
[...] Topics of the Week: - Talks Break Off... - Tsvangirai's Travel to SADC Summit Interrupted... - French and Swedish Charges Threatened... - Botswana Deports Zimbabwean Journalist... - Soaring Inflation... - Tobacco Deliveries Lagging... - "Zimbabwe - Beyond Tomorrow"... ---- [...]
2008-08-18 13:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE70MDC'S TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON MDC
[...] (SBU) At a diplomatic briefing on January 24 attended by the Ambassador, MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai said that March elections were logistically impossible, and had already been sufficiently rigged to assure a ZANU-PF victory. Tsvangirai said the two MDC factions had agreed in principle [...]
2008-01-24 15:14:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE703STALEMATE
[...] (C) Elton Mangoma, an MDC negotiator and advisor to MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, told polecon chief August 19 that despite pressure from all sides the MDC would sign a deal only if Tsvangirai became head of government. While negotiations will continue, facilitated by South African presid [...]
2008-08-19 14:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE705HARARE POC FOR USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-19 15:08:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA ASEC ZI
08HARARE709MDC/DONORS MEET TO DISCUSS AID PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) On August 15, at the request of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),MDC leadership met with major donors that support the World Bank's Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) to discuss post-transition economic recovery and development strategies. The meeting was an opportunity for the MDC a [...]
2008-08-21 13:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL ZI
08HARARE71ZIMBABWE ELECTION UPDATE: MAKONI A NON-STARTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Simba Makoni took himself out of the electoral mix on January 22 by pledging loyalty to President Mugabe. Focus has now shifted to Dumiso Dabengwa, a ZANU-PF Politburo member who has for some time opposed Mugabe within the party. Interest in Makoni and now Dabengwa results from [...]
2008-01-24 15:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE711PARLIAMENT AND THE ELECTION OF A SPEAKER
[...] (C) President Robert Mugabe announced that members of Parliament will be sworn in August 25. The election of the House Speaker will follow. The official opening of Parliament, presided over by Mugabe, will take place the next day. MDC Tsvangirai (MDC-T) will take part in the swearing in an [...]
2008-08-21 15:10:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE712ZANU-PF INTIMIDATION (STILL) CONTINUES IN RURAL
[...] (SBU) Despite a commitment - on paper - by ZANU-PF to halt violence, reports of violence and intimidation in rural areas continue. While there has been a notable reduction in beatings and injuries since the June 27 election and a further reduction since the signing of the Memorandum of Under [...]
2008-08-21 15:17:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM KDEM PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE715ZIM NOTES 8-22-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Negotiations Stall Again... - SADC Communiques... - Parliament to Convene... - Violence Continues... - MDC and Donors Meet... - Magistrate Court Dismisses Case Against MDC MP... - WOZA Arrests... - "Zim's inflation not that bad"... - Exchang [...]
2008-08-25 13:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE73REGIONAL BLACKOUTS UNDERSCORE ZIMBABWE'S POWER WOES
[...] (SBU) Power blackouts across the region this week have underscored the precarious state of Zimbabwe's regional and domestic power supply. South Africa no longer exports power to Zimbabwe; the DRC supply is erratic; Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric (HCB) in Mozambique is holding Zimbabwe on a tight [...]
2008-01-25 11:10:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON EMIN ENRG ETRD PGOV ZI
08HARARE730TSVANGIRAI CANDIDATE ELECTED HOUSE SPEAKER
[...] (U) Lovemore Moyo of MDC Tsvangirai (MDC-T) was elected speaker of the House of Assembly in a secret ballot today. He defeated Paul Themba Nyathi, nominated by MDC Mutambara (MDC-T),by a vote of 110-98. Nyathi was supported by ZANU-PF, which did not field a candidate. 2. (U) MDC-T has 1 [...]
2008-08-25 13:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE741MDC TAKES LEAD ROLE IN PARLIAMENT, EVEN AS 5 MPS
[...] (C) President Robert Mugabe convened Parliament today. The MDC, which had earlier indicated it would not attend in order to avoid recognition of Mugabe, was in attendance. The decision came after a heated discussion. According to Nelson Chamisa, MDC spokesperson, the MDC ultimately concluded [...]
2008-08-26 15:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE745HARARE USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
[...] In response to reftel request for contact information for local firms, organizations, academic researchers and individuals who may be helpful in providing information on the effects of infrastructure conditions on Zimbabwe's export competitiveness, Harare provides the following information: [...]
2008-08-28 07:47:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDECON XA ZI
08HARARE747THE ZIMBABWE CRISIS: NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Tendai Biti, MDC Tsvangirai (MDC-T) secretary-general, believes that the MDC-T's gameplan on negotiations and the way forward includes renewed international outreach beyond SADC. Biti said the MDC-T's success in naming a speaker of the Assembly confounded Mbeki and ZANU-PF plans. MDC Mu [...]
2008-08-28 10:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE751VIOLENCE UPDATE: BODIES FOUND IN LAKES
[...] (C) Rumors of political victims' bodies being dumped in Zimbabwe's lakes appear to be true, based on eyewitness and survivor accounts. Counseling Services Unit (CSU),an NGO that treats victims of political violence and investigates and verifies claims, believes the victims were killed betw [...]
2008-08-28 14:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ASEC KDEM ZI
08HARARE754ZIMBABWEAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS WORSENING AS BAN
[...] (SBU) The Mugabe government continues to deny nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and private voluntary organizations (PVOs) access to 1.3 million at-risk Zimbabweans to provide food, water, seed, fertilizer, and hygienic support. Currently, less than 300,000 people are receiving assistance [...]
2008-08-28 15:11:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EAID PHUM ZI
08HARARE756PROPOSED ROLE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) The obstacle to a ZANU-PF--MDC deal is agreement on the respective roles of Mugabe as president and Tsvangirai as prime minister. A hard copy of the document reproduced in Paragraph 2, entitled "Role of the Prime Minister," with initials of Mugabe and Mutambara, was provided to us by We [...]
2008-08-29 08:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE757AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SIMBA MAKONI
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 28, Simba Makoni gave his anlysis of the current political situation. While Makoni acknowledged that he is not now a political player, as someone who has been involved in Zimbabwean politics and government over the years, his views are worth noti [...]
2008-08-29 08:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE758ZIM NOTES 8-29-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - MDC Wins House Speakership... - Police Forcefully Disrupt NGO Meeting... - Looming Food Crisis... - Death Toll at 171... - Infrastructure Bombing... - Abuses of Students Come to Light... - Olympic Swimmer Returns Triumphant... - Payment Delay [...]
2008-08-29 11:06:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE765GOZ LIFTS NGO BAN
[...] (SBU) On August 29, the Ministry of Public Service, Labor, and Social Welfare finally lifted the ban on non-governmental organizations' (NGOs) and private voluntary organizations' (PVOs') field operations that the GOZ had imposed on June 4, 2008 (ref B). This comes after weeks of efforts by [...]
2008-09-02 16:27:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
08HARARE767PRIVATE SCHOOLS ATTEMPT TO DOLLARIZE TUITION
[...] (SBU) Private schools in Zimbabwe began requesting payment last week in US dollars or British pounds in an attempt to retain teachers and meet rising educational costs. Zimbabwean government officials quickly declared the practice illegal and deployed inspectors t investigate schools and threa [...]
2008-09-03 14:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE773ZIMBABWE'S BANKS RIDING ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING
[...] (SBU) The liquidity crisis that gripped Zimbabwe's banking sector at the end of 2007/early 2008 has abated thanks primarily to high election-related government expenditure. On the other hand, borrowings associated with the funding of these expenditures along with concessionary finance faciliti [...]
2008-09-04 15:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV ZI
08HARARE777WORLD BANK MISSION EMPHASIZES COMMITMENT TO POLICY
[...] (SBU) During the week of August 18 three World Bank officials visited Harare to brief donors on developments related to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF),hear donors concerns about its implementation, discuss conceptualization of a programmatic MDTF, and take the pulse of the economy. Maputo- [...]
2008-09-05 11:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ZI
08HARARE778NGO BAN LIFTED, BUT NOT DEFINITIVELY
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Social Welfare, Public Service, and Labour (MSWPSL) lifted the ban on humanitarian assistance on August 29, and MSWPSL officials explained new reporting requirements for all registered Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) at a m [...]
2008-09-05 11:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
08HARARE779DETAILED ACCOUNTS FROM WENIMBI DAM
[...] (C) Two survivors of beatings in Mashonaland East with knowledge of bodies found in Wenimbi Dam near Marondera and one man who witnessed bodies allegedly retrieved from the dam at a local morgue recounted their experiences to poloff (ref A). While their stories are compelling and believable, [...]
2008-09-05 13:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE78Zim Notes November 16, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-01-28 15:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE784 ZIMBABWE - AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM FORMAL
[...] Summary: Post has focused funding the following areas based on the current harsh economic and political climate and the HIV/AIDS pandemic: communities, children and orphans, schools, water development projects and income generation. During the election period from mid March for the next thre [...]
2008-09-08 09:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPRP XA ZI
08HARARE785ZIM NOTES 9-5-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Talks to Continue Monday... - NGO Ban Lifted... - Back to School, if You Can Pay... - MDC MPs Ejected from Swearing-in... - Mugabe and Tsvangirai attend Mwanawasa funeral... - ZBC Television turns to Korea... - Britain Eases Travel Advice... - [...]
2008-09-08 09:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE786WIDESPREAD DOLLARIZATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) Despite the official ban on foreign currency as a medium of exchange in Zimbabwe, use of the rand and the US dollar, in particular, is increasing. Dollarization of the economy has emerged due to the rapid depreciation of the local currency and the prevailing hyperinflationary environment. [...]
2008-09-08 11:09:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SOCI PGOV ZI
08HARARE793OUTLINES OF A DEAL
[...] (C) An upbeat Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador early this morning that he thought a breakthrough in ZANU-PF--MDC negotiations had been achieved last night. On the contentious issue of allocation of executive authority, Tsvangirai said he had presented a proposal to Zimbabwean president [...]
2008-09-10 08:16:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE81SADC TALKS DEAD; MDC TO CONSIDER PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) (Mutambara faction) secretary general Welshman Ncube believes Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has effectively killed the SADC talks, and that SADC is afraid to challenge Mugabe's peremptory dismissal of South African president Thabo Mbeki and his me [...]
2008-01-29 14:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE819OPPOSITION PARTY CONTROL OF PARLIAMENT AT RISK
[...] (C) The one-seat advantage MDC-Tsvangirai maintains over ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe's House of Assembly is at stake in upcoming by-elections for two vacant parliamentary seats. Matobo North in Matabeleland is likely to be a closely contested campaign, while the Gokwe-Gumunyu seat in Midlands will pro [...]
2008-09-11 11:20:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE821SEED SHORTAGE ONE MORE THREAT TO MAIZE PRODUCTION
[...] (U) Zimbabwe is heading into the summer planting season about one third short of needed seed maize. The past year's seed maize crop was poor due to uneven rainfall and inadequate supply of inputs. In addition, price controls have deterred farmers from growing the crop and delivering it to the [...]
2008-09-11 16:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SOCI PGOV ZI
08HARARE822GONO ALLOWS SOME FORMAL DOLLARIZATION
[...] (SBU) On September 10, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono announced the licensing of foreign exchange wholesale and retail shops plus service stations, allegedly to increase the availability of basic goods and improve manufacturers' capacity utilization. He also reduced the fo [...]
2008-09-11 16:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE828AN IMPERFECT DEAL BUT THE ONLY ONE ON OFFER
[...] (C) Summary: On September 11 Mbeki announced a deal was reached in Zimbabwean power-sharing negotiations. On Septeptember 12 Tsvangirai briefed Ambassador and UK Ambassador Pocock on the deal. Tsvangirai was extremely confident that his chairmanship of a newly-created Council of Ministers w [...]
2008-09-12 10:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE832ZIM NOTES 9-12-08
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe and Tsvangirai Reach Deal... - Last Two MDC MPs Released on Bail... - USG-Funded NGOs Resuming Field Operations... - Canada Imposes Sanctions on Zimbabwe... - Cholera Outbreak in Crowded Township... - Reserve Bank Allows Some Formal Doll [...]
2008-09-15 14:18:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE833MUGABE SPEECH DAMPENS EXCITEMENT OF SIGNING
[...] (SBU) President Mugabe and Prime Minister Tsvangirai delivered contrasting speeches following today's signing of a power-sharing accord between ZANU-PF and the two MDC opposition factions. Tsvangirai stressed the need for governmental unity and immediate food and medical assistance to Zimbabw [...]
2008-09-15 15:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE837TSVANGIRAI EXPLAINS NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Ambassador met briefly with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai at Tsvangirai's request on September 17. Though clearly pressed for time, Tsvangirai was relaxed and confident. In response to a question from Ambassador, Tsvangirai said he was confident that Mugabe is committed to making the [...]
2008-09-17 10:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE838BFIF-FUNDED FORUM STIMULATES PUBLIC DEBATE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) On August 21, the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ),supported by the State Department's Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) and by local companies, held an economic forum on tackling h [...]
2008-09-17 10:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
08HARARE840BITI PESSIMISTIC, BUT NOT WITHOUT HOPE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 17 meeting with Ambassador, MDC Secretary General Tendai Biti said that the Zimbabwean power sharing agreement is a reasonably good document on paper, but will only succeed in creating a better future if ZANU-PF exhibits good will. He is pessimistic on this fro [...]
2008-09-17 13:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE842FLAWED DEAL PRESERVES ZANU-PF PRIMACY;
[...] (C) President Mugabe came away from Monday's signing of a power-sharing agreement with many of his previous executive authorities intact. He appears to retain control of the military, and potentially other security elements, as well as primacy within the policy-determining Cabinet. Prime Min [...]
2008-09-17 15:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE843POWER SHARING REPORTEDLY SHAKES UP ZANU-PF
[...] (S) Summary: A well-connected businessman told Ambassador September 17 that there is significant dissension within ZANU-PF following the signing of a power sharing agreement with the MDC. Those dissatisfied are reported to include members of the CIO, service chiefs and the Mujuru faction. We [...]
2008-09-17 16:01:00Embassy HarareSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE85AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH GOZ MINISTER AND MUGABE
[...] (C) The Ambassador met January 28 with Nicholas Goche, the Minister of Public Service, Labor, and Social Welfare. Goche is also one of the ZANU-PF negotiators in the SADC mediation process. He promised the Ambassador he would attempt to facilitate a one-on-one meeting between the Ambassador [...]
2008-01-31 11:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE854MDC AND ZANU-PF PERCEPTIONS OF THE DEAL DIFFER
[...] (C) Public reactions to the power-sharing agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC on September 15 were generally optimistic in urban pro-MDC areas such as Harare and Mutare. In these regions, Zimbabweans were cautiously hopeful that the deal would lead to tangible quality-of-life benefits. In c [...]
2008-09-19 12:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE855TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON NEGOTIATION
[...] (SBU) Ambassador attended a diplomatic corps briefing by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on September 19, in which Tsvangirai discussed the status of the power-sharing agreement and intended next steps. Tsvangirai made clear that the two most significant unresolved issues were responsibility [...]
2008-09-19 12:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE862ZIM NOTES 09-19-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe and Tsvangirai sign deal - Mugabe Retains Significant Power - Tsvangirai Briefs Diplomats on Challenges - MDC and ZANU-PF Reactions to the Deal Differ Sharply - Students Arrested - Labor Leaders' Case Referred to Supreme Court - [...]
2008-09-22 07:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE863ENVIRONMENT SUFFERING AS POACHING INCREASES
[...] (C) Increasing pressures from poaching, deforestation, and Zimbabwe's economic free-fall pose serious threats to Zimbabwe's wildlife. Poaching is on the rise, with at least 38 rhinos killed so far in 2008. While much of this poaching has come from organized groups trafficking ivory, skins, [...]
2008-09-22 10:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALSENV EAGR ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE864AGREEMENT'S MEDIA PROVISIONS LACKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local Zimbabwe media groups have cautiously welcomed the signing of the power-sharing agreement between the Zimbabwe National African Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),noting that it offers some hope for media reform. The groups say the [...]
2008-09-22 15:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ECPS ASEC ZI
08HARARE865ZIMBABWE STILL SEEKING PAPER SUPPLIER, AS CASH
[...] (C) Banker James Mushore told econoff on September 19 that the Argentine company bidding to provide banknote paper to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) (reftel) was Ciccone Calcografica S.A. He said the bid had come in especially high because it included a large cut for Reserve Bank Governor [...]
2008-09-22 15:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ASEC AR RS ZI
08HARARE867ZANU-PF EXPANDING MINISTERIAL DEMANDS
[...] (S) A well-connected businessman detailed ZANU-PF's ministerial demands, which effectively amount to 18 of the most significant ministries, instead of the 15 laid out in last week's signed power-sharing agreement. The merger of four separate ministries into two, and the proposed integration [...]
2008-09-23 06:50:00Embassy HarareSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE873FY08 BFIF DETAILED ACTUAL EXPENDITURES - ZIMBABWE
[...] The following is a detailed accounting of actual expenditures for the American Business Association of Zimbabwe (ABAZ) 2008 forum held on August 21, 2008 and funded by Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). As instructed in reftel A, receipts and supporting documents will be faxed to Gal [...]
2008-09-24 13:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD ZI
08HARARE874ZANU-PF CONCERNED ABOUT LOSS OF MBEKI
[...] (SBU) ZANU-PF officials appear concerned about the impact the sudden forced resignation of South African President Thabo Mbeki will have on the implementation of the recently signed Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement, as well as relations with South Africa going forward. They fear the replace [...]
2008-09-25 11:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI SF
08HARARE878WELSHMAN NCUBE DISCUSSES THE MINISTERIAL IMPASSE
[...] (C) MDC-Mutambara faction (MDC-M) Secretary General Welshman Ncube met with poloff on September 25 to discuss a range of issues, including the current status of ministerial negotiations, South Africa's possible role in breaking the deadlock, and local and international criticism of MDC-M leade [...]
2008-09-25 14:09:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE88RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR GONO ON MUGABE, ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador at the Reserve Bank on January 30, Governor Gideon Gono told the Ambassador that President Robert Mugabe was old and not well. Nevertheless, Mugabe was reluctant to step down because of internal problems within ZANU-PF and lack of an identifiable successor [...]
2008-01-31 13:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE881ZIM NOTES 9-26-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Mugabe UNGA Speech Hits Familiar Themes - Mbeki Resignation Causing ZANU-PF Concern - Welshman Ncube Discusses Negotiation Impasse - Donors Discuss Re-Engagement - Violence Continues - Teachers Still on Strike, Union Leader Released - Minister [...]
2008-09-29 09:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE885TSVANGIRAI OUTLINES 100 DAY PLAN
[...] (C) In a September 29 meeting with the Ambassador, MDC leader and prime minister designate Morgan Tsvangirai outlined a plan for the new government's first 100 days in office. Tsvangirai also described plans for outreach to include "listening tours" around the country and summits on health, [...]
2008-09-30 14:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE889TSVANGIRAI ON AGREEMENT STALEMATE
[...] (SBU) MDC leader and prime minister designate Morgan Tsvangirai briefed Western Heads of Mission (HOMS) October 1 on the stalemate in talks directed at concluding an agreement to establish a power-sharing government. Tsvangirai said the talks had stalled over Mugabe's failure to cede the home [...]
2008-10-01 14:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE89AN INSIDER'S TAKE ON RBZ GOVERNOR GONO
[...] (C) According to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) division chief Simon Nyarota, RBZ Governor Gono no longer consults with staff when designing policy. Having isolated himself from the technocrats, he fails to grasp the extent of Zimbabwe's dire economic straits, including the current bank liqu [...]
2008-01-31 13:50:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE890BITI FRUSTRATED OVER POWER-SHARING AGREEMENT
[...] (C) A clearly frustrated Tendai Biti told polecon chief on September 30, that no formal negotiations were taking place to allocate ministries and conclude the agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC. Biti suspected, however, that negotiations were taking place between Ian and Theresa Makone an [...]
2008-10-01 14:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE894UNDP HOSTS FORUM ON ZIMBABWEAN RECOVERY
[...] (U) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) hosted a forum in Harare on October 1 at which they discussed the recently unveiled UNDP Zimbabwean economic recovery plan. The research team that produced the 230 page document entitled, "Comprehensive Economic Recovery in Zimbabwe" was compr [...]
2008-10-02 13:40:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PREL ASEC UNDP ZI
08HARARE895STATE OF PLAY - ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe appears eager to conclude a power sharing deal--on his terms. The banner headline in Wednesday's The Herald was "Embrace power deal: Chihuri." Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri called for Zimbabweans to "forego our minor differences." Today's Hera [...]
2008-10-02 14:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE898ZIMBABWE'S RESPONSE TO USITC ON INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (U) Zimbabwe's infrastructure has been deteriorating over the past decade of economic decline. Foreign currency shortages, skills flight, and lack of maintenance have been largely responsible for the decline. The deteriorating infrastructure negatively affects the country's export competitiv [...]
2008-10-03 10:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
08HARARE899 FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE
[...] National assessments show that maize yield from the 2008 harvest is the lowest on record; sorghum yield was only 60 percent of last year's harvest. The Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) must overcome severe forex shortages and generate political will to mobilize resources to meet the county's cere [...]
2008-10-03 11:07:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE903 ZIMBABWE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-06 14:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON XA ZI
08HARARE904 FY09 RENEWAL OF DISASTER DECLARATION IN ZIMBABWE FOR
[...] The humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe is deteriorating at a more accelerated pace than last year. Continued Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) economic mismanagement, counter-productive government policies, and corruption have resulted in a rapidly collapsing economy, and growing impoverishment of [...]
2008-10-06 14:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE905ZIM NOTES 10-03-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Negotiations Stalled over Ministries... - Food Situation Bleak... - Tsvangirai and UNDP Discuss Plans... - Will State Universities Open?... - Global Fund Audit Begins... - Tsvangirai Still Without Passport... - Former Soccer Star in Barracks.. [...]
2008-10-06 14:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE907 ZIMBABWE DONOR DIALOGUE - PLANNING FOR RE-ENGAGEMENT,
[...] A number of donor meetings have taken place in the last two weeks to plan for re-engagement, stabilization, and recovery in Zimbabwe when political conditions permit. On September 25, heads of assistance agencies met to discuss and come to agreement on a range of issues, including: the nature [...]
2008-10-07 11:37:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI
08HARARE91LOOMING LIQUIDITY CRISIS THREATENS ZIMBABWE,S
[...] (C) Zimbabwe's banking sector has been heading toward a liquidity crisis arising out of a patchwork of misguided monetary policies and their disastrous consequences. Onerous statutory reserve requirements, punitive overnight accommodation rates, a hyperinflationary environment that is spurrin [...]
2008-02-01 07:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ECON PGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE914DIRE PAYMENT SITUATION QUICKENS PACE OF ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Measures taken by the Reserve Bank in the last weeks to quell unrest over cash availability and to stop the precipitous loss of value of the local currency have not stabilized the situation. Hyperinflation is eroding the value of cash, and the local currency is losing its value as legal t [...]
2008-10-08 15:10:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ASEC PGOV ZI
08HARARE915BITI BRIEFS ON NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC-Tsvangirai (MDC-T) secretary-general and negotiator Tendai Biti briefed polecon chief October 8 and October 9 on the status of negotiations to complete a power-sharing agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC. According to Biti, ZANU-PF is refusing to cede any of the outstanding ministri [...]
2008-10-09 09:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE916MFA BUNGLES CREDENTIALS CEREMONY, THREATENS ENVOYS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese, French, German and Canadian Ambassador-designates were invited to present letters of credence to President Mugabe on October 9. Unfortunately, only the Japanese Ambassador had his letters ready; the other three explained to the Foreign Ministry that they could not get t [...]
2008-10-10 09:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE918ZIM NOTES 10-10-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Tsvangirai Suspends Talks... - Teachers Unions Call for Cancellation of Exams... - Mock Hostage Situation on YouTube... - Inflation Gallops--Even By Official Standards... - Zimbabwe Dollar Depreciates Sharply Despite New Policies... - Dire Paym [...]
2008-10-14 06:23:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE919CRUMBLING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RAISES CHOLERA RISKS
[...] (SBU) The supply and quality of water throughout Zimbabwe has continued to rapidly deteriorate since last November's assessment by the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) advisor from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) (reftel). This is a result of a combinatio [...]
2008-10-14 14:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM SOCI ZI
08HARARE92Zim Notes February 1, 2008
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2008-02-01 08:12:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE924ZANU-PF INSIDER'S VIEW OF THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
[...] (C) ZANU-PF deputy minister of water resources Walter Mzembi discussed Zimbabwe's current political situation with polecon chief on October 15. While Mzembi broke no new ground, he confirmed that ZANU-PF is split as to whether to go forward with an agreement with MDC. President Robert Mugab [...]
2008-10-15 15:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE927SOUTH AFRICAN VISA APPLICATIONS FROM ZIMBABWE -
[...] (SBU) According to First Secretary Consul Mshiyeni Dennis Nzuza, the South African Embassy in Harare processes approximately 360,000 Zimbabwean visa applications yearly. In a meeting with post's consul, Nzuza explained the South African Consular Section consisted of 5 adjudicating officers a [...]
2008-10-16 13:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS SF SMIG ZI
08HARARE928SOUTH AFRICAN VISA APPLICATIONS FROM ZIMBABWE -
[...] (SBU) According to First Secretary Consul Mshiyeni Dennis Nzuza, the South African Embassy in Harare processes approximately 360,000 Zimbabwean visa applications yearly. In a meeting with post's consul, Nzuza explained the South African Consular Section consisted of 5 adjudicating officers a [...]
2008-10-16 13:34:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS SF SMIG ZI
08HARARE932ZANU-PF--MDC NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
[...] (C) Talks between ZANU-PF and the MDC aimed at resolving outstanding issues from the September 15 ageement, principally the allocation of ministries, came to an impasse late Thursday evening. While discussions, mediated by former South African president Thabo Mbeki, initially focused on two [...]
2008-10-17 10:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE933PARLIAMENT'S HANDS TIED AS MPS AWAIT AGREEMENT
[...] (C) The speaker of the Zimbabwean House of Assembly, Lovemore Moyo, met with polecon chief and poloff on October 17 to discuss the current state of affairs and legislative agenda in Parliament. Parliament is awaiting the outcome of the ministerial negotiations between ZANU-PF and the two MDC [...]
2008-10-17 11:02:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE934PROTESTS LEAD TO BEATINGS, ARRESTS
[...] (SBU) Two civil society groups led marches of 200 people each this week, drawing attention to the humanitarian crisis and crumbling educational infrastructure. In both instances, police beat protesters to disburse the groups and arrested those leading the marches. Despite the ongoing politic [...]
2008-10-17 11:24:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE937ZIM NOTES 10-17-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Talks Stall... - Parliament Opens, Talks Continue... - Masvingo Governor Blocks Humanitarian Aid... - 2 Protests; 13 Arrests; over 29 Injured... - Poor Water Management... - Zims Continue to go South... - Check Rate Replaces Transfer Rate And [...]
2008-10-20 08:00:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE945ZIMBABWE GLOBAL FUND AUDIT
[...] (SBU) Late last year, the Global Fund (GF) deposited approximately USD 8 million in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to fund HIV/AIDS programs through nongovernmental partners in Zimbabwe. Post became aware in the ensuing months that these funds were not being disbursed. In July, RBZ gove [...]
2008-10-21 10:44:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV KSCA OSCI PGOV PREL TBIO TSPL ZI
08HARARE946ZIMBABWE: REPORT OF PLANNED COUP ATTEMPT
[...] (S/NF) Fred Mutanda, a close Embassy contact and prominent Harare businessman, told the Ambassador on October 21 that a group of about five high-ranking military officers were planning a coup against Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe while he is in Kampala this week for a regional economic c [...]
2008-10-21 13:42:00Embassy HarareSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC MOPS ZI
08HARARE947RESERVE BANK,S PROFLIGACY ON PATRONAGE VEHICLES
[...] (C) A Zimbabwean businessman based in Namibia described to us how the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is importing and financing hundreds of vehicle for distribution to cronies and opposition party officials alike. The RBZ is financing the purchase of this popular source of patronage with money [...]
2008-10-21 13:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EFIN ASEC ZI
08HARARE955TSVANGIRAI UPDATES OECD HEADS OF MISSION ON
[...] (SBU) MDC leader and prime minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai updated heads of OECD missions on October 22 and stated that no progress had been made towards concluding negotiations between ZANU-PF and the MDC on a power-sharing government. While disappointed that Mugabe was not negotiating [...]
2008-10-23 09:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE956"QUIET DIPLOMACY" SUSPENDS ELEPHANT HUNTING IN
[...] (C) After issuing commercial hunters hundreds of questionable permits for elephant hunting in national parks, the Zimbabwean Parks and Wildlife Authority (Parks) has agreed, under pressure from photographic tour operators, to suspend the hunting. The operation, which only lasted a few weeks, [...]
2008-10-23 10:25:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE959BITI: AGREEMENT IS DOOMED
[...] (C) The MDC will attend the SADC Troika meeting on October 27 in Harare, according to MDC secretary-general and negotiator Tendai Biti. Because the MDC believes mediator Thabo Mbeki has sided with ZANU-PF on critical issues, it will push for full SADC and AU involvement, and ultimately UN as [...]
2008-10-23 12:07:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE96SUPER TUESDAY: MAKONI ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
[...] (U) Ending weeks of speculation, Simaba Makoni announced he will be a candidate for president. At a press conference, Makoni said that he was disturbed by the poverty and plight of the Zimbabwean people, and that he blamed this on national governance. He had hoped that the ZANU-PF Congress i [...]
2008-02-05 12:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC ZI
08HARARE960PLANNING FOR FAILURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While planning for reengagement with a reformist government, the USG should also plan a response to failure of political dialog. Efforts will be needed to force the Mugabe regime to accept internationally supervised elections; regional organizations will be required to show grea [...]
2008-10-23 15:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM ASEC ZI
08HARARE963ZIM NOTES 10-24-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - Deadlocked, But SADC-Hosted Talks to Resume... - No Progress Says Tsvangirai... - Lack of Passport Paper to Blame... - Botswana Calls for New Elections... - Zimbabwean Elephants Get a Reprieve... - Zimbabwean Journalist Wins German Award. [...]
2008-10-27 08:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE965ZIMBABWE: ECONOMIC MINISTER PAINTS HIMSELF AS
[...] (C) ZANU-PF Minister of Economic Development Sylvester Nguni in a meeting with emboffs on October 20 saw no evidence of policy shifts in ZANU-PF and suggested that the ruling party would eventually surrender economic policy to MDC in a face-saving move out of desperation. He asked for rapid d [...]
2008-10-27 15:29:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
08HARARE966BUSINESS AS USUAL: POLICE TEAR GAS PROTESTERS,
[...] (SBU) In the face of ongoing SADC-sponsored negotiations, the GOZ continues to use violence to stifle free expression. At 9:00 am this morning, several civil society groups led two different protests of hundreds of people to the area outside Rainbow Towers, the hotel where the negotiations wer [...]
2008-10-27 15:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI
08HARARE968SADC TROIKA FAILS TO BREAK ZIM IMPASSE
[...] (SBU) The SADC Troika was unable to mediate an agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC. The talks stalled primarily over the issue of allocation of ministries, although other issues remain. The Troika recommended that Zimbabwe be the focus of an extraordinary summit of the full SADC membership [...]
2008-10-28 11:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE970CIVIL SOCIETY WARNS OF FLAWED CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (SBU) In an October 24 conversation with poloff, Lovemore Madhuku, chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly condemned the constitutional drafting and adoption process laid out in the September 15 signed power-sharing agreement. He charged that the intended constitutional process does no [...]
2008-10-28 13:20:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE974TSVANGIRAI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SADC TROIKA
[...] (C) In an October 28 meeting with the Ambassador, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai briefed on the SADC Troika meeting which concluded in Harare in the early morning hours of the 28th. Tsvangirai expressed disappointment that SADC did not understand that the issue is not about allocation of minis [...]
2008-10-28 16:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE980PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS AND AWAITS OUTCOME
[...] (SBU) Both houses of Zimbabwe's parliament have now adjourned as they await an agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC. The more influential House of Assembly will not sit again until November 11, when it will take up a motion to investigate political violence. Meanwhile, the prospect of by-el [...]
2008-10-29 14:27:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ZI
08HARARE981AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RBZ BOARD MEMBER
[...] (C) The Ambassador met October 29 with Lovemore Chihota, a successful Zimbabwean businessman, war veteran, and current member (and former chairman) of the board of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Chihota painted himself as a political moderate, constantly referring to President Mugabe as [...]
2008-10-29 14:58:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM EAID ZI
08HARARE982BARELY COPING IN ZIMBABWE,S ECONOMIC MELTDOWN
[...] (SBU) Zimbabweans are coping under hyperinflation and in the face of a near worthless currency by tightening their belts, relying on food aid, seeking informal work opportunities within the distortions and contradictions of the economy, and through emigration and remittances. Over 4/5 of all [...]
2008-10-29 15:15:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ASEC PHUM EAID ZI
08HARARE985ZIM'S HEARTLAND: DOLLARIZATION AND DESPERATION
[...] (SBU) Poloff and public affairs officer traveled to Gweru and Masvingo on October 23 and 24 to speak on U.S. elections (septel) and gather information on the situation in the Zimbabwean heartland. Historically, this region has been home to Zimbabwe's legendary cattle and dairy ranches and fe [...]
2008-10-30 11:35:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM SCUL KDEM ECON ZI
08HARARE988Education in Zimbabwe - A Quiet Implosion
[...] SUMMARY: In the wake of ongoing inter-party talks, much attention has been paid to immediate crises such as the collapse of the health care system and starvation facing the rural population. Equally devastating, however, is the precipitous decline of all levels of the country's education secto [...]
2008-10-31 10:50:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SCUL SMIG ELAB KPAO ZI
08HARARE991ZIM NOTES 10-31-2008
[...] SUMMARY ----------- Topics of the week: - SADC Troika Fails to Break Deadlock... - Parliament adjourns until November 11... - Civil Society Critical of Agreement, Constitutional Reform... - Without Doctors or Nurses, Public Hospitals Stop - Admitting Patients... - Cholera Outbrea [...]
2008-11-03 08:26:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
08HARARE996RAMPANT ZIMBABWEAN CIVIL SERVICE CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) As yet another sign of a failed nation, corruption has become endemic within the Zimbabwean civil service, resulting in a near total collapse of government controls over passports and official documents. Civil servants, whose salaries have been eroded to practically nothing by hyper-infl [...]
2008-11-04 13:41:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS KFRD ZI
08HELSINKI324FINNISH COMMENTS ON GAERC JULY 22-23
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-16 07:46:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN PGOV FI IR SO SU ZI UP CD
08HELSINKI415FINDLAND COMMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 15-16 FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 14:26:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN PGOV FISO SO ZI UP
08HELSINKI463FINNISH COMMENTS ON OCTOBER 13 GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 10:32:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS FI
08JAKARTA1214PRESSING INDONESIA ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission reviewed points with the GOI underscoring USG and international community concern about the situation in Zimbabwe. Pol/C emphasized to contacts the need for a robust Presidential Statement (PRST),noting that the regime's actions have serious implications for the wider [...]
2008-06-23 06:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ID ZI
08JAKARTA1270ZIMBABWE -- URGENT DEMARCHE RE DRAFT UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission reviewed latest points re Zimbabwe with the GOI, underscoring deep international concern about the sham election held there recently. Pol/C noted that the USG wanted to work with Indonesia on a draft UNSC resolution that would address the situation, and call for an asset [...]
2008-06-30 06:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI ID
08JAKARTA1293ZIMBABWE -- URGING INDONESIA TO SUPPORT A ROBUST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission reviewed latest points re Zimbabwe with GOI contacts, focusing on key aspects of the draft resolution. Pol/C noted the regime's use of violence and the completely illegitimate election, stressing that the Security Council had to react in a strong, convincing manner. Con [...]
2008-07-02 07:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI ID
08JAKARTA1303ZIMBABWE -- REVIEWING DRAFT RESOLUTION WITH GOI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 7, Pol/C touched base again with the Indonesian Foreign Ministry re Zimbabwe and the need for a robust UNSC resolution. Contact noted that the GOI "condemned the Zimbabwean government's actions," but was not "very comfortable" with the draft resolution, which it conside [...]
2008-07-07 06:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI ID
08JAKARTA1322ZIMBABWE -- URGING INDONESIA TO SUPPORT PROPOSED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 9, DCM delivered ref A demarche concerning the draft UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe to a senior Indonesian official. The official said the GOI would consider USG views as it formulated its position. Russian and Chinese embassy officials offered no substantive comment on th [...]
2008-07-09 09:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ID ZI
08JAKARTA1337ZIMBABWE -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On July 11, the DCM delivered reftel demarche to Secretary General Imron Cotan, the number-two official at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). Cotan did not say how Indonesia would vote but repeat [...]
2008-07-11 09:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ID ZI
08KINSHASA1108DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ILLICIT DIAMOND
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on December 11 to Mr. Paul Mabolia Yenga, Kimberley Process Coordinator at the GDRC Ministry of Mines. Mabolia said the GDRC, as a member of the Kimberley Process (KP),is aware of its responsibilities to ensure that diamonds do not enter the internationa [...]
2008-12-16 11:52:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC ZI
08KINSHASA474DEMARCHE IN KINSHASA - PROBLEMATIC DRC AMBASSADOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-29 10:56:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI CG
08KINSHASA475DEMARCHE IN KINSHASA - RAISING ZIMBABWE AT THE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-29 11:09:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL AA UNSC XA ZI MA MP WA MI BC LT
08KINSHASA544GDRC SENDING 20 ELECTION OBSERVERS TO ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Theophile Mbayo, Foreign Minister Mbusa's Advisor for the Great Lakes Region, told us June 18 that the GDRC plans to send 20 election observers to Zimbabwe next week for the second round of Presidential elections. The delegation will include civil society, Congolese Independent Electora [...]
2008-06-20 06:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ZI CG
08KINSHASA644DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ZIMBABWE TALKS
[...] (SBU) DCM verbally delivered demarche per reftel July 25 to Ignace Gata, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs as Foreign Minister Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi was unavailable. Gata requested a meeting July 29 with DCM to discuss the Zimbabwe in detail. Poloff attended as notetaker. Gata advisor Jean [...]
2008-08-06 15:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SADC ZI BC CG
08KINSHASA925 DEMARCHE ON IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Charge d'Affaires and poloff delivered demarche October 23 to Ambassador Clementine Shakembo, Diplomatic Counselor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. (Note: Meeting was held with Shakembo, Ministry's senior career employee, given unavailabilit [...]
2008-10-24 07:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CG ZI
08KUALALUMPUR1056GOM QUESTIONS DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN DOCTOR AS
[...] (C) Malaysian Foreign Ministry Senior Under Secretary (Americas, EU) Zainuddin Yahya called in Polcouns for a November 28 meeting and raised questions concerning press reports that the U.S. had imposed sanctions on a Malaysian doctor, Mahmood Awang Kechik, who served as a physician for Zimbab [...]
2008-12-02 09:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ZI MY
08LILONGWE212MALAWI - MUTHARIKA TO ATTEND SADC SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-11 09:18:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SADC ZI ZA MI
08LILONGWE218MALAWI - UNHCR CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR ZIMBABWE REFUGEES
[...] (U) Summary: UNHCR Malawi told emboff that they have contingency plans in place in the event that sustained post-election violence forces Zimbabwean refugees into Malawi. Due to close historic and family ties, Zimbabwean migrants have so far blended into Malawian society and few have shown up [...]
2008-04-14 14:16:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KDEM ZI MI
08LILONGWE220MALAWI - MUTHARIKA UNLIKELY TO PRESS MUGABE
[...] (C) Summary: While media and civil society in Malawi have called for a quick release of Zimbabwean election results and have speculated about a potential change in leadership, the GOM has been largely silent on the subject. President Mutharika publicly stated that he would only communicate his [...]
2008-04-14 14:22:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE234Malawi Government Calls for Release of Zimbabwe Election
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a statement released on April 19, the GOM called on the Zimbabwe Government to release the election results so that "a Government can be formed that will steer the country to the future." Reiterating the SADC principle of "non-interference," the GOM expressed concern over the [...]
2008-04-21 14:10:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SADC ZI MI
08LILONGWE254MALAWI: CIVIL SOCIETY WANTS STRONGER STAND ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Malawi has been relatively quiet on Zimbabwe since it released an April 19 statement calling for the release of election results. While low-level Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts continue to suggest that Malawi is quietly working through SADC to resolve th [...]
2008-05-02 10:16:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE338MALAWI: PARTICIPATION IN SADC OBSERVATION MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 05:43:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE359MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INVITATION TO JUNE 19 SADC
[...] (SBU) On June 18, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni promised to follow-up with their UN Mission in New York, and said that the Deputy Permanent Representation would likely attend, as the Perm [...]
2008-06-19 07:40:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SADC ZI MI
08LILONGWE449DEMARCHE: ZIMBABWE TALKS
[...] (SBU) Charge Sullivan presented points in reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Henry Mumba July 29. Sullivan urged that when consulted by President Mbeki concerning his mediation efforts, the GOM advocate for a negotiated solution that reflected the will of the Zimbabwean people as expres [...]
2008-07-30 14:40:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SADC ZI MI
08LILONGWE622MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SADC ENGAGEMENT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 02:50:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI MI
08LJUBLJANA114SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 10-11 GAERC
[...] (C) In their March 5 meeting, European Correspondent Aljaz Arih told ADCM that the Foreign Ministers would issue Council conclusions on Bosnia and Herzogovina, the Stability Pact/Regional Cooperation Council (RCC),Afghanistan, Pakistan, the WTO, and Zimbabwe. He noted that other than the Cou [...]
2008-03-06 11:49:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE SI
08LJUBLJANA185SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 28-29 GAERC
[...] (C) On April 24, A/DCM delivered the April 28-29 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the GAERC would issue conclusions on Burma, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and the Western Balkans. He noted that Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and China/Tibet/Olympics were not on the agenda. [...]
2008-04-24 13:23:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SI
08LJUBLJANA223SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MAY 26-27 JUMBO GAERC
[...] (C) On May 21, A/DCM delivered the May 26-27 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the "jumbo" GAERC, which would include Development and Defense Ministers, would issue conclusions on Lebanon, the Middle East Peace Process, Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, the Western B [...]
2008-05-21 18:09:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08LJUBLJANA323SLOVENIAN RESPONSE FOR JULY 22-23 GAERC
[...] (SBU) On July 17, Emboffs met with Aljaz Arih, Head of the CFSP Unit at the MFA, to deliver reftel points in advance of the July 22 - 23 for the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. IRAN ---- 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Emboff urged the Government of Slovenia (GOS),[...]
2008-07-18 15:35:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL EUN IR SO SU CD ZI UP
08LJUBLJANA413SLOVENIA PREDICTS "BORING" SEPTEMBER 15-16 GAERC
[...] (C) On September 11, Emboff delivered our points in advance of the September 15-16 GAERC meeting (reftel) to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih, who commented that this would be a "pretty boring GAERC." Arih said there would be Council Conclusions on Somalia, which would be the GAERC's mos [...]
2008-09-11 14:07:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV PHUM ZL ZI SOCI YI TU GG RS
08LJUBLJANA454SLOVENIA FOCUSED ON RUSSIA'S NEIGHBOURS AT OCTOBER
[...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. Summary ------- 2. (C) On October 9 Emboff delivered our points in advance of the October 13 GAERC meeting (ref A) to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih indicated that the FMs' discussions of Georgia at the GAERC would be linked t [...]
2008-10-09 12:49:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI UZ BO GG RS SI EUN PHUM
08LONDON1014(C) HMG CONSIDERING OPTIONS IN AFTERMATH OF
[...] (C) Foreign Office Zimbabwe Section Chief Ben Llewellyn-Jones confirmed to Poloff on April 7 that Prime Minister Brown had urged South African president Thabo Mbeki to use his influence in an effort to bring a positive end to Zimbabwe's political crisis when the two men meet on April 6. Llewe [...]
2008-04-09 14:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEC PGOV PREL SA UK EU UNSC ZI
08LONDON1135(C) AN UPDATE ON HMG EXPECTATIONS AND PREDICTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The head of the Foreign Office's Zimbabwe section indicated on 21 April that time is running out for Robert Mugabe. Ineffective African mediation efforts may still yield positive results if all interested parties, including the African Union and the United Nations, coordinate with [...]
2008-04-22 12:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL UN UK EU SA CH ZI
08LONDON1172UK EXPECTS THE BALKANS TO DOMINATE APRIL GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. The UK expects the Balkans to be the key discussion item at the April 27-28 GAERC; the UK is still pushing to have a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SSA) with Bosnia signed at this GAERC, but expects it will slip to the May GAERC. According to Martin Shearman, EU Corres [...]
2008-04-25 14:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ZL PK ZI IR IS CH BM UK
08LONDON1562ZIMBABWE: UK CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN TRUST FUND FOR
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe Team Leader Ben Llewellyn-Jones said June 5 the UK plans to contribute GBP 100,000 (approx. 200,000 USD) to the UN Trust Fund for Electoral Assistance and is likely to finalize the letter of commitment today (June 5). HMG had initially intended to contribute GBP 200,000, but upo [...]
2008-06-05 11:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL AA UN XA ZI UK
08LONDON1678UK RED LINES ON UN ACTION ON ZIMBABWE, POSSIBLE
[...] (C) HMG has the following red lines for any UN statement on Zimbabwe, FCO Zimbabwe Desk Officers Ben Llewellyn-Jones and Jason Moore told us June 23 in response to Ref A: -- the statement must emphasize that the Mugabe regime is no longer legitimate, since the will of the people of Zimbabwe [...]
2008-06-23 17:55:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1745ZIMBABWE: UK SUPPORTS UNSC CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-01 11:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1758ZIMBABWE: UK CONTINUES TO SUPPORT U.S. DRAFT UNSC
[...] (C) HMG continues to support the current U.S. draft UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe, according to FCO Zimbabwe Desk Officer Jason Moore. Moore reported that in a July 2 ministerial meeting FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown said the UK should continue to pursue sanctions, though a prematu [...]
2008-07-02 12:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1823ZIMBABWE: UK OPTIMISTIC ON UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Per reftel, the Charge spoke on July 9 with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown, who was optimistic there would be sufficient votes to pass the current UNSC draft resolution on Zimbabwe. Malloch-Brown suggested progress had been made with Moscow and Beijing in New York and at the G-8 Su [...]
2008-07-09 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1853ZIMBABWE: UK LOOKS FOR WAY FORWARD, TURNS TO EU
[...] (C/NF) The Foreign Office continues to treat the situation in Zimbabwe as a crisis. After the July 11 defeat of the U.S. draft UNSCR on Zimbabwe, FCO Zimbabwe Team Leader Ben Llewellyn-Jones said July 14 HMG will "give Zimbabwe a break in the Security Council for a little while," especially since [...]
2008-07-15 11:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM UNSC KDEM ZI ZU UK
08LONDON2689UK AGREES WITH IMPORTANCE OF SADC ENGAGEMENT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-24 15:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI UK
08LUANDA254ANGOLA CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE IN
[...] (C) Summary: In response to March 31 demarche (reftel),Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Chicoti told Ambassador Mozena he would pass U.S. concerns over the potential for violence in Zimbabwe directly to President Dos Santos. He added that Angola shares these concerns, especially if Mov [...]
2008-03-31 18:11:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALAO PREL ZI
08LUANDA263ANGOLA CONCERNED DELAY IN ZIMBABWE VOTE RESULTS
[...] (C) Foreign Relations Vice Minister Jorge Chicoti called Ambassador Mozena April 2 to convey Angola's "worry" over the continued delay in release of the results of Zimbabwe's presidential election. Chicoti said the GRA is internally grappling at the highest levels with how to handle the situa [...]
2008-04-02 18:36:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL AO ZI
08LUANDA285ANGOLA CONCERNED ABOUT DELAY OF ZIM ELECTORAL
[...] (SBU) The DCM raised USG concerns over the delay in releasing the official results of Zimbabwe's presidential election during an April 9 meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Relations Director for American Affairs, Balbina Da Silva. The DCM also expressed USG hopes that violence can be avoide [...]
2008-04-09 16:14:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AO ZI
08LUANDA296PITCHING ANGOLA ON THE SADC SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) During an April 11 telephone call to Foreign Minister Joao Miranda, Ambassador Mozena expressed U.S. support for the SADC initiative in regard to the Zimbabwe situation, which President Dos Santos, as Chair of the SADC Organ for Politics, Defense, and Security, helped President Mwanawass [...]
2008-04-11 13:53:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AO ZI
08LUANDA338ALL QUIET ON ZIMBABWE AS MOMENTUM SHIFTS TO MUGABE
[...] (U) One week after the visit of A/S Frazer and NSC Senior Director Bobby Pittman to Angola to consult with President Dos Santos (ref A) on the issue of Zimbabwe, the GRA has yet to make a public statement on the crisis. News reports in the state run press have been minimalist, focused on the [...]
2008-05-02 12:00:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AO ZI
08LUANDA562AN YUE JIANG - ANOTHER TAKE ON THE FATE OF CHINESE
[...] (C ) Although we do not yet know definitively whether or not the Angolans off-loaded in April Zimbabwe-bound arms and ammunition from the Chinese vessel An Yue Jiang, Embassy has received additional unconfirmed information that the Angolans, true to their word, did not allow the materiel desti [...]
2008-07-23 10:24:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHSA CH ZI AO
08LUANDA566ANGOLA REMAINS "QUIETLY" ENGAGED ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Mozena conveyed reftel demarche on July 25 to Carlos Fonseca, Diplomatic Advisor to President Dos Santos, underscoring that the will of the Zimbabwe people, as expressed during the March 29 election, must be respected as efforts continue to resolve the Zimbabwe crisis and that [...]
2008-07-25 18:39:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SADC ZI BC AO
08LUANDA593GRA HOPES FOR NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT IN PRETORIA TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 4th meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Miranda expressed hope that the ongoing negotiations between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF and opposition MDC parties would result in a power-sharing agreement. Absent such an agreement, Zimbabwe could ex [...]
2008-08-04 18:27:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI AO
08LUSAKA1183ZIMBABWE: BANDA SAYS PATIENCE AND QUIET PRESSURE
[...] (C) Summary: Zambian President Banda rejected the Ambassador's suggestion he speak out on the egregious situation in Zimbabwe; Banda prefers to pursue quiet, deferential regional diplomacy that emphasizes patience. He believes change is coming, but that an exhausted Mugabe will choose to le [...]
2008-12-19 06:01:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZA ZU ZI
08LUSAKA407ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS: ZAMBIA HIDES BEHIND SADC
[...] (C) During an April 9 meeting, Zambian Minister of Information and Government Spokesman Mike Mulongoti told DCM and PAO that the Zambian government (GRZ) would not be making public statements on the Zimbabwean election. As SADC President the Zambian government (GRZ) could neither comment on [...]
2008-04-09 12:21:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL ZA ZI
08LUSAKA412ZIMBABWE: ZAMBIA PREPARES FOR SPECIAL SADC SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zambian Foreign Ministry and cabinet office officials have confirmed that President Mwanawasa called a summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state to discuss Zimbabwe for Saturday, April 12 in Lusaka. The Ambassador and emboffs underscored USG messa [...]
2008-04-10 12:21:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA421ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT ON UPCOMING EXTRAORDINARY SADC
[...] (C) Summary: SADC Chairperson and Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa told Ambassador he has not yet heard whether Robert Mugabe will attend the emergency meeting of SADC heads of state called for April 12, but he expects Mugabe will not to want to miss a chance to peform. He confirmed that Morga [...]
2008-04-11 09:39:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA422MUGABE "CHICKENS OUT" OF SPECIAL SADC SUMMIT
[...] (C) On the afternoon of April 11, Zambian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Tens Kapoma updated the Ambassador on the special Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit. Kapoma said Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "chickened out" and will not be attending the meet [...]
2008-04-11 13:02:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL ZA ZI SADC
08LUSAKA423SADC SUMMIT: MANAWASA URGES "HUMILITY" AND A "NEW
[...] (C) Summary: In his opening speech to an extraordinary Southern African Development Community Summit, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa echoed U.S. points delivered throughout the week in a short but pointed speech. He called for "humility" by Zimbabwean politicians and indicated it was time [...]
2008-04-12 16:02:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA424FULL TEXT OF SADC SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-14 06:31:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA427SADC SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH HALF-HEARTED RESULTS
[...] (C) Summary. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit concluded with little to show for the leaders' efforts. South African President Thabo Mbeki seems to have prevailed by containing efforts to forge a stronger SADC position on Zimbabwe. The Summit communique [...]
2008-04-14 14:58:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALSADC PREL ZA ZI
08LUSAKA429SADC EMERGENCY SUMMIT: MWANAWASA TELLS ALL
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 15 conversation, President Mwanawasa shared his thoughts on the recently concluded Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit. He described the Summit as a signal to Mugabe that SADC will not support him unconditionally. He characterized Mbe [...]
2008-04-15 12:07:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA448SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S VISIT TO LUSAKA
[...] (C) Your visit to Zambia is well-timed, in the aftermath of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit on Zimbabwe. Within the confines of SADC meetings, Mwanawasa has shown a willingness to address problems in Zimbabwe and confront Zimbabwe President Mugabe and South African Pr [...]
2008-04-21 12:05:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALSADC PREL ZA ZI
08LUSAKA453MWANAWASA ON CHINESE ARMS SHIPMENT, PRAISES SOUTH
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Mwanawasa extolled South Africa and Mozambique for refusing to offload a Chinese arms shipment headed to Zimbabwe and called on other countries to do likewise. He dismissed comments by a ruling party member, George Chumbwe, recommending the violent overthrow of Mugabe [...]
2008-04-22 12:12:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSADC PREL ZA ZI CH
08LUSAKA463CONSULTATIONS WITH MWANAWASA ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with President Mwanawasa, A/S Frazer and NSC Senior Director Pittman called upon the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to increase its pressure on President Mugabe, offer its protection to Tsvangirai, and send a delegation of senior statesmen to SIPDIS [...]
2008-04-27 13:14:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI ZA
08LUSAKA465 MEDIA COVERAGE OF A/S FRAZER VISIT TO ZAMBIA
[...] Summary. In interviews with Zambian national and international TV, local reporters and major news wire services during a brief visit to Lusaka, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer broadcasted U.S. concerns about the recent Zimbabwean election and spoke out forceful [...]
2008-04-28 11:28:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ZI ZA
08LUSAKA477KAUNDA SHARES VIEWS ON ZIMBABWE'S PROBLEMS
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with AF A/S Frazer and NSC Senior Director Pittman, former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda suggested that a national unity government might be the best solution to the Zimbabwe crisis. Kaunda, who may be sent as part of a delegation of senior statesmen to entreat M [...]
2008-04-29 15:59:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC PHUM KDEM ZA ZI
08LUSAKA486ZAMBIA: NEXT STEPS ON ZIMBABWE CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. President Mwanawasa remains committed to addressing the crisis in Zimbabwe, but lacks wide support from other SADC leaders. He has expressed an intent to send a small delegation of SADC leaders to meet with Mugabe as well as an interest in helping mediate a solution involving a [...]
2008-05-02 12:16:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SADC AU ZI ZA
08LUSAKA492ZAMBIA: CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR ZIMBABWEAN REFUGEES
[...] (SBU) Zambian Minister of Home Affairs Shikapwasha and the UNHCR Representative in Zambia told DCM on May 5 that contingency plans and preparations were well underway to receive up to 25 thousand Zimbabwean refugees in southern Zambia. The GRZ has identified a site in Siavonga (on Lake Kari [...]
2008-05-06 13:13:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL ZI ZA
08LUSAKA499COMESA LEADERS COMMENT ON POSTPONED SUMMIT, COMESA
[...] (C) Summary. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has postponed its ministerial and heads of state meetings, which were scheduled to take place between May 1 to 15 in Victoria Falls, due to the electoral crisis in Zimbabwe. Although the Secretariat has considered the po [...]
2008-05-07 15:05:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ECIN COMESA ZA ZI
08LUSAKA500UNOFFICIAL PING "ENVOY" MEETS WITH MUGABE; PING
[...] (C) Summary. According to Vernon Mwaanga, a veteran Zambian diplomat and politician who met with Mugabe on the week of April 14 at the behest of AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping, much of the blame for the current electoral crisis in Zimbabwe lies with the incompetence (rather than fraudule [...]
2008-05-07 16:04:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA502ZAMBIA: INITIAL OUTREACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) During a lunch with Poloff on May 8, Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) Project Officer Robby Shabwanga (protect) said that his organization has been receiving information on post-election human rights abuses in Zimbabwe through their sister branch in Zimbabwe. Shabwanga bemoaned the situati [...]
2008-05-08 15:02:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPHUM ZA ZI
08LUSAKA525ZAMBIAN MEDIA COVERS RICE-MWANAWASA CONVERSATION
[...] (U) On May 11, the state-owned Sunday Times of Zambia provided front-page coverage of Secretary Rice's phone conversations with President Mwanawasa and other African leaders to encourage broader regional efforts to resolve the Zimbabwe electoral crisis. The front-page article, entitled "Rice [...]
2008-05-13 14:43:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA535MWANAWASA ON ZIMBABWE: CHILDREN BEHAVING BADLY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 14:48:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA546MWANAWASA ON ZIMBABWE AND VIEWS OF SADC'S ROLE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following the visit to Zambia of Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer and National Security Council Senior Director Bobby Pittman (Ref A),the Ambassador and President Mwanawasa exchanged views on Zimbabwe through a series of letters. In his May 5 let [...]
2008-05-20 14:10:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA564ZAMBIA PREPARING FOR 25,000 ZIMBABWEANS FLEEING SOUTH
[...] Information Minister Mike Mulongoti confirmed to local press that the GRZ was making preparations to receive 25,000 Zimbabweans fleeing the violence in South Africa. Mulongoti was responding to reports published by Agence France Presse (AFP) on May 26 which indicated the Red Cross Society was [...]
2008-05-28 12:37:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SF ZI ZA
08LUSAKA617NO NEW SADC SUMMIT; MWANAWASA FRUSTRATED BY SADC
[...] (C) Summary. According to Zambia MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador Tens Kapoma, President Mwanawasa is frustrated by the failure of the consultative meeting on Zimbabwe that he called on the margins of TICAD IV (reftels) and has no plans to convoke another extraordinary SADC summit prior to t [...]
2008-06-10 06:04:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC ZI ZA
08MADRID281SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 10 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche points to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 6. Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC would be somewhat light this month. Javier Solana will brief on the Middle East and the EU will go forward with new I [...]
2008-03-07 17:44:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ZL ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08MAPUTO1008PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY/ACTION: Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana expressed significant frustration to the Charge on October 23 about the failure of factions in Zimbabwe to achieve a lasting political solution. He said that Mozambican President Armando Guebuza had many important domestic issue [...]
2008-10-23 18:39:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO1182GRM'S RECENT MOVES ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Carlos Simango, a close advisor to Mozambican President Armando Guebuza told the Charge on 11/27 that the Secretary General of the ruling FRELIMO party met in South Africa with leaders of other liberation movements in the region to press ZANU-PF to accept MDC control--with ZANU- [...]
2008-11-28 13:54:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO1248PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON CHOLERA THREAT AND ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Health Minister Ivo Garrido has sent health teams to the provinces of Gaza, Manica, Tete, Zambezia, and Niassa, bordering both Zimbabwe and Malawi, to prepare for the potential spread of a cholera epidemic across the border from Zimbabwe, saying that health authorities are on "maximum [...]
2008-12-10 13:17:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI TBIO SENV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO220FM AGREES TO BILATERAL POLITICAL DIALOGUE, AND TO
[...] (U) Note: This report was written February 26 but final transmission was delayed. While FM Abreu was dismissed from her duties on March 10, this conversation and the issues discussed will serve as a basis for our first meeting with the new Foreign Minister. End Note. 2. (U) Summary: In [...]
2008-03-12 12:36:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD KHUM EAID MZ ZI KPKO
08MAPUTO321NEW MOZAMBICAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) In an initial call on new Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi April 15 (other issues reviewed septel),the Charge stated that the USG viewed the situation in Zimbabwe as increasingly dire, that it was imperative to get democratic resolution soonest, and pressed for the GRM to take on a more a [...]
2008-04-15 18:13:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI MZ
08MAPUTO324ARMS SHIPMENT FOR ZIMBABWE DENIED ENTRY TO
[...] (C) After receiving reports that a ship carrying Chinese arms destined for Zimbabwe had left Durban, South Africa and was headed to Mozambique, the Charge contacted the Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana early in the morning today to urge that the GRM not permit the arms to transit M [...]
2008-04-19 18:15:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EWWT MASS MZ ZI
08MAPUTO339CHINESE MAKE SECOND APPROACH ON ARMS SHIPMENT FOR
[...] (C) Last Monday evening, April 21, Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana called the Charge to inform him that the Chinese Government had again requested permission for the Chinese ship with arms for Zimbabwe to be given access to a Mozambican port. The Minister was under the mistaken [...]
2008-04-22 15:02:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EWWT MASS ZI MZ
08MAPUTO365TSVANGIRAI VISITS MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) visited Maputo on April 23. The visit was personally coordinated by the leader of Mozambique's opposition party Renamo, Afonso Dhlakama, who arranged for Tsvangirai to meet with former president Joaqu [...]
2008-04-24 17:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO406NO GRM REACTION TO ZIM ELECTION RESULTS;
[...] (U) The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's delayed release of results from the March 29 presidential elections was met with minimal official reaction locally. The GRM has yet to make an official statement, aside from a brief public comment in mid-April by a Vice Minister for Foreign Relations, u [...]
2008-05-08 14:03:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ ZI
08MAPUTO475RAISING ZIMBABWE AT THE UN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE
[...] (C) Charge raised reftel points with VFM Henrique Banze on May 12 and new Transportation Minister Paulo Zucula on May 15 (Note: Zucula was most recently the director of Mozambique's Disaster Response Agency, which would have a key role in any humanitarian efforts for Zimbabwean refugees enter [...]
2008-05-22 06:09:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO49ARCHBISHOP COMPARES POLITICAL SITUATION TO
[...] (U) In a recent interview with the journal 'Magazine Independente,' Jaime Pedro Goncalves, Archbishop of Beira (Mozambique's second largest city),expressed concern at what he views as political discrimination against pro-Renamo regions of the country. Perceived as a Renamo supporter, he ind [...]
2008-01-16 09:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO498FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI ON ZIMBABWE AND VIOLENCE IN
[...] (C) In a May 23 meeting Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi told the Charge that the Mozambican Government (GRM) continues to monitor the situation in Zimbabwe closely through its Embassy and various Mozambican envoys sent to Zimbabwe. When pressed about the GRM's "silent diplomacy" and the nee [...]
2008-05-29 13:17:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MZ ZI
08MAPUTO648DUTCH HOLD MEETING ON ZIMBABWE CONTINGENCIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with friendly diplomatic missions on July 11 at the Dutch Embassy to discuss contingency planning for any future potential citizen evacuations from Zimbabwe into Mozambique at the Mutare border crossing in Manica province. The Dutch Charge openly expressed his missi [...]
2008-07-15 08:21:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC PHUM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO652SANT' EGIDIO'S PRESIDENT, FORMER PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) The Charge spoke with former president Joaquim Chissano about Zimbabwe on July 10 at a reception hosted by Sant' Egidio founder Andrea Riccardi. Chissano said initially he did not want to speak about Zimbabwe but preferred to discuss Uganda. Nevertheless, he believed that Mbeki was d [...]
2008-07-16 09:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO666PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE: "WE'RE DEFENDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After being told that the GRM's stance on Zimbabwe harms the government,s international reputation and that a stronger effort--beyond quiet diplomacy--is imperative, Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumabana claimed that the GRM views Mugabe as a dangerous madman who could in [...]
2008-07-18 10:45:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI MZ
08MAPUTO669MOZAMBICAN MEDIA FAULTS WEAK CIVIL SOCIETY FOR LACK OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge hosted a lunch on July 17 for six top independent media editors, at which discussion of Zimbabwe dominated. The editors expressed disappointment with the Government of Mozambique's (GRM) silence on the issue, in part a symptom of weak civil society organizations in [...]
2008-07-21 12:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KMDR PREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO781GRM CONDEMNS MAURITANIA COUP, STILL SILENT ON
[...] (U) On August 11, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) unilaterally condemned the coup d'etat in Mauritania, calling it a violation of the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the principles of the African Union. The statement issued by the GRM Ministry of Foreign Affairs off [...]
2008-08-15 09:42:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO802IN SADC TROIKA, MOZAMBIQUE UNLIKELY TO PRESSURE
[...] (SBU) On August 16 and 17, the 28th Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government in South Africa elected Mozambican President Armando Guebuza as Deputy Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation. Guebeza is part of a "troika" that includes former chair [...]
2008-08-22 09:05:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MZ ZI
08MAPUTO857FOREIGN MINISTER BALOI ON ZIMBABWE, SADC TROIKA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 28 meeting with the Charge, Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi was very frank in his appraisal of the crisis in Zimbabwe and Mozambique's role via the SADC Troika (ref A). Baloi said the Troika had taken on specific mediation interventions, and he described President [...]
2008-09-09 11:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO929QUIET DIPLOMACY 'SUCCESS' IN ZIMBABWE LAUDED, YET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique's public reaction to the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement remains positive, with the Government of Mozambique (GRM) taking credit via its efforts in the SADC Troika and the two countries' historically strong relationship. The crisis in Zimbabwe has done economic d [...]
2008-10-01 15:23:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI MZ
08MAPUTO932QUIET DIPLOMACY 'SUCCESS' IN ZIMBABWE LAUDED, YET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique's public reaction to the Zimbabwean power-sharing agreement remains positive, with the Government of Mozambique (GRM) taking credit via its efforts in the SADC Troika and the two countries' historically strong relationship. The crisis in Zimbabwe has done economic d [...]
2008-10-02 08:11:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI MZ
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