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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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04COLOMBO915 Co-Chairs' June 1 statement stirs up more
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Kadirgamar told Ambassador that the Co-Chairs' Brussels statement could be seen as a "threat" to the GSL. In the Wanni, the LTTE rejected a World Bank proposal for a mechanism to deliver development funds for the north/east. The Co- Chairs' statement clearly p [...]
2004-06-04 05:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO950SOURCE REPORT ON MUSLIM MILITANCY IN SRI LANKA
[...] (C/NF) On 6/01/04, RSO and RSO/FSNI interviewed former Directorate of Internal Intelligence (DII) desk officer M.I. CADER (Source) at Embassy Colombo (cell phone 0777-598768, email - iqbalcader@yahoo.co.in). Source was a former police academy classmate of the RSO/FSNI, is recently retired and [...]
2004-06-09 06:03:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC CE PTER
04COLOMBO953 Recent meetings show the way forward for Sri
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition Leader Wickremesinghe thought the Co-Chairs statement was good, but that the President and her government do not understand the psychology of the LTTE, and are determined to begin talks on the final ("hard") issues. He also thinks the military is using LTTE rebel Kar [...]
2004-06-09 09:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO966 "Double 00" Hit on Well-Known Tamil Politician
[...] (C) By Septel, our consular chief is submitting a Visas Donkey cable regarding the June 9 visa application of Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, a veteran Tamil politician and respected member of Parliament representing the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). Mr. Sampanthan applied for a visa to attend th [...]
2004-06-10 08:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PINR PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO973 July 4 Invitation to Palestinian Ambassador
[...] (C) Reftel guidance advises posts to query Department about inviting Palestinian ambassadors to July 4 receptions if there is any indication the individual has been involved in terrorism. We intend to invited the local Palestinian ambassador, Attalla Subhi Qubia, and have no adverse inform [...]
2004-06-10 10:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL ODIP PTER CE IS PLO
04COLOMBO983 In meeting with Ambassador, President
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 11 meeting with the Ambassador, President Kumaratunga expressed her appreciation for the Co-Chairs' support for the peace process and indicated her desire and difficulties in getting the Tigers back to peace negotiations. Her flexibility on the substance of the propos [...]
2004-06-14 10:44:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
04DAMASCUS5065HAMAS LEADER REJECTS US INDICTMENT
[...] (C) In an August 21 interview with the Associated Press, Moussa Abu Marzouk, Deputy Chairman of Hamas' politbureau, responded to the announcement of his indictment by US Attorney General John Ashcroft for conspiring to fund terror attacks against Israel by saying that he would turn himself in [...]
2004-08-25 15:05:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SY
04DAMASCUS6857HAMAS MEMBER TARGETED IN CAR BOMBING
[...] (C) Summary: On December 13, a car bomb exploded in the Old Mezzeh section of Damascus, wounding some passers-by but apparently killing no one. Media contacts confirmed that the target of the bombing was Mesbah Abu Hweileh, a Palestinian HAMAS official residing in Damascus. Interior Minister [...]
2004-12-14 15:30:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALKPAL PTER PGOV PREL IS SY
04DHAKA3141JAMMAT-ISLAMI BANGLADESH DENY INVOLVEMENT IN
[...] (C) On September 12, Ambassador met with Jammat-Islami Bangladesh (JMB) Assistant General Secretary Abdul Razzack and advisor Shah Abdul Hannan. Both stressed that the JMB (a partner in the ruling coalition) did not participate in the August 21 attack on the opposition Awami League and argued [...]
2004-09-13 09:01:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV BG
04DJIBOUTI1052DEMARCHE DELIVERED - CONDEMNING HOSTAGE TAKING AND
[...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 2 August to Mohamed Omar Djama, head of American affairs in the Bilateral Relations department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama agreed that the actions taken by terrorists in Iraq should be condemned and were not in line with the peaceful natur [...]
2004-08-02 10:38:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM DJ
04DJIBOUTI1072CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ISMAEL OMAR
[...] (U) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne met with President Ismael Omar Guelleh 9 August 2004 during a visit to the Horn of Africa region. Poloff and Charge Gribbin accompanied. Payne and Guelleh discussed regional stability, prospects for Somalia peace accords, the Eritrea/E [...]
2004-08-09 13:48:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI1073CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (U) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne met with French Ambassador to Djibouti, Philip Selz, 9 August 2004 during a visit to the Horn of Africa region. Poloff and Charge Gribbin accompanied. Payne and Selz discussed the recent French decision to transport aid into Darfur and [...]
2004-08-09 13:48:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EPET DJ
04DJIBOUTI1074CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH DJIBOUTIAN MINISTER OF
[...] (U) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne met with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Abdi Farah, 9 August 2004 during a visit to the Horn of Africa region. PolOff and Charge Robert Gribbin accompanied Payne to meetings with the Minister, President Guelleh (septel),and French Amb [...]
2004-08-09 13:48:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID DJ
04DJIBOUTI110DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT REACTS TO TRAIN EXPLOSION
[...] (U) As outlined in Ref. A on the morning of January 18, 2004 an explosive device detonated aboard a passenger car of the Ethiopian/Djibouti railway. This explosion follows close on the heels of explosions just within the Ethiopian frontier of fuel trucks, and is one of several explosions on th [...]
2004-01-26 12:55:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREF PHUM ASEC ET DJ
04DJIBOUTI1115DEMARCHE ON COMPLIANCE WITH IMO ISPS CODE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 18 August to Head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Omar Djama. Djama said he was familiar with the ISPS code and recommended Poloff pass the demarche to Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs, and the Director of the Por [...]
2004-08-19 11:41:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ECON ETRD PREL PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI1154THE MESSAGE IS MISSING
[...] (C) Summary. While most elements of the global war on terrorism are functioning well in the Horn of Africa, a key ingredient - the message in the Somali language to the people of the region - is missing. It is time to think again how to add this component to the mix. Post suggests Somali langua [...]
2004-08-30 04:46:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL DJ KPAO PTER
04DJIBOUTI1156DJBOUTIANS' REGIONAL TRAVEL
[...] (U) Summary. September marks the beginning of the school year in Djibouti and with it, the return of thousands of Djiboutians who have spent the last few months in cooler neighboring climes. While historically part of the pattern of life, expanded travel indicates growing middle class wealth. [...]
2004-08-31 07:58:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DJ PTER
04DJIBOUTI1181STATE SPONSORSHIP OF TERRORISM NON-PAPER DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered non-paper per reftel 7 September to Mohamed Omar Djama, Americas Desk Officer in the Bilateral Relations section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama could not provide an official reaction to the non-paper, but told PolOff he would try to get a response soon. However [...]
2004-09-08 13:56:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1202TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 61 DELIVERED
[...] (U) PolOff delivered demarche per reftel 14 September 2004 to Mohamed Omar Djama, Americas Desk of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djama said he would pass the list through the necessary channels to the National Counterterrorist Finance Committee. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-09-14 12:50:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ
04DJIBOUTI1223IGAD TO HOST WORKSHOP ON COMBATTING TERRORISM:
[...] (U) During Ambassador's September 20 call on Dr. Attalla Hamad Bashir, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD),to present an invitation to him to attend a meeting of the Africa Partnership Forum (septel),Dr. Attalla indicated to her that he had extended t [...]
2004-09-20 14:01:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI123DJIBOUTI: GOVERNMENT ANXIOUS OVER ELEVATED PROFILE
[...] (S/NF) Amidst growing Djiboutian Government stir related to recent explosions (Ref. A) and claims by Puntland strongman Abdullahi Yusuf of Djibouti arming Somaliland against him in the Sool region, Post SAO Major Patrick Anderson received a browbeating on January 27 from Abdourahman Boreh, pe [...]
2004-01-28 14:49:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1288DJIBOUTI AND SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA REVIEW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As Djibouti does not yet have a program under Safe Skies for Africa, Post endeavors to describe what the civil aviation officials on the ground hope a SSFA program could provide. Djibouti's airport is not up to international standards as written by the ICAO, however, according to [...]
2004-10-06 13:20:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EAID ECON ETRD MOPS PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI1293DJIBOUTI - RESPONSE TO IARA DESIGNATION
[...] (S) Agencies at post do not have any information regarding the presence, or activities, of the Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA). Post cannot comment on Government of Djibouti (GOD) reaction to this particular agency, though the GOD has been cooperative in the past on all counter-terrorist [...]
2004-10-08 08:46:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN ECON ETTC DJ
04DJIBOUTI132UNCONFIRMED THREAT TO PORTS
[...] (SBU) On Thursday January 29, 2004, Post received an Unclassified E-MAIL from the Foreign Minister of the self SIPDIS proclaimed State of Somaliland, Edna Adan Ismail claiming an unconfirmed threat to the sea ports of Djibouti and Berbera. Ismail sent this report to Post's Executive OMS usin [...]
2004-01-30 11:43:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC DJ SO PREL
04DJIBOUTI1350FRANCE'S MILITARY COMMANDER IN DJIBOUTI DESIRES
[...] (C) During the Ambassador's regular weekly meeting October 21 with General Michel Arrault, Commander of French Military Forces in Djibouti, General Arrault related his desire to have his forces become more active in regional security matters. He said the threat of terrorism in this part of t [...]
2004-10-21 13:17:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR MOPS PTER MCAP FR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1376TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT AL-
[...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 21 October to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan stated he would pass the new list for distribution to the banks and financial agencies. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-10-28 05:39:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS DJ
04DJIBOUTI1382REPORT OF TERRORIST CAPTURED AND HANDED OVER TO
[...] (U) Summary: The international Saudi newspaper Al Sharq Al Awsat reported on October 25th that the brainchild of the latest series of European aid workers killings in Somaliland has been caught. The Somali terrorist, who is said to be an activist of Al Ittihad Al Islamiya, a terror group linked [...]
2004-10-28 08:42:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1392NEW SOMALIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKS ON CHALLENGES FACING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Al Hayat a London based Arabic newspaper published 30 October an interview with the new President of Somalia. In the interview, widely read in Djibouti, he addressed several issues dealing with his return to Mogadishu, the disarmament process, terrorism in Somalia and the African U [...]
2004-11-01 10:39:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PNAT PARM PTER PINS DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1399DJIBOUTI: EAC 11/02/2004
[...] (C) Post convened a core meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 02 November, 2004 to review recent threat reporting from US Military sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to mitigate the threat. Potenti [...]
2004-11-02 11:20:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI15002004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT - DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact for Annual Terrorism Report is Pol/Econ Officer Erinn Reed (reedec@state.gov). Below is post changes to 2003 Country Section for Djibouti. 2. (U) Djibouti, a staunch supporter in the global war on terrorism and a member of the Arab League, has taken a strong sta [...]
2004-11-23 03:58:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO DJ
04DJIBOUTI1511TERRORIST FINANCING: DJIBOUTI 1267 REPORT
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 23 November to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri SIPDIS Ali Bogoreh. Bogoreh was unaware of follow-up or supplemental reports requested by the 1267 Committee, but suspected the message was probably delivered to the Djibouti [...]
2004-11-24 06:02:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PREL PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI1512VISIT OF SOMALI PRESIDENT TO DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) Summary: Newly elected President of Somalia, Abdillahi Youssouf Ahmed, came to Djibouti for a 24-hour visit on November 15, 2004. In a press conference with Djiboutian national media during the visit, Abdillahi Youssouf touched on the conflicting relations between Somaliland and Puntland, [...]
2004-11-24 06:02:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNAT PBTS PINS PTER DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1553SOMALILAND FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS INTERIM STATUS
[...] (C) Edna Ismail Aden, Foreign Minister of Somaliland, told Ambassador December 5, during their meeting at the Sheraton Hotel, that Somaliland is interested in reviving "interim status" recognition for Somaliland first discussed and considered during the waning days of the Clinton Administrati [...]
2004-12-06 11:18:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR PTER SO DJ
04DJIBOUTI1572DISCUSSING SECURITY IN DJIBOUTI: OUR RESPONSE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-09 08:32:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC CMGT CASC AMGT APER SA ZP ZR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1576LIST 63 AMENDMENT DELIVERED
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 9 December to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he would pass the list to the national committee. He had no particular comments on the list itself. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-12-12 02:09:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS DJ
04DJIBOUTI1589DJIBOUTI: RESPONSE TO TRIPWIRES SUBMISSIONS IN
[...] (U) Per REFTEL (a),Post submitted its TRIP WIRES via the new TRIPS system on 20 July, 2004. The primary POC for the TRIPS system, DCM Timothy F. Smith, is no longer at Post. The alternate POC, RSO Marc Ramos, will assume the primary duties with the Ambassador acting as alternate until a new [...]
2004-12-14 08:50:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED AFSI KFLO AEMR PTER PINR KSEP DJ
04DJIBOUTI1596DJIBOUTI: SECURITY CONCERNS AT POST
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE, SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (C) Since the inception of the U.S. Military's base (Camp Lemonier) in 2002, Djibouti has gained international notoriety as a staunch supporter of the Global War on Terror. Although the arrival of the U.S. Military has brought with it sev [...]
2004-12-16 08:35:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC ABLD DJ
04DJIBOUTI1601DJIBOUTI - 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Much of the information included in Post's 2003-2004 report remains the same. Djibouti is still the most stable country in the Horn of Africa. It is a financial hub in the sub-region, thanks to its US dollar-pegged currency and its unrestricted foreign exchange. Officials from the Central Ban [...]
2004-12-17 01:38:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN DJ
04DJIBOUTI1622COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP CONVENTIONS AND
[...] (U) Acting Pol/Econ Off delivered demarche (reftel) to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan said that in the past three months Djibouti has passed many of the counterterrorism conventions that had previously been stalled in the governme [...]
2004-12-28 11:22:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL
04DJIBOUTI1623TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Acting Pol/Econ Officer delivered demarche (reftel A) to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan said he would pass the additions to the Ministries of Justice and Finance for information and, if applicable, action. He said that the Dji [...]
2004-12-28 11:22:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR
04DJIBOUTI2912ND REQUEST FOR REACTIVATION OF A MARINE SECURITY
[...] (U) Ambassador Ragsdale supports REFTEL request that a Marine Security Guard Detachment (MSG DET) be re-activated at American Embassy Djibouti. Embassy Djibouti submitted REFTEL in May of 2003 and, to date, has not received an official reply. The following justification for an MSG DET is res [...]
2004-03-02 14:09:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI327TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION SHAYKH AL-ZINDANI
[...] (U) PolOff delivered List 52 to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, on March 8, 2004. Bogoreh said he would pass it to the Terrorist Finance Committee for dissemination among the banks in Djibouti. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-03-08 12:38:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS
04DJIBOUTI339DEMARCHE ON CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN
[...] (C) Per reftel, Poloff met with Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, March 8 to urge Djibouti to issue a public statement condemning the March 2 terrorist attacks in Iraq. Bogoreh agreed that the attacks are something the Djiboutian government cannot approve [...]
2004-03-09 14:08:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PTER IZ DJ
04DJIBOUTI392DJIBOUTI: EAC 03/17/2004
[...] (C) Post convened a modified Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 03/17/2004 to review possible threat information outlined in REFTEL. The EAC discussed the release of information outlined in REFTEL and concluded that the current warden message and travel advisories suffice. No additional secu [...]
2004-03-17 10:35:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER CASC DJ
04DJIBOUTI429DJIBOUTI EAC 03/24/2004: RESPONSE TO THREAT
[...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 24 March, 2004 to review threat information as outlined in reftel. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to mitigate the threat. Potential targets in Dj [...]
2004-03-24 13:15:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER ASEC
04DJIBOUTI432TERRORIST FINANCE: NAMES PASSED TO DJIBOUTI
[...] (U) Ambassador used opportunity of a meeting with Mahamoud Youssef Ali, Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to convey content of reftel. Ali said he doubted any of the persons had assets in Djibouti or financial ties to Djibouti but would ensure appropriate handling of [...]
2004-03-24 14:52:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR DJ EUN
04DJIBOUTI441DJIBOUTI "SHOCKED" AT CANCELLATION OF GERMAN
[...] (U) German President Johannes Rau cancelled his trip to Djibouti, scheduled for Wednesday, March 24th, at the last minute due to "considerable and concrete personal risk to the President," according to German security services. Rau's trip to Djibouti was the third stop in a three-country Afri [...]
2004-03-25 12:11:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL PTER
04DJIBOUTI446POSSIBLE DIPLOMATIC FALL-OUT FROM CANCELED GERMAN
[...] (C) Reftel conveys report of Djiboutian government reaction to cancellation of the March 24 visit to Djibouti of German President Rau. Embassy notes that the German Ambassador to Ethiopia (who also has responsibility for Djibouti),Helga Strachwitz, expressed considerable concern to Ambassado [...]
2004-03-25 15:28:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL ASEC PGOV PTER GR DJ
04DJIBOUTI457DJIBOUTI DENOUNCES ASSASSINATION OF SHEIKH YASSIN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: For the record, below is an unofficial post translation of an article published in the Wednesday, March 24th, 2004 edition of La Nation, the official government mouthpiece, excerpting the Government of Djibouti's official statement condemning the assassination of Sheikh Yassin EN [...]
2004-03-29 03:09:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPAL PTER DJ IS
04DJIBOUTI461DJIBOUTI'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE RAU
[...] (U) This is an action message. See action requested paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (U) Following is translated text of the official statement of Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on cancellation of the visit of German President Rau. This statement was issued March 24 and was sent by the Mini [...]
2004-03-29 09:59:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC PGOV PTER GR DJ
04DJIBOUTI465TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITION OF NEW ALIASES TO THE
[...] (U) PolOff delivered the new aliases for List 32 to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, on March 30, 2004. Bogoreh said he would pass it to the Terrorist Finance Committee for dissemination among the banks in Djibouti. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-03-30 11:37:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS
04DJIBOUTI466CTAG: TERRORIST FINANCING DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the terrorist finance demarche to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, March, 30, 2004. Bogoreh reaffirmed that Djibouti had indeed signed the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and commented that [...]
2004-03-30 11:38:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI523ENHANCING WORLDWIDE COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION
[...] (C) Ambassador met April 7 at the Russian Embassy with Russia's Ambassador to Djibouti Alexandre Bregadze to note Deputy Minister Trubnikov's meeting with Deputy Secretary Armitage and to discuss the advancement of U.S.-Russian common interests in prosecuting the global war on terrorism. (see [...]
2004-04-11 07:23:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL PTER ASEC PINR DJ RU
04DJIBOUTI549ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM
[...] (S/NF) Pursuant to the goals of the East Africa Counter-Terrorism Initiative (EACTI),U.S. Embassy Djibouti wishes to use its security assistance (SA) program to establish a national counter terrorism (CT) force within the Djiboutian military. Because of multiple actors within the Djibouti s [...]
2004-04-14 15:14:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL MASS MARR MOPS MCAP DJ
04DJIBOUTI647DJIBOUTI: EAC 05/02/04
[...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 02 May, 2004 to review threat information as outlined in REFTEL and recent threat reporting from other sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to [...]
2004-05-03 12:26:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI650DJIBOUTI: EXPLOSION IN THE CITY LIMITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On 26 April, 2004 an explosion took place in Quartier 4 (Q4) in the city of Djibouti. One person was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. The National Police (PN) conducted an investigation and submitted their findings to RSO Djibouti. Several details of the inci [...]
2004-05-03 15:01:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER ASEC PREL DJ ET
04DJIBOUTI651SECURITY CONCERNS IN LIGHT OF ATTACKS IN SAUDI
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Minister of Cooperation, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, May 3, to discuss Embassy concerns in light of the attack in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on May 1st. Ambassador explained that the Embassy has assessed that its security posture should remain the same but raised concern [...]
2004-05-03 15:55:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI654ETHIOPIAN DIPLOMATIC AND SERVICE PASSPORTS REPORTED
[...] D001938 FOR MS. TIZITA KASSA DERARA 2. D001862 FOR MR. ZELEKE DELESSA DADI 3. D001912 FOR MRS. KOPY TSEGAYE TADESSE 4. S005718 FOR MR. EYOEL ZELEKE DELESSA 5. S005719 FOR MR. EYASU ZELEKE DELESA RAGSDALE [...]
2004-05-05 08:13:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC SNAR EAIR PTER ET DJ
04DJIBOUTI660DJIBOUTI SECURITY CHIEF SEEKS ADDED
[...] (S) Ambassador, accompanied by RAO, paid a courtesy call on Hassan Said Khaireh, Chief of National Security Services, and his Deputy, Abdillahi Mohamed Abdillahi, on May 4 at the Presidency. She began the meeting by thanking the two for their support in the global war on terrorism. She stresse [...]
2004-05-05 13:47:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPREL ASEC EAIR PTER ABLD DJ
04DJIBOUTI665TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 54 DELIVERED
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, 6 May, demarche and terrorist finance list 54. Bogoreh said he would pass the list to the Terrorist Finance Committee for distribution to the banks and financial institutions. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-05-06 13:53:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS
04DJIBOUTI6672004 EACTI CONFERENCE - REACTION OF DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) Summary: Members of Djibouti's delegation to the April 22-23 East Africa Counter-Terrorist Initiative EACTI) Conference in Kampala relayed their observations of the event to Embassy officers. The delegates found the conference a useful forum to express Djibouti's total commitment to the [...]
2004-05-06 14:43:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALASEC DJ PREL PTER
04DJIBOUTI67ENGAGEMENT IN THE SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC OF
[...] (C) Somaliland officials have been practicing an unprecedented diplomatic offensive in Djibouti recently with both U.S. and Djiboutian representatives. Somaliland Foreign Minister Edna Ismail has met with DAS Yamamoto, AmEmbassy Djibouti CDA Timothy Smith, CJTF-HOA Brigadier General Robeson, [...]
2004-01-15 13:16:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER DJ SOM
04DJIBOUTI786TERRORIST FINANCE: LISTS 55, 56, 57 DELIVERED
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered list 56 to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh on 1 June. Bogoreh noted that the list would be distributed to the Terrorist Finance Committee for distribution to the banks and financial institutions. 2. (U) Poloff delivered list [...]
2004-06-08 10:46:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PTER EFIN PREL
04DJIBOUTI815DJIBOUTI AND PROPOSED COUNTER-TERRORISM FORCE
[...] (S) This cable reflects the views of the Ambassador, Office of Regional Affairs, Regional Security Office, United States Liaison Office and the Commander of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). 2. (S) Post appreciates the Department's concern outlined in Ref A and wishes [...]
2004-06-14 14:15:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPREL MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI825EACTI: PRIORITIZATION OF DJIBOUTI CT PROGRAMS
[...] (C) In response to reftel, Embassy Djibouti sections and agencies reviewed East Africa Counter-Terrorism Initiative (EACTI) objectives and supporting programs. Embassy provides the following list of objectives and supporting programs in order of priority: a. (C) EACTI objective - Limit Free [...]
2004-06-16 12:35:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER EAID EFIN PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI833DJIBOUTI: EAC 06/17/04
[...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 17 June, 2004 to review threat information as outlined in REFTEL and recent threat reporting from other sources. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on western targets and the addition of needed security measures to [...]
2004-06-17 12:06:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI854TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 58 DELIVERED
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, 21 June, demarche and terrorist finance list 58. Hassan said he would pass the list to the Terrorist Finance Committee for distribution to the banks and financial institutions. RAG [...]
2004-06-21 12:28:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER PREL CVIS DJ
04DJIBOUTI855GOVERNMENT OF DJIBOUTI REACTION TO MURDER OF PAUL
[...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered demarche, per reftel, to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, 21 June, urging the Government of Djibouti to publicly denounce the murder of American citizen Paul Johnson. Hassan responded that the Government of Djibout [...]
2004-06-21 12:35:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC CASC DJ
04DJIBOUTI88TERRORIST FINANCE: ABO GHAITH (LIST 50) DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Poloff Erinn Reed delivered List 50 to Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Badri Ali Bogoreh, on Tuesday, January 20, 2004. Bogoreh thanked us for the update and said the new name would be forwarded to the Committee for Counter Terrorism for distribution. SMITH [...]
2004-01-21 10:20:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ETTC EFIN KSEP KVPR DJ
04DJIBOUTI89TRAIN EXPLOSION IN DJIBOUTI
[...] (SBU) On the morning of January 18, 2004 an explosive device detonated aboard a car of the Ethiopian/Djibouti Railway. Current reports reveal that several people experienced moderate injuries and one female experienced serious injuries that would possibly result in the amputation of one of he [...]
2004-01-21 11:04:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI890TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SIX NAMES
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, 29 June, demarche and terrorist finance list 59. Hassan said he would pass the list to the Terrorist Finance Committee for distribution to the banks and financial institutions. RAG [...]
2004-06-30 05:18:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
04DJIBOUTI908HOST GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR SCANNERS AND METAL
[...] (U) Action requested paragraph 4. 2. (C) Chief of National Security, Hassan Said Khaireh, has requested of the Ambassador, in a letter dated June 21, 2004, two mobile scanners and ten portable metal detectors "to enable immigration and border police to control baggage arriving at the intern [...]
2004-07-01 11:41:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EAIR PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI969TERRORISM FINANCE: CIRA ADDITION PASSED TO
[...] (U) Embassy passed reftel demarche orally to Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 15 and provided non-paper for same with points and background information. RAGSDALE [...]
2004-07-15 08:20:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL KSEP CVIS KVPR DJ EUN
04DUBLIN1101NORTHERN IRELAND - IRISH PM TELLS SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss met on June 30 in Dublin with Irish Prime Minister Ahern and Foreign Minister Brian Cowen to review Irish/British efforts to lay the ground work for another effort at restoring devolved government in NI. Ahern confirmed that he and [...]
2004-07-26 07:22:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEI PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK EUN NIPP
04DUBLIN1103TERRORIST FINANCING: POST DELIVERED INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-26 10:39:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EFIN ECON PREL ETTC
04DUBLIN1115IRELAND AND EU HAVE "WAIT AND SEE" ATTITUDE ON
[...] Emboff delivered reftel talking points on July 27 to Niall Brady and Derek Lambe of the Asia/Oceania section of the DFA. Brady responded that while the EU and GOI are concerned about the ongoing violence in Nepal, the EU is not ready to designate the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) as a terro [...]
2004-07-27 14:53:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPTER EUN
04DUBLIN1121GTRI CONFERENCE INVITATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-28 13:58:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY PTER AORC IAEA
04DUBLIN1156IRISH RESPONSE TO SYRIA-IRAQ BORDER DEMARCHE
[...] (S)Emboff, drawing on reftel points, on August 3 spoke to Brendan Ward, Deputy Director of the Middle East Section at DFA. Ward stated that the GOI fully supports efforts to help restore stability in Iraq and believes Syria must honor pledges it made July 21 in Cairo. However, Ward also str [...]
2004-08-04 14:24:00Embassy DublinSECRETPREL PTER IE
04DUBLIN1222IRELAND WILL DISCUSS PROTECTION FORCE WITH EU
[...] (S)In regards to the UN protection force, Emboff delivered reftel talking points A on August 5 to Brendan Ward, Deputy Director of the Middle East Section at DFA. Ward responded that he had been in touch with counterparts in other European capitals, and agreement was reached to discuss this i [...]
2004-08-18 07:19:00Embassy DublinSECRETPREL PTER PHUM MOPS MARR UN
04DUBLIN1330IRELAND AND ENDING STATE SPONSORSHIP OF TERRORISM
[...] Emboff delivered reftel points on September 9, 2004 to Department of Foreign Affairs Director for UN, Terrorism, and Narcotics John Deady. Deady said that the Foreign Minister will be outlining Irish policy against terror in his speech to the UN on September 23rd. Considering the recent even [...]
2004-09-09 16:18:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL
04DUBLIN1367IRELAND'S AUTHORITY TO FREEZE TERROR ASSETS
[...] (C)Summary. Ireland generally follows the European Union lead in the fight on terrorist financing. Currently, Ireland can automatically freeze the assets of domestic terrorist groups or transnational terrorist groups designated by the EU. In all other instances, Ireland can only freeze asse [...]
2004-09-15 16:01:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC EFIN KTFN EUN
04DUBLIN1443IRELAND'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] Per Reftel, post provides names of Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and deputy. (a) TFCO: Jonathan Benton, DCM, 353-1-668-8777 ext. 2302, BentonJS@state.gov. Deputy TFCO: Thomas Rosenberger, poloff, 353-1-668-8777 ext. 2330, rosenbergertm@state.gov (b) TFCO will chair Law Enfor [...]
2004-09-29 07:02:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
04DUBLIN1475PRENOTIFICATION OF JAMA'AT AL-TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 11:44:00Embassy DublinSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN LVPR
04DUBLIN1515TERRORIST FINANCING: IRELAND'S IN-HOUSE VIEWS ON
[...] (S) Post has no objection to the domestic US designation of Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA) for asset freezing under E.O. 13224. There is no known current activity of IARA in Ireland, but until recently, questionable activities were conducted under the name of the Islamic Relief Agency-Du [...]
2004-10-07 16:16:00Embassy DublinSECRETPTER EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN
04DUBLIN1535IRELAND'S RESPONSE TO BANGLADESH DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-12 14:04:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON
04DUBLIN1566(C) NORTHERN IRELAND: UK AND IRISH TO HOLD TALKS
[...] (C) The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs confirms that proximity talks with the DUP and Sinn Fein will begin Friday October 15 in London. Senior officials from the two governments will shuttle between Sinn Fein and DUP representatives. The Irish government wants to keep this out of the [...]
2004-10-14 16:20:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPINR PTER PGOV PREL EI UK NIPP
04DUBLIN1594IRISH RESPONSE TO FREEZING MAOIST ASSETS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-21 11:07:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN
04DUBLIN1598TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA AND FIVE OFFICIALS, JTJ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-21 15:09:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON LVPR
04DUBLIN1634TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA INFORMATION REQUEST
[...] (C) Emboff raised points in reftels with contacts in the Justice Ministry and Department of Foreign Affairs. Both ministries greatly appreciated the information in Ref B. Regarding Ref A, both ministries confirmed that there are no legal grounds under which they can prevent Buisir's travel at [...]
2004-10-29 16:42:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN CVIS PREL PTER LVPR
04DUBLIN1721SCENESETTER FOR SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM'S
[...] (SBU) A background paper follows, describing key political concerns. We would also note that the Northern Ireland peace process is at a critical juncture, and the final results of the process begun at Leeds Castle might be announced during your visit. -------------------- Political Backgr [...]
2004-11-24 17:08:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CVIS EAIR ETRD MARR OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EUN
04DUBLIN1789IRELAND: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Per ref A, Ireland was not included in the 2003 Annual Terrorism Report and there are no significant developments that would merit its inclusion this year, nor are there significant changes to information reported in ref B. 2. Per ref B, as of December 14, the GOI had not acted to pass legi [...]
2004-12-13 16:21:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC
04DUBLIN1803TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH, BATTERJEE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 16:58:00Embassy DublinSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN LVPR
04DUBLIN1811 Ireland/Terrorism: Bill Passes in Lower
[...] Summary: On December 14, 2004, the Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) Bill 2002, was passed by Dail Eireann (Lower House). The Seanad Eireann (Senate) is expected to approve the bill in February 2005, after which it can be enacted into Irish Law. This legislation will significantly stren [...]
2004-12-17 17:46:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL PTER KTFN PHUM PINS
04DUBLIN1823IRELAND: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Please see below outline for post's submission as chapter for 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) Part II. The primary sources of funds laundered in Ireland are narcotics trafficking, fraud and tax offenses. Money laundering mostly occurs in financial instituti [...]
2004-12-21 13:41:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN
04DUBLIN1827NORTHERN IRELAND: REISS CONSULTS WITH IRISH ON
[...] (C) The President's Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, Mitchell B. Reiss, traveled to Dublin on December 16 to discuss next steps in the peace process with Irish officials. Brendan Scannell, DFA Director of the Anglo-Irish Division, expressed views similar to those heard in London (reftel). [...]
2004-12-21 16:42:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EI NIPP
04DUBLIN1831IRELAND PASSES TWO CONVENTIONS; FOUR MORE TO GO
[...] On December 21, Emboff delivered reftel points to First Secretary, Maurice Biggar, UN Desk, at the DFA. On December SIPDIS 9, Ireland became party to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawf [...]
2004-12-22 09:13:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL KTFN
04DUBLIN1844TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH, BATTERJEE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 11:26:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO
04DUBLIN867SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO IRELAND
[...] (C) Summary: Irish President Mary McAleese and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern are looking forward to welcoming the President to Dromoland Castle in the west of Ireland for the U.S.-EU Summit June 26. Ahern can be justly proud of his management of the EU Presidency to date, including his lead [...]
2004-06-08 16:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM ETRD EAIR MASS MARR CASC CVIS EUN
04DUBLIN885TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel points, names, and background paper on June 9 to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs EU Correspondent Kevin Conmy and DFA EU External Relations Director Kevin Dowling. The DFA officials undertook to circulate U.S. designation requests/papers to other appropriate [...]
2004-06-09 16:45:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER
04FRANKFURT10386Muslim Political Observers On Risk of Extremist
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Muslim political contacts in Frankfurt's district see the predominantly secular character of Germany's largely Turkish Muslim community as a bulwark against Islamic extremism but cite the area's growing North African population and the presence of far-right German groups as po [...]
2004-12-10 10:15:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV SMIG SOCI PHUM GM NL EUN
04FRANKFURT10842ALLEGED MOROCCAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER STOPPED BY
[...] (SBU) THE GERMAN BORDER POLICE REPORTED TO FRANKFURT DHS/ICE DECEMBER 28, 2004 THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL WAS STOPPED DURING ROUTINE CHECKS AT THE FRANKFURT AIRPORT: LAST NAME: EL IDRISSI FIRST NAME: ABOUZAID ELMOKRIE DOB: 09/19/1960 POB: MARRAKECH, MOROCCO MOROCCAN PPT: "OFFICIAL", A [...]
2004-12-29 18:06:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER
04FRANKFURT1938German High Court Restricts Police Surveillance
[...] SUMMARY: On March 3, the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe sharply restricted application of a 1998 law authorizing the electronic surveillance of private homes for law enforcement purposes. The Court ruled that police eavesdropping in private residences is a violat [...]
2004-03-09 10:49:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PGOV AG GM
04FRANKFURT400FOLLOW UP - SUSPECTED MEMBER OF EL QAEDA ARRESTED
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) This cable is a follow up to FRANKFURT 208 which described concerns the German police had about a suspected terrorist, Chaouki Ben Adelouaheb Mrad who disappeared shortly after altering his traditional Islamic appearance in order t [...]
2004-01-16 15:04:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
04FRANKFURT6156SEARCH OF FRANKFURT MOSQUE PROVOKES CONTROVERSY;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Police searched Frankfurt's Taqwa ("Fear of Allah" in Arabic) mosque on July 11 in response to allegations that Taqwa's religious curriculum includes violent and extremist material. Justification for the raid centered on a 9-year old's statement to police that the mosque's schoo [...]
2004-07-19 12:56:00Consulate FrankfurtCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KISL PINS PHUM PGOV GM MO BINR
04FRANKFURT6722FRANKFURT CONVENES EAC ON AUGUST 3, 2004
[...] Amcongen Frankfurt convened a CORE EAC (CG, RSO, ADM, CONS ESC and RSC/ABA Rhein Mein) in response to information reftel(s) concerning the Tashkent Bombings and Escalated Homeland Security ratings. 2. EAC discussed issues concerning the Tashkent bombing scenario along with potential targe [...]
2004-08-05 14:54:00Consulate FrankfurtCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC PTER
04FRANKFURT772Uproar Follows Plan to Relocate German Crime Bureau
[...] SUMMARY. Protests against the German government's surprise proposal to relocate to Berlin much of the BKA (Bundeskriminalamt - German equivalent of the FBI) have prompted the Interior Ministry to back down for the moment. Interior Minister Otto Schily (SPD/Social Democrat) announced in early J [...]
2004-01-30 14:54:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PINR GM
04FRANKFURT8521FRANKFURT AIRPORT MANAGEMENT DISPUTES MEDIA
[...] (C) Over the past few months, German media outlets, on a number of occasions, have reported negatively on Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) customs enforcement and its control of restricted areas. In a meeting with consulate representatives, senior Fraport officials said the airport is 100-percent [...]
2004-10-01 15:11:00Consulate FrankfurtCONFIDENTIALASEC EAIR PTER SNAR GM
04FRANKFURT8667Schroeder Calls for More Arab Support for Iraq
[...] SUMMARY: In widely-publicized remarks at the Frankfurt Book Fair -- dedicated this year to the Arab world -- German Chancellor Schroeder reiterated German support for the war on terror and for stability in Iraq, calling on Arab states (specifically the Arab League) to take a more active role in [...]
2004-10-06 16:23:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR PTER GM IZ
04FRANKFURT9266FRANKFURT EAC CONVENED CONCERNING SECURITY POSTURE
[...] (C) Frankfurt EAC convened 1500 hrs. 10/29 per request reftel to assess post security posture due to reports of Chairman Arafat's failing health. Present were CG, DPO, RSO, DHS, TSA, Consular, IMO, RSO Berlin, MGMT and ORCA. Assessment of the EAC at present is to remain at our current securi [...]
2004-10-29 05:55:00Consulate FrankfurtCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC PTER
04GABORONE2017REGIONAL CONFERENCE DELIBERATES ENHANCED
[...] (C> SUMMARY: Victory in the war on terrorism requires a multilateral approach, an appreciation of the "root causes" of terrorism, and a response that engages rather than alienates communities, President Mogae told a November 22-24 conference on terrorism in southern Africa. Despite Mogae's p [...]
2004-12-09 11:35:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER BC
04GUATEMALA178SMALL GUATEMALAN DELEGATION TO 4TH CICTE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-26 20:26:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER GT OAS
04GUATEMALA2351GUATEMALAN RESPONSE ON ENDING STATE SPONSORSHIP OF
[...] (C) Embassy Guatemala polcouns delivered reftel points to Ambassador Anamaria Dieguez, MFA Director General for Bilateral Relations, asking that the GOG elevate the terrorism issue to the top of its bilateral agenda with the states listed. 2. (C) Dieguez said the GOG does not have a substan [...]
2004-09-14 16:18:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL GT
04GUATEMALA3244GUATEMALA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] The following is Embassy Guatemala's submission for the 2004 Annual Terrorism Report: Begin text: There were no significant acts of international terrorism in Guatemala in 2004. The Government of Guatemala has supported the war on terrorism in international fora such as the UN and OAS a [...]
2004-12-21 23:20:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO GT
04GUATEMALA362COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- GUATEMALAN
[...] (C) Summary: Few of the G-8 diplomatic missions to Guatemala have counter-terrorism (CT) programs, and we detected no overlap among them. None of the other missions have conducted formal assessments of Guatemala's CT needs. However, there is a consensus that Guatemala's greatest CT weakness i [...]
2004-02-13 18:55:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL GT
04HALIFAX12CAMPOBELLO ISLAND RESIDENTS FEELING CUT OFF
[...] Regional press and politicians have begun to focus attention on the plight of the 1450 residents of Campobello Island, New Brunswick. This small a small Island in the Bay of Fundy is, from September to July, accessible from Canada only via a bridge to Lubec, Maine. During the summer a privat [...]
2004-01-20 16:54:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PREL PTER PGOV ETRD CA
04HALIFAX191MARITIME HELICOPTER ANNOUNCEMENT NEARLY OVERSHADOWS HMCS
[...] SUMMARY: The new Defense Minister hit the ground running by announcing a decision in favor of Sikorsky on the long-delayed maritime helicopter replacement program. He also welcomed home HMCS Toronto, which returned to a tumultuous welcome in Halifax after a six-month deployment with a U.S. s [...]
2004-07-23 17:37:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PTER ETRD CA
04HALIFAX256HALIFAX PORT SECURITY CONTNUES TO TIGHTEN
[...] (U) While Ottawa has yet to follow through on its May 7 pledge of federal funding for Canadian Marine Facility Security, the Port of Halifax has ambitiously pressed forward with a series of new security measures using its own funding. These measures place the Port in the forefront of Canadia [...]
2004-11-15 20:32:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ASEC ETRD PINS PTER CA
04HALIFAX258HALIFAX PORT SECURITY CONTNUES TO TIGHTEN
[...] (U) While Ottawa has yet to follow through on its May 7 pledge of federal funding for Canadian Marine Facility Security, the Port of Halifax has ambitiously pressed forward with a series of new security measures using its own funding. These measures place the Port in the forefront of Canadia [...]
2004-11-16 18:09:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ASEC ETRD PINS PTER CA
04HANOI1239 GVN APPRECIATES RECENT POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 29, Nguyen Ba Hung, Deputy Director of the Americas Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with DCM to convey messages on six issues relating to the bilateral relationship. These issues included the political dialogue in May, the extradition of suspected t [...]
2004-04-29 10:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EAID PTER VM HUMANR CTERR
04HANOI1321 POROUS BORDERS, LOW ANTI-DRUG CAPACITY IN
[...] (U) Summary: Authorities in central Vietnam appear enthusiastic about supporting the national anti-drug policy, but have limited capacity and training. The land border with Laos is porous and difficult to control, making this a likely route for narcotics traffickers and a possible route for t [...]
2004-05-09 10:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV EAID PTER VM CNARC
04HANOI1617POSSIBLE TERRORIST SIGHTING IN HO CHI MINH CITY
[...] (SBU) ON JUNE 2, 2004, AT 11:00 HOURS, RSO MET WITH TWO AMCITS WHO WERE CURRENTLY ON A BUSINESS TRIP TO HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM. BOTH AMCITS REPORTED THAT THEY ARE STAYING AT THE SHERATON SAIGON HOTEL IN HO CHI MINH CITY. THEY SAID THAT ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 1 AT APPROXIMATELY 22:00 HOURS, T [...]
2004-06-04 10:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER VM CTERR
04HANOI1618POSSIBLE TERRORIST SIGHTING IN HO CHI MINH CITY -
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: REFTEL (A) and (B) reported that on the evening of June 1, two visiting AMCITS observed an individual in a Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) night club who they believed to be Fahid Mohammed Ally MSALAM (SUBJECT 1). SUBJECT 1 is listed on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist Web site. Despit [...]
2004-06-04 12:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER VM CTERR
04HANOI1676 GVN REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR ACTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The GVN is seeking USG support to deny consultative status to two NGOs at the upcoming ECOSOC session in New York. The GVN considers the Free Vietnam Alliance and the Transnational Radical Party to be terrorist organizations with the aim of either forcibly overthrowing the GVN [...]
2004-06-10 10:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER VM UN ECOSOC ETMIN CTERR
04HANOI1837 Vietnam - DCM Meeting with Consular Department
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-30 03:58:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CASC KOCI PREL PTER VM CTERR HUMANR
04HANOI2603 GVN: TERRORISTS HERE ARE VIETNAMESE EXILES
[...] (SBU) Summary: MPS counterterrorism officials are keeping a close watch on Vietnamese Muslims. They do not perceive a threat yet, but note that contacts between Vietnamese Muslims and international Muslim groups have developed. The GVN highly appreciates U.S. assistance in counterterrorism, [...]
2004-09-17 07:22:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ASEC VM CTERR
04HANOI2608"BANDIT" GROUPS RAID NEAR LAOS BORDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: We have confirmed reports of clashes between Vietnamese Border Army troops and small groups of armed Hmong in western Nghe An province that have left two dead since late July. The GVN published the story in the newspaper but has declined to discuss it with us. End Summary. [...]
2004-09-17 09:20:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ASEC LA VM ETMIN
04HANOI2860VIETNAM: TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] (U) As a follow-up to the meeting described in ref A, Hanoi's full TFC team met on October 7, 2004 to clarify and coordinate Post's position on terrorist financing. While terrorist financing and money laundering are similar, these two issues are treated separately by the Government of Vietnam. [...]
2004-10-21 08:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL VM FINREF CTERR
04HANOI3286 VIETNAM: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (SBU) Vietnam's low-threat terrorist situation did not change in 2004. There is a tiny Muslim population with no known affiliations with international terrorist organizations. There is no evidence that terrorists operate in or transit Vietnam, or that they use Vietnam for other support serv [...]
2004-12-10 09:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER VM CTERR
04HANOI3335 VIETNAM: INSCR RESPONSE PART II, MONEY
[...] (U) Summary: Although the government monitors international financial transactions in Vietnam closely, it is not clear whether the procedures are adequate to preclude money laundering or terrorism financing. Some branches of the government are more cooperative than others in trying to addres [...]
2004-12-20 04:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL VM EUN CTERR CNARC FINREF
04HANOI391 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP INPUT FOR VIETNAM
[...] Summary: According to CTAG members (and representatives from Switzerland, Spain, and Australia) at Hanoi-based Embassies, Vietnam receives little attention and less assistance, especially compared to high-threat Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia. Some members -- notably Australia, [...]
2004-02-12 10:26:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC VM CTERR
04HANOI405ADMIRAL FARGO DISCUSSES AREAS OF FURTHER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang on February 9, Admiral Thomas Fargo, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, highlighted the recent improvement of bilateral relations, and discussed establishment of an IMET p [...]
2004-02-13 09:15:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS PTER SNAR KHDP KPOW KWMN KCRM VM CNARC CTERR
04HANOI447ADMIRAL FARGO FOCUSES ON AREAS OF CONTINUED AND
[...] SUMMARY. COMMANDER, UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND (PACOM) WAS HOSTED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD) FROM 08-11 FEBRUARY 2004. SENIOR MOD OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZED THE ADMIRAL'S VISIT AS "VERY SUCCESSFUL." IT WAS MARKED BY LESS CAUTION AND MORE WILLINGNESS TO COOPERATE THAN HAS BEEN EXPERIENC [...]
2004-02-18 08:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS PTER SNAR KHDP KPOW KWMN KCRM VM ASEAN CTERR CNARC TIP
04HANOI535 YOUNGER GVN OFFICIALS ON NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent seminar on Vietnam's national security, younger generation officials from a range of GVN agencies and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) variously commented that: China and the U.S. both represent serious, but completely different threats for Vietnam's future [...]
2004-02-25 06:59:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS PTER SNAR BM KN IZ VM CTERR ASEAN CVR DPRK CNARC
04HANOI634 SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] (SBU) POLITICAL VIOLENCE - DEMONSTRATIONS 1A. NO 1B. YES 1C. YES 1D. :Following the initiation of hostilities in the Gulf, there were small street demonstrations across from mission facilities in both Hanoi and HCMC of about 100. In addition there were also some large rallies (5,000 [...]
2004-03-02 09:57:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER VM CTERR
04HANOI722 "TERRORIST" CASES OF LY TONG AND VO VAN DUC
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (U) Following up on Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung's verbal request to Charge on March 4, the MFA formally provided via diplomatic note a request for firm punishment against convicted hijacker Ly Tong or his extradition to Viet [...]
2004-03-10 10:33:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL VM CTERR
04HANOI726 POSSIBLE UNODC TERRORISM PROJECT IN VIETNAM
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Poloff met February 27 with Dolgor Solongo, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, Terrorism Prevention Branch, UN Office of Drugs and Crime. Solongo was in Vietnam to review the GVN's approach to counterterrorism, partic [...]
2004-03-11 09:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER VM CTERR
04HANOI727IAEA - UPDATE ON VIETNAM'S RESPONSE TO OFFER OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN SECURING HIGH RISK RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
[...] This is an action cable. Please see Paragraphs 6 and 7 below. 2. On January 9, 2004, Embassy EST Officer met with Dr. Dang Thanh Luong, Director, Vietnam Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Authority (VRPNSA) to follow-up on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s proposal regarding Vi [...]
2004-03-11 09:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PTER KNNP VM IAEA ENRG
04HANOI738 A/S TAYLOR DISCUSSES SECURITY AND COOPERATION WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting March 10 with visiting Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security Frank Taylor, Ministry of Public Security (MPS) Vice Minister Nguyen Van Huong said he wanted to see closer cooperation between MPS and the Embassy, including formal communication channels for CT and [...]
2004-03-12 08:00:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER SNAR KCRM VM CTERR
04HARARE199PARLIAMENT PASSES LAND ACQUISITION ACT AMENDMENTS,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After considerable debate, Parliament on January 28 passed a controversial Land Acquisition Amendment (LAA) Bill. The bill scales back due process protections for property owners and expands the categories of properties that may be confiscated under the government's land reform [...]
2004-02-04 11:17:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PTER ASEC ECON EAGR ZI
04HARARE767RBZ Governor Addresses U.S. Firms
[...] (U) Summary: Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono met May 6 with 30 representatives from U.S. multinationals. He offered few insights beyond his April 21 policy statement, but underscored RBZ vigilance in policing commercial activity. End Summary. 2. (U) In this session organized by th [...]
2004-05-07 09:35:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV PTER ZI
04HARARE831RBZ laughs at GOZ crop forecasts
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono says he has confronted Agriculture Minister Joseph Made over his optimistic forecast of a 2.4 million m/t maize harvest. The Governor alleges other cabinet officials, such as Security Minister Nicolas Goche and acting Finance Minister Her [...]
2004-05-18 05:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV PTER ZI
04HELSINKI1010FINLAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SYRIA-IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-04 08:28:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY FI
04HELSINKI1024FINLAND: NO INTEREST IN CAMP ASHRAF MEK DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-06 05:02:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER IR FI IQ
04HELSINKI1420SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES VISIT TO
[...] (C) Your visit to Helsinki, coming just days after the U.S. election, will be an excellent opportunity to review our bilateral and multilateral agenda with Finnish leaders, and to stress the value of our close relationship with Finland and Europe. Finnish President Halonen has sent a telegram [...]
2004-11-04 17:35:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP PTER IZ AF RS CH FI EUN
04HELSINKI1443FINNISH VIEWS ON THE GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION
[...] On November 2, Acting Econ Chief delivered the reftel demarche to officials at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 2. Jussi Manninen, Head of the Nuclear Energy Division at the Finnish Ministry of Trade [...]
2004-11-12 14:56:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY AORC PTER FI IAEA
04HELSINKI1444SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL: FINLAND
[...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A demarche November 10 to Anu Laamanen-Ryter, Director of the Finnish MFA's Unit for Civilian Crisis Management. Laamanen-Ryter said that Finland would like to find a way to assist the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) if it can. The GoF would hope to find some area in w [...]
2004-11-12 15:10:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KAWC PTER PREF IZ FI
04HELSINKI1592MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES IN FINLAND:
[...] Summary: The following is Embassy Helsinki's submission to the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. -------- Overview -------- 2. Finland is not a regional center for money laundering, financ [...]
2004-12-23 12:22:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN FI
04HOCHIMINHCITY750POSSIBLE TERRORIST SIGHTING IN HO CHI MINH CITY
[...] (SBU) ON JUNE 2, 2004, AT 11:00 HOURS, RSO MET WITH TWO AMCITS WHO WERE CURRENTLY ON A BUSINESS TRIP TO HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM. BOTH AMCITS REPORTED THAT THEY ARE STAYING AT THE SHERATON SAIGON HOTEL IN HO CHI MINH CITY. THEY SAID THAT ON THE NIGHT OF JUNE 1 AT APPROXIMATELY 22:00 HOURS, T [...]
2004-06-02 13:34:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER VM CTERR
04HOCHIMINHCITY767RSO HO CHI MINH CITY MEETS WITH LOCAL MINISTRY OF PUBLIC
[...] (SBU) ON JUNE 6, 2004 AT 18:00 HOURS, RSO MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY (MPS) TO DISCUSS THE RECENT POSSIBLE TERRORIST SUSPECT SIGHTING(S) OF FAHID MOHAMMED ALLY MSALAM IN HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC). THE MEETING TOOK PLACE AT A COFFEE SHOP NEAR THE CONSULATE GENERAL (CONGEN) [...]
2004-06-05 08:32:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER VM CTERR
04ISTANBUL1249TURKISH TRUCKING ASSOCIATION URGES HALT TO WORK
[...] (sbu) Immediately following the August 2 murder of Murat Yuce, a former Turkish trucker who had been held hostage in Iraq, Turkey's largest transporters' association released a statement calling on its members to halt work on all U.S. military contracts in Iraq. The non-binding statement may [...]
2004-08-09 07:27:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PTER PREL IZ TU
04ISTANBUL1488TURKISH TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS OUTLINE CONTINUING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Turkey's two leading transporters associations told us in meetings this week that their members perceive a deteriorating security situation in Iraq, with problems now reaching as far as Mosul in the north. They also continue to see serious problems with the [...]
2004-10-04 03:42:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PTER PREL IZ TU
04ISTANBUL1716SECURITY AND PAYMENT HEAD LIST OF TURKISH BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A range of Turkish companies active in Iraq outlined their main concerns in a November 5 meeting with Turkey Caucus co-chair Representative Ed Whitfield. Security and payment issues headed the list, with companies reporting not just serious problems in ensuring the safe delivery [...]
2004-11-18 08:54:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG MOPS PREL PTER TU
04ISTANBUL298ISTANBUL COURT HANDS DOWN INDICTMENTS IN BOMBING
[...] (U) Summary: Prosecutors at Istanbul's State Security Court on February 25 formally indicted 69 alleged conspirators in November's 4 terrorist attacks. Approximately 50 of the accused are now in custody. However, a number of key figures, including the alleged leader of the Turkish al-Qaida c [...]
2004-02-26 13:39:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC TU
04ISTANBUL365ISTANBUL KURDS FOCUS ON IRAQI "KURDISTAN"
[...] (C) Summary: Previously polarized and defined by their degree of support and sympathy for the PKK (later KADEK, now KONGRA-GEL) and imprisoned former PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, Istanbul Kurds tells us they have increasingly adopted Iraqi Kurds and their experiment with autonomy as their new ca [...]
2004-03-09 12:55:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER IZ TU
04ISTANBUL376ISTANBUL KURDS FOCUS ON IRAQI "KURDISTAN"
[...] (C) Summary: Previously polarized and defined by their degree of support and sympathy for the PKK (later KADEK, now KONGRA-GEL) and imprisoned former PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, Istanbul Kurds tells us they have increasingly adopted Iraqi Kurds and their experiment with autonomy as their new ca [...]
2004-03-10 13:13:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER IZ TU
04ISTANBUL432TERROR STRIKES ISTANBUL MASONIC LODGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 9, a botched suicide attack against an Istanbul Masonic lodge left 2 dead and 7 wounded (reftel). Investigations continue, but police statements and assorted press reports suggest that there may have been a network of planners and accomplices, as well as connections to [...]
2004-03-22 07:29:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM PREL TU
04ISTANBUL474TURKEY'S JEWISH COMMUNITY: FRIGHT BUT NOT FLIGHT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two synagogue bombings and a recent attack on a Masonic lodge (which attackers reportedly believed was filled with Jews) have thoroughly unnerved Turkey's Jewish community. Synagogue services are now more centralized and sparsely attended, and youth and cultural groups have suspe [...]
2004-03-26 07:50:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER TU
04JAKARTA10342AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) The Ambassador paid a farewell call on President Yudhoyono Oct. 21. Yudhoyono painted a broad picture of needing to convince the Indonesian people on the importance of international cooperation and friendship as well as showing foreign friends that Indonesia is on the right path. SBY sai [...]
2004-10-21 11:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINS PTER ID
04JERUSALEM171HOW HAMAS IS WORKING TO REPLACE THE PA AND THE PLO
[...] (C) Summary: A range of Palestinian thinkers and activists are reporting that Hamas is moving with unprecedented boldness to establish itself as an alternative leadership to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PLO. Hamas leaders are publicly arguing that stalled roadmap implementation, the w [...]
2004-01-20 05:00:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
04JERUSALEM926ARAFAT BLOCKS COURT ORDER UNFREEZING HAMAS ACCOUNTS
[...] (C) ON THE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS OF YASIR ARAFAT, PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY (PMA) GOVERNOR AMIN HADDAD CALLED ECON/C MARCH 23 TO REPORT THAT ARAFAT HAD INSTRUCTED THE PMA AND THE PA SECURITY SERVICES TO BLOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARCH 21 HIGHER JUDICIAL COUNCIL ORDER UNFREEZING 39 BANK [...]
2004-03-23 15:05:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN KPAL KWBG PREL IS
04KATHMANDU1030NEPALI MAOIST COMMANDER IMPLICATED IN MURDERS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Nepali press reports, Indian police in Patna, Bihar have arrested 12 Nepali Maoists, including several Central Committee members. Among those reportedly arrested is Kumar Dahal (a.k.a. "Bijay"),the head of the Maoists' Kathmandu Valley Special Regional Bureau. [...]
2004-06-04 02:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL KCRM CJAN NP IN
04KATHMANDU1054NEPAL: SEVEN BHUTANESE REFUGEES ARRESTED AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to various media reports and UNHCR sources, seven Bhutanese refugees, including one minor, were arrested in the Beldangi Refugee Camp on suspicion of being connected to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). One of the refugees arrested reportedly was found in possession [...]
2004-06-08 06:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PHUM NP BH
04KATHMANDU1080NEPAL: PM DEUBA'S PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a warm 40-minute courtesy call by the Charge on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on June 10, Nepal's new Prime Minister broadly outlined the challenges he faces in building a new government, dealing with the Maoists, and restoring democratic processes in Nepal. Deuba's sta [...]
2004-06-10 21:22:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP GON
04KATHMANDU1096NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: No deportations of Tibetan refugees have been reported since the last refugee update of February 26, 2004 (Ref A). However, refugees who make the dangerous passage continue to face other risks. For example, the reports of abuse of three female refugees in April appear to have l [...]
2004-06-14 08:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL PBTS PTER NP CH
04KATHMANDU1141UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 11-18,
[...] An early morning ambush by Maoists left 21 Armed Police Force (APF) personnel dead and sixteen injured (Ref A). Seven security personnel were killed and twenty-two suffered injuries in other incidents this week. Indian police arrested five Nepalese Maoists in the Indian state of Bihar. Twent [...]
2004-06-18 03:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1147BHUTANESE REFUGEES: DEBATE TO THE FORE IN NEPAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: For the first time, local integration and third-country resettlement of refugees have became a public topic of debate by UNHCR and Nepali officials. Frustrated by inaction, a UNHCR official raised the subject in a press interview only to have his three-pronged plan for refugee [...]
2004-06-18 08:43:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PHUM NP BH
04KATHMANDU1178NEPAL: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE BOMBING OF
[...] (S/NF) Post continues to look into the June 12 bombing of the American-owned carpet factory "Red Thread." (REF A) On June 18, RSO Jim Gayhart met with American business owner Leslie Shackleford (please protect) to discuss the recent Maoist bombing of her factory (REFTELS). She expressed con [...]
2004-06-23 07:19:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC BEXP PTER ECON NP
04KATHMANDU120UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 10-16,
[...] Almost 100 insurgents have surrendered since the announcement of the Government of Nepal's (GON) amnesty program. On January 9, Maoists released an economic report touting tourists as their main source of revenue. On January 15, Maoists gunned down a newly appointed mayor. According to pr [...]
2004-01-16 07:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1227NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK NGO OFFICE IN MID-WEST
[...] (SBU) At about 10:00 p.m. local time on June 28, Maoist insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device on the second floor of an office belonging to Backward Society Education (BASE),a local NGO, in Dhangadi, Kailali District. According to NGO contacts, the Maoists ordered the night-ti [...]
2004-06-30 08:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER EAID NP
04KATHMANDU1234UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 26-JULY
[...] Security forces reportedly thwarted Maoist plans to create "chaos" in the capital. Germany's envoy called for a quick resolution of the Maoist conflict to improve Nepal's economic development. Nepal's UN Chief said the UN "would not take any initiative" for dialogue with the Maoists, and sa [...]
2004-07-02 03:57:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1260 NEPAL: MAOISTS KILL 12 POLICE, 1 CIVILIAN NEAR
[...] According to Nepal Police sources, at about 3:30 am local time on July 5, Maoist insurgents detonated a landmine along Padam Road, 10 km west of Birgunj in Parsa district. The explosion was timed to damage a pick-up truck carrying 12 Nepal police personnel and a civilian. All 13 were killed [...]
2004-07-07 03:24:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1290NEPAL: CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
[...] Nepal's Maoist insurgency, which began in 1996, has tragically victimized the children of Nepal. The frequent school bandhs (school closings),have disrupted the lives of students, parents and teachers and the scheduling of required exams, damaged the educational system and delayed the advan [...]
2004-07-09 07:49:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PHUM PTER MOPS PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1300UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 2-JULY 9,
[...] Maoists assassinated the Mayor of Pokhara, reportedly in retaliation for the deaths of six rebels and for failing to abandon his post. The four political parties who have declined joining Deuba's cabinet reportedly have entered into talks with Maoist leaders. A senior member of the Maoist C [...]
2004-07-12 07:19:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1319NEPAL: DEPARTING INDIAN AMBASSADOR OFFERS HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty on July 13, outgoing Indian Ambassador to Nepal (and future Indian Foreign Secretary) Shyam Satan stressed that a negotiated settlement with the Maoists resulting in multiparty democracy could only be achieved if there were political unity bet [...]
2004-07-14 09:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS PINR PREF BH PK NP
04KATHMANDU133NEPAL: ARMY LAUNCHES AIR STRIKE AGAINST REPORTED
[...] (C) The Director of Military Operations (DMO) of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has confirmed that on January 20 the RNA conducted an air strike against a site in the remote mid-western district of Jajarkot, where the Maoists were reportedly holding a large rally. According to the RNA source, th [...]
2004-01-21 09:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1348UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 10-16,
[...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials announced there would be no unilateral ceasefire even as contradictory opinions surrounded the issue of international mediation. Maoists pulled off another brazen assassination of a city mayor in broad daylight, following a pattern of assassinating local [...]
2004-07-16 05:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1353NEPAL: KING OFFERS VIEWS AT AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 20-minute one-on-one after I presented my credentials on July 16, Nepal's King Gyanendra told me that he wanted to be a constitutional monarch, and would take a "hands-off" approach now that Prime Minister Deuba had formed a government. The King described ongoing U.S. assist [...]
2004-07-16 10:03:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL ODIP PGOV PINS PTER PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU141NEPAL: ARMY ACTIONS TAKEN TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since its inception in July 2002, the Human Rights cell of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has accepted 17 cases of alleged human rights violations for further investigation. Of the 17 cases, 8 involved allegations of extra-judicial killing; 3 involved allegations of use of exces [...]
2004-01-22 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1418NEPAL: DEUBA PLANS ELECTIONS ABOVE ALL ELSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During their first meeting on July 23, Prime Minister Deuba reiterated to the Ambassador Nepal's gratitude to the U.S., and especially to President Bush, for supporting Nepal's development and counter-insurgency efforts. Deuba emphasized the need for a coalition of democratic forc [...]
2004-07-26 01:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS PREF NP GON
04KATHMANDU147UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 17-23,
[...] On January 19, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched aerial raids on the purported site of a Maoist gathering (Ref A). Thirty-one Maoists and eight security personnel reportedly were killed in other clashes. On January 16, the Ministry of Defense announced plans to add more than 6,400 recrui [...]
2004-01-23 07:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1479NEPAL: HOME MINISTER KHADKA ON MAOISTS, REFUGEES,
[...] (S) Summary. Nepal's Home Minister Khadka discussed the role of the Nepal Police in the Government of Nepal's counter-insurgency effort as well as Tibetan and Bhutanese refugee issues with Ambassador Moriarty on July 27. Khadka suggested he was supportive of the idea of Nepal supplying troop [...]
2004-07-30 07:01:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PREF NP GON
04KATHMANDU1481NEPAL'S TOURISM SECTOR UNDER THREAT, BUT SIGNS OF
[...] (C) The eight-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the insurgency is most visible in Nepal's floundering tourism sector. The Maoists have reneged on repeated assurances not to target Nepal's struggling tourism [...]
2004-07-30 07:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PTER ASEC CASC PINS NP
04KATHMANDU1482UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 24-30,
[...] In a spate of brutality, Maoists beheaded three civilians, a group of 12 Maoists hacked a man to death, and in another case, Maoists shot a handicapped man in the head. In Dadeldhura, the Maoists forced the stoppage of a school lunch incentive program run by the World Food Program (WFP) becau [...]
2004-07-30 08:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1545UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 31-AUGUST
[...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials will not announce a unilateral ceasefire, arguing such a move would come only after "meaningful" and "result-oriented" peace talks. Special Envoy to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Tamrat Samuel, arrived in Nepal for meetings with government and political [...]
2004-08-06 06:12:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1552NEPAL: CPN-UML GEN SEC MADHAV NEPAL ON POSSIBLE
[...] (S) During their first meeting on August 5, Madhav Kumar Nepal, CPN-UML General Secretary, sought the Ambassador's approval of secret exploratory peace talks in a third country. The UML leader wants the King and parties to present a unified front to the Maoists and determine Maoist intentio [...]
2004-08-06 10:24:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PREL PTER MOPS MARR NP
04KATHMANDU1553 MAOISTS WARN COMPANIES, INCLUDING COCA COLA, TO
[...] (U) According to reports August 5 in both English and Nepali-language newspapers, the Maoist affiliated All Nepal Trade Union Federation has issued a warning to more than a dozen companies to shut down operations for an indefinite period. Included in the warning was the American company, Co [...]
2004-08-07 02:49:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1596UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 7-
[...] A five-member high-level peace committee headed by Prime Minister Sher Deuba was formed on August 12 to establish a peace secretariat. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched raids in the far-western district of Achham on August 10 and 11. President of All Nepal National Independent Students' [...]
2004-08-13 05:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1632 MAOIST BOMBS CLOSE SOALTEE HOTEL, COCA COLA CLOSES
[...] (U) Four bombs exploded in the backyard of Soaltee Hotel, a leading five star hotel in Kathmandu, Monday evening, August 16. Nobody was injured and there was only minor damage, according to published newspaper reports. The explosions preceded by one day the expiration of the demand by the [...]
2004-08-17 21:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV KTFN ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1643NEPAL: MAOIST MURDER JOURNALIST AND THREATEN OTHERS
[...] The Maoists announced on August 16 that they had killed journalist-cum-human rights activist, Dekendra Raj Thapa for allegedly spying for the security forces against the insurgents. Thapa was abducted on June 26 in the mid- western district of Dailekh. He was a reporter of the state- owned [...]
2004-08-18 10:36:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1655NDI POLL OFFERS INSIGHT INTO IMPROVING DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) In a public opinion poll conducted between May and July 2004 by the National Democratic Institute (NDI),95 percent of respondents believed things in Nepal were going in the wrong direction. NDI,s survey reports Nepali citizens' perceptions of the current government, democracy, and possib [...]
2004-08-19 11:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1658MAOISTS' VIRTUAL BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE; MAOIST
[...] (C) Although the virtual Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley continues, there are no reports of Maoist violence or incidents anywhere. Vehicle traffic remains very light due to fears of Maoist reprisals despite government attempts to reassure the people. Targeted industries remain closed in [...]
2004-08-19 11:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1670UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 14-
[...] The Maoists have imposed a virtual blockade of roads leading to and from the Kathmandu Valley since August 18. Traffic remains very light on the roads, no incidents have been reported and no Maoists have been spotted. Tourism- related organizations have raised serious concern over the Maoist [...]
2004-08-20 11:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1672MAOIST ATROCITIES ESCALATE, JUNE 5-PRESENT
[...] Since the formation of Sher Bahadur Deuba's coalition government, Maoist atrocities have intensified. Every day brings new reports of Maoist killings, maimings, or threats of brutality. Most recently, the insurgents chased the former Mayor of Gularia Municipality from a funeral procession, [...]
2004-08-20 12:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1679VIRTUAL BLOCKADE STILL ON; INDUSTRIES REMAIN
[...] (C) Over the weekend, Maoist violence continued around the country, but Kathmandu Valley remained relatively calm. Late August 21, the Maoists attacked government offices in Jumla, destroying several governmental buildings. Also on August 21 suspected Maoists shot an assistant police sub-insp [...]
2004-08-23 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1688NEPAL: INCIDENTS ALONG BLOCKADED HIGHWAYS
[...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Prakash Saran Mahat gave a briefing on the current situation to reassure the diplomatic community. However, there have been a couple of Maoist attacks along the highways and the traffic patterns are varying - decreasing on one of the main roads, retur [...]
2004-08-24 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1698NEPAL: MAOISTS SUSPEND BLOCKADE OF KATHMANDU VALLEY
[...] (U) On the evening of August 24, the joint district committees of CPN-Maoists in three districts issued a statement announcing they were suspending the blockade of the Kathmandu Valley for a month. They warned that they would start more severe actions in a month if the government did not mee [...]
2004-08-25 07:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1705NSC OFFICIAL ON THE MAOIST INSURGENCY, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) The Maoist overall objective is the creation of a single-party "People's Republic" in Nepal, according to Major General Kul Bahadur Khadka, co-coordinator of Nepal's National Security Council. Khadka told the Ambassador on August 24 that the Maoist leadership would be willing to achieve [...]
2004-08-25 11:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS PGOV NP IN
04KATHMANDU1714NEPAL: RPP PRESIDENT RANA ON THE COALITION, PEACE
[...] (C) The coalition government was working together fairly well and was discussing modalities for an eventual peace process with the Maoists, RPP President Rana told the Ambassador on August 24. Meanwhile, security cooperation between India and Nepal seemed to be improving, in Rana's view. Fin [...]
2004-08-27 09:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS IN NP
04KATHMANDU1718NEPAL: MAOISTS NARROW CLOSURE OF INDUSTRIES TO
[...] (U) Late afternoon August 27, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANFTU) issued a statement asking industries, other than those with U.S. investment, to resume their operations. The ANFTU said that that it had decided, however, to close down all multi-national corpora [...]
2004-08-27 12:36:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC ETRD NP
04KATHMANDU1730NEPAL: BUSINESSES REMAIN CLOSED; INDUSTRY SECURITY
[...] (C) Maoists muddied the waters on August 27 by issuing a press statement that indicated the Maoist-threatened businesses, other than those with U.S. investment, could reopen (reftel) and then an hour later issuing a contradictory statement that all the businesses must remain closed. The Indu [...]
2004-08-30 12:18:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV EINV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1746NEPAL: ROYAL NEPAL ARMY REQUESTS MORE M-16S
[...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, DATT, ODC and poloff, Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa requested 10,000 more M-16s, saying they were the RNA's weapon of choice. COAS Thapa stated that the RNA would like these additional M-16s if grant a [...]
2004-08-31 12:42:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS MARR PGOV PTER CVIS ASEC NP GON
04KATHMANDU1758NEPAL: INFO MINISTER MOHSIN ON THE PEACE PROCESS,
[...] (C) Minister of Information and Communication Mohammad Mohsin outlined for the Ambassador on August 31 the structure of the newly-announced Peace Secretariat. Mohsin hoped the new body would help prepare the government for any eventual peace process with the Maoists, as well as build trust be [...]
2004-09-02 09:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KMDR PINS NP GON
04KATHMANDU1759NEPAL: SITREP 2: QUIET ON SEPT. 2: NATIONAL DAY OF
[...] (U) In the September 1 rioting in reaction to the executions of the twelve Nepalis in Iraq, seven people died and eighty-six were injured in Kathmandu. The Government-called curfew has resumed in Kathmandu after being lifted briefly the morning of September 2 to allow Kathmanduites to worshi [...]
2004-09-02 09:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU180NEPAL: NO END IN SIGHT FOR POLITICAL IMPASSE
[...] (C) During a January 29 meeting, the U.S., UK, and Indian Ambassadors agreed that there is little evidence that a breakthrough in the political deadlock between the Palace and the parties is imminent. The three discussed possible long-term implications of the demonstrating student unions' ca [...]
2004-01-29 09:13:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL UK IN NP
04KATHMANDU190UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 24-30,
[...] An attempted bank robbery by Maoists on January 23 was foiled by security forces, leaving six dead. Twenty-six other Maoists reportedly were killed in separate incidents with security forces. Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa claimed the Government of Nepal (GON) clearly has the "upper ha [...]
2004-01-30 06:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU191DEMONSTRATORS JUMP FENCE AT KATHMANDU EMR TO AVOID
[...] (SBU) At approximately 4:30 PM local time US Embassy Kathmandu local guards reported three local males sighted jumping over the Embassy Main Residence (EMR) fence on the south side. The trespassers were apprehended immediately and ordered to come along quietly by the local guards at the resid [...]
2004-01-30 09:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC NP PTER
04KATHMANDU229UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 31-
[...] Twenty-four insurgents and two policemen reportedly were killed and thirty security personnel injured in clashes this week. The Chief of the Army Staff visited troops in the "Maoist Heartland." RNA officials said the rebels have suffered a "heavy setback." More than 200 Maoists have surren [...]
2004-02-06 07:41:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU251NEPAL: MAOIST EXTORTION: ONE BUSINESSMAN'S
[...] (C) A prominent Nepali businessman who is also a member of the Nepal-USA Chamber of Commerce admitted to Econoff that his company paid approximately USD 800,000 to the Maoists "sometime last year." The businessman indicated that he decided to pay after five Maoists strapped with grenades and [...]
2004-02-09 09:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON ASEC PTER CASC NP
04KATHMANDU252Nepal Wardens Message - Maoist Nationwide
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-10 01:09:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU278NEPAL: MAOIST INCIDENTS LEADING UP TO 12 FEB STRIKE
[...] (SBU) On February 9 at approximately 1500 hours, suspected Maoists ambushed a joint security force patrol team in Lalitpur (located next to Kathmandu). During this incident a police head constable and an army officer were killed. In addition, on February 10 at approximately 0900 hours susp [...]
2004-02-10 08:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CASC ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU279NEPAL: KING'S PUBLIC APPEARANCE FAILS TO APPEAL TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. King Gyanendra's civic reception in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on February 8 did not attract the numbers expected despite government-provided buses and a heavy security presence. The low attendance can be attributed in part to the forced closure, or bandh, declared by [...]
2004-02-10 08:50:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER NP
04KATHMANDU280NEPAL: SECURITY SOURCES CONFIRM INDIANS HAND OVER
[...] (C) Police and Army sources have confirmed that on February 8 Indian authorities handed over Maoist Politburo member Matrika Yadav and Maoist Central Advisor Suresh Ale Magar to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Unconfirmed reports suggested that the Maoists may were captured in the northern India [...]
2004-02-10 09:18:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NP IN
04KATHMANDU298UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEBRUARY 7-13,
[...] A military offensive launched by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) left nineteen people dead. Fifty-one Maoists reportedly were killed in other clashes with security forces. Reported Maoist attacks on security personnel injured seven and killed one. Two senior Maoist leaders were arrested in Luc [...]
2004-02-13 08:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU310NEPAL: UN OFFICIAL SEES LITTLE IMMEDIATE HOPE FOR
[...] (C) In a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Tamrat Samuel, Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the UN, said that the UN stands ready to assist in mediation efforts between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists if asked by both sides, but indicated that [...]
2004-02-17 05:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP PHUM UN
04KATHMANDU312NEPAL: MAOIST STRIKE CLOSES CENTRAL NEPAL;
[...] (U) The Maoist-enforced "bandh," or general strike, called for central Nepal, including Kathmandu, on February 17 was well observed in the capital. Slightly more shops were observed open and vehicles operating in Kathmandu than during the February 12 closure (Reftel). There were few reports [...]
2004-02-17 09:15:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU313NEPALI MAOISTS KILL TERROR VICTIMS' LEADER
[...] (U) On February 15 suspected Maoists shot and killed Ganesh Chiluwal, President of the Maoist Victims' Association (MVA),a local NGO representing survivors of Maoist terror. Chiluwal was gunned down at about 5:00 p.m. local time as he left his office in downtown Kathmandu. A witness said he [...]
2004-02-17 09:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU367UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, FEBRUARY 21-
[...] Three senior members from the Maoist Victims' Association (MVA) have resigned following the murder of its president. The Prime Minister acknowledged that human rights abuses have increased, but said steps would be taken to ensure that it would not continue. The Prime Minister also said tha [...]
2004-02-27 07:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU371NEPAL: GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SIGN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) In a February 27 meeting, de facto Foreign Minister Bekh Bahadur Thapa told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal (GON) will not sign the proposed human rights accord because the accord implicitly puts the Maoists on the same level as the Government. The GON would, moreover, object [...]
2004-02-28 07:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER PREL NP UN
04KATHMANDU396NEPAL: S/CT COORDINATOR AMB. COFER BLACK
[...] (C) On March 3 Ambassador J. Cofer Black, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, accompanied by Ambassador Michael Malinowski, held separate meetings with de facto Foreign Minister Ambassador Bekh Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya. Ambassador Black reconfirmed USG support fo [...]
2004-03-03 08:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU397NEPAL: MAOISTS LAUNCH MAJOR ATTACK AGAINST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At about 2200 hours on March 2, the Maoists launched their first large scale attack against security force personnel since the end of the cease-fire in August 2003. The attack was focused on the district headquarters of Bhojpur District, located in the eastern hills of Nepal [...]
2004-03-03 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER NP
04KATHMANDU437NEPAL: MAOIST BLOCKADE UNEVENLY IMPLEMENTED, MOST
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 8, Maoist-affiliated organizations initiated a 15-day road blockade in western and mid-western Nepal. The Maoists had declared the closure in 13 Districts, although implementation appears to be haphazard and has extended to districts outside the declared zone. On Mar [...]
2004-03-10 08:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CASC EAID NP
04KATHMANDU45NEPAL: MAOIST WEBSITE POSTS CONTENTS OF ARMY
[...] (SBU) ON JANUARY 5, NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENTS POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE (WWW.CPNM.ORG) A TRANSCRIPT OF THE ROYAL NEPAL ARMY BRIEFING PROVIDED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIA, CHRISTINA ROCCA, DURING HER VISIT IN DECEMBER 2003 AND REPORTED REFTEL. ACCORDING TO MAJOR INDRA BAHADUR [...]
2004-01-06 08:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU456UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 5-12,
[...] Maoists reportedly attempted again to attack the headquarters of the eastern district of Bhojpur, the scene of last week's deadly assault by the rebels (Ref A). A joint security team launched military offensives in the far- west. Ten security personnel were killed and thirty-nine injured in [...]
2004-03-12 05:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU458MAOISTS INTENSIFY ABDUCTION OF STUDENTS
[...] Summary. Nepal's Maoist insurgents have intensified abductions of students. Nearly 700 students were abducted in January and February alone while over 900 reportedly were abducted since the ceasefire's collapse in August 2003. According to one Maoist-affiliated organization, the insurgents i [...]
2004-03-12 06:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER SCUL NP
04KATHMANDU463NEPAL: UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASES
[...] (U) Summary: On March 11 the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) announced that an RNA major will face a court-martial in an infamous case in which 19 suspected Maoists were allegedly extra-judicially killed in Doramba, Ramechhap District on August 17 (Ref A). In addition, a warrant officer and a corpo [...]
2004-03-16 06:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV MOPS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU465NEPAL: US NGO CONFIRMS MAOIST THREAT IN SIRAHA
[...] (C) Summary: On March 13 Keith Leslie (protect),Country Director for Save the Children US, confirmed that Nepali NGOs partnered with SAVE in the southeastern district of Siraha had received Maoist threats. Leslie advised that all SAVE staff in the district (all of whom are Nepali) have been [...]
2004-03-16 06:56:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EAID CASC NP
04KATHMANDU475NEPAL: SA DAS PATTERSON'S MEETING WITH KING
[...] (C) In a March 16 meeting with Torkel Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, and the Ambassador, King Gyanendra affirmed that there is "no question" that he is committed to democracy and identified handing over power to an elected government as his first priority. His [...]
2004-03-17 06:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU476NEPAL: DAS TORKEL PATTERSON'S MARCH 16 MEETING
[...] (C) On March 16, Torkel Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, and Ambassador Malinowski SIPDIS met with Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya. Ambassador Malinowski congratulated Nepal on its official ratification of its membership to the World Trade Organization. A [...]
2004-03-17 08:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PTER ECON NP WTO
04KATHMANDU484NEPAL: DAS PATTERSON MEETS WITH FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. On March 17, DAS Torkel Patterson and Ambassador called upon Finance Minister Prakash Chandra Lohani. The three discussed the Government of Nepal's financial situation, U.S. military assistance, the Maoist insurgency and current political impasse between the King and political p [...]
2004-03-18 05:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU496UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 13-19,
[...] The Minister of Foreign Affairs defended the Government of Nepal's (GON) human rights record in Geneva, affirming that "we keep human rights uppermost in our mind." Maoist supremo Prachanda claims to be receptive to UN mediation, while the Prime Minister says it is not necessary. The Home M [...]
2004-03-19 05:43:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU498NEPAL: COCA-COLA FEELS THE PINCH OF THE
[...] (C) On March 18, NN Singh, Managing Director of Coca-Cola Nepal reported to Econoff that the Coca-Cola's bottling plant located in Bharatpur (130 kms southeast of Kathmandu outside of Chitwan) ceased operations temporarily as a result of the Maoist-imposed economic blockade (reftels). He said [...]
2004-03-19 06:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALCASC BEXP ECON PTER NP
04KATHMANDU5UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, DECEMBER 20-
[...] Thirteen security personnel and forty-two Maoists reportedly were killed in clashes this week. Twenty security personnel and two civilians also suffered injuries. Maoist cadres reportedly killed five civilians, including a pregnant woman, and abducted nine others. On December 25, the Specia [...]
2004-01-02 03:55:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU516NEPAL: SECURITY FORCES REPEL MAOIST ATTACK ON
[...] (SBU) At about 11:00 p.m local time on March 20, Maoist insurgents attacked Beni, the headquarters of Myagdi District in west-central Nepal. Initial reports indicate that 13 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers, 7 policemen, and 1 civilian were killed, and 80 police are still missing. (Note: A [...]
2004-03-22 09:15:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU567UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 20-26,
[...] A deadly attack on March 20 topped a week of violence in Nepal in which at least 187 Maoists, 35 security personnel and 50 civilians lost their lives. The UN Secretary General appealed for an end to the violence, and reiterated the UN's offer to help in finding a solution. The Prime Minister [...]
2004-03-26 06:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU588NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR PROVIDES INFORMATION ON
[...] (C) In a March 31 call on the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran provided additional information on the March 29 arrest in Siliguri, West Bengal, of Nepali Maoist leader Mohan Vaidya. According to Saran, the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) had been watching Siliguri for some time sin [...]
2004-03-31 07:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV IN NP
04KATHMANDU594BHUTANESE REFUGEES: MILITANCY IN CAMPS GROWS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-01 07:24:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETBH NP PREF PTER
04KATHMANDU607UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MARCH 27-April
[...] Indian police arrested Maoist senior politburo member Mohan Vaidya (Ref A). The Home Minister rejected the United Nation's (UN) call for a ceasefire, declaring that the Government of Nepal (GON) will not allow the Maoists "another chance to regroup." Nepal was unusually subdued this week wi [...]
2004-04-02 06:35:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU623NEPAL:MAOISTS ATTACK POLICE STATION IN TERAI,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an apparent retaliation against Indian interests for the March 29 arrest of Politburo member Mohan Vaidya in West Bengal (Ref A),Nepali Maoists torched 18 Indian fuel trucks parked at a customs checkpoint, shooting three of the drivers, in the southwestern district of Kai [...]
2004-04-05 08:59:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL ETRD IN NP
04KATHMANDU624NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE AN EXTORTION DEMAND TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The regional president of the American Life Insurance Company (ALICO),a member of the American International Group, Inc. (AIG),approached the Embassy on April 1 indicating that the ALICO branch office in Nepal received a threat and an extortion demand from an individual clai [...]
2004-04-05 09:20:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALCASC BEXP ECON PTER NP
04KATHMANDU638NEPAL: MAOISTS TURN OVER 37 HOSTAGES TO ICRC
[...] (SBU) Pascal Mauchle, Head Delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),confirmed that Maoist insurgents handed over 37 hostages, abducted during the March 20 attack on Myagdi District headquarters (Reftel),to ICRC on April 6. The hostages included the Chief District O [...]
2004-04-06 09:02:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER NP
04KATHMANDU67UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 3-9,
[...] Sixteen security personnel reportedly were killed and forty others injured by Maoist ambushes while nine insurgents died in clashes. Maoists reportedly torched a vehicle carrying vials of polio vaccine which was to be distributed to children in the villages. The United Nations World Food P [...]
2004-01-09 06:40:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU673UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 3-9,
[...] A Maoist nighttime attack on a police post in the west left nine policemen dead and six injured. Five other security personnel and nineteen rebels were killed in separate clashes. The extradition of arrested Maoist senior politburo member Mohan Vaidya (Ref A) reportedly has been delayed ind [...]
2004-04-09 08:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU677NEPAL: GOVERNMENT BAN ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS IGNORED
[...] Summary. Late on April 8, the Government of Nepal (GON) declared a ban on all public gatherings, except for religious purposes, of more than 5 people. Despite the ban, roughly 4000 political party activists attempted to gather in central Kathmandu on April 9, but a heavy police presence preve [...]
2004-04-09 08:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER NP
04KATHMANDU681CODEL DREIER MEETS WITH NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 9 meeting with CODEL Dreier, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa reviewed the Government of Nepal's (GON) three-pronged strategy to return to a more stable political and economic path: public security, increased assistance to grassroots areas and democratic governmen [...]
2004-04-09 08:32:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER NP
04KATHMANDU693NEPAL: FACEOFF BETWEEN PARTIES AND PALACE
[...] (C) April traditionally is a month of political ferment in Nepal. This year, with all three of the country's politcal actors--the parties, the King, and the Maoists--in apparent overdrive, promises to be particularly interesting. Some commentators have expressed concern that the anti-governm [...]
2004-04-12 09:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PTER PREL NP
04KATHMANDU722UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 10-16,
[...] Separate attacks and clashes reportedly left fifteen Maoists and three security personnel dead. The local press reported that Maoist leadership was "considering" releasing forty policemen taken captive last week (Ref A). An Indian article reprinted in the local press reports that arrested [...]
2004-04-16 07:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU782UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 17-23,
[...] The Home Minister ruled out talks with the Maoists until they stop their violence. Sporadic clashes reportedly left four security force personnel and twenty-five Maoists dead. Maoist supremo Prachanda announced a month-long agenda of "peoples' action" to include a three-day nationwide clos [...]
2004-04-23 06:46:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU789NEPAL: MAOIST LEADERS URGE PARTIES TO JOIN COMMON
[...] (SBU) As political party protests continue for the third week in Kathmandu, Maoist leaders Baburam Bhattarai and Pushpa Kumar Dahal (alias Prachanda) issued a public statement on April 21 encouraging the parties to persevere and to join in common cause against Nepal's monarchy. They write, "i [...]
2004-04-23 08:29:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CASC NP
04KATHMANDU833UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 24-30,
[...] The Royal Nepal Army spokesperson indicated that the Army is ready for a permanent peace and would support government-Maoists talks. Since the end of the cease-fire, RNA figures indicate that 1,973 Maoists and 176 security personnel have been killed. The RNA also reported that approximatel [...]
2004-04-30 08:21:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU866NEPAL: DAS CAMP MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER AND
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa and Foreign Minister (Dr.) Bekh Bahadur Thapa on May 5, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia Donald Camp stressed the importance of human rights and the restoration of a democratic government to continued USG suppo [...]
2004-05-06 23:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREF EINV NP
04KATHMANDU879UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 1-7, 2004
[...] On May 4, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) reacted angrily to its inclusion on the U.S. Terrorist Exclusion List (REF A). Following continued Maoist threats and violence against their work in the far-west region of Nepal, some international donors announced on May 6 that they would susp [...]
2004-05-07 08:03:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU902NEPAL: MAOIST PRESSURE CAUSES EUROPEAN DONORS TO
[...] (C) On May 10 the Dutch, German and British bilateral aid agencies, citing Maoist pressure and threats, announced they will suspend projects in the northwestern districts of Mugu, Humla, Jumla, and Dolpa and in the southwestern district of Kailali as of May 16. USAID sponsors activities in th [...]
2004-05-12 07:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC EAID CASC NP
04KATHMANDU937NEPAL: TERRORIST FINANCE UPDATE
[...] (U) The Government of Nepal (GON) indicates that no terrorist assets listed by the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee have been identified in Nepal and therefore, no accounts have been frozen. The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu has no evidence of financial links in Nepal to international ter [...]
2004-05-18 08:29:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPTER EFIN ETTC PREL NP
04KATHMANDU949NEPAL: MAOISTS EXPAND ATTACKS ON BUSINESSES,
[...] (U) Since the beginning of May, the Maoists have renewed their rhetoric, threats and sabotage against prominent businesses in Nepal. On May 3, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions issued a statement blacklisting twenty-three businesses. The statement, although not wide [...]
2004-05-19 22:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC ETRD NP PTER
04KATHMANDU957UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 15-21,
[...] Almost 150 local government officials throughout Nepal resigned reportedly due to Maoist threats. Fourteen security personnel were killed and fifteen injured in separate clashes. Thirty-six Maoists were also reported killed. Maoists reportedly killed eight civilians, and abducted over 1000 [...]
2004-05-21 07:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KINSHASA1156KINSHASA - 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS
[...] Our Independence Day celebration will be held at the EMR from 1800-2000 on Friday, July 2nd. We are expecting approximately 1000 guests to attend the function. Public Diplomacy has arranged for an American singer from Paris to perform as well as the University of Kinshasa choir. There will [...]
2004-06-23 10:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER CASC
04KINSHASA1704DEMARCHE ON TERRORISM DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on ending state sponsorship of terrorism to Ambassador Fabien Emery Zulu, Cabinet Director to FonMin Ramazani, September 8. Zulu replied that the DRC fully supports U.S. efforts to combat international terrorism and that the Congo agreed that all states nee [...]
2004-09-09 13:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER XX CG
04KINSHASA1730KINSHASA - SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] (SBU) Our responses to the questionnaire have not changed dramatically since our last submission in reftel (B). However, there is more narrative explanation due to the events of June 3-6. 2. (SBU) POLITICAL VIOLENCE a. Yes. b. There were city-wide demonstrations from June [...]
2004-09-16 10:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER
04KINSHASA1836TERRORIST FINANCE: CONGO (LIST 61)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 06:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN KSEP KVPR PREL PTER KTFN CVIS CG
04KINSHASA2004TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-28 15:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS CG LVPR
04KINSHASA2005TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA AND FIVE OFFICIALS (LIST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-28 15:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON LVPR
04KUWAIT1213(SBU) CT COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA
[...] (S) Ref A requested posts to report on steps to improve US-Russian counter-terrorism (CT) coordination and communication in the field. We had already included the Russian Embassy in the G-8 CTAG meeting we hosted February 7 (ref B),and we will continue to do so. Russia has no declared intel [...]
2004-04-12 13:51:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PREL ASEC EAIR PGOV RU
04KUWAIT1227(C) SCENESETTER: DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE VISIT
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, Welcome to Kuwait. Your visit will be an excellent opportunity to continue the high-level engagement the Kuwaitis crave, building on the excellent reception the Defense Minister and Foreign Minister received in Washington two weeks ago. We have requested meetings with the [...]
2004-04-14 04:12:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL MARR PTER PGOV KU IZ
04KUWAIT1334(C) GUANTANAMO: PROPOSED KUWAITI DELEGATION TO
[...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Post has received diplomatic note number 20040895 dated April 21, 2004 from MFA, formally proposing May 3 (vice April 26 in reftel) as the date for a GOK delegation to visit Washington, DC/Ft. Belvoir to discuss the Kuwaiti nationals det [...]
2004-04-22 06:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC KJUS PREL PHUM PINR KU
04KUWAIT1500(S) DNSA TOWNSEND PRESSES GOK TO DO MORE AGAINST
[...] (S) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: DNSA Townsend met with the Prime Minister May 4, delivered the President's letter to the Amir, and pressed for more aggressive action against extremists. The PM instructed his security services to cooperate strongly with the U.S., but was clearly focused on ma [...]
2004-05-12 10:12:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL MARR ASEC IZ SY SA IR KU
04KUWAIT1504(U) RECRUITING KUWAITI KIDS TO FIGHT IN IRAQ
[...] (U) The local Arabic-language daily Al-Qabas reported May 5 that a Kuwaiti had filed a complaint with his embassy in Damascus, accusing Hamed al-Ali of recruiting his son to go to Iraq via Syria. The story also reports that, according to the Kuwaiti parent, the youths who are recruited will s [...]
2004-05-12 12:50:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER KISL ASEC MOPS IZ KU
04KUWAIT1661(S) ISLAMIST EXTREMIST WANTS TO TALK TO U.S., SAYS
[...] (S) MFA Acting Undersecretary Amb. Khaled al-Babtain convoked CDA May 25 to tell him that Jaber al-Jalahma "has information" for the US Embassy. As reported reftel, DNSA Fran Townsend singled out Jalahma by name during her May 4 meeting with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed, as an extrem [...]
2004-05-25 14:05:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER KISL PREL KJUS PINR KU
04KUWAIT1731(S) JALAHMA TRIES TO SHOW HE'S NOT SUCH AN
[...] (S) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In a two-and-a-half-hour conversation with PolChief June 01, Kuwaiti Islamist extremist Jaber Al-Jalahma (ref A) denied ever having been a member of Al-Qaeda and ever having funded men of violence. He expressed ambivalence about 9/11 and similar attacks: good in [...]
2004-06-02 13:01:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER KISL PGOV PREL KJUS PINR KU
04KUWAIT1904(S) PROPOSED RELEASE OF KUWAITI GUANTANAMO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-19 13:17:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER KAWC KJUS PREL PHUM PINR KU
04KUWAIT1933KUWAIT CONDEMNS MURDER OF AMCIT PAUL JOHNSON
[...] The GOK, National Assembly, and Muslim religious leaders have condemned the Johnson murder and expressed support for Saudi actions against terrorists in the Kingdom. On June 19, Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed publicly condemned the murder as a terrorist act and stressed that those who "k [...]
2004-06-21 12:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ASEC CASC SA KU
04KUWAIT2050(C) SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S
[...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, Welcome back to Kuwait. MFA is working to arrange a meeting with Information Minister Mohammed Abulhassan, who is expected to be the Acting Foreign Minister at the time of your visit (both the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister are expected to be out of the country). A [...]
2004-07-06 10:52:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PTER PGOV KJUS KISL IZ KU
04KUWAIT2152(C) GUANTANAMO: GOK SEEKS CLEARANCE FOR LAWYER,
[...] (U) THIS IS REVISED VERSION OF REFTEL, WHICH WAS INADVERTENTLY SENT INCOMPLETE. Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Embassy has received two diplomatic notes in Arabic from MFA Coordination and Follow-Up Department, both marked "secret." According to the first (number 2004145 [...]
2004-07-12 14:30:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC KJUS PREL PHUM PINR KU
04KUWAIT2366SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT
[...] (S/NF) Mr. Secretary, welcome back to Kuwait. You are currently scheduled to meet with the Prime Minister, Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah on Saturday, July 31st. Foreign Minister Dr. Shaykh Mohammed al-Sabah will most likely also be in attendance. Since your last visit on March 20, there ha [...]
2004-07-29 07:55:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL MARR PTER PGOV KJUS KISL IZ KU
04KUWAIT2512INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIAL APPRAISES KSS
[...] (C)SUMMARY: In an August 8 meeting with Charge, Interior Ministry Undersecretary LtGen Nasser Al-Othman said that the Ministry will not stop in its efforts to uncover militant activities in Kuwait. Al-Othman also spoke of a need to improve KSS and for the organization to be more aggressive in [...]
2004-08-08 13:26:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC PGOV KU
04KUWAIT2524PRIME MINISTER'S AIDE REPORTS ALLAWI CRITICAL OF
[...] Biographical information included. For biographical information, please see para. 10. 2. (C) Summary. During an August 8 meeting, Assistant U/S of the Diwan of the Prime Minister Shaykh Fawaz Saud Al-Sabah gave Poloff a readout of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's July 30 meeting with K [...]
2004-08-09 13:54:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL KU IZ MOPS EAID EFIN PTER
04KUWAIT2742LOCAL PRESS TRACKS KUWAITI JIHADIS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: News dailies continue to report on the still-breaking story of widespread arrests of suspected Islamic extremists here. The reporting stream began with the July accounts of the repatriation of four Kuwaiti minors caught in Syria by local security forces on their way to join anti- [...]
2004-08-23 14:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC KU
04KUWAIT2771KUWAITI RESPONSE TO PROPOSED TRANSFER OF
[...] (S) The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry responded to reftel requests regarding the transfer of one Kuwaiti national from Guantanamo to Kuwait and has agreed to all prisoner transfer conditions. The following is an unofficial Embassy translation of the text of the MFA diplomatic note received on Augu [...]
2004-08-24 14:20:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER KAWC PHUM PINR KU
04KUWAIT2900(SBU) AMB PROSPER DISCUSSES GTMO, SADDAM'S TRIAL
[...] SUMMARY. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Pierre-Richard Prosper met with a Government of Kuwait (GOK) delegation on August 26 to discuss Kuwaiti detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) and the trial of Saddam Hussein. The delegation acknowledged receipt of post's notificatio [...]
2004-09-01 09:37:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PHUM PINR KAWC KJUS KU
04KUWAIT3028DEMARCHE DELIVERED: STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-08 12:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER
04KUWAIT3056LETTER FROM KUWAITI DETAINEE AT ABU GHARAIB AND
[...] (U) Local Kuwaiti Arabic daily "Al Watan" published an article September 8 reporting excerpts of a letter from Abdarrahmane Al Badali, a Kuwaiti detained at Abu Gharaib prison in Iraq, and the response from Al Badali's father. The son's letter, poorly written in undereducated idiom, asserts in [...]
2004-09-11 07:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV MARR KU IZ
04KUWAIT3320FAILAKA FOUR FREE ON BAIL
[...] (U) News dailies reported September 21 that four of the suspects allegedly involved in the October 8, 2002 Failaka Island attack, Adnan Asad Al-Kandari, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Kandari, Yousef Ahmed Al-Kandari, and Ghazi Faisal Al-Tarrah, were released on KD 200 bail (approximately USD 670) but r [...]
2004-09-22 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KISL KU
04KUWAIT3365EXTRADITION OF GUANTANAMO KUWAITI PRISONER, NASSER
[...] The upcoming release of one of the twelve Kuwaitis currently detained at Guantanamo Naval Base, Nasser Najd Al-Mutairi, is front page news here, as the press reports an expected transfer date back to Kuwait before Ramadan, o/a October 15. Quoting the Foreign Minister, Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Al-S [...]
2004-09-26 14:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KU
04KUWAIT3369KUWAITI DETAINEES IN U.S. CUSTODY: MFA AFFIRMS
[...] (C) Political Chief met September 26 with MFA Director of Coordination and Follow-up, Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, to deliver information on the designation of a Kuwaiti national as an enemy combatant (Ref A and Septel) and to receive information on the verdict against detainee Adel Zamil A [...]
2004-09-27 04:05:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KU
04KUWAIT3462GCC DISCUSSES COMMON THREAT OF TERRORISM
[...] (U) In preparation for an October 9-10 meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Interior Ministers in Kuwait, GCC Interior Ministry Undersecretaries met in Kuwait on October 2 and 3 to discuss the common threat of terrorism and what steps the Council could take to further bolster their cooper [...]
2004-10-04 13:52:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KU BA YM QA UE OM
04KUWAIT3504CENTCOM COMMANDER BRIEFS KUWAITI MINISTER OF AMIRI
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 6, CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid met with the Kuwait Minister of the Amiri Diwan, Nasser Mohammed Al Sabah. During a relaxed and friendly conversation lasting over an hour, General Abizaid described the situation in Iraq and efforts by coalition forces to assi [...]
2004-10-07 05:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR ASEC PREL PTER IZ KU
04KUWAIT3511DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-10 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC PINR KU
04KUWAIT3544AL-SABAH INSIDER SAYS U.S. DOESN'T VALUE KUWAIT;
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In early fall 2004, PolOff met several times with a senior Shaykh from the Al-Sabah ruling family who works in the Prime Minister's office and has daily interaction with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad. The interlocutor, who is in his forties and has a prominent lineage, [...]
2004-10-13 14:03:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV KWMN IZ KU
04KUWAIT3546SHIITE LEADER SAYS GOK FEARS ISLAMISTS, URGES U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with Poloff, Shiite religious cleric Sayed Mohammed Bakr al-Mohri, an outspoken advocate for Kuwait's Shia population and a vocal critic of the GOK, lamented that although Kuwait's Shia had recently made great gains, the GOK was "fearful" of conservative Sunni [...]
2004-10-13 14:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KU IZ IR
04KUWAIT3548KUWAITI CHIEF OF STAFF MEETS WITH THE CHIEF OF
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Chief of Naval operations, Admiral Vern Clark, met with Kuwait Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Fahed, on October 11 and discussed the state of the bilateral relationship. Fahed asserted that the bilateral relationship is now based on mutual desires and interes [...]
2004-10-13 14:46:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL MOPS PTER KU
04KUWAIT3607MINDEF TELLS PDASD FLORY FUEL WILL CONTINUE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Kuwaiti Defense Minister Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah explained in an October 19 meeting with PDASD Flory and the Ambassador that the GOK request for a fuel contract (for fuel supply to the U.S. for use in Iraq) was simply an administrative issue and easily [...]
2004-10-23 13:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALASEC EPET IZ KU MARR MOPS PREL PTER
04KUWAIT3633JUSTICE MINISTER: U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FLAWED,
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador on October 23, Justice Minister Ahmed Baqer disputed U.S. claims of a corruptible judiciary, increased censorship, and preferential treatment of Kuwaiti nationals and discussed what he sees as numerous mistakes in the 2003 Department Report on [...]
2004-10-25 13:16:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KWMN PHUM PINR KU
04KUWAIT3657AMBASSADOR AND KUWAITI PM REVIEW BILATERAL TIES,
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 25 call on the Prime Minister, the Ambassador reviewed the main elements of the bilateral relationship. The Ambassador thanked the PM for Kuwait's steady cooperation on security matters and generous support for coalition efforts in Iraq, including provision of fu [...]
2004-10-26 13:40:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KWMN PHUM ECON KU
04KUWAIT3658KUWAITI FM TELLS A/S BLOOMFIELD FUEL ISSUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 20, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told PM A/S Lincoln Bloomfield Jr., PDASD Peter Flory, and the Ambassador that a fuel contract for OIF support was required by the GOK's constitutional framework and that Parliament would hold the [...]
2004-10-27 04:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PTER KU IZ
04KUWAIT366(S) HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP
[...] (S) Charge chaired Post's monthly Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG) meeting January 26. (Visas Viper meeting reported septel.) The group agreed that the Embassy is taking all appropriate security measures. 2. (S) Embassy has facilitated a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between t [...]
2004-02-03 12:01:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PREL MARR KU IZ
04KUWAIT3681SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S
[...] (S/NF) Mr. Armitage, welcome back to Kuwait. MFA is working on a November 7 meeting with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah and arranging accommodations for your party at Bayan Palace, which is also where any bilateral meeting will take place. Despite the extremely poor [...]
2004-10-27 13:20:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR PTER PGOV KJUS KISL KU IZ
04KUWAIT3878BRITISH WORKING BORDER PROBLEMS WITH KUWAITIS AND
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: The British Ambassador has been working with the Kuwaitis and UK military elements in Southern Iraq over the last two weeks to resolve some border complaints made by the Kuwaitis. The GOK turned to the UK Embassy partly because of the presence of UK forces in southern Ir [...]
2004-11-10 13:33:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PTER IZ KU
04KUWAIT4200TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS' VIEWS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-06 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEFIN PTER ETTC PREL KU
04KUWAIT4314UN OFFICIAL IN KUWAIT TO BE QAZI'S DEPUTY IN IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY Ambassador LeBaron met twice recently with the United Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim and United Nations Development Program representative, Paolo Lembo, to discuss the growing role of the UN in Iraq and the surrounding region. Lembo stated that the UN would, in time, fu [...]
2004-12-13 09:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MOPS AORC IO IZ KU
04KUWAIT4360DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 11:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS OPDC KU
04KUWAIT4370NEA DAS DIBBLE DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM,
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. NEA DAS Philo Dibble and DCM met with MFA Americas Division Chief Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain on December 14. Billed as a courtesy call, the meeting covered the U.S-Kuwaiti bilateral relationship and a wide range of regional issues. On terrorism, Al-Babtain said the [...]
2004-12-18 05:26:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV KISL IZ KU
04KUWAIT4413AMBASSADOR URGES GOI ACTION ON TERROR THREAT IN
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on December 18 and initiated the conversation by stressing the gravity of the recent security threat posed to U.S. interests in Kuwait. Ambassador noted that the matter was being dealt with in liais [...]
2004-12-19 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER CASC EFIN KU
04KUWAIT4419KUWAIT'S 2004-2005 INSCR, PART II
[...] (U) Post's input for Part II of the 2004-2005 INSCR follows in para 2. Key changes include: Para 1: Kuwait has nine commercial banks, including two Islamic banks. One of Kuwait,s two specialized banks, the Kuwait Real Estate Bank, will soon convert into an Islamic bank. Para 3: Curre [...]
2004-12-20 08:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER SNAR KTFN KCRM KU
04KUWAIT4426GOOD FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBORS: GOK REQUESTS UN
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah called the Ambassador and British Ambassador Christopher Wilton to his office on December 18 to provide background on the GOK's request to activate a clause in UNSCR 833, requiring the UN to ensure that border po [...]
2004-12-20 14:18:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PTER IZ KU UN
04KUWAIT4428Kuwait: 2004 Annual Terrorism Report Draft
[...] (U) Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report is provided below. The text will also be submitted electronically as instructed reftel. Addendum information will be provided septel. Post contact is Political Chief Natalie E. Brown who can be reached at Brown [...]
2004-12-20 14:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO KU
04KUWAIT4553DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 12 COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-29 10:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV AORC KU
04KUWAIT4559REQUEST FOR EXAMPLES OF GOOD TERROR FINANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Following up on earlier requests to Kuwait's Minister of Finance and Central Bank Governor to develop and implement strong terror finance interdiction legislation (Refs A and B,) Ambassador raised the issue December 29 with National Assembl [...]
2004-12-29 11:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN KU
04KUWAIT480(C) OFAC MEETS WITH CENTRAL BANK: KUWAIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Richard Newcomb met with Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Governor Shaykh Salem Al-Sabah on January 19, 2004 to discuss issues outstanding from OFAC's October 2003 visit to Kuwait. Shaykh Salem verified that the CBK will give instructio [...]
2004-02-11 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU IZ
04KUWAIT481(U) KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy convened the first meeting of Kuwait's counterterrorism action group (CTAG) under US leadership; the French, Japanese, British, Russian, Italian, German, Canadian, Swiss and Spanish embassies participated. Only the US and British have specific anti-terrorism programs i [...]
2004-02-12 05:41:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER ASEC EFIN ETTC PREL KU
04KUWAIT494(C) TERRORIST FINANCE: LDI ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR ITS
[...] (C) Summary: OFAC Director Richard Newcomb met with representatives of Kuwaiti charity Lajnat al-Dawa al-Islamiya (LDI) and its parent organization, the Social Reform Society (SRS) at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 19. The group discussed a number of issues outstandi [...]
2004-02-15 12:54:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04KUWAIT495(C) KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE OPENS UP TO OFAC
[...] (C) Summary: On January 19 OFAC Director Richard Newcomb met with Kuwait Finance House (KFH) General Manager Jassar Al-Jassar and officials from the KFH Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance Unit (AML). KFH officials described in detail to OFAC representatives their efforts to combat te [...]
2004-02-15 12:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04KUWAIT498(C) TERRORIST FINANCE: KUWAITIS WAITING FOR LDI
[...] (C) Summary: Econoff met with MP Nasser Al-Sane on February 8 to follow up on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's (OFAC) January visit to Kuwait. Al-Sane detailed the history of his efforts to get the Kuwaiti charity Lajnat Al Da'awa Al-Islamiyah (LDI) de-listed as a United Nations-desig [...]
2004-02-15 14:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04KUWAIT539(U) IRAQ: NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES' MEETING SUPPORTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kuwait hosted the Fifth Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Neighboring Countries of Iraq February 14-15. The participation of the Iraqis for the first time, and the presence of UN Special Envoy Brahimi, minimized contentiousness and resulted in success, in the GOK view. Th [...]
2004-02-17 11:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ KU UNSC
04KUWAIT91(C) OFAC'S CHANGE OF HEART ELICITS GOK REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) Action request at paragraph 5. 2. (C) Post has received a diplomatic note dated December 28, 2003 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the October 5 meeting between OFAC Director Richard Newcomb and representatives from Kuwaiti charitable organizations. The note says that "w [...]
2004-01-10 07:23:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04KUWAIT947(U) KUWAITIS CONDEMN ASSASSINATION OF AHMED YASSIN
[...] (U) The Amir and Crown Prince issued condolences to the family of HAMAS founder Shaykh Ahmed Yassin, whom the Amir described as "a symbol of the Palestinian legitimate struggle against tyranny." Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed expressed sorrow at the news of the Israeli assassination of [...]
2004-03-23 12:13:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PTER KPAL IS KU
04LAGOS1204NIGER DELTA: GUNS AND THUGS RULE THE LAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first in a series of four cables addressing the security, political, and humanitarian situation in the Niger Delta based on a field visit by POLOFF and ECONOFF to Warri June 7 and 8. This cable addresses the overall security situation, Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation [...]
2004-06-10 11:50:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS EPET KDEM PHUM EINV ASEC CASC PTER XY NI
04LAGOS2073SCENESETTER FOR DHS. SEC. NAPOLITANO'S JULY 1
[...] (C//NF) Madam Secretary, Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit, which comes on the heels of your June 24 meeting with Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba in Washington (Ref A). While one of the highlights of his trip was signing the bilateral accord on Preventing and Combatin [...]
2004-10-12 06:29:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC NI PTER
04LAGOS2120SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA REVIEW: DEPARTMENT OF
[...] (U) This Message Responds To Reftel Request For Post's Assessment. 2. (U) Nigeria is not technically part of the Safe Skies for Africa Program (SSFA),but has received very similar assistance under a parallel program combined with port security called the Nigeria Transportation Project. [...]
2004-10-18 09:50:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EAID ECON ETRD PTER NI
04LAGOS2424DOES INSPIRATION MATTER? THE SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA
[...] (U) Summary. The GON sent a three-member delegation to the Safe Skies for Africa Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa October 25-29; Lagos US Consulate Econoff also attended the event. The Nigerian delegation said, upon returning home, it would push for passage of a pending aviation bill [...]
2004-12-02 12:57:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEAID EAIR ECON ETRD PTER NI
04LAGOS2445LAGOS EAC MEETING ON U.S. CONSULATE JEDDAH ATTACK
[...] (S/NF) Lagos core EAC convened to review Post's security posture in light of the attack on U.S. Consulate Jeddah. In attendance were the CG, RSO, RMAS, CON, CLO and FBI. 2. (C) Post has not received any specific or credible threat information regarding U.S. facilities or interests in La [...]
2004-12-06 15:15:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC NI PTER
04LAGOS2595NEAR CRASH OF CHANCHANGI AIRLINER RESURFACES
[...] (U) Forward landing gear failed to deploy on a Chanchangi Airlines (Nigeria) flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos yesterday. According to report, the pilot of the Boeing 272 detected problems as as it prepared for landing at Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA). Federal Airports Autho [...]
2004-12-30 16:02:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER NI
04LAGOS568 NIGERIA: POLITICAL MURDERS OR MURDERED POLITICIANS?
[...] (U) The spate of high profile attacks and killings of prominent Nigerian politicians and public figures has again caused many to question the strength, and even the future, of democratic governance in Nigeria. In the last three weeks, at least ten prominent Nigerians have been brutally attac [...]
2004-03-16 05:38:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PTER NI
04LILONGWE165FY 2004 ESF REQUEST
[...] SUMMARY. Post welcomes the opportunity to submit proposals for funding under ESF's Africa Regional Fund. Our four proposals are directly linked to MPP goals related to counterterrorism, the environment and economic development, and democracy and governance. 2. Proposals follow: A. Anti [...]
2004-02-26 15:37:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON PTER MI
04LILONGWE662GOM INTERESTED IN OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Minister of Transport and Public Works Henry Mussa expressed interest in learning more about the USG's Open Skies Agreement during a July 16 introductory call with the Charge. Mussa was interested to learn of the code-sharing benefits the agreement offers and to hear that several of Mal [...]
2004-07-16 10:50:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PREL PBTS PTER PINS MI
04LILONGWE667ALLEGED SUDANESE AL-QAIDA MEMBERS IN BLANTYRE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A call-in on July 9, 2004 claimed that as of May five Sudanese al-Qaida members were located in a house in Blantyre. He received this information thirdhand. His source was contacted and stated the same thing. The firsthand source could not be reached. This information was pa [...]
2004-07-19 11:34:00Embassy LilongweSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
04LILONGWE785ISLAM IN MALAWI: A POST-MALAWI FIVE PERSPECTIVE
[...] (S) The June 2003 expulsion of five non-Malawian Muslims suspected of ties to Al-Qaida (AKA the "Malawi Five"),which the press characterized as and most Malawians believe to have been a USG-initiative, came at time when the Muslim-Christian divide was being exploited by politicians in the run- [...]
2004-08-12 13:25:00Embassy LilongweSECRETKISL PINR KPAO PTER ASEC PREL KIRF OIIP MI
04LIMA5261PRESIDENT TOLEDO BLASTS JUDICIARY'S HANDLING OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Toledo harshly criticized the judiciary's handling of the trial of Sendero Luminoso (SL) founder Abimael Guzman and other SL leaders in a national address 11/6, after Guzman and his co-defendants were permitted to disrupt the opening of their oral trial the previous day [...]
2004-11-09 22:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PHUM PE
04LJUBLJANA377SLOVENIA: TERRORISM FINANCE: PREVENTING KONGRA-GEL
[...] (C) ON 23 APRIL, ECONOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO PETER JAPELJ, FIRST COUNSELOR IN THE MFA OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND DISARMAMENT. JAPELJ PROMISED TO SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH MFA STATE UNDERSECRETARY FOR VISA POLICY ANDREJ STER. HE WILL ALSO DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION AMONG TH [...]
2004-04-26 12:43:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER IZ TU SY JO SI
04LONDON3070PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-23 17:47:00Embassy LondonSECRETPTER PREL PINS IZ TU EU SY JO UK
04MADRID1013EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - MADRID, SPAIN
[...] (U) Embassy Madrid Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met on 25 March 2004 as per REFTEL. The EAC discussed the concerns and possible threat considerations as outlined. The RSO stated that a Verbal Note was prepared for the Spanish Police requesting an augmentation of both static and dynamic [...]
2004-03-25 15:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER CASC
04MADRID1074SPAIN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met March 30 with Socialist defense minister-designate Jose Bono. The meeting was very pleasant and friendly, and Bono pledged to do his part to continue the fine relations the U.S. and Spain have developed over the years. He characterized himself as a "moderate soc [...]
2004-03-30 15:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PTER SP
04MADRID1131PROPOSED PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT - SPAIN
[...] Summary: Below is the text of a proposed public announcement for Spain. The EAC met today and determined that an updated Public Announcement was warranted in light of the discovery of a bomb on the rail line used by the high speed train connecting Madrid and Seville earlier today. End Summar [...]
2004-04-05 06:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC SP PTER
04MADRID1141SPAIN TERRORISM UPDATE: MARCH 11 TERRORISTS BLOW
[...] (SBU) Three weeks after the March 11 terror train bomb attacks, terrorism and the police fight against it continue to dominate the Spanish political and media landscape. In recent days, the police scored two successes: tracking down the suspected leaders of the March 11 attacks to a Madrid [...]
2004-04-05 18:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL SP
04MADRID1180Consular response to Terrorist attacks in
[...] Summary: March 11, 2004, eleven bombs went off in Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring almost 1,500 in a series of attacks on commuter trains coming into Madrid and at three separate train stations between 7:30 and 8:00 am. Both the Consular Section and Embassy went into immediate action. [...]
2004-04-07 14:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC CPAS CVIS CMGT PTER SP
04MADRID1187ZAPATERO AND SPANISH TROOPS IN IRAQ: POLITICAL
[...] (C) Political pressure is high on incoming Socialist President Rodriguez Zapatero to fulfill his campaign promise to pull the 1300 Spanish troops out of Iraq absent a new UN mandate giving the UN the lead role. Zapatero is on the hook to demonstrate to his supporters that his surprise election [...]
2004-04-07 18:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SP
04MADRID1523 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF APRIL 3, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED FRENCH POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL PROCEEDED TO THE ARREST OF THE AL [...]
2004-05-03 10:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1569 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES, AND INFORMATION PER REFTEL, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: SINGH, DILBAG - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: AUG. 16, 1978, INDIA - AGE RANGE (26-30) - COMPLEXION: MEDIUM BUILD - EYES: BROWN - HAIR: SHORT BLACK [...]
2004-05-05 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1636 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: AL-FETORY, SHEREF - ALIASES: AL-FAYTURI, SARIF - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: DEC. 10, 1973, BENGHAZI, LIBYA - CLASS: NEGATIVE - AL-FETORY RESI [...]
2004-05-07 14:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP AL
04MADRID1656 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. IN EARLY MAY 2004, SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE SEARCHING FOR TWO ASSOCIATES OF MOROCCAN NATIONAL AMER EL-AZIZI, WHO IS BEING SOUGHT AGGRESIVELY BY SPANISH POL [...]
2004-05-10 14:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1657 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON MAR 23, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING SUSPECTED TERRORIST FOR THEIR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE 11 OF MARCH 2004 TERRORIST AT [...]
2004-05-10 14:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1658 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - APRIL
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON APRIL 5 AND 19, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED FIVE VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING 45 INDIVIDUALS, TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND 43 SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF [...]
2004-05-10 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID1708 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON MAY 6, 2004, SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED SAED EL HARRAK FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE MARCH 11, 2004 TERRORIST TRAIN BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN. DAILY PRESS [...]
2004-05-12 15:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID1713 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE CORRECT DOB FOR THE SUSPECTED TERRORIST REPORTED IN REFTEL. 2. NAME: KHAYATA KATTAN, ABDULLA - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: JAN. 24, 1961, ALEPPO, SYRIA - NATURALIZED SPANISH CITIZEN - CLASS: POSITIVE 3. KHAYATA WAS A KEY CONTACT OF DETAINED SPA [...]
2004-05-13 07:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1816TERRORIST FINANCING: SPAIN'S ABILITY TO FREEZE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-19 15:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EFIN ECON PREL ETTC SP
04MADRID1871NEA A/S BURNS IN MADRID
[...] (C) NEA A/S William Burns paid a five-hour visit to Madrid May 18, meeting with President Zapatero's new National Security Advisor, Carlos Casajuana, and the new Deputy Foreign Minister, Bernardino Leon. The Spanish expressed a desire to work with the US on such issues as encouraging better [...]
2004-05-24 11:47:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL SP MO AG IZ
04MADRID1954 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: NASSAR, MUSTAFA SITMIRYAM - AKA: "ABU MUS'AB AL-SURI" - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: 1956, SYRIA - CLASS: POSITIVE (UNDER DIFFERENT POB) - [...]
2004-05-27 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1955 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: BELHADJ, YOUSEFF - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: MAY 27, 1976, TOUZINE, MOROCCO - CLASS: NEGATIVE - BROTHER OF MOHAMMED BELHADJ WHO WAS ARRESTED BY [...]
2004-05-27 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID1956 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED NOUREDDINE BOUHABILA ASSOCIATE OF ISLAMIC EXTREMIST KHALAD ABIDI, AKA "ABBAS", WHO WAS FORMERLY BASED IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. BOUHABIL [...]
2004-05-27 07:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID1997 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAHDJOUB-ZERROUG TERRORIST NETWORK IN SPAIN. 3. NAME: ZENIMI, REDOUANE - AKA: " [...]
2004-05-28 15:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2012SPAIN'S ECONOMY MINISTER LOOKS FOR FISCAL
[...] Summary. Second Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance Pedro Solbes described to Ambassador May 27 his role in the Zapatero government as finding a balance between the "excess enthusiasm" of his fellow ministers and maintaining the fiscal discipline committed to by President Zapat [...]
2004-06-01 15:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PTER ETTC SP
04MADRID2039 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON MAY 6, 2004, SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED SAED EL HARRAK FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE MARCH 11, 2004 TERRORIST TRAIN BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN. DAILY PRESS [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2040 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE ALGERIAN SUSPECTED TERRORIST LARBI BEN AHMED ALLAG. 3. NAME: ALLAG, LARBI BEN AHMED - AKA: BOU [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2041 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS MEMBERS OF SPAIN-BASED NETWORK LED BY EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC RADICAL SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH MARCH 11, 2004 ATTACKS IN S [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2042 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE ALGERIAN SUSPECTED TERRORIST LARBI BEN AHMED ALLAG. 3. NAME: ALLAG, LARBI BEN AHMED - AKA: BOU [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2043 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS MEMBERS OF SPAIN-BASED NETWORK LED BY EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC RADICAL SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH MARCH 11, 2004 ATTACKS IN S [...]
2004-06-02 10:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2085 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - MAY
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 3 and 17, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED ELEVEN VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING TWENTY TWO INDIVIDUALS, THREE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND NINETEEN SUSPE [...]
2004-06-04 09:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2164AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SEVILLE, SOCIALIST HEARTLAND
[...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's June 3 visit to Seville, Andalusia Region President Manuel Chaves told him that Spanish President Zapatero seeks "normal, strong" relations with the US despite Zapatero's rapid withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq. Chaves, a long-time Socialist party "boss," [...]
2004-06-09 09:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PREL ECON SP MO
04MADRID2215AZNAR KEPT UNDER WRAPS IN EU PARLIAMENT ELECTION
[...] (C) Jose Maria Aznar did not participate in the Popular Party's campaign for the June 13 EU parliamentary election. With the Socialists making the war in Iraq and distancing Spanish foreign policy from the US their central campaign issues, Popular Party leaders decided that Aznar was too radioactiv [...]
2004-06-14 12:17:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SP
04MADRID2217SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMB THOMAS E. MCNAMARA
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara, Senior Advisor for UN Counter-Terrorism matters, to travel to Madrid June 14-16 for discussions with government officials. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Political Officer Colin Cleary who can be reached at wor [...]
2004-06-14 14:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PTER PREL SP
04MADRID2236 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF JUNE 9, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED THAT THE ITALIAN POLICE ARRESTED THE ALLEGED RADICAL ISLAMIST RABEI OSMAN SAYED AHMED, ALI [...]
2004-06-15 10:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2248SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ECONOMY: TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a June 14 meeting with Charge, Spanish Secretary of State for Economy David Vegara said the fight SIPDIS against terrorism finance, including close cooperation with the United States, would continue to be a priority for the Ministry of Economy and Finance. On Iraq reconst [...]
2004-06-15 16:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID ETTC PTER PINR SP
04MADRID2277 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: HAMOUYA, MOURAD - AKA: MALKI - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: UNKNOWN, MOROCCO - CLASS: NEGATIVE - INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST RELATES THA [...]
2004-06-17 06:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2278 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST, ON JUNE 1, 2004, SPANISH AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MADRID, SPAIN, DETAI [...]
2004-06-17 06:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2279 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ACCORDING TO CBP REPORTING, ON MAY 26, 2004, AT GEORGE BUSH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, ALVARO BORRAS COMPDERA ARRIVED FROM MEXICO CITY, PRESENTED A SPANISH [...]
2004-06-17 06:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2280 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR POSSIBLE LINKS TO TERRORISM DUE TO THEIR SUSPECTED ASSOCIATION WITH "ANSAR AL- [...]
2004-06-17 06:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2281 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AFTER THE 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN, IN THE SCOPE OF THE UNIT OF ANTITERRORISM COO [...]
2004-06-17 06:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2341 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. IN APRIL 2004, A MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROVIDED BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON SOME OF THE 11 MARCH 2004 MADRID BOMBING SUSPECTS AND ASSOCIATES AS FOLLOWS: [...]
2004-06-21 15:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2342 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. FOLLOWING IS THE STATUS OF SPANISH INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECT BARCELONA-BASED TERRORIST CELL. AS OF EARLY JUNE 2004, POST HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE [...]
2004-06-21 15:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2343 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECENTLY ARRESTED IN MILAN, ISLAMIC EXTREMIST RABEI OSMAN EL SAYED AHMED, ALIAS: "MOHAMED [...]
2004-06-21 15:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2440SPAIN: AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON INTERIOR
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, paid a courtesy call June 24 on Minister of Interior Jose Antonio Alonso. Ambassador thanked Alonso for all the support Embassy has received on various security issues and commented on the outreach already made by Alonso with his U.S. counterpart (Alonso ha [...]
2004-06-29 11:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SP
04MADRID2443 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON JUNE 11, 2004, PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN PORTO, PORTUGAL, ON SUSPICION OF PLANNING A TERRORIST ATTACK. THE GROUP [...]
2004-06-29 11:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2477 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] THIS IS A REPEAT OF MADRID 002443. MADRID INADVERTENTLY OMITTED CLASS RESULTS FOR SUSPECTS. POST REGRETS INCONVENIENCE. 2. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 3. ON JUNE 11, 2004, PORTUGUES [...]
2004-07-01 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2478 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF LATE JUNE 2004, SPANISH AUTHORITIES WERE INVESTIGATING WHAT THEY CONSIDERED ALERTING BEHAVIOR BY MOROCCAN CITIZEN SAMIR EL MOKHTAR. MOKHTAR WAS IMPLI [...]
2004-07-01 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP EL
04MADRID2479 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. IN LATE APRIL 2004 A PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT SERVICE WAS INVESTIGATING INDIVIDUALS SUSPECTED OF POSING A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. THEY HAD DISCOVERED ME [...]
2004-07-01 08:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ALI
04MADRID2480 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 20, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE (SNP),ARRESTED ALGERIAN CITIZEN REDA ZERROUGH, DPOB: DEC. 5, 1967, ALGERIA, AT ALICANTE AIRPOR [...]
2004-07-01 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2481 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. FOLLOWING ARE ADDITIONAL DETAILS OBTAINED BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES ON INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH SUSPECT TERRORIST RABI' OSMAN EL SAYED AHMED, RECENTLY ARRE [...]
2004-07-01 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2482 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF JUNE 10, 2004, REPORTED THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES EXTRADITED THE ETA MEMBER, JUAN LUIS AGUIRRE LETE TO SPAIN, AFTER SERVING A SENTENCE IN F [...]
2004-07-01 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2529SPAIN: ZAPATERO GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZES AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Zapatero government's Council of Ministers approved July 2 a substantial increase in Spain's presence in Afghanistan. Zapatero will put the contribution to a parliamentary vote Tuesday, July 6. We expect parliament to approve the contribution. The GOS has proposed to incr [...]
2004-07-02 16:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PTER SP
04MADRID2534TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES - LIST 59
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-06 09:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
04MADRID2544 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - JUNE
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JUNE 7 AND 28, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED FIFTEEN VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING FIFTY-SEVEN INDIVIDUALS, EIGHT SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND FORTY- NIN [...]
2004-07-06 11:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2558 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF EARLY JUNE 2004, RAY MOHAMED, AKA MOURAD, WAS ARRESTED ON JUNE 8, 2004 BY THE BELGIAN FEDERAL POLICE FOR HIS CONTACTS WITH RABI' OSMAN EL-SAYED AHMED, [...]
2004-07-07 06:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2560 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF LATE JUNE 2004, FOUR ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS WERE BELIEVED TO BE POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY BARCELONA-BASED SUSPECT AL-QAEDA ASSOCIATE KHALAD [...]
2004-07-07 06:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL MIAH
04MADRID2586 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF LATE JUNE 2004, THE NORTH AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS LISTED BELOW WERE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NETHERLANDS SUSPECTED TERRORIST CELL MEMBER OR DUTCH [...]
2004-07-08 10:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID2587 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" REPORTED THAT SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE ALGERIAN CITIZEN NASREDDINE BOUSBAA ON JULY 1, 2004. HE IS ACCUSED OF FORGERY OF OFFICIAL DOCUMEN [...]
2004-07-08 10:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2605SPAIN: MARINE SECURITY PROGRAMS
[...] SUMMARY: Per reftel request, we interviewed Spanish officials regarding marine security programs. No single GOS agency is responsible for marine security. Each regional port authority is responsible to assure that ports in its jurisdiction comply with International Ship and Port Facilities [...]
2004-07-09 08:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EWWT ACOA ASEC ETRD ECON ETTC ENRG PARM PTER PHSA SP
04MADRID2625 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES BRITISH AUTHORITIES DETAINED ON JUL 6, 2004, THE FORMER BARCELONA-BASED EXTREMIST FILALI OUALI AKA: ABDORRAHMAN [...]
2004-07-12 11:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL OUALI
04MADRID2626 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF EARLY JULY 2004, MOROCCAN NATIONAL BOUCHRA BEN ABDELLAH WAS SUSPECTED OF ENGAGING IN ISLAMIC EXTREMIST [...]
2004-07-12 11:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL BEN
04MADRID2670 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF MID-APRIL 2004, TWO INDIVIDUALS, REFERRED TO AS AL QAEDA MEMBERS, WERE IN MAICAO, COLOMBIA, TO OBTAIN [...]
2004-07-14 13:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2671 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. OVER SEVERAL DAYS IN EARLY-TO-MID JUNE 2004, THE SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL DETAINED NINE SPANISH NATIONALS FOR THEIR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACQUISITION, TR [...]
2004-07-14 13:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2688 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 12, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE (SNP) ARRESTED MARCH 11 MADRID BOMBING SUSPECT AND SPANISH CITIZEN, ABDERRAHMAN HAMMADI AFANDI. [...]
2004-07-15 07:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2689 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. POST RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ASSOCIATES OF FORMER BARCELONA-BASED ALGERIAN NATIONAL AND SUSPECT TERRRORIST KHALAD ABIDI, AKA: ABBAS 3. NAME: [...]
2004-07-15 07:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID2708 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON JULY 14, 2004, FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ETA. THE POLICE GAVE CHASE TO THE SUSPECTS AFTER THEY DROVE TH [...]
2004-07-15 16:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2759SPAIN: RESPONSE ON MEK DETAINEE DEMARCHE
[...] (C) On July 9, the Spanish MFA finally responded with a definitive "no" to our 5/14 demarche (reftel) asking Spain to accept Mujahahedin-e Khalq (MEK) detainees. MFA Ambassador Fernandez de la Pena told us that the GOS has reviewed our request on an interagency basis, including MFA, Interio [...]
2004-07-20 12:46:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALIR PHUM PTER SP PREJ IQ
04MADRID2852SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF CIRA AS
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche July 15 to Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena, Special Ambassador for Counterterrorism, and Juan Antonio Aliaga Mendez, the Ministry of Economy's Deputy Director for Inspection and Control of Capital Movements. In a July 22 meeting, Desk Officer Miguel Garcia- [...]
2004-07-27 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP KVPR KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS SP EUN
04MADRID2877 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-28 11:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2902TERRORIST FINANCE: VIEWS FROM THE WORKING LEVEL IN
[...] (C) Summary. SEPBLAC's (Spain's financial intelligence unit) working level officer responsible for terrorist finance issues, offered his views on legal and organizational issues affecting the fight against terrorist finance in Spain. He predicted that the regulations for Spain's 2003 Terroris [...]
2004-07-29 16:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER KTFN SP
04MADRID2963SPAIN ENCOURAGES EU ACTION ON MAOIST VIOLENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-03 16:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER KTDB NP SP EUN
04MADRID2966 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION OBTAINED AT THIS POST INDICATES JORDANIAN NATIONAL OMAR QASEM RADWAN AL SHABOUL, WAS LIVING IN SPAIN AND WAS IN CONTACT WITH AT LEAST TWO KEY S [...]
2004-08-04 12:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP AL
04MADRID2967 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THAT AS OF LATE JULY 2004, THE SEVENTH BODY FOUND IN THE APARTMENT IN LEGANES, A SUBURB IN THE OUSKIRTS OF MADRI [...]
2004-08-04 12:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2991SPAIN ON HOSTAGE TAKING AND MURDER IN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-06 14:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER IZ SP
04MADRID2992SPAIN LOOKS TO SYRIA RELATIONS AND UNSC ROLE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-06 14:28:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PTER IZ SY SP
04MADRID3007 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - JULY
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JULY 13 AND 28, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED EIGHTEEN VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING SEVENTY-FOUR INDIVIDUALS, THREE SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND SEVENTY- [...]
2004-08-06 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3034VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF JUNE 30, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED SEMAAN GABY EID ON JULY 28, 2004, FOR HIS ALLEGED PARTICIPATION IN [...]
2004-08-10 15:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SEMAAN GABY EID
04MADRID3052 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF MID-JULY 2004, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIVED TO BE POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY BARCELONA-BASED AL QAEDA SUSPECT KHALED ABIDI, WHO WAS [...]
2004-08-10 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3075SPANISH MFA ISSUES STRONG STATEMENT CONDEMNING
[...] On August 5 we demarched the Spanish Foreign Ministry (MFA) encouraging Spain to make a strong statement condemning hostage taking and murder in Iraq (reftel). Assistant Secretary Burns raised the issue with Foreign Minister SIPDIS Moratinos August 8, and Moratinos requested a copy of Amb [...]
2004-08-11 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER IZ SP KPOA
04MADRID3077 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF AUG. 7, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE SPANISH COUNTERTERRORISM POLICE AS THE SUSPECTED ME [...]
2004-08-12 11:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3210 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF AUG. 21 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED THAT BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY THE SPANISH SCIENTIFIC POLICE, THE SPANISH N [...]
2004-08-26 13:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3212 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF AUG. 21, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE DUTCH MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AUTHORIZED THE HANDOVER OF THE SUSPECTED TERRORIST, KHALID BOULOUDO, A 29 YEAR [...]
2004-08-26 13:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3625TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT POST
[...] (SBU) Information provided below is keyed to ref A's para. 5. 2. (SBU) DCM Robert Manzanares serves as Terrorism Finance Coordinator (TFCO). Phone number: 34 - 91 587 2205. E-mail: ManzanaresB@state.gov 3. (SBU) Economic Officer Carl Schonander serves as Deputy Terrorism Finance Coor [...]
2004-09-21 15:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SP
04MADRID3639 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS. 2. SPANISH DAILY "EL PAIS" OF SEP. 20, 2004 REPORTED THAT FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO SUSPECTED ETA TERRORISTS IN A POLICE ROAD BLOCK IN MONTAUBAN, FRANCE. THE INDIVIDUALS WERE ARMED AND DRIVING A S [...]
2004-09-23 09:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3728 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON SEP. 15, 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. THEY ARE ACCUSED OF FORGERY AND DRUG TRAFFICKING. SPANISH POL [...]
2004-09-28 07:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ALI
04MADRID3760 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - SEPTEMBER
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON SEP. 27, 2004, AS PART OF THE MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE CHARGE, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES [...]
2004-09-29 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID3773TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-29 15:06:00Embassy MadridSECRETCVIS EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN SP LVPR
04MADRID3833NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 11:51:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PTER KTFN SP
04MADRID3846SPAIN CELEBRATES ARREST OF ETA LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary. Spanish politicians, police officials, and the media rejoiced after learning of the capture of ETA leader Mikel Albizu Iriarte, his partner Soledad Iparragirre, and 19 other ETA members and supporters in southern France and northern Spain. Police also seized hundreds of pounds of [...]
2004-10-05 08:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SP
04MADRID3889 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE SPANISH DAILY NEWSPAPER "EL PAIS" ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE (SNP) ARRESTED FIVE SUSPECTED ETA MEMBERS IN VIZCAYA AND LEON, SPA [...]
2004-10-05 14:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID3990SPAIN:DEMARCHE TO EU ON FREEZING MAOIST ASSETS
[...] (U) We delivered ref A points October 6 to Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning. Mora Benavente assured us that Spain considers the Maoist rebels to be terrorists. He does not believe that other EU governments consider the Maoists freedom fighters. Mora Benavente expects that Spain [...]
2004-10-14 07:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN NP SP
04MADRID4073GOS ARRESTS SUSPECTED ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS
[...] (C) Summary. Spanish National Police arrested eight Maghrebi residents of Spain on charges of planning to bomb Spain's High Court, which takes the lead in GOS terrorism investigations. The detentions were based in part on USG information provided through Legatt channels. According to news r [...]
2004-10-19 15:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC SP
04MADRID4109 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF OCT. 16, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE GERMAN POLICE ARRESTED ON OCT. 15, 2004 IN HAMBURG, THE ALLEGED AL QAEDA MEMBER IN EUROPE MAMOUN DARKAZANLI, [...]
2004-10-22 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4110 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING NAMES OF SUSPECTED ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS WITH POSSIBLE TERRORIST TIES IN SPAIN. 3. NAME: EL BAYADE, ABDESALAM [...]
2004-10-22 12:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID4119 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION MEDIA REPORTED ON OCT. 4, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS THAT FRENCH POLICE IN COORDINATION WITH THE SPANISH GUARDIA [...]
2004-10-22 15:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID4181ARAFAT'S DETERIORATING HEALTH RESPONSE - AMEMBASSY
[...] (SBU) In response to REFTEL, the Emergency Action Committee was consulted regarding specific security concerns for possible repercussions from the deteriorating health of Arafat. With many EAC members already committed to outside meetings during the day, but understanding the necessity of a [...]
2004-10-29 15:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PTER
04MADRID4265JAILED ETA LEADERS CALL FOR END TO ARMED STRUGGLE
[...] (U) Summary. Six jailed ETA members signed a letter addressed to the ETA leadership calling for an end to the armed struggle in favor of political action in cooperation with leftist parties. The letter, which was evidently not intended for public release but found its way to a regional newsp [...]
2004-11-04 16:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SP
04MADRID4322 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS OF OCTOBER 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT AN ASSOCIATE OF ALGERIAN NATIONAL AND ISLAMIC EXTREMIST MOHAMED ACHRAF, AKA MUSTAFA HAW [...]
2004-11-12 12:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4324 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - OCTOBER
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON OCT. 25, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT P [...]
2004-11-12 12:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4337SPAIN ON SUPPORT FOR IRAQI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL:
[...] (C) Poloff met on 11/12 with Eva Martinez of the MFA's Directorate General for the Near East to encourage Spanish assistance for the Iraqi Special Tribunal. Martinez said Spain had received no request from the Iraqi Interim Authority (IIG) for assistance in preparing for the Iraqi Special Tri [...]
2004-11-12 16:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER PREF SP
04MADRID4386 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF OCTOBER 19, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED SEVERAL ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS WHO WERE BELIEVE TO BE PLANNING SUICIDE ATTACK [...]
2004-11-16 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4387 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON OCTOBER 28, 2004, THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES ARRESTED 13 INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED TO ISLAMIC EXTREMIST MOHAMED ACHRAF, AKA MUSTAFA HAWARI, AKA MIKAEL ETIENNE [...]
2004-11-16 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4388 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON NOVEMBER 3, 2004, AS PART OF THE ON-GOING "OPERATION NOVA" SPANISH AUTORITIES ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING MOROCCAN AND THREE ALGERIAN NATIONALS, POSSIBLY ASS [...]
2004-11-16 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4389 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SPANISH AUTHORITIES HAVE HIGHLIGHTED CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF ALGERIAN NATIONAL SAMIR BENBELLIL. SUBJECT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN VARIOUS [...]
2004-11-16 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4415TERRORISM FINANCE DISCUSSIONS WITH GOS TREASURY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-18 15:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PREL PTER SP
04MADRID4474 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON NOV. 19, 2004 THE DAILY LOCAL NEWSPAPER "EL PAIS", REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING THE DETENTION OF SOME OF THE ALLEGED ETA LEADERSHIP MEMBERS IN FRANCE ON OCT. 3, [...]
2004-11-23 16:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4523 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF NOV. 17, 2004, REPORTED THAT SPANISH NATIONAL COURT JUDGE BALTASAR GARZON, INDICTED ISLAMIC EXTREMIST ABDELADIM AKOUDAD, ALIAS "NADU [...]
2004-11-30 08:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4524 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. AS PART OF AN ON-GOING COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATION, SPANISH AUTHORITIES ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING ALGERIAN NATIONALS: 3. NAME: BOUKHIRI, MOHAMED - G [...]
2004-11-30 08:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4543TRIPWIRES SUBMISSIONS - MISSION SPAIN
[...] Per REFTEL, AmEmbassy Madrid takes this opportunity to certify that according to 12 FAH-1, H-024, the Mission Emergency Action Plan has received it's annual review. In fact, the RSO office maintains an on-going update program review of the EAP and when appropriate, forwards any relevent upda [...]
2004-11-30 16:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT CASC AMED AFSI KFLO AEMR PTER PINR KSEP
04MADRID4552 VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - NOVEMBER
[...] THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON NOV. 8 AND ON NOV. 29, 2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE CHARGE, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY AL [...]
2004-12-01 12:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4627WEEKEND BOMBINGS MASK DECLINING ETA CAPABILITIES
[...] (C) Summary. ETA terrorists carried out twelve bombings in two sets of coordinated attacks during the December 3-6 holiday weekend in Spain. The bombs consisted of small devices and there were no fatalities, though 10-20 people sustained minor injuries. The first series of bombings took plac [...]
2004-12-09 08:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
04MADRID4649 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: BEN ABDELLAH, SAMIR - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: NOV. 29, 1967, MOROCCO - CLASS: POSITIVE 3. ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004 THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED [...]
2004-12-09 16:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL BEN
04MADRID4708 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" OF DEC. 10, 2004 REPORTED THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WERE ARRESTED BY THE SPANISH POLICE ON DEC. 8, 2004, IN THE SPANISH- [...]
2004-12-14 16:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL WAKI
04MADRID4713ALLEGED ISLAMIC TERRORIST PLAN TO LAUNCH
[...] (U) The American Embassy Spain Emergency Action Committee met on December 14, 2004, in response to REFTEL in order to assess the current situation and exchange perspectives on the possible threat. 2. (S) The EAC noted that parts of the information were relatively specific such as the para [...]
2004-12-15 10:43:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER ASEC CASC
04MADRID4748VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. BETWEEN 18 AND 19 NOVEMBER 2004, THE SPANISH POLICE RE-DETAINED AL-JAZIRAH JOURNALIST TAYSIR ALOUNI KATE AND NINE OF HIS ASSOCIATES IN SPAIN AS SUSPECTED I [...]
2004-12-17 16:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
04MADRID4749 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON DECEMBER 13, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING FOUR INDIVIDUALS IN THE ON-GOING "OPERACION LAGO". 3. NAME: LEBIK, ABDELKADER [...]
2004-12-17 16:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LEBIK
04MADRID4774SPAIN: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Per Ref A instructions, the following is the 2004 terrorism report submission for Spain. 2. Spain is a strong ally in the war on terrorism, authorizing the use of military bases to support Operation Enduring Freedom and sending troops to Afghanistan to provide added security during that cou [...]
2004-12-20 16:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC SP
04MADRID4776 VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
[...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DALY PRESS OF DEC. 18, 2004 REPORTED THAT TWO OF THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT JUDGES ORDERED THE ARREST OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR EXTREMISTS BASED IN LAN [...]
2004-12-20 16:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
04MADRID517 SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] (U) As directed in REFTEL, the following responses constitute the SEPQ for Mission Spain. The responses will directly correlate in sequence with the questions asked. All questions and responses have been coordinated with the appropriate Emergency Action Committee (EAC). 2. (SBU) POLITI [...]
2004-02-13 14:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER
04MADRID583GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: SPANISH POLICE SEEK ACCESS
[...] (C) The Spanish National Police (SNP) have officially requested via the Embassy that the USG authorize Spanish police access to interview two Guantanamo detainees. SNP seeks to develop information regarding the two detainees' training, recruitment and deployment into Afghanistan. The two detainees [...]
2004-02-20 05:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PHUM PINR SP
04MADRID6089-11 COMMISSION VISIT: MEETING WITH JUDGE GARZON
[...] (SBU) Dieter Snell and Hyon Kim of the 9-11 Commission visited Madrid February 13. At their request, the Embassy arranged a meeting for them with Judge Baltasar Garzon of the National Court. This was the only appointment with Spanish officials that the Commission staff sought. Garzon is [...]
2004-02-23 07:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SP
04MADRID635SPAIN: ELBARADEI TELLS PALACIO IAEA SHOULD MOVE
[...] (C) Poloff queried Guillermo Kirkpatrick, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Director General for Disarmament, about Minister Palacio's February 19 meeting with IAEA Director General ElBaradei in Vienna. Kirkpatrick said ElBaradei told Palacio he was extremely happy with Libya's cooperation with [...]
2004-02-24 16:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL PTER SP
04MADRID679SPANISH ELECTIONS: CONCERNS ABOUT AN ETA ATTACK
[...] (C) Spanish police are concerned that ETA may strike in the period before the March 14 national elections. Juan Hidalgo, Senior Advisor to the State Secretary for Security, told us February 26 that ETA's recent announcement of a "cease-fire" in Catalonia meant that it might seek to strike [...]
2004-02-27 13:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SP
04MADRID712SUBJECT: SPANISH ELECTIONS: MAJOR ETA ATTACK ON
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) The Guardia Civil arrested two ETA members in the pre-dawn of February 29 on a highway about a hundred miles east of Madrid. One of the ETA operatives was in a van carrying over 500 kg of explosives; the other was in a looko [...]
2004-03-01 21:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SP
04MADRID827SPAIN'S 9-11: ETA MASSACRE IN MADRID THREE DAYS
[...] (SBU) ETA terrorists struck March 11 in the center of Madrid, placing bombs on four commuter trains. There were a total of 13 explosions (including three police-controlled explosions to disactivate bombs.) The bombs exploded in the middle of rush hour, from 0835 to 0855 local. Interior Minister Ace [...]
2004-03-11 13:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC SP OSAC
04MADRID864SPANISH ELECTIONS: SCENARIOS FOR COALITION
[...] (C) Before the March 11 terrorist attacks, the conservative Popular Party and its candidate Mariano Rajoy were slated to win the Spanish elections, but few confidently assessed the PP would win an absolute majority in Parliament. As part of Embassy Madrid,s election reporting plan, we have b [...]
2004-03-12 19:08:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID880SPANISH ELECTIONS: MARCH 11 ATTACKS/ALLEGED
[...] (C) The Socialist Party, turning the tables on all pre-March 11 polls, soundly defeated the Popular Party in March 14 national elections. Reaction to the March 11 terror attacks proved to be the decisive factor. Massive but solemn anti-terror marches March 12 saw 11 million Spaniards take [...]
2004-03-15 14:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP PSOE
04MADRID893MADRID MARCH 11 BOMB ATTACKS: STATUS OF
[...] (C) The investigation into who perpetrated the March 11 attacks in Madrid continues, with an Al Qaeda link looking increasingly likely. While authorities cannot completely rule out responsibility by the terrorist group ETA, or a possible ETA role in coordination with an Islamic terrorist group, the [...]
2004-03-15 17:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SP
04MADRID901SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FINCEN BAITY AND SHOWELL
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Director William Baity and Country Desk Officer Jennifer Showell, Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN),to travel to Madrid March 21-24 to attend meetings hosted by Spain's Financial Intelligence Unit, SEP [...]
2004-03-16 15:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL SNAR SP PTER
04MADRID958MADRID BOMB ATTACKS: STATUS OF INVESTIGATION -
[...] (C) Information from official sources remains limited due to the secrecy order issued by the judge presiding over the investigation, Judge Juan del Olmo. LegAtt Office will request further information through our mutual legal assistance treaty, but receipt of information as a result of that r [...]
2004-03-18 17:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SP
04MADRID962SPANISH ELECTION: POPULAR PARTY STILL IN SHOCK
[...] (C) The Popular Party remains in shock over the March 14 election results. The government vehemently rejects charges it withheld information on al Qaeda for election benefit. The PP accepts defeat but members complain the Socialists manipulated the March 11 terror attacks to turn the electora [...]
2004-03-18 19:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SP PSOE
04MADRID995TERRORISM FINANCE: MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Spain has been a strong ally in the fight against terrorism finance. That said, the GOS has not always been as pro-active as we believe they could and should be in this fight. While Spain passed bold new laws after September 11 providing the government with administrative author [...]
2004-03-24 11:49:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER SP
04MANAMA1000 TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SIX NAMES
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-27 08:31:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR BA
04MANAMA1047BAHRAIN CONFIRMS IMPLEMENTATION OF MARITIME
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-05 08:18:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ACOA ASEC EAIR ETRD ECON ETTC ENRG KSTC PARM PTER PHSA PREL BA
04MANAMA1060THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR LINE ON TERRORISM
[...] (S/NF) CDA Molly Williamson, PMIL and RSO met for 90 minutes with Interior Minister, General Shaikh Rashid and Brigadier General Zayani Saturday July 3, 2004 at 1100 to discuss cooperation on counter-terrorism and security issues. COMMENT: King Hamad and his advisors have done the calculus on [...]
2004-07-06 05:20:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNALOW ASEC BA PREL PTER
04MANAMA1146BAHRAINI TERROR SUSPECTS END HUNGER STRIKE
[...] The six detainees held by the GOB on suspicion of conspiracy to commit terrorist acts (see ref) ended their hunger strike after four days. The detainees' lawyer Abdullah Hashim was quoted in the Bahrain Tribune on July 19 that the six agreed to end the hunger strike due to the deteriorating h [...]
2004-07-19 13:26:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER BA
04MANAMA1187MFA MAKES ASSURANCES OF NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA officials gave assurances to Charge that the security and stability of Bahrain is the GOB's top priority. As a signal that the GOB is serious about regional security concerns, MFA announced that Bahrain will host the next International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) [...]
2004-07-27 12:09:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER BA KSEC
04MANAMA1213JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 2, Minister of Justice Jawad Al Arrayed stressed to Charge that there is strong political will at the highest levels of the GOB to fight terrorism and ensure national security. Minister Al Arrayed told Charge, in confidence, that H.M. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is [...]
2004-08-03 05:30:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS PTER BA KSEC
04MANAMA1214PRIME MINISTER COMMITTED TO NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and select members of his Cabinet stressed to Charge that security is Bahrain's utmost priority and that consequently Bahrain will remain at a heightened state of vigilance. PM stressed that full cooperation and sharing of informati [...]
2004-08-03 05:30:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ETRD BA KSEC
04MANAMA1223IRAQ DEMARCHE DELIVERED - CONDEMNING HOSTAGE
[...] (U) On August 3, 2004, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa and Director of Bilateral Relations Dr. Dhafer Al Umran. Shaikh Abdul Aziz told PolOff that the GOB condemns all hostage taking and murde [...]
2004-08-04 05:05:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM IZ BA
04MANAMA1227MINISTER OF INTERIOR: HELP US PUT THESE GUYS AWAY
[...] (S/NF) CDA, RSO and POL met with Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and Under-Secretary for Operations Brigadier General Abdel-Latif Zayani August 3 to discuss the status of the investigation regarding the six Bahraini extremists in custody, security issues and U.S. [...]
2004-08-04 10:34:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PREL PGOV BA
04MANAMA1228BAHRAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES DOD SCHOOL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa stressed to Charge during an August 4 meeting the need to find a way to work together to keep the most important cultural tie, the Department of Defense Bahrain School, operational. Shaikh Mohammed conveyed GOB's offe [...]
2004-08-04 17:22:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAIR ETRD BA IZ
04MANAMA1283CROWN PRINCE PROMOTING INTERNAL INTELLIGENCE AND
[...] (C) The Charge held her initial meeting with Crown Prince (CP) Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa to discuss joint counter-terrorism efforts, the security situation and the status of the DOD Bahrain School. They also covered the Saudi proposal for Muslim troops to Iraq and the U.S. global de [...]
2004-08-16 11:49:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS MCAP PINS BA
04MANAMA1302MINSTATE ABDUL GHAFFAR DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The Charge met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar to discuss the status of Bahrain's counter-terrorism law, recent press articles on legal cases concerning detainee [...]
2004-08-20 13:11:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC PGOV BA
04MANAMA1337CODEL MILLER DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM, IRAQ,
[...] (C) Codel Miller met with Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa August 22 and discussed the domestic security situation, status of counter-terrorism laws in Bahrain, Iraq, the military confrontation in Najaf, U.S. public outreach efforts in the Middle East, Arab-Israeli relations, A [...]
2004-08-28 15:12:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR ECON ETRD BA IZ
04MANAMA1360RECEIPT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE REQUESTING VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) As mentioned during the Ambassador's August 30 meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar (septel),the Embassy received the following diplomatic note August 30. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of Diplomatic Note MOS-140 Dated August 30, 2004: The Ministry o [...]
2004-08-31 14:26:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR ASEC PREL PTER BA
04MANAMA1365CABINET AFFAIRS MINISTER MUTAWWA DELIVERS DRAFT
[...] (S) The Ambassador paid an introductory call September 1 on Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawwa and discussed Bahrain's draft counter-terrorism law, bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and the six terrorism suspects, U.S. influence in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia, [...]
2004-09-01 16:04:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPGOV PREL PTER ASEC ETRD ECON BA
04MANAMA1383SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (C) DEMONSTRATIONS A. Yes B. Yes C. Yes D. 500-4,000 E. Yes, anti-American demonstrations are usually triggered by US Military Action or US Foreign Policy. F. In the last 12 months, some demonstrations have at times become violent. Numerous incidents of rock throwing and physical [...]
2004-09-08 11:42:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
04MANAMA1402BAHRAIN: ENDING STATE SPONSORSHIP OF TERRORISM
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche on ending state sponsorship of terrorism on September 8 to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz listened carefully to the points, particularly those on Iran. He re [...]
2004-09-13 05:09:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL BA
04MANAMA1476BAHRAIN: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST
[...] (C) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A combatant status review tribunal request for assistance September 22 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar said that he would initiate action to try to locate the [...]
2004-09-26 13:56:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
04MANAMA1495EMBASSY MANAMA - TFCO RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-29 13:06:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDBA ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN
04MANAMA1516GENERAL ABIZAID DISCUSSES REGIONAL SITUATION WITH
[...] (C) Commander U.S. Central Command General Abizaid met with King Hamad, Crown Prince Salman, and Defense Minister Khalifa on September 27 to discuss Iraq and the upcoming elections there, the need for full Sunni participation in the election, Iranian interference in Iraq, and the situations in [...]
2004-10-02 14:18:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PTER BA IZ IR
04MANAMA1524SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO
[...] (S) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome you to Bahrain. While the genesis of your trip is meeting with Operation Iraqi Freedom coalition Ministers of Defense on the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, your visit comes at an important time in our bilateral relationship with Bahrain. The mil-mil re [...]
2004-10-04 15:26:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MOPS PTER ECON OVIP BA
04MANAMA1528BAHRAIN: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief October 4 delivered Refs A and B information regarding Guantanamo detainee Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Mohammed Al Khalifa's request for witness testimony to MFA Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Khalifa. He listened carefully to the points and reconfirmed that the United Sta [...]
2004-10-05 10:38:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
04MANAMA1531BAHRAIN OVERSEAS SCHOOLS - SECURITY LIAISON
[...] (SBU) RSO provides security assistance and advice to the Bahrain School (34 USG dependents) and St. Christopher's School (4 USG dependents) in Manama. RSO Manama has established procedures for school administrators to contact MSG Post 1 via landline and/or cell phone in case of emergency. [...]
2004-10-05 11:52:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER BA
04MANAMA1564MINISTER OF INTERIOR: FOUR EXTREMISTS TO BE TRIED
[...] (S/NF) Minister of the Interior Shaikh Rashid assured the Ambassador October 11, 2004 that the four extremists currently in detention would appear in court shortly, and that he had anticiapted they would be brought to trial. (On October 13, BNSA advised the Embassy that the four will continue [...]
2004-10-13 13:44:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNASEC BA PINR PREL PTER
04MANAMA1566CROWN PRINCE TO CNO: BAHRAIN SCHOOL IS ASSET FOR
[...] (C) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral Vernon Clark met with Crown Prince and Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa on October 10 and discussed the status of the Bahrain School, a review of U.S. naval presence in the region, terrorism and the [...]
2004-10-13 16:45:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PTER BA
04MANAMA1571BAHRAIN: NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF
[...] (C) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Ambassador October 16 delivered reftel demarche concerning the final determination of the Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) for four Bahraini detainees to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, noting tha [...]
2004-10-17 14:42:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
04MANAMA1580BAHRAIN: IRANIAN ACTIVITY IN IRAQ
[...] (S) Ambassador October 16 delivered reftel demarche concerning Iranian activity in Iraq to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, emphasizing increasing United States concern about Iranian behavior in Iraq. The Minister responded that the GOB shares our concerns and he has [...]
2004-10-18 11:17:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER BA IZ IR
04MANAMA1607TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT
[...] (U) Pol/Econ chief delivered Ref A designation of Jama'at Al-Tawhid wa'al-Jihad, background paper, and non-paper via diplomatic note number 379 October 18 to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Al Khalifa promised to [...]
2004-10-20 12:04:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BA LVPR
04MANAMA1611BAHRAINI WITNESSES PREPARED TO DELIVER WRITTEN
[...] (C) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Per Ref B, Pol/Econ chief discussed with MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa October 18 possible options for Bahraini witnesses to deliver testimony on behalf o [...]
2004-10-23 14:45:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC PTER PHUM PINR BA
04MANAMA1612BAHRAINI SECURITY TEAM DATA FOR GUANTANAMO VISIT
[...] (C) This is an action message; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Per reftels, the GOB requested approval for a security team to visit Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo. State agreed to process the request pending receipt of bio data for the members of the proposed team. Post received an offi [...]
2004-10-23 14:45:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
04MANAMA1618AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CROWN PRINCE
[...] (S/NOFORN) Summary. The Crown Prince told the Ambassador October 23 that he would make calls to key Congressional leaders to urge early ratification of the FTA. He defended his recent labor reform proposals, which were recently criticized by elements in the business community. He denied that [...]
2004-10-25 10:24:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER BA
04MANAMA1643BAHRAIN'S DRAFT COUNTER-TERRORISM LAW
[...] (S) Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawwa gave Ambassador a copy (in Arabic) of the draft counter-terrorism (CT) law and a clarifying memorandum explaining the draft (reftel). Mutawwa stated that the Cabinet had approved the draft and would soon forward the law to parli [...]
2004-10-27 14:14:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV BA
04MANAMA1657TERRORISM SUSPECTS RELEASED PENDING DECEMBER 6
[...] (C) Minister of Justice Al Arrayid confirmed to the Ambassador that charges had been filed against the four terrorism suspects at a court hearing on November 1, and that they had been released pending their next court date on December 6. He said that the government did not have the legal aut [...]
2004-11-01 14:17:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PTER BA
04MANAMA1665AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON U.S. CONCERNS OVER
[...] (S) The Ambassador November 2 delivered Ref A demarche to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Abdul Ghaffar and Minister of Industry (and confidant of the King) Fakhro. He also spoke with Minister of Justice Al Arrayed and President of the Court of Cassation Shaikh Khalifa Al Khalifa. Abdu [...]
2004-11-02 15:51:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER ASEC PREL BA
04MANAMA1671SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S
[...] (S) We warmly welcome your visit to Bahrain. Your trip comes at a critical stage. The court's November 1 decision to release the four terrorism suspects sends the wrong signal on the GOB's commitment to fighting the war on terrorism. Your meeting with King Hamad represents the best opportuni [...]
2004-11-06 14:02:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER ASEC BA
04MANAMA1698AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COUNTER-TERRORISM, IRAQ,
[...] (S) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa November 8 for a discussion that included counter-terrorism, Iraq, and human rights. He expressed the USG's deep concern about the judge's release of the four terrorism suspects on November 1 and urged the GOB to use all [...]
2004-11-10 09:24:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER PHUM BA
04MANAMA1699BAHRAIN TO HOST INAUGURAL MENA FATF MEETING
[...] (U) Bahrain will host the inaugural meeting of the Middle East/North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA FATF) on November 29-30. The establishment of a FATF-styled regional body in the Middle East and North Africa is, according to the Bahrain Monetary Agency's (BMA) Compliance chief, "a [...]
2004-11-10 11:30:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA
04MANAMA1708DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING WITH KING HAMAD
[...] (S) The Deputy Secretary met with King Hamad November 7 to discuss Bahrain's counter-terrorism efforts, the situation in Iraq, and Bahrain's relations with its neighbors. The King opened the meeting with a surprise proposal to commit a company of special forces troops to Afghanistan as part o [...]
2004-11-10 15:40:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR ASEC PTER BA IZ
04MANAMA1745SCENESETTER: KING HAMAD'S NOVEMBER 29 VISIT TO
[...] (S) King Hamad requested to visit Washington to congratulate the President on his reelection, reaffirm Bahrain's strong support for U.S. Iraq policy and the war on terrorism, and consult with the President on Bahrain's hosting of the December 20 GCC Summit and outcomes the USG would like from [...]
2004-11-22 14:26:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER ASEC PHUM ECON ETRD BA
04MANAMA1759SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENGLAND MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Minister of State Abdul Ghaffar told Secretary of the Navy England November 22 that the King will SIPDIS use his upcoming visit to Washington to stress to the President that Bahrain is proudly aligned with the U.S., and to remind the people of Bahrain that the people of the [...]
2004-11-24 12:03:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER ASEC BA
04MANAMA1761SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENGLAND MEETING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-24 12:50:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PTER MARR BA
04MANAMA1766SECRETARY OF THE NAVY ENGLAND'S MEETINGS WITH KING
[...] (C) Secretary of the Navy Gordon England met with King Hamad and Crown Prince Salman November 23 and discussed the King's November 29 visit to Washington, Bahrain's counter-terrorism efforts, Iraq, and Iran. The King expressed his appreciation for the invitation to meet with the President an [...]
2004-11-25 14:11:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER ASEC BA IZ
04MANAMA1834TERROR SUSPECT CASE REFERRED TO CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] (U) The High Criminal Court judge hearing the case of four Bahrain terrorist suspects adjourned their criminal trial for two weeks on December 6 to allow defense lawyers to test the constitutionality of the case with the Constitutional Court. The lawyers argued in court that the article under w [...]
2004-12-08 14:21:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL BA
04MANAMA1835MENA FATF ESTABLISHED TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The inaugural meeting of the MENA FATF held on November 29 and 30 in Manama, Bahrain was attended by Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors from fourteen countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The ministers selected a President, Vice President and Executive Secre [...]
2004-12-08 14:47:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA
04MANAMA1840US TREASURY DELEGATION DISCUSSES SYRIAN 311
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-09 14:55:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA
04MANAMA1862ABDEL AZIZ AL-HAKIM DISCUSSES IRAQI FUTURE WITH
[...] (C) Summary. SCIRI Chairman Al-Hakim visited Bahrain this week, bringing a positive message of reassurance that Iraqi Shia wished to work with Sunnis to forge a new Iraq. Hegemony of one faction, he insisted, was not a model for Iraq. He said he had talked with many Sunni religious leaders in [...]
2004-12-13 11:49:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER BA IZ
04MANAMA1879BAHRAIN: SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC FOREIGN
[...] (C) NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Philo Dibble delivered reftel message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar December 13. The minister assured DAS Dibble that the MFA would carefully consider all points of the message. 2. (C) PolEcon chief also delivered refte [...]
2004-12-15 12:12:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS OPDC BA
04MANAMA1885DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER
[...] (S) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdulla December 5 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Bin Alawi said that Oman is looking forward to negotiating a free trade agreement with t [...]
2004-12-15 12:34:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER ASEC ETRD ECON MU IR BA
04MANAMA1886DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Kuwaiti National Security Council President Shaikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Shaikh Sabah hailed the strong bilateral relationship and stated that Kuwaitis are [...]
2004-12-15 12:35:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER ASEC KU IZ IR SY BA
04MANAMA1889DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Yemeni Interior Minister Rashed Mohammed Al Alimi December 5 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Al Alimi thanked the U.S. for its counter terrorism assistance and expressed his desire to increase cooper [...]
2004-12-15 12:39:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR ASEC YM SA BA
04MANAMA1890DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with UK Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Sir Nigel Sheinwald December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Sheinwald said that the UK government had solidified around the January 30 date for Iraq [...]
2004-12-15 12:40:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MARR MOPS PTER UK IR IZ BA
04MANAMA1893BAHRAIN: 2004-05 INCSR PART II
[...] Please see text of updated 2004-05 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Part II, para 2. Post notes that the Bahrain Monetary Agency, on behalf of the GOB, has responded to a separate and independent inquiry from FINCEN to update the report, and will respond directly to FINCEN thr [...]
2004-12-15 12:45:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER SNAR EFIN BA
04MANAMA1914CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ACCEPTS TERROR SUSPECT CASE
[...] (C) As expected, Bahrain's Criminal Court decided on December 20 to temporarily suspend its hearing on the case against four terrorist suspects, pending a decision by Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of article 157 of the penal code under which the four are charged. The decision [...]
2004-12-21 15:17:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL BA
04MANAMA1927BAHRAIN: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Per reftel, below please find the draft report on Bahrain for the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism. 2. Begin text of draft report on Bahrain: Bahrain Bahrain is providing important support to our counterterrorism efforts, particularly efforts to block the financing of terror groups. [...]
2004-12-23 07:51:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC BA
04MANAMA1938BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON THE 12 COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-28 08:51:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL BA
04MANAMA235CTAG COUNTRY AMBASSADORS SEE NO IMMEDIATE NEEDS IN
[...] (U) CTAG Ambassadors in Bahrain agreed U.S. Embassy-led efforts are meeting key Bahraini needs, but they wondered if the April 2004 Formula One race event's security would be adequate. Over lunch at DCR February 17 with the Ambassadors from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and the Japanese [...]
2004-02-18 14:22:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC EFIN ASEC PREL BEXP BA
04MANAMA252SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (S/NF) Manama reports no significant changes from the previous SEPQ of September 10, 2003. The threat environment for Bahrain and the region remains a significant concern for the EAC. The movement of terrorists and equipment from Saudi Arabia into Bahrain across the causeway poses the greatest [...]
2004-02-23 08:38:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
04MANAMA264CONSPIRACY LAW POSSIBILITIES - MEETING WITH MOJ
[...] (C) Upon return from his Washington trip, the Crown Prince placed a wake-up call to the Justice Minister to ask about Bahrain's conspiracy law, the Minister told CDA and PolOff on February 22. Minister of Justice Jawad bin Salim Al Arayed asked us what a conspiracy law should do. The CDA e [...]
2004-02-24 16:26:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER PREL ASEC BA
04MANAMA379IT MUST NOT FAIL -- BAHRAIN'S FORMULA ONE GRAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 03/16/2004, RSO coordinated a meeting with top MOI officials to discuss the GOB's security plans for the upcoming 2-4 April 2004 Bahrain Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix. As the first such motorsport event ever held in the Middle East, the Bahrain Grand Prix has captivated the natio [...]
2004-03-17 15:48:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER BA
04MANAMA403MFA MINSTATE ASKS FOR TIME ON ARTICLE 98
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-24 12:26:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR PTER BA KICC
04MANAMA411GUANTANAMO AGAIN ON MFA MINSTATE'S AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-25 09:49:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER PREL BA
04MANAMA414DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. EMBASSY BAHRAIN
[...] SUMMARY: On 26 March 2004, approximately 400 to 500 individuals staged a demonstration outside of the US Embassy Manama, Bahrain, purportedly to protest the killing of Sheikh Yassin by the Israeli Government. The demonstrators held a short peaceful demonstration in the immediate vicinity of [...]
2004-03-27 12:23:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDALOW ASEC BA CASC PTER
04MANAMA448COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY PROGRESS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-31 11:14:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN PREL ASEC BA
04MANAMA524TERRORISM FINANCING - ZINDANI: ENFORCING UN
[...] (U) On April 12, Charge delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Abdelghaffar requesting that the GOB redouble its efforts to locate and freeze all assets linked to Yemeni cleric Shaikh Zindani. 2. (C) Minister Abdelghaffar seemed somewhat surprised that Zindani [...]
2004-04-14 08:10:00Embassy ManamaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR BA
04MANAMA601ACCEPTANCE OF U.S. COAST GUARD CONSULTATION -- ATA
[...] Post has received an acceptance letter from the Government of Bahrain (GOB) in reference to DS/ATA Coast Guard Consultation 4830. The Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Coast Guard Directorate are enthusiastically anticipating the training cycle, and have agreed to the terms of the consultation. [...]
2004-04-28 06:45:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC BA PTER
04MANAMA720TORTURE ALLEGATIONS OF BAHRAINI GTMO DETAINEE -
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Abu Gharieb prison scandal has spurred stories of Bahraini GTMO detainees being tortured. An open letter to President Bush that specified a Bahraini citizen by name has gained credibility with some government and NGO leaders. Sunni Islamist parliamentarian [...]
2004-05-17 13:34:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER BA
04MANAMA756BAHRAINI SHI'A DEMONSTRATION TURNS VIOLENT -- YET
[...] By Wednesday, 05/19/04, Post had anticipated a large demonstration in Bahrain for Friday, 05/21/04. Our projection was based on calls by Hassan Nasrallah and Ayatollah Ali Sistani for Shi'a to rise up and demand the withdraw of U.S. forces from Karbala and Najaf. Multiple Embassy contacts c [...]
2004-05-22 10:12:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
04MANAMA859REQUEST FOR INL FUNDING OF OPDAT PROGRAM FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-07 10:24:00Embassy ManamaSECRET//NOFORNPTER KJUS ASEC KMPI OEXC BA
04MANAMA885ATA 4830-FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
[...] Post has compiled a list of funding requirements for US Coast Guard Consultation ATA-4830, scheduled for July 8-22, 2004. The funding requirement includes all material and support requested from the US Coast Guard and ATA. The funding request is as follows: Translation Services (2 interp [...]
2004-06-09 12:25:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC BA PTER
04MANAMA930 TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF BARAKAT (LIST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-15 12:46:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER PREL CVIS LE XM BA ETTD LVPR
04MANAMA939KING RATIFIES TWO COUNTERTERRORISM CONVENTIONS
[...] This is an action message, please refer to para 4. 2. On June 3, the English language daily "Bahrain Tribune" published the announcement of King Hamad's ratification of the International Convention For The Suppression Of The Financing Of Terrorism and the International Convention For The S [...]
2004-06-17 09:44:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL BA
04MANAMA989PROSECUTION OF SEVEN BAHRAINIS ARRESTED ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-23 14:23:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER ASEC PREL KJUS BA
04MAPUTO1321STATUS OF MOZAMBIQUE PORT ISPS COMPLIANCE
[...] On September 29, econ/poloff delivered reftel letter and Port Security Advisory (PSA) to Ministry of Transportation and Communication Chief of Staff Antonio Cuna. Mr. Cuna responded by saying that the Port of Maputo and the Port of Beira were in compliance with the International Maritime Organ [...]
2004-09-30 13:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EWWT KTIA PBTS PHSA PINS PREL PTER MZ ASEC
04MAPUTO1364CORRECTED COPY: EMBASSY MAPUTO TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (SBU) THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE REFERENCED CABLE. A) EMBASSY MAPUTO'S TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) IS DCM JAMES DUDLEY. CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 258-1-492-797 Fax: 258-1-490-071 Cell: 258-82-306-645 E-mail:dudleyjl@state.gov TFCO Deputy and [...]
2004-10-13 14:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1479TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 63 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 63, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO1480TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 62 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 62, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO1627INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Below are post answers to INSCR questions pertaining to money laundering and financial crimes, organized in response to the subheadings provided in State 254401. General Questions ---------------------- 2. Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering is fairly common and [...]
2004-12-17 09:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MZ KCOR
04MAPUTO204CTAG MEETING IN MAPUTO
[...] Summary: On February 5, DCM hosted our first CTAG meeting (per reftel request) with counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Germany, European Commission, and Ireland (representing EU troika). Participants concurred that improved maritime security for Mozambiq [...]
2004-02-17 06:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM SENV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO565COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA IN
[...] (S-N/F) Summary: Reftel provided Post opportunity to finalize previous discussions with the Russian Embassy to develop a cooperative relationship between ORCA and Russian counterparts in the counterterrorism area. We envision participation by multiple Mission elements including ORCA, Econ/Pol, [...]
2004-04-27 06:14:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL MZ RU
04MAPUTO659SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCOMNAVEUR
[...] (U) Introduction and summary. Your visit comes at a time when the positive bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Mozambique is expanding. Mozambique is the only country in the world that is both a focus country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and one of the sixteen c [...]
2004-05-14 08:34:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER KCRM MZ EFIS ACOTA
04MAPUTO710COMNAVEUR VISIT STRESSES MARITIME BORDER CONCERNS
[...] (U) On May 20 and 21, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe, Admiral Gregory G. Johnson visited Maputo and met with Mozambican officials. His meetings principally covered USG concerns over Mozambique's lack of coastal patrol capacity, Mozambican success in the African Union Peacekeeping Missio [...]
2004-05-28 10:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MASS PTER KHDP MZ EFIS PKO ACOTA
04MAPUTO834THINGS LOOK DIFFERENT FROM UP NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recent visits to Nampula and Cabo Delgado Provinces impressed upon embassy officers major challenges facing northern Mozambique and the need for continued USG attention to the region. Corruption, smuggling, porous borders and weak infrastructure compound high unemployment and a [...]
2004-06-24 08:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREF PTER ASEC MZ KISL RENAMO FRELIMO
04MONTREAL1555HYDRO QUEBEC PYLON VANDALIZED
[...] (C) Thierry Vandal, President of Hydro Quebec,s Production division, described the recent vandalism at a Hydro Quebec pylon about a mile from the U.S. border, near Coaticook in Quebec,s Eastern Townships, as the work of &amateurs.8 In a 12/7 meeting with the Quebec City Consul General, Montre [...]
2004-12-09 20:00:00Consulate MontrealCONFIDENTIALENRG PTER PBTS CA
04MONTREAL419HEZBOLLAH IN MONTREAL
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A Local Canadian Law Enforcement Source has informed Post of Terrorist Organizations using Organized Crime networks in Montreal to funnel drugs and money with the profits going to support terrorism. There are several on-going investigations of these networks and Post asks th [...]
2004-03-15 14:18:00Consulate MontrealSECRETPTER KVPR PINR
04MONTREAL451GAS PLANT PROJECT CONTROVERSY HIGHLIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY: Quebec's energy board is holding hearings on whether provincial energy needs require the construction of an 836 megawatt gas plant, the Suroit, in Beauharnois, located 25 miles from Montreal and the U.S. border. The Board's recommendations, and the report of a provincial legislativ [...]
2004-03-19 21:02:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OEXC OIIP KISL KPAL PTER IS
04MONTREAL550Montreal Jewish School Firebombed on Passover
[...] A private Jewish school in Montreal's St. Laurent neighborhood was firebombed in the early morning hours of April 5, the first day of the Passover holiday. The firebombing took place between 2.a.m. and 3 a.m. in the library of the United Talmud Torah St. Laurent School on de l'Eglise Street. [...]
2004-04-06 20:47:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM KPAL KISL CA
04MONTREAL696 OAS ASSISTANCE FOR HEMISPHERE PORTS IN MEETING
[...] Per reftel A request, post's Principal Officer contacted Port of Montreal (POM) Security Director Felixpier Bergeron to inquire about the POM's progress in completing a plan of action to comply with the new international regulations and standards set by the International Maritime Organization [...]
2004-05-12 16:59:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT KCRM PREL PTER MARAD OAS
04MOSCOW14726RUSSIA-YEMEN: RESPONSE TO THERMOBARIC WEAPONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 22 Igor Matveyev, of the MFA's Military and Technology Cooperation Division, provided a response to our demarche (reftels) requesting that the GOR not transfer thermobaric weapons to Yemen. Matveyev would not say whether the GOR had made a decision on the matter or i [...]
2004-11-26 13:06:00Embassy MoscowSECRETETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER YM RS
04MOSCOW15782FOLLOW-UP ON U.S.-RUSSIA MANPADS COOPERATION
[...] (C) On December 21 we delivered ref A points and U.S. proposed final text for a U.S.-Russia agreement on MANPADS cooperation to Colonel Oleg Skabara of the MOD International Treaties Directorate and Oleg Burmistrov, Political Military Affairs officer of the MFA North America Department. Skaba [...]
2004-12-27 15:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL PTER NATO RS
04MUMBAI2478ISRAEL REOPENS CONSULATE IN MUMBAI
[...] (C) On November 15 visiting Israeli MFA officials briefed Acting PO and Pol/Econ Chief on Israel's decision to reopen its consulate in Mumbai. Israel closed its consulate in Mumbai in mid-2003 as part of cost-cutting measures that affected Israeli diplomatic posts around the world, Israeli MFA [...]
2004-11-29 10:05:00Consulate MumbaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TSPA PTER IS IN GOI
04MUSCAT1943EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 11/03/2004
[...] (S) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on November 3 to reassess the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend, to discuss any security implications following the death of United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Zayid bin Sultan al-N [...]
2004-10-29 12:58:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT1954EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 11/06/2004
[...] (U) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on November 6 to reassess the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend, to discuss any potential security implications in the event that Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Y [...]
2004-11-07 12:16:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM AMED TBIO ABLD KSAF MU EAC
04MUSCAT1978EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 11/09/2004
[...] (C) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on November 9 to reassess the Embassy's security posture prior to the holiday weekend and to discuss any security implications of anticipated offensive operations in Fallujah Iraq (reftel A). ---------------- [...]
2004-11-10 11:25:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT1995EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 11/13/2004
[...] (U) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on November 13 to reassess the Embassy's security posture prior to Eid al Fitr, to evaluate the local implications per the Department's recent Public Announcement for the Middle East and North Africa (reftel A),[...]
2004-11-13 13:38:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2009EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 11/17/2004
[...] (U) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on November 17 to reassess the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend and to discuss any security implications of recent military events in Fallujah, Iraq. ----------------------------- [...]
2004-11-17 12:19:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2017EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 11/22/2004
[...] (U) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on November 22 to reassess the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend and to discuss any possible security concerns relative to a series of upcoming Embassy and community events. ---- [...]
2004-11-22 13:58:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2047EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 11/27/2004
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee November 27 to review both the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend and preparations for the U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Ball. Members of the EAC noted no new threat reporting specific to [...]
2004-11-28 07:33:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC KMSG AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2081EMBASSY MUSCAT WRITE-IN
[...] (SBU) On 11/30/2004, Embassy Muscat's mailroom received, via air mail, a letter postmarked from Marysville, California 9591, 11/12/2004. Affixed to the standard white letter-sized envelope is a pre-printed return address label with the name and address of "Ms. Edna Roberts ("WRITE-IN"),P.O. B [...]
2004-11-30 13:50:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER MU EAC
04MUSCAT2093EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/01/2004
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee December 1 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no new threat reporting specific to Oman, and concluded that there have been no substantive chang [...]
2004-12-01 11:49:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2110EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/04/2004
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee December 4 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no new threat reporting specific to Oman, and concluded that there have been no substantive changes [...]
2004-12-05 03:10:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER CASC KHLS KMSG OVIP AMGT KVPR MU EAC
04MUSCAT2125EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/06/2004
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee December 6 to review the Embassy's security posture following reports that Consulate General Jeddah had been attacked. After reviewing the known facts about the attack, members of the EAC noted there was no new [...]
2004-12-06 13:55:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2130EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/07/2004
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador convened the Emergency Action Committee December 7 to review updated reporting on yesterday's terrorist attack against Consulate General Jeddah. After a careful review of the facts surrounding the attack, the EAC discussed existing countermeasures and avenues f [...]
2004-12-07 13:01:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2144EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/08/2004
[...] (U) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on December 8 to reassess the Embassy's security posture immediately prior to the USMC Birthday Ball and to discuss any additional concerns related to the attack on Congen Jeddah earlier in the week. -------- [...]
2004-12-08 13:59:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2146OMAN DENOUNCES ATTACK ON U.S. CONSULATE IN JEDDAH
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement December 7 to the Oman News Agency (ONA) in reaction to the December 6 terror attack on the U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah. Per Omani standard practice, the only available version of the MFA statement is that carried by ONA. Begin text: [...]
2004-12-08 14:07:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPRC PTER SA MU
04MUSCAT2153EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/11/2004
[...] (U) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee ("EAC") on December 11 to reassess the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend and to discuss any additional concerns relative to the upcoming series of Embassy-sponsored holiday events. -------------- [...]
2004-12-11 12:27:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2189OMAN FONMIN ON SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE
[...] (C) Visiting NEA DAS Dibble reviewed themes in the Secretary's oral message with Omani Foreign Minister Bin SIPDIS Alawi. Concerning Iran's behavior, the Minister recommended finding ways to address Tehran's security concerns and feelings of isolation as an effective means of reducing its [...]
2004-12-16 18:10:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS OPDC ETRD MU
04MUSCAT21922004-05 INCSR SUBMISSION FOR OMAN
[...] Oman is not a regional or offshore financial center and does not have a significant money laundering problem. Its small banking sector is supervised by the Central Bank of Oman (CBO),which has the authority to suspend or reorganize a bank's operations. In 2004, Oman had a total of 17 banks wi [...]
2004-12-18 02:39:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER SNAR EFIN MU
04MUSCAT2195EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/15/2004
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador chaired December 15 a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no new threat reporting specific to Oman, and concluded that there have been no substantive changes [...]
2004-12-18 06:57:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2196OMAN: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) In accordance with reftel B, paragraph 2, Embassy Muscat provides the following update to Oman's coverage in the 2003 Patterns of Global Terrorism ("Patterns") report: BEGIN TEXT Oman continued to provide public statements of support for the global war on terrorism, and has been resp [...]
2004-12-18 10:38:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC MU
04MUSCAT2200EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/18/2004
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee December 18 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no new threat reporting specific to Oman, and concluded that there have been no substantive changes in the [...]
2004-12-18 13:50:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2246EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/22/2004
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee December 22 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the E [...]
2004-12-22 12:08:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2259EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/26/2004
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee December 26 to review the Embassy's security posture following to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, t [...]
2004-12-27 02:25:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04MUSCAT2269COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP DEMARCHE
[...] (C) In a December 27 meeting with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi (YBA),the Ambassador urged on behalf of the G-8 and EU missions Oman's ratification of the final two of twelve international counterterrorism conventions (reftel). The Ambassador noted that the Foreig [...]
2004-12-28 02:53:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC MU
04MUSCAT2291EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/29/2004
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee December 29 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the E [...]
2004-12-29 13:19:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
04NEWDELHI5734INDIA RATTLED BY DEVELOPMENTS IN BANGLADESH
[...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh watchers in New Delhi have reacted with concern to recent violence there, citing the August 21 attack on opposition leader Sheikh Hasina as symptomatic of a deterioration in the country's political culture, fueling instability in Bangladesh which contributes directly to [...]
2004-09-10 14:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV BG IN
04NEWDELHI6967GTRI CONFERENCE FINDINGS DELIVERED TO INDIA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-02 03:22:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PTER KNNP TRGY IN IAEA
04NEWDELHI6983INDIA ENCOURAGES DEMOCRACY IN BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: India underlined its concerns about the lack of democracy in Burma during the recent visit of Rangoon's military leader Than Shwe, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself delivering the message, MEA Joint Secretary (South East Asia - I) Mitra Vashishta told us on SIPDIS November 1. [...]
2004-11-02 08:39:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR IN BM CN
04NEWDELHI6999INDIA PUSHING NEPALESE ARMY TO BE MORE ACTIVE
[...] (C) The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) should be more proactive in the fight against the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Bhutan/Nepal) Ranjit Rae told Polcouns and Poloff SIPDIS in a November 1 meeting. Describing the recent India-Nepal security cooperation group meeting, Rae reported that the GO [...]
2004-11-02 11:57:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN NP
04NEWDELHI7291TERRORIST FINANCING: INDIA'S CABINET OKAYS
[...] (U) India's Cabinet on November 11 gave its approval to establish a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),the last formal hurdle for setting up this long-delayed office. Several years have elapsed as the GOI sorted out the intramural wrangling over the unit's composition and responsibilities. L [...]
2004-11-17 12:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER KSEP KTFN SNAR PREL IN KWPR GOI
04NEWDELHI7394PRE-SAARC INDIA GOES EASY ON BANGLADESH
[...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Morshed Khan's November 1 stop in New Delhi was officially scheduled to deliver India's invitation to January's SAARC Summit in Dhaka, but also provided an opportunity for bilateral discussions on festering cross-border issues. The GOI resisted the tem [...]
2004-11-19 14:32:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KISL BG IN
04NEWDELHI7395ONE YEAR INTO THE INDO-PAK CEASE-FIRE: OPEN-ENDED
[...] (C) Summary: As India and Pakistan mark the one year anniversary of their Line of Control (LOC) cease-fire in Kashmir, more Indian troop redeployments and other Indo-Pak progress are "only natural" if cross-border terrorism and infiltration by Pakistan remain low, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakista [...]
2004-11-19 14:43:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG IN PK IR INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7497KUMARATUNGA VISIT: SRI LANKA RELATIONSHIP A
[...] (C) Summary: Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga's November 3-7 New Delhi visit highlighted that Sri Lanka has become a model neighbor for India. The President's stay included an address to a high-level conference during which she dismissed the notion that "nothing was happening" in he [...]
2004-11-24 12:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PTER CE IN
04NEWDELHI7512SENATOR BAYH'S MEETINGS IN NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of senior level GOI meetings on November 23-24 during a private visit to India, Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) heard a strong Indian commitment to move ahead with our bilateral partnership, coupled with concern about the potential disruptive effect of US F-16 sales to [...]
2004-11-29 05:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KNNP KIPR MASS IN PK IR
04NEWDELHI7571BJP ASSAILS CONGRESS OVER PAKISTAN F-16 SALES
[...] (U) In its recent national meeting in Ranchi, Jharkhand, the BJP National Executive for the first time attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's foreign policy, assailing in particular the Congress' mismanagement of the Pakistan F-16's issue. In its November 29 "Resolution on Some [...]
2004-11-30 11:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MASS IN PK INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7709THE BJP: NO PLANS TO ADDRESS LONG-TERM PROBLEMS
[...] (C) Summary: The BJP is not taking advantage of the Winter session of Parliament (December 1-23) to demonstrate its effectiveness as India's leading opposition party. Our conversations with senior BJP leaders in recent weeks indicate that the party is not addressing its internal problems an [...]
2004-12-07 06:13:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR PTER IN
04NEWDELHI7735DIXIT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO INDO-PAK RAPPROCHEMENT; CAUTIOUS ON IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting December 7 with the Ambassador, Indian NSA Dixit offered a guardedly optimistic assessment of the Indo-Pak peace process, reaffirming the PM's commitment to ""innovative solutions"" but also cautioning that there will be no territorial concessions by India. ""Short of that [...]
2004-12-08 07:47:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN PK IZ INDO PAK
04NEWDELHI7750SHYAM SARAN "SPEAKS FROM THE HEART" ON NEPAL
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking informally at a just-concluded track-II conference on Nepal, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran argued that New Delhi and Kathmandu must work more closely together to defeat the Maoists, that Nepalese mistrust of India is misplaced, and that economic development could help N [...]
2004-12-08 11:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
04NEWDELHI7966INDO-ISRAEL RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's December 5-10 visit to India was "extremely positive" and provided an opportunity to expand the bilateral relationship beyond defense, Israel Embassy DCM Yoed Magen told A/PolCouns and Poloff on December 16. The visit, the first high-leve [...]
2004-12-17 10:54:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TSPA PTER ECON IN IS
04NEWDELHI8264BHUTAN HAPPY TO JOIN CT CONVENTIONS, BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-30 11:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC BT
04OTTAWA3048214TH MEETING OF THE PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At its October 21-22 meeting in Ottawa, the U.S.-Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) -- recommended expeditious negotiation of an agreement to replace the current NORAD agreement expiring May 2006, with a further recommendation that the new Agreement have no termin [...]
2004-11-12 17:26:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MCAP PTER PINR CA NATO
04OTTAWA3259ANONYMOUS THREAT LETTER RECEIVED BY THE ROYAL
[...] (SBU) ON DECEMBER 3, 2004, THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE TELEPHONICALLY CONTACTED RSO, LEGAT AND POLITICAL LIAISON REQUESTING AN IMMEDIATE MEETING TO DISCUSS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY BY RCMP NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION AT OTTAWA AND MONTREAL. INCLUDED IN THE MEETING IN ADDI [...]
2004-12-04 01:27:00Embassy OttawaSECRETASEC PTER RCMP
04OTTAWA3265CANADA: MARITIME COOPERATION
[...] summary: Canada's Minster of Justice, Irwin Cotler, informed Ambassador Cellucci on November 22 that the Government of Canada would be open to exploratory discussions with representatives of the US Government concerning an evaluation of need and then possible development of a maritime agreem [...]
2004-12-06 15:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL PTER SMIG SNAR CA
04OTTAWA3374 CANADIAN SENATE RELEASES REPORT OUTLINING DEFENCE
[...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Senate's Standing Committee on National Security and Defence released a report, "The Canadian Security Guidebook: An Update of Security Problems in Search of Solutions" on December 8. In the report, the committee cites eighty-six problems in the following areas: B [...]
2004-12-16 15:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC PTER MCAP CA EIAR
04OTTAWA3410CANADA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Unclassified entire text. 2. The Government of Canada remained steadfast in its condemnation of international and domestic terrorism and has been a helpful and strong supporter of the United States in the fight against international terror. Overall antiterrorism cooperation with Canada r [...]
2004-12-20 16:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC CA
04PANAMA2231EMBASSY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SECURITY AND
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. While Panama's remote and economically-underdeveloped Darien Region remains vulnerable to incursions by paramilitary groups and drug traffickers from Colombia, the region's security under Panam [...]
2004-09-02 20:38:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON MASS MOPS SNAR EAID EAGR PREF PREL PINS PTER PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA2524UNDERSTANDING PANAMA'S COLON FREE ZONE
[...] (C) Summary: An important pillar of Panama's service-based economy, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) is the largest duty free zone in the hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Offering much more than just duty-free wholesale shopping, however, the CFZ draws upon the strengths of Panama's wo [...]
2004-10-12 18:14:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA274EMBASSY PANAMA CONVENES MINI-CTAG
[...] (U) Per ref B, on February 2, Embassy's Pol Counselor, AID Director, Econ Counselor and NAS Director met with diplomatic representatives from G-8 countries and Spain to discuss Panama's counterterrorism (CT) requirements and vulnerabilities, each country's CT-related assistance to Panama, and [...]
2004-02-06 18:53:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA3038OVERVIEW OF PANAMANIAN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT
[...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of reports from Embassy Panama's newly formed Illicit Finance Task Force (IFTF). The interagency IFTF was initiated in September 2004 to monitor terrorist financing and the laundering of narcotics and other criminal proceeds. The task force includes member [...]
2004-12-22 19:30:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA325PANAMA'S PROGRESS ON MARITIME SECURITY -- GOOD
[...] (SBU) The September 11 attacks called significant attention to the potential for terrorist exploitation of Panama,s leading maritime position. Panama has the world,s largest flag state registry with approximately 6300 vessels over 500 gross metric tons and approximately 300,000 seafarers. Ad [...]
2004-02-11 20:21:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALEWWT KNNP PTER ETTC PREL PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA633SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR ARCOS' VISIT TO PANAMA
[...] (U) I warmly welcome your March 23-25 visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to reiterate USG appreciation for the ongoing maritime security cooperation between our two countries, and to press for continuing focus on this as well as aviation security (and increasingly cruise ship securi [...]
2004-03-18 16:01:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KNNP PTER ETTC PREL PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA748DHS AMBASSADOR ARCOS PRESSES MARITIME SECURITY
[...] Summary: During a March 23-24 visit to Panama, Ambassador Cresencio Arcos, Director for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pressed the USG agenda on maritime security. At a meeting with Panama's Minister of Government and Justice (MOGJ),Arnulfo Escalona, the [...]
2004-04-01 15:28:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PTER ETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA823PANAMANIAN SUPREME COURT THROWS OUT CHARGES
[...] (C) Citing "lack of jurisdiction," by an 8-1 vote, Panama's Supreme Court has terminated Public Ministry investigations of all charges against Israeli national Shimon Yalin Yelinek, currently residing in Panama, for his alleged role in smuggling Nicaraguan military weapons to the paramilitary [...]
2004-04-07 19:29:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPARM PREL KCOR PTER KJUS PM NI CO GA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PARIS3123PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-23 17:18:00Embassy ParisSECRETPTER PINS IZ TU EU SY JO FR
04PARIS8983FRANCE: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Post encloses the 2004 annual terrorism report for France. Per reftel, Word versions will be e-mailed to John Kincannon and Kiersten McCutchan at S/CT. Post POC is Political Officer Peter Kujawinski, x.2575. France ) 2004 OVERVIEW In 2004, France made progress in a number of areas [...]
2004-12-16 08:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC FR
04PARIS9137FRANCE: UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Following considerable Embassy effort to bring about GOF coordination, the French Government finally has issued a directive requiring air carrier compliance with the No Fly and Selectee Emergency Amendments (EAs). The directive effectively gives Air France (AF [...]
2004-12-27 16:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEAIR PTER FR
04PARIS9159GOF LAUNCHES ANOTHER PROPOSAL TO FOSTER MORE
[...] (C) Summary: Internal power struggles continue to plague the Council for the Muslim Faith (CFCM),the GoF-created umbrella organization which serves as the official French Muslim interlocutor with the government. Meanwhile, in the political arena, two leading contenders in the 2007 president [...]
2004-12-28 15:36:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR
04PRETORIA3555APPARENTLY UNFOUNDED MEDIA REPORTED THREATS TO
[...] (U) Over the past few days the local media has been inundated with reports detailing a massive terror plot aimed at key landmarks in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria was also listed as a specific target for attack. The "massive al-Qaeda terror blitz" as descr [...]
2004-08-05 11:00:00Embassy PretoriaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
04PRETORIA4199DURBAN PORT - IMPROVEMENTS, CONCESSION, SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Infrastructure and process improvements as well as new equipment are increasing efficiency at Durban Port according to Mervyn Chetty, Executive Manager of Corporate Strategy and Continuous Improvement at South African Port Operations (SAPO). New cranes are expected to double c [...]
2004-09-17 04:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EWWT EAID ECON PINR PTER SF
04PRETORIA4865SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE'S
[...] (U) Summary. South Africa's Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) released its 2003-04 Annual Report in early October. In its first full year of operation, the FIC received almost 7,500 suspicious transaction reports (STRs). The FIC is now turning its attention to raising the quality of STRs, r [...]
2004-11-05 11:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SF
04QUEBEC107QUEBEC PORT AUTHORITY COMPLIES WITH ISPS CODE
[...] Summary: The Port of Quebec announced significant investments to heighten security at its six harbor facilities hence fulfilling the International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Shipping and Port Security Code (ISPS). With financial assistance from the federal government to help [...]
2004-07-15 18:11:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT KCIP PHSA PTER PREL KCRM MARAD IMO
04QUEBEC108MIXED PREDICTIONS ON BTA ENFORCEMENT IMPACT ON QUEBEC
[...] Summary: As the August 12 deadline for BTA enforcement draws near, a report in the Quebec City daily "Le Soleil" claims that most small Quebec agricultural export companies have yet to comply with the BTA requirements for registration and are unprepared for prior notice. The article said that [...]
2004-07-16 20:11:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ETRD EAGR PTER CA
04RANGOON1627 BURMA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Embassy Rangoon's submission for the annual terrorism report follows. Post will update the final section of this short statement when GOB provides requested information. Burma Burma maintained its solid position against international terrorism in 2004. The regime previously enacted an anti- [...]
2004-12-23 09:57:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC BM
04RANGOON305BURMA GOES BACK TO BASICS ON TERRORIST FINANCING
[...] (S) Summary: Burma's efforts to fight terrorist financing suffer from several systemic and policy problems -- including corruption, a massive informal economy, and lack of professional capacity. Likewise, the GOB has been slow to complete its UN reporting requirements and has not yet taken ac [...]
2004-03-05 07:56:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPTER EFIN ETTC PREL BM
04RANGOON470BURMESE MUSLIMS BRACE FOR FALLOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rangoon-based Muslim leaders are advising Muslims to expect a severe GOB reaction following the April 7 attack on the Burmese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur (ref A). The Foreign Ministry publicly condemned the attack, though avoiding mention of the attackers' ethnicity and religion, a [...]
2004-04-09 10:21:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PTER PGOV PINS KISL MY BM
04RANGOON728BURMA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES RARE EMBASSY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A SURPRISE, BUT WELCOME, MEETING BETWEEN THE CHIEF OF MISSION AND THE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS OCCURRENCE THAN ITS CONTENT. NONETHELESS, DURING THE CORDIAL 30-MINUTE EXCHANGE THE COM PRESSURED FOR A ROLE FOR THE NLD IN THE "ROAD MAP FOR DEMOCRACY," AND [...]
2004-06-09 10:18:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER BM
04RANGOON805THE MADRASSAS OF RANGOON
[...] (S) Summary: Despite pervasive and sometimes aggressive religious discrimination that favors Burma's Buddhist majority, Islamic religious education has survived and flourished in Rangoon Division. Though Rangoon's madrassas operate under vigilant MI attention, there are up to 130 schools -- s [...]
2004-06-25 02:24:00Embassy RangoonSECRETSCUL PGOV PTER EFIN KISL BM
04RIYADH5103TERRORIST FINANCING: AL-RAJHI BANK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At the end of the meeting between Treasury A/S Zarate and Ali Al-Gaith, Director of Banking Inspection, Insurance and Financial Leasing at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) on September 15, Al-Gaith discussed Al-Rajhi Bank and the recent information forwarded to the SAG via [...]
2004-09-27 08:57:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER PREL SA
04RIYADH6449SAUDI ARABIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Per reftel, post submits the following language for use in the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. Embassy POC for this report is Julie Eadeh (eadehja@state.gov). 2. (U) During the year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continued to support the global war on terror. Al Qai'da, in the [...]
2004-12-19 10:30:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL SA
04ROME1681PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL
[...] (S) INFORMATION IN REFTEL WAS SHARED APRIL 27 WITH PAOLO VAIRA OF THE MFA'S COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICE. VAIRA AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICE, GIAMPAOLO CANTINI, ALREADY HAD SEEN A COPY OF THE U.S. DEMARCHE, WHICH HAD BEEN TRANSMITTED BY THE EU COMMISSION - JIM CLOOS - TO MEMBER [...]
2004-04-29 08:25:00Embassy RomeSECRETPTER EUN TU IT
04SANAA1261SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Sanaa warmly welcomes your first visit to Yemen. You will find President Saleh and senior ROYG officials keen to hear from you the Washington perspective on bilateral and regional CT cooperation as well as the broader GWOT. Since 9/11 Saleh has met with President Bush in Washi [...]
2004-05-25 15:50:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PGOV OVIP YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
04SANAA1458DNSA TOWNSEND 05/26/04 MEETING WITH ROYG SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary: On 5/26 DNSA Townsend reviewed CT cooperation with MOI al-Alimi, PSO Director al-Gamish and NSB Officer Saleh and highlighted recent inconsistencies in the relationship. Dominating discussion, Alimi affirmed the strength of the CT partnership, and noted that differences of opinio [...]
2004-06-15 07:44:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER ASEC PGOV ETTC PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA148SANAA EAC MEETING - JANUARY 14, 2004
[...] (C) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened a core Emergency Action Committee on 1/14 to discuss a shooting incident in Aden involving Yemeni security personnel and SOC/Yemen personnel. EAC members agreed, following initial investigation of the incident and apology offered to the Ambassador [...]
2004-01-15 10:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
04SANAA1490SANAA EAC MEETING - 19 JUNE 2004
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador convened an EAC 6/19 to discuss the security situation for official and non-official Amcits in light of the killing of Amcit Paul Johnson in Riyadh (ref a). ORCA reported no specific threat information for Yemen. Post disseminated a Warden Message 6/19 containing [...]
2004-06-20 08:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER YM EAC
04SANAA1492YEMEN: PRIORITIZATION OF CT PROGRAMS
[...] (c) Embassy Sana'a welcomes the opportunity to engage with AF Bureau on counter-terrorism issues and on developing a more comprehensive CT strategy for the region. Post is concerned with border and maritime security as well as the movement of people and arms between Yemen and East Africa, par [...]
2004-06-20 11:36:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER EAID EFIN PREL PGOV PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY TRAFFICKING PERSONS
04SANAA1565AMERICAN NGO REPRESENTATIVE FORWARDS INCITEMENT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 6/22/04, a U.S. non-governmental organization (NGO) representative forwarded an incitement letter to the RSO, explaining that copies were delivered anonymously to an Islah party leader. The letter calls for supporting Jihad with money and fighting Jews and Christians. Th [...]
2004-06-27 08:54:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA1690RELIGIOUS GUIDANCE CONFERENCE CALLS FOR MODERATION
[...] (U) Summary: After several delays (reftel),Sanaa was the venue for a significant religious gathering June 20-24, the "Mutamar al-Irshad al-Awal" (First Guidance Conference),which brought together Muslim clerics, scholars, and ministers of religious affairs from Arab and Muslim states. The m [...]
2004-07-13 07:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PREL PGOV PINR KISL YM COUNTER TERRORISM HUMAN RIGHTS
04SANAA1731G-8 DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPORT CONTROLS
[...] (c) Pol/Econ Chief met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe, the Americas and International Organizations Mustapha Noman on 7/12 and delivered reftel demarche and provided a copy of Non-proliferation paper from Sea Island G-8 conference. Noman was attentive, but unable to provide a substan [...]
2004-07-19 13:31:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER YM DEMARCHE
04SANAA1733ARTICLE 98 NOT YET RATIFIED: DFM NOTES "TIMING IS
[...] (c) Pol/Econ Chief met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe, the Americas and International Organizations Mustapha Noman on 7/11 and delivered message in reftel on the importance of Article 98 ratification. Noman said that he was aware that the issue had been discussed twice in Parliament [...]
2004-07-19 14:04:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKICC PTER YM
04SANAA1771SA'DA FIGHTING: UPDATE AND IMPLICATIONS
[...] (S) After an estimated 400-500 deaths, a large number of injured on both sides and roughly 400 al-Houthy supporters detained, the fighting in the Sa'da region in the north of Yemen remains inconclusive. A cease-fire was recently announced by the Government but non-official accounts indicate t [...]
2004-07-26 17:00:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PGOV KISL YM COUNTER TERRORISM DOMESTIC POLITICS
04SANAA1936BLOODY CLASHES CONTINUE BETWEEN ROYG AND SHIA
[...] (C) Embassy sources contradict press accounts that ROYG forces encircled extremist Shi'ite leader Hussein al-Houthi in the northern region of Marran on August 5. Rather it seems fighting has intensified in the past few days and continues to be particularly bloody for the ROYG. 2. (C) L [...]
2004-08-08 15:33:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA194AMBASSADOR,S 1/19 MEETING WITH SHEIKH AL-AHMAR:
[...] (C) Summary. In a 1/19 meeting with Ambassador, Sheikh al-Ahmar appealed for more high-level contact with the Embassy and stoutly defended the bona fides of Sheikh Zindani and al-Iman University which the Ambassador disputed. The Islah leader,s unusually conciliatory approach appears calcula [...]
2004-01-24 14:29:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN DOMESTIC POLITICS
04SANAA1961YEMEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONDEMNING HOSTAGE
[...] (C) Summary. Charge delivered demarche on condemning hostage taking and murders in Iraq to Yemeni Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa No'man on August 11. DFM No'man agreed to draft a public statement for President Saleh's approval. End Summary. 2. (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche on A [...]
2004-08-11 15:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM YM DEMARCHE
04SANAA1962ROYG REQUESTS U.S. INTEL ASSISTANCE IN FIGHT
[...] (S) Summary. Yemeni Minister of Defense and his Intelligence Chief made a surprise appearance at Charge's August 11 meeting with Foreign Minister al-Qirby to request U.S. intelligence assistance in the ROYG's continuing struggle against the forces of Shi'ite extremist leader al-Houthi in no [...]
2004-08-11 16:02:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PGOV PTER MCAP YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA1966SANAA EAC MEETING 08/11/2004
[...] (C) Begin Summary: The CDA convened an EAC meeting on August 11, 2004, to share security concerns with regard to recent incidents in the Al-Jawf region and to remind the Embassy community to remain vigilant in light of recent threat reporting and to report all security related incidents imm [...]
2004-08-14 05:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
04SANAA2003YEMEN: ROYG NOTIFIED OF FINAL DISPOSITION OF
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief notified Deputy Director of the Yemeni National Security Bureau Ammar Saleh of the enemy combatant determination of Yemeni national Mahdi, Fawaz Na'aman Homoud Abdullah. Saleh expressed concern should the detainees nationality become a press item, saying, "Obviously we do no [...]
2004-08-18 13:52:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKAWC PINR PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2006YEMEN: AL-HOUTHI INSURGENCY CONTINUES UNABATED
[...] (S) Summary. The conflict continues between ROYG forces and armed-supporters of rebel Shi'ite cleric al-Houthi. The fighting remains concentrated in the northern Marran mountains, although some fighting has been reported in urban centers in the Sa'da governate. Although the crisis has yet t [...]
2004-08-18 15:06:00Embassy SanaaSECRETKISL PARM PGOV PINR PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2009YEMEN REQUESTS U.S. ROLE IN MANPADS BUY-BACK REMAIN SECRET
[...] (S) Summary. Citing potential backlash from the tribes, price gouging by the merchants, and opposition from the street, National Security Bureau Deputy Ammar Saleh asked that any U.S. provided technical and financial assistance to buy-back illicit Yemeni MANPADS be kept secret. Ammar also sha [...]
2004-08-21 10:01:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PARM PREL PREF YM OVIP COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2021YEMEN: A TALE OF TWO (TERRORISM) TRIALS
[...] (C) Summary: Ongoing trials for 15 al-Qa'ida associates (Trial One) and the USS Cole (Trial Two) defendants are expected to end in the last week of August. While Trial One has been chaotic and presided over by an ineffective judge, the USS Cole trial exemplifies effective U.S.-Yemen cooperati [...]
2004-08-22 04:55:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2047AMBASSADOR NOTIFIES MFA OF YEMENI ENEMY COMBATANT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-23 13:58:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKAWC PINR PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2055SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF A/S BLOOMFIELD TO YEMEN
[...] (C) Embassy Sana'a warmly welcomes the visit of PM Assistant Secretary Bloomfield to Yemen. You will find President Saleh and senior ROYG officials ready to discuss the proposed USG buy-back and destruction assistance for illicit Yemeni MANPADS. The ROYG wants this program, and they want to [...]
2004-08-24 04:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARM MASS PREL ASEC PTER YM OVIP COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2215GROUP TERRORIST TRIAL VERDICT AND SENTENCING TO BE
[...] (C) Assistant Prosecutor Ali al-Samet confirmed to Emboff that the verdict and sentencing for 15 defendants in the Limburg Trial (trial one) will be announced on Saturday August 28. The defendants are all believed to be al-Qa'ida associates and are charged with involvement in: -- the 9/02 e [...]
2004-08-25 12:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2225UPDATE ON SA'DA FIGHTING
[...] (C) Despite repeated government claims that the fighting in Sa'da is in its final stages, the last week has been increasingly bloody for both sides. The ROYG has stopped discussing casualty rates publicly, but local media reports that 15 soldiers were killed on August 24 including Lt. Col. [...]
2004-08-25 12:48:00Embassy SanaaSECRETKISL PGOV PINR PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2274SANAA EAC MEETING 08/28/2004
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened a core EAC meeting on August 28, 2004, to share security concerns with regard to potential tensions in Yemen. Attention to Emergency Action Plan (EAP) awareness and updating were also addressed. Embassy employees were reminded to remain vigilan [...]
2004-08-29 11:05:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC
04SANAA2328ROYG TO APPEAL LIGHT SENTENCES IN GROUP TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Deputy Attorney General Sharaf al-Mahbashi and Chief Prosecutor Saeed al-Aqel told DCM on 8/29 that the prosecution has already filed for an appeal over the 8/28 Trial One (reftel) sentences for the now convicted al-Qa'ida associates. The prosecutors will seek harsher [...]
2004-08-30 13:21:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC KVPR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2345FIRST KIDNAPPING IN THREE YEARS RESOLVED QUICKLY
[...] (C) Summary: Five oil workers were kidnapped on 8/31 in Ma'rib governorate for three hours. The Ma'rib Governor sent in troops who, after brief gunfire, freed the three hostages. All men are safely back in Sanaa. While Post has no/no indication that the kidnapping was terrorist related, it m [...]
2004-09-01 14:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC ECON YM COM ENERGY
04SANAA2346PRESIDENT SALEH TO A/S BLOOMFIELD "NO NEW MANPADS"
[...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr. discussed proposed U.S. MANPADS buyback and destruction initiative with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on September 1. Saleh not only agreed to move forward with the modalities of the buyback [...]
2004-09-02 11:35:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMASS MOPS OVIP PARM PINR PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2388NOTICE OF TWO YEMENIS COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-08 05:19:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2408AMBASSADOR DELIVERS THERMOBARICS, STATE SPONSORED
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador took the opportunity of his introductory meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman to deliver refs A and B. Noman listened carefully to both messages and asked questions, but offered no immediate response. Discussions on G-8 BMENA process covered septel. E [...]
2004-09-12 05:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRETETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER PINR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2421ROYG FORCES KILL REBEL CLERIC AL-HOUTHI IN
[...] (C) Summary. Anti-American rebel Shi'ite cleric al-Houthi was killed on September 10 in an early morning raid on his cave hide-out in the Sa'da Goverornate. The ROYG has announced an end to the 10-week insurgency, which resulted in well over 1000 deaths. ROYG forces have already begun red [...]
2004-09-12 13:23:00Embassy SanaaSECRETMARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PREL PINR PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2437YEMEN AGREES TO SIGN MOU ON MANPADS BUYBACK
[...] (C) National Security Bureau Deputy Ammar Saleh confirmed to DATT, COS, and Pol/Econ Chief that the ROYG was ready to sign an MOU on the USG buyback and destruction of Yemeni MANPADS. End Summary. 2. (C) Ammar informed emboffs that the President had given a green light to the USG MANPAD [...]
2004-09-14 13:01:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL PTER YM PARMS COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2486NOTIFICATION OF ENEMY COMBATANT REVIEW - TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-22 08:43:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2489SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni fundamentalists and/or some members [...]
2004-09-22 08:43:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
04SANAA2501DFM NOMAN DISCUSSES BMENA, IRAQ, PRESS FREEDOMS
[...] (C) Summary. On September 21 Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman discussed with DCM the BMENA Forum for the Future Summit, ROYG support for the IIG, and recent Presidential statements and actions to rein in the Yemeni press. Noman also offered condolences for the murder of American hosta [...]
2004-09-22 14:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ KDEM PTER YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS
04SANAA2506GENERAL SMITH DISCUSSES MIL-MIL COOPERATION WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-25 05:19:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER YE COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY
04SANAA2520YEMEN MANPADS BUYBACK: WE HAVE A DEAL
[...] (S) Summary. On September 28 the ROYG signed an agreement with the USG that will affect the purchase and destruction of a minimum 1,435 Yemeni MANPADS. Foreign Minister Dhabbi and Ambassador commented on the agreement's symbolic and strategic importance to the bilateral relationship and U. [...]
2004-09-28 15:25:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPARMS PTER MARR PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2542ROYG NOTIFIED OF TRANSFER TO GITMO OF YEMENI
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 06:47:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PREL KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2556FM QIRBI WANTS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO EXPAND
[...] (S) Summary: In a follow-on meeting from his recent visit to UNGA, FM Qirbi raised questions on BMENA process with Ambassador on October 4. Noting successful and positive meetings in Washington, Qirbi promised to look into recent irritants in the bilateral relationship including recent setbac [...]
2004-10-06 07:08:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PGOV EFIN YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
04SANAA2559SANAA EAC MEETING - OCTOBER 2, 2004
[...] (S/NF) Begin summary: The Chief of Mission (COM) convened an EAC meeting on October 3, to assess recent threat information and discuss security-related issues followed by a review of the Emergency Action Plan. EAC members concluded the meeting in agreement that no imminent threat was discer [...]
2004-10-06 11:40:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
04SANAA2602TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT
[...] (C) Post offers the following response corresponding to the letter of the questions asked in reftel. (a) Contact information for TFCO: Post's Terrorist Financing Coordination Officer is DCM Nabeel Khoury. Post's Terrorist Financing Action Officer is Pol/Econ Deputy Jill Hutchings, who may b [...]
2004-10-13 13:07:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL TERFIN
04SANAA2697DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN ACTIVITY IN IRAQ
[...] (S) On October 16 Ambassador expressed to FM Qirbi USG concerns about Iranian interference with the UN, OIC - endorsed political process in Iraq. Iran's provision of support to insurgents, including terrorists, said Ambassador, directly threatens the security of Iraq and the region. He req [...]
2004-10-17 12:54:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PINR IZ IR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2698CSRT AND ARB NOTIFICATIONS DELIVERED, ROYG REQUEST
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered Notifications of Combatant Status review Tribunal (refs A-C),and Final Determination of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Notifications (refs D and E) to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on October 16. 2. (C) As in the past, Noman accepted notification o [...]
2004-10-17 13:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KAWC PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2699RAMADAN RELEASES DEMARCHE DELIVERED, ROYG AGREES
[...] (S) Summary. On October 16 Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Qirbi and called on the ROYG to live up to its CT commitments (reftel). Ambassador stressed that ROYG failure to provide the USG with prior information on Ramadan releases of terrorism-related security detain [...]
2004-10-17 13:08:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PREL PINR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2707SANAA EAC MEETING - OCTOBER 17, 2004
[...] (S/NF) Begin summary: The Chief of Mission (COM) convened an EAC meeting on October 17, to address security concerns as post moves closer to the U.S. election date and enters Ramadan, raising the possibility of major attacks. COM stated there was currently no information that there will be a [...]
2004-10-18 08:32:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
04SANAA2712MEETING WITH MOI AL-ALIMI: HOLD ON AL-BANNA AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary. At 18 October meeting with Minister of Interior al-Alimi, Ambassador urged continued detention of Jaber al-Banna and Hadi Dulqum. Alimi said there were no current plans to release either of the detainees and promised to inform Ambassador prior to any decision to release them. [...]
2004-10-19 08:05:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KJUS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2753DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NOMAN ON RAMADAN RELEASES
[...] (S/NF) Pol/Econ chief discussed pending Ramadan prisoner releases with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on October 27. Thanking the ROYG for providing the USG a list of potential Ramadan releases in advance, Pol/Econ Chief urged Noman to continue in this cooperative vein by taking seriou [...]
2004-10-27 15:10:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2754INTERIOR MINISTER ALIMI ON RAMADAN RELEASES
[...] (S/NF) Summary. DCM pressed Interior Minister al-Alimi on October 26 not to proceed with ROYG plans to release all 138 security detainees, Hadi Dulqum, and Jaber al-Banna in a Ramadan Amnesty in the next days and weeks. A decision to go forward, said DCM, may have serious consequences for [...]
2004-10-28 13:41:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2767HUMANITARIAN DEMINING ASSISTANCE TO YEMEN HELPS
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Summary and Action Request. Funds for the USG Yemeni Humanitarian Demining Program (HDP) may be cut entirely in FY 05. Approaching its seventh year, Yemen's HDP (YHDP) is an example of how USG humanitarian assistance can successfully help [...]
2004-10-31 07:00:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KHDP YM
04SANAA2771NOTICE OF GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-31 11:31:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2790YEMEN ASKS US TO STAY OUT OF KHAIWANI CASE
[...] (C) Summary. At November 1 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Dhabbi expressed concern that the US plans to join European missions in criticizing the ROYG publicly for the detention of journalist al-Khaiwani. Ambassador responded that no such discussion had taken place and the US would not at [...]
2004-11-02 12:32:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PHUM YM
04SANAA2834YEMEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GTRI PARTNERS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-08 12:33:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP PTER TRGY DEMARCHE
04SANAA2837CSRT REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ON ENEMY COMBATANT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-08 12:59:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PREL KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2850FM QIRBI AGREES TO RAISE GOSS CALL WITH SALEH
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Ambassador delivered Eid al-Fitr greetings (ref A),discussed the planned Ramadan amnesty and reviewed the upcoming BMENA forum with Foreign Minister Qirbi on November 8. Qirbi agreed to discuss with President Saleh the possibility of a CIA director call. FM raised Saleh's ref [...]
2004-11-09 11:09:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2869SANAA EAC MEETING - OCTOBER 26, 2004
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: On October 26, 2004, the Chief Of Mission chaired a core Emergency Action Committee meeting with COM, DCM, ORCA, DATT, FPD, LEGAT, SOC-Yemen, OMC, CONS, POLECON, PDO and RSO in attendance. The topic of discussion was the possible release of 138 prisoners from Republic of [...]
2004-11-11 10:00:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2936COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST FOR ROYG
[...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief delivered request for ROYG assistance in contacting witnesses on behalf of Yemeni GTMO detainees coming before the Combatant Status Review Tribunal (ref A) to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on November 23. Noman said he would pass the request to the appropriate ROYG [...]
2004-11-24 10:44:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PREL KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2938COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST FOR ROYG
[...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief delivered request for ROYG assistance in contacting witnesses on behalf of Yemeni GTMO detainees coming before the Combatant Status Review Tribunal (ref A) to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on November 23. Noman said he would pass the request to the appropriate ROYG [...]
2004-11-24 10:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PREL KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2946UPDATE ON YEMEN PRISONER RELEASES
[...] (S) Summary. Post believes that the 28 plus 2 Ramadan detainees who's release we objected to have been put on an "extended hold" pending transfer from PSO custody to that of the Attorney General (AG). As of November 24, however, we have received no confirmation from the AG that the transfer [...]
2004-11-27 06:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER PINR KJUS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2994GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD PROCEEDINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-01 13:22:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINR YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA2996DEMARCHES DELIVERED: SUPPORT FOR IRAQ ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) Summary. DCM delivered ref A and B demarches on keeping weapons out of Sudan (ref A) and encouraging support for full participation in Iraqi elections to Deputy Foreign Minister Noman on December 1. Pointing to President Saleh's on-again, off-again support for Coalition and IIG efforts, [...]
2004-12-01 13:50:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETTC SU IZ YM DEMARCHE
04SANAA3023YEMENI PRESIDENT SALEH WANTS WASHINGTON TRIP
[...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador December 6 to request that he convey Saleh's strong desire to visit Washington to personally congratulate President Bush on his reelection and meet with newly appointed senior officials. Citing important new developments in the region "that can onl [...]
2004-12-06 15:11:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER MARR PGOV KJUS PINR YM PARMS COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA3025SANAA EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 6, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-06 19:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
04SANAA3062LIMBURG AND COLE CASES ON APPEAL, BANNA STILL ON
[...] (C) Summary. Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Sharaf al-Mahbashi told Legatt on 10/06 that the Limburg appeal began with arguments from the first eight appellees, that briefs have been submitted to Court of Appeals in the Cole case although the court has not yet set a date to hear arguments, a [...]
2004-12-12 05:18:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC KVPR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA3070AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Speaker of Parliament and head of the Islah opposition party Abdullah al-Ahmar on December 11. Al-Ahmar refused to address pressing domestic issues, including much-needed economic reforms, Parliament's agenda, and Islah's political agenda, in [...]
2004-12-12 14:55:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
04SANAA3094AL-JAZEERA TV PROGRAM: "THE UNTOLD WAR STORY" -
[...] SUMMARY: Al-Jazeera TV broadcast a documentary on Thursday, December 9, 2004, titled "The Untold War Story" addressing the impact and repercussions of U.S.-Yemeni counterterrorism cooperation at the economic, social and political levels. The documentary included impressions from a wide varie [...]
2004-12-15 10:03:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO YM PTER KMDR MARR MOPS PNIR COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA3105YEMEN: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Below is Embassy Sanaa's submission to the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. 2004 Addendum sent septel. The text and the addendum have also been forwarded to S/CT POC via e-mail. 2. Begin text. Terrorist Attacks and Prosecutions ---------------------------------- There were n [...]
2004-12-18 12:20:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA3106YEMEN: ADDENDUM TO THE 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Below is the text of Post's addendum to the 2004 Yemen submission to the annual terrorism report. The text of the report and the addendum have also been forwarded to CT POCs via e-mail. Report sent septel. The M/V Limburg Trial --------------------- 2. For more detailed information on [...]
2004-12-18 12:21:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA3118DAS DIBBLE MEETINGS WITH ROYG MINISTERS: YEMEN
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and Visiting NEA/ARPI Deputy Assistant Secretary Philo Dibble met separately with Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi, Minister of Interior Alimi, and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Sofan on December 15. The Ministers worked from the same talking poi [...]
2004-12-18 14:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER MARR ECON KMPI YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA3152CT ACTION GROUP DEMARCHE ON 12 CONVENTIONS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-26 12:21:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA3155YEMEN 2004-2005 INSCR REPORT
[...] (SBU) SANAA'S UPDATE FOR THE 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INSCR) IS AT PARA TWO. COMMENT: SANAA NOTES NO SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE 2003 MONEY LAUNDERING LAW, AND HAS TAKEN NO ACTION ON ENFORCING THE UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS ON ABDUL MAJID ZINDANI. END C [...]
2004-12-26 13:54:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SNAR PTER KSEP KCRM YM TERFIN COM
04SANAA3168SALEH PLAYING HOA STATESMAN, WANTS USG STATEMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. Immediately following his return from the Sanaa Forum for Cooperation in Khartoum, Foreign Minister Qirbi convoked Charge on December 28 to ask for U.S. political support for a number of initiatives endorsed by the participan [...]
2004-12-28 15:36:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ODIP ER ET SU YM
04SANAA3170SANAA EAC MEETING 12/28/2004
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Charge convened a core EAC meeting on December 28, 2004, to share information regarding the recent attempt to attack Embassy personnel and to assess recent threat information. Embassy employees were reminded to remain vigilant in light of recent threat reporting an [...]
2004-12-28 17:34:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA358COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- 10 FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Summary: On 10 February 2004, the Ambassador hosted a meeting of the G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) local mission representatives at the Residence to discuss and coordinate member-nations' ongoing counterterrorism training and assistance efforts with the Republic of Yemen governm [...]
2004-02-11 16:01:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA396FM QIRBI ON WASHINGTON VISIT
[...] (s) In a February 16 meeting (ref a),CDA reviewed Foreign Minister Abubaker al-Qirbi's successful visit to Washington February 2-6. Noting the positive meetings Qirbi had with the FBI Director and DCI, CDA said that arrangements should proceed soon for teams from the CIA and FBI to visit Yeme [...]
2004-02-18 13:13:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV MASS PTER ETRD YM COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA414BEHIND THE SCENES ON YEMEN-SAUDI BORDER COOPERATION
[...] (s) Summary: President Saleh told CDA on February 19 that DCI George Tenent played a major role in facilitating the new border agreement between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Both countries agreed to halt new construction and begin joint Ministry of Interior patrols. A resolution was a political n [...]
2004-02-24 09:54:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER ASEC PBTS SA YM COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM
04SANAA448SANAA EAC MEETING - 28 FEBRUARY 2004
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on February 28, 2004 to review security conditions for Embassy personnel and the general American community in light of muted public reaction to the terrorist financing designation of Sheikh Zindani (refs A and B) and recent threat repor [...]
2004-02-26 22:38:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER YM EAC TERFIN
04SANAA477NO NEW SECURITY THREAT IN YEMEN; FRENCH NOT CLOSING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. French DCM told DCM 3/2 that media reports of French diplomatic closure in Sanaa due to new local security threats are in error. The recent Zawahiri audiotape prompted Paris to advise French embassies worldwide to review security. In Yemen, this instruction prompted an ongoing [...]
2004-03-02 14:36:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PGOV FR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA488MEDIA REACTION ON US TREASURY DEPARTMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Press coverage of the 2/24 terrorist financing designation of Shaikh Abd-al-Majid al-Zindani, Head of both Al-Iman University and the Advisory (Shura) Council of the leading Yemeni opposition party Islah, has generally been highly critical. A few papers offered muted support, reprin [...]
2004-03-03 13:46:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA498ROYG CONDEMNS 3/2 ATTACKS IN BAGHDAD AND KERBALA
[...] (C) DCM contacted Presidential translator/advisor Mohamed Sudam and conveyed reftel demarche evening of 3/3. Sudam noted that the absence of FM Qirbi (in Cairo for AL Ministerial) likely accounted for lack of immediate comment from the MFA, adding that ROYG would indeed denounce "these terrib [...]
2004-03-04 11:01:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV KISL YM DEMARCHE
04SANAA506FM QIRBI ON ARAB LEAGUE, GREATER MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on ROYG Foreign Minister 3/7 to discuss developments with Arab League reform and the Greater Middle East Initiative upon the FM's return from the Cairo AL ministerial. Qirbi highlighted the drafting of a charter committing the Arab League to political and econo [...]
2004-03-07 12:51:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID KISL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA507PRESIDENT SALEH'S SON: ALIVE AND WELL IN SANAA
[...] (u) Colonel Ahmed Ali Saleh, President Saleh's oldest son and Commander of the Yemen Special Forces, made a public appearance on March 6 at a graduation ceremony for the Republican Guard and Special Forces. DATT, who attended the ceremony, confirms that Saleh appeared to be unharmed. Saleh's [...]
2004-03-07 13:31:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PARM PREL PHUM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
04SANAA521ONGOING AGGRESSIVE CT OPS IN ABYAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary/Comment: Yemeni counterterrorism (CT) operations by Central Security Forces (CSF) and Ministry of Defense forces have been ongoing in the Abyan region for approximately one week. ROYG informed Post of the capture of al-Qaida element Raouf Naseeb on 3/3. Minister of Interior [...]
2004-03-08 14:06:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA54TEXTS OF DHS EMERGENCY AVIATION AMENDMENTS
[...] (sbu) Pol/Econ Chief and Econoff delivered texts of three aviation emergency amendments provided in reftel to Hamed Ahmed Farag, Chairman of Yemen's Civil Aviation and Meteorological Authority (CAMA),Mohammed al-Madhagi, CAMA Advisor and Chief of the Technical Advisory Bureau. Noting that Ye [...]
2004-01-06 12:26:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER ASEC PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA545DHAMAR MOSQUE ATTACK NOT ANTI-WESTERN TERRORISM
[...] (C) Post confirmed with Ministry of Interior (MOI) that the mosque attack in Dhamar 3/5 has no/no relation to anti-Western or other terrorism. As reported in local and international press (ref),Abdallah Ahmed Yahia Zeid Ghassan killed five persons and injured 30 when he attacked a Dhamar m [...]
2004-03-06 09:14:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL YM
04SANAA589SANAA EAC MEETING - 13 MARCH 2004
[...] (S/NF) CDA convened an EAC meeting on 3/13 to review security conditions in light of the Abu-Hafs Al-Masri Brigades statement, ref a. The statement claims responsibility for the 3/11 Madrid bombings and calls for attacks in Yemen. EAC agreed the statement does not warrant any increase to Po [...]
2004-03-15 09:13:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER YM
04SANAA622SANAA EAC MEETING - 16 MARCH 2004
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on 3/16 to review security conditions for Embassy personnel and the general American community in light of the recent thwarted attack on the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. EAC examined Post's already stringent and comprehensive se [...]
2004-03-17 14:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER YM EAC
04SANAA626FEBRUARY 9, 2004, SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE
[...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni Muslims are predisposed to oppose U. [...]
2004-03-17 17:49:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA673SANAA EAC MEETING - 22 MARCH 2004
[...] (S/NF) Begin summary: Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on March 22, 2004, to review security conditions for Embassy personnel and the general American community in light of Israel's assassination of Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin (reftel). Ambassador commenced the EAC with an [...]
2004-03-23 09:45:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER YM EAC
04SANAA6803/20/04 ABIZAID MEETING WITH SALEH: CT OPS IN
[...] (C) Summary. During his 3/20/04 visit to Sanaa, GEN Abizaid, accompanied by Ambassador and senior staff, called on President Saleh. Saleh asked about ongoing Pakistani CT operations in Waziristan. He asserted that good intelligence and money to spread around were more effective in tribal re [...]
2004-03-24 08:13:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER EAID IZ AF PK YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA685SANAA EAC MEETING 03/24/2004
[...] (C) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on March 24th, 2004, to review the security situation in regard to potential tensions in the region as a result of the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. EAC members noted no specific threats but recommended that the American com [...]
2004-03-24 16:07:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
04SANAA694MEDIA REACTION ON THE ASSASSINATION OF HAMAS LEADER
[...] SUMMARY: The assassination of Ahmad Yassin 3/22, the spiritual leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, received widespread reaction at various levels of Yemeni society including the government, political parties and the media. Newspapers, including government, opposition and indepe [...]
2004-03-27 04:35:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
04SANAA724IMPROVED YEMEN-SAUDI COOPERATION, BUT STILL NO
[...] (c) Summary: Saudi Poloff al-Mqhm told Pol/Econ Chief on 3/27 that there is strong interest in Saudi-Yemen cooperation, including projected committee meetings to develop a joint strategy for border security. He confirmed that because of concerns over smuggling, the SAG opted to construct a " [...]
2004-03-31 13:03:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ASEC PBTS SA YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA728PRESENTATION OF INCOMING LEGATT TO MINISTER OF
[...] (U) Summary: On 27 March 2004, The Ambassador met with ROYG Minister of the Interior Rashad al-Alimi to present newly arrived LEGATT and discuss security subjects. Alimi warmly welcomed LEGATT, and listed a number of issues on which MOI sought cooperation with LEGATT. Also present at the m [...]
2004-04-03 04:29:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY
04SANAA837LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION: USS COLE DEFENDANTS -
[...] (SBU) Ambassador, accompanied by LEGATT and NCIS rep, carried out demarche reftel with Minister of Interior Alimi on Wednesday, April 7. Ambassador noted his intention to reiterate points to prosecutor general early week of April 10. Alimi confirmed that prosecutor general is appropriate in [...]
2004-04-10 13:59:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CJAN YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANAA867YEMEN TO TRY TERRORISTS/COLE BOMBING SUSPECTS
[...] (U) Summary: On 11 April 2004, The Ambassador met with ROYG Attorney General (AttGen) Dr. Abdullah Al-Ulfi to discuss progress on turning over terrorist cases for prosecution, formally request rendition of Cole Bombing suspects Al-Badawi and Al-Quso, and to request/offer USG participation in [...]
2004-04-14 11:35:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANTODOMINGO1052DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP
[...] Summary: Embassy on February 6 hosted a coordination meeting of local embassies of nations involved in the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG). Poloff and NAS officer briefly sketched U.S. plans as CTAG chair for 2004 and ongoing U.S. law enforcement assistance programs relevant to countert [...]
2004-02-19 19:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL SNAR EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO2183CTAG DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GODR
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A talking points to GODR Foreign Ministry Head of the International Organizations, Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. Ambassador Abreu had no immediate response. Embassy Santo Domingo held a CTAG meeting on February 6, 2004 (reftel B),we do not plan to hold ano [...]
2004-04-07 17:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL DR
04SANTODOMINGO2743LETTER AND SUMMARY OF DEFICIENCIES AT LAS AMERICAS
[...] Embassy officers delivered he TSA letter in English on Friday, May 2 to the Airport Security Agency (CESA),the airport operator AERODOM and to the Civil Aviation Agency. English translations of the letter and the annex were delivered to all the above on Monday, May 5. HERTELL [...]
2004-05-06 23:32:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER DR
04SANTODOMINGO4260TERRORIST FINANCE: CIRA
[...] On July 20, Embassy delivered information in reftel to the Vice Secretary in the GODR Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to the GODR Superintendent of Banks. Embassy will forward any response received. HERTELL [...]
2004-07-21 19:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR EFIN ETTC PTER TD KTFN
04SANTODOMINGO4425INVITATION TO GTRI CONFERENCE IN VIENNA DELIVERED
[...] Embassy on July 29 delivered reftel talking points inviting the Dominican Republic to participate in the Global Threat Reduction Initiative Partners Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 18-19, and text of proposed joint statement, to MFA international organizations deputy director Rhadys [...]
2004-08-02 13:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY PTER AORC DR
04SANTODOMINGO469DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CICTE DELEGATION TO FOURTH
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to GODR Deputy Director of International Organizations Desk, Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco. Ambassador Polanco said that the GODR delegation to the Fourth Regular Session of the OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) will be headed [...]
2004-01-23 19:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER DR
04SANTODOMINGO5227GTRI PARTNERS' CONFERENCE IN VIENNA: DOMINICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-19 15:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP TRGY PTER MNUC DR
04SANTODOMINGO5394TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT
[...] (U)As requested, following is the TFCO related information. 2. (SBU)(a) Contact information for: TFCO: Lisa J. Kubiske, DCM, (809)731-4308, kubiskeLJ@state.gov and DTFCO: Stephen S. Wheeler, Chief Econ Officer, (809)731-4293, wheelerSS@state.gov. (b) Who chairs terrorist finance m [...]
2004-09-29 14:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER KTFN
04SANTODOMINGO6752DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. There were no terrorist attacks or known terrorism related activities in the Dominican Republic during calendar year 2004. The GODR continues to work closely with the USG and others in the fight on global terrorism. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The Dominican Republic was not cove [...]
2004-12-20 18:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC
04SANTODOMINGO796GODR VOTES WITH US ON OAS COLOMBIA PEACE PROCESS
[...] Poloffs delivered urgent request for GODR to vote for a resolution to establish an OAS mission to support the peace process in Colombia. Ambassador Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, deputy director of the International Organizations desk at the GODR Foreign Ministry, discussed the resolution with Dep [...]
2004-02-09 11:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER AORC CO DR
04SINGAPORE1301IMF ON SINGAPORE'S MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST
[...] (U) An IMF assessment praised Singapore's framework for anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/TF),saying it provides a strong framework in terms of the FATF 40 recommendations and eight special recommendations. However, the IMF said there remain areas requiring attention. Key ar [...]
2004-04-28 10:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER KCRM SN
04STATE233493BIN LADEN VIDEOTAPE
[...] (U) ON OCTOBER 29, THE AL-JAZEERA NETWORK BROADCASTED A VIDEOTAPE MESSAGE FROM USAMA BIN LADEN WITH A SIMULTANEOUS ENGLISH TRANSLATION. THE TAPE, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME UBL HAS BEEN SEEN SINCE DECEMBER 2001, INCLUDES MENTION OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SUBJECTS TO INCLUDE IRAQ AND THE UPCOMING [...]
2004-10-30 00:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETASEC PTER CASC
04STATE251768JOINT EXAMINATION OF AL RAJHI BANK THROUGH THE
[...] (S) Summary and action request. This is an urgent action cable. Please pass the proposed terms of reference for the joint examination of the Al Rajhi Bank through the Joint Terrorist Financing Task Force to appropriate Saudi officials at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the Ministry of Finan [...]
2004-11-25 02:21:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN PTER PREL KTFN SA
04STATE53180DEATH OF ABU ABBAS
[...] (C) PALESTINIAN TERRORIST ABU ABBAS DIED MARCH 8 OF A HEART ATTACK WHILE IN CPA CUSTODY IN BAGHDAD. ABU ABBAS DIRECTED THE HIJACKING OF THE ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP ACHILLE LAURO IN 1985, DURING WHICH AMERICAN CITIZEN LEON KLINGHOFFER, 69 AND WHEELCHAIR-BOUND, WAS KILLED AND HIS BODY DUMPED INTO TH [...]
2004-03-10 17:39:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER IS IT
04STATE89155PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL
[...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. ACTION ADDRESSEES ARE TO DRAW FROM THE POINTS IN PARA 2-4, AS APPROPRIATE, WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS AT THE HIGHEST APPROPRIATE LEVELS TO SEEK THEIR HELP IN PREVENTING A PARTY CONGRESS IN IRAQ BY KONGRA-GEL, THE TERRORIST SUCCESSOR TO THE PKK. THE U.S. WILL DO ALL IT [...]
2004-04-22 00:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL PINS IZ TU EU SY JO
04TASHKENT2609AFTER THE BOMBINGS: KARIMOV'S DECISION-MAKING
[...] (C) Summary. This is the second of two cables, which provides insight into President Karimov's decision-making process. The first of which looked at Karimov's possible succession plans (ref D). Although Uzbekistan was rocked twice this year by terrorist bombings, little has changed for Pre [...]
2004-09-30 13:41:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBIO PINR PTER UZ
04TEGUCIGALPA1467HONDURAN SECURITY MINISTER ALLEGES SENIOR AL-QAIDA
[...] (S) Summary: On June 29, Honduran Minister of Public Security (MOPS) Oscar Alvarez told the Honduran press senior Saudi Al-Qaida operative, Adnan Gulshair El-Shukrijumah, had been spotted in Honduras but has since left the country. MOPS Alvarez alleged that El-Shukrijumah was seen in an intern [...]
2004-07-01 00:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPTER ASEC KVPR PINR KJUS KCRM PGOV CVIS HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1546KUDOS FOR VISIT OF U.S. COAST GUARD PORT
[...] I want to personally thank you for accepting the Honduran government's invitation to send a U.S. Coast Guard port security verification team to assess this country's considerable efforts to implement the IMO's ISPS. The Honduran government was extremely pleased by the results of the visit and [...]
2004-07-13 18:59:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1554CODEL SHELBY DISCUSSES BANKING, MONEY LAUNDERING,
[...] Summary: Codel Shelby's June 28-30 visit underscored the close economic and political relationship between the U.S. and Honduras, while providing a welcome focus on financial regulation and prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. In meetings with GOH officials and business an [...]
2004-07-13 21:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN ETRD KJUS PREL PTER OREP HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1577Honduras Poised to Become Leader in Port Security
[...] SUMMARY: Following a June visit to the ports of Honduras, a United States Coast Guard delegation confirmed that Honduras was taking the appropriate measures to ready its ports for certification on July 1, and to successfully comply with International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements an [...]
2004-07-16 18:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EINV ETRD PBTS SNAR PTER BEXP ECON PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA201HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS CICTE; 2002 OAS CT
[...] PolOff delivered January 20 reftel demarche on the OAS CICTE to MFA Director for Multilateral Issues Wendy Flores. MFA Director General fro Foreign Policy Mario Fortin told PolOff January 26 that the GOH delegation will only be Frontier Police Chief Ramon Sabillon. Note: Sabillon is an excel [...]
2004-01-26 21:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KTIA XL XM CA HO OAS
04TEGUCIGALPA2052MEDIA REACTION ON 9/11, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 9/11, entitled "Three years later." "Three years after the devastating attacks against the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, symbols of the U.S. economic and military power, Islamic and other anti-Western extremists have caused chaos a [...]
2004-09-14 19:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO PTER HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2092SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (ref A). POLITICAL VIOLENCE Â [...]
2004-09-20 19:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC PTER PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA457ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING: NEW ALIAS TO PKK, AND
[...] As instructed in reftels (A) and (B),Post delivered the notice of an addition of new aliases to the PKK designation and List 50, and the respective talking points, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 21, 2004. On February 12, we received confirmation that the Ministry had forwarded [...]
2004-02-27 18:00:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KSEP HO
04TEGUCIGALPA498TERRORIST FINANCE: FOLLOWUP - HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) Honduran cooperation on counter-terrorism finance continues to be strong. As noted in ref B, the Honduran Banking and Insurance Commission promptly sends out freeze orders to the entire regulated financial sector each time the U.S. Executive Order lists are amended. The financial secto [...]
2004-03-02 18:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EFIN ETTC KJUS PREL HO UN
04TEGUCIGALPA542SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (ref A. POLITICAL VIOLENCE Â [...]
2004-03-08 15:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNASEC PTER PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA649COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP -- TEGUCIGALPA
[...] (SBU) Summary: At our first Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting to discuss counterterrorism (CT) assistance to the Government of Honduras (GOH) and assess GOH CT needs, representatives of G-8 missions, Spain, and the European Union (EU) all concurred that the threat of a terrorist att [...]
2004-03-17 22:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA819Honduras' Fight Against Money Laundering: A Good
[...] (U) Summary and Action Request: Two years after passing a new law against money laundering, the GOH has made considerable progress in implementing the law and establishing the entities responsible for the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes. The USG, through the Department of [...]
2004-04-12 18:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL HO
04TELAVIV1259THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 1, 2004 (1400
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IAF killed three militants from Palestinian Islamic Jihad February 28 in a missile attack in the Shaykh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. Nine passersby, including a 10-year-old child, were wounded. The IDF demolished 85 kiosks and small vending stands near the Erez Indus [...]
2004-03-01 17:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1292THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 2, 2004 (1400
[...] (SBU) Summary: Arafat advisor for human rights and media issues Khalil al-Zaben was shot and killed March 2 by unknown Palestinian gunmen in Gaza City. One settler was injured March 2 after Palestinians fired a mortar on Neve Dekalim. In the West Bank, the IDF killed one Palestinian March 1 n [...]
2004-03-02 18:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1325ISRAELI COUNTER-TERROR OFFICIAL DEFENDS RAMALLAH
[...] (S) Summary: NSC Counterterrorism Chief BG Danny Arditi expressed concern to the Ambassador March 1 about continuing support from Hizballah for Palestinian terror groups in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. While the U.S. and Israel are making progress in combating financial flows from Saudi Ara [...]
2004-03-03 15:15:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL KPAL IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV1326THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 3, 2004 (1400
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF killed three Hamas militants March 3 near Netzarim after the three had reportedly fired two mortars at Netzarim settlement. Two missiles, believed to have been fired from an F-16, destroyed the militants' vehicle and killed the occupants as they tried to leave the area [...]
2004-03-03 18:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1368THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 4, 2004 (1400
[...] (SBU) Summary: A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed March 4 during an IDF incursion into the Zorub section of the Rafah refugee camp to search for tunnels used to smuggle weapons. Four others, including three more children between the ages of eight and 11, were wounded. One Palestinian was [...]
2004-03-04 16:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1381ISRAELI VENTURE CAPITALISTS REQUEST CLARITY ON
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Israeli venture capitalists outlined to the Ambassador March 3 difficulties Israeli firms are having selling software relating to homeland security and counterterrorism to certain USG entities. According to Chemi Peres, chairman of one of Israel's largest VC firms, Pitang [...]
2004-03-05 09:41:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALETRD PTER IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS LABOR COMMERCE
04TELAVIV1395THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 5, 2004 (1400
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF imposed a total closure on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip March 5 for the Purim holiday, preventing even Palestinians with permits from entering Israel. The IDF said it would make exceptions only in cases of medical emergency. The closure is expected to last until M [...]
2004-03-05 16:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1413MEETING OF POST TERRORISM FINANCING WORKING GROUP
[...] (S//NF) On March 5, the DCM chaired a meeting of mission officers involved in terrorist financing issues. Post Economic, Political, FBI, ORCA, and DATT sections participated in the meeting, updating most recent efforts in working with the GOI on terrorist financing issues. ---------------- [...]
2004-03-08 13:30:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER SNAR KWBG IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1451MILITARY IMPLICATIONS OF A GAZA PULL-OUT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: We assess that the threshold for IDF conventional ground force action in Gaza following a complete Israeli withdrawal, including from the Philadelphia Strip, would be substantially elevated. The loss of IDF-secured roads, fortified bases and settlements, and diminished IDF tactic [...]
2004-03-09 07:50:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KPAL MOPS PTER IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1488FM SHALOM REVIEWS BUSY TRAVEL ITINERARY; BELIEVES
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Shalom told the Ambassador on March 8 that in recent discussions in London and Dublin the Europeans had conveyed a preference for GOI-PA negotiations in the context of the roadmap, as opposed to unilateral steps. UK PM Tony Blair reportedly expressed admiration [...]
2004-03-10 06:44:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER IS EG XF EU GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1568COMBATING RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM; USG-GOI DISCUSS
[...] (C) U.S. and Israeli delegations discussed efforts to combat radiological terrorism during February 24-25 talks held in Israel. The parties reviewed existing institutional structures and technologies as well as strategy and approaches for research, development, testing and evaluation. Also [...]
2004-03-12 10:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER TSPL PARM IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1611UNUSUAL FACTORS IN ASHDOD BOMBINGS INVITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Several atypical elements of Sunday's dual suicide bombing at the Ashdod port have led Israelis to worry that Hamas and Fatah meant what they said when they announced that the attack, for which the two groups claimed responsibility, signalled a new phase in the Intifada. The atta [...]
2004-03-15 15:14:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER KWBG ASEC PREL PGOV IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
04TELAVIV1613THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 13-15, 2004
[...] (SBU) Summary. At approximately 1630 hours March 14, two 18-year-old residents of a Gaza refugee camp blew themselves up at the Ashdod port, killing 10 and injuring 15. Hamas and Islamic Jihad took joint responsibility for the attack. The IDF killed one Palestinian when responding to a roads [...]
2004-03-15 15:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1631THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: MARCH 16, 2004; (1630
[...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli press reports suggesting that a "severe" military crackdown on Gaza was likely following last week's suicide bombing at Ashdod port and a rumor that internationals were being ordered to leave Gaza, fueled widespread concern that internationals were preparing to evacuat [...]
2004-03-16 15:55:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV1638SHARON TELLS CODEL LEVIN NO NEGOTIATIONS WITH PA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While reaffirming his preference for the roadmap, PM Sharon told Codel Levin on March 14 that he would not "negotiate" with the PA prior to Gaza withdrawal, which he termed a security, not political, solution. Asked what sort of U.S. support he is seeking, the PM said only that he [...]
2004-03-17 08:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PGOV PTER IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1643HOME DEMOLITIONS IN GAZA - HIGH HUMANITARIAN TOLL
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: Humanitarian conditions in Rafah rank among the worst in the Palestinian territories. In the past three years, over 10,000 persons in Rafah have been made homeless by IDF home demolitions. The donor community has spent millions of dollars responding to this ongoing huma [...]
2004-03-17 10:42:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON GZ IS KWBG PHUM PREF PREL PTER ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV1661SHARON TELLS CODEL LEVIN THAT SYRIA TRACK CAN WAIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Sharon told Codel Levin that Israel should "finish negotiations" with the Palestinians before turning to the Syrian track. While expressing a willingness to negotiate without preconditions with Bashar, the PM said Syria would first have to dismantle terrorist organizations and [...]
2004-03-17 14:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY IS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1662THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 17, 2004 --
[...] (SBU) IDF helicopter gunships fired missiles on a Gaza City building on March 16, killing two members of Islamic Jihad and wounding nine Palestinians. During an ongoing operation to locate tunnels in Rafah, the IDF killed four Palestinians and injured 12. In Gaza City, a Palestinian policem [...]
2004-03-17 14:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1684THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 18, 2004 --
[...] (SBU) In Gaza, the IDF ended its operation to search for tunnels at 2100 hours March 17. UNRWA reported that six Palestinians were injured in Rafah between 1500 and 2100 March 17.. The Israeli High Court ordered on March 17 that work on the barrier northwest of Jerusalem be postponed indefi [...]
2004-03-18 14:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1685JERICHO MONITORING MISSION: STATUS REPORT AND
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv-ConGen Jerusalem message, coordinated with the British Embassy and British ConGen. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Following a detailed review of the situation at the Jericho prison, the U.S. and British Ambassadors and Consuls General agreed March 15 that Palestinian [...]
2004-03-18 16:37:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS UK ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1705THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 19, 2004 --
[...] (SBU) Four IDF soldiers were injured when a bomb exploded near their tank during an incursion into the Gaza Strip near Netzarim. According to UNRWA, at least four Palestinians were injured during the incursion. In the West Bank, the IDF arrested seven Palestinians and destroyed the home of a [...]
2004-03-19 13:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1741PM SHARON BANKING ON U.S. TO SAVE DISENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Following PM Sharon's March 21 meeting with Likud ministers to discuss his disengagement plan, it appears that the Prime Minister may lack the necessary Likud ministerial support for the plan to pass a cabinet vote. Pundits and Embassy political contacts say the PM will need to s [...]
2004-03-22 16:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
04TELAVIV1742HAMAS CHARGES USG CULPABILITY IN YASIN KILLING;
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Hamas leaders have responded to the IAF's assassination of Hamas leader Shaykh Ahmad Yasin March 22 by vowing retaliation against Israel and blaming the USG, saying &The Zionists did not take such a step without the approval of the terrorist U.S. Administration. Therefore, it [...]
2004-03-22 16:51:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETKWBG KPAL PREL PTER GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV1743THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 22, 2004 --
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IAF assassinated Hamas leader Shaykh Ahmad Yasin in a missile attack in Gaza City March 22; six other Palestinians were killed and 19 were wounded in the attack (details reported septel). All entry and exit into the Gaza Strip was stopped for Palestinians March 22 in the w [...]
2004-03-22 17:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1765ISRAELIS HUNKER DOWN THE DAY AFTER YASSIN KILLING
[...] (C) Summary: Israel's politicians wasted little time in taking to the airwaves to defend, or in some cases take issue with, the March 22 killing of Hamas spiritual leader Shaykh Ahmad Yassin. Sources in the PM's office expressed satisfaction with the U.S. response, and an MFA official said t [...]
2004-03-23 13:10:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1772ISRAELI-ARAB POLITICIANS DECLARE DAY OF MOURNING,
[...] (C) Summary. Israeli-Arab politicians rallied some 2,000 demonstrators in Nazareth March 23 to protest the GOI's assassination of Hamas leader Yasin. The Higher Arab Monitoring Committee, in conjunction with the more militant Islamic Movement, also declared March 23 a day of mourning. A Liku [...]
2004-03-23 14:37:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY
04TELAVIV1910THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 27-29, 2004 --
[...] (SBU) Summary: A seven-year-old Palestinian boy was shot and killed March 27 in Balata refugee camp during an exchange of fire between the IDF and Palestinian gunmen. Both sides claimed that inadvertent fire by the other had killed the boy. A group of Israeli settlers occupied and vandalized [...]
2004-03-29 15:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1928THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 30, 2004 --
[...] (SBU) Summary: IDF soldiers shot and injured two Palestinian suspects in al-Fuwwar village, and eight Palestinians were arrested by the IDF throughout the West Bank March 29. Settlers in Hebron uprooted part of a Palestinian vineyard and placed three caravans on the site, according to press [...]
2004-03-30 13:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1951THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND MARCH 31, 2004 --
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the pre-dawn hours March 31, settlers moved into 11 houses they claim to have purchased in the predominantly Arab Silwan section of East Jerusalem, sparking clashes between police and Palestinian residents, who reportedly threw stones at the settlers. Police used tear gas t [...]
2004-03-31 14:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV1952ISRAELI OFFICIALS BRIEF DJEREJIAN ON IMPROVED
[...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings with GOI officials between March 26-30, former NEA A/S and Ambassador to Israel Ed Djerejian, here as an official guest of the Foreign Ministry in his current capacity as Director of the Baker Institute, heard that the regional strategic situation faced by [...]
2004-03-31 15:46:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KPAL IS SY XF GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1968THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND APRIL 1, 2004 -- (1400
[...] (SBU) Direct deposit for all PA security forces is scheduled to begin April 1 (see Jerusalem septel). Civilian PA workers are scheduled to have their salaries deposited April 3. At least one Palestinian was injured March 31 when the IDF forcefully broke up an anti-barrier demonstration near [...]
2004-04-01 12:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV2040THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND APRIL 2, 2004 -- (1400
[...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was killed April 2 in a heavy exchange of fire that erupted between IDF soldiers and Palestinian militants during an IDF incursion into the al-Salaam area of the Rafah refugee camp. On April 1, UNRWA said in a press release that it was suspending delivery into [...]
2004-04-02 14:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV2163THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #69, APRIL 10-13,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Four Palestinians were killed by IDF fire over the reporting period, including a 12 year old girl who lived near Gani Tal settlement in Gaza. In the West Bank, 12 al-Aqsa Brigade members were arrested after they tried to abduct an accused collaborator in Qalqilya. In Gaza ther [...]
2004-04-13 15:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV2164OVER 200 GAZA BUSINESSMEN LAMENT DELAYS AT KARNI
[...] (C) Embassy sources reported that over 200 Gazan businessmen attended a Chambers of Commerce meeting on April 13 in Gaza City. They attributed the large turnout to the seriousness of the problems facing businessmen caused by delays at Karni crossing. (Karni is the only commercial crossing s [...]
2004-04-13 16:02:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKWBG ECON GZ IS PTER ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
04TELAVIV2195THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #70; APRIL 14, 1700
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the reporting period one Palestinian died of shrapnel wounds during a Fatah demonstration. IDF teams demolished the home of a suicide bomber in Nablus, and bulldozed lands near Rafa in northern Gaza. A sit-in strike protesting tighter security measures continued for a [...]
2004-04-14 16:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV2207THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #71, APRIL 15, 1700
[...] (SBU) Summary. IDF forces detained settlers during the evacuation of Havat Maon outpost April 14. IDF forces clashed with Palestinian protesters at Biddu April 14 and 15, and roughly 3,000 people demonstrated in Ramallah in support of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti. In the Gaza Strip, [...]
2004-04-15 16:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV2235THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #72; APRIL 16, 1700
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the West Bank, IDF fire killed one Palestinian demonstrator near Ramallah and injured nine near the Old City. The IDF arrested seven Palestinians including a 28-year-old woman carrying a bag of explosives. In Gaza, Hamas and Islamic Jihad organized demonstrations in suppor [...]
2004-04-16 15:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV2388THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: APRIL 26, 2004 --
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian gunmen killed one Israeli border policeman and wounded three others April 25 near Idna village in the West Bank. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack. Also on April 25, an Israeli undercover unit killed two al-Aqsa militants and woun [...]
2004-04-26 15:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV2416THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND APRIL 28, 2004 --
[...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli media reported that four Israelis were injured, one seriously, in an attempted suicide car bombing April 28 when a jeep exploded under IDF gunfire as it was speeding towards the settlement of Kfar Darom. Three Palestinians were killed April 26 in the Mughazi camp in an [...]
2004-04-28 14:10:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL IS GZ
04TELAVIV2455THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #80, APRIL 29, 2004;
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the West Bank, IDF forces killed one suspected al Aqsa member and arrested three Fatah activists, and house demolitions and curfews continued in various locations. In the Gaza strip, individuals bombed the home of police chief Ghazi Jablai, one Palestinian was killed for s [...]
2004-04-29 14:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV2473THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND: #81; APRIL 30, 2004
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the West Bank, IDF troops killed one Palestinian during a clash with stone throwers, and another Palestinian woman reportedly died of tear gas inhalation in a separate incident. An IDF incursion team demolished houses throughout the West Bank, including 11 south of Hebron. [...]
2004-04-30 13:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV6149WB/G SITREP: DECEMBER 6, 2004 (1230 HRS LOCAL):
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian militants fired a total of 11 mortar shells at IDF soldiers and Israeli settlers over the December 4-6 weekend. IDF fire injured six Palestinians in Khan Yunis, and seven Palestinians in Rafah refugee camp. Israeli border police found sacks conta [...]
2004-12-06 15:24:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
04TELAVIV6197WB/G SITREP: ONE SOLDIER KILLED, FOUR INJURED
[...] (SBU) Summary: A member of the IDF canine unit and his dog were killed near Karni Crossing December 7 when an IED exploded as soldiers were conducting a search for weapons. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. Four additional IDF soldiers were injured in the ensuing gun battle as they [...]
2004-12-07 16:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6225WB/G SITREP: FIVE PALESTINIANS KILLED IN GAZA;
[...] (SBU) Summary: IDF forces killed five Palestinians in the Gaza strip December 7-8, while the number of injured Palestinians was reportedly as high as 11. One Palestinian was injured in Hebron on December 7, while the IDF arrested eight Palestinians December 7-8 in the West Bank. End Summary [...]
2004-12-08 17:32:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6238WB/G SITREP: FOUR PALESTINIANS KILLED IN RAFAH:
[...] (SBU) Summary: IDF soldiers shot and killed four Palestinians in two separate incidents December 8-9 while the men were attempting to smuggle weapons across the Gaza-Egyptian border at Rafah. A fifth Palestinian was seriously wounded. In addition to the small number of laborers being allowe [...]
2004-12-09 15:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6276WB/G SITREP: 29 PALESTINIANS ARRESTED IN THE WEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested 29 Palestinians in the West Bank, including presidential candidate Bassam Salhi, December 9-10. In Gaza, at least six Palestinian militants were reportedly wounded in two incidents involving the firing of missiles in the northern Gaza strip and another near the [...]
2004-12-10 16:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6387SHARON AND CODEL HAGEL/BIDEN: COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon told Codel Hagel/Biden that he was fully committed to making peace with the post-Arafat Palestinian leadership, but that there would be no compromise on holding the the new leadership accountable for actions to combat the terrorist infrastructure. While rec [...]
2004-12-16 10:08:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP PTER KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV6453WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN TUNNELERS RESCUED ALIVE;
[...] (SBU) Summary: A total of 11 Palestinians were killed and another 49 were wounded in clashes that erupted during an IDF incursion into the Khan Yunis December 17-18 intended to stop mortar and rocket fire on Israeli and Israeli settler towns. Some 127 families (600 people) fled their homes dur [...]
2004-12-20 15:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6455MFA ANALYSTS TO CODEL TALENT: SYRIA IS ON A
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General for Intelligence and Research Harry Kney-Tal told CODEL Talent December 6 that Syria will not relinquish either its hold on Lebanon or its relationship with Iraq without gaining some concessions from the West to replace them. With one million Syrians [...]
2004-12-20 16:48:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV LE SY IS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV6470WB/G SITREP: NO INJURIES IN ANTI-TANK MISSILE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Settlers from Zufin settlement, near Qalqiliya, uprooted and torched trees near the West Bank village of Jayyus December 20. Also on December 20, settlers from Yitzhar settlement, near Nablus, disconnected the water supply to an IDF outpost and punctured the tires of a militar [...]
2004-12-21 11:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6504WB/G SITREP: ISRAELI TROOPS RE-ENTER KHAN YUNIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was killed and three others wounded as Israeli forces re-entered the Khan Yunis refugee camp on December 22 in an effort to halt mortar and rocket attacks on nearby settlements. Palestinian gunmen shot and killed an Israeli security guard December 22 who was pr [...]
2004-12-22 15:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6505"THE BATTLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS"
[...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser told CODEL Talent December 6 that the war on terrorism must be waged across no less than five fronts: the physical battle; the efforts of society itself to endure in the face of continued attacks; society's need to remain true to its values rat [...]
2004-12-22 17:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KPAL KWBG IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV6549WB/G SITREP: MILITANTS FIRE MORTAR BARRAGE AT GUSH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the aftermath of a 24-hour IDF incursion into Khan Yunis to stop rocket launches at Israeli settlements in Gush Katif, Palestinian militants fired a barrage of 20 mortar shells at the settlement block December 23. One Israeli was lightly injured in Netzar Hazani when a mor [...]
2004-12-23 14:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
04TELAVIV6563ISRAEL: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (SBU) Post provides below additional information to be used in preparation of the 2004 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report. -------------------------------------- Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Israel has been among the staunche [...]
2004-12-27 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAL KPAO KWBG GZ IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
04THEHAGUE102IRAQ/MEK: DUTCH WILL ACCEPT CITIZENS, CONSIDER
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Head of Gulf States Adri van Loopik, Iran Senior Policy Advisor Arnout Wegerif, and Political Affairs Policy Officer Wouter Jurgens. MFA contacts appreciated the information, and would like to obtain details as soon on possible on any individuals ca [...]
2004-01-16 12:21:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPHUM PTER IR NL PREJ IQ
04THEHAGUE1032TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH RESPONSE TO
[...] (S) Summary: The Netherlands confirms that it supports designation of the additional Al Haramain branches and will take complementary national action to ensure effective action in the interim period between the U.S. designation and its incorporation into EU regulations. However, the GONL has [...]
2004-04-23 15:39:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1038TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH RESPONSE TO
[...] (S) Summary: The Netherlands confirms that it supports designation of the additional Al Haramain branches and will take complementary national action to ensure effective action in the interim period between the U.S. designation and its incorporation into EU regulations. However, the GONL has [...]
2004-04-23 16:29:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1040TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH RESPONSE TO
[...] (S) Summary: The Netherlands confirms that it supports designation of the additional Al Haramain branches and will take complementary national action to ensure effective action in the interim period between the U.S. designation and its incorporation into EU regulations. However, the GONL has [...]
2004-04-23 16:31:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1042(S/NF) TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH SUBMITTING MEK
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-23 16:31:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNETTC PTER IZ NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1201A BIG JOB AHEAD FOR NEW DUTCH COUNTERTERRORIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A highly respected bureaucrat, Tjibbe Joustra, recently assigned to the new Dutch position of counterterrorism (CT) coordinator, is remarkably candid about the flaws he sees in the Dutch CT efforts (e.g., lack of inter-agency coordination; lack of action). He has a broad mandate to rev [...]
2004-05-14 16:51:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINR NL
04THEHAGUE1212MEK: DELIVERY OF NAMES TO THE DUTCH
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref A talking points and excel spreadsheet to MFA Deputy Head of Gulf States Arnout Wegerif and Asylum and Migration Affairs advisor Marielle van der Linden. MFA Point of contact for the Dutch MFA on MEK detainees is the Head of Asylum and Migration Affairs Joep Damoisea [...]
2004-05-18 13:00:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER IR NL PREJ IQ
04THEHAGUE1213TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-05-18 15:23:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1515TERRORIST FINANCE: EVOLVING DUTCH POSITION ON EU
[...] (C) The Dutch government has moved much closer to supporting EU designation of Hizballah in its entirety. The "official" GONL position is that Hizballah is a political movement with a terrorist branch;the Dutch maintain that the political movement is represented in parliament in Lebanon, play [...]
2004-06-17 16:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETTC PTER LE XM NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1595DUTCH APPEALS COURT ALLOWS USE OF INTEL INFORMATION
[...] In December 2002, a Rotterdam court acquitted four men who, the Government alleged, were involved in a plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Paris. The court refused to allow the prosecution to use information supplied by the intelligence service, AIVD, as evidence. On June 21, 2004, The Hague Ap [...]
2004-06-25 13:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE1775JULY 7 U.S.-EU JHA CONSULTATIONS - CATS & SCIFA
[...] SUMMARY: U.S.-EU consultations on a broad range of JHA issues were held in The Hague on July 7. The Article 36 Committee (CATS for cooperation in police and judicial matters) met in the morning and the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA) met in the afternoon. St [...]
2004-07-15 14:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER CVIS SNAR SMIG KFRD CPAS PREL EUN
04THEHAGUE1778THE HAGUE EAC CONVENED - JULY 15, 2004
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post held an EAC meeting July 15 in response to the Dutch government decision elevating the general threat level in the Netherlands. RSO and ORCA briefed on the threat situation and the EAC decided not to change the current security posture and that there was no specific, credi [...]
2004-07-15 16:38:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
04THEHAGUE1812TERRORIST FINANCE: CIRA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) As requested reftel, post delivered the CIRA points on July 14 to Margreet Wenting, Senior Policy Advisor in the Department of Financial Integrity at the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Post also delivered the points on July 15 to Alle Dorhout, who has the lead on EU designation issues in t [...]
2004-07-19 17:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1813TERRORIST FINANCE: THE HAGUE: PKK/KADEK DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) As requested, post delivered reftel talking points on July 14 to Margreet Wenting, Senior Policy Advisor in the Department of Financial Integrity at the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Post also delivered the points on July 15 to Alle Dorhout, who has the lead on EU designation issues in t [...]
2004-07-19 17:39:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1837IRAQ INSURGENT FINANCE: DUTCH VIEWS
[...] (SBU) As requested, post delivered reftel talking points on July 15 to Alle Dorhout, who has the lead on EU designation issues in the Directorate for European Integation within the Department of External Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Post also delivered the points on July [...]
2004-07-21 13:41:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER ECON EFIN ETTC NL
04THEHAGUE1844THE HAGUE EAC CONVENED JULY 22, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-22 14:14:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1847UPDATE ON DUTCH COUNTERTERRORISM PLANNING
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 21 meeting with DCM, Joustra briefed on his plans for a new agency that would integrate C/T policy, threat analysis, and operations under a senior coordinator reporting to the Justice (and Interior) Ministers. Joustra said the two Ministers had approved the outlines o [...]
2004-07-22 15:30:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PINR NL
04THEHAGUE1883TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH THINKING ON PROPOSED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Dutch continue to move forward on plans for a September 22 EU terrorist financing seminar in Brussels, a priority of their EU Presidency. However, they are also eager to hear USG thoughts on ideas for a proposed September 23 U.S.-EU meeting/seminar on terroris [...]
2004-07-27 08:37:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ECON PTER PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1902NETHERLANDS/NEPAL: DEMARCHE ON MAOIST VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch are in discussion with EU colleagues regarding designation of the Maoists, but expect to release a "balanced" statement condemning violence on both sides as an interim measure. They expect the Maoists will be designated this Fall. End Summary. Dutch Presidency Statem [...]
2004-07-28 15:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC EFIN NP NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1903SURVEILLANCE OF U.S. EMBASSY THE HAGUE 07/27/2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-29 05:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1912IRAQ INSURGENT FINANCE: FOLLOWING UP ON DUTCH VIEWS
[...] (C) As a follow up to initial GONL views reported in ref A, Wouter Jurgens, Senior Policy Advisor in the MFA's Political Affairs Department, provided econoff with reactions from the MFA's legal department to ref B talking points. Jurgens reiterated that the GONL remains interested in working [...]
2004-07-29 15:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC ECON EFIN NL
04THEHAGUE1913AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE HOLDS EAC MEETING JULY 29, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-29 15:53:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1915SURVEILLANCE OF U.S...
[...] (S/NF) The date of this incident is now in question. ORCA reports that the liaison service reports the incident as having taken place on Monday July 26. A very senior member of The Hague Police told the RSO this afternoon that the incident occurred on Monday and the Israeli RSO maintains that [...]
2004-07-30 06:06:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1923SURVEILLANCE OF THE U.S. EMBASSY THE HAGUE ON
[...] (SBU) Dutch National Coordinator for Security and Public Safety contacted the RSO on 07/30 and advised that the incident had actually occurred on 07/26 and not 07/27 as he originally told the embassy. As an aside he stated he would determine why he wasn't informed until the evening of 07/27. [...]
2004-07-30 17:29:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1924AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE HOLD EAC MEETING JULY 30, 2004
[...] No summary [...]
2004-07-30 17:38:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPTER
04THEHAGUE1948DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON SYRIA-IRAQ BORDER SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-04 11:02:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PTER NL
04THEHAGUE1954EMBASSY THE HAGUE SECURITY MEASURES: PROMISE OF
[...] (C) The Dutch security "triangle" chaired by National Coordinator for Security Jonge Vos and including representatives from the Ministries of Interior, Justice, Foreign Affairs, Defence, and AVID (security service)),met late August 4 to review Embassy The Hague security. The results of the m [...]
2004-08-04 17:00:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER NL
04THEHAGUE2020LETTER WARNING OF A PLOT TO ATTACK JEWS AND
[...] (SBU) RSO The Hague was contacted by the Security Officer for the Israeli Embassy who advised a letter reporting a threat had come to him. He offered that the writer was informing on someone else. The letter was forwarded by fax. 2. (SBU) the letter is in Dutch and was translated by the Sr. [...]
2004-08-13 06:09:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE2145DUTCH C/T COORDINATOR PUSHES REORGANIZATION PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: C/T Coordinator Joustra won the backing of the Prime Minister for the outline of his plan to create a new Counter terrorism agency by Jan. 1, 2005. This may overcome the resistance of the (pro-status quo) Interior Minister and bolster the hand of Justice Minister Donner, who as Co [...]
2004-08-27 10:48:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPTER PGOV PINR NL
04THEHAGUE2206NETHERLANDS: REPATRIATION FOR RESIDENTS OF CAMP
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-03 08:20:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PREF PREL PTER NL
04THEHAGUE2248DUTCH RESPONSE: ENDING STATE SPONSORSHIP OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch share U.S. concerns regarding state sponsorship of terrorism, but differentiate their level of concern with regard to the specific states named on the U.S. list. The Dutch - both bilaterally and in their EU Presidency capacity - regularly press Syria and Iran regardin [...]
2004-09-07 07:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL NL
04THEHAGUE2308 CABINET APPROVES AND FORWARDS NEW DUTCH COUNTER-
[...] On September 10, Justice Minister Donner and Interior Minister Remkes submitted to the Second Chamber of Parliament CT Coordinator Joustra's plan to streamline Dutch counter-terrorism policies. As expected (reftels),the plan establishes an office of National CT Coordinator (NCTb) by January [...]
2004-09-14 05:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS NL KPRP
04THEHAGUE2310EUR/ERA CHASE MEETING ON DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCING
[...] (U) In a September 10 meeting, Erik van Andel, Head of the Financial Integrity Division, Dutch Finance Ministry (MOF),briefed visiting EUR/ERA Office Director Peter Chase on Dutch EU Presidency priorities on combating terrorist financing. (See septels for reporting on Chase's meetings on E [...]
2004-09-14 06:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ECON PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2331TERRORISM FINANCE: DUTCH AUTHORITY TO FREEZE ASSETS
[...] The following is provided in response to ref A request for information on the status of the Netherlands' national authority to freeze assets related to terrorism financing. Ref B contains a detailed description of Dutch laws and regulations on terrorism financing and related money laundering [...]
2004-09-15 15:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PTER EFIN KTFN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2367UNGA 59/COLOMBIA - COLOMBIA CORE GROUP MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-17 15:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER CO NL UNGA
04THEHAGUE2370NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER: DUTCH RESPONSE
[...] (S) As requested, econoff delivered ref A points and the text of the proposed Executive Order (E.O.) regarding insurgency finance in Iraq on September 13 to Alle Dorhout, who has the lead on EU designation issues in the Directorate for European Integration within the Department of External P [...]
2004-09-17 15:15:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PTER KTFN IZ NL
04THEHAGUE2445DHS SEC. RIDGE CARRIES MESSAGE OF COMMON CT CAUSE
[...] SUMMARY: Sec. Ridge discussed implementation of US-EU Summit Declaration Combating Terrorism with the EU JHA Troika, stressing the importance of information sharing and the need to communicate better to the public the existing high level of CT cooperation between the U.S. and EU. His message [...]
2004-09-24 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CVIS SMIG CPAS PREL ATRN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE248DUTCH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS: IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) Summary: In anticipation of new Dutch FM Ben Bot's travel to Washington February 9 for meetings with the Secretary and at NSC and DOD we offer a snapshot of several SIPDIS aspects of Dutch military participation in the Global War on Terrorism presently under discussion in the Netherlands. The G [...]
2004-01-30 13:17:00Embassy The HagueSECRETMOPS MARR PREL PTER IZ AF NL
04THEHAGUE2496TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) Embassy The Hague's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Daniel Russel: russeldr@state.gov; tel: 31-70-310-9317; and fax: 31-70-310-9322. 2. (SBU) The Deputy TFCO responsible for day-to-day action and reporting is Economic Officer Karen Enstrom: enstromkl@state.go [...]
2004-09-30 12:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
04THEHAGUE2534TERRORIST FINANCE: THE HAGUE PRENOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-05 15:57:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN NL LVPR
04THEHAGUE2582NETHERLANDS/EU/BANGLADESH: DETERIORATING INTERNAL
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch share U.S. concerns regarding the deteriorating domestic situation in Bangladesh. In their capacity as EU President, the Dutch are organizing a "brainstorming session" on October 21 to develop a common EU approach to the situation. End Summary. "Bleak" Situation --- [...]
2004-10-08 10:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON BG NL
04THEHAGUE2587NETHERLANDS/EU/TERRORIST FINANCE: FREEZING MAOIST
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect an EU designation of the Maoists within one month's time. They plan to carry out a simultaneous EU Troika visit to Kathmandu to ensure the Government of Nepal remains "on notice" with regard to this issue. End Summary. Designation Strategy ------------------- [...]
2004-10-08 13:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER NP NL KTFM
04THEHAGUE262003-2004 INCSR FOR THE NETHERLANDS - PART II: MONEY
[...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 2003- 2004 INCSR: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REF. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON JANUARY 5 WAS 0.7880 EUROS TO THE DOLLAR. THE [...]
2004-01-07 15:28:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP SNAR PTER ECON EFIN ETTC KCRM PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE2642ATTORNEY GENERAL PRAISES US-EU EFFORTS TO FIGHT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a JHA Troika meeting and a meeting on the margins of the JHA Informal Council, AG Ashcroft and DHS U/S Hutchinson praised EU cooperation with the U.S. in fighting terrorism. These meetings built on the September 18 EU Troika meeting attended by DHS Sec. Ridge (Reftel B) and re [...]
2004-10-13 17:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ATRN KCRM NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2723NETHERLANDS/EU/RUSSIA: SLOUCHING TOWARD THE SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Dutch EU Presidency, the October 19 EU-Russia troika made only limited progress toward finalizing agreements in the four "common spaces" preparation for the November 11 EU-Russia summit. Outstanding differences remain in the areas of external security (where the R [...]
2004-10-21 14:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER PGOV ECON NL RU
04THEHAGUE2783NETHERLANDS/ASHRAF REPATRIATIONS: STILL UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-29 13:43:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL PTER IZ IR NL
04THEHAGUE2831DUTCH TO SUPPORT EU DESIGNATION OF LEBANESE
[...] (U) On November 1, Dutch Foreign Minister Bot informed the Dutch Second Chamber (lower house of parliament) of the GONL's intentions to seek EU designation of both the political and military branches of the Lebanese Hizballah. The GONL previously had maintained a distinction between the two [...]
2004-11-03 14:17:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL NL
04THEHAGUE2989DUTCH STUDYING REQUEST TO SUPPORT IST
[...] (SBU) Embassy political counselor passed reftel demarche to MFA Director for Gulf Affairs Adri van Loopik on November 10. Van Loopik was noncommittal and suggested that he and his colleagues in the MFA Legal Division would need to study the request. In a follow-up conversation with Olivia S [...]
2004-11-17 15:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KAWC PTER PREF IZ NL
04THEHAGUE2995CRITICAL REPORT ON DUTCH INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
[...] On November 16, a special blue-ribbon panel published its long-awaited evaluation of the Dutch AIVD (civilian intelligence service). The "Havermans Committee," which included a former Interior Minister and several senior officials, was formed in February 2004 at the request of Interior Minist [...]
2004-11-17 16:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS NL KPRP
04THEHAGUE3025RECENT CT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
[...] An update of recent CT developments in the Netherlands follows: -- PKK Training Center Dismantled -- Van Gogh Assassination - Continuing Fall-out -- AIVD Assessment Report -- Act on Terrorist Crimes Finally Effective -- Pending CT Legislation/Proposals -- Port and Maritime Security - ISPS Op [...]
2004-11-19 15:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS NL KPRP
04THEHAGUE3044AFTERMATH OF VAN GOGH MURDER - MORE CT PROPOSALS
[...] On Nov. 11, the Justice, Interior and Immigration Ministers sent a letter to parliament outlining details of the van Gogh murder (reftels) and containing proposals for additional CT measures. These include: - having the AIVD intelligence service share its information more widely; - establish [...]
2004-11-22 12:51:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PINS NL KPRP
04THEHAGUE3284NETHERLANDS: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] The 2004 terrorism report for the Netherlands follows. Responses are keyed as much as possible to reftel A's requirements. A. SUPPORT TO GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- --- 2. The Dutch have responded to the global terrorist threat with l [...]
2004-12-16 16:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER NL AEC
04THEHAGUE3290TERRORIST FINANCE: JAM'AT AL-TAWHID WA'AL JIHAD
[...] (SBU) As requested, post conveyed on December 10 reftel points concerning the amendment of the previous designation of Jam'at Al-Tawhid Wa'al Jihad (List 63) to Wouter Jurgens, Senior Policy Officer responsible for terrorist financing issues in the Political Affairs Department of the Dutch M [...]
2004-12-17 15:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER NL
04THEHAGUE3291TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI PRENOTICATION OF
[...] (S) As requested, post delivered on December 14 reftel points and information concerning the USG intention to designate Khadafi Abubaker Janjalani under E.O. 13224 and to seek UN designation through the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to Wouter Jurgens, Senior Policy Officer responsible for terr [...]
2004-12-17 15:15:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC EFIN PTER NL
04THEHAGUE3292TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE
[...] (S) As requested, post delivered on December 17 reftel points and background papers concerning the USG intention to designate Saad Rashed Mohammad Al-Faqih and Adel Abdul Jalil Batterjee under E.O. 13224 and to seek UN designation through the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to Jules Gerzon, Senio [...]
2004-12-17 15:18:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC EFIN PTER KTFN PREL NL
04THEHAGUE3328 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REFTEL. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON DECEMBER 15J [...]
2004-12-22 16:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE381DUTCH ON PRTS
[...] (S) PM Balkenende's Foreign Policy Advisor Rob Swartbol informed Amb. Sobel on February 12 that, following FM Bot's trip to Washington, the Dutch government was actively considering participating in a PRT in Afghanistan. The options under consideration include possibly joining the Germans, Sc [...]
2004-02-13 14:48:00Embassy The HagueSECRETMOPS MARR PREL PTER AF NL
04THEHAGUE448ENCOURAGING EU STATES TO SUPPORT AN ADEQUACY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-20 15:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER NL
04THEHAGUE477PRTS: DUTCH TO DISPATCH RECCE TEAM SOON
[...] (S) Ambassador Sobel met with Defense Minister Kamp on February 19. Kamp confirmed he was engaged in informal contacts with his European counterparts to discuss options for cooperation on PRTs. Following a February 20 meeting between Kamp and FM Bot, the GONL decided to dispatch a reconnaiss [...]
2004-02-25 07:36:00Embassy The HagueSECRETMOPS MARR PREL PTER AF NL
04THEHAGUE485Terrorist Finance: Country Clearance Request for
[...] Country clearance is requested for Economic Officer Todd Kushner to attend 2/28 terrorist finance consultations hosted by the Dutch government at the Netherlands Embassy in Paris. Mr. Kushner plans to arrive in Paris 2/27 and depart 2/29. He has a top secret security clearance. 2. Mr. K [...]
2004-02-25 12:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE51ARMED FLYING DUTCHMEN: DEBATE OVER SKY MARSHALS IN
[...] (C) Summary. After a promising start, Dutch carriers, under pressure from pilots, are at this stage not ready to allow sky marshals on their flights and would likely choose instead to ground flights. However, carriers are working with the pilots' unions and the Ministry of Justice to dev [...]
2004-01-09 14:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAIR NL PTER
04THEHAGUE553(C/NF) TERRORIST FINANCE: USG BRAINSTORMING
[...] (C) Copenhagen, London, and Madrid are exempt from noforn marking to allow discussion with appropriate contacts. 2. (C/NF) Summary: A U.S.-EU declaration on terrorist financing (TF) would reinforce EU political commitment to fighting TF and provide political support for making European T [...]
2004-03-04 13:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE639 TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH TO PUSH FOR ECOFIN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-12 13:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETTC PTER EFIN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE65Dutch Support Early FATF Review of Guatemala
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-12 15:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR GT
04THEHAGUE687DUTCH REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON IAEA NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-17 16:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ABUD ENRG KNNP PTER NL IAEA
04THEHAGUE771TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-HARAMAIN ACTIVITIES IN THE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Al Haramain does operate in the Netherlands under the name "Stichting Al Haramain Humanitarian Aid," located at Jan Hanzenstraat 114, 1053SV Amsterdam, telephone number 020-618-2645. Embassy/ROAL have no substantive information indicating that the Dutch Al-Haramain chapter sup [...]
2004-03-24 12:31:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNETTC PTER SA NL
04THEHAGUE787AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 24 MEETING WITH DUTCH POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel met with Dutch MFA Political Director Hugo Siblesz on March 24. They discussed Iraq, Afghanistan, the Greater Middle East, the March 22-23 EU GAERC meetings and China human rights issues. Siblesz said a new UNSCR would help the government secure broad support [...]
2004-03-26 05:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM PHUM IZ AF IR CH NL
04THEHAGUE792BIO INFORMATION ON NEW EU CT COORDINATOR
[...] (U) On March 25, Dutchman Gijs de Vries was officially appointed by European government leaders as EU counter- terrorism coordinator. Below follows his biographic information. 2. (C) COMMENT: De Vries is known to Embassy officers as a quiet and serious man who has been active in trans-Atla [...]
2004-03-26 16:09:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL NL BIO
04THEHAGUE83(C) SUBJECT: MKO FUNDRAISING ATTEMPT IN THE HAGUE
[...] (S/NF) The Dutch government successfully intervened with municipal authorities in The Hague on January 10 to prevent the Association of Iranian Students (Vereniging Iraanse Academici in Nederland or VIAN) from launching a fundraising campaign touted as support for Bam earthquake victims but in [...]
2004-01-13 15:33:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNETTC PTER ASEC IZ NL
04THEHAGUE834TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH HARAMAIN VETTING
[...] (S/NF) We delivered demarche requested ref a to the MFA official acting as chairman of the Dutch interagency committee on designations. This official responded that the Netherlands not only would support the U.S. designation but plan a simultaneous designation under the Dutch national sanctio [...]
2004-04-01 07:29:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE90(SBU) TERRORIST FINANCE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2004-01-14 16:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PTER ASEC EUN NL
04TRIPOLI31(C) CHIRAC VISIT TO LIBYA MODESTLY SUCCESSFUL, BUT NOT
[...] (C) Summary: French Embassy DCM Maurice Dabdoush (please protect) December 15 confirmed rumors circulating around Tripoli that Jacques Chirac's November 24-25 visit to Libya was not a happy experience. While the French President accomplished his most important goal - that of simply showing up h [...]
2004-12-16 10:36:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER FR LY VE
04USUNNEWYORK494UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS MADRID BOMB ATTACKS
[...] CONDEMNS IN THE STRONGEST TERMS THE BOMB ATTACKS IN MADRID, SPAIN, PERPETRATED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP ETA ON 11 MARCH 2004, IN WHICH MANY LIVES WERE CLAIMED AND PEOPLE INJURED, ANDD REGARDS SUCH ACT, LIKE ANY ACT OF TERRORISM, AS A THREAT TO PEACE AND SECURITY; 2. EXPRESSES ITS DEEPEST SY [...]
2004-03-11 23:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PTER PREL SP
04VILNIUS1566LITHUANIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Post submits the annual terrorism report for Lithuania. Embassy's update on Lithuania for the Department's 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report (reftel) is in paras 2-4. 2. (SBU) Lithuania has been fully supportive of the war against terrorism. Lithuania is implementing the Nation [...]
2004-12-27 14:19:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO LH
04VILNIUS1568 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP DISCUSSES STATE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Vilnius convened a meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in Lithuania on December 9. Representatives from the French, German, Canadian, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, British, and Russian Embassies, as well as EU and UN representatives, compared notes on co [...]
2004-12-28 10:03:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL LH
04WELLINGTON1069NEW ZEALAND: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] Post offers the following submission for this year's terrorism report: BEGIN TEXT OF SUBMISSION 2. New Zealand has implemented all 12 UN terrorism conventions. A Counter-terrorism bill passed in October 2003 increased the government's ability to prosecute terrorist activities and thre [...]
2004-12-22 21:38:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO NZ
04WELLINGTON847TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT EMBASSY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 00:26:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ KVRP
04WELLINGTON870NEW ZEALAND'S REACTION TO PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] (S-rel New Zealand) Post on September 14 delivered reftel talking points and text of the proposed executive order regarding insurgency finance in Iraq to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2. (S-rel New Zealand) On October 14, Taha Mcpherson of the Ministry's Security Poli [...]
2004-10-14 23:26:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETPREL PTER KTFN IZ NZ
04WELLINGTON924APEC: NEW ZEALAND PM SAYS NZ WILL DEMARCHE CHINA
[...] (C) Ambassador Swindells met with Prime Minister Clark on November 2. He asked that New Zealand urge China to support inclusion of the remaining APEC security deliverables at the upcoming summit. He stressed that despite China's statements to the contrary, the deliverables belong in APEC. W [...]
2004-11-03 23:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKNNP KSTC PARM ECIN PTER ETTC EAID NZ
04WELLINGTON932 TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-09 02:33:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ KVRP
04YEREVAN1707TERRORIST FINANCE: YEREVAN: PKK/KADEK
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-02 12:27:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EFIN ETTC TU AM
04YEREVAN1773TERRORIST FINANCE: YEREVAN: PKK/KADEK
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-09 13:04:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EFIN ETTC TU AM
04YEREVAN1940ARMENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- BATTLING GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-02 10:47:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AM
04YEREVAN2054DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-17 12:18:00Embassy YerevanSECRETKTFN PREL PTER AM
04YEREVAN2062ARMENIA: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AND PROLIFERATION
[...] (S/NF) Armenia does not have an active biological warfare program nor does it have an interest, desire or capability to start one (reftel). The Armenian government has denied ever having a biological warfare program and currently Armenian biological institutes and private companies are struggl [...]
2004-09-17 13:51:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPINR ECON PTER TBIO PARM AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2331ARMENIA: RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE CESIUM-137 DETAINED
[...] (C) On 19 October, the Armenian press reported that an Armenian citizen, Gagik Tovmasyan, was arrested on Oct 19 while transporting Cesium-137. National Security Service officials confirmed this during an Oct 19 meeting. Ashot Martirosyan, Head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency, verif [...]
2004-10-20 08:38:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINR ECON PTER PARM AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2417 ARMENIA: SMALL KURDISH DEMONSTRATION FOR ABDULAH
[...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On 29 October, approximately 25 Armenian-Kurds staged a 30-minute demonstration outside of the Yerevan office of the European Commission. The demonstration was peaceful and covered by the local press. Knayz Hasanov, [...]
2004-11-02 13:25:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM AM
04YEREVAN2450ARMENIA: UPDATE ON CESIUM-137 CONFISCATED FROM
[...] (C) As reported in ref A, Ashot Martirosyan, Head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA),verified on October 19 that approximately two curies of radioactive cesium-137 was seized from an Armenian citizen Gagik Tovmasyan on October 15. 2. (C) On November 5, we met again with Marti [...]
2004-11-08 09:15:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINR KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2526UPDATE ON CESIUM-137 CONFISCATED FROM ARMENIAN
[...] (C) We met November 18 with Ashot Martirosyan, head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA) and underscored the USG's continued interest in this cesium-137 seizure case (refs A and B). Martirosyan stated that he had still not received any substantive information from the Armenian Nat [...]
2004-11-24 08:18:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINR KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM KPRP
04YEREVAN2604NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW MOVING FORWARD
[...] (SBU) On November 24, 2004 the Armenian parliament adopted the first reading of the Law Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance, which is intended to implement recommendations that MoneyVal (the Council of Europe's committee on anti-money laundering) made during its review of Armenia e [...]
2004-12-06 02:15:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR AM
04YEREVAN2776 GOAM MOVING FORWARD ON REMAINING CT CONVENTIONS
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Armenia's Constitutional Court has ruled that the remaining three Counterterrorism Conventions to which Armenia has not yet acceded are constitutional, and the National Assembly is due to ratify them in Spring 2005, acco [...]
2004-12-23 11:15:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PREL AM
04YEREVAN2798NA ADOPTS NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-28 12:45:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM EFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR
04YEREVAN284CTAG MEETING HELD IN ARMENIA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post convened a coordination meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) in Armenia February 2 in advance of the capital-level CTAG meeting to be held February 20 per reftel. Represen [...]
2004-02-03 13:35:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL PTER
04YEREVAN543 ARMENIA RATIFIES THREE ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-03-04 13:49:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER AM
04YEREVAN587KURDISH ACTIVITIES IN ARMENIA
[...] (S) There is an Armenian-Kurdish friendship society in downtown Yerevan with a sign posted on the door identifying it as such. The "Friendship Society's" main goals in Armenia appear to be to promote Kurdish culture, organize holidays, demonstrations, and campaigns for better treatment of and/ [...]
2004-03-11 03:27:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPTER PREL PGOV PINR AM TU
04YEREVAN790COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): IN-COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, and in the effort to promote counterterrorism cooperation (Ref B),Post hosted a follow-up meeting of the in-country Counterterrorism Action Group, April 1, 2004, comprising representatives from the French, German, Italian, British and Russian Embassies. Post invited Deputy M [...]
2004-04-02 11:08:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN PREL AM
04YEREVAN794ARMENIAN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY
[...] (S) Emboff visited the Armenian Institute of Applied Chemistry (ARIAC) for an update on its activities. The chemical institute is going strong, boasting about USD 270,000 in export sales and USD 50,000 in domestic sales of chemical compounds in 2003. ARIAC's client base includes companies fr [...]
2004-04-02 12:00:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPTER PREL PGOV AM
05ABUDHABI1169UPCOMING UAE INTERNATIONAL HAWALA CONFERENCE
[...] The UAE Central Bank, in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund and the Middle East North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF),will host the Third International Conference on Hawala in Abu Dhabi April 2-3, and the UAE has issued an invitation to Post to attend. 2. The pr [...]
2005-03-14 10:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER EFIN TC
05ABUDHABI1271UAE CONDEMNS TERROR ATTACK IN QATAR
[...] UAE leaders have denounced the March 19 attack in Doha, and have pledged to cooperate with Qatar in fighting terrorism. Press reports said that President Khalifa called the Emir of Qatar on March 20 to condemn the attack. Khalifa said the security of Qatar was an "integral part" of the UAE' [...]
2005-03-21 10:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL QA TC
05ABUDHABI1331UAE INCREASES SECURITY AFTER BOMBING IN QATAR,
[...] (C) Summary: After the Doha theater bombing, UAE officials markedly increased the security presence throughout the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in locations such as diplomatic communities, western schools, and residential neighborhoods. UAEG officials are worried they are vulnerable to this [...]
2005-03-23 13:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER PREL ASEC QA TC
05ABUDHABI1858COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP - EMBASSY ABU DHABI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The British DCM convened the Abu Dhabi G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) on March 23. CTAG members discussed their perspectives of the threat environment in the UAE, and their observations of the UAE response to the recent theater bombing in Doha. Each country detailed [...]
2005-04-27 02:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC ETTC TC KJAN
05ABUDHABI2113UAE MONEY EXCHANGES CONCERNED ABOUT ACCESS TO U.S.
[...] (U) Summary. The UAE's 110 licensed money exchange houses have formed a Steering Committee to ensure that the UAE's regulated exchange houses can continue to do business with banks and financial institutions overseas. The steering committee will work with the UAE Central Bank and financial i [...]
2005-05-11 09:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN EFIN TC UAE
05ABUDHABI2158SUBJECT: UAE UPSET OVER PUBLICITY OF COOPERATION WITH U.S. MILITARY IN PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-14 09:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALAF PK PTER TC
05ABUDHABI2169UAE CHARITY - HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: Human Appeal International (HAI),headquartered in the Emirate of Ajman, is one of the most visible UAE international charities. Aware of ongoing U.S. concerns about HAI's activities and terror finance connections, Econoff visited HAI on April 25 and met with the foun [...]
2005-05-15 09:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER KTFN EAID EFIN IQ TC UAE
05ABUDHABI2179GUANTANAMO ISSUES - ARB AND KORAN DESECRATION
[...] (C) Ambassador met with MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi on May 14 and discussed ref A information regarding the Administrative Review Board's (ARB) assessment of UAE detainee Abdullah Al Hamiri, and the allegation that the Koran had been desecrated at the U.S. Naval Station at Gu [...]
2005-05-16 09:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL KISK TC
05ABUDHABI2180MFA UNDER SECRETARY MEETS NDU DELEGATION
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi met May 14 with Ambassador and a visiting delegation from the National Defense University's (NDU) National War College and reviewed the UAE's security concerns, and the political reform trends that are under way in the region. Al Noaim [...]
2005-05-16 09:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KDEM PGOV IZ IR SA TC
05ABUDHABI2529UAE ONE STEP CLOSER TO RATIFYING TWO ANTI-TERROR
[...] The UAE Cabinet of Ministers approved, on June 6, the accession to two UN Conventions on Terrorism -- the 1999 Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the 1997 Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings. This decision brings the UAE one step closer to formal [...]
2005-06-07 09:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN TC
05ABUDHABI2559PAKISTAN'S MUSHARRAF ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] (C) Summary: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf paid his first official visit to the UAE since President Khalifa succeeded the late Sheikh Zayed last November. During the June 4-5 visit, the two leaders discussed the war on terror, Pakistan's internal political stability, Pakistan's ties wit [...]
2005-06-08 10:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON PK TC
05ABUDHABI2741INCONSISTENT UAE CHARITY OVERSIGHT, A SYSTEM
[...] (C) Summary. The UAE Government, aware that mechanisms of charitable giving could be used to provide a cover for the financing of terror, has established regulations and procedures to try to ensure that charitable funds are not diverted for terrorist purposes. The regulatory regime for licen [...]
2005-06-19 09:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN EAID EFIN TC UAE
05ABUDHABI2781SCENESETTER FOR PDAS CHENEY'S VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] (C) Summary: We look forward to welcoming you to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The UAE leadership will be very interested in hearing your perspectives on the latest developments in Iraq and on the Mideast peace process, as well as listening to your views on reform in the region. We have requested mee [...]
2005-06-20 10:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV KMPI PTER ETRD PHUM MASS IZ AF TC
05ABUDHABI2816UAE REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN NATO'S ICI
[...] (C) The UAEG on June 14 formally notified the NATO SecGen of its interest in participating in NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI). NATO's approval of the request would mean the UAE would join Gulf neighbors Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar as ICI partners. Assuming NATO brings the UAE into [...]
2005-06-21 15:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PTER SA IR AF IZ NATO TC
05ABUDHABI301SCENESETTER - NSC HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Overview: We look forward to welcoming you to the United Arab Emirates February 6-7. U.S.-UAE cooperation in the security and counterterrorism fields is robust and the UAE leadership is actively seeking ways to enhance the relationship. Your visit here will be an excellent opportunity to [...]
2005-01-18 11:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PINS EFIN IZ IR TC
05ABUDHABI3013SCENESETTER - DEA ADMINISTRATOR TANDY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Administrator Tandy: I would like to welcome you to the UAE. Your visit comes during a dynamic period in the U.S.-UAE bilateral relationship. Over the last few years, relations between the U.S. and the UAE have deepened and expanded in the economic, military, counter-terror, and nonproli [...]
2005-07-07 14:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETSNAR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC
05ABUDHABI3161UAE IMAMS DENOUNCE TERROR, EXTREMISM
[...] (C) Summary: In response to the July 7 terror attacks in London and the continuing violence in Iraq, the UAEG has stepped up its efforts to denounce terrorist violence. The UAEG's latest push has included a public campaign with unequivocal condemnations of extremism in government-approved Fri [...]
2005-07-18 07:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KPAO PTER TC
05ABUDHABI3211DEA ADMINISTRATOR'S UAE VISIT - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (U) Summary: In a 15-17 July visit to the UAE, DEA Administrator Karen Tandy met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, and Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al [...]
2005-07-23 01:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALSNAR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AF TC
05ABUDHABI3242UAE CONDEMNS SHARM AL SHEIKH ATTACK
[...] (C) Summary: UAE leaders have publicly condemned the July 23 attack in Egypt's Sharm Al Sheikh, and have called on religious leaders to preach tolerance and moderation. Three UAE nationals were injured in the explosions, according to press reports. As reported reftel, after the July 7 attack [...]
2005-07-25 07:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KISL KPAO TC
05ABUDHABI3243UAE COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS: GOOD HARDWARE, BUT
[...] (S) Summary: The UAE, keenly aware that the threat of extremist violence on its soil is real, is implementing numerous measures in hopes of preventing terrorist attacks. In the past year, the UAEG has prioritized homeland security within its national security strategy. However, the UAE lacks [...]
2005-07-25 07:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP TC
05ABUDHABI3264UAE DISMISSES ISLAMIST WEB SITE WARNING
[...] An Islamist Web site features a statement warning the UAE to expel non-Muslims and Westerners within 10 days or risk attack. The statement, which appears to be a copy of a March 2005 statement posted on another Islamist Web site, was posted on the Al Sakifah Web site on July 19 by an unidenti [...]
2005-07-25 11:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL KPAO MCAP TC
05ABUDHABI3272SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, GAZA, SAUDI BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 24, UAE Minister of Information Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan and Ambassador discussed UAE attention to halting the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq; Abdullah's planned travel to Damascus to meet with Syrian President Bashar Al Asad; Gaza disengagement and the UAE [...]
2005-07-26 09:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER UNSC PHUM PINR EAID SY IZ GZ SA
05ABUDHABI3299UAE USING OUTREACH TO THE FAITHFUL TO COMBAT
[...] (C) Summary: The UAEG is capitalizing on the nation's reputation as a moderate, tolerant Muslim country to try to persuade its citizens and large expatriate community that extremist-inspired violence has no place in Islam. Through a series of carefully crafted Friday sermons, the Ministry of [...]
2005-07-27 10:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KPAO PTER TC
05ABUDHABI332ASD RODMAN MEETING WITH UAE INFORMATION MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 12 meeting with UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ASD Peter Rodman discussed Iraq,s upcoming election and its role in achieving stability. Sheikh Abdullah shared concerns about Sunni participation in the election and representation in [...]
2005-01-23 13:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALAF ETRD IR IZ MAS PREL PTER TC
05ABUDHABI3391UAE THINK TANK PAINTS ROSY PICTURE ON TERROR
[...] (C) Summary: An editorial by a quasi-governmental Abu Dhabi think tank asserting that the UAE is "an island isolated from terrorism" because of its "alert and advanced" security services appears to be part of an effort to attempt to reassure investors, tourists, and residents that the UAE rema [...]
2005-08-03 06:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINS ASEC TC
05ABUDHABI3439ABU DHABI OIL PRODUCTION AND SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) GM told Econchief that ADCO is currently producing 1.2 mb/d and will be able to produce 1.4 mb/d by end 2006. He expressed concern about the impact of a sea borne attack on ADCO's main export terminal, which could shut down expo [...]
2005-08-08 07:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETENRG EPET PTER TC
05ABUDHABI356UAE TERRORIST FINANCING AND MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Abdelrahim Mohammed Al Awadi, head of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit at the Central Bank (AMLSCU) presented UAE laws and regulations governing money laundering and terrorist financing to USG officials at the Terrorist Financing Subcommittee of the January 11-12 Joint Military [...]
2005-01-24 12:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETTC PTER TC
05ABUDHABI3565GULF STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST FINANCING -
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy supports the priorities and initiatives for the UAE as outlined in the Gulf Strategy to Combat Terrorist Financing. Establishing a Joint Terrorist Finance Coordination Committee (JTFCC) will feed into the paper's priorities of enhancing charity regulation, monitoring a [...]
2005-08-16 15:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC
05ABUDHABI3618STAUNCHING THE FLOW OF SAUDI SUICIDE BOMBERS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-22 07:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPGOV PTER PREL GCCC TC
05ABUDHABI3801DEMARCHE ON ISOLATING SYRIA AT UNGA
[...] (S) In a September 4 call on Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi, U/S for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche and argued that Syria must be isolated at the UNGA Summit in order to send a strong message that Syria will be held accountable for its abysmal record on support for terrorist a [...]
2005-09-06 14:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER SY TC
05ABUDHABI3802UAE VIEWS ON CAIRO FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING
[...] (S) Summary: On September 4, the Ambassador delivered ref A demarche on the upcoming Cairo Arab League Foreign Ministers meeting during a call on Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi, U/S for Foreign Affairs. Ambassador reinforced USG views on terrorism, Israel-Palestine, Syria-Lebanon and Iraq. Al Noa [...]
2005-09-06 15:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PGOV TC
05ABUDHABI3883UAE 9/11 COMMEMORATION: "WE MUST ALL STAND UNITED"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Abu Dhabi held a ceremony commemorating the fourth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and honoring the memory of those from eighty-two countries who lost their lives on September 11. UAE senior officials from the Presidency, and Ministries of Justice and Islamic Affairs, [...]
2005-09-12 12:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OEXC SCUL PTER XF TC
05ABUDHABI3888COMMENTS ON HUMAN APPEAL INTERNTIONAL NONPAPER
[...] (S) Summary. Embassy thanks Department for forwarding Treasury's draft nonpaper on Human Appeal International (HAI),which is intended for OFAC Director Bob Werner's use during his 9/16-20 visit to the UAE (ref A). Embassy strongly recommends against passing the paper as currently drafted to [...]
2005-09-12 15:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN TC
05ABUDHABI3905ONE MAN'S NEGATIVE REACTION TO UAE FRIDAY SERMONS
[...] (C) Summary: While the UAEG program of prepared Friday sermons is undoubtedly a strong step towards fighting radicalism and thus terrorism, there is an element of UAE society that is rankled by what it sees as heavy-handed government interference, and which attributes this interference to U.S. [...]
2005-09-14 08:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TC
05ABUDHABI3954ENGAGEMENT OF UAEG ON IRAQ-UNGA THEMES AND
[...] (C) Summary: During call on MFA Assistant Under Secretary Tariq Ahmed Al Haidan on September 13, DCM engaged the Assistant U/S on a range of issues including Hurricane Katrina, Avian Flu, and Iraq themes at UNGA. DCM thanked UAEG for its generosity following Hurricane Katrina. He encouraged [...]
2005-09-18 11:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KPAL KDEM UNGA AEMR EAID TC IZ
05ABUDHABI4045MBZ ON IRAQ, EXTREMISM, PALESTINIANS, SAUDIS
[...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) told Ambassador and a visiting delegation led by retired U.S. four-star generals over dinner September 20 that he expected the Iraqi people would approve a new Constitution on October 15. MbZ reiterated his support for former [...]
2005-09-25 10:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IZ IR SA SY PK TC
05ABUDHABI406INAUGURAL U.S.-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES JOINT MILITARY
[...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter W. Rodman and newly appointed and promoted UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithy co-chaired the inaugural U.S.-UAE Joint Military Commission in Abu Dhabi January 11-12. [...]
2005-01-29 12:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL MASS PTER IZ IR AF TC
05ABUDHABI4103OFAC DISCUSSES WMD, TERFIN WITH UAEG, BANKS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 08:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER EFIN SNAR PK KN IR TC
05ABUDHABI4105UAE DESIRES MECHANISM TO REVIEW ASSET FREEZES
[...] (C) Summary. During his September 17-19 visit to the UAE, Bob Werner, Director of the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),met with Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed, General Manager of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA),to discuss concerns the UAE has raised during [...]
2005-09-28 12:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETRD ECON TC
05ABUDHABI4308MBZ MEETING WITH SENIOR ADVISOR ON IRAQ JEFFREY
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) October 8, Senior Adviser on Iraq Ambassador Jeffrey and an interagency team received a pledge of further UAEG assistance in reaching out to Sunni Arab Iraqis and other moderates to encourage them to play a p [...]
2005-10-15 07:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EFIN IZ IR SY SA TC
05ABUDHABI4592ASSESSMENT OF CASH COURIER ENVIRONMENT IN THE UAE
[...] (S) Summary. The UAE is a largely cash-based society, and the importation of large sums of cash is not frowned upon. In fact, the UAE tends to regard Westerners bringing in large sums of cash as good for the country's economy, and we note that it is common for people here to carry large amount [...]
2005-11-09 13:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AE
05ABUDHABI468UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES CT FINANCE, FTA
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi to discuss counterterror finance cooperation on January 29. Governor Al Suwaidi focused on regional CT finance engagement and on expected Free Trade Agreement discussions with the banking sector. End summary. [...]
2005-02-01 11:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD IZ PTER TC
05ABUDHABI470UAE ATTENDANCE AT SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-01 12:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER SA TC
05ABUDHABI4715UAE LEADERS DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY AHEAD OF
[...] (U) Summary: The 9th Dubai Air Show got under way November 20 with the UAE leadership underscoring the UAEG's role in defusing regional tension by promoting dialogue and condemning terrorism, and at the same time stressing the importance of modernizing the military to safeguard the UAE's natio [...]
2005-11-21 06:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MCAP IZ AE
05ABUDHABI4815AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VISITS ABU DHABI
[...] (C) Summary: On November 23, Ambassador Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister/MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ). They discussed the role Dubai-based Iraqi cleric Ahmed Al Kubaysi might play in encouraging greater Sunni Arab participation in Iraq's political process [...]
2005-11-27 09:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PINR PTER IR IZ SA AE
05ABUDHABI4828PROPOSAL FOR A U.S.-UAE JOINT TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (S) On November 26, Ambassador and Econchief met with Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi and the head of the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit, Abdulrahim Al-Awadi, to discuss reftel proposal for the establishment of a Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinati [...]
2005-11-27 14:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN AE
05ABUDHABI4904CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
[...] (U) In an interview published November 30 in the English language "Khaleej Times," Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi discussed the UAE Central Bank's cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies and financial intelligence units in other countries. Al-Suwaidi said that, to dat [...]
2005-11-30 14:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER EFIN TC
05ABUDHABI4905UAE ANNOUNCES INDIRECT ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced December 1 that indirect elections will be held for half of the Federal National Council (FNC),with the other half being appointed. This move had been anticipated, and in fact promised by UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Mi [...]
2005-12-02 14:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL KPAL PTER IZ AE
05ABUDHABI4919UAE: LIMITED POLLS A PRELUDE TO DIRECT ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary: The UAE's Supreme Ruling Council on December 3 endorsed President Sheikh Khalifa's reform initiative that includes a plan for indirect elections of half of the Federal National Council (FNC),with the other half being appointed. President Khalifa also announced that the decision to [...]
2005-12-05 17:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL PTER AE
05ABUDHABI4946ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE PUBLICLY DENOUNCES TERROR
[...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) used a speech at the inauguration of the Abu Dhabi National Consultative Council December 6 to publicly denounce terrorists as disloyal towards their fellow citizens. MbZ's strongly worded message follows his equally powerful [...]
2005-12-07 12:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KISL PREL KPAO AE
05ABUDHABI4982CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REACTION TO PROPOSED
[...] (U) Please see para 5 for an action request. 2. (S) On December 10th, Ambassador and econoff met with the UAE Central Bank Governor, Sultan Nasser al-Suwaidi, to discuss the proposed U.S.-UAE Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC). This meeting was a follow-up to the Novemb [...]
2005-12-12 05:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN AE
05ABUDHABI4983UAE: 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) This is the UAE Mission's unclassified submission for the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. We will transmit to the Department a classified addendum septel. The information in this report is divided into the four broad categories suggested in the provided style guide, and the septel add [...]
2005-12-12 05:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC AE
05ABUDHABI5021UAE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM - ADDENDUM
[...] (U) This is the UAE Mission's classified addendum to the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report transmitted to the Department on December 12 (ref A). Subject headings are keyed to the headings in the unclassified report, and information contained in each paragraph is strictly supplemental to the corres [...]
2005-12-13 11:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC AE
05ABUDHABI5025CHARGE CALL ON HBZ: HURRICANE KATRINA, IRAN NUKE
[...] (C) Summary. In call today by CDA to present House of Representatives resolution on Hurricane Katrina foreign donors, UAEG Deputy PM/Min State Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed raised concern over Haaretz report that Iran could be three months away from acquiring a nuclear weapon. See [...]
2005-12-13 15:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAGR PTER PREL PHUM PNUC ASEC KNNP LE AF IR
05ABUDHABI5079GCC SUMMIT GETS UNDER WAY IN ABU DHABI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The December 18-19 GCC Summit in Abu Dhabi has a robust agenda judging from statements issued by GCC Secretary General Abdul Rahman Al Attiyah and other officials SIPDIS after Saturday's GCC ministerial. The summit agenda includes the post-election situation in Iraq, the Pale [...]
2005-12-18 12:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER GCC ECON KPAL KNNP IZ IR AE
05ABUDHABI508UAE INTERIOR MINISTER ENGAGED ON REGIONAL CT
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan discussed his view of regional security cooperation with UAE,s neighbors and suggested ideas for bilateral training efforts. Saif noted that the smaller GCC countries have often been f [...]
2005-02-02 13:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALIZ PTER TC
05ABUDHABI509UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES CT FINANCE, FTA
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi to discuss counterterror finance cooperation on January 29. Governor Al Suwaidi focused on regional CT finance engagement and on expected Free Trade Agreement discussions with the banking sector. End summary. [...]
2005-02-04 05:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD IZ PTER TC
05ABUDHABI5115UAE CONTRIBUTION TO 2005-2006 INCSR, FINANCIAL
[...] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an important financial center for the Gulf region. The UAE is still a largely cash- based society. However, the financial sector is modern and progressive. Dubai, in particular, is a major international banking center. There is also a growing offshore sector. T [...]
2005-12-20 11:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR
05ABUDHABI5129GCC SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE: IRAN ESCAPES CONDEMNATION
[...] (C) Summary: The Gulf Cooperation Council concluded its 29th annual summit in Abu Dhabi December 19 by expressing support for Iraq's December 15 elections, condemning the assassinations of "Lebanese symbols and leaders," calling for a Middle East weapons of mass destruction-free zone, and urgi [...]
2005-12-20 13:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KNNP KPAL IR IZ SY LE IS AE
05ABUDHABI5171UAE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM ADDENDUM --
[...] (U) This is the UAE Mission's classified addendum to the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report transmitted to the Department on December 12 (ref B). (Note: This message is being re-sent with corrected paragraph classifications. End note.) Subject headings are keyed to the headings in the unclassified [...]
2005-12-21 14:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER ASEC AE
05ABUDHABI5243AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VISIT TO ABU DHABI: ACHIEVING
[...] (S) Summary: On December 27, Ambassador Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister/MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan(HbZ). Discussion centered on recent elections in Iraq and the need for a unification government to bring peace and stability to the country. Ambassad [...]
2005-12-30 10:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PINR PTER IR IZ AE
05ABUDHABI713WHITE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR FRAN
[...] (S) Summary. In a February 7 meeting with HSC Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend, the Director of UAE State Security Department (SSD),Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, expressed support for U.S. efforts regarding the Israeli/Palestinian situation. Sheikh Hazza also said that the UAE [...]
2005-02-15 12:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNIR IZ PREL PTER SA TC
05ABUDHABI718HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR TOWNSEND MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 7 meeting with Dubai Crown Prince (and UAE Defense Minister) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MBR),White House Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend expressed appreciation for the UAE's contributions to our counterterrorism efforts. Noting that it was a hopeful time [...]
2005-02-15 12:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PREL PTER SA TC
05ABUDHABI720HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR FRAN TOWNSEND MEETS WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend and UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi met February 7 and discussed the possible formation of a USG-UAEG terrorist financing task force. They agreed t [...]
2005-02-15 12:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN ETTC PTER TC KTFN
05ABUDHABI721WHITE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR FRAN
[...] (C) Summary: White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) February 7 to discuss counter terrorism trends in the Gulf region, U.S.-UAE CT cooperation, and the th [...]
2005-02-15 12:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETIR IZ PTER SA TC
05ABUDHABI767GENERAL ABIZAID VISITS ABU DHABI
[...] (S) Summary: CENTCOM Commander Gen. Abizaid met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) February 14 to discuss Iraq,s security situation in the wake of the January 30 elections. They also discussed othe [...]
2005-02-20 02:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER MCAP IZ IR SA SY LE AF TC
05ABUDHABI864STAFFEDL FISCHER EXPLORES UAE REGULATIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Begin summary. Visiting Senate Banking Committee Staffdel met with UAE Minister for Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and officials from the Central Bank for briefings on the regulatory regime for all financial institutions in the UAE -- including money changers, hawaladars, stock exchang [...]
2005-02-23 11:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC
05ABUJA1121ALLEGED AL-QA'IDA THREAT PARALYZES ACTIVITIES IN
[...] Fear and anxiety gripped the citizens of crisis-ridden Plateau State in Nigeria's Middle Belt following an alleged plan by the Al-Qa'ida terrorist group to unleash terror attacks on some parts of the state. Trepidation over the possibility of another religious conflict also became rife follo [...]
2005-06-23 11:46:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PINR PTER KDEM KIRF NI MILITANTS
05ABUJA1164ARMED ROBBERY AT HOUSING COMPOUND ADJACENT TO
[...] SUMMARY: On June 26, 2005 at about 0300 hours, a private apartment was robbed by ten robbers. The residence is located adjacent to two of the Embassy Housing Compounds. End Summary. 2. DETAILS: On June 26, 2005 at about 0300 hours, a private residence located next to Malibu and Newport Ho [...]
2005-06-30 12:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER NI CRIME
05ABUJA1526NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO ON U.S. AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with President Obasanjo in his villa private quarters on the morning of August 18. Poloff served as notetaker. Obasanjo supported the nomination of a U.S. ambassador to the African Union, discussed the coup in Mauritania, and welcomed the visit to Nigeria by [...]
2005-08-18 11:36:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV OVIP KDEM NI
05ABUJA2075A/S FRAZER,S MEETING WITH NIGERIAN MFA RE
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer met with Nigeria's Foreign Minister Oluyemi Adeniji on 24 October to discuss the Sudan, Cote d'Ivoire (CDI),and other issues. During the meeting, Adeniji was vague on many issues, but spoke generally about the need to push the Southern Sudan [...]
2005-10-28 08:00:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PTER MARR PHUM XW XY NI
05ABUJA2151DEMARCHE DELIVERED- IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S EXTREMISM
[...] (U) On November 7, Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Ambassador Abdul bin Rimdap, Director for International Organizations at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Rimdap was aware of the Iranian President's inflammatory remarks but said that the GON had not yet publicly rea [...]
2005-11-09 15:28:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PHUM IR NI
05ABUJA2256NIGERIAN POLICEMAN KILLED OUTSIDE USG HOUSING
[...] SUMMARY: This is one of many serious criminal incidents that have taken place in less than three days in Abuja. On November 16, 2005 at 1920 hours, a Nigerian uniformed policeman was shot and killed just outside of a USG housing compound. END SUMMARY 2. DETAILS: On November 16, 2005 at 1920 [...]
2005-11-18 14:48:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER NI CRIME
05ACCRA1051SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KUFUOR'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, pro-American country in a region marked by conflict and authoritarian rule. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is five months into his secon [...]
2005-05-27 16:34:00Embassy AccraSECRETEAIR ECON EFIN ELAB GH KWMN PGOV PREL PTER MAS
05ACCRA1085AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANA'S MINISTER OF INTERIOR
[...] (C) Summary: On May 27, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Ghana's new Minister of Interior, Papa Owusu-Ankomah. He hoped for increased assistance in counter-narcotics and noted that the Cabinet has approved a draft trafficking in persons (TIP) bill. He promised to respond to us on propose [...]
2005-06-01 17:56:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALASEC EFIN GH KWMN PGOV PREF PREL PTER
05ACCRA1357GHANA: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 15:07:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDAORC GH PTER UNGA
05ACCRA136CTAG MEETING IN GHANA
[...] (C) Summary: The British High Commission convened a CTAG meeting January 12 in preparation for a UK meeting on January 28. The group agreed that there had been no deterioration of the terrorist potential in Ghana, although there were isolated concerns. The GOG has not presented proposals [...]
2005-01-19 17:02:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALASEC EFIN GH PREL PTER UK
05ACCRA1969COMBATING EXTREMISM IN GHANA
[...] (S) Summary: There is little political or religious extremism in Ghana. The Mission has an active Muslim outreach program and the USG spends about $12 million in programs annually directed largely at Ghana's 20 percent Muslim population. Other Mission activities help promote tolerance, incl [...]
2005-09-27 13:17:00Embassy AccraSECRETEAIR GH KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL PTER
05ACCRA2036SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER
[...] (C) Ghana is a democratic, market-oriented, and pro-American country. It has one of the best human rights records in Africa and has made significant efforts to combat trafficking in persons. President John Kufuor is nine months into his second term, which has been marked by intra-party tensi [...]
2005-10-04 18:05:00Embassy AccraSECRETEAIR ECON EFIN ELAB KWMN PGOV PREL PTER GH MAS
05ACCRA228INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Introduction: Post appreciates the extensions given for completion of this report, but wishes to underscore the difficulties involved in collecting the data. The Government of Ghana employs one person at the Bank of Ghana to monitor all issues related to money laundering. His long recent ab [...]
2005-02-02 18:32:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN GH
05ACCRA2435EMBASSY GHANA'S RAMADAN OUTREACH TO MUSLIM
[...] SUMMARY: This year Post continued to expand its Muslim outreach program during the recently completed Ramadan celebrations. The Embassy hosted more events, took the program to more areas, and reached more Muslim citizens than in any year so far. I was involved personally in several of the act [...]
2005-11-29 14:25:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDGH KISL KPAO PGOV PREL PTER SCUL SOCI
05ACCRA2566GHANA: COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Ghana was not included in the 2004 Country Report on Terrorism. To date, no acts of international terrorism have ever occurred in Ghana. Ghana is not a sanctuary or safe haven for terrorists. Per reftel A instructions, Ghana will not require a detailed assessment. 2. The Government of Ghan [...]
2005-12-19 12:43:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO GH
05ADANA185PKK VIOLENCE IN SE TURKEY CONTINUES DESPITE TURKEY, EU FIRST
[...] (SBU) The number of incidents of PKK-related violence in the southeast has shown no sign of decreasing since the October 3 milestone beginning discussions on Turkey's EU accession. At the same time, it does not appear that the GOT has made any changes in its approach of using security forces a [...]
2005-10-17 13:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PKK ADANA EU
05ADANA215SOUTHEAST TURKEY CIVIL UNREST, CLASHES CONTINUE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 15:12:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER TU ADANA
05ADANA29CIVIL SOCIETY UNDER PRESSURE FROM JANDARMA IN TUNCELI
[...] (SBU) On February 7, 2005, former Tunceli Bar President Huseyin Aygun was reportedly threatened by the Tunceli-based Jandarma Commander in a face-to-face meeting called by the Commander. According to press reports, confirmed by Mr. Aygun in a telcon with post, the Commander accused Aygun of [...]
2005-02-16 15:52:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM ASEC PREL TU ADANA
05ADANA30DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH POLICE IN SIIRT
[...] (U) Per reftel (SE Turkey Press Summary 1/25/05),as many as 1000 demonstrators reportedly clashed with security officials in Siirt on January 23, 2005. Reportedly throwing stones and breaking windows, they protested what they claimed was a decision by government and municipal officials to b [...]
2005-02-17 14:43:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM ASEC PREL TU ADANA
05ADDISABABA3599ETHIOPIA: DAS YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES INTERNAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told AF DAS Don Yamamoto that Eritrean President Isaias was seeking to prod U.S. action on the border issue through his recent ban on UNMEE helicopter flights. Meles said he did not expect Isaias to attack, but could not afford to allow Ethiopia's election dispute to dra [...]
2005-10-17 08:38:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PTER ET ER UN EE BORDER ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA4178EUCOM J5 AND AU DISCUSS MARITIME SECURITY IN AFRICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) takes maritime security seriously, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Bernard Zoba told EUCOM J5 Maj Gen Scott Gration and Polad Amb. Mary Yates December 16. The AU is adopting a step-by-step approach to ensure member states receive the requir [...]
2005-12-22 08:05:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHSA EWWT PTER AU XA
05ALGIERS1163GSPC COMMUNIQUE EXTOLS ATTACK IN MAURITANIA, LINKS
[...] (C) The Algerian terrorist organization GSPC (Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat) issued a communique dated June 5 in which the GSPC claimed responsibility for the June 4 attack on a Mauritanian military outpost near the Malian border (reftel) in which at least 15 Mauritanian soldiers and [...]
2005-06-07 14:35:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MOPS ASEC MR AG
05ALGIERS1304AMARI SAIFI AKA ABDERREZAK AL-PARA SENTENCED IN
[...] (U) According to Algerian press reports June 25, 2005, the Algerian militant and former number two of the al-Qaida linked Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC),Amari Saifi aka Abderrazak Al-Para, was sentenced in abstentia to life in prison for organizing a terrorist group and for sp [...]
2005-06-29 12:10:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER AG
05ALGIERS1410ALGERIAN VIEWS ON LONDON BOMBINGS
[...] (C) Algerians, judging from comments made to Embassy staff, press commentaries and other press reporting since the London bombings of July 7, have drawn three main conclusions about these terrorist attacks. First, the bombings should come as no surprise and were a natural consequence of the [...]
2005-07-12 16:25:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL AG
05ALGIERS1508BELKHEIR RAISES MOROCCAN REQUEST TO DESIGNATE
[...] (C) During a July 18 meeting with Charge on other issues, Presidential Chief of Staff Belkheir raised reports that Morocco has requested the U.S. to designate the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. Belkheir asserted that an American organization called The Institute for the Preventi [...]
2005-07-18 12:15:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL WI AG MO
05ALGIERS1525GSPC ANNOUNCES 'NAMES' OF FIVE MEMBERS KILLED IN
[...] The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) issued a communiqu on their website July 15 stating that five GSPC members were killed during the June 4 attack in Mauritania. - Ibrahim Abu Ishak; Ghardaia, Algeria. Ishak also fought in Afghanistan, according to the website. - Yahia; R [...]
2005-07-19 15:31:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR AG
05ALGIERS1534ENGAGING ALGERIAN OPINION MAKERS ON TERRORIST
[...] (C) As described Ref A, Embassy Algiers actively engages Algerian governmental, political, social, religious, and media figures on a regular basis. As part of our engagement, we actively encourage public denunciations of terrorist violence in general, and of attacks on Iraqi civilians specif [...]
2005-07-20 17:28:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKPAO KISL PREL PTER AG
05ALGIERS1539ALGERIAN REACTION TO KIDNAPPING OF ALGERIAN
[...] (U) Algerian political parties, including the moderate Islamist MSP party represented in Parliament, joined the government in condemning the July 21 kidnapping of two Algerian diplomats in Baghdad. An MFA source, speaking on background to the media, said the kidnapping "brought about enormou [...]
2005-07-23 16:52:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AG IZ
05ALGIERS1542(S) BELKHEIR STRESSES NEED FOR MOROCCO TO MOVE ON
[...] (C) Charge delivered ref (a) points confirming that the USG has no intention at this time of designating the Polisario as a terrorist organization to Presidential Chief of Staff Larbi Belkheir July 23. Noting that U.S. policy toward the Polisario remained unchanged, Charge also stressed our [...]
2005-07-24 13:56:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPTER PREL WI AG MO
05ALGIERS1550BOUTEFLIKA CONDEMNS SHARM EL-SHEIKH BOMBINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-25 11:21:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER EG AG
05ALGIERS1554GSPC STATEMENT OF CONGRATULATIONS ON THE ABDUCTION
[...] (U) The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC),an Algerian terrorist group with links to al-Qaida, published July 23 a statement congratulating Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Al-Qaida in Iraq on the recent kidnapping in Iraq of two Algerian diplomats. The text of the statement is as follow [...]
2005-07-26 06:03:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL AG IZ
05ALGIERS1560MINISTER DELEGATE MESSAHEL CONFIRMS ALGERIAN
[...] (S) Summary and Comment. Minister of State Abdelkader Messahel confirmed to Charge and UK Ambassador Tesoriere July 26, in a meeting held at our request, that the Algerian Embassy in Baghdad remained open officially. Messahel said there had only been three Algerian diplomatic staff in Baghd [...]
2005-07-26 17:50:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPTER PREL AG IZ
05ALGIERS1575ALGERIANS OUTRAGED BY MURDER OF TWO DIPLOMATS IN
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Algerians reacted with shock and outrage to the announcement July 27 by Al-Qaida in Iraq that it had executed the two kidnapped Algerian diplomats, Ali Belaroussi and Azzedine Belkadi. Within two hours of the posting of the Al-Qaida announcement on a jihadist website [...]
2005-07-28 15:10:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL AG IZ
05ALGIERS1591AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-ALGERIAN COOPERATION,
[...] (C) Ambassador was the first official caller on newly appointed MFA Secretary General Ramdane Lamamra July 31. Lamamra, a former Ambassador to Washington from 1996-99 and to the UN from 1993-96, was recalled from Lisbon last week to replace a colleague (former Secretary General Hocine Meghlao [...]
2005-08-01 17:50:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETRD MARR AG MO WI IZ US SOFA
05ALGIERS1619LIBYAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ALGERIAN STABILITY,
[...] (C) Summary. Over lunch at the Residence August 6, newly arrived Libyan Ambassador Abdel Moula El-Ghadbane described to Ambassador and DCM his views on President Bouteflika's role in stabilizing Algeria's internal political situation, as well as his critique of Islamic extremism in Algeria an [...]
2005-08-07 15:27:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL PGOV AG LY
05ALGIERS1628ALGERIAN TERRORISM EXPERT COMMENTS ON MURDER OF
[...] (C) Summary. Algerian journalist and terrorism expert Mounir Boudjemaa told DCM August 6 that the GOA had deliberately avoided mobilizing popular support for the release of the two diplomats kidnapped in Baghdad July 21 because the government expected them to be killed. Boudjemaa was uncert [...]
2005-08-08 16:54:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC MOPS AG IZ
05ALGIERS1661ALGERIA'S NATIONAL RECONCILIATION PLAN
[...] (C) Algeria is emerging from a decade of terrorist violence and massive bloodshed beginning in the early 1990's and is now looking to take necessary steps to allow the country to heal its wounds. Much like his 1999 platform of Civil Concord, President Bouteflika's 2004 presidential campaign w [...]
2005-08-10 16:26:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER AG
05ALGIERS1766SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES AND UN
[...] (C) During their August 18 meeting, President Bouteflika and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator Richard Lugar discussed Morocco and the Western Sahara (ref A),U.S.-Algerian bilateral relations, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, the coup in Mau [...]
2005-08-21 16:40:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER XF AG UNSC US
05ALGIERS1810NATIONAL RECONCILIATION: DO ALGERIANS SUPPORT
[...] (C) President Bouteflika is poised to win a strong majority in the September 29 referendum on his proposed Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation. Through a carefully crafted political and media strategy, he has framed the proposal in a way that makes it hard to oppose; orchestrated a [...]
2005-08-27 09:10:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER AG
05ALGIERS1811ALGERIAN RESPONSE TO INTERPOL'S REQUEST FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-27 12:49:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM TBIO PTER AG
05ALGIERS1866ALGERIAN POLICY ON MAURITANIA
[...] (C) In an August 31 meeting with FM Bedjaoui on other issues, Ambassador briefed on U.S. policy approach toward Mauritania Ref A),emphasizing that the United States wanted to see an early return to constitutional order (6-12 months) and to keep the African Union (AU) in the lead as our princi [...]
2005-09-04 13:46:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV PTER MR AG
05ALGIERS1867UPDATE ON ALGERIANS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE FROM
[...] (C) In an August 31 meeting on other issues, Ambassador pressed FM Bedjaoui for an early, favorable response conveying Algeria's readiness to accept the return of Algerian nationals scheduled for release from Guantanamo. Ambassador explained that the Embassy had raised this issue with the Mini [...]
2005-09-04 13:53:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KAWC AG
05ALGIERS1878COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
[...] (C) Due to absence abroad of both Foreign Minister Bedjaoui and Secretary General Lamamra, Ambassador delivered Secretary's letter urging conclusion of the Comprehensive SIPDIS Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) without delay to MFA Mulilateral Relations Director General Belhimeur [...]
2005-09-06 13:28:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER
05ALGIERS1914BELKHEIR ON NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
[...] (C) Ambassador took advantage of a September 10 meeting with Presidential Chief of Staff Belkheir on other issues to ask about the September 29 referendum on national peace and reconciliation. Without detectable enthusiasm, Belkheir said the goal of the referendum was to move beyond the diviso [...]
2005-09-12 13:11:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER AG
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