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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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06ROME3378IRAN'S BANK SEPAH: U/S LEVEY DISCUSSIONS IN ROME
[...] (S) Treasury U/S Stuart Levey called on the Italian Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs and the Bank of Italy (BOI) December 20 to press Italy to close local branches of Bank Sepah. The U/S keyed his remarks to the report of a recent BOI investigation that had uncovered clear financial [...]
2006-12-27 16:37:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN PTER IR LE IT
06ROME452ITALY-IRAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS
[...] (U) Summary: Italy is Iran's largest EU trading partner, with two-way trade totaling 2.91 billion euros in the first seven months of 2005, including 1.32 billion euros of Italian exports to Iran. Italy imports Iranian oil and gas and exports automobiles and electrical products to Iran. End [...]
2006-02-14 16:35:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL IR IT
06RPODUBAI13AHMADINEJAD USES UNIVERSITIES FOR POLITICAL ENDS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 14:42:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PGOV SOCI
06SANAA135IAEA/IRAN: YEMEN TO VOTE YES OR ABSTAIN ON
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi convoked the EU, Russian, and U.S. chiefs of mission on January 25 to discuss Yemen's position on Iranian nuclear issues. Qirbi said he learned a great deal from technical briefings he had received in Sanaa from the EU-3, and that the Republic of Yemen G [...]
2006-01-25 12:01:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR YM IAEA
06SANAA1772DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JUNE 19-21 OIC MINISTERIAL IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 13:57:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC IR YE
06SANAA1833YEMENIS TELL GEN ABIZAID ABOUT IRANIAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: President Saleh and Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi told CENTCOM Commander GEN John Abizaid on June 18 that, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been active in Yemen since 1983, their recent support for insurgents in Yemen's Saada region was unacceptable and, along wi [...]
2006-06-24 13:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MNUC PINR IR YE
06SANAA456IRAN: MAINTAINING PRESSURE AND SEEKING REGIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-25 13:33:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM IR YM DEMARCHE
06SANAA90REFERRING IRAN TO UNSC: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi on January 16, noting particularly that Yemen's support in convening an IAEA Board of Governors meeting would be an important demonstration of the U.S.-Yemeni security relationship following President Saleh's November visit [...]
2006-01-18 12:55:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM IR YM DEMARCHE
06SANJOSE1218COSTA RICA ASKS IRAN TO STOP NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT
[...] Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno made the following public statement on June 1 calling on Iran to stop nuclear enrichment activities: "Costa Rica agrees with the international call for Iran to suspend its processing and enrichment of uranium, whose consequences could put the world at risk of a [...]
2006-06-02 23:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IR CS
06SANJOSE1913COSTA RICA ON THE P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 00:42:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CS
06SANJOSE281DEMARCHE RESPONSE: P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry, and followed up by telephone on February 3. According to Mr. Cordero, Costa Rica has never had diplomatic relations with Iran, so official communication is unl [...]
2006-02-06 22:09:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC CS
06SANJOSE751IRANIAN PRESENCE IN COSTA RICA (C-NE6-00140)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-06 21:11:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR CS IR
06SANSALVADOR1194UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF IRAN (EL
[...] (C) On May 4, poloff spoke again with Mario Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rivera stated that El Salvador was continuing to evaluate candidate countries, but assured poloff that the GOES was in opposition to the candidacy of Iran and other countrie [...]
2006-05-05 20:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL ES IR
06SANSALVADOR1430EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE REGARDING U.S. STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) Ambassador and Acting DCM met with President Saca, Foreign Minister Lainez, and Presidential Private Secretary Charlaix this afternoon and delivered reftel demarche talking points. President Saca stated that he shared our concerns about Iran, and that his government would support the U.S. [...]
2006-05-31 22:14:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES IR PGOV PREL
06SANSALVADOR448EL SALVADOR: RESPONSE REGARDING IRANIAN
[...] (S) Per reftel, note that Iran maintains no diplomatic representation in El Salvador, and to post's knowledge conducts no diplomatic activities through third parties. Butler [...]
2006-02-22 20:07:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETES IR PGOV PINR PREL PTER
06SANTIAGO1197U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister Foxley on the U.S. statement on Iran on May 31. He asked the GOC to issue a public statement of support, to encourage Iran to suspend its enrichment and reprocessing activities, and to keep the spotlight on Iran. Foxley welcomed the statement and sa [...]
2006-05-31 23:08:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CI IR
06SANTIAGO198CHILE: CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Ministry Special Policies Counselor Jaime Contreras, and MFA/North American Affairs Desk Officer Beatriz de la Fuente on January 18. Contreras told Poloff the following day that Chile was concerned about Iran's nuclear ambitions, explainin [...]
2006-01-30 19:46:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR CI
06SANTIAGO2274CHILE MEDIA REACTION -- IRAQ AND IRAN
[...] On October 30, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried a column by international commentator Libardo Buitrago entitled "Iraq: Bush's Swamp." Quote: "Iraq's sands have become a serious trap for President George Bush's administration. All the alternatives to solve th [...]
2006-10-30 18:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IZ IR CI
06SANTIAGO234MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 20:18:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
06SANTIAGO2536MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT
[...] On December 7, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Change of Strategy in the War in Iraq." Quotes: 2. "The results of the Baker-Hamilton Commission were released.... The tone of the document...concurs with that of the new Secretary of Defense, [...]
2006-12-07 19:18:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
06SANTIAGO254CHILE: JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 19:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU CI
06SANTIAGO2587CHILE MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ
[...] On December 18, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried a column by international commentator Libardo Buitrago entitled "Iraq: Peace Options." Quote: "It took President Bush three years...to realize that the war in Iraq cannot be separated from the regional context. [...]
2006-12-18 18:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IZ IR CI
06SANTIAGO2631MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ
[...] On December 23, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) ran an editorial entitled "The Complex U.S. Scenario in Iraq." Quote: 2. "Many compare the conflict in Vietnam to the situation in Iraq today.... The comparison comes from the growing feeling that it is impossibl [...]
2006-12-26 17:42:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
06SANTIAGO2663MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S DEATH SENTENCE
[...] On December 29, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Saddam's Execution." Quotes: "Some believe that Saddam's execution will contribute to pacifying Iraq because it will eliminate the cause for division. But others belie [...]
2006-12-29 15:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
06SANTIAGO284CHILE: THE IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 18:26:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR CI
06SANTIAGO851MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 21:49:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
06SANTODOMINGO1754DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE
[...] Poloff delivered talking points as requested in reftel to Dominican Ambassador for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla, on May 24. There was no substantive comment. HERTELL [...]
2006-05-30 21:12:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR
06SANTODOMINGO1858DOMINICAN PRESIDENT SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. DIPLOMATIC
[...] (C) On June 2 the Ambassador opened his private meeting with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez with a description of the U.S. initiative with European nations concerning Iran and nuclear enrichment issues. The issue had preempted attendance of the Secretary of State at the annual general a [...]
2006-06-05 11:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR DR
06SANTODOMINGO2552DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LACKS POSITION ON P5+1
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU DR
06SANTODOMINGO268REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche as a nonpaper, seeking support for reporting Iran to the UN Security Council, to MFA director of UN affairs Michelle Cohen on January 20 (as soon as we received the official Spanish language version of the points). Cohen on January 25 informed us she had [...]
2006-01-25 20:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR DR EUN AORC
06SANTODOMINGO591IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO UNSC: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] Embassy delivered reftel points and non-papers -- regarding the February 4 IAEA Board of Governors decision to refer the Iran dossier to the UN Security Council -- to MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen on February 8 and to MFA Africa/Middle East affairs director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadev [...]
2006-02-17 21:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR DR EU AORC
06SARAJEVO2097NAM RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 16:47:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALIR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BK
06SEOUL1545ROK PROVIDES UPDATE ON TIES TO IRAN
[...] (C) On May 9, Ma Young-sam, MOFAT's Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, requested a meeting with A/POL to reiterate Seoul's concerns about Iran's nuclear activities and to update the USG on two developments in ROK-Iranian relations: First, the ROK was considering [...]
2006-05-09 07:44:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL MUNC ETRD KS IR
06SEOUL1620ISN DAS SEMMEL'S MAY 4 MEETING WITH ROK DEPUTY
[...] (C) In a May 4 meeting with Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, ISN DAS Andrew Semmel said the U.S. delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) was likely to present a draft text of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMTC) later in t [...]
2006-05-15 07:46:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC MARR IR KS
06SEOUL1905ROK SHARES USG PERSPECTIVE ON IRAN FOR BOG MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 08:16:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MUNC PREL KNNB IAEA KS IR
06SEOUL368JANUARY 30 P5+2 POINTS CONVEYED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 08:12:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KS KN KNNP IR EU AORC
06SEOUL3915TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT-ROKG TALKS ON
[...] (C) Summary: On November 8, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt met Foreign Minister-Designate Song Min-soon and other ROKG officials to review the DPRK's Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case -- and alert them to similar law enforcement problems created by Iranian financial entities. (These talk [...]
2006-11-14 04:56:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN KNNP PARM PINS CH KS KN IR
06SEOUL3970U/S JOSEPH NONPROLIFERATION TALKS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (S) Under Secretary Joseph and his delegation met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, Park In-kook, on November 7 to discuss implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1718, the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),an [...]
2006-11-17 02:33:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM PREL MNUC MARR JA KS KN CH IR
06SEOUL3993DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF
[...] (S) On November 17 poloff delivered reftel points to Kim, Jae-Woo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)'s Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division. Kim said this was the first he had heard of the May 2006 incident and could not confirm the accuracy of the press reports. He a [...]
2006-11-17 08:46:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR
06SEOUL4166RESPONSE RECEIVED: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF
[...] (S) Park, Chul-min, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT)s Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division provided a response to reftel demarche after consulting with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy (MOCIE) and the Korean National Intelligence Service (KNIS). [...]
2006-12-05 09:03:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPARM PREL ETTC KS IR
06SEOUL448POINTS DELIVERED TO ROK ON IAEA DECISION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 08:18:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL KS IR EU AORC
06SEOUL687ROK TO CONSIDER SUGGESTED ELEMENTS FOR NATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 08:25:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR KS
06SINGAPORE1795SINGAPORE'S RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 1, the Economic and Political Counselor called on Tan Yee Woan, Director of the International Organisations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Secretary Rice's May 31 statement on Iran. Tan expressed interest in the United States' new approach, and [...]
2006-06-02 09:16:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR SN
06SINGAPORE1837SINGAPORE WELCOMES NEW IRAN INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 06:26:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KNNP IR SN
06SINGAPORE3601(S) SINGAPORE DETAINS CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEEL PLATES
[...] (U) This is an action message. Post would appreciate Washington's responses to Singapore's questions posed in para 3 by no later than November 24, 2006. (S) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the following points (see para 3) in response to reftel demarche. Yvonne Ow, MFA As [...]
2006-11-13 10:37:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETMNUC PARM CH IR SN
06SINGAPORE3668M/V PACIFIC BRIDGE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 09:55:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETMNUC PARM IR SN
06SKOPJE863MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on the upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial to MFA State Counselor for Multilateral Affairs Svetlana Geleva on September 12. Geleva said a GOM representative will attend this year's CD Ministerial at the UN General Assembly (UNGA),but did not [...]
2006-09-13 09:38:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALUNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR MK
06SOFIA1024BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 14:21:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU
06SOFIA1025BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 14:21:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU
06SOFIA1083FOLLOW-UP REQUEST - DETAINED U.S. GAUGES FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA representative Elizabeth Konstantinova on 2 August. She agreed to convey our request for continued detention of the gauges and information on the truck's routing to inter-ministerial collea [...]
2006-08-03 15:00:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PTER ASEC KNNP UK IR BU
06SOFIA1205BULGARIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1701, MINISTER TO ATTEND
[...] (C) We delivered reftel A & B talking points to Margarita Isaeva from the MFA's Near East and Africa Directorate on August 25. Isaeva was unaware of any planned delegations to or from Iran or Syria, and considered them unlikely for the foreseeable future. However, she promised to share our c [...]
2006-08-25 13:30:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MOPS MARR IR LE SY SW BU
06SOFIA1330BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAMAS, SYRIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to Bulgaria's plans to open a diplomatic office in Ramallah following the formation of a "national unity" government in the Palestinian territories, Charge' cautioned deputy Foreign Minister Faim Chaushev, stressing the steps Hamas would have to take in order to legi [...]
2006-09-18 15:43:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL XF AF IS LE SY IZ IR LY BU
06SOFIA1452BULGARIA SCOLDS NORTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR, SUMMONS
[...] (C) On October 13, DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Feim Chaushev to follow up on reftel A demarche. Chaushev emphasized Bulgaria's strong reaction to the test, pointing out that he had summoned North Korean Ambassador Jo Song Ju to his office to express his displeasure. In Chaushev's wo [...]
2006-10-17 14:08:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN IR UN BU
06SOFIA633BULGARIA AGAINST IRAN'S HRC CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 14:33:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNGA IR BU
06SOFIA777BULGARIA ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING U.S. IRAN
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarches by Ambassador and DCM, the MFA released the following statement June 1: "Bulgaria welcomes the statement by the Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice for the preparedness of the USA to become a full partner to the EU 3 negotiations with Iran. This new ini [...]
2006-06-02 11:35:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IR BU
06STATE113089JUNE 7 U.S.-CHINA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 15:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PARM PREL CH KN IN IR PGOV
06STATE117616E.O. 13382: DESIGNATION OF TWO IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) Background: On June 29, 2005 the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 authorizing the U.S. to block or "freeze" the assets of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferators and their supporters (reftel). E.O. 13382 auth [...]
2006-07-18 19:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV IR
06STATE192971DEMARCHE REQUEST - IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Iran will hold elections on December 15 for three institutions: the Assembly of Experts, local municipal councils, and a handful of Majles by-elections. Vetting procedures ensure that these institutions remain biased from the outset to [...]
2006-11-29 21:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR
06STATE193403DEMARCHE REQUEST - IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Iran will hold elections on December 15 for three institutions: the Assembly of Experts, local municipal councils, and a handful of Majles by-elections. Vetting procedures ensure that these institutions remain biased from the outset to [...]
2006-11-30 17:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR
06STATE196230IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT GUIDANCE
[...] This cable provides initial guidance for posts to use in responding to inquiries about the report of the Iraq Study Group, led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Representative Lee Hamilton. 2. BACKGROUND: The Iraq Study Group (ISG) was created on March 15, 2006 at t [...]
2006-12-07 02:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ IR SY XF
06STATE203832REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) This cable informs addressee posts that grantees from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) and the Bureau of Near East Asian Affairs (NEA) may be operating in their countries, alone or in cooperation w [...]
2006-12-28 21:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM AW AF AJ AMB FR GG GM IR IT KZ TI
06STATE54012IRAN: STATUS OF USG THINKING
[...] (U) This is an action request cable; see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. In response to recent news articles alleging USG pressure on GOJ regarding Azadegan, the Department wants to share with the GOJ the USG's latest thinking on Iran. Post is asked to share the information provided with app [...]
2006-04-05 14:55:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KNNP IR XE JA
06STATE61225UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' APRIL 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Classified by: Acting EAP A/S Kathleen Stephens, reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Participants: Morning meeting U.S. Under Secretary Burns EAP A/S Kathy Stephens (acting) P Special Assistant Andrew Shaw EAP/J Director Wendell Albright (acting) JAPAN Deputy Foreign Minister Ni [...]
2006-04-18 15:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PINR SNAR IZ IR IN AF JA
06STATE79031MTAG 05-96: UKRAINIAN FIRM ZAPORIZHZHYA'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kiev please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: Since 2002, we have discussed with the GOU cooperation between the Ukrainian entity Zaporizhzhya Regional Foreign Economic Association (RFA) and Iran's missile program (Ref A). Most recently, in Febr [...]
2006-05-16 18:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL PGOV MTCRE MNUC UP IR
06STATE86004IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11 and 12. ------------ Summary ------------ 2. (C) On June 7, 2006, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),a non-UN intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration, is holding its a [...]
2006-05-26 14:54:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG IR AORC
06STATE86446DEMARCHE: ATTENDING IRAN-HOSTED CONFERENCE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action request. Iran plans to host an "Iraq and its Neighbors" conference - to include Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, and Bahrain, as well as a UNAMI representative - proposed May 31- [...]
2006-05-26 23:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
06STATE87307(S) NIAG 6023 FOLLOW-UP: INDIAN ENTITY ASSISTANCE
[...] (S/NF) BACKGROUND: Per ref B instructions, Embassy New Delhi informed MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao on May 16 that the Indian firm GEA Energy Systems Ltd. had delivered a large cargo of water filtration equipment to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Pla [...]
2006-05-30 21:46:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IN IR
06STOCKHOLM1907SWEDEN: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-01 15:24:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR SW
06STOCKHOLM1921SWEDES ON 11/12 DECEMBER GAERC
[...] (c) Polcouns discussed 12/7 with MFA deputy European Correspondent Niclas Kvarnstrom the 12/11-12 GAERC topics (reftels). Responses are keyed to the agenda items. Turkey/EU Accession ------------------- 2. (c) Sweden considers itself to be one of the most enlargement-friendly countries; [...]
2006-12-08 11:04:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNAUS EUN VY SR BK IS LE IR
06STOCKHOLM55SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-13 16:46:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM59SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-17 08:25:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM60SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-17 08:25:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06SUVA271TONGA'S PROPOSED IRAQ DEPLOYMENT: STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) Planning is well under way for a second deployment of Tonga Defense Service (TDS) troops to Iraq. A required step is Tonga Defense Board approval. Reportedly, the Board will decide on July 14. TDS Commander Uta'atu and Foreign/Defense Minister Tu'a are enthusiastic. They presume the Ki [...]
2006-07-06 17:14:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL TN IR
06SUVA370FIJI THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT JOINING COALITION IN
[...] (C) Chief Executive of the Fiji Ministry of Home Affairs Korovavala told us on Sept. 11 that recent conversations have convinced him the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) should join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq. He wants to make the case strongly to a Cabinet subcommittee on Sep [...]
2006-09-10 22:25:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL IR FJ
06SUVA389FIJI AND TONGA: PROSPECTS FOR IRAQ PKO
[...] (C) Fiji's Cabinet subcommittee has postponed considering PKO issues until Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola returns from a trip to New York and the Middle East. Vosanibola has bones to pick with the UN about UNAMI and UNIFIL issues. He is open to considering Fiji participation in the Coalitio [...]
2006-09-21 22:16:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP KPKO PREL UN IR LE FJ TN
06TAIPEI1790TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIZBALLAH, IRAN, AND WHO
[...] (S) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director that Taiwan will respect U.S. sensitivities regarding both Hizballah and Iran. His unannounced visit to Lebanon in April was intended to establish friendly relations and explore commercial opportunities. The meeting with a [...]
2006-05-25 08:04:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECCT PARM MTCR WHO TBIO IR TW
06TAIPEI3681UNSCR 1718: TAIWAN SANCTIONS NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) Summary: On October 25, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test and led Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) in passing a package of trade and financial sanctions against North Korea which echo the measures called for in UNSCR 1718. Separately, AIT delivered t [...]
2006-10-30 09:21:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETTC UNSCR KNNP NK IR TW
06TAIPEI3830MTAG: UNSCR 1718 AND EXPORT CONTROL
[...] (S) On November 6 AIT delivered ref A demarche on UNSCR 1718 obligations and ref B comments on Taiwan export license WCA060926164103011 to Taiwan Export Control Task Force Head Dr. Wally Su. Su noted that Taiwan has already announced trade, travel, and financial sanctions on North Korea, as [...]
2006-11-12 23:40:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETTC UNSCR KNNP NK IR TW
06TALLINN1083ESTONIA: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-06 15:19:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR EN
06TALLINN369ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN REGIME'S TREATMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 12:51:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI IR EN
06TALLINN659ESTONIA: GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...]
2006-07-17 15:02:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU
06TALLINN660ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...]
2006-07-18 04:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU
06TALLINN683IRAN: ESTONIA SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-28 12:08:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC PGOV UNSC IR EU EN
06TALLINN774ESTONIA: IRAN/SYRIA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 14:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL IR LE SY XG EN
06TALLINN797ESTONIA WANTS FIRM EU STANCE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 14:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU IR EN
06TALLINN836ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on Iran and other GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, ON September 13. Meius noted there are "no surprises" on the GOE's position on the agenda items. She provided feedback on the following issues: [...]
2006-09-14 11:25:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN EN YI SR BO IR IZ UP KPAL SU
06TALLINN943ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on October 16. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about recent statements coming from Iran and supports an [...]
2006-10-16 13:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN EU YI SR BO SU CG IS LE IR IK
06TEGUCIGALPA1007HONDURAS DID NOT SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO NAM
[...] (C) On May 25, PolChief delivered ref E demarche on the NAM Ministerial and UN reform to Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irene Cardona and ref D demarche on the possible NAM Ministerial statement on Iran to Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez. FM Jimenez told PolChief that Honduras [...]
2006-06-02 22:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM AORC UNGA UNSC IAEA KNNP IR HO
06TEGUCIGALPA984AMB DEMARCHES HONDURAN PRESIDENT AND FM ON U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-31 21:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR HO
06TELAVIV1009U.S.-ISRAEL JPMG FOLLOW-UP: ISRAELI RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) On March 2, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Senior Coordinator for Strategic Dialogues and Defense Cooperation Rami Yungman passed poloff the nonpaper in paragraph six -- Israel's response to a U.S. presentation on proposed defense sales to the Middle East that was made at the January 11 U.S.-Israel [...]
2006-03-13 15:37:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MARR MASS US XF IR IS MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL
06TELAVIV145PERES TELLS CODEL BAYH THAT OLMERT WILL BE NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 6 meeting, former Vice Premier Shimon Peres told Senator Evan Bayh, that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's chances of returning to political power are ""nil,"" and that Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be the next Prime Minister of Israel. Peres discussed the fu [...]
2006-01-11 08:35:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV IR IS KPAL PINR ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1470SENATOR LIEBERMAN AND ISRAELI A/PM OLMERT DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: On April 11 -- the day that the Cabinet elected him Acting Prime Minister -- a confident and relaxed Ehud Olmert met with Senator Joseph Lieberman and the Ambassador. Olmert outlined his "convergence plan," with which he hopes to create defensible security borders, minimize Israe [...]
2006-04-12 14:23:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM KPAL KWBG IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1523SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETS LIEBERMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Joseph Lieberman met with Yisrael Beiteinu Party chairman Avigdor Lieberman on April 14 to discuss the political landscape in Israel. Avigdor, fresh from a negotiating session with the lead Kadima Party negotiator, Yoram Turbovitz, expressed confidence that his party [...]
2006-04-18 14:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR KDEM PINS KPAL IS JO IR IZ LE ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1582ISRAELI DEFMIN MOFAZ DISCUSSES IRAN, TERROR THREAT
[...] (S) In a meeting April 20 with Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS),Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Judd Gregg (R-NH),Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz expressed Israel's gratitude for U.S. support in the Global War on Terror, and its cooperation in military and defense industry matters. Mofaz listed the [...]
2006-04-21 13:05:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PINS MASS MNUC EG SY LE IR IS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM
06TELAVIV1643ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT,
[...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland told Representative Christopher Shays, Representative Jim Marshall, and the DCM that Iran's main goals are to acquire nuclear weapons, support Hizballah and other proxies, and to increase Iranian influence in Iraq. Eiland sai [...]
2006-04-26 15:19:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MARR KNNP IZ IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1720ISRAEL OPPOSES IRANIAN CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN
[...] (C) Poloff shared appropriate reftel (B) points with Daniel Meron, the MFA's director for human rights and international organizations, on April 28 and discussed the issue again after receipt of reftel (A) on May 2. Meron said the GOI strongly opposes Iran's candidacy for the U.N. Human Right [...]
2006-05-02 14:08:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR PREL IR IS UNGA UNHRC GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1722FM LIVNI TELLS VISITING NSG TROIKA NUCLEAR-ARMED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli FM Livni told representatives of the visiting Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Troika and U.S. Consultative Group Chairman Richard Goorevich April 27 that a nuclear-armed Iran represents "the greatest threat to Israel since the Holocaust." She also stressed that Israel suppo [...]
2006-05-02 14:30:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UN UNSC GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1787NSG TROIKA CONDUCTS OUTREACH WITH ISRAELI
[...] (C) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) troika representatives held discussions April 27 with an inter-ministerial team led by the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) as part of the NSG's outreach to Israel. Current NSG Chairman Ambassador Naess (Norway) updated the Israeli side on changes made [...]
2006-05-08 14:47:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UNSC UN GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1799EU AMBASSADORS SEEK CLARITY ON USG POSITIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador briefed some 25 EU ambassadors plus the Swiss and Norwegian ambassadors May 8 on USG policy regarding acceptable humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians; assistance to and contact with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas; the importance of EU solidar [...]
2006-05-09 12:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IR IS KBTS ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1844OLMERT: CONVERGENCE TO BE MAIN THRUST OF MY
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with CODEL Cochran on April 21, a tired but upbeat Ehud Olmert detailed his "convergence" plan to establish Israel's final borders within four years and begin the relocation of thousands of Israeli settlers. Olmert told the CODEL that he had formed a coalition of 84 [...]
2006-05-11 07:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EG IR IS KBCT KPAL PGOV PREL PTER SY GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1870NEW NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Olmert has appointed as the new chairman of National Security Council Ilan Mizrahi, a former Deputy Head of the Mossad, to replace Giora Eiland, who will retire in several weeks. The National Security Council (NSC),created in 1999 during the tenure of then-PM Bi [...]
2006-05-12 10:39:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS IR GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV1932ADDITIONAL TOPICS FOR OLMERT MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON
[...] (C) Summary: Ehud Olmert's main public goal for his first trip to Washington as prime minister is to win U.S. support for what he calls the "convergence plan," which will relocate 60,000 - 80,000 settlers from isolated areas in the West Bank to other settlement blocs west of the separation barr [...]
2006-05-17 16:49:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV1945A/S SILVERBERG AND FM LIVNI DISCUSS IRAN,
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told IO A/S Silverberg and the Ambassador May 14 that time is running out in the international community's efforts to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. She outlined Israel's justification for the "convergence" plan, denying that t [...]
2006-05-18 13:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KPAL KWBG IR LE IS KNNC UN GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV1948ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS COUNTERING TERRORISM,
[...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that defending Israel from the terrorist threat is his number one priority. He said that dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat is his second priority, and expressed gratitude for America's support and firm stance on t [...]
2006-05-18 16:14:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS MARR KPAL KWBG MNUC IR JO EG IS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV1983RAMON ON CONVERGENCE AND ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS
[...] (C) Minister of Justice Haim Ramon told the Ambassador May 16 that his government will "sincerely" try to work with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas until at least the end of the year, before deciding, if this effort fails, to implement convergence. Ramon admitted that throug [...]
2006-05-19 17:27:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM KPAL KWBG IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2225PERETZ SAYS HE WILL TAKE RISKS TO HELP THE
[...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Amir Peretz told A/S Welch June 7 that he is willing to take maximum possible risks allowable in light of security demands to ease the pressure on the Palestinian people. He noted his efforts to keep the Karni crossing open -- as it is currently -- in both direc [...]
2006-06-09 12:11:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR KWBG KPAL EU IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV2511MOD'S GILAD ON GAZA, KARNI, AND IRANIAN THREATS IN
[...] (S) Summary: In a June 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad claimed that, during his recent meetings in Jordan, he was told of an Iranian message pressuring Jordan to accept Iranian hegemony in the region. Gilad also reported that he expects strategic [...]
2006-06-24 15:11:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PGOV ETTC KPAL KWBG PINS IR EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV2643(C) LIKUD MK STEINITZ ADVOCATES DISMANTLING AND
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Likud MK Yuval Steinitz advocated dismantling the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) and isolating them much the same way that former PM Sharon had isolated Yasser Arafat. The IDF should r [...]
2006-06-30 16:19:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KWBG KDEM KPAL MOPS EG IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV2915PERETZ CALLS FOR MNF ABLE TO BLOCK HIZBALLAH
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Amir Peretz told U.S. Representatives Peter Hoekstra, Jane Harman, Rick Renzi, and Darrell Issa, and the Ambassador July 23 that the GOI's goals in Lebanon are to secure the release of the two kidnapped IDF soldiers, see the implementation of UNSCR 1559, and give a [...]
2006-07-27 06:12:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPGOV PREL PTER EG IS IR LE
06TELAVIV299OLMERT TO CODEL KERRY: "I AM COMMITTED TO CARRY ON"
[...] (C) Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Senator John Kerry in a January 17 meeting that he is committed to carrying on Sharon's vision of setting the "political outcomes within the broad context of the roadmap." Olmert highlighted his commitment to pursue a serious dialogue wi [...]
2006-01-20 16:52:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL CH IR IS SY ETTC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS PEACE PROCESS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV3041ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (S) Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told the Ambassador on August 2 that Iran's rejection of what Frank characterized as a generous P-5 1 offer to Iran suggests that Iran has never been serious about negotiations on its nuclear program. Frank said the pas [...]
2006-08-03 16:46:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC AORC EU IR IS
06TELAVIV3316DEFMIN PERETZ AND CODEL SPECTER DISCUSS LEBANON,
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 20 meeting with Senator Arlen Specter in Jerusalem, Israeli Minister of Defense Amir Peretz claimed victory against Hizballah, raised the possibility of talks with Syria, and expressed concern that the international community is not keeping its commitment to deploy a robus [...]
2006-08-21 16:02:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EG IS IR LE SY
06TELAVIV3431(C) STEINITZ'S MEETING WITH CODEL SHAYS: URGES
[...] (C) Summary: In a August 17 meeting with Codel Shays, Likud Knesset member Yuval Steinitz expressed disappointment with the GOI handling of the recent conflict in Lebanon. Steinitz holds the Lebanese government responsible for neither stopping Hizballah nor offering to intervene when only sout [...]
2006-08-28 15:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPOL PREL KWBG LE IR IS
06TELAVIV3671ISRAELI MFA DG'S VISIT TO ABU DHABI
[...] (C) MFA Deputy DG for Political Research (the Israeli equivalent to INR) Nimrod Barkan informed newly arrived Polcouns Sept. 13 that MFA Director General Aharon Abramovitch, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's close confidant, had just returned from a visit to Abu Dhabi, where he discussed the Ira [...]
2006-09-15 04:24:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL IS IR TC
06TELAVIV3691(C) SNEH: SOLVE ISRAEL-PA CONFLICT BEFORE WAR WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 24 meeting with Staffdel Talwar, MK Ephraim Sneh said that that Israel needs to settle the decades-long conflict with the Palestinians in the next two or three years. Sneh stated that after the conflict with Hizballah the concept of unilateral disengagement from the [...]
2006-09-15 14:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG LE IR SY IS
06TELAVIV3843AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BIBI NETANYAHU
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Likud Party leader Bibi Netanyahu September 26, Netanyahu told the Ambassador he was pleased with his recent visits to Washington and London, and appeared confident that he and his party would make a political comeback as a result of the Israeli public's swing [...]
2006-09-28 08:05:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON IS IR XF
06TELAVIV3909PM OLMERT TO CODEL WARNER: ISRAEL READY TO SUPPORT
[...] (S) Summary. CODEL Warner met with Prime Minister Olmert at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on October 3. (Septels to report the CODEL's meetings with Foreign Minister Livni and Defense Minister Peretz.) Olmert provided his assessment of the results of the war with Hizballah. He i [...]
2006-10-04 14:49:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP IS IR LE KPAL
06TELAVIV3957AVI DICHTER BRIEFS CODEL PRYOR ON STATE OF ISRAELI
[...] (C) In an October 3 meeting with Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR),Public Security Minister Avi Dichter attributed Israel's relative success in stopping West Bank suicide bombers to the separation barrier and to "actionable intelligence" provided by an extensive network of informants. Commenting on [...]
2006-10-06 15:03:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEG IS LE KPAL KWBG PTER PREL IR
06TELAVIV3972NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST DEMARCHE
[...] Post provided reftel points to the MFA Deputy Director General for the United Nations and International Organizations, Aharon Leshno Yaar, on October 10. Although most MFA staff are on holiday this week, Yaar agreed to share our points with MFA Deputy Director General Miriam Ziv, who heads t [...]
2006-10-10 11:42:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KN PARM KNNP IS IR
06TELAVIV4002ISRAELI ACADEMICS OFFER POST-LEBANON WAR
[...] (C) Summary: The Charge, Political Counselor and PAO recently discussed Israeli politics and regional developments in the aftermath of the Lebanon war with leading academics and area experts from Israeli universities and think tanks. These academics, who spoke to us under the Chatham House ru [...]
2006-10-11 13:04:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS LE SY IR IZ
06TELAVIV4042CODEL WARNER'S MEETING WITH ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ
[...] (C) CODEL Warner's October 3 meeting with Israel Defense Minister Amir Peretz focused on lessons learned from Israel's war with Hizballah in southern Lebanon, and missile defense. (Reftels report on the CODEL's meetings with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni.) Accompanied by MOD [...]
2006-10-13 14:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS PGOV OREP KWBG LE IR SY IS
06TELAVIV4069TWO FORMER IDF CHIEFS OF STAFF OFFER OPPOSING
[...] (C) In separate meetings September 22 and October 10, former IDF Chiefs of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak and Moshe Yaalon provided POL and DAO sharply differing assessments of how Israel should deal with Syria. These assessments mirror a broader debate in Israel, with political commentators and [...]
2006-10-16 13:32:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS SY LE IR IS
06TELAVIV4256LIEBERMAN JOINS THE COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 24, Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) party leader Avigdor Lieberman confirmed that he would join the governing coalition with the titles of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Strategic Threats, perhaps as early as October 25. Lieberman would [...]
2006-10-25 16:56:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KPAL KWBG IS IR EG JO LE SY
06TELAVIV4373ISRAELI MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY HEAD ON MISSILE
[...] (C) In an October 8 meeting, Israel Missile Defense Agency head Arieh Herzog told visiting House Armed Services Committee counsel Roger Zakheim that Israel is working with the U.S. to address (a) a gap in its missile defense (MD) capability vis-a-vis a potential future threat of Iranian nucle [...]
2006-11-02 15:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS IR IS
06TELAVIV4397SOLANA IN ISRAEL: CROSSINGS, MADRID-TYPE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the MFA and the EC delegation, High Representative Javier Solana used his October 25-27 visit to urge the Israelis to strengthen Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas. The GOI was generally cautious in its response, although the EC claimed that PM Ehud Olmert is conside [...]
2006-11-03 16:56:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN KWBG IR IS
06TELAVIV4481ISRAELI REGIONAL EXPERTS SHARE VIEWS ON IRAN,
[...] (C) Summary: During his recent visit to Israel, the Ambassador hosted a dinner at which DNI Negroponte asked a diverse group of Israeli experts to share their views on Iran, particularly Israeli perspectives on the intentions of the Iranian leadership. The DNI also solicited views on the pos [...]
2006-11-09 16:31:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS IR IZ SY KPAL
06TELAVIV4604APHSCT TOWNSEND'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH MOSSAD CHIEF FOCUSES ON LEBANON, SYRIA AND IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-24 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPTER ECON OVIP AMGT ASEC SY LE IR IS
06TELAVIV4605APHSCT TOWNSEND'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH ISRAEL
[...] (C) Israeli MOD Director General Gabi Ashkenazi told Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend November 12 that although Israel does not expect another war with Hizballah in the near future, the MOD is studying what it could have done bet [...]
2006-11-24 13:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ECON SY LE IR IS
06TELAVIV471ISRAELIS PLEASED BY MERKEL'S STAND ON HAMAS AND
[...] (C) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel thoroughly impressed her hosts during her January 29-30 visit with what the Israelis interpreted as strong stances on Hamas and the Iranian nuclear program, according to the German charge' and the Israeli MFA visits officer. Merkel said publicly an [...]
2006-02-01 11:42:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM KWBG KPAL IS GM IR ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV4730AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN'S THOUGHTS ON PALESTINIAN ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams discussed Israeli-Palestinian relations with Minister for Strategic Threats Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) on November 29. Lieberman had requested the meeting to share his latest thinking on the Palestinian question ahead of his pl [...]
2006-12-05 07:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR EG CY JO
06TELAVIV480RIGHT-WING LIEBERMAN UNABASHEDLY ADVOCATES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman told the Ambassador January 31 that separation of Israeli Jews from Israeli Arabs is necessary in order to promote Israeli security and maintain Israel's Jewish identity. To accomplish this, Lieberman proposes that Isr [...]
2006-02-01 17:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KISL EG IR IS JO ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV481SENATOR BIDEN AND A/PM OLMERT DISCUSS THE PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Senator Joseph Biden on January 25 --before PLC election results were in -- that he is ready to resume negotiations with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas and is willing to implement all of Israel's commitments under the roadmap [...]
2006-02-02 06:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS PEACE PROCESS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV4890CODEL MCCAIN MEETS PM OLMERT: IRAQ SITUATION,
[...] (C) Summary. CODEL McCain, made up of Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, Susan Collins, John Thune, and Representative Mark Kirk, called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert December 18. Charge and Pol Couns attended the meeting, as did Olmert's senior advisers and the MFA's Deputy Director G [...]
2006-12-20 07:45:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KWBG IS IR IZ AF
06TELAVIV4892CODEL NELSON AND ISRAEL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 12, Colonel Amit Aviram of Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI) briefed Senator Bill Nelson (FL) on regional security threats facing Israel. Aviram described the Middle East as caught in a struggle between moderates and Iranian-backed extremists, and said the growing Iranian [...]
2006-12-20 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV PINR KPAL IR SY LE IS
06TELAVIV4897FORMER PM BARAK DISCUSSES REGIONAL CHALLENGES WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (AZ),Joe Lieberman (CT),Susan Collins (ME) and John Thune (SD),as well as Representative Mark Kirk (IL) met with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak on December 17 to discuss developments in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority. Ba [...]
2006-12-21 09:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPAL IZ IR US RU CH IN
06TELAVIV4914OLMERT TELLS CODEL DODD/KERRY HE IS READY TO MEET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SENATORS CHRISTOPHER DODD (CT) AND JOHN KERRY (MA) DISCUSSED THE CHALLENGE FACED BY THE U.S. AND ISRAEL IN DEALING WITH EXTREMISTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER EHUD OLMERT ON DECEMBER 21. AT THE TOP OF THEIR MEETING, SENATORS DODD AND KERRY AND PRIME MINISTER [...]
2006-12-22 11:14:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY LE IZ
06TELAVIV4929SENATOR NELSON'S MEETING WITH LIKUD LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Bill Nelson (FL) and his senior staff met with former prime minister (PM) and current Likud Party leader Binyamin Netanyahu on December 12 to discuss the Iranian nuclear threat. Netanyahu urged the U.S. to mobilize all its diplomatic and national efforts against Iran. [...]
2006-12-26 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER IS IR IZ SY KPAL US
06TELAVIV4971CODEL DODD AND KERRY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. CODEL Dodd and Kerry discussed their visit to Syria, Israel's relations with the Palestinians, the rising power of Islamic radicalism, and the effect of sanctions on Iran during their December 21 meeting with Foreign Minister Livni. Livni stressed the GOI's reasons for rejecting [...]
2006-12-28 08:16:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY IR KWBG IS
06TELAVIV5004OLMERT TELLS CODEL SPECTER HE IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Arlen Specter (PA) briefed Prime Minister Olmert on President Asad's willingness to negotiate with Israel. Specter noted that Asad had expressed a willingness to exert Syrian influence over Hamas, and pledged to cooperate with the Hariri assassination investigation and UNSCR 17 [...]
2006-12-29 14:22:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IS KPAL SY ECON IR IZ GE
06TELAVIV5005SENATOR SPECTER'S MEETING WITH LIKUD LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: Senator Arlen Specter (PA) and the Ambassador met with former prime minister (PM) and current Likud Party leader Binyamin Netanyahu on December 27 to discuss Syria and the Iranian nuclear threat. Senator Specter reported on Syrian President Asad's interest in negotiations with [...]
2006-12-29 14:37:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IS IR SY KJUS IN
06TELAVIV5007FM LIVNI URGES CAUTION ON SYRIA IN MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) discussed Syria, Iran and efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian Roadmap with FM Tzipi Livni on December 27. Describing his recent trip to Damascus, Senator Specter said Syrian President Bashar al-Asad had expressed an interest in negotiating with [...]
2006-12-29 15:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY LE
06TELAVIV676ISRAELI MOD POLDIR GILAD DISCUSSES THE AMA AND THE
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on February 13, Israeli MOD Political Director Amos Gilad agreed with the Ambassador that progress should be made on as many AMA issues as possible before Hamas assumes control of the Palestinian Authority, but expressed concern about what he termed the lack of a Pale [...]
2006-02-15 04:48:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG RS IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV688IRAN-IAEA: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
[...] (S) In a February 7 meeting, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told Ambassador Jones the following: A) On February 16, the EU3 MFA directors general are going to meet with an Israeli interagency team in Israel at the MFA to discuss Iran and the way ahead. [...]
2006-02-15 15:57:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PINR MNUC KNNP IR EU AORC IS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV745RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TERMS MOSCOW'S INVITATION TO
[...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador to Israel Gennady Tarasov met with the Ambassador February 20, at the former's request, to discuss the emerging GOI policy toward Hamas against the backdrop of an increasingly politicized pre-election atmosphere. Tarasov criticized the GOI for taking decisions [...]
2006-02-22 08:21:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG MNUC IS IR RS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV876A/PM OLMERT AND CONGRESSMAN BERMAN DISCUSS HAMAS
[...] (C) Summary: Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with Representative Howard Berman and the Ambassador on Sunday, February 26 to discuss Hamas, Iran, and the future of the Jordan Valley. Olmert stressed that Israel will not deal with a Hamas government and that only a unified, strong co [...]
2006-03-02 07:52:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KWBG KPAL IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV877ABBAS AND HAMAS: LEFT-OF-CENTER ISRAELI LEADERS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a February 28 discussion hosted by the Ambassador, left-of-center Israeli politicians and advisers advocated support for Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and criticized the GOI's refusal to deal with him. The group generally agreed that the GOI should take a "wa [...]
2006-03-02 09:18:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KWBG KPAL IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06THEHAGUE1080NETHERLANDS: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 10 to Deputy European Correspondent Bahia Tahzib-Lie and attended subsequent diplomatic community pre-GAERC briefing with European Correspondent Desiree Kopmels. The MFA does not expect significant progress on enlargement during this GAERC but does exp [...]
2006-05-12 13:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UNAUS EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU
06THEHAGUE1233NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) Ambassador Arnall delivered reftel demarche seeking public statements of support for the U.S. position on Iran to Rob Swartbol, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor to Prime Minister Balkenende, on March 31. Swartbol promised to pass the message immediately to the Foreign Minister -- who was in [...]
2006-06-01 11:25:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR NL
06THEHAGUE1262NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WILL NOT SEEK CHAIR OF IOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 14:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREF AORC PREL SMIG IR NL
06THEHAGUE1308NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (U) Poloff and intern delivered reftel demarche June 7 and 8, to policy officers of the MFA Political Affairs and European Integration Departments. Substantive responses follow. Balkans ------- 2. (C) The GONL expects Serbia/Montenegro to dominate discussion of the Balkans, particularl [...]
2006-06-09 13:50:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN KPAL UN BO CU IR IZ MW SR YI NL
06THEHAGUE1562NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACH IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 17
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect discussion at the July GAERC to be more limited than normal - a reflection of the vacation season. Iran and the Israel are expected to be major foci of discussion. The Dutch will not raise North Korea but are not averse to its being raised by other members. Like [...]
2006-07-14 15:14:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN KPAL UN BO CG IR IZ KN MW SR SU
06THEHAGUE1674NETHERLANDS/IRAN: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 14:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM EU KNNP PREL IR NL
06THEHAGUE1924NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WANT MORE INFORMATION ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Dutch are frustrated at the lack of information sharing on Iran within the EU, and do not believe a discussion of sanctions is appropriate at Gymnich absent more details of the Iranian response to the P5 1 proposals. Without having seen the response directly, the Dutch unde [...]
2006-08-31 14:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM EU KNNP PGOV PREL UN IR NL
06THEHAGUE2005NETHERLANDS/EU/IRAN: DUTCH WEIGHING OPTIONS
[...] (C) POLCOUNS delivered reftel points urging EU foreign ministers to use the September 15 GAERC to deliver a strong message to Iran to Wim Geerts, Deputy Director General for Political Affairs at the Dutch MFA, on September 13. Geerts confirmed that Iran would be on the agenda and said he would [...]
2006-09-13 16:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP EUN IR UN NL
06THEHAGUE2139NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO IRANIAN UAV DEMARCHE
[...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Ceta Noland on September 28. Noland claimed the points did not present any new information -- the Dutch intelligence service AIVD has been in close contact with U.S. intelligence agencies regardi [...]
2006-09-29 14:16:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL
06THEHAGUE2431NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH POSITIONS AHEAD OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect the GAERC to focus largely on Turkey and enlargement, with limited discussion on a range of other issues. They do not expect the Turks to fulfill their Ankara protocol commitments, but seem unlikely to press for wholesale suspension of negotiations. The Dutch exp [...]
2006-11-09 21:46:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MARR PGOV PHUM EUN UN BK CG CU IR
06THEHAGUE2469TORTURE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DUTCH TROOPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A major Dutch daily reported November 17 that Dutch military intelligence officers had abused prisoners in 2003 in al-Muthanna province, Iraq. Following a Cabinet meeting later in the day, Defense Minister Kamp issued a statement that the allegations had been investigated at th [...]
2006-11-17 15:41:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR AF IR NL
06THEHAGUE2544NETHERLANDS/IRAN: BOT TO DELIVER "FIRM" MESSAGE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister Bot intends to deliver a "firm" message to Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki when the two meet on December 7, focusing on Iran's nuclear program, support for terrorism, regional meddling, and lack of human rights. Bot also expected to raise the al-Mansuri c [...]
2006-12-04 12:18:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM IR NL
06THEHAGUE2597NETHERLANDS/BALKENENDE: PM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a December 12 meeting with Ambassador Arnall, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Pieter Balkenende expressed satisfaction with his party's strong performance in the November elections, and predicted a centrist-coalition government could be in place by February. According to Balkenende, th [...]
2006-12-13 09:48:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM ECON IR RU NL
06THEHAGUE2634NETHERLANDS/IRAN: MEDIA PROJECTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eleven Dutch-funded Iranian media projects, worth over 13 million Euros, have moved into the operational phase. The projects, begun in early 2006 at the behest of the Dutch parliament, represent the broadest Dutch media diversity efforts anywhere, according to MFA officials. En [...]
2006-12-18 16:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EUN PREL IR NL
06THEHAGUE2654ILSA: DUTCH, SHELL ON YADAVARAN, IRAN, SAKHALIN II
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch government supports targeted sanctions against Iran but not actions that limit Shell's activities there. Shell does not plan a final Yadavaran investment decision until 2008 and will keep State abreast. The government continues to follow negotiations between Gazprom an [...]
2006-12-21 16:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EPET ENRG PREL NL CH IR
06THEHAGUE2661NETHERLANDS/IRAN: BOT AND MOTTAKI ON NUKES, MIDDLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his December 7 meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki, Dutch Foreign Minister Bot urged Iran to work with the IAEA to address international concerns about Iran's nuclear program or face possible UNSC sanctions. Bot also called on Iran to rein in Hizballah and Hamas and [...]
2006-12-27 09:49:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR NL
06THEHAGUE301SHIELD S59-05/NETHERLANDS: AUSTRALIA GROUP ALERT
[...] (S) On February 8 Polmiloff discussed reftel points and non-paper with Senior Advisor Ceta Noland, MFA Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Division. Noland appreciated the information and said she would pass it to Dutch intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Economic Affairs for further [...]
2006-02-09 16:20:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW IR NL
06THEHAGUE396DEMARCHE DELIVERED: APPROACHING THE DUTCH AHEAD OF
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 17, to Bahia Tahzib-Lie, Deputy European Correspondent, Political Affairs Department, Dutch MFA. Tahzib-Lie apologized for being unable to provide immediate responses, as her office has been hit by the flu and is desperately short-staffed. 2. The D [...]
2006-02-22 12:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ KPAL CG NL
06THEHAGUE563NETHERLANDS: COORDINATING STATEMENTS ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 10:47:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI IR NL
06THEHAGUE570NETHERLANDS: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 15 to MFA Political Affairs Department Director Pim Dumore. He had no immediate response. 2. (C) On Sudan, the GONL is concerned that China will attempt to scupper UNSC action. They would be interested in hearing our ideas on how to avoid this. [...]
2006-03-17 15:02:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ SU
06THEHAGUE763NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 7 to MFA European Correspondent Desiree Kopmels and Deputy Correspondent Bahia Tahzib-Lie. The Dutch do not expect the Balkans to be on the GAERC agenda and are content to let UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari set the pace for future status talks. [...]
2006-04-07 16:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR UP SY
06THEHAGUE764NETHERLANDS/IRAN: PROTESTING THE IRANIAN REGIME'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 16:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV SOCI IR NL
06TIRANA776ALBANIA ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj July 21 to brief him on the P5 1 incentive package for Iran. Mustafaj said the GoA shared U.S. and EU concern about Iran's nuclear ambitions and agreed that Iran must suspend enrichment-related activity immediately and respond positively [...]
2006-07-21 09:45:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06TOKYO1040GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER TALKS UNSC
[...] (C) Summary. During his February 20-22 visit to Tokyo, German FM Steinmeier and his Japanese interlocutors agreed to continuing working toward UNSC reform within the G4 framework, with Steinmeier acknowledging that U.S. supports is also important. FM Aso stressed the potentially volatile Eas [...]
2006-02-27 08:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KS IR UNSC GM ENRG ETTC JA
06TOKYO1136JAPAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki met with FM Aso for two hours on February 27 and thirty minutes with PM Koizumi on the 28th. The discussions focused primarily on the nuclear impasse but also covered a range of other bilateral issues. During the meetings, FM Aso and PM Koizumi [...]
2006-03-03 05:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR ECON ENER PGOV
06TOKYO1884IRAN: INITIAL JAPAN REACTION TO USG THINKING
[...] (C) On April 6, Post conveyed reftel points regarding the status of USG thinking on Iran to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation and Second Middle East divisions, as well as the Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI). MOFA also shared the information with its Po [...]
2006-04-07 08:25:00Embassy TokyoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KNNP IR XE JA
06TOKYO1888JAPAN SEEKING MORE EVIDENCE WHILE CONSIDERING
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel points regarding Tehran's treatment of religious minorities to MOFA Second Middle East Division on April 5 . On April 7, Second Middle East's Koichi Nakao replied [...]
2006-04-07 08:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI IR JA
06TOKYO2339MOFA NON-PROLIFERATION DG NAKANE TO VISIT INDIAN
[...] EST MinCouns called on MOFA Director General for Disarmament, Science and Non-Proliferation Ambassador Takeshi Nakane on April 28 to get a preview of possible agenda items for Nakane's May 1 bilateral meetings in New Delhi with his GOI counterpart. Japan and India initially had been discussi [...]
2006-04-28 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL JA IR IN KNNP IAEA PARM ENRG
06TOKYO2609S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando: -- expressed interest in possible response scenarios to Iranian nuclear ambitions; -- asked about U.S. confidence in the new Iraqi government; -- sought confirmation of continued U.S. commi [...]
2006-05-12 12:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ETRD EAGR ECON IR IZ KS CH KN JA
06TOKYO2610S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WTIH DEPUTY
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging discussion on May 11, MOFA Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Yabunaka told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner: -- The main focus for Japan at the St. Petersburg G-8 summit is to be energy security, but he was skeptical that a useful outcome could be r [...]
2006-05-12 12:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG IR KS RS CH ID JA
06TOKYO2613S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Assistant Cabinet Secretary Ando: -- expressed interest in possible response scenarios to Iranian nuclear ambitions; -- asked about U.S. confidence in the new Iraqi government; -- sought confirmation of continued U.S. commi [...]
2006-05-12 13:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP ETRD EAGR ECON IR IZ KS CH KN JA
06TOKYO2650S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 11 MEETING WITH MOFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a May 11 meeting, MOFA Disarmament DG Takeshi Nakane told visiting S/P Director Dr. Stephen D. Krasner that although Japan has not yet fixed its position, it remains concerned about the possible effect the U.S.-India nuclear agreement may have on the NPT regime, remains u [...]
2006-05-15 07:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR IS IN JA
06TOKYO2654U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TALKS, SESSION 4:
[...] (C) Summary. In Session 4 U.S.-Japan-ROK policy planning talks, discussion focused on the future of the Middle East. S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner briefed on U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP). Japanese DVFM Kohno said that Middle East devel [...]
2006-05-15 07:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IR IZ XF AF KS JA
06TOKYO2663U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION
[...] (C) Summary. In the May 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Session meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook, the three delegates o [...]
2006-05-15 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN EAID MARR UNSC IR IZ KS CH JA
06TOKYO2940THE AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH ADMINISTRATIVE VICE
[...] (S) During a May 26 meeting, Administrative Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi expressed deep appreciation for the Ambassador's efforts on the abduction issue. In a tour d'horizon, the Ambassador and Yachi discussed the upcoming summit, regional issues, realignment and beef. Foreign Minist [...]
2006-05-26 10:47:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL ECON MARR KUNR AF IR IZ IN KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO2990SCA A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH MOFA ASIAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 meeting with visiting SCA A/S Boucher, MOFA Asian Affairs Bureau DG Sasae stated: -- Japan is committed to nation building in Sri Lanka; -- MOFA is carefully explaining to the public and the Diet Japan's interests in supporting the India nuclear initiative; -- [...]
2006-05-31 09:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM IN AF NP CE IR JA
06TOKYO3018JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON IRAN
[...] Japan supports the proposal of the United States that it will come to the table with the EU 3 countries and meet with the Iranian representatives, as soon as Iran fully and verifiably suspends its enrichment and reprocessing activities. 2. Since it is essential for the international socie [...]
2006-06-01 09:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR JA
06TOKYO3020IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IOM EXCOM CHAIR: JAPAN'S
[...] (U) This message contains an action request, para 3. 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Humanitarian Assistance Division Principal Deputy Director Masanori Nakano on June 1, 2006. Nakano said the Japanese Mission to the UN in Geneva had already been ap [...]
2006-06-01 10:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG AORC UNGA IR JA
06TOKYO3259JAPAN/IAEA: STATEMENT ON IRAN TO FOCUS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP IAEA JA IR
06TOKYO3316AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER DISCUSSES YASUKUNI,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Schieffer met with PRC Ambassador Wang Yi over lunch June 14. Highlights of their lunch included the following: -- FM's Aso's statement that "national interests are more important than personal image" during his meeting with Chinese FM Li had helped move the bilate [...]
2006-06-15 08:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR KS CH JA
06TOKYO3518JAPAN TO SUPPORT SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN UNDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso during a June 22 interview with Reuters stated that Japan would take part if the international community imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The report also noted that Aso had urged his Iranian counterpart to seriously consider [...]
2006-06-24 02:10:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KNUC IAEA JA IR
06TOKYO4087JAPAN SUPPORTS CHAPTER 7 RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4088JAPAN RECEIVES P5-PLUS-ONE INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM AORC EUN IR JA
06TOKYO4247JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS WHY
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. See para 3 below. 2. (C) Following reftel instructions, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki July 31 to discuss Japan's position on the reftel para 6 draft UNSC resolution. Takizaki assur [...]
2006-07-31 06:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4396JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER COUNSELS IRANIANS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has made it clear that it will stand with the international community on the issue of Iranian nuclear proliferation even if it means risking commercial repercussions. In an August 2 meeting with Iranian Vice President Esfandior Rahim Mashay, Foreign Minister Aso counsele [...]
2006-08-04 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO4823S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 9 with S/P Director Stephen Krasner, MOFA North American Affairs Bureau DG Kawai expressed appreciation for our efforts in making Prime Minister Koizumi's recent trip to the United States a success. Kawai shared his expectation that Koizumi's successor wi [...]
2006-08-23 06:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON IR KN KS CH JA
06TOKYO4969KHATAMI VISITS JAPAN; SEES KOIZUMI; AZADEGAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Koizumi warned former Iranian President Khatami that Iran would be wise to cooperate with the international community rather than continue to isolate itself, during an August 24 meeting. Khatami, in both his public remarks and in his meeting with Koizumi, maintain [...]
2006-08-30 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ECON ENGY IR JA
06TOKYO5138A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on September 5, North American Affairs Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told visiting Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill: -- the timing of the Japanese Prime Ministerial election process makes it impossible to say for certain who will be availabl [...]
2006-09-08 05:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR XB ZK AF CH IR IZ KN
06TOKYO5410THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...]
2006-09-20 10:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA
06TOKYO5423THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE
[...] (S) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...]
2006-09-21 02:15:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA
06TOKYO5565A/S FORT DISCUSSES IRAN WITH MOFA INTELLIGENCE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan could potentially bring high value to our analysis of events in Iran due to Japan's diplomatic presence in and extensive commercial relations with Tehran, INR A/S Fort told MOFA Intelligence and Analysis Service (IAS) Director General Takeuchi on September 25. In a meeting [...]
2006-09-26 08:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPINR IR AF JA
06TOKYO5624INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25
[...] (S) SUMMARY: INR A/S Fort and CIRO Director Mitani met September 25 to exchanged views on intelligence cooperation, with A/S Fort suggesting that Japan examine how the Australian intelligence services have handled the protection of classified information. A/S Fort observed that Japan could h [...]
2006-09-28 05:32:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PINR IR CH JA
06TOKYO6328JAPAN: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UNDC VICE-CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-01 10:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL UNGA IR CDG JA
06TOKYO6994AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 14 LUNCH WITH VICE FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: During a lunch conversation on December 14, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi and the Ambassador covered a wide range of issues including: -- the U.S.-Japan security relationship ("2 Plus 2" Talks, DPRI); -- Iraq; -- economic issues (sub-Cabinet meetings, "trian [...]
2006-12-15 07:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL ECON PGOV JA BM IZ KS RS AF IR
06TOKYO7003JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR ON IRAN
[...] (C) Japan supports passage of the UNSCR on Iran proposed by France and the U.K. and is hopeful it will be passed unanimously, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Ambassador December 14 (see reftel B). 2. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer followed up by delivering an additional copy [...]
2006-12-15 08:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR JA
06TOKYO773JAPAN: DVFM KONO ON IRAN
[...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Masaharu Kono, DCM Donovan underscored U.S. appreciation for Japan's stance on Iran at the IAEA, and asked how Japan would deal with the Iran nuclear issue during the upcoming visit to Tokyo by Iran Foreign Minister Mottaki (ref a) [...]
2006-02-13 09:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA IR JA
06TRIPOLI478CHARGE REVIEWS IRAN-NAM, LEBANON-SCR 1701, AND DETAINEE
[...] (C) During a September 10 meeting with General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA) Under Secretary for the Americas Ahmed Al-Fitouri, Charge discussed Ref A points urging Libyan support for the full implementation of UNSCR 1701, and Ref B points urging tha [...]
2006-09-11 11:27:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC LE IR LY
06TUNIS1276DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (S) On May 26, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial to MFA Director General for the Americas and Asia Ghazi Jomaa. Jomaa said that Deputy Foreign Minister Hatem Ben Salem would be representing Tunisia at the Ministerial and that he would pass the [...]
2006-05-26 11:42:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
06TUNIS1344DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOW UP ON NAM STATEMENT ON
[...] (C/NF) On June 1, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial statement on Iran to MFA Secretary of State Hatem Ben Salem. Ben Salem, who represented Tunisia at the Ministerial, agreed that the final statement was unhelpful. He stressed that Tunisia, alo [...]
2006-06-02 12:18:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
06TUNIS1493DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OIC MINISTERIAL MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 09:32:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL IR TS
06TUNIS973TUNISIA ADVERTISES GOOD TIES WITH IRAN, SYRIA
[...] (C) Summary. Through its mostly-government controlled press, Tunisian officials are playing up positive economic and cultural exchanges between Tunisia and officials in Iran and Syria. Two visits to Tunis within a week--Iranian Vice President for Tourism and Heritage on April 15, and Syrian P [...]
2006-04-24 15:00:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM ETRD SY IR TS
06ULAANBAATAR300Mongolia to Stay Shanghai Coop Org Observer
[...] (SBU) Poloff met on April 21 with MFA Acting Director for Policy Planning T. Janabazar. Poloff asked about a press report (ref a) that stated that Mongolia, along with Iran, India, and Pakistan, would soon become Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members. Janabazar categorically state [...]
2006-04-21 07:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD PTER CH MG IN PK IR
06ULAANBAATAR307Mongolian Ponders Guatemala UNSC Vote
[...] (SBU) During an April 25 introductory courtesy call on new MFA State Secretary K. Bekhat, Charge urged Mongolia to immediately make clear that it will vote for Guatemala for an elected UNSC seat. He commented that prospective votes are being closely followed in Washington. Bekhat cautiously [...]
2006-04-25 07:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNSC MG IR VE GT
06ULAANBAATAR450Foreign Policy Advisor on Shanghai Cooperation
[...] (SBU) Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Tsogtbaatar, on his own initiative, met with DCM and SIPDIS Ppoloff to brief on Mongolia's position at the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Shanghai. Tsogtbaatar said President Enkhbayar would depart on June 14 for the [...]
2006-06-13 06:16:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MG UZ CH RU IR
06ULAANBAATAR558Mongolia Still Pondering Guatemala UNSC Vote
[...] (SBU) On July 20, E/P Chief called MFA Multilateral Relations Director General Enkhtsetseg to ask whether the July 3 announcement of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Guatemala had resulted in any movement in Mongolia's decision on this year's UNSC vote. ( [...]
2006-07-21 06:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNSC MG IR VE GT
06UNVIEVIENNA500IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO
[...] (SBU) At the June BOG, mission, per reftel, accomplished its objectives of underscoring the absence of confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, stressing Iran's need to halt enrichment-related activities, and re-dividing the NAM. Iran was dealt with under agenda item 8 (g) [...]
2006-06-16 09:29:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA511IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO
[...] (SBU) Further to Reftel, this message provides detailed information on the June 15 IAEA Board of Governors debate on Iran. During that discussion, 33 countries delivered statements, with a preponderance calling on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues identified in [...]
2006-06-23 13:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA522PROFILE OF MALAYSIAN AMBASSADOR RAJMAH HUSSAIN
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction. Malaysian Ambassador Rajmah Hussain, designated next Malaysian Ambassador to Washington, arrived Vienna 16 months ago from her previous position as Ambassador to the CD in Geneva. While in Vienna, Hussain served as chair of the Vienna Chapter of the Non-Aligned [...]
2006-06-28 06:37:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ETRD IAEA IR KNNP PINR
06UNVIEVIENNA572 IAEA/IRAN: BUSHEHR START-UP UNLIKELY UNTIL AT
[...] (S) The IAEA's Russ Clark, during a July 18 meeting with Msnoff, said that the Iranians would be "lucky" to commission the first power reactor at Bushehr (BNPP-1) by 2009 because the Russians are "dragging their feet." Key equipment required to finish the plant, such as valves and cables, has [...]
2006-07-26 15:40:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA626 SUBJECT: POSSIBLE IRAN SCENARIOS LEADING UP TO
[...] (C) There are three possible Iranian responses to both the EU3 "package" and UNSCR 1696: accept the package and comply with the resolution (highly unlikely),reject the package and the resolution outright (unlikely),or express a willingness to negotiate the package "without preconditions", i.e [...]
2006-08-21 15:12:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA650IAEA/IRAN: DG'S REPORT: NO SUSPENSION, NO FURTHER
[...] (SBU) The DG, as mandated by UNSCR 1696, reported that as of August 31 Iran has not suspended uranium enrichment activities, halted construction of the heavy water research reactor at Arak, cooperated with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues, voluntarily implemented the Additional Proto [...]
2006-08-31 17:50:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA659IAEA/IRAN: "LIKE-MINDED" DISCUSS DG REPORT,
[...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see para 9. 2. (C) Ambassador Schulte met with the group of "like-minded" countries (EU3, CAN, AUS, NZ, NOR, ROK, JAP, ARG) on September 6, with all parties agreeing that the DG's August 31 report clearly shows Iranian defiance of UNSCR 1696 (even tho [...]
2006-09-06 17:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA815IAEA/DPRK/IRAN: JAPAN NIXES BOG DPRK RESOLUTION;
[...] (S) Like-minded countries, meeting at the US mission November 2, agreed with Japan's view that, in light of the October 31 announcement on Six-Party talks, the Board should pursue a Chairman's Summary, but not a resolution unless the DPRK reneges on this agreement. Country statements at the B [...]
2006-11-03 15:11:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA851IAEA/IRAN: SECRETARIAT TELLS MEMBER STATES THAT
[...] (SBU) During a technical briefing on November 15, the IAEA Secretariat advised that TC project IRA/9/019 (Strengthening Safety Capabilities for the Construction of a research Reactor) was not directly linked to enrichment and reprocessing activities, and the "Secretariat is certain this proj [...]
2006-11-17 08:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA IR KNNP
06USUNNEWYORK1157SYG ANNAN DISCUSSES IRAN, DARFUR, SOMALIA AND UN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting convened at his request, Secretary-General (SYG) Annan gave Ambassador Bolton a SIPDIS read-out of his recent conversation with head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Larijani on the incentives package just presented by European Union High Representative [...]
2006-06-06 23:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAMGT AORC CM IR NI PGOV PREL PTER SO SU
06USUNNEWYORK2123UNSC/IRAN: NOVEMBER 3RD MEETING P5 PLUS ONE
[...] Summary: The P5 plus one met on Friday, November 3, at the UK Mission at 11:30 to discuss the EU3 draft resolution on Iran. Russia reiterated its complaints about the EU3 text and circulated its extensive &corrections8 (emailed to State and NSC),which Ambassador Churkin described as consist [...]
2006-11-06 17:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PREL UNSC PGOV IR
06USUNNEWYORK427P5 MEETING WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ON IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador Sanders and Pol MinCouns and the other P5 Ambassadors met with the SYG and former Chief of Staff and new Deputy SYG Designate Malloch Brown early in the evening of March 3. SYG called the meeting to offer a briefing on his meetings with former Iranian President Khatami in Doha [...]
2006-03-06 23:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA AORC IR
06USUNNEWYORK433UNSC/IRAN: EU3 IRAN ELEMENTS
[...] (C) In a brief P3 meeting mid-day March 7, Ambassadors agreed to defer the P5 meeting planned for later in the day until the afternoon of Wednesday, March 8 at 5:00, when we would have a read-out of the Secretary's discussion with Russian FM Lavrov and when the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) w [...]
2006-03-08 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK467UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: The Perm Five Permanent Representatives met at 5:00 pm Friday, March 10 at USUN to discuss the British-French draft elements on Iran. Discussion went round and round, as the Russians and Chinese had no specific instructions on the text, speaking instead in general terms about h [...]
2006-03-11 00:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR AA
06USUNNEWYORK476UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS
[...] (C) Role for the Germans: P3 Ambassadors met early in the afternoon of March 8 in advance of the P5 meeting later in the day. French PR de la Sabliere urged German participation in the next meeting. Ambassador Bolton said regardless of how the meeting was described -- P5-plus-1 or E3-plus [...]
2006-03-13 18:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK528MARCH 15 P5 MEETING ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The P-5 met at 8AM Wednesday, March 15 at the U.S. Mission to continue consultations on Iran. The Russians and Chinese continued to stonewall any progress on the British-French draft UNSC Presidential Statement, with no change in their positions since the March 14 P-5 and inform [...]
2006-03-17 14:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAA AORC EU IR KNNP IAEA
06USUNNEWYORK581UN/GERMANY: STATE SECRETARY PFLUGER ON IRAN, LATIN
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Bolton discussed Iran, Latin America and UN reform initiatives, including the recently formed Human Rights Council, with German State Secretary Freidbert Pfluger on March 20. Pfluger reiterated Germany's steadfast support for efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuc [...]
2006-03-23 18:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC KUNR GM IR
06USUNNEWYORK797PORTUGAL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HRC CANDIDACY:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 16:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM UN IR PO EVN
06USUNNEWYORK834UNSC/IRAN: AMBASSADOR BOLTON MEETS WITH JAPANESE
[...] (C) Begin Summary. In an April 13 meeting, Director-General of Middle Eastern and African Affairs at the Japanese MFA Motohide Yoshikawa raised with Ambassador Bolton some of the economic and domestic pressures impacting Japanese government policy on Iran. He asked that U.S. statements not [...]
2006-04-24 13:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP JA IR
06USUNNEWYORK993UN REFORM: U/S BURNS SEES GA PRESIDENT ELIASSON
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns called on GA President Eliasson during a break in the HRC voting on Tuesday, May 9. Eliasson was clearly energized by the results of the voting and expressed his hope that the U.S. would be "encouraged" by the process. Both agreed that the proof of positive change woul [...]
2006-05-16 14:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KUNR AORC UNGA UN IR
06USUNNEWYORK994UN REFORM: U/S BURNS AND DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy SYG Mark Malloch Brown told U/S Burns May 9 that the UN faced a looming crisis over the upcoming expiration of the spending cap. He encouraged early agreement among key delegations on a set of reforms that could be accomplished by the end of June and which would then allo [...]
2006-05-16 15:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR AORC UN UNSC SU IR
06VATICAN255HOLY SEE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 17:11:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM IR VT
06VATICAN270POPE MEETS IRANIAN FM; REMAINS FIRM ON NUKES
[...] (C) Pope Benedict XVI met briefly Dec 27 with Iranian FM Mottaki, who passed him a letter from President Ahmadinejad. The Vatican did not divulge the contents of the letter, but an Iranian spokesman said it focused on dialogue and cooperation among religious people. In light of the Holy See' [...]
2006-12-28 18:32:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL IR VT
06VATICAN28VATICAN - IRAN: POSSIBLE ENGAGEMENT ON NUCLEAR ISSUE
[...] (C) The Holy See's diplomatic relationship with Iran is an East-West and Christian-Muslim link that could present an opportunity for dialogue and leverage. The Holy See talks regularly to the resident Iranian ambassador and his relatively large staff, encouraging Iran not to turn away from t [...]
2006-02-22 14:09:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL IR VT
06VATICAN29VATICAN: IRAN SHOULD RESPECT NUCLEAR OBLIGATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. DCM called on Vatican deputy foreign minister Parolin to discuss Iran's nuclear activities. Parolin indicated that he had discussed the issue with representatives of the EU-3 and with the Iranian charge, and had pressed Iran to respect its IAEA obligations and improve its interna [...]
2006-02-22 14:18:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR VT
06VATICAN51HOLY SEE CONCERNED BY US-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION, IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed India and Iran with Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin on March 15. Parolin was critical of the US-India nuclear cooperation agreement as an unhelpful signal (i.e., to Iran). While conveying the Holy See's deep concern over the present confrontation wi [...]
2006-03-27 15:56:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG VT IR
06VATICAN95HOLY SEE: IRANIAN DIPLOMAT DISCUSSES US STATEMENT, POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary. UK ambassador met Iranian DCM June 1 and discussed Iran-US relations in light of Secretary Rice's May 31 statement. That discussion included reference to a draft letter from Ahmadinejad to Pope Benedict XVI and a possible letter from Ayatollah Khamenei, as well as Iranian inter [...]
2006-06-01 11:45:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL IR VT
06VIENNA141AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM SCHUESSEL
[...] (C) Summary. During his first meeting in Vienna with Ambassador McCaw, Austrian Chancellor Schuessel confirmed full EU support for a unified front toward Iran and expressed a strong desire to work with the United States in the Balkans. The Chancellor saw the Russian-Ukraine gas agreement as [...]
2006-01-18 07:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU AU IR RU
06VIENNA142AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM PLASSNIK
[...] (C) Summary. During a cordial and lively first meeting with Ambassador McCaw, Foreign Minister Plassnik expressed her desire to continue the improved tenor of transatlantic relations during the Austrian EU Presidency. She pledged solidarity on Iran and Afghanistan, and agreed that the EU ne [...]
2006-01-18 07:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU AU IR AF RU
06VIENNA1586AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY URGES IRAN TO RETURN TO
[...] In her capacity as current President of the EU Council, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a statement on behalf of the EU urging Iran to return to the negotiating table. Before the June 1 "P5 1" meeting in Vienna, Plassnik met separately with Secretary of State Condoleeza Ri [...]
2006-06-02 12:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KNNP ETTC MNUC ENRG IR EUN AU
06VIENNA208RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROCUREMENT
[...] (S) Econ Chief and Poloff delivered ref A talking points on January 23 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division in the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik informed us that the Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counterterror [...]
2006-01-24 17:09:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC AU IR MTCRE
06VIENNA2612DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA ON EU FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) A/DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA Middle East/Africa director Ralph Scheide on August 31. Scheide will convey the points to Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. Scheide has confirmed that Plassnik supports tough measures to prevent Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons. McCaw [...]
2006-09-01 08:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PGOV PREL UN EU IR AU
06VIENNA264S59-05: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRANIAN
[...] (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor. Krehlik promised to put Samamicro on the Ministry's dual-use "blacklist." McCaw [...]
2006-01-27 15:43:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW
06VIENNA268MTAG: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAN'S
[...] (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delived ref A talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor. Krehlik promised to look into the matter and contact us with a response. He was familiar with Palfinger, although he did [...]
2006-01-27 16:32:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR AU
06VIENNA269MTAG: RESPONSE TO OFFER OF HELP ON DANIEL FROSCH
[...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance. (See para 5.) 2. (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economy. Krehlik responded enthusiastically to our offer of assista [...]
2006-01-27 16:34:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR AU MTCRE
06VIENNA2738GAERC -- DEMARCHES ON IRAN, OTHER POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on September 13 to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken. Riecken made the following substantive comments. 2. (C) Western Balkans: There will be council conclusions on Bosnia and on Montenegro, Riecken said. The reference to Monte [...]
2006-09-13 15:20:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN PARM KNNP IR EU AU
06VIENNA3114AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN REQUEST FOR
[...] (S/NF) EconPolCouns discussed reftel demarche on October 17 with Ralph Scheide, MFA's Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa. Scheide immediately consulted with Margit Bruck-Friedrich, the MFA's export control expert. Bruck-Friedrich informed Scheide that she had not seen an exp [...]
2006-10-20 11:14:00Embassy ViennaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ETTC IR AU
06VIENNA3451DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON IRANIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) A/DCM presented reftel demarche on November 30 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's A/S-equivalent Director for the Middle East and Africa. 2. (C) Scheide said Austria agreed that the Iranian electoral system needed to be more democratic. He said, however, that Austria would normal [...]
2006-12-01 10:06:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR AU
06VIENNA3524AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN FINANCIAL
[...] (S/NF) Acting DCM and EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points on December 7 to Thomas Wieser, Director General of Economic Policy and Financial Markets in the Ministry of Finance (U/S-level). Wieser said that in his view, "if the letter of credit had not come from Bank Saderat, it would have [...]
2006-12-12 10:37:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV IR AU
06VIENNA541S59-05: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REGARDING IRANIAN
[...] (S) On February 21, EconUnit Chief met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Export and Import Control Division, to follow-up on the initial meeting (ref A) regarding concerns (ref B) about the procurement activities of the Iranian firm Samamicro. Krehlik said he and a [...]
2006-02-22 13:20:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW
06VIENNA643MTAG 5-96: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
[...] (S) Econ Unit Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points on March 2 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division in the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik assured us that the MOE had already denied permission to Daniel Frosch Exports (DFE) to ship a fri [...]
2006-03-02 15:20:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE IR AU
06VIENNA655CODEL WEXLER'S DISCUSSIONS ON IRAN WITH AUSTRIAN
[...] (C) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) and Professional Staff Member Jonathan Katz, accompanied by DCM and PolOff, met with Chancellor Schuessel's foreign policy adviser Hans Peter Manz on February 22. Manz gave his views on next steps in reaction to Iran's actions regarding its nuclear p [...]
2006-03-03 12:03:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC IR AU IAEA EUN
06VIENNA761EU FOREIGN MINISTERS CALL FOR CONTINUED IRAN
[...] Summary: EU leaders used the the informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU foreign ministers on March 10-11 to call for continued international consensus as Iran and its nuclear program is referred to the UN Security Council -- as well as to express hope that a diplomatic solution was still possible. [...]
2006-03-13 17:07:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL FR IR EUN AU
06VIENNA832DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON RELEASE OF IRANIAN PRISONER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-20 13:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI IR EUN AU
06VIENTIANE463LAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 06:17:00Embassy VientianeSECRETPREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LA
06VILNIUS110GOL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT US-EU EFFORTS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 14:34:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR LH
06VILNIUS1113LITHUANIA CONSIDERING CLOSER TIES WITH IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para four. 2. (C) MFA Americas and Asia Director Jonas Paslauskas told us December 13 that the GOL was considering an Iranian government request to hold working-level (director level) meetings. The GOL already has diplomatic relations with the GOI. H [...]
2006-12-15 14:19:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL LH IR
06VILNIUS136IRAN PROTESTS LITHUANIA'S REPRINTING OF MUHAMMAD
[...] (SBU) The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a diplomatic note from Iran on February 9 protesting the publication in the Lithuanian press of cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad. On February 8, Lithuania's infamous daily "Respublika," which has repeatedly printed hateful cartoo [...]
2006-02-10 16:33:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PHUM IR LH
06VILNIUS148LITHUANIA BRIEFED ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-13 15:38:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP AORC IR LH
06VILNIUS15(C) GOL UNLIKELY TO APPROVE HELICOPTER TRAINING
[...] (C) We delivered ref A points regarding the Lithuanian firm Avia Baltika's license application to broker helicopter training to Iranian pilots in Russia to Martynas Lukosevicius of the MFA'S Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament Division, January 6. Encouraging Lukosevicius to share [...]
2006-01-06 15:48:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKSTC PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR RS LH
06VILNIUS51(C) GOL DENIES EXPORT LICENSE FOR IRANIAN HELO
[...] (C) Martynas Lukosevicius of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament Division informed us January 19 that the GOL would refuse the Lithuanian firm Avia Baltika's request for a license to broker helicopter training in Russia for Iranian pilots (ref C). The decision of gover [...]
2006-01-20 13:24:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKSTC PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR RS LH
06VILNIUS538LITHUANIA: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TO MAKE STATEMENT ON
[...] (S) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division on June 9. Gulbinas told us that Lithuania strongly agrees with United States on both the need for a common public EU position on Iran and the need to broaden discussion on Iran beyond Iran [...]
2006-06-09 13:18:00Embassy VilniusSECRETUN KPAL PREL LH IR
06WARSAW1552IRAN: DEMARCHE ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Director for Middle East/Africa Amb. Maciej Kozlowski on July 25. Kozlowski was grateful for the information, which he said matched internal documents received from the EU-3. He asked, however, if there was any assistance the GOP co [...]
2006-07-28 14:28:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP IR PL EU
06WARSAW203POLES NOTE DETERIORATION OF ATMOSPHERE IN TEHRAN,
[...] (C) Summary: Polish Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, told us that his attitude toward Iran had "completely changed" during his January 30-31 visit to Iran. He now believes Tehran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons. In a separate read-out MFA Director [...]
2006-02-09 09:03:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP PL IR AORC
06WARSAW2188RUSSIAN FM LAVROV IN POLAND: A SOFT TOUCH, EXCEPT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian FM Sergei Lavrov met October 5 with President Lech Kaczynski, PM Jarek Kaczynski and FM Anna Fotyga during a one-day visit to Warsaw. According to senior officials from the MFA and presidential chancellery, the overall tone of the visit was positive, although little was a [...]
2006-10-12 15:51:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PL RS GG IR
06WARSAW2545POLAND'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S FLAWED
[...] (C) PolExt Chief delivered reftel demarche December 1 to Krzysztof Plominski, Acting Director of MFA Middle East/Africa Department. Plominski acknowledged the U.S. position and expressed similar concerns over the undemocratic candidate selection process for Assembly of Experts and the "circu [...]
2006-12-08 15:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR PL
06WELLINGTON89NZ DISARMAMENT MINISTER SUPPORTS DECISION ON IRAN
[...] (U) On February 1, New Zealand Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff issued a public statement in support of the IAEA extraordinary meeting decision to report Iran's nuclear program to the UN Security Council. Goff, who is also New Zealand's Defense Minister, highlighted the concern [...]
2006-02-02 04:26:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PGOV KNNP IR NZ
06YEREVAN110WITH GAS USAGE ACCELERATING, GOAM PREPARING FOR WORST
[...] (C) ArmRosGazprom (ARG) has drawn roughly half of Armenia's useful reserves -- much quicker than initially expected -- since the January 22 cut off of natural gas supplies from Russia (reftel). Consumption accelerated after the GOAM temporarily reopened a 200-megawatt hydroelectric unit in Hraz [...]
2006-01-26 04:36:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL RS GG IR AM ENGR AZ
06YEREVAN1237AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PARLIAMENT SPEAKER
[...] (C) Parliament Speaker Torosian told the Ambassador at a September 6 meeting that Armenia was committed to holding democratic elections in 2007 and 2008 and that work on revisions to the electoral code had nearly reached consensus, both among drafters and with international community advisers [...]
2006-09-08 10:49:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR AM
06YEREVAN1249DEFMIN SARGSIAN REVEIWS N-K, IRAN, AND ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sargsian lauded the growing bilateral defense relationship, before complaining about Azerbaijan's approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations. He said that Azerbaijan constantly revises its demands, and called for the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to demand greater consistency from the [...]
2006-09-11 09:57:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPREL PGOV MARR AM IR
06YEREVAN1265FM OSKANIAN'S FAREWELL SENDOFF TOUCHES ALL THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Oskanian's farewell lunch for the Ambassador offered a review of current issues. Oskanian expressed relief and exasperation about the ability to reach consensus on how the NK/Occupied Territories fires issue would be managed at the UNGA. He worried over the Iranian nuclear [...]
2006-09-13 07:10:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPREL PGOV ETTC EAID SCUL OVIP KNNP UNGA AM IR
06YEREVAN127RUSSIAN GAS HASN'T REACHED ARMENIA YET
[...] (C) On January 29, Armenia cut gas to its thermal power plant in Hrazdan (which converts gas to electricity),reducing the country's average daily consumption to about 3.5 (down from 6.7) million cubic meters (mcm),enough to conserve about one more day of useful gas reserves. Banking on repo [...]
2006-01-30 14:17:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN1272DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 14:06:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDIR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC
06YEREVAN1278IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LURES HIS ARMENIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 07:18:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL AM IR
06YEREVAN1286IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LURES HIS ARMENIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Speaking alongside the visiting Iranian Mejlis Speaker, Armenian Parliament Speaker Torosian made remarks suggesting troubling new dimensions to the Armenian-Iran relationship, and implicitly supporting Iran's position in the current debate over Iran's nuclear program. We think T [...]
2006-09-14 12:54:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL AM IR
06YEREVAN130ENERGY: ARMENIA GEARING UP FOR EXPORTS TO GEORGIA
[...] (C) Natural gas from Russia reached Armenia on January 30, just as Armenia depleted its useful reserves. At full capacity (delivering 375 thousand cubic meters per hour) by early morning January 31, the pipeline has now pressurized sufficiently to restart thermal units in Hrazdan, a process A [...]
2006-01-31 12:02:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN1374IRANIAN PROFESSOR DISCUSSES NUKES, UNIVERSITY
[...] (C) A Tehran professor who participated in a local thinktank's seminar this week in Yerevan said sanctions and incompetent Iranian foreign policy were to blame for Iran's lack of involvement in the South Caucasus. He also complained that Iran was being punished for its intentions to build a n [...]
2006-10-04 06:43:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SCUL MARR IR AM
06YEREVAN145ARMENIA STILL NOT WILLING TO JEOPARDIZE RELATIONS
[...] (C) We delivered ref A points and P5 plus 2 statement on Iran to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Head Valery Mkrtumyan. "We understand Russia's position and we understand your position," Mkrtumyan said, "but Iran is our neighbor and a close trading partner." [...]
2006-02-01 12:53:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC AM
06YEREVAN1475WHO WATCHES THE BORDER BETWEEN IRAN AND
[...] (C) Armenia's border with Iran extends only some 40 kilometers along the Arax river and is patrolled effectively by Russian border guards with Armenian support. Much more opaque, however, is how the 95 kilometer border between Iran and the territories of Azerbaijan now occupied by Armenian an [...]
2006-10-20 12:46:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN1476BRYZA AND PRIME MINISTER DISCUSES DEMOCRACY,
[...] (C) EUR DAS Bryza met with Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markarian on October 4 to encourage Armenia to work towards free and fair elections in 2007 and 2008 and to discuss energy security and other regional issues. Markarian was open and engaged. He welcomed U.S. assistance on elections [...]
2006-10-20 13:47:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET ENRG IR TU AM
06YEREVAN150WITH POWERLINES ENERGIZED, ARMENIAN ELECTRICITY
[...] (C) The flow of natural gas from Russia through Georgia has continued at full capacity (9 million cubic meters daily) without interruption since January 31. The GOAM energized two power lines to Georgia (reftel) which have supplied an average of 125 megawatts since the thermal power unit in H [...]
2006-02-02 12:46:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN1647IRAN'S MELLAT BANK MAINTAINING A SMALL PRESENCE IN
[...] (C) On November 27, while meeting on other issues, we spoke with Armenian Central Bank Board Member Vache Gabrielyan about banking relations between Armenia and Iran. Gabrielyan said the only Iranian bank in Armenia is Mellat Bank CJSC Armenia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellat Bank Iran. H [...]
2006-11-28 08:58:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON IR AM
06YEREVAN190ARMENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 13:53:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC AM
06YEREVAN213NUCLEAR NEIGHBORHOOD: ARMENIA SEEKING US GUIDANCE
[...] (C) This is an action request. Member states of the Association of State Nuclear Authorities of Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors are tentatively scheduled to meet June 2006 in Yerevan. Armenia is the current chair of the association. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian [...]
2006-02-13 12:26:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM ENRG KNNP PREL AORC IR EU RS AM
06YEREVAN231IRANIAN FM LAUDS RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA, CALLS
[...] (C) "We do not need permission to pursue a peaceful nuclear program," Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki told reporters during a press conference at the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs February 14 in Yerevan. Mottaki arrived in Yerevan February 14 for a series of official meetings at Forei [...]
2006-02-14 14:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM ENRG KNNP PREL MARR RS AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN295ARMENIA: ANXIOUS NOT TO CONFRONT IRAN ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref A points regarding Iran's application for membership in the Association of State Nuclear Authorities of Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors during separate calls on Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian February 28. Si [...]
2006-03-01 12:45:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN312ENERGY MINISTER POINTS TO IRAN'S ROLE IN BALANCING
[...] (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador on February 28, Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan discussed Armenia's ongoing disagreement with Russia over anticipated price hikes in gas supplies, the GOAM's ambitions to diversify its sources of energy, Iran's role in the Armenian energy market, and [...]
2006-03-02 11:51:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN323CONTRASTING INDIA AND IRAN FOR THE ARMENIANS
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered points contained refs A and B to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian March 6, editorializing that, whereas India, though not a signatory of the NPT, had now agreed with the United States to enter the non-proliferation mainstream, Iran, an NPT signatory, was stil [...]
2006-03-05 13:54:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAM IR IN KSCA PARM PREL
06YEREVAN353ARMENIA: DIFFICULT TO EXCLUDE IRAN FROM NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Armenia seeks a face-saving way to support our request to exclude Iran from an upcoming Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors. Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA) Chairman Ashot Martirosyan told us the MFA will convene a meeting t [...]
2006-03-09 13:57:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN366RATHER THAN DISINVITE IRAN, ARMENIA SET TO CANCEL
[...] (C) President Robert Kocharian has ordered Armenian organizers of the 12th Annual Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors to "find technical reasons" to withdraw as host of the conference, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian told t [...]
2006-03-13 13:23:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN393DAS BRYZA: BALANCING ENERGY INTERESTS IN THE
[...] (C) During March 7-8 meetings in Yerevan, DAS Bryza found broad consensus for the need to diversify Armenia's sources of energy and general concern about GazProm's overwhelming influence in the sector. Bryza urged support for regional solutions to energy issues, including increased electricity [...]
2006-03-20 04:04:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN432EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES N-K, ENERGY SECURITY AND
[...] (C) During an informal dinner March 15 with a group of Armenian political leaders, visiting EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried underlined the USG's policy that strong democracies were better equipped to solve the region's most pressing problems, especially the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and [...]
2006-03-27 09:25:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IR AM RU
06YEREVAN487ARMENIANS ALSO AMONG RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 12:20:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI IR AM
06YEREVAN492ARMENIA, RUSSIA REACH TENTATIVE DEAL ON ENERGY
[...] (C) A tentative agreement reached April 5 between Armenia and Russia, would transfer ownership of key components of Armenia's dwindling energy infrastructure to Russia in exchange for Russian natural gas subsidies. Under terms of the agreement, Russia appears set to assume immediate control, [...]
2006-04-06 03:00:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR AM
06YEREVAN549IRANIAN-ARMENIAN SCIENCE UNIVERSITY EXPECTED TO
[...] (C) Iran's largest state-sponsored university -- with branches in Afghanistan, Central Asia, and correspondence courses on-line -- recently partnered with Yerevan State University (YSU) to establish a private "Armenian-Iranian Science University" in Yerevan, according to YSU's Caucasian Center [...]
2006-04-17 11:30:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM IR AM
06YEREVAN599UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - ARMENIA STILL UNDECIDED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 10:21:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM PREL AM IR
06YEREVAN617UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - FOLLOW UP ON CANDIDACY
[...] (C) In separate meetings on May 1 and 2, the Ambassador and DCM raised demarche points on Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council with Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian (May 1) and Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baiburtian (May 2). Kirakossian told the Ambassador that Armenia [...]
2006-05-03 12:20:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL IR AM
06YEREVAN631ARMENIA'S ENERGY SITUATION: DEALING WITH DEVILS
[...] (C) While official Armenia insists that the incomplete Iran-Armenia gas pipeline was not included in the recent Hrazdan 5 energy-for-infrastructure agreement with Russia (reftel),the specific details of the midnight deal remain unclear. In response to the Ambassador's inquiries during May 2 [...]
2006-05-05 13:54:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN632ARMENIA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 05:27:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PREL PHUM IR AM
06YEREVAN64ARMENIA CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS IN VIEW OF U.S.
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on reporting Iran to the UNSC to Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian January 13. Although officially on leave, Kirakossian was well aware of recent developments, had seen the EU-3 FMs' statement already and undertook to consider how Arm [...]
2006-01-13 13:44:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAORC EU IR KNNP PARM PREL
06YEREVAN692ARMENIA'S SYUNIK MARZ: NOT MUCH GROWTH AND LITTLE
[...] (C) Armenia's southern Syunik region feels very little of the economic growth that is now so obvious in the capital. Separated from the rest of Armenia by mountains and connected by a two-lane road occasionally washed out by landslides, Syunik borders the Azerbaijani exclave Nakhichevan on the [...]
2006-05-19 13:04:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL AM IR
06YEREVAN693GOAM PAVES WAY FOR IRAN TO JOIN NUCLEAR REACTOR
[...] (C) Despite high-level assurances to the contrary (ref A),Armenian organizers of the 12th Annual Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors have acknowledged that they will not withdraw from hosting the nuclear reactor conference (ref B). The GOAM' [...]
2006-05-19 13:33:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN715ARMENIA AND IRAN: KOCHARIAN WISHES HE HAD A
[...] (C) With U.S. concerns about Iran peaking, so are Armenia's concerns about how the U.S. and the international community will respond to Armenia's attempts to maintain a vestige of neighborly relations with its southern neighbor. As Armenia had only two open international borders, President Koc [...]
2006-05-25 13:10:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN751ARMENIANS CAUGHT IN HEADLIGHTS ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with President Kocharian late June 1 to deliver ref A points on Iran, and with Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian the following day. Kocharian had no immediate reaction except to repeat his concerns about the heightening tensions over Iran's nuclear program, to la [...]
2006-06-02 10:45:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN831ARMENIAN PRESIDENT GOING TO TEHRAN
[...] (C) Armenian President Robert Kocharian will accept a long-standing invitation to visit Tehran for a working visit that has been tentatively set for July 5-6, according to Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian, who told the Ambassador this June 20 in the course of a meeting on ano [...]
2006-06-20 10:45:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN900GAZPROM AGAIN LAYS CLAIM TO IRAN-ARMENIA GAS
[...] (C) Gazprom announced June 30 its intention to purchase the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline still under construction. The Armenian deputy energy minister told us the statement was just an expression of the company's desire to buy the pipeline, and thus was not news to the GOAM. This is not the fir [...]
2006-07-03 12:31:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG IR AM
06YEREVAN914KOCHARIAN'S JULY 5-6 "WORKING VISIT" TO IRAN
[...] (C) From July 5-6, during a "working visit" to Iran, President Kocharian met twice with President Ahmadi-Najad and presided over the signing of several agreements to further economic and cultural cooperation. Most significant of these dealt with increasing energy integration, including the c [...]
2006-07-07 11:38:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN98ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO GAS SUPPLY CUT OFF
[...] (C) Russian gas via Azerbaijan will not flow to Armenia according to Deputy Minister of Energy Iosef Isayan. As a result, Armenia will deplete its reserves by January 31 if Russian supplies through Georgia are not restored. Armenian authorities halted exports of power to Georgia, and began t [...]
2006-01-23 14:17:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG PREL RS GG IR AM AZ
06YEREVAN982ARMENIAN DFM SAYS HE'LL ASK ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian July 21, stressing that Armenia should use its influence with Iran to encourage the government to accept the P5 1 package and suspend nuclear enrichment-related activities. Kirakossian said he would discus [...]
2006-07-21 12:01:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC AM
06ZAGREB1485CONVICTED ARMS SMUGGLER RENEWS ATTEMPTS TO SELL
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Deputy State Prosecutor Josip Cule informed PolOff December 7 that Croatian intelligence service reports indicate Stjepan (aka Sinisa) Adrenik (reftels) has resumed his efforts to sell missile fire control software to Iran. Adrenik was convicted in September in the mu [...]
2006-12-14 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR HR ORGANIZED CRIME CORRUPTION
06ZAGREB215CROATIA PROSECUTES ARMS SMUGGLER
[...] (S) Croatian authorities finally brought suspected arms proliferator Sinisa Adrinek to trial on February 16 for attempting to sell software for a weapons guidance system to Iran. Although interagency cooperation improved somewhat (ref A),Croatian authorities appear to have temporarily lost A [...]
2006-02-17 13:42:00Embassy ZagrebSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR HR
06ZAGREB527MESIC DECLINES IRANIAN INVITATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: President Stjepan Mesic declined an invitation last week from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad to visit Tehran, special presidential advisor for international relations Budimir Loncar told Ambassador Frank on April 21. When the Iranian Ambassador to Croatia pres [...]
2006-04-26 11:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV XF IR HR
06ZAGREB676CROATIAN'S ARE POSITIVE ABOUT U.S. STATEMENT ON
[...] 1. (C) Ambassador demarched MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic the evening of May 31 drawing on reftel talking points. Biscevic said that the GOC supported the US move on Iran, a point he reemphasized in a June 1 meeting. He hoped that the Iranians would show maturity and act responsibly to [...]
2006-06-01 13:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR IR
06ZAGREB805(C) IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES CROATIAN
[...] (C) The atmosphere in Iran is much more positive following the P5 1 nuclear offer, Iranian Ambassador Shamsian told Croatian Presidential foreign policy advisor Budimir Loncar the week of June 19. Loncar briefed the DCM on the content of his meeting with Shamsian June 28. 2. (C) The GOI [...]
2006-07-03 12:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC HR IR IZ
07ABIDJAN237COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised the talking points in reftel with Foreign Minister Bakayoko on March 5. Minister Bakayoko said that his government shared the growing concern about Iran's nuclear program. He stated that Cote d'Ivoire would join a consensus of the international community to sanctio [...]
2007-03-05 14:54:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR IV
07ABIDJAN386COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-16 17:32:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN IR UNSC IV
07ABIDJAN387COTE D'IVOIRE: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-16 17:33:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM IR IV
07ABIDJAN595COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON UNSCR 1747 (IRAN)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 10:12:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY IV
07ABIDJAN812DEMARCHE TO COTE D'IVOIRE ON ROBUST
[...] (SBU) July 26, Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs, on action points mentioned in reftel, stressing the mandatory nature of a UNSC 1737 report and leaving a translated version of unclassified paragraph six points as a non-pa [...]
2007-08-01 16:56:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IR IV
07ABUDHABI1015JUNE 11 U.S.-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE
[...] (S) Summary: Department of State International Security and Nonproliferation/Counterproliferation Initiatives (ISN/CPI) Director Tony Foley led an interagency delegation to the June 11 US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) working groups meetings in Abu Dhabi to discuss questions relate [...]
2007-06-19 08:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR
07ABUDHABI1021WILL UAE ENERGY NEEDS PROMPT IRAN-UAE GAS DEAL?
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iran has expressed interest in improving energy cooperation with the UAE and has had "on again off again" discussions with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi about gas purchase agreements. However, Abu Dhabi authorities are skeptical about the reliability of the Iranians [...]
2007-06-20 10:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PREL ECON IR AE
07ABUDHABI1123DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE FOR DELAY OR WITHDRAWAL
[...] (C) On July 4, Ambassador contacted UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussein Al-Shaali to inform him of USG concerns related to the UAEG's notification to the UNSC 1737 Sanctions committee to unfreeze certain Sepah-related funds. Ambassador asked that the UAEG delay or with [...]
2007-07-04 09:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM AADP IR AE
07ABUDHABI1145 FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH ON ABBAS VISIT; GCC MINISTERIALS
[...] (C) Ambassador spoke via telephone with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) Sunday afternoon, July 8, regarding the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who had arrived the day before. AbZ reported that Abu Mazen was still in Abu Dhabi, and would be meeting with UAE Presi [...]
2007-07-09 09:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPAL KNUC IQ IR AE
07ABUDHABI1161U.S.-UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE AND JOINT MILITARY
[...] (S) Summary: Since the May 2007 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD),and earlier meetings of the Joint Military Committee (JMC) working groups and Air and Missile Defense working group, we have seen progress in our bilateral mil-to-mil and security relationship in the areas of defense cooperation and [...]
2007-07-12 09:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI1180DUBAI RULER/UAE PM MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ON IRAQ,
[...] (S) Summary: On July 15, Ambassador met with UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR). MbR complained about the Iranian influence in Iraq and voiced his belief that the current situation in Iraq is a civil war which w [...]
2007-07-16 15:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PARM EAID IR IZ LE AF PK SY
07ABUDHABI1214SCENE SETTER - SECDEF GATES VISIT TO UAE
[...] (S) Secretary Gates: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to Abu Dhabi. Your principal interlocutor will be Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ),whom you met at the Pentagon on May 16. The U.S. [...]
2007-07-19 12:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1238ABZ ON GCC+2, UNGA, IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Ambassador previewed the themes to be discussed at the upcoming July 31 GCC 2 Sharm el-Sheikh meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) on July 23 (ref A). AbZ asked for additional information on the issue of increased assistance for Iraq, wondering if the Iraq C [...]
2007-07-23 13:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV UNGA IZ IR LE AE
07ABUDHABI1273UAE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HAZZA DISCUSSES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 29, UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Hazza and USSC LtG Dayton discussed efforts to support the Palestinian Authority. USSC Dayton urged the UAE to coordinate its security assistance efforts with the USG and stated that he would be coordinating Palestinian security [...]
2007-07-30 10:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNKPAL MASS MARR PTER IS IR AE
07ABUDHABI1286POTENTIAL ARMS SALES: STRENGTHENING UAE DEFENSIVE
[...] (S) Summary. On July 31 Ambassador met with DCM, USLO Chief, and DATT to review UAE top priorities for upcoming potential military sales under the framework of the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). We discussed which of the proposed systems would be most feasible both to enhance UAE capacity for [...]
2007-08-01 09:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PTER MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI1292SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT TO UAE BY U/S BURNS AND U/S
[...] (S) U/S Burns and U/S Levey: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to the UAE. Your meetings with UAE's leaders come at a time when their attention is focused on U.S. policy in the Middle East and what this might mean to the UAE in the context of the violence in Iraq and Ira [...]
2007-08-01 13:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR LE AE
07ABUDHABI1293UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRANIAN BANK SEPAH,
[...] (U) This contains business proprietary information. 2. (C) Summary: On August 1, Ambassador, accompanied by OFAC Attach and Econchief, met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi. Al-Suwaidi confirmed that Iranian Bank Sepah's trade finance accounts with UAE banks remained [...]
2007-08-01 13:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER KTFN PREL IR AE
07ABUDHABI1306OMV AND THE UAE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-06 14:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU AE
07ABUDHABI1388U/S LEVEY TALKS IRAN WITH UAEG
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On August 13, UAE Central Bank Governor Al-Suwaidi told U/S Levey the Central Bank had seen an increase in outflows from Iran in April and May and then a drop. He stated that this movement appeared to reflect capital flight from ordinary business people and not government fun [...]
2007-08-19 12:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNETTC KTFN PARM PREL ECON PTER AE IR
07ABUDHABI1389(S//NF) IN TOUR OF THE HORIZON WITH U/S LEVEY, UAE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-19 13:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNECON KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PARM AE IR
07ABUDHABI145GENERAL ABIZAID TALKS IRAN, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WITH
[...] (S) Summary. On the evening of January 21, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan hosted CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid for dinner. They discussed regional security issues, but Iraq was clearly the focus o [...]
2007-01-31 12:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM IZ IR AF AE
07ABUDHABI1454IPIC SHARES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) Managing Director told Econchief that he shared USG concerns about Iranian nuclear ambitions and the problems with oil and gas deals with Iran. He said that he had raised these concerns with the board of the Austrian company OMV a [...]
2007-08-30 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU AE
07ABUDHABI1479SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER VISIT
[...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for your second visit to the UAE as CENTCOM commander. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and the relationship that most matters on the military front is that with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zaye [...]
2007-09-05 13:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE SY AE
07ABUDHABI158SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF U/S FORE TO THE UAE
[...] (SBU) U/S Fore, Mission UAE warmly welcomes you and looks forward to your February 13-14 visit to Dubai. Your meeting with Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR) will allow us to make progress on our new consulate compound (NCC) project and request [...]
2007-02-01 13:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETTC IR MASS AE
07ABUDHABI1595IRAQ AND IRAN KEY TOPICS IN MBZ MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary: In a lengthy September 17 conversation, Admiral William J. Fallon, USCENTCOM Commander, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces discussed the Iraq security situation and the necessity for Government of Iraq [...]
2007-09-25 05:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ LE AE
07ABUDHABI1639SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN - YM ENERGY
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan on Saturday, September 29 (over the UAE's weekend). She thanked Al-Haidan for the UAE's continued support for enforcing UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 and requested that the UAE investigate the shipment on board t [...]
2007-10-01 11:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR AE
07ABUDHABI1699SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' OCTOBER VISIT TO UAE
[...] (S) General Petraeus: Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai welcome your visit to the UAE, where we look forward to supporting your media appearances and meetings with senior Emirati officials. Our most valuable senior interlocutor on defense issues and regional security is Abu Dhabi [...]
2007-10-10 14:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1700UAE SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL WHITCOMB
[...] (S) General Whitcomb: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for what we understand will be your final visit to the UAE in your current capacity. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and we appreciate the effort you have made to keep your UAE counterparts engaged [...]
2007-10-10 14:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1734ADIA OFFICIALS PLEDGE TO CONTINUE OUTREACH TO
[...] (S//NF) Summary. On 18 October 2007, Treasury Attache Matthew Epstein and Econ Chief Oliver John met with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) officials Mohammed bin Rouda Al Ameri and Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi. Epstein and John passed an updated list of banks believed to maintain financial r [...]
2007-10-21 04:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNECON AE IR PREL PTER KTFN
07ABUDHABI1776UAE CENTRAL BANK AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO MENA-FATF
[...] (S//NF) Summary. On 23 October 2007, Treasury Attach Matthew Epstein and Econ Chief Oliver John met with UAE Central Bank official Abdulrahim al Awadi, head of the Anti-money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit. Treasury Attach and Econ Chief inquired about the ongoing MENA-FATF review of the [...]
2007-10-25 12:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNAE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
07ABUDHABI1803UAE MFA ON PROLIFERATION SHIPMENTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 10. 2. (S/NF) Summary: On October 28, MFA International Organizations Director Yacoub Al-Hosani provided Econchief with information on four containers (two from the Iran Tabatabaei, one from the YM Energy and one from the M/V Sinotrans Qingdao [...]
2007-10-30 10:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR IZ AE
07ABUDHABI1823U/S Treasury McCormick Delivers Message on Iran
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs David McCormick, accompanied by Ambassador, discussed both the Financial Action Task Force's guidance on Iran and the U.S. designations of Iranian entities and individuals with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al- [...]
2007-11-01 15:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC ECON KNAP EFIN IR AE
07ABUDHABI1824Supporting Argentina's Request for Interpol Approval of Red
[...] (S) On November 1, DCM spoke with UAE's designated representative at November 5-8 INTERPOL General Assembly in Marrakech, Ministry of Interior Director of Interpol, Lt. Col. Ali Salem Al Khayal, strongly supporting message conveyed on October 28 by Argentinian ambassador to the UAE, Ruben Edwa [...]
2007-11-01 15:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR AE
07ABUDHABI1854UAE APPRECIATES AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S ENGAGEMENT ON
[...] (S) Ambassador Crocker met November 1 with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) and Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Both expressed appreciation for USG engagement on Iraq and the Ambassador's visit to consult with them. Crocker told the UAE leaders he had come not [...]
2007-11-06 15:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS IR IZ AE
07ABUDHABI187ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE TALKS IRAN CONCERNS WITH
[...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan hosted Chief of Staff USAF General T. Michael Moseley on February 1, 2007. MbZ warned Moseley of the growing threat from Iran, stating that they (Iran) "can't be [...]
2007-02-07 06:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI1881ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK REDUCING IRAN EXPOSURE;
[...] (C) Summary. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank sees dirham revaluation as inevitable. Subprime fallout starting to affect regional banks. CEO announces "no new Iran activity -- zero." End Summary. 2. (C) On 13 November 2007, Treasury Attach Matthew Epstein met with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) [...]
2007-11-14 10:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALAE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
07ABUDHABI1886(S) SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN M/V SEVENTH
[...] (S/NF) DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan on Wednesday November 14. He SIPDIS thanked Al-Haidan for the UAE's continued support for enforcing UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 and requested that the UAE investigate the shipment on board the M/V Seventh Ocean and [...]
2007-11-14 14:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR AE
07ABUDHABI1889M/V SEVENTH OCEAN - CUSTOMS SEARCHING
[...] (S/NF) On November 15, DHS/ICE Senior representative in Dubai contacted Dubai Customs, which confirmed that it had received instructions from Dubai's General Directorate of State Security to locate and offload the container noted reftel. Dubai Customs officials have told us they are in the pr [...]
2007-11-15 15:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR AE
07ABUDHABI1890M/V Seventh Ocean - Customs Searching
[...] (S/NF) On November 15, DHS/ICE Senior representative in Dubai contacted Dubai Customs, which confirmed that it had received instructions from Dubai's General Directorate of State Security to locate and offload the container noted reftel. Dubai Customs officials have told us they are in the pro [...]
2007-11-15 15:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR AE
07ABUDHABI1927UAE ENERGY MINISTER ON GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 25, Ambassador pressed UAE Energy Minister Mohammed bin Dha'en Al-Hamili to try and resolve a critical lack of electricity for Michigan-based Guardian Industry's USD 150 million investment in Ras Al-Khaimah. Al-Hamili expressed his sympathy, but explained that devel [...]
2007-11-26 11:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EINV IR AE
07ABUDHABI196UAE - FOLLOWING UP WITH THE UAE ON ELMSTONE
[...] (S) On February 7, Econchief talked to MFA Director of International Cooperation (and the MFA's representative to the UAE's counter proliferation committee) Yacoub Al-Hosani to follow-up on the status of the investigation into Elmstone Trading. Al-Hosani told Econchief that he had been in touc [...]
2007-02-07 12:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE IR AE
07ABUDHABI1966BANK SEPAH PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO TANCHON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-05 13:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETETTC PARM PGOV PREL IR AE
07ABUDHABI1999 UAE Foreign Minister on Paris Donors' Conference, Iran, and
[...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting with Ambassador December 13 afternoon, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) covered regional issues, including support for the Palestinian Authority, the Iranian President's appearance at the recent GCC Summit, the NIE, and the need to encourage rapid Lebanese p [...]
2007-12-13 13:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL PARM MNUC KNNP IS IR AE
07ABUDHABI275UAE CREATES "COMMODITY CONTROL COMMITTEE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 14 February, the UAE provided a letter outlining the creation of a federal "Executive Committee on Commodity Control Procedures" to manage and oversee UAE export controls. The committee shares most of its objectives and many of its members with the existing Counterproliferatio [...]
2007-02-15 14:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETTC IR AE
07ABUDHABI276SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROOD: THE US-UAE
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rood, Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE for the third meeting of the US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) on March 1. The UAE CTF Chair, Brigadier General Mohammad Al Qemzi -- Dubai's General Department of State Security Direc [...]
2007-02-15 14:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETAE ETTC IR PGOV PREL
07ABUDHABI280SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROOD: THE US-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rood, Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE for the third meeting of the US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) on March 1. The UAE CTF Chair, Brigadier General Mohammad Al Qemzi -- Dubai's General Department of State Security Direct [...]
2007-02-19 04:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETAE ETTC IR PGOV PREL
07ABUDHABI300UAEG SAYS ITWON'T TRANSFER UAV TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN
[...] (S/NF) On February 20, Econchief met with Mnistry of Interior Major Mohammed Al-Kitbie, Coodinator for the UAE's Counterproliferation Task frce, to discuss reftel demarche. Al-Kitbie askedrhetorically whether the USG really thought the AEG would transfer its sensitive military technoloy to Ira [...]
2007-02-21 11:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR AE
07ABUDHABI302UAE ACTIONS ON 1737 ENFORCEMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) On February 19, MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al-Haidan told Ambassador that Director Dubai General Department of State Security (and Chair of the UAE's non proliferation and commodity control committees) BG Mohammed Al-Qamzi had chaired a UN [...]
2007-02-21 13:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL MNUC IR AE
07ABUDHABI333IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
[...] (C) On February 25, DCM raised reftel points on Iran,s noncompliance with UNSCR 1737 with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan, who gave strong assurances that the UAE Government is "all the way with you on this." Al Haidan said the UAE has repeatedly talked to the Iranians, but characterized their [...]
2007-02-26 13:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI35FM ABDULLAH VISITS TEHRAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 9 visit to Tehran, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) met with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki to discuss "regional cooperation and stability." AbZ told Ambassador that he made a "forceful" argument to [...]
2007-01-10 14:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI421MINSTER OF ECONOMY SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 13:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL PGOV PARM IR AE
07ABUDHABI422MARCH 1 US-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 13:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR
07ABUDHABI458UAE MOVING FORWARD ON GSD; DEFINING THE AGENDA
[...] (C) Summary: Following the October 19, 2006 Gulf Security Dialogue session held in Abu Dhabi, Embassy has identified and clarified key areas of potential cooperation with the UAEG, particularly vis-a-vis the "existential threat" the UAE perceives from Iran. Future GSD discussions with the UAE [...]
2007-03-18 11:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI473TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES UNSCR SANCTIONS ON
[...] (S) Summary. On March 6, 2007 Treasury U/S Stuart Levey met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi to discuss financial measures against Iran including UNSCR 1737 and recent USG actions against Bank Sepah and Bank Saderat. U/S Levey expressed concern that increasing European [...]
2007-03-20 07:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE
07ABUDHABI479TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (S) Summary. On March 6, 2007 Treasury U/S Levey met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) to encourage the UAE to apply financial pressure to Iran. U/S Levey discussed Iran,s financing of terrorism, WMD proliferation and its deceptive financial practices. Levey emphas [...]
2007-03-20 13:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE
07ABUDHABI493IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITIES NON-PAPER DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 12:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR
07ABUDHABI526IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 13:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKNNP KTFN PARM EFIN ETTC IR AE
07ABUDHABI527UAE PRESIDENT ASSURES IRAN OF UAE NEUTRALITY IN
[...] (U) In a March 27 interview with the London-based Arabic daily Al-Hayat, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed declared that the UAE rejects the use of its land, air and territorial waters to be used in an attack on another country. Responding to a question whether it would be possible for [...]
2007-03-28 13:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM IR AE
07ABUDHABI539UPDATE ON ABU DHABI'S ENERGY PLANS
[...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. 2. (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi's near term focus will be to develop its gas reserves, both through its sour gas project and a pipeline to bring offshore gas onshore. The goal would be to double the current billion cubic feet per day th [...]
2007-04-01 10:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETEPE ENRG ECON IR AE
07ABUDHABI54POSSIBLE UNSCR 1737 (IRAN) ECONOMIC IMPACT ON UAE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Iran is one of the UAE's major trading partners, taking about 11 percent of the UAE's 2005 non-oil exports. Implementation of UNSCR 1737 is likely, therefore, to have some impact on the UAE trade. Thirty four percent of the UAE's exports to Iran fall into the category of mach [...]
2007-01-16 12:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC PREL MNUC IR AE
07ABUDHABI547USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (S) On April 1, Econchief discussed the UAE's implementation of UNSCR 1747 with regard to Bank Sepah with Ahmed Al-Qamzi, Head of the UAE Anti Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit's (AMLSCU) International Division, and passed him information that we had on reported Bank Sepah corresponde [...]
2007-04-02 09:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKNNP EFIN PARM IR AE
07ABUDHABI590UAE CENTRAL BANK ACTIONS WITH REGARDS TO BANK SEPAH
[...] (S//NF) On April 11, 2007 Ahmed Al-Qamzi, Head of the UAE Anti Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit's (AMLSCU) International Division (protect) told OFAC Attach that UAE Banks had frozen &many accounts8 in response to the Central Bank's UNSCR 1747 search and freeze order. In particular, [...]
2007-04-11 11:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KNNP PARM IR AE
07ABUDHABI633INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ (ICI) - UAE
[...] (U) As part of our continuing efforts to urge the UAE to attend the ICI signing cerimony and to reaffirm its decision to forgive Iraqi debt, Ambassador met with UAE Minister of State for Financial and Industrial Affairs Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Kharbash on April 17. Dr. Kharbash stated that t [...]
2007-04-17 11:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN IR PGOV PREL IZ AE
07ABUDHABI683INTERNATIONAL COMPACT ON IRAQ (ICI) - UAE ATTENDANCE AND
[...] (C) On April 19 Ambassador spoke to UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) to press for high level attendance at the May 3 International Compact on Iraq, preferably AbZ himself. Ambassador also raised the issue of UAE's forgiveness of Iraqi debt (Paris Club terms, following Saudi Arabia's April 17 ann [...]
2007-04-24 15:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN IR PGOV PREL IZ AE
07ABUDHABI69UAE AVOIDS USING AIR ROUTES OVER DISPUTED UAE-IRANIAN
[...] (C) Summary. In an apparent reaction to disagreements between the UAE and Iran regarding jurisdiction over air routes passing near the disputed island of Abu Musa, the UAEG has reportedly ceased using a major air corridor over the Gulf. The change adds pressure to an already congested air cor [...]
2007-01-18 13:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAIR PREL ECON IR AE
07ABUDHABI70 UAE AVOIDS USING AIR ROUTES OVER DISPUTED UAE-IRANIAN
[...] (C) Summary. In an apparent reaction to disagreements between the UAE and Iran regarding jurisdiction over air routes passing near the disputed island of Abu Musa, the UAEG has reportedly ceased using a major air corridor over the Gulf. The change adds pressure to an already congested air cor [...]
2007-01-18 13:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAIR PREL ECON IR AE
07ABUDHABI700CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON APRIL 24 MEETING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 13:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM IZ IR AF PK SY LE IS AE
07ABUDHABI702CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON APRIL 24 MEETING
[...] (S) Summary. On April 24 Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) hosted CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon for an introductory lunch, in what was the Admiral's first visit to the UAE since assuming command [...]
2007-04-26 15:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM IZ IR AF PK SY LE IS AE
07ABUDHABI728(S) SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN- UAE RESPONSE
[...] (S) Summary: On May 2, Econchief and DHS/ICE Dubai delivered reftel demarche to the MFA and to Dubai Customs. The MFA conveyed instructions to Dubai authorities to investigate. The ship arrived in Dubai the afternoon of May 2, but we do not yet have an estimated time of departure. The MFA ha [...]
2007-05-02 13:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR CH AE
07ABUDHABI734M/V TEHRAN - UAE WANTS TO RETURN CONTAINER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) Dubai Customs unloaded three containers from the M/V Iran Tehran the night of May 2 and is inspecting the containers. MFA Director for International Organizations Yacoub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force [...]
2007-05-03 10:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR CH AE
07ABUDHABI737IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI VISITS UAE
[...] (U) Summary: On May 2, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at his palace in Al Ain. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) and Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) also attended. AbZ told Ambassador that the meetings focused [...]
2007-05-03 13:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL IR AE
07ABUDHABI743SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN - IRAN ASKING
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) MFA Director for International Organizations Yacoub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) called Econchief on May 6 to inform him that the second and third containers had been inspected and found to c [...]
2007-05-06 11:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE
07ABUDHABI755UAE TELLS CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO RECALL SHIPMENT OF
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) Econchief called MFA Director for International Organizations Yacoub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) on May 9 to follow-up on the three containers that the UAE unloaded from the M/V Iran Tehran. [...]
2007-05-09 09:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE
07ABUDHABI761SEPAH ASSETS UPDATE
[...] (S) The UAE Central Bank issued a circular to all UAE banks to freeze assets under 1747 within four days of the UN resolution (Ref A). The UAE has not reported the total amount of assets frozen but the Central Bank Governor, Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi, informed Treasury Assistant Secretary [...]
2007-05-09 13:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETEFIN KNNP IR PARM DA SW AE
07ABUDHABI780IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD'S MAY 13-14 VISIT TO
[...] (S) Summary. On May 13, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan received Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with full ceremony in the first-ever visit to the UAE by an Iranian head of state. Meetings reportedly focused on increasing economic ties and cooperation on regional issues [...]
2007-05-14 14:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL KNNP IR IZ AE
07ABUDHABI800UAE LIKELY TO RELEASE 2ND & 3RD CONTAINERS FROM
[...] (S) MFA Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan contacted Econchief on May 17, to say that the UAE intended to release the second and third containers that the UAE had unloaded from the M/V Iran Tehran on May 2. He noted that the Chinese had asked about the status of these two containers and fo [...]
2007-05-17 07:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE
07ABUDHABI813MFA ACTING UNDER SECRETARY ON MAY 13-14
[...] (C) During May 17 meeting with CDA, MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan reflected on this week's visit by Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Although Al Haidan is a senior UAE diplomat who spent 10 years in Tehran, he readily acknowledged that he did not attend any of the meetings with the Iranian lead [...]
2007-05-17 14:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPGOV PREL KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI887UAE UNLOADS CONTAINERS FROM IRAN KERMAN
[...] (S) The M/V Iran Kerman arrived in Dubai early morning of May 29. Dubai Customs officials told senior DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Representative in Dubai that they had unloaded the containers and were sending them to be scanned. Dubai customs assured ICE representative that [...]
2007-05-29 11:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE
07ABUDHABI89BOUCHER AND FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH COVER IRAQ,
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and Ambassador Sison on January 14, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan discussed regional security issues in addition to the Emirates' efforts in Pakist [...]
2007-01-24 08:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL IR IZ AF AE
07ABUDHABI906IRAN KERMAN - UAE RELEASES ONE CONTAINER, HOLDS
[...] (S) On May 31, MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) told Econchief that the authorities had opened both containers. The first container, consigned to Bank Sepah, contained electronic cables from Shanghai Technical C [...]
2007-05-31 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE
07ABUDHABI910ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE MEETS WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN
[...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) received U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman at his Palace in Abu Dhabi on May 29. MbZ encouraged increased communication and planning in face of a "resurgent" Persian Empire [...]
2007-06-03 10:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER IR IZ SA AE
07ABUDHABI964ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE TALKS IRAN/IRAQ WITH USNAVCENT
[...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) met with Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff in Abu Dhabi on June 6. MbZ stressed the need for communication and [...]
2007-06-11 11:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETMOPS MCAP KNNP PTER IR IZ AE
07ABUDHABI97U/S BURNS' JANUARY 22 MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE
[...] (S) Summary. UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) sketched for U/S Burns his impressions during a January 9 visit to Tehran. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) in a wide-ranging discussion expressed strong reservations about free elections in the Middle East, stating that greater democra [...]
2007-01-24 12:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KPAL ETTC IZ IR IS SY LE AE
07ABUDHABI999UAE WILL RESPOND TO CHINA RE M/V IRAN TEHRAN
[...] (S) On June 17, Econchief contacted MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani (a member of the UAE Counterproliferation Task Force) to discuss China's determination that its shipment on the M/V Iran Tehran violated neither UNSCRs nor Chinese law. Al-Hosani confirmed that th [...]
2007-06-18 05:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR CH AE
07ACCRA1895DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SEPTEMBER IAEA BOARD OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 06:45:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC GH
07ACCRA2281DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 12:57:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR GH
07ACCRA2425 DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS OF IAEA DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 15:45:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC GH
07ACCRA2498NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 16:12:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR PARM GH
07ADDISABABA1000GHANAIAN DRUG COURIER ARRESTED IN ETHIOPIA WITH
[...] (SBU) On March 17, Ethiopian Federal Police arrested Ghanaian national Abubakari Yakubu (DPOB: 23 January 1972, Accra) for possession of heroin at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. Mr. Yakubu, age 35, was transiting Bole International Airport en route to Lome, and had concealed the h [...]
2007-04-04 13:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PTER ET GH EG AE TO IR
07ADDISABABA1234SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, visiting Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf said the security situation in Somalia was improving, but that Council of Islamic Court (CIC) remnants in Mogadishu continued to provoke the TFG. While the [...]
2007-04-20 13:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET DJ QA EG IR
07ADDISABABA2301ETHIOPIA: INCREASED HEROIN TRAFFICKING ORIGINATING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the March arrest of a Ghanaian national who had ingested nearly one kilogram of heroin from Iran, Ethiopian federal authorities have arrested 4 other Africans transiting Addis Ababa from Dubai with ingested heroin, and are randomly searching West Africans on suspect fligh [...]
2007-07-23 10:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ET GH KE TO IR
07ADDISABABA2952ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: UNMEE AND EPRDF OFFICIAL COMMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 21 meeting with poloffs, United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Addis Ababa Head of Office Joseph Stephanides said that Eritrea's "fear" of being designated by the USG as a state sponsor of terror had prompted President Isaias to meet recently with [...]
2007-10-02 07:59:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS KPKO ET ER SO IR
07ADDISABABA2958ETHIOPIA SEEKS THIRD PARTY FACILITATION ON THE
[...] (S/NF) Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu told P-5 Ambassadors and UNMEE chief on October 1 that Ethiopia will abide fully with the Algiers Accord, accepts the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) delimitation decision as final and binding, seeks to avoid war and c [...]
2007-10-02 14:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PBTS KPKO ET ER SO IR
07ADDISABABA3453ETHIOPIA SURPRISED BY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
[...] (C) Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief provided Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi a copy of the reftel National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) key judgments and non-paper on Iran's Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities on December 4. Pol/Econ Chief detailed the major points from the NIE and the pote [...]
2007-12-05 06:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA ET
07AITTAIPEI234(S) IRANIAN MACHINE TOOL PROCUREMENT IN TAIWAN,
[...] (S) On January 22, 2007, AIT Economic Section received a letter from the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) regarding the Dah Lih Machinery and Industry Co. in response to a request submitted by AIT as instructed in ref A. The text of the letter was sent to ISN/MTR by classified e-mail on January [...]
2007-01-31 05:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR
07ALGIERS1140AHMADINEJAD VISITS ALGIERS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian president Mahmud Ahmadinejad's August 6-7 visit to Algiers generated significant noise, but apparently little of substance. The press, responding to a pre-visit public relations effort by the Iranian embassy here, obligingly described the Ahmadinejad visit as part the "r [...]
2007-08-13 08:17:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER OPEC ENRG ETRD KISL KNNP IR AG
07ALGIERS1742ALGERIAN MFA HAS NO INITIAL RESPONSE ON IRAN NIE
[...] (C) As the two top officials of the Algerian MFA are consumed with the ongoing visit of French President Sarkozy to Algeria, Director General for Multilateral Affairs Bladehane received ref demarche on December 4. Ambassador highlighted that the NIE suggested Iran does respond to internationa [...]
2007-12-04 14:45:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR PARM AG
07ALGIERS1764AMBASSADOR SCHULTE DISCUSSES IRAN AND NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian officials told visiting UNVIE Amb. Schulte that they have encouraged Iran to cooperate with the international community regarding its nuclear programs, but they stopped short of agreeing to make a public statement that Iran has violated its commitments under the Non-Prol [...]
2007-12-09 15:11:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG KNNP PGOV IR AG
07ALGIERS789ALGERIAN PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER SHARE VIEWS
[...] (C) In separate meetings with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) on June 3, Prime Minister Belkhadem and President Bouteflika made remarks on Iran, primarily in the context of Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki's June 2 visit to Algiers. Belkhadem observed with respect to Iranian involvement in Iraq tha [...]
2007-06-05 16:17:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC IR AG IZ
07AMMAN1312AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE AHEAD OF ARAB LEAGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-25 03:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL JO XF IS IZ IR LE SU KWBG
07AMMAN1508KING AND SENIOR OFFICIALS GREET
[...] (C) Summary: The King and senior GOJ officials told a Jordanian-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue in the Middle East. They described the burden large numbers of Iraqis impose on Jordan. The Minister of Labor explained the GOJ's plan to address repo [...]
2007-04-09 14:22:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ELAB IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN1509JORDAN TO AVOID NATANZ RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 14:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC PARM IR JO
07AMMAN1989DEMARCHE ON TRAVEL OF UNSC-DESIGNATED IRANIANS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-09 13:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM IR JO
07AMMAN2139UNSCR 1747 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 08:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR JO
07AMMAN2463DEMARCHE DELIVERED - 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-10 06:30:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY JO
07AMMAN2464KING AND SENIOR OFFICIALS WELCOME CODEL LEAHY
[...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah told Codel Leahy that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the key issue facing Jordan, time was running out to make progress, and soon a two-state solution may not be perceived as feasible. The King urged Democrats and Republicans to present a unified position on [...]
2007-06-10 06:36:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL KPAL IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN2989QUEEN AND SENIOR OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Queen and senior GOJ officials told a GOJ-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue facing the Middle East. They warned against a sudden withdrawal from Iraq and discussed key challenges they perceive as facing Jordan: extremism, Syrian and [...]
2007-07-12 12:58:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL KPAL IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN3057IRAQ/IRAN: AMMAN MEETING WITH IRAQI SHI'A CLERIC
[...] (S) Iraqi Shi'a clerical insider Jawad al-Khoe'i (strictly protect),outlined to Emboff his views on the current situation in Iraq and Iran (where he has been studying for ten of the last twelve years),political developments in the Hawza, and ongoing Iranian interference in Iraq. Jawad a [...]
2007-07-18 12:13:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN3208MODEST PROGRESS ACHIEVED AT JULY 26 RWG IN AMMAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Modest progress was achieved during the July 26 Jordanian-Iraqi co-chaired Refugee Working Group (RWG) in Amman. In a significant breakthrough, the Government of Jordan announced the opening of its public and private schools to displaced Iraqis living in Jordan, regardless of t [...]
2007-07-30 13:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO SY EG IR TU
07AMMAN3242REGENT TELLS STAFFDEL GROVE: NEED UNITED FRONT
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Regent stressed to STAFFDEL Grove the need for urgent movement toward a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in order to enable a united front against Iran to emerge. Discussions with interlocutors during the STAFFDEL's visit also focused on U.S. financi [...]
2007-08-01 16:05:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF JO KPAL IS IZ IR
07AMMAN4464JORDAN RESPONSE TO FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN AND U.S.
[...] (C) EconCouns discussed the mid-October Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement on deficiencies in Iran's anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime and also delivered ref B demarche on U.S. domestic designation of Iranian entities and individuals to Acting Ministry of [...]
2007-11-04 14:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN PARM KNNP IR JO
07AMMAN4477JORDAN WILL ATTEND INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 14:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR JO
07AMMAN4567IRAQ/IRAN: IRAQI SHI'A CLERIC KHOE,I SAYS IRANIAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Anti-Iranian Iraqi Shi'a cleric Jawad al-Khoe'i (strictly protect) described to Emboff his views on Iranian perceptions of Iraq and the U.S., the current situation in Iraq and Iran (where he has been studying for ten of the last twelve years),political developments, ongoing Ir [...]
2007-11-14 12:44:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN51FURTHER REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations against the execution of Saddam Hussein took place in several cities after Friday prayers, January 5. Editorials continued to criticize the execution, the Iraqi government, and the USG, but also fired a number of salvos in Iran's direction. END SUMMARY. ---- [...]
2007-01-07 15:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN52FURTHER REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Demonstrations against the execution of Saddam Hussein took place in several cities after Friday prayers, January 5. Editorials continued to criticize the execution, the Iraqi government, and the USG, but also fired a number of salvos in Iran's direction. END SUMMARY. ---- [...]
2007-01-07 16:49:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ IR JO
07AMMAN676SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO JORDAN
[...] (C) King Abdullah and Embassy Amman look forward to your return to Jordan. He welcomes your personal engagement on Israeli-Palestinian issues. He is also looking forward to his upcoming visit to the U.S., which will include an address to a joint session of Congress March 7. 2. (C) Since y [...]
2007-02-13 14:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KPAL IS IR JO
07AMMAN701FURTHER RESPONSE FROM GOJ ON UNSCR 1727, IRAN AND
[...] (C) Elaborating on the GOJ's response (ref a) to ref B demarche, Bassem Awadallah, the director of the King's office, told Ambassador February 14 that the King made it "quite clear" to visiting Russian President Putin that Iran was a threat to the region and not to be trusted. Putin reportedl [...]
2007-02-14 13:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IR RU JO
07AMMAN873APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO JORDAN, FEBRUARY 3-5
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM (APHSCT) FRANCES FRAGOS TOWNSEND AND HER DELEGATION MET SEPARATELY WITH PRIME MINISTER BAKHIT, PRINCE FAISAL, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR DAHABI, MAJOR GENERAL JAMAL SHAWABKAH (COMMANDER OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS [...]
2007-02-26 12:51:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR JO IS KPAL
07AMMAN888UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1737 - JORDAN
[...] (C) Per ref's A and B, Ambassador and other senior embassy officers have engaged the director of the Office of King Abdullah, the director of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate, the Foreign Minister, and the director of the private office of the Foreign Minister on ensuring effective i [...]
2007-02-27 11:00:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN PREL JO IR
07AMMAN898SCENESETTER FOR JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT
[...] (C) King Abdullah left Amman February 27 for London. He will arrive in Boston February 28, and in Washington March 4. He is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress March 7. He met with Secretary Rice February 20. 2. (C) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will again be at the top [...]
2007-02-27 13:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IR IZ JO
07ANKARA1004TURKISH MFA COMMENTS ON LARIJANI-SOLANA MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Rafet Akgunay told Ambassador on April 27 that EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana told the Turks that the gap between the EU and Iranian positions was very wide. Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Larijani complained to FM Gul that the EU was not SIP [...]
2007-04-27 16:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TU IR
07ANKARA1135UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCRS 1737
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ahmet Yoruk told us May 11 that the implementing language for UNSCR 1737 is still awaiting the approval of the Council of Ministers and that the UNSCR 1747 implementation package has not yet been forwarded to the Prime Ministry. The GOT [...]
2007-05-11 14:46:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP PARM EAIR IR TU
07ANKARA1177ATOMIC ENERGY HEAD SEEKS COOPERATION -- UNDER A
[...] (C) Turkish Atomic Energy Authority head Okay Cakiroglu told us May 16 that U.S. ratification of the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (PUNE) treaty is key to deeper bilateral cooperation on the entire range of nuclear energy issues. He confirmed Turkey's intention to develop nuclear power for [...]
2007-05-16 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV KNUC ENRG ETTC IR TU
07ANKARA1210MFA U/S APAKAN ON TURKISH IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCRS
[...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador May 15, U/S Ertugrul Apakan confirmed that the GOT sanctions decree against Iran called for under UNSCR 1737 is still with the Prime Ministry and had not been approved by the Council of Ministers. Apakan told Ambassador that Council of Ministers' approval was e [...]
2007-05-18 14:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM UNSCR IR TU
07ANKARA1220TURKEY: ADVOCATING A BROAD DEFINITION OF ARMS AND
[...] (C) We delivered ref a demarche to MFA Iran Desk Officer Aziz Sevi on May 18, emphasizing the comprehensive US interpretation of the definition of arms and related materiel that we believe applies to paragraph 5 of UNSCR 1747. We noted that this definition includes all items listed on the Was [...]
2007-05-21 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR TU
07ANKARA1242Scenesetter for the Visit of CODEL Nelson/Lott to Turkey
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a time of domestic political tumult and continued Turkish anxiety over Iraq and the PKK. Turkey stands at a crucial political crossroads as early parliamentary elections near. Officials here will be eager for an update on the ongoing congressional debate ove [...]
2007-05-22 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR
07ANKARA1243Scenesetter for the Visit of the Congressional Study Group
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a time of domestic political tumult and continued Turkish anxiety over Iraq and the PKK. Turkey stands at a crucial political crossroads as early parliamentary elections near. Officials here will be eager for an update on the ongoing congressional debate ove [...]
2007-05-22 13:24:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR
07ANKARA1250GOT ON IRANIAN ASYLUM SEEKER PEJMAN: UNLIKELY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-23 08:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE IR TU
07ANKARA129TURKEY/IRAN: TURKISH MILITARY LOOKING TO IRAN FOR HELP ON PKK
[...] (S/NF) The Turkish military has long been stalwart in opposing any deepening of ties between Turkey and Iran. The TGS (Turkish General Staff) sees Iran as one of its principal strategic threats and has been quite outspoken with us and with the Erdogan government in expressing concern about governme [...]
2007-01-23 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR PTER IR IZ TU
07ANKARA1306TURKEY REQUIRES SYRIAN CARGO PLANE TO LAND
[...] (S/NF) MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Basat Ozturk told us late May 29 that Turkish authorities had required the Syrian cargo aircraft suspected of illicit arms transfers (reftels) to land for inspection at Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey. The aircraft compli [...]
2007-05-29 16:20:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREL TU IR SY
07ANKARA131IRAN EXPORT CREDIT DEMARCHE -- TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Eximbank is open only for short-term trade credit to Iran. Its total volume of transactions in 2006 was only $72 million. The MFA official to whom we delivered ref a demarche expressed doubt that Turkey would take actions that go beyond UN sanctions on Iran. End Summary [...]
2007-01-23 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL ETTC TU IR
07ANKARA132U/S BURNS MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN --
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting in Ankara, Turkish U/S Ertugrul Apakan told U/S Burns that Turkey supports the U.S. strategy of reinforcing Iraq with additional troops. He appealed for U.S. help on the PKK and for a delay in Kirkuk referendum. Apakan expressed concern about Iranian infl [...]
2007-01-24 08:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU IZ IR
07ANKARA133U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Turkish National Security Council President Yigit Alpogan told U/S Burns January 19 that 2007 would be a challenging year for bilateral relations. The Turkish government hopes passage of an Armenian genocide resolution in the U.S. Congress can be averted, fears relations with the U.S. wil [...]
2007-01-24 08:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER NATO IZ IR KPAL EPET ENRG ZK
07ANKARA1347PKK TRAIN DERAILMENT REVEALS ARMS FROM IRAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Weapons were found in the wreckage of a Turkish train coming from Iran and bound for Syria derailed by a PKK mine in Bingol province on May 25. Chief of Defense General Yasar Buyukanit confirmed to reporters the presence of un-manifested weapons on the train. See ref for othe [...]
2007-06-01 13:05:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL ETTC PTER US IR SY TU
07ANKARA137TURKEY PROPOSES IRAQI RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey supports the U.S.'s strategy for Iraq but remains deeply concerned about the lack of political consensus in Baghdad or the PKK and Kirkuk issues, GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told visiting PDAS James Jeffrey on Jan. 19. Jeffrey explained the thinking behind the Pres [...]
2007-01-24 12:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TU IZ IR
07ANKARA1393STATUS OF TURKISH ACTION ON IRAN SANCTIONS, BANK
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials claim that Turkey is on the verge of implementing UNSCR 1737, and will then implement 1747. Turkey will report to the Security Council on the status of its implementation of 1747 once it can confirm to the UN that it has implemented 1737. In the meantime, MF [...]
2007-06-05 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP TU IR
07ANKARA1406REQUEST FOR INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS ON IRAN'S
[...] (S) We need to keep Turkish military and government authorities focused on the medium to long-term threat posed by an Iran with nuclear weapons and long range delivery systems. As part of this effort, we must continue to stress with the Turks the geopolitical and physical dimensions of the th [...]
2007-06-06 07:11:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MCAP MNUC KNNP ETTC IR TU
07ANKARA1412TURKEY-IRAN ADVANCE ENERGY DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although negotiations have been long and difficult, Turkey continues to dally with Iran on energy cooperation. The visit of the Iranian Energy Minister (who is responsible for energy and electricity, but not oil and gas, issues) and a possible reciprocating visit by Guler to Ira [...]
2007-06-06 12:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA1415TURKEY TO CONSIDER SCREENING SELECT IRANIAN AND
[...] (S) Per ref a request, we approached the MFA South Asia Affairs and Aviation Affairs Departments to ask Turkey to deny overflight clearance to, or request inspection of, all Iranian and Syrian State aircraft that request overflight approval. South Asia Head of Department Murat Ahmet Yoruk qu [...]
2007-06-06 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETMARR MOPS PTER TU IR SY LE
07ANKARA1476TURKEY: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points on June 11 to MFA Head of Department for South Asia Ahmet Yoruk and South Asia Desk Officer Ilhan Sener. MFA was familiar with the cases of Dr. Esfandiari and of Robert Levinson. Yoruk said he understood the importance of this issue to the United States and re [...]
2007-06-11 14:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IR TU
07ANKARA1481TURKEY - COVERING OLD GROUND ON TRANSIT TO EUROPE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Energy Minister Hilmi Guler covered familiar ground on gas transit in a June 9 meeting. Ambassador pushed for Turkey and Azerbaijan to meet to resolve issues on the current gas contract, and even more importantly to establish the transit approach for future gas to [...]
2007-06-12 08:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ TX KZ IR
07ANKARA15TURKEY'S WINTER GAS WOES AND MEASURES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 10:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET BEXP TU IR RS
07ANKARA1520SCENESETTER FOR AMB SCHULTE'S JUNE 20
[...] (C) Turkey's officials continue to acknowledge Iran's nuclear program as a threat, but the current domestic political crisis, as well as concerns over PKK terrorism and Iraq, have kept Iran off the front burner. Your June 20 DVC with Turkish journalists will help us keep the threat posed by a [...]
2007-06-15 07:11:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM PINS ENRG IR TU
07ANKARA1528TURKEY: SENIOR OFFICIALS APPROACHED FOR HELP WITH
[...] (C) After an initial approach at working levels regarding the issue of missing/detained Amcits in Iran (ref b),we have used more senior-level meetings to elicit Turkish assistance. In addition to the points in ref a, we have noted Turkey,s helpful role when UK service personnel were detained [...]
2007-06-15 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCASC PHUM PREL IR TU
07ANKARA1530UNSCR 1747/OECD: TURKEY NOT EXTENDING EXPORT
[...] (C) We delivered refs a and b points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilateral Economic Relations Chief of Section Mustafa Sarnic June 15. Sarnic reported that the Turkish export credit agency (Turkish Eximbank) extends no credit to the Iranian public sector. Sarnic expressed Turkish support [...]
2007-06-15 12:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN EXIM OECD UN IR TU
07ANKARA1555SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL LAMENTS MILITARY'S "CONTROL"
[...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official who works on Iraqi issues (not the same official cited reftel) lamented to us June 15 that the military is using the PKK issue to direct both Turkey's Iraq policy and the domestic political situation. He believes the usual balance between civilian and milita [...]
2007-06-18 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER TU IZ IR
07ANKARA1556TURKISH MFA CONSULTATIONS WITH IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East and South Asia Feridun Sinirlioglu used his consultations in Tehran June 10-14 to review developments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. In debriefing Ambassador June 15, Sinirlioglu said he pressed for but did not get an explanation [...]
2007-06-18 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV IZ AF IR TX TU
07ANKARA1577ONE VIEW ON TURKEY'S IRANIAN DIASPORA (C-TN7-00225)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to one expert at a leading Turkish think tank, the Iranian population in Turkey numbers no more than fifty thousand, most of whom are students or other short-term economic migrants. Due to a fear of Iran's intelligence services, the Iranian community in Turkey maintai [...]
2007-06-21 06:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL SCUL AJ IR TU
07ANKARA1672TURKISH IMPLEMENTATION OF IRAN SANCTIONS INCHING
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials informed us that the Council of Ministers has signed the decree implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1737. The decree now is awaiting the Prime Minister's and President's signatures before coming into effect. End Summary. 2. (C) MFA Iran desk checked w [...]
2007-06-28 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP TU IR
07ANKARA17TURKEY'S WINTER GAS WOES AND MEASURES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Occurring each winter at Turkey's peak need, the Iranian announcement January 3 that it had to stop natural gas exports to Turkey in order to meet its own requirements was not unexpected. Turkey had already embarked on compensating measures after Iran's initial December reducti [...]
2007-01-05 10:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET BEXP TU IR RS
07ANKARA1732STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY'S MEETINGS WITH MFA OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate July 2 meetings, HCFA Senior Staff Member Alan Makovsky discussed the Armenian Genocide Resolution (AGR),Middle East and regional issues and Cyprus with MFA U/S Apakan, Deputy U/S Cevikoz and Deputy U/S Berk. Apakan reviewed his recent consultations in Israel, noting [...]
2007-07-06 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PBTS PGOV PINS PTER AJ AM IR IS
07ANKARA1809IRAN-TURKEY NATURAL GAS MOU
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials MFA confirm that Energy Minister Hilmi Guler signed a preliminary MOU with Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Variri-Hamaneh that, after further study, may involve (1) construction of pipelines and the transit of gas from Turkmenistan through Iran to Turkey, (2) devel [...]
2007-07-16 16:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA1816TURKISH AMBIVALENCE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: Two Embassy-organized videoconferences and a recent Turkish roundtable reveal continued ambivalence about Iran's nuclear program among Turkey's non-governmental policy elites, including academics, think-tankers, and columnists. Turkish opinion-makers do not want to see Iran, a nei [...]
2007-07-17 10:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM IR TU
07ANKARA183STRATEGY FOR ENGAGING TURKEY ON IRAN
[...] (S) Summary: We believe that it is time to initiate in-depth consultations with Turkey on the defense and security implications of a resurgent, possibly nuclear-armed and missile-equipped Iran, and we recommend making use of the visit by U/S Joseph and ISN A/S Rood in February to do so. Work [...]
2007-01-29 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL MOPS PGOV TU IR
07ANKARA1850TURKEY-IRAN GAS MOU: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador conveyed Washington's serious concern over the Turkey-Iran gas MOU with MFA U/S Apakan (D equivalent) on July 18. Apakan urged the U.S. not to over-interpret, saying there is a real question whether the MOU will be implemented and stressing that Turkey's Iran policy h [...]
2007-07-19 14:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA1960STAFFDEL GROVE'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Senate Appropriations Committee staffdel led by Paul Grove discussed Russia, Iraq and Iran with Turkish MFA officials on July 26. Emphasizing the importance of Turkey's strategic partnership with the United States, the Turks stressed the damage to bilateral relations if the Ho [...]
2007-07-31 13:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER OREP AJ AM IZ IR RS TU
07ANKARA2135TURKEY'S RECENT ENERGY DIPLOMACY WITH IRAN,
[...] (U) Summary: GOT officials say that Turkey intends to continue its energy cooperation with Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan as potential future sources of gas to meet Turkey,s growing domestic needs and supply European markets. We have on several occasions firmly reiterated U.S. polic [...]
2007-08-17 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2188TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST TO DENY FLIGHT CLEARANCE
[...] (S) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay and Acting South Asia Department Head Ilhan Sener at 1030 local on August 24 to deliver demarche concerning reftel Iranian PARS Air flight. Olcay checked immediately with the MFA flight clearance department to determ [...]
2007-08-24 11:10:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU
07ANKARA2196GOT OFFICIALS PRESS CODEL SPECTER ON CONTINUED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials believe the U.S. must remain in Iraq to ensure the country's future as a unified state. They also see increased involvement by the United Nations as an asset. Senator Specter argued that Iraqi political leaders have had sufficient time to establish a power-shar [...]
2007-08-24 14:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV TU IZ IR SY
07ANKARA2206TURKEY DECLARES CYPRIOT TENDERS FOR OIL
[...] (U) We met this week with the TPAO (Turkish Petroleum Corporation) Acting General Director Mehmet Uyusal, MFA Acting Deputy Director General for Cyprus Huseyin Muftaoglu, Maritime Department Head Mehmet Poroy, and Norwegian Charge Stian Christensen to discuss the recent Cypriot announcement of [...]
2007-08-27 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2214TURKEY DENIES OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU
07ANKARA2332TURKEY: FS MILIBAND ADVOCATES BOLD EU STEPS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband utilized his first visit to Turkey to urge the GOT to take bold moves on EU accession. Regarding Cyprus, Miliband pressed for responsible Turkish engagement. FM Babacan's pitch for increased UK engagement with Syria fell flat. M [...]
2007-09-13 10:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEUN IR IZ PREL SY TU UK
07ANKARA2350TURKEY'S INCONSISTENT IRAN POLICY (PART I): ENERGY
[...] (U) This is the first of a two-part cable on Turkey's Iran policy. Please see part II, septel. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Through a string of recent energy deals with Turkey, Iran is demonstrating a continued capacity to conduct business in the international arena. Turkey has been all too accommo [...]
2007-09-17 11:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS MNUC ENRG ETRD ECON IR TU
07ANKARA2351TURKEY'S INCONSISTENT IRAN POLICY (PART II): SOME
[...] (U) This is the second of a two-part cable on Turkey's Iran policy. Please see part I, septel. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Energy needs notwithstanding, deepening commercial ties, and Iranian military action against PKK-affiliated targets in northern Iraq, are further bolstering Turkish [...]
2007-09-17 11:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MOPS MNUC ENRG ETRD ECON IR TU
07ANKARA2394TURKEY TO INSPECT SHIPMENT BETWEEN IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (S) We provided reftel points on the potential shipment of sensitive equipment to Hizballah and Syria via IL-76 aircraft from Iran via Turkish airspace to Basat Ozturk, MFA Deputy Director General for Aviation and Maritime Affairs, on the morning of September 22. 2. (S) Ozturk informed us t [...]
2007-09-22 09:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR TU
07ANKARA245SHIELD S22- MFA INVESTIGATES TURKISH COMPANY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-05 16:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL CBW ETTC IR
07ANKARA2467TURKEY: U/S BURNS CONSULTATIONS WITH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns consulted with senior Turkish MFA officials on a broad array of issues during bilateral meetings in Ankara September 19. They discussed Iraq, the PKK, Iran, U.S.-Turkey bilateral relations and the impact of a Congressional Armenian genocide resoluti [...]
2007-10-04 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TU IZ IR
07ANKARA253GENERAL BUYUKANIT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) Yasar Buyukanit ascended to the top of Turkey,s military just six months ago in September 2006. His actions since then have positioned him as one of the most dominant players in this political scene. He has spoken out aggressively in public fora about Turkey,s foreign policy, its domesti [...]
2007-02-06 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2581MTAG: INDIAN FIRM WORKING ON BEHALF OF IRAN'S UAV
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-18 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR TU
07ANKARA2696 EXPANSION OF BTC PIPELINE CONTINGENT ON NEW OIL
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On October 5, we met with local BP representatives Djan Suphi, Director for Exploration and Production in Turkey and Norman Rodda, Project Manager for Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline company to discuss two projects to increase the capacity of the line to 1.2 and [...]
2007-11-01 11:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2702WARM RECEPTION FOR FM BABACAN IN IRAN; TEPID
[...] SUMMARY. Turkish FM Babacan received a warm reception from Iranian political leaders in his first visit to Iran, October 27-28. Iran is well-positioned to understand Turkey's PKK dilemma, but Iranian leaders did not extend support for a Turkish military incursion into northern Iraq. Iran an [...]
2007-11-02 09:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KNNP PARM EFIN IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2720DAS BRYZA AND TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER GULER ON
[...] (C) Summary: On October 25, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Turkish Energy Minister Guler and reaffirmed their commitment to a shared U.S. )Turkey strategic vision to help Europe diversify its natural gas supplies away from dependence on Russia. Guler warmly welcomed positive news from Bryza on [...]
2007-11-06 09:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2722TURKEY: EXPECTATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT
[...] (C) We met with MFA Department Head for South Asia Devrim Ozturk to share USG expectations for the upcoming IAEA report on Iranian implementation of the work plan (ref a). Ozturk welcomed the points and promised to share them with colleagues in other departments. He said the GOT continues t [...]
2007-11-06 11:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR TU
07ANKARA2742SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your first official visit to Turkey will be an opportunity to reaffirm U.S ) Turkish shared strategic vision on the development of Caspian oil and gas resources and diversification of transit routes to lessen Europe's dependence on Russia. You will need to encourage Turkey to [...]
2007-11-08 15:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2747TURKEY WILL CONSIDER REQUEST TO INSPECT FLIGHTS
[...] (S) We shared ref a. points concerning potential shipment of sensitive equipment to Syria from Iran with MFA Department Head for Aviation Affairs Hamit Olcay on the morning of November 9. Olcay said a request for these flights has not been submitted, and GOT regulations require a 10-day advan [...]
2007-11-09 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL ETTC MASS TU IR SY
07ANKARA2777TURKISH GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON BANK MELLI AND BANK
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Post requests guidance on related item outlined in paragraph 4. 2. (S) Per Reftel A, we informed leaders at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA),and MASAK, the Turkish financial intelligence unit, of Bank Mell [...]
2007-11-15 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP MNUC TU PREL IR PARM EFIN
07ANKARA2815SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of PM Erdogan's November 5 meeting with President Bush, when we promised to support effective measures to eliminate the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist threat from northern Iraq. A November 20 follow-up visit by Generals Cartwright and Pet [...]
2007-11-21 15:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MASS PARM IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2833TURKEY: CODEL MURTHA DISCUSSES IRAQ, ARMENIA, AND
[...] (SBU) Turkish President Gul expressed great appreciation for the efforts of Rep. Murtha and other Codel members to prevent House passage of the Armenian genocide Resolution (AGR). He said the meeting between President Bush and PM Erdogan on November 5 had brought Turkey and the US to a "good [...]
2007-11-27 12:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OREP AM IZ IR TU
07ANKARA2851TURKEY: CODEL MURTHA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: DCHOD GEN Ergin Saygun briefed Codel Murtha on Turkey's struggle with PKK terrorism, the PKK's involvement in narcotics smuggling and organized crime, and the inadequate response of many European allies. On Armenia, Saygun stressed Yerevan's implied territorial claims on Turkey [...]
2007-11-29 08:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OREP IZ IR AM TU
07ANKARA2894 TURKEY SIGNS ELECTRICITY AGREEMENT WITH IRAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey and Iran signed an electricity agreement on November 21 and pledged to continue cooperation on energy issues despite U.S. objections. The agreement calls for private sector construction of two thermal power plants and one hydropower plant and investment in trans-border t [...]
2007-12-04 16:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV BEXP TU IR
07ANKARA2907TURKEY/IRAN: INITIAL TURKISH REACTION TO NATIONAL
[...] (C) Ambassador reviewed the NIE key judgments and reftel points with MFA Undersecretary Apakan and President/Prime Minister advisor Davutoglu on December 4. Drawing on points in reftel, Ambassador highlighted the NIE's conclusion that Iran had a nuclear weapons program and stopped it in 2003, [...]
2007-12-06 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR TU
07ANKARA2973TURKEY: CURRENT THINKING ON THE IRAN NUCLEAR THREAT
[...] (C) Summary: Conversations with Turkish officials, parliamentarians, academics, and opinion-makers following publication of the latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran, reveal the following: -- While the GOT remains opposed to and very concerned about a nuclear-armed Iran, it f [...]
2007-12-16 01:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNUC OREP TU IR
07ANKARA3009TURKEY TO FOLLOW-UP AGAINST WITH IRANIANS ON
[...] (S) GOT officials have said they will again follow-up with Government of Iran authorities to press for information related to the disappearance of Robert Levinson. MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia Babur Hizlan told us December 18 that he will ask the Turkish embassy in Tehran to cont [...]
2007-12-19 09:40:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCASC PREL PHUM TU IR
07ANKARA3045TURKEY: CODEL SKELTON DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) President Gul, PM Erdogan, DCHOD Saygun and DefMin Gonul all expressed satisfaction with U.S. support to Turkey against PKK terrorism. The Turkish people have a more positive view of the U.S. as a result. Codel Skelton stressed the common struggle against terrorism and U.S. understanding [...]
2007-12-28 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OREP AM IZ IR TU KV IS KPAL
07ANKARA316Scenesetter for the Visit of CODEL Dicks to Turkey
[...] Summary: Your visit comes at a critical period in the U.S.-Turkey bilateral relationship as the government grapples with continued PKK terrorist attacks from northern Iraq, fears that Iraq's instability will spread beyond its borders, the aftermath of the Dink murder, a potential U.S. congressi [...]
2007-02-14 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR
07ANKARA324UNSCR 1737: TURKEY WILL SEARCH FOR ASSETS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. Demarches on implementation of UNSCR 1737 have been delivered to the Minister of Finance, Turkey's financial intelligence unit, and the Foreign Ministry. The senior foreign ministry official responsible for intelligence and security appreciated the information, but admitted tha [...]
2007-02-15 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KFTN PARM KNNP IR TU
07ANKARA372IRAQ: TURKEY EAGER TO MOVE ON NEIGHBORS CONFERENCES
[...] (S) Following up on ref email conveying the Secretary's interest in pursuing FonMin Gul's proposal to host a senior "Iraq neighbors" plus P5/G8 meeting in the near future, Ambassador met Feb. 16 with Gul and Feb. 19 with GOT Special Coordinator for Iraq Celikkol. They confirmed that Turkey en [...]
2007-02-21 09:25:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV TU IZ IR SY EG SA
07ANKARA382U/S JOSEPH ASKS TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER FOR
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Joseph briefed Turkish Finance Minister Unakitan on the nuclear threat from Iran and sought Turkish support in taking financial measures against Iran, with specific reference both to export credits and sanctions on entities controlled by AIO and IRGC. Unakitan seemed concerned [...]
2007-02-22 12:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP KTFN EFIN TU IR
07ANKARA452TURKEY ON IAEA REPORT ON IRAN'S NONCOMPLIANCE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL TU IR
07ANKARA479IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials say they pressed Mottaki to make Iran's nuclear program more transparent and to carefully consider diplomatic offers already on the table, including the P5 1. The Turks cautioned that the international community's lack of confidence about Iran's nuclear program [...]
2007-03-02 16:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PREL TU IR
07ANKARA518TURKEY ENERGY MINISTER ON EXPANDING SOUTHERN GAS
[...] (C) On March 6 Ambassador and Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler discussed state of play on the "southern gas corridor," including the potential roles of Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan. The Minister looked forward to the March 9 meeting with Iraqi gas experts in Istanbul as a start on a [...]
2007-03-07 15:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU AJ TX IZ IR
07ANKARA521TURKEY-IRAN JEC RESULTS IN PLAN FOR EXPANDED TRADE
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Foreign Trade (FTU) officials provided a more positive readout of the recent Turkey-Iran Joint Economic Commission meeting than their MFA colleagues (ref A). They reported that the two sides agreed to begin negotiating a preferential trade agreement and also discussed Ec [...]
2007-03-08 08:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ENRG KNNP TU IR
07ANKARA527TURKISH READ ON BAGHDAD/CAIRO/ISTANBUL CONFERENCES
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Special Representative on Iraq Oguz Celikkol, just back from meetings in Tehran, told DCM March 8 that the Iranians have committed to participate at both the March 10 preparatory meeting in Baghdad and the expanded Istanbul ministerial, which the Turks hope will take [...]
2007-03-08 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ IR SY
07ANKARA532TURKEY: STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1737
[...] (SBU) We presented reftel points and U.S. report to MFA Iran Desk Officer Aziz Sevi who provided us in return a copy of the Turkish status report to the UN on its compliance with UNSCR 1737 dated February 21 (faxed to ISN/RA). The one-page Turkish report states that the MFA organized a number [...]
2007-03-09 07:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY TU IR
07ANKARA606FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS' SCRUTINY OF IRANIAN TRAVELERS
[...] (S) Summary: Queries to Iranian visa applicants regarding how they obtained visas to travel to countries other than the United States revealed that in most cases obtaining a tourist visa is simply a matter of filing the proper forms and paying the requisite fees. The relative ease with whic [...]
2007-03-16 15:16:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCVIS IR PINR PREL TU
07ANKARA712TURKEY: FIRST REACTIONS TO UNSCR 1747 SANCTIONS
[...] (C) We delivered ref a points on UNSCR 1747 to MFA Head of Department for South Asia Murat Ahmed Yoruk on March 26. Yoruk said the MFA is studying the text of the resolution and commented that its provisions appear to be similarly targeted as those in UNSCR 1737. He advised that the text of la [...]
2007-03-28 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC IR TU
07ANKARA767TURKISH OFFICIALS BRIEFED ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Deputy Director BG Patrick O'Reilly briefed Turkish military as well as Defense and Foreign Ministry officials April 2 on the Iranian ballistic missile threat and the U.S. Integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System. BG O'Reilly's presentation address [...]
2007-04-04 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR IR TU
07ANKARA776SHIELD S02-07: MFA REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
[...] (S) We delivered ref a demarche to MFA Arms Head of Department Serhan Yigit on April 3. We thanked Yigit for MFA's efforts (reported ref b) on the Turkish firm Norm Limited and explained that we have new information that the Turkish firm Rottest A.S. and a second firm located in Izmir are pro [...]
2007-04-04 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR TU
07ANKARA777BANK SEPAH AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION
[...] (S) Summary: The head of the Foreign Ministry's Iran Department (which has the MFA lead on Iran sanctions) told us that measures are underway within the bureaucracy to implement UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, but that action against Sepah accounts at banks in Turkey had not yet been taken. He said that [...]
2007-04-04 16:37:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP EFIN TU IR
07ANKARA803TURKEY-IRAN: ENERGY PARTNERS OR WARY NEIGHBORS?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish press reports April 6 that the GOT is moving forward on energy cooperation with Iran, including investment in it upstream energy production. Ambassador delivered a strong warning on Iran to the Energy Minister last month, just after the visit of the Iranian Foreign Mi [...]
2007-04-06 16:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA811TURKISH AMBASSADOR DOES NOT ATTEND NATANZ CEREMONY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 10:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC IR TU
07ANKARA926PUSHING TURKEY TO IMPLEMENT UNSC SANCTIONS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Following up on earlier demarches, Ambassador met April 19 with Foreign Ministry Middle East Director General Bozkurt Aran to keep the pressure on Turkey to implement UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747. Bozkurt said the process of adopting a Council of Ministers implementing decre [...]
2007-04-19 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN KNNP IR TU
07ANKARA931TURKEY PREPARED TO ENGAGE IN IRAQI NEIGHBORS PLUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey will send a delegation to Sharm el-Shaikh to participate in the May 3-4 meetings of the International Compact with Iraq and the Neighbors Plus Ministerial, but FM Gul may be unable to make the trip due to domestic political requirements. GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Amb. Ogu [...]
2007-04-19 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ EG IR SY
07ANKARA969AMBASSADOR PRESSES GOT ON ATTENDANCE AT SHARM
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey is still weighing its level of attendance at the May 3-4 Sharm el-Sheikh meetings on Iraq, according to PM/FM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu. Turkey is still smarting from Iraq's decision not to hold the ministerials in Istanbul, and will press Iraqi FonMin Zebari for an [...]
2007-04-26 09:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ IR SY EG
07ANKARA996TURKEY WILL SEND MINISTER TO SHARM MEETINGS,
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey will send a state minister (to be named) to the May 3-4 Iraq meetings at Sharm el-Sheikh, GOT officials and the Iraqi Ambassador confirmed to us. MFA expects Iran and Syria will also send ministers. FonMin Gul reportedly appealed to visiting Iraqi FonMin Zebari April 26 f [...]
2007-04-27 12:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER TU IZ IR SY EG
07ANTANANARIVO128BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMOROS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. Government is missing the opportunity to build a strong relationship with the Union of the Comoros. In light of the recently-completed Operational Plan process for the Comoros, Post considers that USD 100,000 in security assistance is inadequate to seriously advance tran [...]
2007-02-08 14:09:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER PREL IR CN
07ANTANANARIVO239COMOROS SUPPORTS COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
[...] Post received Comoran diplomatic note number 07-129/MIREX/A.A.Y/fi via facsimile on March 8 assuring the U.S. that the Government of the Comoros supports compliance of UNSCR 1737 by Iran. 2. Post will email a copy of the diplomatic note to Desk Officer Maria Beyzerov. MCGEE [...]
2007-03-09 13:33:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP IR UNSC CN
07ASHGABAT1090TURKMENISTAN: TEHRAN CASPIAN SEA SUMMIT DEMARCH
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on October 10 and left an informal Russian translation of the talking points. Meredov listened closely to the demarche and then read the points again carefully. He initially replied that the United [...]
2007-10-10 09:35:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ETTC IR TX
07ASHGABAT1106EU SOLANA'S TURKMENISTAN VISIT: INTENSIFYING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French Ambassador Christian Lechervy briefed the non-EU diplomatic corps October 12 (the EU ambassadors' briefing was October 11) on the October 9 Ashgabat visit by European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana. The United States, Ukrai [...]
2007-10-15 05:12:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EINV EPET SNAR EU IR AF RS TX
07ASHGABAT1171TURKMENISTAN: NON-PAPER DELIVERED REGARDING U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 10:58:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PGOV PREL EFIN KNNP IR TX
07ASHGABAT1187TURKMENISTAN: ALONG THE IRANIAN BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EmbOffs toured on October 30 State Border Service (SBS) facilities near the Iranian border, including a kennel where tracker dogs are trained. In contrast to recent months, SBS hosts were warm and rather informal. Smuggling remains a seious problem along Turkmenistan's border with [...]
2007-11-02 12:34:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC MARR IR TX
07ASHGABAT1256 SECRETARY OF ENERGY SAMUEL W. BODMAN'S MEETING
[...] (U) U.S. PARTICIPANTS: Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman SIPDIS Senior Adviser Molly Williamson Assistant Secretary Karen Harbert Public Affairs Director Andrew Beck Charge d,affaires Richard Hoagland TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPANTS: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Deputy Prime M [...]
2007-11-21 10:11:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET EINV AF AJ IR KZ RS TX
07ASHGABAT1393NEW TURKMENISTAN-KAZAKHSTAN-IRAN RAIL LINE: SIGN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov has added yet one more important construction project to his list: a railway line connecting Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Iran into a single north-south railway route. The countries ex [...]
2007-12-27 08:13:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ELTN ETRD IR KZ TX
07ASHGABAT179TURKMENISTAN AND UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 13:39:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEFIN IR KNNP PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT259PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV RECEPTIVE TO PIPELINE
[...] (C) President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov showed sincere interest in Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann's detailed March 5 presentation of SIPDIS alternative paths to developing the country's energy sector. In the context of stressing his concern for development [...]
2007-03-05 13:23:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ENRG PGOV AF KZ TX US UZ TI IR
07ASHGABAT317TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN TO EXPAND ELECTRICITY TRADE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: USAID-Kabul's power team concluded an "understanding" March 23 in Ashgabat that is likely to lead to Turkmenistan providing northwest Afghanistan (initially) a regular supply of electric [...]
2007-03-26 12:20:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAID AF TX UZ TI IR
07ASHGABAT322TURKMENISTAN FM REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO THE "NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 27, First Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Meredov touched on recent regional visitors, emphasized Turkmenistan's adherence to non-proliferation regimes and desire to work more closely with the OSCE, and signaled concrete interest in working with the UN on religious [...]
2007-03-28 09:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM TX IR AZ KZ GG UN
07ASHGABAT347RUSSIAN WAR PROPAGANDA INFLUENCES TURKMENISTANIS
[...] (U) Moscow's tabloid "Argumenty Nedeli" published on March 15 a sensational prediction that the U.S. planned to attack Iran at 0400 hours on April 6. March 30 at a press conference at RIA-Novosti, retired General Leonid Ivashov "confirmed" that such an attack is possible. Also on March 30, [...]
2007-04-05 11:35:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPROP PREL KPAO SOCI IR RS TX
07ASHGABAT350CODEL HOEKSTRA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FOR
[...] (C) Michigan Congressman Peter Hoekstra, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Minority Staff Director Michael Meermans, Permanent Staff Member Jim Lewis and Acting Charge d'Affaires met for about 75 minutes on April 4 with Deputy Chairman and Minister of For [...]
2007-04-05 13:05:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG IR PREL TX US UN
07ASHGABAT422HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN ON TURKMENISTAN AND
[...] (C) During an April 20 meeting, Hungarian Ambassador to Iran and Turkmenistan Istvan Venczel discussed developments in Turkmenistan and briefed Charge on the current political situation in Iran. Venczel, who has lived in Tehran since 2003, commented on issues of concern in Turkmenistan -- inc [...]
2007-04-25 12:53:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TX IR
07ASHGABAT564SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND
[...] (C) Executive Summary. Your first visit to Turkmenistan helps continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while reinforcing the progress made by the United States since December 2006 in "turning a new page" in its overall relationship with Turkmenistan. Although the new pre [...]
2007-06-06 11:44:00Embassy AshgabatSECRET//NOFORNMCAP RS AF IR TX
07ASHGABAT609TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMMEDOV,S STATE VISIT TO
[...] (C) Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov's June 15-16 visit to Tehran demonstrated that Iran continues to call the shots in its relationship with Turkmenistan. The joint communique, calling Iran's foreign policy "a stabilizing and peaceful force in the world," was more a reflection of Pe [...]
2007-06-21 12:59:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PINR PREL TX
07ASHGABAT636CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERATES INTEREST IN CASPIAN
[...] (C) During 20 June meetings with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, Defense Minister GEN Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev, and State Border Service Chief GEN-MAJ Bayram Alovov the Commander of U.S. Central Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, found Turkmenistan's government open to energy pipeline [...]
2007-06-29 12:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PINR ASEC PREL PGOV SNAR EPET IR
07ASHGABAT637TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT TELLS CENTCOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov reaffirmed to the Commander, U.S. Central Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, during a 20 June meeting in Ashgabat that U.S. military aircraft could use Mary Military Airfield in emergency situations or in bad weather, but firmly refused [...]
2007-06-29 12:44:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PINR PREL PGOV SNAR EPET IR AF RS
07ASHGABAT715TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV DENIES REPORTS OF GAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan,s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov firmly denied reports that Turkmenistan plans to sell natural gas via Iran to Turkey and onward to Europe. He said, &Our relationship with the United States is very important. We wou [...]
2007-07-19 12:31:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET ENRG IR TU TX
07ASHGABAT866TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV SAYS HE WANTS U.S.
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his meeting with EEB A/S Sullivan, President Berdimuhamedov -- expressed thanks to Secretary Rice for her attention to Turkmenistan and the region, particularly regarding her vision of Central/South Asia [...]
2007-08-23 06:26:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EPET SNAR SCUL IR TX
07ASHGABAT873TURKMENISTAN: NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has decided at the highest level it wants to cooperate with the United States on economic reform and energy policy. We need to take advantage of this historic opportunity with a tiger-team response. If we can be nimble enough to be successful, we will have three o [...]
2007-08-23 10:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EPET KDEM KIRF IR
07ASHGABAT895AHMEDINEJAD'S VISIT TO ASHGABAT YIELDS MOSTLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following on the heels of President Berdimuhamedov's official visit to Tehran two months ago, Iranian President Ahmadinejad made an official visit to Ashgabat August 14-15 on his way to the Shanghai Organization Summit in Bishkek. Although Iranian ministers arriving in Turkmen [...]
2007-08-28 13:30:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG EPET ETRD IR TX
07ASHGABAT990TURKMENISTAN: NAZARBAYEV VISIT YIELDS GOODWILL,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev and President Berdimuhamedov held expansive meetings on strengthening economic ties between the two countries, focusing extensively on establishing hydrocarbon development joint ventures in the Caspian and improving land transportation networks between the [...]
2007-09-19 10:17:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR TX
07ASTANA1326KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONCERNING TRAVEL OF UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 07:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP IR KZ
07ASTANA1358KAZAKHSTAN SUPPORTS BROAD DEFINITION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 10:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR
07ASTANA1479KAZAKHSTAN INTERESTED IN UNSCR 1737 AND 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-31 07:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR KZ
07ASTANA2934KAZAKHSTANI BUSINESSMAN AGAIN REQUESTS USG HELP
[...] (S) Rakhat Kereitbayev (General Director of KazInvest, Chairman of the Board of Kanimansur, and Advisor to Kazyna Chairman Kelimbetov) updated Econoff on October 14 and 24 on the latest status of the Kazakhstani bid for Afghanistan's AYNAK mine (Ref A and B). Zia Massoud, Afghanistan's 1st Vi [...]
2007-10-24 13:54:00Embassy AstanaSECRETAF CH ECON EINV ELTN EMIN ETRD IR KZ PGOV
07ASTANA2993(C) DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KAZAKHSTAN ON INTERPOL
[...] (C) Poloff delivered to Murat Tashibayev, Director of the International Organizations and Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Kazakhstan MFA, reftel demarche on supporting Argentina,s request for INTERPOL approval of red notices against Iranian officials charged in the AMIA bombing. [...]
2007-11-02 09:05:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPTER AR IR KJUS PREL
07ASTANA3317DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KAZAKHSTAN - MISSING AMCIT
[...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on missing Amcit Robert Levinson to MFA America's Desk Director Talgat Kaliyev on December 14. Per demarche instructions, he requested that Kazakhstan make inquiries to Iran about Levinson and press Iran to cooperate with Levinson's family, share r [...]
2007-12-14 07:55:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL CASC KJUS IR KZ
07ASUNCION286PARAGAUY: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 17:48:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM KN IR PA
07ASUNCION492PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 13:46:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR PA
07ASUNCION493PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. 60-DAY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 13:50:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY PA
07ASUNCION948DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 19:14:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PREL PTER KNNP IR PARM MNUC PA
07ATHENS1064GREEK ATTENDANCE AT SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1737 AND 1747
[...] (U) On May 22, A/Polcouns met with proliferation expert Dionyssios Kivetos of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations to discuss reftel invitation to the open-ended seminar on UNSCR 1737 and 1747 implementation. Kivetos said no one from the MFA would be able to attend due to pr [...]
2007-05-23 12:49:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR IR KNNP MNUC
07ATHENS1066UNSCR 1747: GREEKS CONCUR ON BROAD DEFINITION OF
[...] (U) On May 22, A/Polcouns discussed reftel demarche issues with non-proliferation expert Dionyssios Kivetos of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. Kivetos said the Government of Greece fully agreed with the broad definition of "arms and related materiel" advocated by the U [...]
2007-05-23 13:14:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL UNSC IR GR
07ATHENS1115GREECE TO SUBMIT UNSCR 1747 REPORT SOON
[...] (U) A/Polcouns delivered ref a demarche on the overdue 60-day report on UNSCR 1747 to Counselor Dionyssios Kyvetos of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. Kyvetos told A/Polcouns on May 22 that he intended to submit Greece's report before the deadline (ref b). He was delayed [...]
2007-05-30 11:03:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EFIN ETRD IR KNNP TRGY UNSC GR
07ATHENS123FOREIGN MINISTRY ON GREEK AID TO IRAN, LEBANON,
[...] (C) Summary: EconCouns met January 17th with George Pandremenos, Diplomatic Director, Office of Deputy Foreign Minister Stylianides, to discuss reftels. Regarding the Paris donors' conference for Lebanon (Reftel A),Pandremenos stated that Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis and General Secretary of [...]
2007-01-19 14:16:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON EAID EXIM UNSC OECD GR IR LE
07ATHENS1249AMCITS IN IRAN: GREEKS SUPPORT EU APPROACH
[...] (SBU) On June 12, DepPolcouns delivered reftel demarche on the treatment of Amcits in Iran to MFA A6 Directorate for Arab and Middle East Countries First Counsellor Ioannis Pediotis. Pediotis promised to look into the possibility of Greece's making an approach to the Iranians. 2. (SBU) On [...]
2007-06-18 14:07:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN GR
07ATHENS1799DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN ISSUE AT IAEA BOARD OF
[...] (C) On September 7, Charge delivered reftel points on Iran issue at upcoming IAEA board of governors meeting to Greek MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathokles. NOTE: Agathokles told Charge a few days ago that FM Bakoyannis said she would be all-consumed by the campaign for the September 16 [...]
2007-09-07 14:53:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC AORC KNNP IR GR
07ATHENS1871IRAN/IAEA BOG FOLLOW-UP POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 13:57:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN GR
07ATHENS2053GREECE "WON'T BE LAST" EU STATE OPPOSING EU IRAN
[...] (C) On October 12, Charge delivered ref a points on French-proposed autonomous EU sanctions on Iran to MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathokles. Charge emphasized SIPDIS that the EU-U.S. common program regarding Iran has been amongst the most successful examples of EU-U.S. cooperation in [...]
2007-10-15 14:23:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR XF EUN GR
07ATHENS2159GREECE LIKELY TO SUPPORT ARGENTINE REQUEST FOR
[...] (S) Following consultations with Argentine Embassy Political Minister Counsellor Laura Bernal, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points supporting Argentina's request for Interpol approval of Red Notices against Iranian officials to MFA D1 International Organizations Directorate Counsellor Photis B [...]
2007-11-02 16:41:00Embassy AthensSECRETPTER ASEC PREL PGOV KJUS IR GR
07ATHENS2164IAEA/IRAN: POINTS ON MID-NOVEMBER REPORT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 12:27:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA AORC GR
07ATHENS2236GREEK POSITIONS ON NOV 19-20 GAERC ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the November 19-20 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. (NOTE: Katzourou recently replaced A11 Counselor Penny Douti, who has transferred to Moscow [...]
2007-11-16 14:50:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV GR BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE
07ATHENS2348IRAN: FALSE END-USE WATCHLIST DELIVERED
[...] A/Political Counselor delivered reftel "false end use watchlist" for evaluation of export license applications to Iran to MFA senior non-proliferation officer Dionyssios Kyvetos on December 12. Kyvetos had no substantive response, but termed the list "very helpful" and said he would share it [...]
2007-12-13 10:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP MNUC PARM GR
07ATHENS2349GREECE: NIE "NO EFFECT" ON IRAN POLICY
[...] (S) Embassy delivered ref A points to a number of key officials in the Greek foreign policy apparatus, including: Deputy Director of the PM's Diplomatic Cabinet Ambassador Constantinos Bitsios, Head of the MFA's A7 North American Directorate Grigoris Vassiloconstantakis, senior MFA non-prolife [...]
2007-12-13 12:49:00Embassy AthensSECRETMNUC KNNP IR PARM GR
07ATHENS289ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UN SECURITY
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Secretary General Rocanas on February 6, underscoring the importance of international community unity on implementation of UNSCR 1737. Outlining the steps the United States was taking, DCM pressed for the GOG to joint with others to ensure that the Ir [...]
2007-02-08 15:18:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR GR
07ATHENS301GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY 12-13 GAERC
[...] (C) On February 9, Poloffs delivered GAERC reftel A, B, and C points to Ioannis Vikelidis, responsible for EU-Transatlantic Relations in the MFA's Foreign Relations Directorate. On specific agenda items, he noted the following: -- Kosovo/Serbia: According to Vikelidis, Kosovo would be ad [...]
2007-02-09 14:29:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GR IR IS
07ATHENS458DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MARCH 5-6 GAERC MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 15:18:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU
07ATHENS793GREECE: GAERC DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] (C) On April 19-20, DepPolCouns delivered ref a and b points to MFA A11 Directorate for European Cooperation Correspondent Penny Douti and C1 Directorate for EU External Relations First Secretary Ioannis Vikelidis. 2. (C) Their substantive comments on issues included the following: -- S [...]
2007-04-20 10:28:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL KPAL IS IR GR
07ATHENS801DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GREEK FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO
[...] (S) Dep Polcouns and Poloff delivered demarche (ref a) concerning the possible bid by Greek company XXXXXXXXXXXX to supply multispectral camouflage netting to Syria, to Greek MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation officer Dionyssios A. Kyvetos. Kyvetos stated [...]
2007-04-23 14:07:00Embassy AthensSECRETETTC GM GR IR PARM PREL SY CBW
07BAGHDAD1118SUNNI VP HASHIMI DISCUSSES RECENT TRAVEL,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the DCM on March 30, Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discussed his recent travel to Japan, Jordan, and Turkey. He cited Japan's extension of its law authorizing its air force mission in Iraq as a major success of the trip. Hashimi said that he gave Presid [...]
2007-03-31 17:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ JO TU JA SA IR
07BAGHDAD1157TALABANI WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, DISCUSSES ARAB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari March 31 to present his credentials. They discussed Talabani's trip to Riyadh for the Arab Summit and the side meetings he held with other Arab leaders, including a discussion on Kirkuk and the P [...]
2007-04-04 09:22:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SA IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1175LETTER TO IRANIAN PRESIDENT FROM IRAQI PRESIDENT
[...] Following is the text of the letter sent from Jalal Talibani, President of the Republic of Iraq, to Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran referenced in the report on Ambassador Crocker's first meeting with President Talibani. BEGIN QUOTE: His Excellency the P [...]
2007-04-05 05:08:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1191AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEBAATHIFICATION REFORM,
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador paid an introductory call on Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) VP Adel Abdel Mehdi April 2, who had just returned from several weeks outside Iraq, including a visit to Washington where he met with President Bush. The VP described his meeting as [...]
2007-04-06 18:17:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1256AMBASSADOR, TALABANI, BARZANI DISCUSS IMPROVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani April 9 discussed with the Ambassador how to improve Iraq-Turkey relations after Iraq decided to hold its next Neighbors' Conference in Egypt instead of Istanbul. During his meeting with Talabani the Ambassador also urged Talabani to act on the PKK [...]
2007-04-11 19:39:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1261KURDISTAN OFFICIAL: WE USED THE LANGUAGE OF
[...] The below article highlights statements made by Dr. Fouad Hussein, Chief of Staff to Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani on April 10, 2007, which was posted in English on the Kurdish news website Peyamner.com. 2. Begin Text: National - Kurdistan Official: We used the [...]
2007-04-12 08:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1349BARZANI DISCUSSES DE-B'ATHIFICATION, HYDROCARBONS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani, also attended by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, on April 12 in Erbil, the Ambassador pressed for action on de-Ba'athification, hydrocarbons legislation, and improvements in relations with Turke [...]
2007-04-19 10:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1365IRAQI FORCES' CHIEF SAYS U.S. SUPPORT VITAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 15 meeting, Commander General of the Iraqi Joint Headquarters Babakr Baderkhan Zibari told Senator Hagel and Representative Sestak that the Iraqi armed forces are growing in competence, loyalty, and numbers. Babakr said militia influence on the force was minimal and, c [...]
2007-04-22 09:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1393IRAQ-IRAN PIPELINE PROJECT AND OIL/FUEL SWAP
[...] (C)In an April 21 meeting, the State Oil Marketing Organization's head of the Crude Oil Marketing Commission told econoffs that he was under pressure to conclude a contract with Iran to swap crude oil for refined fuel products. The contract stems from Memoranda of Agreement signed by Oil Mini [...]
2007-04-23 19:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1433FADHILA LEADER SHARES PLAN FOR CREATING MORE
[...] (C) Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari shared with PolCouns on April 24 Fadhila's plan to create a more effective opposition to the Maliki government. Al-Shammari characterized the government as weak and corrupt, but acknowledged that the CoR w [...]
2007-04-27 13:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD144SCIRI/BADR LEADERS CONCERNED OVER ESCALATING
[...] (S) Summary: SCIRI/Badr leaders, including Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Humam Hamoudi, Hadi al-Amri, Mohsin al-Hakim (son of Abdulaziz al-Hakim),and Rida Jawad Taqi, expressed concern to the Ambassador in a January 12 meeting about escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Briefly describing the [...]
2007-01-15 08:03:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1452ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSSES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE,
[...] (S) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi discussed the course of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue further with the Ambassador in an April 27 meeting. Abdel Mehdi said that, upon reading the papers provided by the U.S. side for the security, economic, and political committees (ref A),he was conc [...]
2007-04-29 19:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD150KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANIAN OFFICE
[...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]
2007-01-15 11:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL KMDR IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1539IRAQ-IRAN - THE SHATT AL ARAB BORDER DISPUTE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran's detention of 15 British naval personnel in March highlighted long-standing tensions along the Iraq-Iran maritime boundary and the importance of helping Iraq develop the diplomatic and military tools necessary to defend its frontiers against intrusion and infiltration. The d [...]
2007-05-09 10:20:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1583POLITICS AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ'S NINE SOUTHERN
[...] (U) This cable was drafted by PRT Muthanna IPAO and PRT Najaf IPAO and reviewed by PRT team leaders or REO director from all provinces covered. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) This cable is a comparative overview of the drivers of political competition and violence across the nine Shi [...]
2007-05-14 15:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR KDEM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD161IRAQI PRESIDENT MEETS WITH IRANIAN SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary: Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq and head of the PUK party, told RRToffs on January 11 that he had concluded an agreement with a delegation of Iranian security advisors whereby his home province of Sulaimaniyah would import fuel from Iran and Iran would turn over to Sulaimaniuyah [...]
2007-01-16 08:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1611VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: In a May 15 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador that he hoped to have a revised draft of a deBaathification reform law to the Presidency Council early next week. He confirmed that he and Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi had agreed on the principles for re [...]
2007-05-17 14:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD169KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANINA OFFICE
[...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]
2007-01-16 12:34:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL PTER KPAO KMDR US IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1696PM OF IRAQI KURDISTAN DISCOUNTS NATIONAL
[...] (C) On May 17 outgoing Kurdistan Regional Coordinator Yellin, accompanied by incoming Acting Regional Coordinator Patterson, paid a farewell call on Nechirvan Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Barzani said that Iraqi Sunni and Shia Arabs will never [...]
2007-05-23 01:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR ECON PREL US IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1700KURDISH LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL PROGRESS,
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting with the Ambassador, DCM and Econ Counselor, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani, and former DPM Rowsch Shaways discussed the mood in Washington and the need for political progress in Iraq. The meeting was also attended by several KRG [...]
2007-05-23 09:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1702AMBASSADOR AND VP ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSS VIOLENCE IN
[...] (C) In a May 21 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi expressed his deep appreciation to the Ambassador for the assistance given by the USG to ISCI leader Abdelaziz al-Hakim. He thanked the USG for its quick facilitation of all steps leading to the diagnosis and treatment of al-Hakim, incl [...]
2007-05-23 11:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1760CODEL BAIRD MEETING WITH FADHILA PARTY LEADER
[...] (C) Summary. Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) met with independent Shia Fadhila party leader Hassan al-Shammari May 22. Discussions centered on the current political and security situation in Baghdad and issues of national reconciliation. Al-Shammari explained [...]
2007-05-27 14:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1762CODEL BAIRD MEETS IRAQI PARLIAMENT LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) met Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani and First Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Atiya for a review of the situation in Iraq on May 22. The Speaker gave a Sunni perspective, with al-Atiya naturally [...]
2007-05-28 01:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY IR JO IZ
07BAGHDAD1813VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW KEY
[...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on May 29 that the revenue sharing component of the hydrocarbon law was very close to completion. The major outstanding issue, he said, was the mechanism of distribution of surplus revenue to regions and provinces. The Ambassa [...]
2007-05-31 05:53:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1888SULAIMANIYAH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES INSURGENT ACTIVITY
[...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The head of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense Intelligence Service (MODIS),Sulaimaniyah branch, said he operates independently of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its dominant political parties. MODIS collects [...]
2007-06-07 11:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPBS PGOV PREF PTER PINR TU IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1889UPDATE ON BORDER INCIDENTS AND PKK PRESENCE IN
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil Reporting Cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi military leaders in Dohuk Province request additional resources from the Iraqi central government and the USG to cover the Iraq-Turkey border area in Dohuk Province. They cite 22 instances of Turkish military action in Dohuk [...]
2007-06-07 11:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PINS PTER IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD190COR MEMBER QASEM DAOUD DISCUSSES TEHRAN, POTUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) independent Qasem Daoud discussed with the Political Counselor on January 12 his recent trip to Tehran and the Iranian reaction to the late December detention of Iranian diplomats in Iraq. Daoud was shocked by how much influence he felt the Iranians d [...]
2007-01-17 18:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1990SCATTERED PROTESTS AND REPRISALS FOLLOWING SECOND
[...] (C) Summary: So far, the response to the second bombing of the holy Shia al-Askariya mosque in Samarra June 13 has been restrained, compared to the first attack in February 2006, which sparked large-scale sectarian violence. However, the violence following the first attack on Samarra did not [...]
2007-06-17 14:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL IR
07BAGHDAD1994DEPUTY SECRETARY CALLS ON VP ABDEL MEHDI FOR
[...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Secretary pressed Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi June 12 that Iraqis needed to make this the "last minute" in the effort to achieve progress on key reconciliation legislation. Abdel Mehdi replied that principles of the hydrocar [...]
2007-06-17 16:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON EPET IR IZ PGOV PINS PNRG PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD1995DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BSP WITH LOCAL IRAQI
[...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Special Advisor to the Secretary on Iraq Satterfield and four Baghdad community leaders for dinner at his residence June 12. Primary topics of discussion were the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),elections, and what would happen if U.S. force [...]
2007-06-17 17:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD2019SHIA CLERIC BAHR AL-ALOOM DISCUSSES SAMARRA
[...] (C) Summary. Highly respected Shia cleric from Najaf and former Iraqi Governing Council member Seyyid Muhammed Bahr al-Aloom met with the Ambassador June 15. Bahr al-Aloom shared the Ambassador's optimism concerning the positive stance taken by Iraqi political and religious leaders following [...]
2007-06-19 11:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ KISL PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2021DEPUTY SECRETARY EMPHASIZES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
[...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki told the Deputy Secretary that the hydrocarbon law and the de-Baathification reform law would be sent to the Council of Representatives this week and passed this month. He expressed doubt, however, that progress on legislative priorities would lead to a reduction in [...]
2007-06-19 11:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD2022DPM ZOBAIE DISCUSSES SERVICES, BUDGET EXECUTION
[...] (C) During a meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and chairman of the Baghdad Security Plan's services subcommittee, Salam Zobaie (Sunni, Iraqi People's Conference) described security as the best service the Iraqi Government (GOI) can provide. He criticized budget ex [...]
2007-06-19 12:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD211IRAQI PM ON BAGHDAD SECURITY, PROPOSED BORDER
[...] (S) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Casey and the Ambassador, Iraqi PM Maliki agreed to proposals for traffic controls in Baghdad to prevent suicide and vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacks. The CG told the PM he is satisfied so far w [...]
2007-01-19 17:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER PBTS IZ IR SY
07BAGHDAD212SCIRI LEADERS DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER AL-KUT
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with SCIRI leaders Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Vice President Adil Abdel Mehdi, and Mohsin al-Hakim on January 17 to discuss the January 16 operation in which two Badr members were detained in al-Kut on suspicions of involvement in facilitation of explosively formed p [...]
2007-01-19 18:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2142DPM SALEH DISCUSSES WAY FORWARD ON HYDROCARBONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 24 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and the Ambassador discussed the remaining hurdles to passing the hydrocarbons framework and revenue management laws in the Iraqi Council of Representatives. They discussed the current impasse over the removal of Council of [...]
2007-06-28 14:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2200PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN LEADERS FACE TOUGH ECONOMIC
[...] This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. This is the first of two cables regarding the Salah ad Din Business Investment Conference. 3. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 4. SUMMARY. The Governor of Salah ad Din hosted a gathering of over 100 public and private sector leader [...]
2007-07-03 12:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2254TALABANI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KEEPING IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with the Ambassador and Meghan O'Sullivan, and they were later joined by DPM Barham Saleh. Talabani agreed to mediate between Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an effort to bring the Presidency Counc [...]
2007-07-08 06:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD229TALABANI GIVES READOUT OF SYRIA VISIT, PASSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 21 that Syria had agreed to cooperate in improving the stability and security of Iraq, but they needed improved trade relations as well. The Syrians told Talabani they also wanted to improve relations with [...]
2007-01-22 12:47:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ IR SY
07BAGHDAD2340MINISTER FAWZI HARIRI DESCRIBES SHIA-KURDISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 10, Minister of Industry and Minerals Fawzi Hariri (Kurdish, KDP) told the Ambassador that four major political parties plan to forge a formal alliance in order to challenge the power of extremists in Iraqi party politics. Hariri said that the Kurdish Democratic Party (K [...]
2007-07-15 08:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IS IZ PGOV PINR PREL
07BAGHDAD2372EMBASSY ECONOMIC MINISTER DISCUSSES HYDROCARBON
[...] (C) Summary: On July 15, Minister of Oil Husayn Shahristani met with MIN Charles Ries, ECONCOUNS Dan Weygandt and econoff to discuss hydrocarbon legislation, Daura refinery, fuel supplies from Kuwait and crude exports via fuel swaps with Iran. Sharistani said that there are two major issues t [...]
2007-07-17 02:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET IR IZ KU
07BAGHDAD2411COR SPEAKER MASHADANI IS BACK -- BUT FOR HOW LONG?
[...] (C) Summary: The cloud hanging over Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani since his June 10 dust-up with a Shi'a MP was temporarily lifted on July 19 when Mashadani again chaired a session of the CoR. His return was accompanied by the return of the Sunni Tawafuq bloc, wh [...]
2007-07-20 10:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2436AMBASSADOR CONVEYS SENSE OF URGENCY TO TALABANI,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting July 21, the Ambassador told President Jalal Talabani that the U.S. Congress was out of patience. The Ambassador said the Congress needed short-term success to enable long-term partnership. He urged Talabani to help prepare for a leadership meeting between moderate [...]
2007-07-23 07:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2451PREPARATIONS FOR REFUGEES & BORDER SECURITY
[...] (C/REL ACGU) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) is engaged in preparations for two of the three Neighbors' Working Group meetings which had been agreed upon at the Sharm al Sheikh conference in May. Deputy Foreign Minister Hamoud will lead the Iraqi delegation to the July 26th Refugees Wo [...]
2007-07-25 02:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ JO KU PREF PREL SA
07BAGHDAD2516TALABANI DISCUSSES IRAN TALKS, TAWAFUQ WITHDRAWAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador July 25 that Iran was very positive about the talks held the previous day with the Ambassador. Talabani had little to say on the prospect of Tawafuq withdrawing from the government, but he thought that they should handle their c [...]
2007-07-30 07:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2530CHARGE'S JULY 29 MEETING WITH NSA RUBAIE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a July 29 introductory call, National Security Advisor Rubaie told Charge Butenis that he expected MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus would have an easier time in September identifying progress on the security-related benchmarks than Ambassador Crocker would have with regard to [...]
2007-07-30 17:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ JO MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA SY TU
07BAGHDAD2553GOI REACHES OUT TO NEIGHBORS ON BORDER SECURITY
[...] (S/REL ACGU) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi, head of the Iraqi delegation to the upcoming Border Security Working Group, met with Pol-Mil Counselor July 30 to provide an update on GOI preparations, to preview their strategy, and to solicit assistance. Abbawi provided the text of a le [...]
2007-08-01 09:33:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ JO KU PGOV PREL PTER SA
07BAGHDAD257ZEBARI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON MFA STEPS TO FORMALIZE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshayr Zebari told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 18 that he had discussed with the Iranian Ambassador three steps for solving the diplomatic status issue: eliminating liaison offices, reducing and formalizing border entry points, and revamping the [...]
2007-01-24 19:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2582BORDER SECURITY: U.S. OBSERVER STATUS, GOI
[...] (S/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Pol-Mil Counselor August 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi related that Syria was resisting granting observer status to the U.S. at the upcoming Border Security Working Group in Damascus August 8-9. He agreed to continue advocating the matter with his S [...]
2007-08-03 14:15:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SA SY
07BAGHDAD2657TALABANI DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP MEETING, IRAN TALKS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Talabani told the Ambassador August 6 that he, Prime Minister Maliki, and Vice President Mehdi had a frank discussion on the current political crisis. He also spoke separately with Vice President Hashimi. Talabani said he had spoken to the Iranians who were still very positive [...]
2007-08-09 14:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD267PM MALIKI DISCUSSES THE COR, IRAN AND SYRIA, AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 23, Prime Minister Maliki said he would deliver a speech to the Council of Representatives (CoR) on January 25 encouraging the members to reduce or delay their recess. (Note: The CoR voted on January 23 to extend their sessions until Feb [...]
2007-01-25 20:23:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ IR SA
07BAGHDAD2751GOI DIPLOMACY WITH JORDAN, SYRIA YIELDING PROGRESS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolMil Counselor met with DFM Labeed Abbawi August 16 to clarify details of the follow up to the Border Security Working Group held in Damascus August 8-9. PolMil Counselor also conveyed to Abbawi U.S. interest in holding trilateral talks with Syria and Iraq (reftel). Abbawi ag [...]
2007-08-19 01:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BAGHDAD2753THE JAFF TRIBE AND THE ROLE OF ITS LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The largest tribe in Sulaimaniyah Province of Iraqi Kurdistan is the Jaff Tribe. Its members are Kurdish and 95 percent Sunni. Jaff tribe leaders act as arbiters partaking in consultative relationships with the local community and government. The leaders are widely integrated i [...]
2007-08-19 05:57:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SOCI IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3132NO CONFIDENCE VOTE FOR PM? VOTE COUNTING IN THE COR
[...] (C) On September 16th Muqtada al-Sadr ordered the 28 members of the Sadr Trend bloc in Iraqi's Council of Representatives (COR) to withdraw from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) and form a national alliance with Sunni or Shi'a members. According to Sadrist COR Member Baha al-Araji, Sadr hopes [...]
2007-09-17 16:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD3146RRT ERBIL: CODEL BAUCUS MEETING WITH KRG PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of the Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani told a Congressional delegation that he supported a federal Iraq. He did not believe national reconciliation was possible if Sunni and Shiia Islamic extremists remained in control and favored the idea of a U.S. residual troop [...]
2007-09-19 08:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PGOV IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3148RRT ERBIL: PUK-PJAK CONFRONTATION IN SULAIMANIYAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With approval of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),the Deputy Commander for Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Peshmerga said he recently deployed 200 PUK Peshmerga soldiers to take military action against members of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan Party (PJAK) in the [...]
2007-09-19 09:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PBTS PGOV IZ IR TU
07BAGHDAD3159MEETING WITH MFA ON IRAQ-IRAN BORDER NEGOTIATIONS.
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: At a meeting with Deputy PolMil Counselor, Ambassador Taha Al-Abassi, head of the Neighboring Countries Department of the Iraqi MFA, made it clear that Iraq did not recognize the validity of the Algiers Accord with respect to the Iran-Iraq border, and that Iraq had refused to di [...]
2007-09-20 06:51:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPBTS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3160PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT OF JAM CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to PRT reporting Muqtada al-Sadr's August 30th declaration "freezing" Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) operations has had no real impact on JAM-associated violence in the south. This lack of impact highlights the fragmentary nature of JAM and raises questions about Sadr,s relevancy. [...]
2007-09-20 08:38:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD3188MUTHANNA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE IRANIAN HAND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-22 12:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3193CHARITABLE EVENT SETS THE STAGE FOR ENGAGEMENT
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The PRT's Ramadan distribution of wheelchairs to needy citizens of Muthanna successfully advertised how we hope to use Quick Response Funds to make a positive difference in people's lives. We also used the event to reach ou [...]
2007-09-23 12:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SOCI KISL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3195CHARITABLE EVENT SETS THE STAGE FOR ENGAGEMENT
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The PRT's Ramadan distribution of wheelchairs to needy citizens of Muthanna successfully advertised how we hope to use Quick Response Funds to make a positive difference in people's lives. We also used the event to reach [...]
2007-09-23 13:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SOCI KISL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3221MUTHANNA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE IRANIAN HAND
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY. A survey of leading security officials in the southern Iraqi province of Muthanna indicates widespread belief that Iran was behind the August 20 assassination of Governor al-Hassani. Quick Response Funds to reinforce [...]
2007-09-25 13:31:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3287AMBASSADOR AND AMAR AL-HAKIM DISCUSS SECURITY,
[...] (C) Summary: Amar al-Hakim, heir apparent to the leadership position of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),told the Ambassador on September 29 that his recent visit to Kuwait and discussions with other Gulf state officials revealed a new and reasonable attitude toward Iraq from Kuwait [...]
2007-10-01 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3330MUTHANNA: TRIBAL STRATEGY IN A PIC PROVINCE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The province of Muthanna offers an example of a coherent tribal strategy the Coalition can pursue in Shiite southern Iraq to combat militias and promote stability. In Muthanna, there are four key partners who can help us ac [...]
2007-10-07 08:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3367VP ABDEL MEHDI ON LONG-TERM STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Summary: Just back from an extended visit to neighboring Arab states and Iran, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on October 6 that his soundings among Iraq's political leaders provide grounds for optimism that a bilateral long-term strategic relationship agreement can be [...]
2007-10-08 14:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3422IRAQIYYA COR MEMBERS DISCUSS MOI ACCUSATIONS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqiyya Council of Representatives (CoR) members Husam Abd Karim al-Azzawi, Sheikh Khairallah al-Basri, and Alia Nasif Jasim al-Ubeidi told PolCouns and PolOff in a meeting October 9 the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has falsely accused Ayad Allawi of having links to Jund al-Sama [...]
2007-10-14 10:14:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3432CONFESSIONS OF AN ANTI-MALIKI COR CONSPIRATOR
[...] (C) Summary: Prominent independent Shia CoR legislator Qassim Daoud told us October 10 that he is working overtime to build a coalition to oust and replace Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Claiming he was acting with the full support of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani to save Iraq from "further tr [...]
2007-10-15 17:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3480INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS READY FOR MORE ACTIVE ROLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, senior representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq described plans for increasing in-country presence based on their assessment of improved security. The ICRC Head of Delegation to Iraq (HOD- [...]
2007-10-21 03:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3481IRAQ-IRAN RESUMING BORDER NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (S) At the Deputy Ministerial Council for National Security (DMCNS) on October 8, Deputy FonMin Abbawi reported that Iraq would resume border negotiations with Iran in November. Abbawi said he hoped the outcome would be a clearly-defined demarcation of the border based on previously negotiated [...]
2007-10-21 03:03:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PBTS PGOV PHUM PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3532ABDUL AZIZ AL-HAKIM ON IRAN, SADR AGREEMENT, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Abdul Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador on October 22 that an improved security climate has helped Iraqis and their regional neighbors accept "the reality of democracy in Iraq." Back temporarily from cancer treatment in Iran and lo [...]
2007-10-25 03:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3608IRAQI DFM VIEWS ON TURKEY/PKK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At an October 30 meeting with Political-Military Minister-Counselor, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi related his concerns regarding the current PKK crisis and addressed items including Syria, Iran, and the Neighbors Process. He suspected that the Turkish military intended [...]
2007-10-31 02:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SY
07BAGHDAD3610NEW COR MEMBER FOCUSES ON ROLE OF SPORTS IN
[...] (C) The newest member of the Council of Representatives (CoR),Ahmed Rathi (IIP/Tawafuq),was installed by the Tawafuq bloc after one of its own, Abdul Nasir al-Janabi (Sunni, National Dialogue Conference) bolted from the CoR, saying he was leaving to "join the insurgency." Rathi, a popular a [...]
2007-10-31 05:52:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3611HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DEFLECTS PRESSURE TO BACK
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim told PolOff October 28 she has deflected multiple requests by Iranian-linked officials to guarantee the release of Ministry of Interior (MoI) Colonel (COL) Thamir Mohammad (Isma'il) Sinah Al-Husayni, in Coalition custody since his arrest on [...]
2007-10-31 05:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPHUM KDEM PGOV PINS PINR IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3615KURDS IN BAGHDAD ON THE CRISIS WITH TURKEY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish view in Baghdad on the conflict with Turkey over the PKK has largely been unified and concentrated on several main themes. In multiple conversations with Poloff since the October 20-21 PKK attack on Turkish soldiers, the Kurdistan Democratic Party in particular has as [...]
2007-10-31 18:35:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IR IZ
07BAGHDAD362IRAQI PRESIDENT AGREES TO FACILITATE HYDROCARBON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, President Jalal Talabani agreed to go to Kurdistan with the Ambassador on February 3 to discuss the final details of the hydrocarbon law with KRG President Masud Barzani. The Ambassador said he would send Talabani a reasonable draft [...]
2007-02-03 13:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL IZ IR SY EG SA
07BAGHDAD3624DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] (SBU) On October 26, Post provided Foreign Minister Zebari with copies of reftel Non-Paper and Fact Sheet. During an October 30 meeting with the FM, CDA followed-up and Zebari promised the GOI would do everything it could to assist the USG in this matter. BUTENIS [...]
2007-11-01 11:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR KNNP PREL PARM EFIN
07BAGHDAD3638PM MALIKI MEETING WITH CDA AND GEN PETRAEUS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus and CDA held their weekly meeting with Prime Minister Maliki November  [...]
2007-11-02 16:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER BA IR IZ
07BAGHDAD366SULAIMANIYAH PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS DISCUSS FUEL
[...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting between Regional Coordinator and Sulaimaniyah provincial officials, Sulaimaniyah Deputy Governor Jutiar Noori Abdulla said that the provincial government plans to end fuel-price [...]
2007-02-04 03:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KMDR IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD3697DFM ABBAWI DISCUSSES ISTANBUL, PKK, AND IRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil M/C called on Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi November 6 to discuss his impressions of the Istanbul Neighbors Ministerial, progress on dealing with the PKK, and setting up trilateral talks with Iran. Abbawi was pleased with Istanbul and praised Turkish cooperation at the m [...]
2007-11-08 11:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SA
07BAGHDAD3703NINE IRANIAN DETAINEES RELEASED NOVEMBER 9
[...] (SBU) BAGHDAD ) Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) released nine Iranian detainees at approximately 0900 (local) Friday, November 9 to the custody of the Government of Iraq (GOI). Two of the nine were part of the five suspected Qods force members detained January 11 by Coalition Forces in Erbi [...]
2007-11-09 18:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3732DPM BARHAM SALEH DISCUSSES LEGISLATION, TURKEY,
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 6 meeting, DPM Barham Saleh told the Ambassador, U/S Jeffery, and S/I Satterfield that passage of the de-Ba'athification law is possible, but he is not as confident on the oil law. He noted the Council of Ministers (CoM) signed on to the de-Ba'athification law and [...]
2007-11-13 11:26:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PREL PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3826IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON IRAN AND NEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-22 13:54:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3828KIRKUK/ARTICLE 140: SENIOR SUNNI POLITICIAN'S
[...] (S) During a November 20 introductory meeting, senior Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) official and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Ayad al-Samaraie provided Senior Adviser Pearce his views on Kirkuk and Article 140 implementation. Samaraie, expressing his personal thoughts, believed it bes [...]
2007-11-23 13:37:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD3876SIGNING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3877MUTED IRAQI REACTION TO SPD
[...] (C) Summary: On November 25th the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) held a closed session to discuss the Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) between the U.S. and Iraq. Despite scattered complaints, the overall reaction among MPs to the SPD has been muted, reflecting CoR members' pre [...]
2007-11-28 17:46:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3882MAYSAN'S GOVERNOR: JAM ASSOCIATE AND RISING SHI'A
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 12:16:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3895UK AMBASSADOR TO IRAN ON IRI NEGOTIATING STYLE,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 10:39:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3902NEW UNAMI SRSG TO FOCUS ON ARTICLE 140 IMPASSE
[...] (C) United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Senior Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Staffan De Mistura emphasized in a November 25 meeting with Senior Political Advisor that resolving the Article 140 impasse is one of UNAMI's top priorities. "My strategy is to put all [...]
2007-11-30 15:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IR UN IZ
07BAGHDAD3903BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAN: IRAN SEES U.S. AS ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 16:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3916ABDULMAHDI DISCUSSES POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: On December 1 Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, Coordinator for Iraq David Satterfield, and Charge d'Affaires Patricia Butenis met with Iraqi Deputy President Adil Abdulmahdi, CoR Shi'a independent Qassam Daoud, and former oil minister Thamir Ghadban. Abdulmahdi emphasi [...]
2007-12-02 17:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3933AMMAR HAKIM TO SATTERFIELD: CRISIS OF TRUST IN
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 2 meeting with S/I David Satterfield and Polcouns, Ammar al-Hakim expressed support for a strategic U.S.-Iraq relationship, shared his concern over U.S. policy on tribal engagement and a crisis of trust in the Iraqi government, and outlined a non-sectarian vision of [...]
2007-12-04 09:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3951SOUTH'S INDEPENDENT POLICE CHIEFS NEED U.S. SUPPORT
[...] (U) This is a joint Baghdad POL, PRT Babil, PRT Karbala, and PRT Muthanna cable. 2. (C) Summary: Recent events in Babil, Karbala and Muthanna demonstrate the precarious position of police officials willing to prosecute militias in southern Iraq. The political independence that makes thes [...]
2007-12-05 12:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3958MOVING FORWARD ON MEK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As reported in Ref B, the MEK presence in Iraq and MNF-I protection duties have become a major irritant in our relationship with the GOI. For most Iraqis, the group remains associated with some of the worst human rights abuses of the former regime. The GOI has repeatedly pressed [...]
2007-12-05 18:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREF PREL PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3971SOUTH'S GOVERNORS AND PCS: SHIFTING ALLEGIANCES,
[...] (U) This is a joint Baghdad POL - Southern PRT/REO/ePRT cable. 2. (C) Summary: The relationships between provincial governors and the Provincial Councils (PCs) shape the political landscape of southern Iraq. Those relations are marked by fluid political identities, uneven distributions o [...]
2007-12-07 14:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4003SOUTH'S INDEPENDENT POLICE CHIEFS NEED U.S.
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Ref A detailed the threats facing independent police chiefs in the south and made the case for offering these chiefs increased USG support. On December 9 Babil Police Chief Qais al-Mumury was killed in an explosion targeting his convoy (ref B). His assassination came amid fo [...]
2007-12-10 11:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4184TROUBLE AMONG MAYSAN'S SADRISTS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Maysan,s Sadrists are challenged by a splintering within the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) and mounting public discontent over poor governance, according to a US-based Maysani businessman. He said the criminal and former Baathist members [...]
2007-12-27 11:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD4185PRT MUTHANNA: QRF PROGRAM EMPOWERS, EMBOLDENS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with the PRT, three leading representatives of the marja'iyya lauded the PRTs work and identified four additional local development projects for USG consideration. The clerics are vital pilla [...]
2007-12-27 13:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL SOCI KISL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4189PRT MAYSAN: NO ANBAR AWAKENING IN MAYSAN
[...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. PRT assesses that the unique demographics and historical legacy of Maysan make it infertile ground for a Concerned Local Citizens (CLCs) approach to tribal engagement. Incorporating tribal members into a community security forc [...]
2007-12-27 13:38:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD4225PRT MUTHANNA: SECURITY FORCE LEADER SAYS IRANIAN
[...] (U) This is a Muthanna PRT reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) Summary and Comment: Colonel Ali al-Khawam, the leader of Muthanna,s Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU),sees Iranian influence and militia violence spreading from Basra as the greatest threats to stability in southern Iraq. Accor [...]
2007-12-31 14:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPINS PGOV IR IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD430AL-HAKIM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BADR DETAINEES,
[...] (S) Summary: Abdulaziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),questioned the Ambassador on February 1 about several Badr members detained by the coalition. Badr leader Hadi al-Amri, also present, repeated his usual call for "evidence." The Ambassa [...]
2007-02-08 14:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD436AL-HAKIM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BADR DETAINEES,
[...] (S) Summary: Abdulaziz al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI),questioned the Ambassador on February 1 about several Badr members detained by the coalition. Badr leader Hadi al-Amri, also present, repeated his usual call for "evidence." The Ambassa [...]
2007-02-08 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD452IRAQI POLITICIAN DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO FORM
[...] (S) Council of Representatives (CoR) member Nadim al-Jabiri (Shi'a coalition - Fadhila),advisor to the Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities Baha al-Mayah, and Judge Hussein al-Musawi of the Supreme Criminal Court outlined to PolCouns on February 8 their efforts to form a "national f [...]
2007-02-11 11:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD492IRAQ PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DISCUSSES "HISTORIC"
[...] (S) Summary: During their February 9 meeting, Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mashhadani called the final CoR session of this legislative term historic. After intense negotiations, the CoR passed the 2007 budget. The CoR debate over Sunni MoD Abdul Qader's testimony at this session ( [...]
2007-02-13 08:48:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD493VP HASHEMI ON MOD, SUNNI ROLE IN BSP, MODERATE
[...] (S) Summary: VP Hashemi told the Ambassador February 8 that the Sunni Tawafuq bloc's nomination of Sunni MoD Abdul Qader during government formation was a "grave mistake." Hashemi reviewed examples of Abdul Qader's "weak" performance as Minister. The VP reported on progress with moderate fron [...]
2007-02-13 08:56:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD494 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG Prime Minister Meets with Undersecretary for Management --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Major Kurdish media covered the meeting of Undersecretary of State for Management Henrietta Fore and U. S. Region [...]
2007-02-13 10:19:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD504 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Kurdistan Regional Government Strongly Condemns U. S. Air Strike in Mosul --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) The office of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani issued a statement [...]
2007-02-14 05:45:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD599AMBASSADOR PRESSES BASRAH GOVERNOR FOR EFFECTIVE
[...] (C) In a February 11 meeting, the Ambassador told Basrah governor Mohammed al-Waeli (Fadhila) that the Mission was very concerned about the rocket attacks targeting REO Basrah and the British Consulate (co-located in the Basrah Palace Compound) and urged him to take a more effective approach to [...]
2007-02-19 16:14:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD612ALLAWI BACK IN IRAQ; SEEKS TO BUILD CENTRIST
[...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad after a prolonged absence, Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told the Ambassador February 16 he intended to re-enter Iraqi politics and build a centrist, issues-based coalition. Allawi said that regional leaders are increasingly frustrated with the GOI and the fut [...]
2007-02-20 13:22:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINR IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD620MAYSAN GOVERNOR DISCUSSES SECURITY SITUATION,
[...] (U//REL USA, MCFI) This is a PRT Maysan cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//REL USA, MCFI) In a January 22 meeting with the new head of Multinational Forces Division (Southeast),Maysan Governor Adil Al-Maliki focused on his province's upcoming transition to Provincial Iraqi Control [...]
2007-02-20 18:04:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PINS PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD681PRT TIKRIT: MINISTERS OF OIL, ELECTRICITY, AND 4TH
[...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During a February 19 meeting at the refinery, Minister of Oil Al Shahristani, Minister of Electricity Al Hasan, and the deputy commander of the 4th IA, BG Nabeel, revealed their plan to improve oil infrastructure security and in [...]
2007-02-24 15:31:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ IR
07BAGHDAD758FORMER PM ALLAWI CALLS FOR SINGULAR FOCUS ON
[...] (S) Summary: Following the February 26 approval of a draft hydrocarbons law by the Council of Ministers, the Ambassador discussed next steps on other key political priorities with Former PM Allawi February 27. Allawi contented that security should be the one and only priority and called USG [...]
2007-03-01 12:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD828IRAQIYYA LEADERS DISCUSS WITHDRAWAL FROM GOI
[...] (S) Summary: During the Ambassador's March 1-4 trip to Kurdistan with Iraqiyya leaders, Ayad Allawi and Adnan Pachachi discussed options for pursuing their party's secular, nationalist agenda. Allawi professed his support for the Maliki government in establishing security and moving forward [...]
2007-03-08 15:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER KDEM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD894ALLAWI AND BARZANI DISCUSS POLITICAL ALLIANCE
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Iraqiyya leaders Ayad Allawi and Adnan Pachachi visited Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani in Barzan from March 1-3. The leaders discussed a possible political alliance to push forward on key reforms critical to establishing security in [...]
2007-03-13 20:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD896 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary --
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG Publishes Draft Federal Oil and Gas Law in English and Arabic --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) spokesman published an authorized English translation of the draft [...]
2007-03-14 05:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAGHDAD897 Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- March 10, 2007
[...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Adnan Al Mufti: Kurds Will Maintain Relations with Shi'a Coalition --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) PUKmedia.com covered a press statement by KNA Speaker Adnan Al Mufti saying that the Kurdish Bloc in th [...]
2007-03-14 05:52:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAGHDAD905SUNNI VP HASHIMI PLANNING FOR HIS FIRST OFFICIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discussed with the Ambassador on March 9 his upcoming official visit to Tehran. In preparation for his departure on March 11, Hashimi asked for the Ambassador's input on what to raise with his Iranian interlocutors. The Ambassador and Hashi [...]
2007-03-14 12:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD996PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN BUSINESS LEADERS STEP
[...] This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 3. SUMMARY. Leaders from Salah ad Din,s emerging private sector met on March 15 for an inaugural provincial business and investment conference. The talks, held in Tikrit, brought together 36 delegates [...]
2007-03-22 06:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR IR IZ
07BAKU1010AZERBAIJANI OFFICIALS GRATEFUL FOR US TRANSPARENCY
[...] (C) Summary: In response to EUR DAS Bryza and Charge's delivery of reftel B demarche points, Azerbaijani officials have said that they welcome the exchange of information, and support continued U.S.-Russian consultations on President Putin's missile defense proposals. The Azerbaijani Govern [...]
2007-08-10 12:52:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR RU IR AJ
07BAKU1017AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT BAKU AUGUST 21-22
[...] (C) n August 13, the Azerbaijani Ministry of ForeignAffairs (MFA) notified the Embassy that Iranian Prsident Ahmadinejad will be visiting Baku August 1-22. The MFA provided no further details about he visit. 2. (C) During an August 9 meeting wih the then-Charge, Presidential Foreign Poli [...]
2007-08-14 12:56:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1033CLARIFICATION ON AZERBAIJAN'S REPORTING ON UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-20 08:49:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1043ISLAM IN AZERBAIJAN: A LOOK AT SHIA VILLAGES ON
[...] (C) Summary: An August 17 trip to several conservative villages on the Absheron Peninsula revealed small, insular communities with conservative social and religious traditions, and a strong skepticism of the GOAJ-controlled Caucasus Muslim Board. The communities, religious practices -- like [...]
2007-08-21 12:58:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KISL IR AJ
07BAKU1052AHMADINEJAD IN BAKU
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's August 21-22 visit to Baku received extensive positive coverage, with Ahmadinejad's "peace for all" message coming across well with the Azerbaijani press. While we have not yet obtained information on the full range and nature of agreements reach [...]
2007-08-22 13:13:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1053WAC PRESIDENT ON IRAN AND THE AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking with Embassy Iran Watcher on August 22, World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) President Ghulamriza Sabri-Tabrizi said that Iranian President Ahmadinejad's August 21-22 visit to Baku was driven by domestic political considerations and a desire to ensure that Azerbaijan preve [...]
2007-08-22 13:40:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU106A/S LOWENKRON'S LUNCH WITH RELIGIOUS ANALYSTS
[...] (C) Summary: At a December 19 lunch hosted by A/S Lowenkron and the Ambassador, independent religious analysts argued that several foreign Islamic ideas and practices -- specifically from Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia -- are influencing the traditionally tolerant variant of Islam within Azer [...]
2007-01-24 07:41:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM KISL IR AJ
07BAKU1063PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS THE BILATERAL ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 15 meeting with visiting EEB A/S Sullivan and the Ambassador, President Aliyev said that he recognized the need to diversify Azerbaijan's economy and also was aware of the dangers of inflationary pressures. Aliyev hopes to address these issues by combining the State [...]
2007-08-23 10:58:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR IR AJ
07BAKU1068PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS THE BILATERAL ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 15 meeting with visiting EEB A/S Sullivan and the Ambassador, President Aliyev said that he recognized the need to diversify Azerbaijan's economy and also was aware of the dangers of inflationary pressures. Aliyev hopes to address these issues by combining the State [...]
2007-08-24 04:45:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR IR AJ
07BAKU1070BP COMPLAINS OF DETERIORATING RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 21 meeting, BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader expressed frustration with GOAJ efforts to collect certain taxes from BP and its subcontractors, an action Schrader characterized as a violation of BP's Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). Managing Director of th [...]
2007-08-24 11:58:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAJ ECON ENRG EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
07BAKU1072PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR PROVIDES
[...] (C) Summary: According to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, Iranian President Ahmadinejad sought to use his August 21-22 visit to Baku to counter his international isolation. Mammadov said the visit - including four new bilateral agreements and a joint declaration - serve [...]
2007-08-24 13:52:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRN PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1074AZERBAIJANI-IRANIAN JOINT STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Azerbaijan and Iran signed four memoranda and one joint statement during President Ahmadinejad's August 21-22 visit to Baku. The Embassy's informal translation of the key points from the August 22 joint follows: 2. (SBU) Begin translation of key points: - Recognizing [...]
2007-08-27 12:45:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRN PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1141AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES AHAMDINEJAD
[...] (C) Summary. During a September 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said Iran increasingly supports Iraq's territorial integrity, but President Ahmadinejad will not change his position on Iran's nuclear program. During President Ahmadinejad's August visit to Baku, t [...]
2007-09-14 08:45:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PHUM KDEM KNNC MARR IR AJ
07BAKU1148AZERBAIJAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL OFFICER
[...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Iran desk officer Kate Lurie to travel to Baku September 25-27 to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. Control officer will be Political Officer Rebecca Naslund. Ms. Naslund can be reache [...]
2007-09-19 06:05:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PHUM UK TR IR AJ
07BAKU1211DEPUTY FM ON TURKMENISTAN, IRAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister (responsible for bilateral relations) Khalaf Khalafov provided a readout on recent talks between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, urging the U.S. to do more to persuade the Government of Turkmenistan why the trans-Cas [...]
2007-10-03 12:52:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PHUM KDEM KNNC IR AJ
07BAKU1236DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REAFFIRMING U.S. ENERGY
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref a points on the upcoming Tehran Caspian Sea Summit in an October 9 telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. (Mammadyarov had just returned to Baku and was about to depart for the Vilnius Energy summit.) Speaking guardedly, Mammadyarov r [...]
2007-10-11 12:47:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNENRG ETTC PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1263SECOND CASPIAN SUMMIT IN TEHRAN YIELDS LITTLE
[...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Araz Azimov downplayed the importance of the October 16 Tehran summit, indicating that the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) doubted any significant progress would be reached on Caspian delimitation. Russian President Putin's public state [...]
2007-10-19 12:00:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS ENRG IR AJ
07BAKU1284EU REPRESENTATIVE PETER SEMNEBY COMMENTS ON HIS
[...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Peter Semneby reviewed his October 18 meeting with President Aliyev with the Ambassador on the same day. Aliyev told Semneby there was no agreement at the Caspian Heads of State meeting in Tehran. During the Caspian Summit, Turkmen President Berdimuha [...]
2007-10-25 12:44:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG IR AM AJ
07BAKU1293AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel non-paper and fact sheet to Azerbaijani Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov on October 26. Mammadov thanked Ambassador for informing him about the new designations, saying that Iran's continued intransigence on the nuclear issue was a "very sen [...]
2007-10-26 11:24:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR AJ
07BAKU1309IRAN AND ARMENIA PURSUE STRONGER TRADE TIES, WHILE
[...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Yerevan. 2. (C) Summary: During an October 1-5 visit to Armenia, Baku-based Iran Watcher met with foreign policy analysts, religious leaders, academics, and bankers to further explore Iranian-Armenian relations. Armenian analysts believe Iran' [...]
2007-11-01 07:10:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF IR AJ AM
07BAKU1311SCENESETTER FOR EUR A/S FRIED'S NOVEMBER 3-5 VISIT
[...] (S) Summary: Dan, your visit could not come at a better time. With the ongoing security threat to the Embassy, your visit will underscore that we continue to engage actively, and at high levels. In the first place, it will be important to reinforce with this government that Azerbaijan's co [...]
2007-11-01 13:07:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPREL PHUM KDEM ENRG PINR PBTS IR RU AJ
07BAKU1319AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SAYS TEHRAN SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Azerbaijani Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov provided a read out of the recent Tehran Caspian Summit (reftel). Mammadov affirmed Azerbaijan's long-standing position that it does not need a five-party agreement [...]
2007-11-02 06:45:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL ENRG MARR IR AJ
07BAKU1331FM MAMMADYAROV REVIEWS CASPIAN DELIMITATION, IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 2 meeting, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said that he was optimistic that a delimitation deal with Turkmenistan was possible. Mammadyarov suggested that the U.S. assist Azerbaijan by helping to draft a joint declaration outlining the median line as t [...]
2007-11-06 11:20:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL ENRG MARR IR TX AJ
07BAKU1354A/S FRIED'S DINNER WITH AZERBAIJANI RELIGIOUS
[...] (C) Summary: At a November 4 dinner in honor of visiting EUR A/S Fried, leading religious analysts agreed that religiosity was on the rise in Azerbaijan, but disagreed on whether radicalism was also on the rise. Those who argued that radicalism was on the rise attributed it to a mix of fore [...]
2007-11-13 09:40:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM KISL IR AJ
07BAKU1377AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on November 02. Thanking the Ambassador for informing him about the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement and guidance on Iran, Mammadyarov was supportive, saying that he had encouraged t [...]
2007-11-15 11:27:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ECON IR AJ
07BAKU1378AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (C) After delivering reftel non-paper and fact sheet to Azerbaijani Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov on October 26 (ref b),the Ambassador discussed the same points with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on November 02 (ref c). After thanking the Ambassador fo [...]
2007-11-15 11:29:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR AJ
07BAKU1382AZERBAIJANI DFM AZIMOV DISCUSSES AZERBAIJAN'S
[...] (C) Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Araz Azimov and Ambassador Derse met November 12 to discuss several security-related issues (septels),including Azerbaijan's participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty and the "Tashkent Agreement." Azimov told the Ambassador [...]
2007-11-16 10:40:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AJ IR MARR MNUC PARM RS
07BAKU1383AZERBAIJANI DFM AZIMOV SAYS "DON'T FORGET US" ON
[...] (C) Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Araz Azimov and Ambassador Derse met November 12 to discuss several security-related issues (septel). Azimov asked the Ambassador for an update on the 2-plus-2 talks between the United States and Russia, with a particular interest in missile defen [...]
2007-11-16 11:00:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AJ IR MARR MNUC PARM RS
07BAKU1385ACTION REQUEST: LIMITING AZERBAIJAN'S ENERGY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Embassy requests that the Critical Energy Infrastructure Interagency group chaired by S/CT consider possible modalities for assisting the GOAJ to identify and design a plan for minimizing its energy infrastructure vulnerabilit [...]
2007-11-16 11:40:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PTER MARR MASS PBTS IR AJ
07BAKU1411IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER HADDAD-ADEL VISITS
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholamali Haddad-Adel visited Azerbaijan November 23-24, postponed due to a visit by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to Azerbaijan in October according to Azerbaijani and Iranian press reports. Haddad-Adel's visit received extensi [...]
2007-11-28 05:11:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1418EFFORTS TO UNIFY WORLD AZERBAIJANIS CONGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) President Ghulamriza Sabri-Tabrizi and Guney Azerbaijan Television (GunAz TV) Director Ahmad Obali reported that efforts to unify disparate WAC factions were underway, with Demokratik Dunya Azerbaijan Kongresi or DDAK (the North America-based fa [...]
2007-11-29 10:09:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU1458AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF U.S. NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) On December 07, DCM provided Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov with the key judgments from the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program. Khalafov thanked DCM for informing him about the NIE and U.S. policy toward Iran. 2. (C) The Embassy w [...]
2007-12-07 12:42:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR AJ
07BAKU1495AZERBAIJANI SPY SHOW ANGERS IRANIANS
[...] (S) Summary: Iran reacted angrily to a December 14 Baku Public Service Television 'special program' in which several Azerbaijani nationals confessed to spying for Iran and having connections with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Characterizing the allegations as "anti-Iranian p [...]
2007-12-17 12:31:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1515AZERBAIJANI SPY SHOW FALLOUT CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: Fallout associated with a December 14 Azerbaijani television 'special program' in which several Azerbaijani nationals confessed to spying for Iran and having connections with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues (reftel). While the Iranian Embassy in Baku has [...]
2007-12-19 12:35:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU154AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON
[...] (C) Azerbaijani Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov used a call by DCM January 23 to make comments on a wide range of policy issues. He said that relations with Russia now were very sensitive, both over the gas issue, and the issue of the large community of Azerbaijani migrant [...]
2007-02-01 15:00:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR ENRG AJ IR TX
07BAKU228AZERBAIJAN: READOUT ON MID-FEBRUARY NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a readout provided to resident NATO Ambassadors of a visit to Azerbaijan by representatives of the NATO international staff for the week of February 12, 2007, their outlook for Azerbaijan was much more positive than previously. This would be reflected in their assess [...]
2007-02-21 15:17:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER AJ PBTS IR RU
07BAKU238\\CORRECTED COPY - TAG ORDER\\ AZERBAIJAN: DFM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 15:08:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AJ IR TU TX
07BAKU249DEFENSE MINISTER ABIYEV DISCUSSES IRANIAN-RUSSIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador and a State-DOD delegation headed by Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Peter Rodman, SIPDIS Azerbaijani Minister of Defense General Safar Abiyev expressed concern that Russia and Iran were increasing thei [...]
2007-03-01 04:52:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER AJ PBTS IR RU
07BAKU264IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DEPARTS BAKU EARLY
[...] (U) Iranian Ambassador Afshar Suleymani will leave his post in Baku early, returning to Iran on March 01. During an interview with ANS Television on February 25, Suleymani confirmed these reports, stating that he was leaving due to medical reasons. 2. (C) At present, there is nothing to su [...]
2007-03-02 13:08:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU279AZERBAIJAN ON IRAN SANCTIONS ACT (FORMERLY ILSA)
[...] (C) Embassy Iran Watcher delivered reftel points on the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA, formerly ILSA) to MFA America's Desk Officer Elchin Bashirov on March 6. Bashirov thanked us and said that the GOAJ fully understood USG concerns about investment in Iran's oil and gas sector. Bashirov also rai [...]
2007-03-07 11:50:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC EUN PREL IR AM AJ
07BAKU280AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIEV ASKS FOR MORE SIGNS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary Of Defense for International Security A/S Rodman, SIPDIS President Aliyev said the regional situation was "developing very rapidly," and called for "more public signs" from the USG of the strengthened bilateral relationship, as [...]
2007-03-07 12:19:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AJ RU IR PINR MARR ENRG
07BAKU283AZERBAIJAN ON US EFFORTS TO ENSURE IRANIAN
[...] (C) Embassy Iran Watcher delivered reftel points on Iran's failure to comply with UNSCR 1737 to MFA America's Desk Officer Elchin Bashirov on March 6. Bashirov thanked us for seeking GOAJ support on this issue and said that the GOAJ will, on a bilateral level, remind Iran of it's internationa [...]
2007-03-07 13:30:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL IR AJ
07BAKU286IRANIAN HELICOPTERS VIOLATE AZERBAIJANI AIRSPACE -
[...] (C) On February 22, three Iranian helicopters violated Azerbaijani airspace in Azerbaijan's southern Astara region. According to Elchin Quliyev, head of the Azerbaijani State Border Service, three Iranian helicopters violated Azerbaijani airspace by flying over the southern city of Astara for [...]
2007-03-09 13:20:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU290AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT SAYS SOCAR MIGHT DEVELOP ACG
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 27 meeting with the Ambassador, President Aliyev signaled his desire to coordinate with the USG on issues relating to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan energy transiting Azerbaijan. To this end, he supported the idea of Baku hosting an IEA-sponsored energy conference in [...]
2007-03-09 14:23:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU IR
07BAKU292AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON IRANIAN THREAT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 27 meeting with the Ambassador, President Aliyev said that Iran was "unpredictable," and that that he saw "minimal chances for a successful resolution" of Iran's problems with the international community. He also said however that stronger international pressure o [...]
2007-03-09 14:53:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR AJ
07BAKU315TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS BETWEEN IRAN AND NAKHCHIVAN
[...] (U) On March 12, Baku newspapers reported that visa requirements between the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran had been eased. According to these reports, residents of Nakhchivan will now be allowed to travel to the Iranian border regions - any area within 45 kilometers of the borde [...]
2007-03-16 05:59:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU365DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND
[...] (C) On March 28, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and left the talking points and resolution as a nonpaper. The Ambassador highlighted the P5 1 Foreign Ministers' statement and Solana's effort to engage Larijani in the near term. Mammadyarov said that he [...]
2007-04-02 13:33:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP BFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY
07BAKU366FURTHER DETAILS ON AZERBAIJAN'S IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-03 12:34:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP BFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY
07BAKU37PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DRL A/S LOWENKRON DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 18-19 visit to Azerbaijan, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron secured President Aliyev's agreement to launch an intensified bilateral dialogue on the development of democracy in Azerbaijan in sessions to be held at [...]
2007-01-09 11:59:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS ENRG RU IR AJ
07BAKU374AZERBAIJAN DENIES PRESS REPORTS THAT IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) According to Azerbaijani independent newspapers Zerkalo and Ayna, Iran closed its main border crossing with Azerbaijan on April 3. These reports claimed that Iranian customs officials had closed the Astara border crossing because "thousands" of Iranians were seeking to enter Azerbaijan [...]
2007-04-04 13:44:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL SNAR IR AJ
07BAKU376AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF IRAN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] (C) Embassy Iran Watcher delivered reftel nonpaper to MFA America's Desk Officers Elchin Bashirov and Tamerlan Vahabov on April 5. Bashirov and Vahabov thanked us for informing them about the new designation and promised to investigate whether the GOAJ had any dealings with Iran's Defense In [...]
2007-04-05 11:11:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKN KNNP PARM PREL IR AJ
07BAKU38PRESIDENT ALIYEV, A/S LOWENKRON AGREE TO ESTABLISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev told Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron on December 18 that the US and Azerbaijan need a "permanent dialogue, every two months," in which we can address openly and frankly issues related to Azerbaijan's democratic developmen [...]
2007-01-09 12:08:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ETRD ECON IR RU AJ
07BAKU392PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE IRANIAN DIASPORA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: According to the Azerbaijani State Migration Service, the Iranian diaspora community in Azerbaijan numbers approximately 10,000 and is made up predominantly of ethnic Azeris, Talysh and Persians. Despite the appreciable number of Iranians living in Azerbaijan, especially in t [...]
2007-04-09 12:58:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNEFIN MASS PINR PREL SCUL IR AJ
07BAKU393DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN'S OPENING OF NATANZ
[...] (SBU) DCM spoke with MFA Americas desk officer Elchin Bashirov regarding reftel demarche on April 7. Bashirov said he would forward the request to the appropriate MFA office and, on April 9, confirmed that the Director of the MFA,s First Territorial Division would convey this information to [...]
2007-04-09 14:15:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC AJ
07BAKU422DEPUTY FOREIGN MINSTER ARAZ AZIMOV'S COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) Summary: On April 12, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov met to prepare for the April 19 bilateral security consultations. Azimov will lead the largest GOAJ delegation in the ten year history of the consultations, and said his primary goal for the consultations is to [...]
2007-04-12 16:04:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS PTER KNNP IR AJ
07BAKU445AZERBAIJAN DEPORTS IRANIAN ETHNIC AZERI ACTIVIST -
[...] (SBU) According to Baku's APA News Agency, Iranian ethnic Azeri activist Javad Musavi was deported to Iran by officials of the Azerbaijani State Migration Service on April 12. According to media reports, Musavi applied for political asylum in Azerbaijan after fleeing Iran in January 2006, but [...]
2007-04-17 10:59:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL IR AJ
07BAKU451AZERBAIJAN'S SOUTHERN BORDER REGIONS AND IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: An April 10-12 trip to Azerbaijan's southern Astara, Lerik, Yardimli, and Lenkoran regions by Embassy Iran Watcher revealed a normal situation along the border, with no evidence of increased border traffic or a military buildup as reported by the Baku press (reftel). Embassy cont [...]
2007-04-18 07:16:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALETTC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU458AZERBAIJAN/OSCE: FM MAMMADYAROV DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28 meeting with visiting USOSCE Ambassador Finley, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov was upbeat about his recent visit to Washington but thought critics should acknowledge more Azerbaijan's steady democratic progress. Mammadyarov said political dialogue between oppositi [...]
2007-04-18 14:09:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS PHUM KDEM KCOR AM IR AJ
07BAKU464AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR VP SAYS IMPOSSIBLE TO TO PREDICT 2012 GAS VOLUMES
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (C) SUMMARY. According to SOCAR Vice-President Elshad Nasirov, it is impossible to estimate, "even within five to ten billion cubic meters," how much gas Azerbaijan would have available for export on or around 2012. Additionally, t [...]
2007-04-19 09:02:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AJ ENRG TX TU IR
07BAKU50IMPLICATIONS OF UNSC SANCTIONS ON IRAN-AZERBAIJAN
[...] (S) Summary - While growing, trade between Azerbaijan and Iran is relatively insignificant and is unlikely to be affected by current UNSC sanctions. According to official GOAJ trade statistics, trade between the two countries totaled USD 256.7 million (imports from Iran amounting to USD 63 m [...]
2007-01-11 11:59:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET IR AJ
07BAKU520GLOBAL REPOSITIONING: BAKU-BASED IRAN WATCHER
[...] As requested reftel, I offer Embassy Baku's views on the Baku-based Iran Watcher position, 67700005. Our responses are keyed to reftel questions. A. The new Iran Watcher position has increased our ability to report on Iranian activities in Azerbaijan, including Iranian efforts to influen [...]
2007-04-27 13:46:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PREL CVIS IR AJ
07BAKU535AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VAGIF SADIKOV
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith met with Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadikov April 27 to discuss Azerbaijan's vision for the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)'s Foreign Ministers' Conference. Echoing what he told the Ambassador late last year, Sadikov highl [...]
2007-05-02 09:43:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL KPAL IR AJ
07BAKU554AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES IRAN SANCTIONS ACT CONCERNS
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador took the opportunity of a May 2 meeting with Austrian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Marius Calligaris (resident in Ankara) to raise US concerns regarding reports of any agreement between OMV and Iran to dev [...]
2007-05-04 06:58:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR AJ
07BAKU578AZERBAIJAN: PRO-OPPOSITION PARTIES HOLD SMALL,
[...] (SBU) On May 12, several small pro-opposition parties staged a peaceful, sanctioned protest over social issues such as recent price increases, salaries, and pensions; they also called upon the GOAJ to disclose more information to the public about the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations. This [...]
2007-05-14 12:37:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PBTS CASC IR AJ
07BAKU585FARAH PANDITH'S MEETINGS WITH AZERBAIJANI ISLAMIC
[...] (C) Summary: During a late April trip, EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith met with several Azerbaijani Islamic communities in diverse regions of Azerbaijan. Mirpasha Bayramov -- the leader of the Binagadi religious community of Baku -- provided Pandith with background on his community, which p [...]
2007-05-15 12:51:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KISL IR AJ
07BAKU608IRANIAN ACADEMIC CALLS FOR EXPANDED BROADCASTING
[...] (C) Summary: In a 16 May meeting with Embassy Iran Watcher, Professor Gholam-Reza Sabri-Tabrizi (please protect),an ethnic Azeri academic teaching at Edinburgh University and head of the Baku-based Coordinating Committee of World Azerbaijanis, called for the U.S. to support broadcasting effo [...]
2007-05-18 11:30:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECPS KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PROP IR AJ
07BAKU61SHAH DENIZ WELL TO RESUME PRODUCTION, AZERBAIJAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 15 BP plans to resume production at the first Shah Deniz well, where production has been ceased since mid-December due to a leak, although a BP executive questioned whether Shah Deniz production could play a significant role in meeting regional winter gas needs. Once S [...]
2007-01-12 15:16:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV IR RU TU AJ
07BAKU632SCENESETTER FOR JOSEPH WOOD'S VISIT
[...] (C) We warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Baku. Since President Aliyev,s successful visit to Washington in April 2006, we have been engaged in an intensive effort to elevate and strengthen the bilateral relationship. US interests in Azerbaijan center around three key areas: regional secu [...]
2007-05-23 13:55:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MASS PTER PINR ENRG KDEM ECON IR AJ
07BAKU642AZERBAIJANI VIEWS ON AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (C) Acting DCM delivered ref a demarche in a May 18 meeting with Qalib Israfilov, Director of the MFA's International Security Affairs Department. Israfilov thanked A/DCM for sharing the USG's views on arms and related materiel, and noted tha [...]
2007-05-25 11:48:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR AJ
07BAKU647PRESIDENT ALIYEV APPROVES AZERBAIJAN'S NATIONAL
[...] President Ilham Aliyev approved Azerbaijan's "National Security Concept" (NSC) on May 23, 2007 via a presidential directive. The full text of the NSC appeared in many Azerbaijani newspapers. The translated text of the directive is provided below: BEGIN TRANSLATION ABOUT THE APPROVAL O [...]
2007-05-25 13:47:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS RU IR AJ
07BAKU673OVER 1,000 ETHNIC AZERIS REPORTEDLY ARRESTED IN
[...] (SBU) Baku media outlets report that over 1,000 ethnic Azeris have been arrested in connection with demonstrations commemorating the one-year anniversary of large-scale ethnic Azeri protests which took place in northwestern Iran on 22 May 2006. According to these reports, largely peaceful de [...]
2007-05-31 12:36:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU689PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS ENERGY AND REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 29 meeting with visiting OVP Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Joseph Wood and the Ambassador, President Aliyev reviewed prospects for new southern corridor energy initiatives. Urging the U.S. to support new Turkmen President Burdimuhamedov, Aliyev said Az [...]
2007-06-01 14:23:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG MASS PBTS KDEM IR RU AJ
07BAKU69AZERBAIJAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON UNSCR 1737
[...] (C) Summary: In response to ref A demarche on UNSCR 1737, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told then-Charge that "we are of course not going to reject the resolution." However, echoing comments we hear increasingly from colleagues throughout the GOAJ, Azimov said Azerbaijan feels threaten [...]
2007-01-16 14:01:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU698IRANIAN ACADEMIC CALLS FOR U.S. TO FUND AZERI
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking with Iran Watcher on May 30, Professor Gholam-Reza Sabri-Tabrizi reiterated his interest in establishing an Azeri-language satellite television station in support of efforts to bring about peaceful political change within the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) (reftel). Arg [...]
2007-06-06 04:40:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECPS KDEM PGOV PREL PROP IR AJ
07BAKU718AZERBAIJANIS SURPRISED BY PUTIN'S OFFER TO SHARE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement proposing joint U.S.-Russian use of Azerbaijan's Gabala radar station provoked a surprised but largely positive reaction among Azerbaijani politicians and analysts. All contacts with whom we spoke believed that cooperation between the [...]
2007-06-08 11:47:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS PINS RU IR AJ
07BAKU719IRAN REPORTEDLY NOT CONCERNED OVER POSSIBLE JOINT
[...] (U) In a June 8 press statement, Iranian Embassy press spokesman in Baku Majid Feyzullahi said that Tehran does not have any concerns about Russia's proposal to make its Qabala radar station available for joint use with the U.S. Feyzullahi added that "we have no concerns because the issue is [...]
2007-06-08 11:47:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR RU AJ
07BAKU721PRESIDENT ALIYEV CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR THE GABALA
[...] (C) Summary: After briefing President Aliyev on his June 8 meeting with the Charge d'Affaires, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov informed us that "in principle, all is good." President Aliyev told Mammadov that if the process of discussing Putin's proposal to bring the Gab [...]
2007-06-08 11:54:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MNUC OPRC PARM RU IR AJ
07BAKU722MISSILE DEFENSE: BACKGROUNDER ON THE GABALA RADAR
[...] (C) The Gabala radar station (also known as the Lyaki large phased-array radar) was originally part of the USSR's broader ballistic missile defense architecture; specifically, it was one of nine major radar stations erected on Soviet territory to detect and track the launch of ballistic missi [...]
2007-06-08 12:20:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL MARR AJ RU IR
07BAKU739PRESIDENT ALIYEV: ON MISSILE DEFENSE, "WE'LL DO
[...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche on the proposed missile defense site in Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev was quick to tell the Ambassador that Azerbaijan would do "whatever you prefer" and that Azerbaijan would be decisively on the American side in these discussions. After nar [...]
2007-06-13 12:50:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAJ IR MARR MNUC PARM PGOV PREL RS
07BAKU754FURTHER IRANIAN REACTION TO THE QABALA RADAR
[...] (C) Summary: One week after Russia's proposal to make its Qabala radar station available for joint use with the U.S., Iranian reaction to the proposal remains fairly muted. While some members of the Majlis have criticized the announcement, the response of the Iranian executive branch has bee [...]
2007-06-15 13:08:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MNUC OPRC PARM IR AJ
07BAKU758"FRIENDS OF AZERBAIJAN" DEMARCHE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: The "Friends of Azerbaijan," an informal grouping of like-minded OSCE member states, the OSCE and the Council of Europe (COE),demarched Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev on media issues June 14. Reaffirming Azerbaijan's commitment to democracy, Mehdiyev said the unres [...]
2007-06-18 13:45:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PTER IR AJ
07BAKU761A CLOSER LOOK AT IRANIAN STUDENTS IN BAKU
[...] (S) Summary: On June 13, Iran Watcher met with five Iranian students (all ethnic Azeris) studying in Baku. The students estimated that approximately 3,000 Iranian students were pursuing an education in Azerbaijan, most concentrated at Baku State University and the Medical University. (This [...]
2007-06-19 10:26:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL SCUL IR AJ
07BAKU766PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE IRAN-ARMENIA
[...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Yerevan. 2. (C/NF) Summary: According to the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Armenian diaspora community in Iran numbers approximately 300,000 and is centered in and around the cities of Tehran and Esfahan. An officially recognized re [...]
2007-06-20 06:59:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL IR GG AM AJ
07BAKU774FOREIGN MINISTER MAMMADYAROV ON MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov told the Ambassador June 15 that Azerbaijan only had limited and non-specific Gabala-related discussions with Russia prior to Putin's June 7 announcement. Mammadyarov recalled that as early as May 21, he had publicly hinted that the U.S.- [...]
2007-06-21 12:20:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AJ IR MARR MNUC PARM RS
07BAKU786IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT BAKU LATER
[...] (SBU) At a press conference on June 22, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov confirmed that Azerbaijan is preparing for a visit of Iranian President Ahmadinejad to Baku. While not providing any details on the timing of the visit, Khalafov hinted that agreements pertaining to " [...]
2007-06-25 10:51:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU79DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S DECEMBER 19 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 19 meeting, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev assured DRL A/S Lowenkron that "in line with President Aliyev's recommendation," independent ANS TV will participate in the tender for its frequency and "its activities will be fully restored." Mehdiyev bla [...]
2007-01-18 10:50:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR RU AJ
07BAKU791AZERBAIJAN: DRUG SEIZURES UP IN FIRST HALF OF 2007
[...] (SBU) According to official Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) and UNDP statistics, for the first five months of 2007 the GOAJ interdicted 330 kilograms of illegal drugs. The breakdown of the seizures by drug type is heroin 23 kg, opium/opiates 67 kg, marijuana 50 kg and hashish 190 kg. In 2006 [...]
2007-06-25 11:41:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON SNAR PGOV PREL PINR KCOR AJ IR
07BAKU804GOAJ SHARES DOCUMENT ALLEGING IRANIAN PLOT IN
[...] (C) During a June 14 meeting with the "Friends of Azerbaijan" on media freedom, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev gave the Ambassador a Farsi-language document that he said indicated that Iranian security forces had instructed Iranian religious groups to use the media to foment disse [...]
2007-06-26 10:42:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU819AZERBAIJAN FM ON ENERGY, TURKMENISTAN AND IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 22 Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said that he sensed "some momentum" from Turkmenistan towards reaching out to the West and diversifying its gas export routes. The GOAJ is ready to start gas transit talks with Turkey, with SOCAR taking the lead. Having j [...]
2007-06-28 10:22:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AJ IR TU ENRG
07BAKU820FOLLOW-UP ON THE IRANIAN DIASPORA IN AZERBAIJAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Although Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) estimates put the size of the Iranian diaspora community in Azerbaijan at 10,000, non-official estimates range from 10,000 to 25,000. The majority of Iranians living in Azerbaijan appear to do so for economic or political reasons; mos [...]
2007-06-28 10:30:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPINR SCUL IR AJ
07BAKU822SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TIERNEY'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) President Aliyev's April 28, 2006 meeting with President Bush laid the foundation for advancing U.S. interests through a strengthened bilateral relationship. Azerbaijan is a key partner to the U.S. because of its geopolitical situation, its status as a secular, democratizing, Muslim coun [...]
2007-06-29 09:55:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ENRG PBTS IR RU AJ
07BAKU852CODEL TIERNEY'S JULY 3 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] SUMMARY: In a friendly and relaxed July 3 meeting, Representative John Tierney and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev exchanged views on Azerbaijan's development, regional role and strong relationship with the U.S. and the West. On the Gabala radar station, Aliyev stated that if Russia and th [...]
2007-07-09 11:54:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV PINR AJ IR PBTS
07BAKU855AZERBAIJAN’S RITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (C) Summary: Senior BP officils believe that the Sangachal energy terminal and offshore platforms are vulnerable to terrorism. As BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader routinely tells U.S. officials, "all it would take is one guy with a mortar or six guys in a boat" to wreak havoc in Azerbaijan's c [...]
2007-07-09 12:41:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNENRG EPET PTER MARR MASS PBTS IR AJ
07BAKU858CODEL TIERNEY'S JULY 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a relaxed July 3 meeting with Representative John Tierney, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said he recognized the importance of improving Azerbaijan's image in the U.S. Congress and, as President Aliyev did in an earlier meeting with the CODEL, requested additional visits b [...]
2007-07-10 06:13:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS ECON AJ IR RU
07BAKU862KEY MPS DISCUSS AZERBAIJAN'S FUTURE, BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 3 meeting with Representative Tierney, Chair of Parliament's International Relations Commission Samad Seyidov and Members of Parliament Asim Mollazade and Nasib Nasibli noted that Azerbaijan has chosen western orientation, explaining that this is difficult under increas [...]
2007-07-10 07:20:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU880WORLD AZERBAIJANIS CONGRESS ELECTS A NEW LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: The World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) held its ninth international conference in Cologne, Germany July 6-8. With over two hundred participants representing Azeri communities in Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia in attendance, members exchanged ideas and discussed new strat [...]
2007-07-12 09:20:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM IR AJ
07BAKU904IMPRISONED NEWSPAPER EDITOR FACES ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) On July 4, the Ministry of National Security (MNS) brought two new criminal charges against imprisoned journalist Eynulla Fatullayev for a Realny Azerbaijan article titled, "The Aliyevs Go to War." The MNS charged Fatullayev with inciting national, ethnic, and religious hatred (article [...]
2007-07-18 09:00:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM KISL OSAC IR AJ
07BAKU905THE IRANIANS ARE COMING - NOT REALLY
[...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani media reports claiming that thousands of Iranians are moving to Azerbaijan and are fueling Baku's building boom appear to be overblown. With headlines ranging from "Thousands of Iranians Coming to Azerbaijan" to "Iranians Driving Up Property Prices," Azerbaijani med [...]
2007-07-18 10:55:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IR AJ
07BAKU916AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF REVIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: Presidential Administration Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev told the Ambassador on July 18 that Iran is using radical Islam and the narcotics trade to exert pressure on Azerbaijan, as exemplified by a recent attempt by six armed Iranians to penetrate the border with Azerbaijan and [...]
2007-07-20 13:19:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU919AZERBAIJAN ON AN AHMADINEJAD VISIT AND ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to all key Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) interlocutors involved in Iran-related foreign and energy policy decisions except President Aliyev, who is away on vacation. Foreign Minister Mammadyarov assured the Ambassador that the GOAJ had [...]
2007-07-20 14:10:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR BA AJ
07BAKU93FURTHER DETAILS ON JANUARY 14 ARRESTS -- ALLEGED
[...] (S/NF) Presidential Legal Advisor Fuad Alasgarov (responsible, among other things, for oversight of law enforcement issues in the Presidential Apparat) told us today that the January 14 arrests (ref) were a "very serious" development that disrupted a ring of "Iranian spies" who were plotting [...]
2007-01-19 14:14:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV KISL PINR ASEC IR AJ
07BAKU930AZERBAIJAN ON IMPLEMENTING UNSC-IMPOSED SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Ambassador continues to raise our concerns with the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) about Iran's failure to comply with UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on July 24, reaffirming with Mamma [...]
2007-07-25 09:31:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR AJ
07BAKU945AZERBAIJAN ON ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on July 24. Mammadyarov assured Ambassador that he would investigate the matter of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention (NTC) further, and said he thought the convention afforded another opportunity for bi [...]
2007-07-26 10:29:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL PTER IR AJ
07BAKU953PRESIDENT ALIYEV: ON JAILED JOURNALISTS, "I WANT
[...] (C) Summary: In a spirited July 27 exchange with President Aliyev, Ambassador Derse laid out the international community's serious concerns on defamation suits, jailed journalists, and the lack of government investigation of violence against journalists. On the jailed journalists, the Presi [...]
2007-07-27 13:17:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAJ ENRG IR MARR PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07BAKU954DFM KHALAFOV ON IRAN AND TURKMENISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Khalaf Khalafov on July 26. Reiterating the Iran and UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR)-related talking points raised with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, the Ambassador impressed upon Khala [...]
2007-07-30 05:21:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR TX AJ
07BAKU956IRAN DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM
[...] (C) Embassy Baku welcomes the Iran Democracy Small Grants Program and looks forward to participating in the pilot phase of the program (reftel). Working in close coordination with the Embassy's Public Diplomacy and Political/Economic sections, Embassy Iran Watcher will be responsible for con [...]
2007-07-30 06:49:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPAO PHUM PREL IR AJ
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN112DEMARCHE TO BRUNEI ON UNSCR 1747 AND IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel points on March 29 to Datin Maimunah, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bilateral and Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. MFAT Desk Officer for Middle East Latifah Zaini attended meeting as notetaker. Reftel talking points and text of UNSCR 1 [...]
2007-03-29 06:00:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALAORC BX EFIN IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UNSC
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN258BRUNEI - DEMARCHE ON ENSURING ROBUST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is still working on the implementation reports to the UNSC Sanctions Committee called for in UNSCR's 1737 and 1747. Its discussions with other agencies of Brunei's government have so far turned up no prohibited activities, but the MF [...]
2007-08-27 00:12:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IR BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN333BRUNEI NON-COMMITTAL ON ARGENTINA INTERPOL REQUEST
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered reftel points on October 27 to Pehin Zainuddin Jalani, Chief of Police of Brunei and head of Brunei's delegation to the Interpol meeting. Zainuddin was well briefed on the issue, telling the Ambassador that both sides are strong and adament on their respective position [...]
2007-11-06 07:40:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanSECRETKJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN347IRAN NIE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BRUNEI
[...] (C) On December 5 Ambassador delivered ref A demarche regarding the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program to Dato Shofry bin Abd Ghafor, who is dual-hatted as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and as Director of the External Research Bur [...]
2007-12-05 02:38:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN72BRUNEI VIEWS ON MIDEAST ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GOB) appears to be viewing Mideast issues increasingly through the prism of a broader Sunni-Shia divide. Over the course of a long conversation with Dato Shofry, the Acting Head of the GOB external intelligence service, Shofry expressed concern about i [...]
2007-02-27 03:41:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL BX IR IZ
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN88BRUNEI WAITING FOR NEXT STEPS ON IRANIAN
[...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on March 7. Following on Ambassador's exchange with Senior MOFAT Officials (ref B) on Iran and Middle East issues, Charge urged the GoB to con [...]
2007-03-09 06:55:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALKNNP ARF PARM IR BX
07BANGKOK1205THAI MINISTER DISAVOWS IRANIAN CLAIM HE SUPPORTED
[...] (C) Sittichai Pokai-udom, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, contacted the Ambassador on February 28 in response to a Tehran Fars News Agency article (reftel) that claimed he had "voiced his country's full support for the Islamic Republic's peaceful nuclear plans." (Note: T [...]
2007-02-28 09:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR TH
07BANGKOK4849DEMARCHE PRESENTED TO ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT RE: IRAN-IAEA
[...] (SBU) DCM spoke to RTG MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul September 6 re: demarche points in ref. B. Virasakdi responded that the RTG is willing to listen to USG concerns but would like further details. On September 7, econoff presented non-paper from ref. A) to Charn Jullamon, Direct [...]
2007-09-07 09:37:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNOTAG TH IAEA IR
07BANGKOK5267THAI ENERGY IN BURMA: BUSINESS AS USUAL
[...] (C) Despite the turmoil of the past two weeks, Thai energy executives do not foresee any significant impact on their activities in Burma, which supplies 25 percent of Thailand's natural gas. Executives from the government's huge oil conglomerate PTT told econoff that the unrest in Burma will [...]
2007-10-05 07:35:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET BM TH IR
07BANGKOK6133DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The RTG has called for Iran to cooperate further with the IAEA, although Thailand appears unlikely to complain strongly and publicly about the extent of Iran's cooperation. A working level MFA contact told us Thailand would abide by any UNSC resolutions ordering sanctions against [...]
2007-12-13 09:41:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC TH
07BANGKOK6233MESSAGE ON SINOPEC-YADAVARAN DELIVERED TO RTG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-21 07:28:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR CH
07BANJUL104THE GAMBIA: IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] (SBU) Ambassador made reftel demarche February 26 to Foreign Affairs Secretary of State (Foreign Minister) Bala Garba Jahumpa, stressing Iran's failure to comply with UNSCR 1737 and ongoing defiance of the international community over its nuclear activities. Ambassador urged the GOTG's suppor [...]
2007-02-28 11:34:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP IR GA
07BANJUL19THE GAMBIA: TIDBITS ON IRANIAN TIES
[...] (U) The local media reported Iranian President Ahmadinejad's 90-minute stopover in Banjul January 13 en route to Venezuela, followed by another, equally brief stopover here January 16 en route back to Tehran. On both occasions, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh met with Ahmadinejad at Banjul's a [...]
2007-01-16 17:02:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS GA IR
07BANJUL197THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON TIES WITH IRAN, VENEZUELA
[...] (U) Following February reports that The Gambia and Iran would soon exchange embassies (ref a),GOTG officials confirm the official opening April 15 of The Gambian Embassy in the Iranian capital. We are told that Gambian Foreign Minister Bala Garba Jahumpa headed the GOTG's delegation at the ev [...]
2007-04-17 15:28:00Embassy BanjulSECRETPREL PGOV MASS GA IR VE KMCA
07BANJUL281THE GAMBIA: MILITARY COOPERATION WITH IRAN
[...] (S) We note, per ref a, indication from GOS that Iran has agreed to supply arms to the GOTG. We also note previous reporting in other USG channels of possible Iranian weapons deliveries here. While Gambian officials deny any weapons deal with the Iranians, a well-informed journalistic source [...]
2007-06-02 12:31:00Embassy BanjulSECRETPREL PGOV MASS GA IR SG
07BANJUL34THE GAMBIA: JOURNALIST ON U.S, IRANIAN TIES
[...] (C) President Jammeh remains deeply resentful over the suspension of MCA eligibility and holds Ambassador personally responsible, but advisers are quietly warning Jammeh to avoid going too far in antagonizing the U.S., according to well-informed journalist and Embassy contact. He said Jammeh h [...]
2007-01-22 11:16:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS KMCA GA IR
07BANJUL67THE GAMBIA: ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (SBU) Ambassador made reftel demarche to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary William Joof (Deputy Formin equivalent),stressing the imperative of strong pressure by the international community on Iran, via full, effective implementation of UNSCR 1737, to prevent its acquisition of a nuclear we [...]
2007-02-07 15:45:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP EFIN IR GA
07BANJUL81THE GAMBIA AND IRAN REPORTEDLY TO ESTABLISH
[...] (C) Well-informed journalistic source told Ambassador February 14 that The Gambia and Iran would soon establish embassies, headed by Ambassadors, in the respective capitals. Our contact said an Iranian delegation was currently in Banjul to identify a suitable embassy site. He added that the G [...]
2007-02-14 18:09:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GA IR
07BASRAH10POLITICIAN EVADES ASSASSINATION AFTER REO MEETING
[...] (S/REL MNF-I) Provincial Council First Deputy Chairman Nasay'eif Jasem (aka Nussaif Jasim Ali) reportedly was the target of an assassination attempt following our January 24 meeting. The attack occurred up the road from the Basrah Palace Compound (BPC) minutes after the meeting. Jasem was tra [...]
2007-01-25 17:19:00REO BasrahSECRETPTER EAID IZ IR ECON EINV
07BASRAH100GENERAL MOHAN'S SECURITY PLAN FOR BASRAH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Basrah's Security Chief, Lieutenant General Mohan Hafith Fahad, has laid out his security plan for Basrah, which relies heavily on the Iraqi Army (IA) rather than the Iraqi Police (IP),which remains compromised by militia infiltration. The ambitious plan calls for the central g [...]
2007-10-26 18:33:00REO BasrahSECRETMCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH103PROMINENT SUNNI DEVELOPS NEW BLOC, WARNS OF VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdul Karim al-Dosari, a leading member of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),told Regional Embassy Officers on October 31 that tribal sheikhs and nationalists were forming a new political bloc to be called the National Tribal Confederation. The Confederation seeks to unite nat [...]
2007-11-04 16:49:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PINS PHUM IR KU SA TC BA IZ
07BASRAH104IRANIAN FRONT GROUP COMES OUT OF THE SHADOWS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Leaders of Sayyid al-Shuhada (translated as `Lord of the Martyrs'),an Iraqi Shia party with close ties to Iranian intelligence, met with Regional Embassy Officers (REO) on November 3. They told us this was an introductory meeting to dispel rumors of their Iranian ties, nefario [...]
2007-11-05 14:03:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH107SOUTHERN TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT REQUIRES MORE COORDINATION AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary & Comment: Southern Iraq's security situation remains fragile: Iranian lethal aid is pouring in, militias continue to act outside the law, and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) remain incapable of establishing law and order. Inspired by the successes of Anbar, southern tribal leaders [...]
2007-11-15 18:55:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH109IRAN AND OIL IN SOUTHERN IRAQ: TAKING NOT GIVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Basrah governor Wa'eli (Fadhila) told REO Basrah on November 19 that virtually no imports of oil or derivatives from Iran enter southern Iraq. Rather Iran needs derivative imports. Oil smuggling to Iran is rampant. Wa'eli claimed that PM Maliki was allowing Iran to unfairly ben [...]
2007-11-19 16:38:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ENRG ECON PGOV IR IZ
07BASRAH110APPEAL OF GOVERNOR'S CASE IMPEDES RECONCILIATION
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. 2. (C/Rel MNCI) SUMMARY: Basrah's Badr leader, Hasan al-Rashid, expressed optimism that increased dialogue among local political parties was improving the political environment. He characterized the Sadrists' recent engagement with the [...]
2007-11-19 18:22:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH112PRINCE OF THE MARSHES GIVES TOUR DE HORIZON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The famed Abu Hatem, (aka "Prince of the Marshes") visited the Regional Embassy Office on November 16. Having closely dealt with USG agencies in Iraq for several years, he observed the need to improve interagency coordination and expand our contacts in the rural areas. He opined [...]
2007-11-20 17:23:00REO BasrahSECRETPREL PINR EAID IR IZ
07BASRAH113BASRAH GOVERNOR REACHES OUT
[...] (C) Provincial Council (PC) member Sayed Ghali visited the Regional Embassy Office on November 20 to discuss the appeal against Governor Mohammed Wa'eli. (Ref. A) Ghali is chairman of the Reconstruction Committee and is the Basrah leader of the Iraqi National Accord. 2. (S) Ghali confirme [...]
2007-11-21 14:34:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH114S/I SATTERFIELD HELPS BASRAH GOVERNOR AND PRIME MINISTER
[...] (S/Rel MCFI) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq (S/I),Ambassador David Satterfield, encouraged Basrah Governor Mohammed Wa'eli to contact and work through Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwafaq al-Rubaie as an intermediary to improve the Governor's relatio [...]
2007-12-03 18:36:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNECON PTER PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IR IZ
07BASRAH115IRANIANS SEEK TO THWART TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS
[...] (S) Regional Embassy Officers met December 11 with representatives of a new tribal gathering called the Independent National Iraqi Tribal Assembly (INITA) (ref. A). The goal of their assembly is to end sectarianism, emancipate the political parties from religion, and unify Iraq. Their assembl [...]
2007-12-13 17:51:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV ETRD IZ IR
07BASRAH116SAYID AL-SHUHADA LEADER DENIES IRANIAN TETHERS
[...] (C/REL AUS/CAN/UK) SUMMARY: Sayid al-Shuhada (SAS) Secretary General Sayid Dagher al-Musawi visited the Regional Embassy Office (REO) on December 13, 2007. SAS is believed to be an Iranian front organization, but Dagher denied he is controlled by Iranians. Rather, he claimed SAS is a legitim [...]
2007-12-15 15:08:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH13IRANIAN INFLUENCE COMPLICATES IRAQ CONUNDRUM
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Two close contacts of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah provided disturbing reports of increasing Iranian efforts to destabilize southern Iraq at a time that MND(SE) is preparing to reposture its military forces and turn Maysan and Basrah provinces over to Iraqi control [...]
2007-02-04 18:49:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR
07BASRAH15MODERATES PREDICT MORE VIOLENCE
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction. Two tribal leaders and a lawyer, all with close ties to the Coalition, told REO Basrah that they expect violence to erupt in Basrah after Coalition Forces implement Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC). This ominous prediction was delivered by Sheikh Mansur al-Kana [...]
2007-02-21 18:07:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH17SECURITY - COALITION URGES TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. U.S. and British diplomats and the commander of British forces in southern Iraq met on February 21 with 25 sheikhs from the Basrah Tribal Council to encourage them their role in the security process. The sheikhs and the Coalition exhorted each other to take the lead in fighting t [...]
2007-02-28 08:57:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR UK KCOR
07BASRAH25GOVERNOR'S OPPONENT PLANS STREET ACTION
[...] (C) The head of Thar Allah in Basrah, Sayid Yusif al-Batat, met with the director of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) on April 9 and informed him that thousands of people are planning to take to the streets of Basrah on April 16 in a bid to oust Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli from office. Sayid [...]
2007-04-11 08:11:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH27ABU HATEM URGES U.S. TALK WITH IRAN, SYRIA
[...] (C) Maysan's legendary resistance leader Abu Hatem (Abdul Kareem Mahod) met with the director of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah Louis Bono April 8 and urged the U.S. government to open talks with Iran and Syria. "There can be no stability in Iraq without dialogue with Iran and Syria [...]
2007-04-12 19:04:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH28FADILLAH EMISSARIES SEEK CLOSER TIES WITH U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. Two senior figures in Fadillah, Sheikh Abbas al-Zaydi from al-Kut Province, and Ismail al-Wa'eli, the younger brother of Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli, met with the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) director April 12. Sheikh Abbas said that Fadillah is interested in impr [...]
2007-04-15 13:43:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH35IRAQI ARMY OPENS TALKS ON FUTURE OF BASRAH PALACE
[...] (C) Summary. The commander of the Iraqi Army's (IA) 10th division in charge of southern Iraq, Major General Habib Abbas al-Husseini, met with the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) director on April 25. The two discussed efforts to stabilize the province and prospects for the IA taking con [...]
2007-04-30 11:39:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH37BUSINESSMAN URGES PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN BASRAH
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The head of the Basrah Business Center, Abdul Hafiz al-Ati, met with the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah director April 26 and urged the United States to "take a small step" to attract foreign investment in Basrah's crippled economy. He said business develo [...]
2007-05-06 10:05:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR EIND EINV IR IZ
07BASRAH38BASRAH GOVERNOR REMAINS IF OFFICE, FOR NOW
[...] (C) The latest attempt to oust Basrah Governor Mohammed al-Wa'eli appears to be over, at least for now. The three leading opponents, provincial council members Hassan al-Rashid (Badr) and Sayid Yousuf (Thar Allah) and Defense Ministry advisor Majid al-Sari, visited the Regional Embassy Office [...]
2007-05-08 07:14:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ IR
07BASRAH39STUDENT TAKES RISK TO DISCUSS LIFE IN BASRAH
[...] (C) A Basrah Student Union leader met the Regional Embassy Office (REO) director on May 7, to talk about Basrah University and life in general for the educated and moderate citizens of Basrah. The director noted the risk involved in visiting the REO and asked the student why he came in. The s [...]
2007-05-13 11:07:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALSCUL ECON PHUM PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH41BASRAH CLERIC FEARS CIVIL WAR
[...] (C) Summary. A respected Basrah cleric (name protected) visited the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah May 19 and predicted that civil war could engulf Iraq's oil-rich southernmost province after Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) is implemented. He added that the political parties and securit [...]
2007-05-21 06:36:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH46JAM LEADER'S DEATH SPARKS VIOLENCE
[...] (S) On Friday afternoon May 25 Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF),in coordination with MND-SE, attempted to arrest Basrah Ja'ish al-Mehdi (JAM) leader Wissam Al Wa'eli (aka Abu Qadir) as he was driving away from the Office of Martyr Sadr (OMS) headquarters. Wissam tried to escape, but was [...]
2007-05-29 17:53:00REO BasrahSECRETMOPS PTER IZ IR UK
07BASRAH47CORRECTED COPY: JAM LEADER'S DEATH SPARKS VIOLENCE
[...] (S) On Friday afternoon May 25 Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF),in coordination with MND-SE, attempted to arrest Basrah Ja'ish al-Mehdi (JAM) leader Wissam Al Wa'eli (aka Abu Qadir) as he was driving away from the Office of Martyr Sadr (OMS) headquarters. Wissam tried to escape, but was [...]
2007-05-29 18:56:00REO BasrahSECRETMOPS PTER IZ IR UK
07BASRAH48JOURNALIST DESCRIBES MAYHEM IN BASRAH
[...] Half the members of the Basrah Provincial Council 2. Sayid Yusuf, the head of the Thar Allah militia, an old enemy of the governor. 3. The Sayid Ashuhada organization which belongs to Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. Sayid Dagher runs this organization in Basrah. 4. The Badr organization, headed b [...]
2007-05-31 18:45:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV IZ IR
07BASRAH50IRAQI ARMY NOT PREPARED FOR PIC
[...] (C) Summary: The commander of the Iraqi Army's (IA) 10th Infantry Division (ID),Major General Habib Abbas al-Husseini, told the Regional Embassy Office (REO) director on May 28 that his forces will not be able to secure Basrah once provincial Iraqi control (PIC) is handed over. His comments [...]
2007-06-02 18:39:00REO BasrahSECRETMCAP PTER ABLD IR
07BASRAH53TRYING TO RIGHT THE SHIP OF BASRAH
[...] (S/NF) Over the past few months, there have been several indicators that raise concerns about the ability of Iraqi authorities to adequately govern Basrah. In March, there was a direct attack against the Governor's palace followed by a coordinated attempt within the Provincial Council to depos [...]
2007-06-17 10:14:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINS PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH55IRAN COMMANDEERS BASRAH JAM
[...] (C/REL UK, AUS) The rising violence that has gripped Basrah results largely from Iran's success in commandeering and empowering Basrah cells of the Ja'ish al-Mahdi (JAM). This is the near unanimous view expressed by Iraqi and Coalition sources tracking the declining security situation in Iraq [...]
2007-06-24 09:37:00REO BasrahSECRETPTER PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH56BASRAH'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CHALLENGES U.S.
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The newly appointed Basrah Chief of Police, Major General Jalil Khalaf Shueil, visited the director of the Basrah Regional Embassy Office June 24 and made an energetic appeal for U.S. troops to be sent in to replace British forces which are drawing down in preparation for Provi [...]
2007-06-24 17:25:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS IR IZ
07BASRAH57SADRIST LEADER REACHES OUT TO U.S.
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: A senior cleric of the Office of Martyr Sadr (OMS) organization, Sheikh Mohammed Daoud-al-Basyri, held secret talks with the director of the Office of Provincial Affairs and the director of the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) at the Basrah Air Station June [...]
2007-06-28 05:23:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER OEXC SCUL EAID IR IZ
07BASRAH58NEW POLICE CHIEF ADDRESSES JAM, PERSONAL RUMORS
[...] (C) Basrah's new police chief Major General Jalil Khalaf Shueil met with the director of the Office of Provincial Affairs and the director of the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) on July 27 to discuss his efforts to stabilize Basrah. Jalil said his primary objectives are to reform his poli [...]
2007-06-28 06:04:00REO BasrahSECRETPINS PTER MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH59BASRAH BADR CHIEF SAYS JAM BEHIND THE VIOLENCE; ASKS FOR
[...] (S) Summary: The leader of Badr Organization in Basrah, Hassan al-Rashid, told the acting REO director that JAM is the chief culprit for violence and should be strongly dealt with by the new Basrah security chiefs. If the security apparatus and Coalition Forces vigorously confront JAM, al-Ras [...]
2007-07-02 16:11:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH64FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN BASRAH?
[...] (S - REL MNF-I) On June 28, three British soldiers were killed by an IED as they were escorting a convoy from the Basrah Palace to the Basrah Air Station. British forces subsequently recovered a video recording of the incident. British sources believe that the male voices overheard on the rec [...]
2007-07-22 09:48:00REO BasrahSECRETPTER MOPS IZ IR LE SY
07BASRAH66GOVERNOR ACKNOWLEDGES END IS NEAR
[...] (C) Summary: On July 26, Basrah Governor Mohammad Wa'eli received an order from the Council of Ministers directing him to step down from office. Wa'eli insists the order is unconstitutional but says he will abide by the decision of the Iraqi High Tribunal Court, which has the matter before it. [...]
2007-08-07 22:38:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ IR
07BASRAH68BADR LEADER SUGGESTS TRUCE BETWEEN ISF AND MILITIAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Badr leader Hasan al-Rashid met with Regional Embassy Officials (REO) on July 28 and August 9. He said he would serve as governor if asked, and that as governor he would seek to improve security by reconciling the politicians, the Iraqi security forces (ISF),and the militias. He [...]
2007-08-13 11:23:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS IZ IR
07BASRAH71BASRAH GOVERNOR LIKELY TO REMAIN IN OFFICE
[...] (C) Regional Embassy Office contacts predict Governor Mohammed Wa'eli (Fadhila) will remain in his position despite the Provincial Council's no confidence vote against him. The sudden shift towards Wa'eli stems from reports that the Iraqi High Tribunal Court will decide in favor of Wa'eli. Fa [...]
2007-08-18 15:55:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH72SADRIST AGREES TO DIALOGUE WITH REO
[...] (S) Summary: A senior Sadrist cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Daoud-al-Basyri, resumed secret talks with Regional Embassy Office (REO) officials on August 18. (Reftel) Mohammed agreed on the need to establish a dialogue with the United States and said he would assemble his colleagues for this purpose [...]
2007-08-18 16:32:00REO BasrahSECRETPREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH77BASRAH GOVERNOR BESET WITH PROBLEMS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Governor Muhammed Wa'eli visited the Regional Embassy Office (REO) August 30 to give us a tour de force of current issues confronting him. He told us that the court's decision on his fate was delayed and is now expected in mid-September. He seemed confident, but not overwhelming [...]
2007-09-04 18:28:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR UK IZ
07BASRAH83FADHILA NOT TAKING CHANCES ON BASRAH GOVERNOR'S COURT CASE
[...] (S/NF) Fadhila member Aqueel Talib provided the REO director on September 8, a letter from Council of Representatives Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani to Prime Minister Maliki. The letter supports Basrah Governor Muhammed Wa'eli (Fadhila) in his court case against the Provincial Council's (PC) no-con [...]
2007-09-09 18:58:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PINS IR IZ
07BASRAH84FADHILA NOT TAKING CHANCES ON BASRAH GOVERNOR'S COURT CASE
[...] (S/NF) Fadhila member Aqueel Talib provided the REO director on September 8, a letter from Council of Representatives Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani to Prime Minister Maliki. The letter supports Basrah Governor Muhammed Wa'eli (Fadhila) in his court case against the Provincial Council's (PC) no-con [...]
2007-09-11 10:16:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH86BASRAH POLICE CHIEF ON IRAN & SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: Basrah Police Chief, Major General Jalil Khalaf Shueil, told Regional Embassy Officers September 18 that Iran is training a Hezbollah-like force in reaction to rumors of a U.S. deployment to Basrah following a British withdrawal. Jalil expressed concern that Iraqi Prime Minister [...]
2007-09-23 05:19:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALIR IZ PGOV PINR PREL PTER
07BASRAH89BASRAH MOD ADVISOR SAYS IRAN TRAINING JAM FOR PROXY WAR
[...] (S) Summary: MOD Advisor Majid al-Sari told REO September 23 that Iran was now hosting training for 3,000 Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) members on collecting intelligence, radio intercepts, and employing EFPs and snipers for operations in Basrah. According to al-Sari, Tehran was secretly behind a Septe [...]
2007-09-26 16:07:00REO BasrahSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PINS PREL PROP PTER IR IZ
07BASRAH9CAN GOVERNOR WA'ELI LEAD BASRAH AFTER PIC?
[...] (C) Summary. On January 11, 2007, the director of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah and Basrah Provincial Governor Mohammad al-Wa'eli held a meeting that dealt with the need for strong leaders to take charge of security after Basrah goes to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC). The REO dire [...]
2007-01-22 15:19:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH92BADR LEADER EXPRESSES SECURITY CONCERNS IN BASRAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Basrah Governor and Provincial Council (PC) member Hasan al-Rashid (Badr) told REO Director October 4 that Basrah's security has worsened. Unfortunately, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have done little to respond, and he accused Security Chief Lieutenant General Mohan Hafith F [...]
2007-10-08 15:40:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BASRAH96GEN MOHAN ON IRAN, ISF, AND PIC
[...] (S/REL AUS, CAN, UK) SUMMARY: In an October 7 meeting, Basrah Security Chief General Mohan listed Iran as Basrah's central problem, with unrestricted arms smuggling leaving militias too powerful for him to confront directly now. As UK troops leave, he described three areas in which the U.S. co [...]
2007-10-14 12:08:00REO BasrahSECRETPGOV PINS PREL MOPS IR IZ
07BASRAH97GOVERNOR'S RIVAL DELIVERS IRANIAN COMPLAINT, ASSESSES BASRAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Basrah Provincial Council (PC) member Hasan al-Rashid (Badr) advised Regional Embassy Office (REO) officials on October 18 that the Iranian Consul General, Hamid Baghnan, visited him to protest the presence of British forces at the al-Shalamja crossing on the Iraq-Iran border. Bag [...]
2007-10-21 12:19:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS IZ IR UK
07BEIJING1102FEBRUARY 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points made at the February 15 MFA press conference were: -- Six-Party Talks have entered a "substantive stage." The Spokesperson outlined the structure of working groups and called for the United States and DPRK to resolve financial issues. -- China is ready to expand imports from th [...]
2007-02-15 10:28:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD UNSC CH KN JA IR IN RS XA
07BEIJING1130CHINA INFORMED OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 04:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM IR CH
07BEIJING1361IRANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS CHINESE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 10:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING1362MARCH 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS
[...] Key points made at the March 1 MFA press conference were: -- China expects a positive outcome from talks in New York between DPRK VFM Kim Kye-gwan and A/S Hill. -- The Spokesperson repeated the schedule for Deputy Secretary Negroponte's visit. SIPDIS -- China hopes Iran will abide by [...]
2007-03-01 11:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ELAB IR KN JA CH GH NP
07BEIJING1391AFM HE YAFEI TELLS LT. GENERAL EIKENBERRY CHINA
[...] (S) China is increasingly concerned that the United States could attack Iran, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, outgoing Commanding General of the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, during a February 27 meeting (other subjects discussed reported separat [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER MOPS CH IR
07BEIJING1393AFM HE YAFEI TELLS LT. GENERAL EIKENBERRY CHINA
[...] (S) China is increasingly concerned that the United States could attack Iran, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, outgoing Commanding General of the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, during a February 27 meeting (other subjects discussed reported separat [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER MOPS CH IR
07BEIJING1396AFM HE YAFEI TELLS LT. GENERAL EIKENBERRY CHINA
[...] (S) China is increasingly concerned that the United States could attack Iran, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, outgoing Commanding General of the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, during a February 27 meeting (other subjects discussed reported separat [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER MOPS CH IR
07BEIJING1438NDRC VICE CHAIRMAN ZHANG GUOBAO: CHAMPION OF
[...] (C) Summary. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Guobao outlined China's growth in energy consumption and plans for expansion of production of a variety of energy sources at a luncheon hosted by the Ambassador on February 8. Zhang expressed his bureaucratic [...]
2007-03-05 08:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV ETTC PGOV CH IR
07BEIJING1625IRAN SANCTIONS: FOLLOWING-UP ON MISSILE
[...] (S) China appreciates the additional information provided by the United States about possible missile- related cooperation between Chinese companies and Iran, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue told Poloff on March 12 in response to delivery [...]
2007-03-12 10:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ETTC IR CH
07BEIJING1626(S) CHINA INFORMED OF POSSIBLE SANCTIONS ON
[...] (S) China appreciates United States' efforts to provide further information about conventional weapons transfers to Iran but China's strong opposition to sanctions on Chinese companies pursuant to American domestic legislation, such as the Iran-Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA),remains unchan [...]
2007-03-12 10:37:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ETTC IR CH
07BEIJING1887MARCH 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points made at the March 20 MFA press conference were: -- The Sixth Round of Six-Party Talks opened with bilateral consultations and an opening ceremony. China hopes the agreement reached on Banco Delta Asia will be conducive to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The Spokesm [...]
2007-03-20 11:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MNUC KN RS IR JA CH AS PP FR
07BEIJING1900CHINA PREPARES RESUMED AND EXPANDED
[...] (S) China is prepared to immediately resume and expand nonproliferation cooperation with the United States, MFA Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Zhang Yan told the DCM. Zhang's proposals include: - immediately resuming nonproliferation consultations with ISN A/S Rood at the [...]
2007-03-21 05:58:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM ETTC CH IR
07BEIJING2042CHINA: DEMARCHE ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 13:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KNNP CH IR
07BEIJING2043UK URGES CHINA TO PRESS IRAN FOR THE RELEASE OF UK
[...] (C) China will do all it can to persuade Iran to return the British military personnel Iran is now holding, MFA International Organizations Deputy Director General Chen Xu said to British Polmincouns Peter Wilson on March 26 in response to Wilson's request that Beijing intervene with Tehran o [...]
2007-03-26 14:25:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS UK CH IR
07BEIJING2058CHINA URGED TO IMPLEMENT SWIFTLY UNSCR 1747
[...] (S) China will fulfill its international obligation to implement fully UN Security Council Resolution 1747, MFA International Organizations Department Acting Director Sun Xiaobo told Poloff on March 27 in response to reftel points, urging China to implement swiftly the sanctions mandated by UN [...]
2007-03-27 09:51:00Embassy BeijingSECRETKNNP IR PARM EFIN KTFN ETTC SA AE CH
07BEIJING2321CHINA "HAS NO PLANS" TO SEND AN OFFICIAL TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 10:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA PARM IR CH
07BEIJING2435CHINA: MFA SAYS NO OFFICIALS PARTICIPATED IN
[...] (C) No Chinese officials participated in the April 9 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant, stated MFA West Asia and North Africa Department's Acting Director for Iran Xu Wei during an April 12 meeting. Xu stated that China is well aware of its international obligations, [...]
2007-04-12 08:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA PARM CH IR
07BEIJING2436ILSA: CHINA: MFA SAYS NO OIL DEAL IN THE WORKS
[...] (C) China understands the United States' concerns about sending the "wrong signal" to Iran and is well aware of its obligations under UN resolutions, stated MFA West Asia and North Africa Affairs Acting Director for Iran Xu Wei. During an April 12 meeting, Xu said China's representative to th [...]
2007-04-12 09:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING2486(S) CHINA INFORMED OF SHIPMENT OF SODIUM
[...] (S) China will look into the shipment of sodium perchlorate, ammunition and fuzes from China to Iran MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue said April 14 in response to Poloff's delivery of Ref A message. Undertaking to report our information t [...]
2007-04-14 14:41:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING2896NORINCO CLAIMS TO BE FORGOING SALES TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The United States decision to permanently waive missile proliferation sanctions against NORINCO (reftel) confirmed for company officials that they had made the right decision to forgo sales to Iran, China Arms Control and Disarmament Association Secretary General Li Genxin told Po [...]
2007-04-30 08:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC CH IR
07BEIJING2907U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW
[...] (SBU) In response to questions posed by a United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation led by USCC Chair Carolyn Bartholomew, scholars from the MFA-affiliated Chinese Institute for International Studies (CIIS) noted that China-Russia relations are enjoying the [...]
2007-04-30 10:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IAEA CH IR RU
07BEIJING2908U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Scholars from the People's Liberation Army- affiliated Academy of Military Science expressed the view to a United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation that while United States' global strike capabilities may raise the threshold for the United States resorting t [...]
2007-04-30 10:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CH IR
07BEIJING3411ILSA: CHINA: MFA CHARACTERIZES YADAVARAN OIL DEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 08:42:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING3450DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MULTIPLE SHIPMENTS OF SODIUM
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message encouraging Chinese officials to investigate past and future shipments of sodium perchlorate to entities in Iran designated in the Annexes to UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile and Conventional Weapons Third Secretary [...]
2007-05-22 06:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING3512CHINA/ILSA: SINOPEC REITERATES YADAVARAN DEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 07:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING3535MAY 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, ENVOY TO SUDAN,
[...] Key points at the May 24 MFA Press Conference were: -- IAEA and UNSC decisions must be implemented, but all parties must intensify diplomatic efforts so as to arrive at an enduring, comprehensive solution that serves the interests of all, said the spokeswoman. -- China hopes the Sudanese G [...]
2007-05-24 10:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU JA KN IR PM BM MX IN GM
07BEIJING3948JUNE 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMERICAN TARIFFS,
[...] Key points at the June 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- China opposes politicization of economic issues and will respond if Congress drafts legislation raising tariffs on Chinese goods. -- EVFM Dai will meet Deputy Secretary Negroponte for the 4th Strategic Dialogue June 20-21 in Washingto [...]
2007-06-12 10:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ETRD KOLY KPAL GE KS KN SU IR AS
07BEIJING4084CHINESE INFORMED OF ADDITIONAL E.O. 13382
[...] (C) Poloff informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Third Secretary He Yi on May 18 of six new Iranian entities designated under Executive Order 13382 for activities supporting Iran's nuclear program. Poloff emphasized that such designations are part of our efforts [...]
2007-06-18 09:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP KN IR EUN CH
07BEIJING4521EAP DAS TOM CHRISTENSEN WITH MFA NORTH AMERICA DG
[...] (C) China will press Sudan to accept a peacekeeping force in Darfur under UN command and control and welcomes bilateral talks between the United States and North Korea, MFA North America and Oceania Affairs Department Director General Liu Jieyi told visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen on July 5 [...]
2007-07-06 09:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IZ IR KN TC
07BEIJING4740CZECH DEPUTY FM VISITS BEIJING, DEFENDS U.S.-CZECH
[...] (C) Summary: Czech Republic First Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar defended the Czech Republic's negotiations with the United States on participation in a U.S. or NATO missile defense system in a July 18 speech in Beijing. He said the Czech Republic's discussions with the United States on b [...]
2007-07-18 10:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO UNSC IR CZ CH
07BEIJING4801EAP A/S HILL WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI ON IRAN, DARFUR,
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui told EAP A/S Hill July 20 that the Iran nuclear issue should be solved through dialogue, but China does not oppose "a certain level of pressure" on Tehran. China believes the UN Security Council members should first assess progress in Iran-IAEA negotiatio [...]
2007-07-20 11:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM IR IZ SU CH
07BEIJING4826AFM HE YAFEI SAYS CHINA WANTS NON-NUCLEAR IRAN,
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador July 23 that China does not want Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, but dialogue and negotiations, not sanctions, are the best way to solve the issue. Responding to the Ambassador's points, AFM He acknowledged that China continues to s [...]
2007-07-23 23:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER IR IZ CH
07BEIJING4827AFM HE YAFEI SAYS CHINA WANTS NON-NUCLEAR IRAN,
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador July 23 that China does not want Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, but dialogue and negotiations, not sanctions, are the best way to solve the issue. Responding to the Ambassador's points, AFM He acknowledged that China continues to s [...]
2007-07-23 23:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV IR IZ CH
07BEIJING4844AMBASSADOR'S JULY 23 MEETING WITH AFM HE YAFEI:
[...] (C) The United States must make "firmer and clearer warnings" to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian not to hold the "dangerous" UN referendum, and giving Chen a visa to transit the United States would counter U.S. statements against the referendum, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Amb [...]
2007-07-24 09:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNUC MARR IR IZ SU CH
07BEIJING5039(S) LIMMT INVESTIGATION
[...] (S) On July 25, in his capacity as Charge d'Affaires a.i., Dan Piccuta met with MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Director General Zhang Yan to urge him to share the results of China's investigations into the LIMMT (Dalian FTZ) Economic and Trade Organization's commercial activity [...]
2007-08-02 07:04:00Embassy BeijingSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCR KSCA IR CH
07BEIJING523A/S HILL MEETS WITH HE YAFEI, RAISES BILATERAL,
[...] (C) Relations between the United States and China advanced significantly in 2006 and both sides should work together to take advantage of more challenges and opportunities in 2007, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told EAP Assistant Secretary (A/S) Christopher Hill January 21. On th [...]
2007-01-24 08:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAGR CH BM HA IR KS KN
07BEIJING5237(S) AMBASSADOR PRESSES CHINA ON ITS RELATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador urged China to support the approval of a new UNSC Resolution to "keep the pressure on Iran" during a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minster Cui Tiankai at the Foreign Ministry August 9. Drawing upon reftel A and previous demarches regarding arms shipments to Iran, [...]
2007-08-10 00:14:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA CH IR
07BEIJING5269(S) CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE AND CEASE LIMMT'S
[...] (S) Following up on the Ambassador's August 9 demarche to Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai in which the Ambassador specifically noted the proliferation activities of the Chinese company LIMMT/Sunny Dalian (ref B),Poloff met with MFA Arms Control Missile Division Deputy Director Yu Dunha [...]
2007-08-10 11:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR CH KSCA MTCR
07BEIJING5307SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI ON
[...] (C) Senator Joseph Lieberman (ID-CT) urged Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui to "do everything possible" to stop the Iranian supply of weapons, particularly Chinese-made weapons, to insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senator Lieberman advised Zhang to take Congressional bills on trade with C [...]
2007-08-14 03:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IN IR TW CH
07BEIJING531CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE MISSILE-RELATED
[...] (S) Poloff delivered Ref A message concerning the delivery of a false end-user certificate by a Pakistan missile entity to a Chinese supplier and attempts by Iran's Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group to procure steel plates in China to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Th [...]
2007-01-24 10:51:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE PK IR CH
07BEIJING5323SENATOR LIEBERMAN ON FOOD SAFETY, DARFUR, IRAN,
[...] (C) China has been unfairly vilified over recent product safety scandals in U.S. media, National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Jiang Enzhu told visiting Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) August 6. China is taking action to identify and shut down unlicensed, non-compliant [...]
2007-08-14 09:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IZ IR KN TC TW CH
07BEIJING5361CHINESE PROVIDE CASE BRIEFINGS AND CRITICIZE U.S.
[...] (S) Summary: In an afternoon session of bilateral nonproliferation talks August 13, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Zhang Yan touted China's actions on nonproliferation enforcement and criticized U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms and our "wide-scope" interpretation [...]
2007-08-15 10:10:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MNUC IZ IR IS LE KN CH
07BEIJING5387EAP A/S HILL'S AUGUST 14 MEETING WITH AFM HE
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill raised U.S. concerns on Iran and Darfur with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei on August 14. AFM He stated that although our approaches often differ, China wants to cooperate with the United States on both issues. AFM He conveyed China's concern ove [...]
2007-08-16 03:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR ETRD CH IR SU TW
07BEIJING5496CHINA TERMS SCO SUMMIT "GREAT SUCCESS"
[...] (C) MFA Department of West Asian and North African Affairs Director General Song Aiguo told the DCM on August 18 that the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek laid the basis for future expansion. The SCO members (Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and [...]
2007-08-20 08:27:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR CH RS ZK IR
07BEIJING5497PRC PRESIDENT TELLS IRANIAN COUNTERPART TO WORK
[...] (C) Chinese President Hu Jintao told Iranian President Ahmadinejad that Iran should "answer all the concerns of the international community" over its nuclear program. According to MFA Department of West Asian and North African Affairs Director General Song Aiguo, President Hu, in an August 15 [...]
2007-08-20 08:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC PARM IR CH ZK
07BEIJING5608AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM YANG ON IRAN, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Pressed to work more effectively with the United States on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions and destabilizing behavior, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told the Ambassador that China shares U.S. goals vis- a-vis Iran and has pressed Iran to "take stock of the current situation" and "adopt fle [...]
2007-08-27 09:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP ETRD MARR MNUC CH TW IR KN
07BEIJING5652CODEL SKELTON-FORBES MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI
[...] (C) CODEL Skelton cited strong constituent concern in urging Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on August 27 to cooperate with efforts to solve the Iran nuclear issue, take steps to alleviate the American public's worries over the safety of Chinese exports and the U.S.-China trade deficit and d [...]
2007-08-29 02:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV PMUC PTER IR SU KN CH
07BEIJING5792SEPTEMBER 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: COMPUTER HACKING,
[...] Key points at the September 4 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China calls allegations that the Chinese military hacked into Pentagon computer systems "groundless" and representative of a "Cold War mentality." -- China will begin annual reporting to the UN on military spending and resume partic [...]
2007-09-04 09:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV SOCI PINR MARR UNSC KS KN IR AS
07BEIJING5836CODEL LARSEN-KIRK DISCUSSES PRODUCT SAFETY, TRADE,
[...] (SBU) Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) strongly urged China to address U.S. concerns about the safety of Chinese products and the RMB exchange rate in an August 27 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei. Representative Kirk encouraged China's cooperation [...]
2007-09-06 05:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP PGOV PTER ETRD IR TW AF CH
07BEIJING5902CHINESE SCHOLAR DESCRIBES INTERNAL DEBATE OVER
[...] (C) Summary: China's Iran policy is the subject of heated debate within China's academic and foreign policy establishment, said Yin Gang, a Chinese research professor who recently returned from an officially sponsored trip to Iran. One camp, led by a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) sch [...]
2007-09-10 00:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH
07BEIJING6004SEPTEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PM ABE'S
[...] Key points at the September 13 MFA Press Briefing were: -- Abe's resignation is an internal affair of Japan and China attaches great importance to the development of Sino-Japanese ties. -- The choice of a new Russian prime minister is an internal affair of that country. China and Russia h [...]
2007-09-13 09:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV JA CH RS ID IR
07BEIJING6042FM YANG: "NEED TO STUDY AND DISCUSS THE BEST WAY
[...] (C) In a September 14 meeting requested by Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on other subjects (see septels),the Ambassador, drawing from talking points contained in ref e-mail, stressed our joint commitment to a two-track resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue. In addition to the IAEA effort, w [...]
2007-09-14 09:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC CH IR
07BEIJING6076PRC URGES IRANIAN NUCLEAR ENVOY TO RESPOND TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Director General for West Asian and North African Affairs Song Aiguo informed us September 17 that Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Pur-Mohammadi told PRC officials September 13-14 that the Iran nuclear issue is "on the right track" and urged China to oppose new sanctions. Ac [...]
2007-09-17 11:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC CH IR
07BEIJING6114ILSA: IRAN-CHINA YADARAVAN OIL FIELD AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Per reftel instructions, PolOff conveyed U.S. concerns about new reports that Sinopec plans to sign an agreement to develop the Yadavaran oil fields in Iran to Xu Wei, Deputy Director of the MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Iran and Turkey Division on September 18. Xu r [...]
2007-09-18 08:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR NL CH
07BEIJING617A/S SILVERBERG AND AFM CUI DISCUSS BURMA, HAITI,
[...] (C) United Nations successes in 2006 benefited from P-5 cooperation, especially between the United States and China, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (IO) Affairs Kristen Silverberg told Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. U.S.-China cooperation resulted in the selecti [...]
2007-01-26 10:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CH BM IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING619A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETINGS WITH FM LI, IO DG WU AND
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told A/S Silverberg Beijing hopes U.S.-China cooperation on international organizations issues will continue in 2007, with the United States and China addressing problems arising in various hotspots based on a constructive, cooperative, win-win approach. FM L [...]
2007-01-26 10:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CH IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING6266CHINESE MFA ON UNGA
[...] (C) Drawing on Department guidance (Ref A),Poloff discussed the 62nd UNGA session with Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun on September 24 (the first date the MFA was available). Yao's key po [...]
2007-09-24 22:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA SENV IR SU IZ BM LE CH
07BEIJING6267CHINESE MFA ON UNGA
[...] (C) Drawing on Department guidance (Ref A),Poloff discussed the 62nd UNGA session with Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun on September 24 (the first date the MFA was available). Yao's key po [...]
2007-09-24 22:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA SENV IR SU IZ BM LE CH
07BEIJING6342AFM HE YAFEI ON IRAN: CHINA SUPPORTS NEW UNSC
[...] (C) Summary: China supports a new UN Security Council resolution on Iran when appropriate, but a new resolution should not hurt either the Iranian people or the legitimate economic and energy interests of China or other countries, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told the Ambassador [...]
2007-09-27 10:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING6402AMBASSADOR URGES IMPROVED PRC COOPERATION ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on bilateral issues (septel),the Ambassador urged improved Chinese cooperation on Burma, Iran and other international issues and pressed for General Jing Zhiyuan of the PLA Second Artillery to accept STRATCOM's inv [...]
2007-09-28 14:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM MARR MNUC CH BM IR SU
07BEIJING6579CHARGE PRESSES AFM HE TO BE FLEXIBLE ON P5-PLUS-1
[...] (C) Drawing on points in ref (A),Charge urged Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei on October 10 to remain constructively engaged on the P5-plus-1 process for dealing with Iran's nuclear program, and to attend the next Political Directors meeting. He also suggested that Beijing consider [...]
2007-10-10 10:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC CH IR
07BEIJING6580ILSA: IRAN-CHINA YADAVARAN OIL FIELD AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 10:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR CH
07BEIJING6638CHINESE IRAN EXPERT SAYS PRC SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 11 People's Daily report, China's former ambassador to Iran suggested the Six-Party Talks model could be applied to the Iran nuclear issue but that the United States would have to negotiate directly with Iran. A Chinese researcher claimed to PolOff that Beijing is [...]
2007-10-12 09:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH
07BEIJING6690OCTOBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA VISIT
[...] Key points at the October 16 MFA Press Briefing: -- The U.S. presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor to the Dalai Lama will "seriously hurt" U.S.-China relations. -- Chinese participation in this week's scheduled P5-Plus-1 Political Directors' meeting was cancelled for "techn [...]
2007-10-16 09:05:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CH BM IR JA GM SU
07BEIJING6844OCTOBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GAMBARI VISIT, J-10
[...] Key points at the October 25 MFA Press Briefing: -- UN Special Envoy Gambari met with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on October 24-25. -- China has taken note of the "untrue and groundless" reports in the Russian media th [...]
2007-10-25 10:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH BM IR RS JA SU TU IZ PK
07BEIJING6845CHIA TO SEND DG TO P5-PLUS-1 MEETING, SEEKS U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told the Ambassador October 25 that he was unavailable to attend the P5-plus-1 Political Directors meeting on the Iran nuclear issue proposed for November 2 in London. Instead, China would send MFA Arms Control Department Director General [...]
2007-10-25 10:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TBIO MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING6863DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Embassy on October 25 notified MFA in advance of the designation of Iranian entities. 2. (C) DCM Daniel Piccuta emphasized to MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Liu Jieyi October 26 that the new measures announced by Secretaries Ric [...]
2007-10-26 08:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC EFIN KNNP CH IR
07BEIJING6899OCTOBER 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the October 30 MFA Press Briefing: -- China has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" and opposition to Canada's hosting of the Dalai Lama. Canada should correct its actions to avoid further damage to bilateral ties. -- Japan's actions against Chinese activists near the Dia [...]
2007-10-30 09:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH LA KN KS KZ JA VE CA IR
07BEIJING6937NOVEMBER 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA, BURMA,
[...] Key points at the November 1 MFA Press Briefing: -- Countries that meet with the Dalai Lama have been deceived or wish to meddle in the internal affairs of China. Seeking to undermine China's policy of peaceful development in Tibet is doomed to failure. -- China hopes the relevant parties [...]
2007-11-01 09:22:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS CA IR
07BEIJING6938PRC-ISRAEL: FM LIVNI PRESSES BEIJING TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Israeli Embassy readout, visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni stressed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi that efforts to achieve international consensus on the way forward with Iran have weakened existing sanctions against the [...]
2007-11-01 09:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR IS
07BEIJING6957POST FOLLOWS UP ONGOING MISSILE PROLIFERATION
[...] (S) Poloff delivered ref A message informing China of an imminent shipment of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran via a Beijing-bound Iran Air flight to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on November 3. 2. (S) Recalling Post' [...]
2007-11-03 05:30:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL CH KN IR
07BEIJING6971BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON FRENCH FM
[...] (C) At the November 2 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French FM Bernard Kouchner's visit to China was "extremely successful," with discussions on Burma, North Korea, foreign aid, the environment, human rights and Taiwan. Chief Iranian N [...]
2007-11-05 09:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CH FR GM JA UK BM IR
07BEIJING6974A/S SILVERBERG MEETING WITH MFA IO DG WU HAILONG
[...] (C) In an October 31 meeting, A/S Silverberg disagreed with her MFA counterpart's positive assessment of the situation in Burma; when MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong called for the international community's patience, A/S Silverberg laid out specific steps the Burmes [...]
2007-11-05 09:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SY LE BM YI IR IZ KN
07BEIJING7036NOVEMBER 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, BIBLE BAN,
[...] Key points at the November 8 MFA Press Briefing: -- China requested that Iran "respond positively" and "attach importance to" the concern of the international community. (Note: some news organizations stated that China "demanded" Iran respond positively. The word in Chinese was "yaoqiu" whi [...]
2007-11-08 10:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH KN KS PK IR AF ID VE SN
07BEIJING7063POST RAISES ONGOING MISSILE PROLIFERATION MATTER
[...] (S) Poloff delivered Part II of ref B message, concerning an ongoing transshipment via Beijing of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran, to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on November 9. (Note: According to the MFA, Director G [...]
2007-11-09 10:15:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH
07BEIJING7084NOVEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESS FREEDOM,
[...] Key points at the November 13 MFA Press Briefing: -- Reports that China is building a database with information on foreign journalists are "completely false." No such database is being constructed. -- The recent visit of UN Special Envoy Gambari to Burma resulted in progress. China will [...]
2007-11-13 10:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH JA IR BM
07BEIJING7086CHARGE URGES VFM ZHANG YESUI TO INVESTIGATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 10:33:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH
07BEIJING7105S/P GORDON BILAT WITH VFM WANG YI: IRAN, BURMA,
[...] (C) Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaking with Policy Planning Director David Gordon November 13, stressed the need for the United States and China to continue their policy planning dialogue on long-term strategic issues. S/P Director Gordon emphasized to VFM Wang that the United St [...]
2007-11-14 10:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS ENRG SENV KNNP ASEAN CH XA BM IR
07BEIJING7127NOVEMBER 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, U.S.-CHINA
[...] Key points at the November 15 MFA Press Briefing: -- Foreign Minister Yang in Teheran urged Iran to "show flexibility and keep positive contact" with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU). -- China has seen the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review and [...]
2007-11-15 10:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KOLY CH IR AF JA FR UK MX
07BEIJING7128PRC/IRAN: MFA READOUT OF FM YANG'S TEHRAN VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an MFA readout, in meetings with President Ahmadinejad, Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki, and chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Tehran, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said that after five years of addressing the nuclear issue, "there is currently no re [...]
2007-11-15 11:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR
07BEIJING7155IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON IRAN AND NEXT
[...] (C) Drawing upon reftel points, PolMinCouns in a November 19 meeting with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Deputy Director General Wu Haitao urged China to support adoption of a new UNSC sanctions resolution in response to Iran's failure to comply with its international obligations. [...]
2007-11-19 10:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IAEA PARM AORC IR CH
07BEIJING7174MFA RESPONDS TO U.S. INFORMATION ON ONGOING
[...] (S) MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue responded on November 20 to the U.S. message (Ref C) concerning the ongoing transshipment via Beijing of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran. 2. (S) Wang told Poloff he was instructed to [...]
2007-11-20 09:53:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH
07BEIJING7239NOVEMBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SIX-PARTY
[...] Key points at the regular November 27 MFA Press Briefing: -- FM Yang told Secretary Rice in a November 26 meeting that China would play a constructive role on the Iran issue. -- China is still consulting with other parties on the date of the next Six-Party Heads of Delegation meeting. -- Chi [...]
2007-11-27 23:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON MARR EFIN ETRD TBIO IR JA KN
07BEIJING7262U.S.-CHINA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: CHINESE (AND
[...] (C) China's foreign policy must contribute to domestic economic development and be non-ideological and based on interests, not values, China's top policy planning diplomat told visiting U.S. Policy Planning Director David Gordon. U.S.-China relations have transcended the purely bilateral and a [...]
2007-11-29 04:06:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM SENV IR KN JP IN AU CH
07BEIJING7272SARKOZYING UP TO THE CHINESE: FRENCH PRESIDENT'S
[...] (C) French President Sarkozy stressed China's and France's "shared vision" during a successful November 25-27 visit to China, French DCM Chapuis briefed Beijing-based diplomats November 28. The visit reaped over 20 billion euros of contracts for French firms, but focused on political issues. [...]
2007-11-29 09:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHUM SENV EFIN PGOV FR CH TW IR
07BEIJING7274(CORRECTED COPY) SARKOZYING UP TO THE CHINESE:
[...] (C) French President Sarkozy stressed China's and France's "shared vision" during a successful November 25-27 visit to China, French DCM Chapuis briefed Beijing-based diplomats November 28. The visit reaped over 20 billion euros of contracts for French firms, but focused on political issues. [...]
2007-11-29 11:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHUM SENV EFIN PGOV FR CH TW IR
07BEIJING7371TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH CHINESE
[...] (S) Summary. Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey met Chinese financial regulators and bank leaders on November 13 to warn China of the increasing risk posed by Iran to the Chinese financial system, as European banks curtail their relationships with Iranian entities. U/S Levey detailed the t [...]
2007-12-06 06:38:00Embassy BeijingSECRETCH ECON EFIN IR
07BEIJING7375TREASURY U/S QUESTIONS VFM ZHANG YESUI ON PRC
[...] (S) Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey met with Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on November 13 to encourage the Chinese to do more in furtherance of international efforts to pressure Iran to give up its nuclear weapons program. U/S Levey outlined the threat posed to the integrity of the i [...]
2007-12-06 08:42:00Embassy BeijingSECRETCH IR PREL ETTC EFIN PARM
07BEIJING7386EAP A/S HILL'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG:
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill, accompanied by the Ambassador, raised U.S. concerns on Iran, Darfur, North Korean refugees, human rights and Burma with PRC Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on December 6. A/S Hill pressed the PRC to prevent further transfers of conventional weapons to Iran [...]
2007-12-06 12:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PREF PHUM MARR ETRD AMGT CH IR SU
07BEIJING7388PRC-IRAN: AMBASSADOR BRIEFS MFA ON NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei December 6 that the recently released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program indicates the continued need for IAEA and Security Council action on Iran's nuclear program. AFM He said China is st [...]
2007-12-06 22:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR
07BEIJING7434 CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL
[...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]
2007-12-11 03:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7435CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL
[...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]
2007-12-11 04:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7445CHINA/IRAN: SINOPEC SAYS OIL DEAL DOES NOT HARM U.S.
[...] (SBU) On December 11, Sinopec's Director General for International Affairs confirmed and elaborated on several elements of its deal with Iran to develop oil production at Yadavaran. He told us the activities to be undertaken in Iran constitute a services contract, not an investment. He argued [...]
2007-12-11 23:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7449DECEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SINOPEC IRAN DEAL,
[...] Key points at the regular December 11 MFA Press Briefing: --Sinopec's Iran deal is a "business action" conducted on bases of equality and mutual benefit. The Chinese government does not need to comment on such a commercial deal. --Chen Shui-bian's UN referendum "seriously threatens peac [...]
2007-12-12 04:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD IR JA RU KN KS VM
07BEIJING7498EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU
[...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Liu Jieyi reviewed progress to date and challenges ahead for bilateral relations. He noted that the U.S. presidential election, the Olympic Games in Beijing, and the election [...]
2007-12-14 09:47:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM ETRD PHUM MARR CH TW IR BM SU UN
07BEIJING7499EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN PRESSES CHINA ON IRAN, BURMA,
[...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS Thomas Christensen told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) only underscores the need for continued pressure on Iran, including via a third UNSC resolution. AFM He said that language in the UNSCR draft on export credits [...]
2007-12-14 10:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR SU BM
07BEIJING917DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETING WITH DG LIU JIEYI
[...] (C) EVFM Dai Bingguo will represent China in the next Senior Dialogue following the expected confirmation of Deputy Secretary-designate Negroponte, MFA North American Affairs DG Liu Jieyi told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen. China is prepared to hold subdialogue talks on the Middle East, Africa, [...]
2007-02-07 12:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP CH SU IR
07BEIJING925DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETING WITH BEIJING
[...] (C) EAP DAS Thomas Christensen expressed concern to leading Beijing University scholars about the implications of China's anti-satellite (ASAT) test. Dean of Beijing University's School of International Studies Wang Jisi (strictly protect) blamed "communication failure" within the Chinese Gov [...]
2007-02-08 08:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MNUC TSPA PGOV CH SU BM IR
07BEIRUT1090HAMADEH ON FRENCH CONSULTATIONS WITH IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (S) Minister of Communications Marwan Hamadeh, just back from an extended stay in France, told the Ambassador in a 7/23 coffee that he was "unsettled" by a meeting he had last week with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, whom Hamadeh describes as a "friend of 30 years." Before talking [...]
2007-07-24 05:24:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1209IRAN AND AOUN: THINKING ALIKE, ACCORDING TO
[...] (S) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk, his presidential aspirant's heart beating faster than ever, told the Ambassador over an 8/8 lunch that he was delighted to receive Iranian Ambassador Mohammed Rida Chibani two days earlier. Chibani, who boycotts the Siniora cabinet in solidarity with Hiz [...]
2007-08-09 07:46:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1250BERRI ON PRESIDENCY, NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT,
[...] (S) In a 8/15 meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, quoting diplomatic traffic from the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, lashed out against the USG for opposing amendments to Lebanon's constitution. If for example the Lebanese want LAF Commander Sleiman as their next p [...]
2007-08-15 15:58:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1252LEBANON'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: BUILDING
[...] (C) A clear pattern exists in Lebanon of Syria's allies trying to prevent free and fair elections. In summer 2004, efforts by the Lebanese and the international community failed to prevent the Syrian-directed, three-year term extension of Lebanon's president, Emile Lahoud. Lahoud's shamele [...]
2007-08-16 13:42:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR FR
07BEIRUT1254LEBANON'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: BUILDING
[...] (C) A clear pattern exists in Lebanon of Syria's allies trying to prevent free and fair elections. In summer 2004, efforts by the Lebanese and the international community failed to prevent the Syrian-directed, three-year term extension of Lebanon's president, Emile Lahoud. Lahoud's shamele [...]
2007-08-16 14:44:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR FR
07BEIRUT133SAUDI AMBASSADOR DOWNBEAT ON IRAN-SAUDI TALKS ON
[...] (S) While acknowledging that he did not yet have a full read-out of Saudi-Iranian contacts, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khoja told Ambassador Feltman in a 1/25 meeting that he was "very pessimistic" about developments in Lebanon. He noted that he was leaving an hour later to fly t [...]
2007-01-25 15:19:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY IR SA
07BEIRUT1383LEBANON: FRENCH POSITION IS WORRYING
[...] (S) The analysis in Embassy Paris' excellent reporting (reftel being the most recent) on what appears to be a dismaying shift in France's Lebanon policy corresponds with the Lebanese impression of French views. (As we will report separately, the Egyptians may also be moving in this directio [...]
2007-09-10 15:57:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV LE FR SY IR
07BEIRUT144LEBANON: INFORMATION MINISTER ON SYRIAN, IRANIAN,
[...] (C) In a 1/26 meeting, Minister of Information Ghazi Aridi (Druse, allied with Walid Jumblatt) provided details on Syrian, Iranian, and Saudi diplomacy in recent days. Based on what he claims to know, Aridi was pessimistic that the 1/25 riots marked the end to the violence. Syria, he insis [...]
2007-01-26 18:26:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY IR SA
07BEIRUT1510LEBANON: IRANIAN GOLD FOR SALE?
[...] (C) Iraqi businessman Dr. Sabah Hashem Allawi, brother of former Iraqi Prime Minister and current Iraqi MP Iyad Allawi, told DCM and Econoff on 9/11 that he had been asked to broker a sale of gold that he later learned was registered to Iran. Emboffs met Allawi at a lunch in Beirut arranged by [...]
2007-09-28 13:53:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEMIN ENIV ETRD PGOV PREL PTER IR LE
07BEIRUT1535LEBANON: WORRIES ABOUT RED LINES ON UNSCR 1559
[...] (S) Four well-informed Embassy contacts -- Walid Jumblatt, Nassib Lahoud, Boutros Harb, and journalist Sarkis Naom -- all argued in separate meetings with the Ambassador that pro-Syrian forces in Lebanon are using upcoming presidential elections to bury UNSCR 1559. They (and we) see this as [...]
2007-10-02 16:43:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1625LEBANON: SINIORA TO USDP EDELMAN: ARMY IS KEY TO
[...] (C) In an October 16 meeting with visiting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric S. Edelman and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Mark T. Kimmitt, PM Siniora stressed the need to strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as the best way to empower the Lebanese state and [...]
2007-10-18 07:40:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS IR IZ LE
07BEIRUT1642LEBANON: INCREASINGLY HOSTILE RHETORIC WORRIES
[...] (S) Some Lebanese contacts -- including relatively neutral figures like LAF Commander Michel Sleiman -- have connected a number of recent statements by Syrian and pro-Syrian figures to arrive at alarming conclusions. Believing that Lebanon is entering a particularly dangerous period, they wo [...]
2007-10-22 04:48:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY IR
07BEIRUT197IS SAAD HARIRI SURRENDERING TO HIZBALLAH'S DEMANDS?
[...] (S) In 2/6 meetings with the Ambassador, March 14 and GOL figures expressed deep foreboding about a rumored offer that Saudi Arabia and Saad Hariri were on the verge of accepting from Iran, Syria, and Hizballah to solve Lebanon's political crisis. According to rumors, March 14 -- by accepti [...]
2007-02-06 15:35:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL KDEM PGOV PTER LE SY SA IR
07BEIRUT204SAUDI AMBASSADOR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC REGARDING
[...] (S) In a 2/7 meeting with the Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja expressed cautious optimism that a solution to Lebanon's political crisis was starting to come together and could even be achieved quickly. While the proposed deal is similar to what we discussed yesterday in reftel [...]
2007-02-07 16:13:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SA IR
07BEIRUT219LEBANON: MODERATE SHIA LEADER DISCUSSES STATUS OF
[...] (C) In a 2/7 meeting with the Ambassador, Dureid Yaghi, a moderate, secular Shia who is Deputy Secretary of Walid Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in the Hizballah-stronghold of Baalbek, confirmed other reporting sources that Hizballah has re-established itself as the de facto go [...]
2007-02-09 14:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CASC LE SY IR
07BEIRUT221HARIRI'S ADVISOR CLAIMS BERRI NOT YET SERIOUS
[...] (C) In a 2/10 meeting and lunch with the Ambassador, ex-MP Ghattas Khoury (accompanied by Nadar Hariri, cousin of Saad) expressed pessimism about the committee on which he serves that was set up as a result of a phone call between Saad Hariri and Nabih Berri (reftel). The March 8 representa [...]
2007-02-12 06:35:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY IR SA
07BEIRUT326LEBANON: POSITIONS FOR ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN
[...] (C) Polchief delivered ref (A) demarche to Oussama Khacchab, Americas Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Khacchab pointed out that Lebanon did not receive the agenda for the Foreign Ministers Meeting until late on March 1, and that its positions on several key positions remain u [...]
2007-03-02 16:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE IR SU IN PA
07BEIRUT446NON-PAPER ON UNSCR 1747 DELIVERED
[...] (C) On 3/26, the Ambassador met Mohamed Chatah, Senior Advisor to PM Fouad Siniora, to discuss UNSCR 1747 and deliver reftel's non-paper on the importance of the resolution. Chatah, who acknowledged that neither he nor Siniora had as yet read the resolution's text, was intrigued by the lang [...]
2007-03-27 12:41:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM LE IR SY
07BEIRUT874LEBANON: PREVENTING IRAN-SYRIA ARMS SHIPMENTS
[...] (S) The Ambassador on June 13 and 14 delivered Ref B demarche to Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Tariq Mitri, Minister of Defense Elias Murr, and Minister of Transportation Mohammed Safadi. In addition, the DATT demarched Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Michel Sleiman on June [...]
2007-06-15 15:09:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MOPS ETTC PGOV SY IR LE
07BELGRADE1631SERBIA: MFA SUPPORTIVE OF IRAN NIE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 07:34:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALIAEA PREL IR SR
07BELGRADE239UNSCR 1737 IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel points on Iran to leaders of the business community in Serbia and also to Minister of Finance Milan Parivodic. 2. (SBU) On February 20, the Ambassador gathered the leaders of the of the American Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Investors Council, Serbian Ch [...]
2007-02-22 10:18:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN IR
07BERLIN1000(S) SHIELD S59A-05: GERMAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed to Global Affairs officer May 10 a German Government request concerning ref B demarche. Kauke said the German Federal Office of Customs Investigations (ZKA) [...]
2007-05-16 15:30:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC GM IR AE
07BERLIN1072(S) INTERIM GERMAN RESPONSE ON IRAN'S EFFORTS TO
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Andreas Kauke provided on May 18 to Global Affairs officer an interim response concerning the German Government's investigation into ref B information that Iran's Saipa Heavy Dies Manufacturing Company (SAIPA) planned to procure machine tool control e [...]
2007-05-25 16:34:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW IR
07BERLIN1073(S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT FIRM REPORTEDLY
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke May 18. Kauke thanked us for the information concerning the procurement of machine tools by the Iran Heavy Die Manufacturing (SAIPA) from the German firm Heinisch Werkzeugmaschinen [...]
2007-05-25 16:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR
07BERLIN1079(S) SHIELD S04C-07: GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRAN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett May 23. Schuett said she will pass the information concerning the German firm Zirbus Technology's interest in selling a freeze dryer to the Iranian firm Cinnagen to the German fede [...]
2007-05-29 14:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR GM
07BERLIN1082U.S. INVITATION PASSED TO GERMANY CONCERNING AN
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer passed ref invitation May 23 to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy desk officer. Polster, who had attended the NSG Plenary and related meetings in Cape Town, South Africa, from April 16-20, queried the need for the U.S.-hosted [...]
2007-05-30 10:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM
07BERLIN1083U.S. FOLLOW-UP TO PROPOSAL AT NSG PLENARY TO SHARE
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer passed reftel follow-up information May 23 to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy desk officer. Polster, who had attended the NSG Plenary and related meetings in Cape Town, South Africa, from April 16-20, was familiar with the [...]
2007-05-30 10:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM
07BERLIN1085(S) GERMANY NOTIFIED OF IRANIAN MISSILE DEVELOPER
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett May 23. Schuett said she is unacquainted with the Chinese firm Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corporation Company (STBPI),but she is aware of Iran's Doostan Interna [...]
2007-05-30 10:38:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR CH
07BERLIN1086IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747: GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer discussed May 24 reftel with Christof Pollmeier, deputy office director of the German MFA's Arms Export Control Division. Pollmeier said the German Government fully complies with UNSCR 1747 and the EU Regulations enacted to ensure that all EU member states impleme [...]
2007-05-30 10:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR GM
07BERLIN1126U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer conveyed ref demarche to German MFA UN Policy Division Desk Officer Mirko Schilbach June 1. Schilbach said he will share the U.S. report with other appropriate officials in the German Government. He, in turn, shared a copy of the report that Germany submitted to [...]
2007-06-05 16:09:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY GM
07BERLIN1137(S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT GERMAN FIRM POSSIBLY
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog June 4. Herzog said it is worrisome that German firm ICS Schneider Messtechnik is seeking to circumvent German export controls to deliver environmental test chambers to Iran's Ra [...]
2007-06-06 15:22:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR
07BERLIN1138(S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRANIAN BALLISTIC
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog June 4. Herzog said he will pass the information to the German federal inter-agency export group about efforts by Iran's Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) to procure dual-use e [...]
2007-06-06 15:57:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE
07BERLIN1159(S) GERMAN ASSURANCES REGARDING BUNDESBANK'S
[...] (S) EMIN deployed the demarche points in ref with Michael Witter, MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs, June 7. He and Global Affairs Officer met with Witter and MFA Director for Financial Policy Ingo Karsten June 8 to follow-up on the previous day's discussion. 2. (S) Witter s [...]
2007-06-08 16:29:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM IR GM
07BERLIN1234ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Claudia Schuett of the German MFA's International Economic and Financial Policy Division June 18 and to Ursina Krumpholz, Office Director of the Economics Ministry's Foreign Tr [...]
2007-06-20 15:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP KN PARM IR EUN GM
07BERLIN1255UNSCR 1747/OECD: GERMAN RESPONSE ON EXPORT CREDIT
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche, which includes the U.S. answers to a USG Survey passed to the OECD concerning export credits for Iran, to Ursina Krumpholz, Officer Director of the German Ministry of Economics' Foreign Trade Law and Law of the Sea Division, and Ernst Roeder-M [...]
2007-06-25 09:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR GM
07BERLIN1268IRANIAN RESPONSE TO EU DEMARCHE ON DETAINED AMCITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA has provided details on the EU demarche carried out by the German Embassy in Tehran, in its role as EU President, to the Iranian MFA on June 19. The German CDA informed the Iranian MFA's Office Director for Human Rights Emadi of worldwide concern about the detenti [...]
2007-06-26 14:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPHUM CASC PGOV PREL GM IR
07BERLIN1270GERMAN MFA OUTLINES IRAN PROGRAMMING WITH VISITING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 15 meeting with NEA Senior Advisor David Denehy, MFA Office Director for Middle East Affairs Sabine Sparwasser discussed the MFA's assessment of the Iranian government's paranoia about efforts to support civil society. Denehy explained IDP's goals and approach to w [...]
2007-06-26 14:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GM IR
07BERLIN1291UNSCR 1747/OECD: GERMAN REACTION TO FOLLOW-UP
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Ursina Krumpholz, officer director of the German Ministry of Economics' Foreign Trade Law and Law of the Sea Division, and Ernst Roeder-Messell, deputy office director of the same division, June 15. 2. (SBU) Krumpholz said the German Go [...]
2007-06-29 15:42:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR GM
07BERLIN1312GERMAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING DELIVERY OF
[...] (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper in response to the USG non-paper contained in ref A to Global Affairs officer June 19. Kauke said this case was difficult because the German firm Limbach Flugmotoren GmbH & Co shipp [...]
2007-07-03 15:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW LN IR
07BERLIN1343GERMANY REQUESTED TO PROVIDE IDENTIFIER
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA UN Policy Division Desk Officer Mirko Schilbach July 2. Schilbach thanked us for the identifying information provided for the Iranian entities and individuals listed in the Annexes of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747. He said he especially [...]
2007-07-09 05:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN IR KNNP PARM GM
07BERLIN1395GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED ABOUT A PROBLEMATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-13 15:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PREL IR GM
07BERLIN1438EMBASSY BERLIN'S EFFORTS ON ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (S) Post leadership continues to raise our concerns to the Government of Germany about Iran's failure to comply with its international nuclear nonproliferation and UNSCR-mandated obligations regularly. The Ambassador has discussed issues noted in reftel with the highest levels of German gover [...]
2007-07-23 15:07:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL GM IR
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