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04TELAVIV2304	RUSSIAN ENVOY FOCUSES ON QUARTET AND DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Russian Special Middle East Envoy Kalugin told the Ambassador April 20 that President Bush's April 14 statement on Sharon's Disengagement Plan "went further than the Road Map" but was "quite balanced." Kalugin emphasized the value Russia placed on the role of negotiations between the part [...]	2004-04-21 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL RS XF IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS

04TELAVIV2376	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel's 56th Independence Day 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted events related to Israel's Memorial Day (commemorated from last night through this evening) and Israel's 56th Independence Day (celebrated f [...]	2004-04-26 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6286	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that five Israeli soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in the Gaza Strip Sunday when a booby-trapped tunnel blew up under an IDF outpost nea [...]	2004-12-13 12:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6546	ISRAELI REASSURANCES ON NONPROLIFERATION SECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli officials told the Ambassador on December 22 that the nonproliferation section of the EU-Israel plan of action under the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) contained "absolutely nothing new." They described the plan as another attempt by the EU to lock Is [...]	2004-12-23 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IS GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS
04TELAVIV6547	ISRAELI VIEWS ON IAEA FORUM ON "EXPERIENCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gideon Frank and Eli Levite of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission told the Ambassador on December 22 that the ground rules and agenda for the upcoming IAEA forum on nuclear-weapon-free zones reflect understandings between Israel and the IAEA. The only outstanding issue is that DG [...]	2004-12-23 14:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL MNUC TRGY IS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV6614	Consular Field Trip to Haifa [...] Begin summary: On 13 December 2004, the American officers of the Consular Section traveled to Israel's northern port city of Haifa for meetings with community leaders, including the mayor, the chief of police, and others, as well as from a tour of the Haifa Consular Agency. Officers benefite [...]	2004-12-28 13:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT SOCI PINS IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
04THEHAGUE1049	NETHER... [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: You will shortly receive for approval G/TIP's annual trafficking report that drops the Netherlands from Tier 1 to Tier 2. I understand that while A/S Beth Jones disagrees with this ranking, she has found it futile to continue to argue. Before you allow G/TIP's ranking of the [...]	2004-04-26 08:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN NL
04THEHAGUE1365	FY-2005 IVP Nomination - Principal candidate [...] Post is pleased to nominate Mr. Richard Cornelius Berkhout as a principal candidate for an FY-2005 IVP grant, excluding international travel benefits. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washingto [...]	2004-06-03 15:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
04THEHAGUE1397	FY-2005 IVP Nomination - Alternate candidate [...] Post is pleased to nominate Ms. Delphine R.R. Pronk as an alternate candidate for an FY-2005 IVP grant, excluding international travel benefits. 2. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and [...]	2004-06-04 11:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
04THEHAGUE1484	MOLDOVA/TRANSNISTRIA: DUTCH RESPONSE ON STABILITY [...] (C) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche June 15 to Frank van Beuningen, MFA OSCE policy coordinator, Willemijn Kallenberg MFA OSCE senior policy advisor, and Bas Wels, MFA lead on East European issues during the Dutch EU presidency. 2. (C) Before we presented our points, the Dutch noted sim [...]	2004-06-16 14:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PBTS MD NL OSCE
04THEHAGUE1515	TERRORIST FINANCE: EVOLVING DUTCH POSITION ON EU [...] (C) The Dutch government has moved much closer to supporting EU designation of Hizballah in its entirety. The "official" GONL position is that Hizballah is a political movement with a terrorist branch;the Dutch maintain that the political movement is represented in parliament in Lebanon, play [...]	2004-06-17 16:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER LE XM NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1521	UK & THE NETHERLANDS CTRY CLR, DOE/EE/NREL: [...] Country Clearance is granted for Garry Rumbles, Principal Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, for travel to Delft, The Netherlands, from July 20-25, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested and appreciates the offer of a brief. At this time, a briefing is [...]	2004-06-18 11:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA NL
04THEHAGUE1548	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The Russian Federation hosted a June 15 meeting of P-5 Ambassadors in The Hague, noting that the idea originated in Moscow with Universality suggested as the first topic for discussion. Russia also noted the connection between the CWC and UNSC Resolution 1540 that increases the importanc [...]	2004-06-22 12:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1558	HCOPIL - SECOND MEETING OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION [...] SUMMARY: The second meeting of the Special Commission of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCOPIL) on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance took place June 7-June 18, 2004. Building on the work of the first meeting of the Special C [...]	2004-06-23 09:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KOCI HCOPIL CASC CJAN
04THEHAGUE1569	NETHERLANDS CTRY CLR, DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV LANDA + 2, [...] Country Clearance is granted for Alexander Landa, Jeffrey Grossman and Andrew James Williamson for travel to Leiden, The Netherlands from July 10-17, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas o [...]	2004-06-24 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA NL
04THEHAGUE1570	DHHS/FDA COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CYNTHIA [...] Country Clearance is granted for Cynthia Jim and Rose Ashley, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, DHHS for travel to Baxtel, The Netherlands from July 21-30, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure [...]	2004-06-24 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA NL
04THEHAGUE1602	NIH/FIC -DR. SUBRAMANIAM- EXTENSION OF TRAVEL [...] Country Clearance is granted to Dr. Sriram Subramaniam, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH, for travel to Eindhoven, The Netherlands from July 1-7, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into [...]	2004-06-29 11:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA NL
04THEHAGUE1658	NASA (KSC) DELEGATION COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO [...] Country clearance is granted for the following NASA (KSC) Delegaton to travel July 28-31, 2004, to Noordwijk, Netherlands: Glenn Chin Steven Cain 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the [...]	2004-07-01 11:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA OTRA ASEC NL
04THEHAGUE1670	DUTCH EU PRESIDENCY: THE VIEW FROM THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary: Balancing Dutch, European, and transatlantic interests will be a challenge for the Dutch presidency, made more complicated by the demands of a 25 member EU, a new parliament and Commission, and the new constitutional treaty. A "successful" presidency is seen by PM Balkendende as [...]	2004-07-02 14:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU NL
04THEHAGUE1694	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): EC-37 [...] (SBU) Summary: During EC-37, the U.S., UK, Italian and Libyan dels cooperated closely in actively educating and seeking support from other EC members regarding the proposed technical change that would permit Libya to seek conversion of chemical weapons production facilities (CWPF). Without e [...]	2004-07-06 16:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1705	NETHERLANDS: RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE DUTCH, AS CURRENT EU PRESIDENT, WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE A POLICY OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS. THE EU'S ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT WITH SYRIA HAS BEEN FINALIZED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED DUE TO SYRIAN OBJECTIONS TO ITS NON- PROLIFERATI [...]	2004-07-08 11:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NL EU SY PHUM
04THEHAGUE174	RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (U) Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: Legislation: --New TIP Bill Submitted to Lower House (Paras 2-4) Protection: --Parliament Discusses National TIP Report (5-10) --Dutch Government Sets Up Shelter in Angola (11- [...]	2004-01-26 14:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE1778	THE HAGUE EAC CONVENED - JULY 15, 2004 [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post held an EAC meeting July 15 in response to the Dutch government decision elevating the general threat level in the Netherlands. RSO and ORCA briefed on the threat situation and the EAC decided not to change the current security posture and that there was no specific, credi [...]	2004-07-15 16:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
04THEHAGUE1791	UNGA 59: DUTCH CAUTION ON CLONING, DEMOCRACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: IO DAS Lagon shared Reftel A points with Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, on July 12. Poloff follow up on July 14 to get additional reactions and to receive a review of th EU's own paper (reported septel). 2. (C) The Dutch would support a ban on reprodu [...]	2004-07-16 12:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL UNGA UN
04THEHAGUE1799	UNGA 59: DUTCH CAUTION ON CLONING, DEMOCRACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: IO DAS Lagon shared Reftel A points with Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, on July 12. Poloff followed up on July 14 to get additional reactions and to receive a review of the EU's own paper (reported septel). 2. (C) The Dutch would support a ban on rep [...]	2004-07-16 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL UNGA UN
04THEHAGUE1804	EMBASSY THE HAGUE CONTACTS FOR THE NETHERLANDS EU [...] THE NETHERLANDS ASSUMED THE SIX-MONTH ROTATING EU PRESIDENCY BEGINNING JULY 1. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY AT EMBASSY THE HAGUE FOR COORDINATING EMBASSY ACTIVITIES AND LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO THE PRESIDENCY LIES WITH THE MISSION'S EU COORDINATION UNIT, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE D [...]	2004-07-16 16:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM ECON NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1817	UNGA 59: DUTCH CAUTION ON CLONING, DEMOCRACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: IO DAS Lagon shared Reftel A points with Karel van Kesteren, Director of UN affairs at the MFA, on July 12. Poloff followed up on July 14 to get additional reactions and to receive a review of the EU's own paper (reported septel). 2. (C) The Dutch would support a ban on rep [...]	2004-07-20 05:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM KDEM AORC NL UNGA UN
04THEHAGUE1833	DUTCH PM BALKENENDE ON CHINA, TURKEY, AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Balkenende told Ambassador Sobel on July 20 the EU has not yet reached consensus on lifting the China Arms Embargo before the December EU-China summit. While strong voices in the EU are pushing for a quick (but not unconditional) lift, others now appear less convinc [...]	2004-07-20 17:42:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL CH TK IS NL
04THEHAGUE1903	SURVEILLANCE OF U.S. EMBASSY THE HAGUE 07/27/2004 [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-29 05:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC NL PTER
04THEHAGUE1935	DUTCH A/POL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ: TERRORISM STATEMENT, [...] (SBU) Terrorism Declaration: CDA contacted Dutch MFA A/Political Director Herman Schaper late August 2 and got confirmation that the Netherlands would support and release the Coalition Terrorism Declaration. Early August 3, A/Pol Couns provided ref A points to MFA Security Policy Director Ma [...]	2004-08-03 11:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC MOPS MARR IZ NL EUN NATO
04THEHAGUE2095	DUTCH PUT UN PROTECTION FORCE ON PSC AGENDA [...] (S) On August 23, POLCOUNS discussed reftel points with Dutch MFA officials Bahia Tahzib (Deputy European Correspondent) and Adri van Loopik (Head of the Gulf States Division in the Department of North Africa and Middle East Affairs). (Note: POLOFFS had previously discussed the issue with Ta [...]	2004-08-23 16:07:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR IZ GB NL UN EUN
04THEHAGUE2138	INFORMAL EU FOREIGN MINSTERS MEETING (GYMNICH), [...] (C) Summary. MFA Political Affairs Department Director Jaap Werner told emboffs that although the Gymnich agenda must remain open until very shortly before the meeting, he expects that it will cover ASEM, the Middle East, Iraq, Iran, the Balkans, and the Sudan. On ASEM the Dutch are looking [...]	2004-08-26 15:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2196	ICTY: MILOSEVIC REVISITS HISTORY IN OPENING OF [...] (C) Summary. After a series of health-related delays, Slobodan Milosevic opened his defense on August 31, 2004, at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) with a predictable, political, often dull, and highly skewed survey of Balkans history. Milosevic repeatedly [...]	2004-09-02 11:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
04THEHAGUE2208	DUTCH CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTIONS TO IFC'S PRIVATE [...] ECONCOUNS and Econoff delivered September 2, 2004, reftel points to Gita Salden, Head of the International Economy and Financial Institutions Division within the Foreign Financial Relations Directorate of the Dutch Finance Ministry. (POLCOUNS delivered points separately on August 31 to Michiel [...]	2004-09-03 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID PREL ECON EINV NL
04THEHAGUE2250	FM BOT VISIT TO INDONESIA AUGUST 25-27 [...] (SBU) During an August 25-27 visit to Indonesia, Dutch FM Bot met with Indonesian FM Nur Hassan Wirayuda, as well as with President Megawati and Presidential Candidate Susilo Yudhoyono. Bot discussed both bilateral issues and, in his EU Presidency capacity, the EU-Indonesian relationship. Pol [...]	2004-09-07 10:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ID NL
04THEHAGUE2277	SUMMARY OF NATIONAL RAPPORTEUR'S THIRD TIP REPORT [...] Summary/Comment: On June 20, Dutch National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (NRM) Dien Korvinus presented the third TIP report to Justice Minister Donner. The 302-page report mainly covers the year 2002 and contains information about laws and regulations, victims, assistance, administrat [...]	2004-09-08 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
04THEHAGUE2366	DUTCH PARTICIPATION IN G8 BMENA MEETINGS IN NEW [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-17 13:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMPI NL UNGA
04THEHAGUE2382	UNGA 59/EAST TIMOR ACCOUNTABILITY - DUTCH SUPPORT [...] (SBU) The Dutch "fully support" the idea of the UN Secretariat forming a Commission of Experts (COE) to evaluate SIPDIS the work of the Ad Hoc Tribunal and Serious Crimes Unit and report on next steps regarding accountability for the 1999 atrocities on East Timor. However, Indonesian relu [...]	2004-09-20 09:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS KAWC PHUM NL
04THEHAGUE2388	NETHERLANDS/EU: PETER CHASE VISIT HIGHLIGHTS US-EU [...] (C) Summary: At meetings with the MFA on September 10, Peter Chase (EUR/ERA Director) heard that EU Member States see new informal interest groups forming around particular issues. This variable geometry extends to EU representation at the UN, where the EU's formal division of competenci [...]	2004-09-20 10:05:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NL
04THEHAGUE2398	NETHERLANDS/EU/UNGA: ICJ SEPARATION BARRIER ACTION [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel talking points with Herman Schaper, the Dutch Deputy POLDIR, on September 20. Schaper confirmed that Dutch UN Permrep Dirk van den Bergh, in his EU capacity, had discussed the issue of the security barrier with the Palestinian mission (al-Kidwa) in New York. The Pal [...]	2004-09-20 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL UNSC EUN
04THEHAGUE2453	IRAQ: TOKYO DONORS' MEETING [...] We delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper on 14 September to Adri van Loopik, head of the Gulf States Division of the Dutch MFA's North Africa and Middle East department, as well as Willemein Kallenberg, Iraq desk officer. They had no substantive response at that time. 2. On September 22 [...]	2004-09-25 08:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL NL
04THEHAGUE2462	EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO: VADM METZGER/DAS SUCHAN [...] (C) Summary: On September 15, VADM James Metzger and PM/DAS Greg Suchan briefed a Dutch interagency team chaired by MFA Security Policy Director Maurits Jochems on U.S. concerns regarding the possible lifting of the EU's arms embargo on China. VADM Metzger outlined the enhanced threat posed [...]	2004-09-27 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR CH NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2757	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: DUTCH RESPONSES [...] (C) Summary. PolCouns and PolOff met with Jaap Werner, Director, Political Affairs, MFA, and Adriaan Palm, MFA Political Affairs Officer, on October 26 to deliver points in reftel. Werner said the only addition to the agenda as set forth reftel was the African Great Lakes, where the Belgians [...]	2004-10-26 18:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2777	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS FOR NOV 2 GAERC [...] (U) Summary. MFA Deputy Directors Joep Wijnands (Political Affairs, European Correspondent) and Dirk Oldenburg (European Integration) briefed emboffs Oct 28th on expectations for the Nov 2 GAERC and the Nov 5 European Council. The GAERC will focus primarily on preparations for the Council, so [...]	2004-10-29 09:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE281	DUTCH FM BOT'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (C) I just spoke with Ben Bot and found him well-prepared for his February 9 visit to Washington. He plans to ask how he personally can contribute to improved transatlantic relations. As he has said in press interviews, other European leaders are counting on him to help mend fences between the Euro [...]	2004-02-04 12:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EU IZ NL PGOV PREL SNAR TU XA XF XH NATO
04THEHAGUE2924	NETHERLANDS/EU/INDIA: "NEW PARTNERSHIP" HAS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Beyond welcoming a new "strategic partnership," the November 8 EU-India Summit was perhaps more notable for what it lacked than what it included. The new "strategic partnership" appears to be little more than a wishlist of topics for cooperation to be fleshed out over the next ye [...]	2004-11-12 14:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3038	DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] After coordinating with the Moroccan Embassy in the Hague, POLCOUNS delivered refs points and agenda for the December 11 Forum for the Future in Rabat to Michiel den Hond, Head of the Dutch MFA's Middle East Affairs Department on November 18. Den Hond confirmed that Dutch Foreign Minister Bot [...]	2004-11-19 16:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KDEM KMPI KPAO NL EUN
04THEHAGUE3041	NETHERLANDS/EU/MIDDLE EAST: DUTCH HOPING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch hope to use the remaining weeks of their presidency to refocus the EU on the Middle East in order to take advantage of new opportunities. According to FM Bot and the head of the MFA's Middle East section, providing support for the Palestinian elections it their top pr [...]	2004-11-19 17:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAL NL MEPI
04THEHAGUE3098	TURKEY/EU: TURKEY ON TRACK WITH HURDLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish FM Gul met with the EU troika in the Hague November 23 in the last high-level meetings before the Council on December 17 faces its moment of truth. The Council will make its decision based both on the Commission report and issues Member States raise; elements of an in [...]	2004-11-26 16:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CY GR NL PREL TU EUN
04THEHAGUE3184	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY [...] (C) The U.S. invited a number of countries (Refs A-F) to send representatives to The Hague, during the 9th CWC Conference of the States Parties (from 29 Noveber-3 December 2004) for informal bilateral expert discussions on Host Country Agreements (HCA). With the exception of Luxembourg, the [...]	2004-12-08 08:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE3219	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR DEC 13 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs met with Jaap Werner, Director, Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 8 to deliver points reftel and December 9 with Joep Wijnands, the Deputy Director, and Derk Oldenburg (MFA Dep Dir for European Enlargement). Werner expected smooth sailing on Bulga [...]	2004-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NL PREL KNNP IR IS TU CR RO SU UP EUN
04THEHAGUE3350	NETHERLANDS/EU PRESIDENCY: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND [...] (C) Summary: The December 17 European Council decision to offer Turkey a starting date for accession negotiations let the Dutch end their presidency on a high note. The Dutch recorded several important accomplishments, of which the successful Turkish negotiations were the most notable, whil [...]	2004-12-29 12:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE4	2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine),an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy and amphetamines),and an important consumer of most illicit drugs. U.S. law enforcement information indicates [...]	2004-01-02 14:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE421	CODEL WEXLER FEB 22 - 24 [...] Country Clearance is granted and AmEmbassy the Hague warmly welcomes Rep. Robert Wexler, Rep. Steve Chabot and Jonathan Katz to The Netherlands February 22-24,2004. 2. Kami Witmer will be the Control Officer. She can be reached at the following numbers/addresses: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-9339 [...]	2004-02-19 11:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN
04THEHAGUE44	IRAQ/NL: ARREST OF DUTCH MARINE STIRS POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of a Dutch marine serving in Iraq following the alleged fatal shooting of an Iraqi civilian during a December 27 looting incident has stirred up a front page political controversy in the Netherlands with leading parliamentarians, the Chief Attorney General and Justice [...]	2004-01-08 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL IZ NL
04THEHAGUE469	DUTCH RESPONSE TO UNRWA EMERGENCY APPEAL [...] The Netherlands does not plan to contribute to the 2004 Emergency Appeal for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). Ms. Marwiencke Tillema of the MFA's UN Directorate (Political and Judicial Division) said the Dutch decision is based on two factors. First, the Du [...]	2004-02-24 14:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KPAL NL PREF UNRWA
04THEHAGUE544	DUTCH/EU THOUGHTS: 60TH SESSION OF UN CHR [...] (C) PolOff met with Hans Docter, MFA Commission on Human Rights (CHR) action officer, to discuss reftel. The Dutch are fully engaged with their EU partners in advance of the GoNL return to the CHR this spring. In addition to resolutions noted reftel, the EU will sponsor resolutions on Russia [...]	2004-03-03 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CH NL UNHRC
04THEHAGUE584	DUTCH VIEWS ON PM'S MARCH 16 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On March 9, Ambassador Sobel met separately with FM Bot and the PM's diplomatic advisor, Rob Swartbol, to preview the March 16 meeting between the President and PM Balkenende. PM Balkenede will bring the message that the Dutch EU presidency will advance the transatlantic agenda i [...]	2004-03-10 10:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ NL PREL TU
04THEHAGUE587	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) Simply put, the RBB Workshop was a success. There were no objections to implementing RBB in the 2005 budget document, and the objectives of the workshop were accomplished. As summarized by the Mark Mathews (U.K.),the workshop demonstrated that 1) the OPCW has been living in "the middl [...]	2004-03-10 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE781	ENCOURGING CHR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION [...] Country Clearance is granted for xxx for travel to The Netherlands XXX. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas of the Mission must provide proof of at least a secret clearance. If level of cleara [...]	2004-03-25 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM
04THEHAGUE787	AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 24 MEETING WITH DUTCH POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel met with Dutch MFA Political Director Hugo Siblesz on March 24. They discussed Iraq, Afghanistan, the Greater Middle East, the March 22-23 EU GAERC meetings and China human rights issues. Siblesz said a new UNSCR would help the government secure broad support [...]	2004-03-26 05:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM PHUM IZ AF IR CH NL
04THEHAGUE798	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The 36th Executive Council session of the OPCW was a solid success for the U.S. across the entire range of substantive and administrative issues. The presence of the Libyan delegation was sufficient to ensure that EC-36 would be memorable, and a report on the various discussions involvi [...]	2004-03-29 13:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE916	NETHERLANDS - CTRY CLR, DOE/EE: DANIEL LAIRD, [...] Country Clearance is granted for Daniel Laird for travel to The Netherlands April 17-22, 2004. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic officer Todd Kushner (tel:31-70-310-9273; email kushnerta2@state.gov post understands that no travel assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visit [...]	2004-04-08 09:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KSCA TRGY OTRA NL
04THEHAGUE966	DUTCH PARLIAMENT DEBATES IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 15, the Dutch parliament engaged debated Foreign Minister Bot and Defense Minister Kamp in a debate on the future of Iraq. Looming in the background is the government's upcoming decision whether to renew the deployment of Dutch troops currently in Iraq beyond July. wi [...]	2004-04-16 16:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV IZ NL
04THEHAGUE969	DUTCH PARLIAMENT DEBATES IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 15, the Dutch parliament debated Foreign Minister Bot and Defense Minister Kamp on the future of Iraq. Looming in the background is the government's upcoming decision whether to renew the deployment of Dutch troops currently in Iraq beyond July. Bot and Kamp parried o [...]	2004-04-16 16:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV IZ NL
04VATICAN101	POPE'S VISION IN LINE WITH U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-13 07:01:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM VT
04VATICAN2949	ISRAEL: VATICAN PESSIMISTIC ON SOURING RELATIONS [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for the Middle East Coppola elaborated on his foreign minister's frustrations with Vatican-Israel relations July 22, pointing to stalled negotiations on issues related to the 1994 Fundamental Agreement between the two governments as the main source of contention. [...]	2004-07-29 15:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KIRF KPAL PREL VT UNGA
04VATICAN3213	HOLY SEE BACKS U.S. UNGA PRIORITIES [...] (C) Holy See Acting Foreign Minister equivalent Parolin told Charge August 18 that the Holy See was on the same page with the U.S. on most UNGA initiatives. On cloning, Charge emphasized the Holy See's potential to influence Catholic countries to support a ban on human cloning. Parolin emphasized t [...]	2004-08-20 06:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ECON KDEM PHUM PREL VT UNGA
04VATICAN3810	MOVING THE VATICAN ON BIOTECHNOLOGY: EMBASSY [...] (U) To build support within the Holy See and overcome opposition within the Catholic Church, Embassy brought together scientists, ethicists, and developing nation farmers to address a one-day conference on the moral imperative of using biotechnology to feed the world's hungry. Scientists from [...]	2004-10-01 15:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT
04VATICAN4735	IRAQI FM PROMISES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR CHRISTIANS [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-15 05:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IZ VT
04VATICAN4760	A/S BURNS UPDATES VATICAN ON MEPP, IRAQ [...] (C) Holy See Foreign Minister Lajolo agreed with NEA A/S Burns December 9 that there were signs of "a better situation" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and he emphasized that "both sides" now needed to move forward with the Road Map. On Iraq elections, Lajolo welcomed Burns' assurance th [...]	2004-12-16 12:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IZ KPAL PREL VT
04VATICAN4778	VATICAN REJECTS PACIFISM, BUT DEBATE SIMMERS [...] (U) Contrary to the popular perception of a pacifist Vatican generated by the Holy See's opposition to the Iraq war, senior Vatican officials have consistently acknowledged the legitimacy of war as a last resort and have recently gone out of their way to make clear that the Holy See is not pac [...]	2004-12-17 10:21:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM VT
04VATICAN4839	NEW IRAQI AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR TIGHTER BORDERS, [...] (C) Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Edward Ismail Yelda called for tighter controls on his country's borders in a December 16 meeting with the Ambassador. He urged particular attention to the Jordanian border, which he cited as a source of foreign fighters and weapons. Yelda said the situat [...]	2004-12-21 15:32:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
04VATICAN4911	Pope in Meeting with Anti-Defamation League Calls [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-29 16:10:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI VT
04VILNIUS1369	AMBASSADOR IN SIAULIAI STRESSES DEVELOPMENT AND [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador traveled to Lithuania's northern city of Siauliai October 20-21 to conveying a message of admiration for Lithuania's rapid democratic and economic growth and appreciation for its activist foreign policy and contributions to the NATO alliance. In a town often identified wi [...]	2004-11-05 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
04VILNIUS1449	ADAMKUS JOINS UKRAINE MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (U) Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus traveled to Kiev November 26 to join Polish President Kwasniewski's mediation efforts as domestic political pressure for Lithuanian engagement continued to mount. Though the scope and direction of Adamkus's involvement remain unclear, his strong democr [...]	2004-11-29 07:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UK LH
04VILNIUS1520	LITHUANIA TO WORK THROUGH EU ON ANY IRAQ [...] (C) Acting AS for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Kozak on December 3 discussed with Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis the possibility of Lithuania's participation in an Iraqi election observer mission. Ambassador Kozak, in Vilnius for a GOL-sponsored conference on supporting democr [...]	2004-12-16 12:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
04VILNIUS395	LITHUANIA EXPRESSES INTEREST IN THE CD INITIATIVE [...] (U) WE DELIVERED TO LAURYNAS JONUSAUKAS, FIRST SECRETARY OF MFA'S AMERICA'S DIVISION, ON APRIL 7, 2004, REFTEL POINTS AND A COPY OF CHILEAN AMBASSADOR BIANCHI'S LETTER ON THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACY'S INITIATIVE IN EAST TIMOR. JONUSAUKAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE INITIATIVE, AND SAID THAT T [...]	2004-04-09 06:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL PHUM LH
04WELLINGTON1053	SENATOR BAUCUS AND AMBASSADOR GIVE STRAIGHT TALK [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting December 2 at the Auckland airport, Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) and the Ambassador warned New Zealand Minister for Trade Negotiations Jim Sutton that his government faces a tough time trying to persuade the U.S. government to start free-trade talks. While emphasizi [...]	2004-12-17 01:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON OVIP NZ ETRC CODEL
04WELLINGTON173	THE U.S.-NEW ZEALAND RELATIONSHIP: WHAT WE COULD [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Since New Zealand walked away from the ANZUS pact in 1986, we have had growing doubts about its willingness and ability to contribute to regional security. New Zealand remains a relatively friendly, like-minded partner in many policy areas. But the ad hoc nature of the its secu [...]	2004-02-25 21:28:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NZ
04WELLINGTON924	APEC: NEW ZEALAND PM SAYS NZ WILL DEMARCHE CHINA [...] (C) Ambassador Swindells met with Prime Minister Clark on November 2. He asked that New Zealand urge China to support inclusion of the remaining APEC security deliverables at the upcoming summit. He stressed that despite China's statements to the contrary, the deliverables belong in APEC. W [...]	2004-11-03 23:08:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KSTC PARM ECIN PTER ETTC EAID NZ
04YEREVAN1639	59TH UNGA -- ARMENIA'S MOSTLY FAVORABLE RESPONSE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on USG initiatives at the 59th UNGA to MFA International Organizations Acting Division Chief Artak Apitonian July 20. Apitonian predicted that the GOAM would supp [...]	2004-07-23 12:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC UNGA UN
04YEREVAN165	MFA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ISTANBUL-YEREVAN [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) MFA officials told us recently that they consider the weekly Yerevan-Istanbul flights an important part of efforts to improve relations between the two countries. MFA Turkey Desk Officer Anahi [...]	2004-01-20 12:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TU AM
04YEREVAN1665	LETTER FROM THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE TO [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ----------------------- TEXT OF LETTER FROM MOJ ----------------------- 2. (SBU) The Minister of Justice Davit Harytyunyan's staff transmitted the following letter to the Embassy July 28, noting that it had also been sent to th [...]	2004-07-29 12:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AM
04YEREVAN1862	AMBASSADOR EVANS PRESENTS COPIES OF HIS LETTERS OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador Evans presented copies of his letters of credence to Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian August 23. The Ambassador highlighted the strong U.S.-Armenia bilateral relationship, outlined U.S. policy objectives, and noted that new opportunities may exist in the South Caucas [...]	2004-08-23 11:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN226	REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: President George W. Bush's State of the Union Address was widely covered in Armenian media, both print and broadcast. Coverage by broadcast media was mostly factual, using CNN, EuroNews or Russian sources. Print media used the Russian Washington File provided by the U.S. Embassy Pu [...]	2004-01-23 12:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN2337	DIASPORA ORGANIZATION INCREASES SUPPORT FOR N-K [...] (C) The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is increasing its efforts to support ongoing Armenian government-sponsored repopulation programs in Nagrono-Karabakh (N-K) through its "Centennial Project." The AGBU, the Armenian Diaspora NGO with the largest membership worldwide, has reported [...]	2004-10-20 11:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN2348	EUR DAS KENNEDY'S OCTOBER 14 - 17 VISIT TO ARMENIA [...] (C) Armenia plans to follow through with its commitment to deploy non-combat troops to Iraq. The issue is a political hot potato, however, and the GOAM hopes the USG will help keep the issue out of public view while it works to obtain the parliamentary approval required for deployment. This [...]	2004-10-22 07:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR AM
04YEREVAN2485	(IMI) ARMENIA: REPORT ON TAVUSH PROVINCE [...] In October 2004, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Tavush province of Armenia to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S. - Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is another in a [...]	2004-11-17 09:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
04YEREVAN2494	RECENT STATEMENTS SUGGEST COOLER LOCAL TEMPERATURE [...] (C) Recent statements by high-level policymakers and opinion pieces in the local media suggest that there may be growing opposition to the pending deployment of Armenian peacekeeping support to Iraq. Reports of a car bomb explosion November 9 near an Armenian church in Iraq re-ignited a flurr [...]	2004-11-18 09:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ AM
04YEREVAN2525	Armenian Iraq Contingent: Speaker of [...] (C ) Over lunch November 23, Armenian National Assembly speaker Artur Baghdasarian shared with Ambassador the likely time-line for parliamentary consideration of the deployment of Armenia's non- combatant contingent to the Iraq Coalition and asked our assistance in mustering arguments to be de [...]	2004-11-23 13:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AM IZ
04YEREVAN2597	ARMENIA'S CHOD TALKS ABOUT IRAQ, AZERBAIJAN AND [...] (C) In his first meeting with the Ambassador, General-Colonel Mikhael Harutiunyan expressed Armenia's readiness to send its military contingent to Iraq once the government had completed the necessary review and approval. He commented on the budgetary challenges facing the MOD and the attempt [...]	2004-12-03 11:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MOPS AM
04YEREVAN2793	NEW DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER THE FIRST IN A [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenian President Robert Kocharian named Armen Bayburdian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) December 24. Bayburdian joins current Deputy Foreign Ministers Tatul Margarian (expected to be named Am [...]	2004-12-28 11:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN391	BUREAUCRATS DISAPPOINTED WITH WORKING-LEVEL [...] (C) MFA Turkey Desk Officer Anahit Harutunyan told us February 13 that the MFA returned from the latest GOAM-GOT technical meeting having accomplished less than it had hoped for, specifically regarding a potential border opening or scheduling regular encounters between FMs Oskanian and Gul. Ha [...]	2004-02-18 08:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU AM
04YEREVAN398	SEEING EYE TO EYE WITH THE GOAM ON UNCHR, UNGA [...] (C) We discussed UNCHR issues and ways to more effectively pursue continuing USG policy priorities at the UN with MFA UN Division Chief Artak Apitonian February 11 (reftel). Apitonian credited the apparent decline in USG-GOAM voting coincidence during the 58th UNGA as a reaction to "more aggre [...]	2004-02-18 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM UNGA
04YEREVAN722	REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: SHEIKH AHMED [...] SUMMARY: The assassination of the founder and spiritual leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, was reported on all Armenian TV channels, the reports being mainly factual. However, some local papers published commentaries. The following is the summary of the articles. [...]	2004-03-26 02:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04ZAGREB1034	U.S. SANCTIONS NOT MAJOR OBSTACLE TO CROATIAN GAS [...] (SBU) On June 1 we visited INA, the majority state-owned oil and gas company, to inquire about its overseas activities in general, and its exploration activities in Syria in particular. Zeljko Belosic, Member of the Board and executive director for Oil and Gas Exploration and Production note [...]	2004-06-07 17:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETTC EPET HR SY IZ
04ZAGREB1037	POLITICS AND PORK OVERTAKE SCIENCE IN CROATIA'S [...] (C) After initial tests in February first raised the prospect of unlabeled GMOs in the Croatian food market (reftel A),the GoC has thoroughly politicized the GMO debate and shown an eagerness to cash in on populist anti-GMO sentiment to drum up support. A move in GMO policy away from scienc [...]	2004-06-08 08:25:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL PGOV HR
04ZAGREB1299	CROATIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON ISRAELI SECURITY [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche on July 13 to Ranko Vilovic, Head of the United Nations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Vilovic responded that there has been no change in the GoC position on the barrier since it abstained from the resolution referring the issue to the ICJ. Vilo [...]	2004-07-15 12:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS HR UNGA ICJ

04ZAGREB2001	A/S JONES WELCOMES CROATIAN CONSTRUCTIVENESS IN [...] (SBU) During their November 11 meeting, A/S Beth Jones and Prime Minister Sanader discussed steps to improve regional relations, current and possibly additional Croatian contributions to resolve international crises, and the possibility of signing an Article 98 Agreement. PM Sanader stressed [...]	2004-11-17 15:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KAWC HR NATO
04ZAGREB2083	Minority Agreement Formalizes Protections [...] (SBU) During his historic visit to Belgrade on 15 November (Refs),PM Sanader and SAM PM Tadic signed an agreement on the protection of minorities in the two countries. Focused on the ethnic Croat and ethnic Serb minorities in each country, the agreement does not set out new protections, but [...]	2004-12-08 14:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL HR
04ZAGREB454	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PRESIDENT MESIC'S PLANS TO [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH PRESIDENT MESIC MARCH 12 TO DISCUSS THE PRESIDENT'S UPCOMING MIDDLE EAST TRIP AND DELIVER POINTS CONCERNING U.S. POLICY TOWARD SYRIA (REF A). MESIC DESCRIBED HIS THREE-COUNTRY TRIP, BEGINNING LATER THIS MONTH, INCLUDING STOPS IN QATAR, JORDAN, AND SYRIA. MESIC HA [...]	2004-03-17 14:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR SY
04ZAGREB578	BAD TEST RESULTS FORCE GMO ISSUE [...] (U) THE RECENT SCANDAL AROUND THE ALLEGED PRESENCE OF NON-APPROVED GMOS IN 14 FOOD SAMPLES HAS SPED THE ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS ON LABELING AND APPROVAL OF GMOS AND STIRRED PUBLIC DEBATE, EVEN THOUGH SUBSEQUENT TESTS FOUND THAT ONLY ONE OF THE SAMPLES HAD MORE THAN ONE PERCENT GMO CONTENT. TH [...]	2004-04-05 05:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR
04ZAGREB71	CROATIAN PRESIDENT MESIC: OK ON IRAQ TROOP [...] (S) In the Ambassador's January 13 call on President Mesic to seek movement on key bilateral issues, Mesic offered to go slow for the time being on any contract to refit a Libyan naval vessel while restating his desire to develop commercial relations with Libya. Mesic committed not to get in t [...]	2004-01-14 11:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	SECRET	PREL MARR KAWC ETTC IZ SY HR NATO
04ZAGREB766	THE SANADER GOVERNMENT'S FIRST SEMESTER -- OFF TO [...] (C) PM Ivo Sanader's furious, almost frantic, pace for his first 100 days in office has produced positive results. Most of his government's energy has been focused on foreign policy, where Sanader and his closest associates had to work quickly to convince the skeptics of the "new HDZ" who are [...]	2004-04-28 14:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR
05ABUDHABI1006	POINTS FOR A/USTR NOVELLI'S FTA BILATS [...] (U) Summary. During your March 7-11th visit to the United Arab Emirates for the first round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations, you will have a number of bilateral meetings with senior UAEG officials. We are providing short bios of your interlocutors and an overview of probable points of di [...]	2005-03-02 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL USTR NEA PI
05ABUDHABI1091	UAE: 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Embassy TIP points of contact are PolOff Susan Raddant and PolChief Joel Maybury, office: 971-2-414-2444, fax: 971-2-414-2639; email: raddantsk@state.gov, mayburyjf@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent approximately 40 hours preparing for and writing the repor [...]	2005-03-08 12:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TC
05ABUDHABI1169	UPCOMING UAE INTERNATIONAL HAWALA CONFERENCE [...] The UAE Central Bank, in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund and the Middle East North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF),will host the Third International Conference on Hawala in Abu Dhabi April 2-3, and the UAE has issued an invitation to Post to attend. 2. The pr [...]	2005-03-14 10:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER EFIN TC
05ABUDHABI1297	MEDIA REACTION: A/USTR NOVELLI'S VISIT TO THE UAE TO NEGOTIATE FTA, MARCH 8-10 [...] SUMMARY: ALL LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA PROMINENTLY COVERED ASSISTANT USTR CATHERINE NOVELLI'S MARCH 8-10 VISIT TO THE UAE TO NEGOTIATE THE FTA. ABU DHABI PA ARRANGED A PRESS ROUNDTABLE WITH FOURTEEN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT MEDIA, IN ADDITION TO ONE-ON-ONE TELEVISION INTERVIEWS WITH A [...]	2005-03-22 11:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI1683	UAE ENERGY SECTOR: SECURITY, SPARE CAPACITY, AND [...] (C) Summary: Although the United Arab Emirates has taken many steps to improve oil and gas facility security, a number of vulnerabilities for both off and onshore facilities still exist. The UAE needs to improve information sharing and interagency coordination to further enhance security. AD [...]	2005-04-16 07:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET TC
05ABUDHABI1858	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP - EMBASSY ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: The British DCM convened the Abu Dhabi G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) on March 23. CTAG members discussed their perspectives of the threat environment in the UAE, and their observations of the UAE response to the recent theater bombing in Doha. Each country detailed [...]	2005-04-27 02:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC ETTC TC KJAN
05ABUDHABI1874	ILO VISITS UAE, WILL REVIEW DRAFT LABOR LAWS [...] (C) Summary: During his April 23-25 visit, the UAE Ministry of Labor presented ILO regional Middle East director Dr. Taleb Al Rafai with its draft revised labor law and draft labor union law for formal ILO review and comment in bringing UAE labor laws in line with international standards. Alt [...]	2005-04-27 23:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL TC
05ABUDHABI1875	MINI DUBLIN GROUP MEETING -- EMBASSY ABU DHABI [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-28 02:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR TC
05ABUDHABI2180	MFA UNDER SECRETARY MEETS NDU DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi met May 14 with Ambassador and a visiting delegation from the National Defense University's (NDU) National War College and reviewed the UAE's security concerns, and the political reform trends that are under way in the region. Al Noaim [...]	2005-05-16 09:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KDEM PGOV IZ IR SA TC
05ABUDHABI2195	UAE ACCESS STUDENTS: "I THOUGHT THAT AMERICANS [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-17 03:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL XF TC
05ABUDHABI2947	PDAS CHENEY DISCUSSES REFORM, TIP AND TRADE [...] (C) Summary: During NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney's visit to the UAE June 26-27, she had an SIPDIS opportunity to speak to different audiences about political reform, trafficking in persons, and economic issues. Cheney emphasized that to fully empower its citizens, the UAE [...]	2005-07-01 09:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI PHUM TC
05ABUDHABI3008	ONE MORE CRACK IN THE GCC - UAE/SAUDI BORDER [...] (S) Summary. Tensions between UAE and Saudi Arabia over a border dispute have broad implications for intra-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) relations and the long-term viability of the GCC. UAE officials view Saudi objections to a planned causeway to link the UAE and Qatar as Saudi Arabia's at [...]	2005-07-06 11:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PBTS PREL PHSA EPET ENRG TC GCC
05ABUDHABI301	SCENESETTER - NSC HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) Overview: We look forward to welcoming you to the United Arab Emirates February 6-7. U.S.-UAE cooperation in the security and counterterrorism fields is robust and the UAE leadership is actively seeking ways to enhance the relationship. Your visit here will be an excellent opportunity to [...]	2005-01-18 11:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PINS EFIN IZ IR TC
05ABUDHABI3244	GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE [...] (C) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met July 20 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ). Abizaid praised the UAEG for its steadfast determination to wage a public campaign against extremist i [...]	2005-07-25 07:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MASS PREL IZ AF PK IR SY SA TC
05ABUDHABI332	ASD RODMAN MEETING WITH UAE INFORMATION MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During a January 12 meeting with UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ASD Peter Rodman discussed Iraq,s upcoming election and its role in achieving stability. Sheikh Abdullah shared concerns about Sunni participation in the election and representation in [...]	2005-01-23 13:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	AF ETRD IR IZ MAS PREL PTER TC
05ABUDHABI34	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH ASIAN CATASTROPHE [...] SUMMARY: THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE ASIAN TSUNAMI, THE ELECTIONS IN IRAQ AND PALESTINE, AND SUDANESE PEACE AGREEMENT DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA THIS WEEK. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" STATED THAT THE WORLD SHOULD FOCUS ON SPENDING MONEY ON HUMANITARIAN AID INSTEAD OF [...]	2005-01-03 09:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI3767	IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT (ILSA): SHARJAH/UAE [...] (C) On September 4, Ambassador stressed our opposition to investment in Iran's oil sector to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, using Ref a talking points. She emphasized deep USG concerns about Iranian actions and policies, including pursuit of WMD and delivery systems, support for terrorism, [...]	2005-09-05 13:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EPET ENRG PREL ECON IR TC
05ABUDHABI3884	MEETING WITH UAE ENERGY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On September 11, Ambassador met with UAE Energy Minister Al-Hamili to thank him for UAE and OPEC support after Hurricane Katrina (including a $100 million UAE donation to relief efforts) and brief him on U.S. and international efforts to respond to the crisis. Al-Hamili said that [...]	2005-09-12 13:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB IR MU TC
05ABUDHABI3925	TROUBLED UAE TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR PINNING [...] SUMMARY: The UAE textile industry is slowing down due to increased international competition sparked by the elimination of the worldwide textile quotas. The Ministry of Economy and Planning and senior officials from five textile factories in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (AlPine Creation, Fine Texti [...]	2005-09-14 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD TC
05ABUDHABI3966	ABU DHABI CIVIL AVIATION: RAISING THE PROFILE [...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi is raising its profile in the civil aviation arena, building a new government-sponsored airline and renovating the airport to accommodate significant growth, as it begins investing money to raise Abu Dhabi's international profile. Although Abu Dhabi is the capital cit [...]	2005-09-19 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD PREL PINR TC
05ABUDHABI4045	MBZ ON IRAQ, EXTREMISM, PALESTINIANS, SAUDIS [...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) told Ambassador and a visiting delegation led by retired U.S. four-star generals over dinner September 20 that he expected the Iraqi people would approve a new Constitution on October 15. MbZ reiterated his support for former [...]	2005-09-25 10:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ IR SA SY PK TC
05ABUDHABI406	INAUGURAL U.S.-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES JOINT MILITARY [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter W. Rodman and newly appointed and promoted UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithy co-chaired the inaugural U.S.-UAE Joint Military Commission in Abu Dhabi January 11-12. [...]	2005-01-29 12:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL MASS PTER IZ IR AF TC
05ABUDHABI4086	MEDIA REACTION: RELEASE OF BRITISH SOLDIERS/ TWO [...] SUMMARY: A UAE DAILY CLAIMED THAT THE TWO BRITISH SOLDIERS DETAINED IN BASRA AND LATER FREED FROM POLICE DETENTION WERE MOSSAD AGENTS. ANOTHER DAILY WELCOMED THE LAUNCH OF TWO UAE DAILY TABLOIDS IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC URGING THEM TO REFLECT THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE STREET. A UAE ACAD [...]	2005-09-26 14:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI4103	OFAC DISCUSSES WMD, TERFIN WITH UAEG, BANKS [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 08:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN PTER EFIN SNAR PK KN IR TC
05ABUDHABI4105	UAE DESIRES MECHANISM TO REVIEW ASSET FREEZES [...] (C) Summary. During his September 17-19 visit to the UAE, Bob Werner, Director of the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),met with Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed, General Manager of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA),to discuss concerns the UAE has raised during [...]	2005-09-28 12:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETRD ECON TC
05ABUDHABI4134	MEDIA REACTION: KAREN HUGHES'S MIDDLE EAST VISIT [...] SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN THE POPULAR UAE DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" 9/27 NOTED THAT UNLESS THE U.S. CHANGES ITS POLICY TOWARDS THE ARABS AND BECOMES A FAIR AND JUST PLAYER IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT, NEITHER KAREN HUGHES NOR ANY OTHER AMERICAN ENVOY WILL SUCCEED IN IMPROVING THE U.S. IMAGE IN THE AR [...]	2005-10-01 06:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI4227	SUBJECT: UAE PROMISES CONTINUED COOPERATION ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION [...] (S) Summary: On October 1-2, 2005, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, National Security Director for Counterproliferation Strategy David Stephens, and T Senior Advisor Patricia McNerney met with UAE officials to discuss the issue of Iran,s nuclear progr [...]	2005-10-05 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KNNP PARM IR PK TC SY NK
05ABUDHABI468	UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES CT FINANCE, FTA [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi to discuss counterterror finance cooperation on January 29. Governor Al Suwaidi focused on regional CT finance engagement and on expected Free Trade Agreement discussions with the banking sector. End summary. [...]	2005-02-01 11:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD IZ PTER TC
05ABUDHABI4715	UAE LEADERS DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY AHEAD OF [...] (U) Summary: The 9th Dubai Air Show got under way November 20 with the UAE leadership underscoring the UAEG's role in defusing regional tension by promoting dialogue and condemning terrorism, and at the same time stressing the importance of modernizing the military to safeguard the UAE's natio [...]	2005-11-21 06:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MCAP IZ AE
05ABUDHABI4735	BOEING WINS BIG AT DUBAI AIR SHOW [...] (U) On November 20, during the 9th Annual Dubai Air Show, the Dubai-based Emirates Airline awarded Boeing a $9.7 billion order to buy 42 B-777s with an option to purchase 20 more. With this newest order, the Emirates fleet will increase to more than 200 making it the largest carrier in the Ar [...]	2005-11-21 13:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON TC
05ABUDHABI4768	USG AND UAEG HOST "ADVANCED FINANCIAL CRIMES" [...] (U) The Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training of the United States Department of Justice (OPDAT),the Central Bank of the UAE and the Middle East and North African Financial Action Task Force (MENA/FATF) held a conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE from November 19-21. [...]	2005-11-22 13:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	TFIN PREL TC
05ABUDHABI4815	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VISITS ABU DHABI [...] (C) Summary: On November 23, Ambassador Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister/MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ). They discussed the role Dubai-based Iraqi cleric Ahmed Al Kubaysi might play in encouraging greater Sunni Arab participation in Iraq's political process [...]	2005-11-27 09:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PINR PTER IR IZ SA AE
05ABUDHABI5065	MEDIA REACTION: GCC SUMMIT/IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: SPECIFIC COMMENTARY ON THE GCC SUMMIT AND ELECTIONS IN IRAQ. AL-KHALEEJ PAPER CRITICIZED THE GULF SUMMIT AS FOCUSING ONLY ON THE BUSINESS BETWEEN THE GULF STATES AND NOT THE DAILY PROBLEMS OF GULF CITIZENS. AL-BAYAN QUESTIONED THE ROLE OF THE GCC COUNSELING COMMITTEE AND HOPED THAT [...]	2005-12-17 12:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI5078	UAE'S POPULATION TAPESTRY: AN OVERVIEW [...] (C) Summary: While many UAE nationals see the ongoing rapid expansion of the country's expatriate population as a positive factor contributing to the UAE's 8% annual economic growth rate, others see a potential threat to their political and social fabric. Officially, foreigners are welcome in [...]	2005-12-18 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI IR PA IN AE
05ABUDHABI5079	GCC SUMMIT GETS UNDER WAY IN ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 18-19 GCC Summit in Abu Dhabi has a robust agenda judging from statements issued by GCC Secretary General Abdul Rahman Al Attiyah and other officials SIPDIS after Saturday's GCC ministerial. The summit agenda includes the post-election situation in Iraq, the Pale [...]	2005-12-18 12:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER GCC ECON KPAL KNNP IZ IR AE
05ABUDHABI509	UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES CT FINANCE, FTA [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi to discuss counterterror finance cooperation on January 29. Governor Al Suwaidi focused on regional CT finance engagement and on expected Free Trade Agreement discussions with the banking sector. End summary. [...]	2005-02-04 05:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD IZ PTER TC
05ABUDHABI5112	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: GCC SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: A UAE COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD," LAUDED THE GCC'S CALL TO CLEAR THE MIDDLE EAST OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. AN ARABIC EDITORIAL PRAISED THE SUMMIT FOR TAKING MODERATE RESOLUTIONS. END SUMMARY. 2. Abu Awad, a columnist in Abu Dhabi-based Arabic daily "Al- Ittihad" (circulation 65,000) [...]	2005-12-20 10:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI5115	UAE CONTRIBUTION TO 2005-2006 INCSR, FINANCIAL [...] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an important financial center for the Gulf region. The UAE is still a largely cash- based society. However, the financial sector is modern and progressive. Dubai, in particular, is a major international banking center. There is also a growing offshore sector. T [...]	2005-12-20 11:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR
05ABUDHABI5168	EXBS ADVISOR VISIT TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OCTOBER 2005 [...] Several times during the period October 9-23, EXBS Advisor met with principal US Embassy and Consulate staff to discuss the state of EXBS in UAE. Salient points of subsequent conversation were as follows: A. UAE has unique challenges with implementation of EXBS principles due to the st [...]	2005-12-21 14:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP JO
05ABUDHABI527	MEDIA REACTION: CONDOLEEZZA RICE [...] SUMMARY: SECRETARY CONDOLEEZZA RICE'S STATEMENTS DURING HER FIRST VISIT AS SECRETARY OF STATE DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ABU DHABI TV AND DUBAI TV BOTH CARRIED EXCERPTS OF HER STATEMENT DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE UK. AN UNUSUALLY POSITIVE EDITORIAL IN "AL [...]	2005-02-05 13:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI528	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION:STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] SUMMARY: ALL ARABIC AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PRINT MEDIA IN THE UAE DEVOTED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. RADIO AND TV STATIONS REPEATEDLY CARRIED LENGTHY EXCERPTS OF THE SPEECH, PARTICULARLY SECTIONS RELATED TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE PEACE PROCESS. ALL MEDI [...]	2005-02-05 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI711	EMIRATI PREPARATIONS FOR FTA TALKS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: In meetings over the past several days, we have gained more of a sense of how the UAEG is preparing for its upcoming FTA talks with the U.S. In addition to the formal addition of MinEcon Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi as a co-chair of the negotiating committee (reftel),it appears that [...]	2005-02-15 12:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON TC
05ABUDHABI713	WHITE HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR FRAN [...] (S) Summary. In a February 7 meeting with HSC Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend, the Director of UAE State Security Department (SSD),Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, expressed support for U.S. efforts regarding the Israeli/Palestinian situation. Sheikh Hazza also said that the UAE [...]	2005-02-15 12:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	IR IZ PREL PTER SA TC
05ABUDHABI716	UAEG EXPRESSES VIEWS ON ISRAEL-PALESTINE [...] (C) Summary: On February 13, MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi told visiting ARPI Office Director Alan Misenheimer and DCM that he is more optimistic about the prospect for peace in Israel and Palestine since Abu Mazen,s election. He noted that motion on this front will help solve other regio [...]	2005-02-15 12:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PREL TC
05ABUDHABI993	ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TO REMAIN A LONG-TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: Former UAE President Sheikh Zayed, who died in November 2004, was widely respected in the UAE as an avid environmentalist who worked to "green" the UAE by promoting forestry and agriculture. Rapid expansion of agriculture, however, has negatively impacted the UAE,s ground wat [...]	2005-03-02 10:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD KSCA SENV TC
05ABUDHABI999	MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON [...] SUMMARY: THE SITUATION IN LEBANON AND THE LONDON CONFERENCE SUPPORTING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" LAUDED THE RESIGNATION OF OMAR KARAMI. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE REASONS BEHI [...]	2005-03-02 11:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUJA1185	GON OFFICIAL SUGGESTS POSSIBLE NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (C) During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, Prince Adegboyega Christopher Ariyo, Director of Asia and Middle East Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),expressed concern about the possibility of Nigeria's oil and gas reserves' becoming depleted over the next forty yea [...]	2005-07-05 06:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ENRG TRGY KNNP NI
05ABUJA137	AF PDAS RANNEBERGER'S MEETING WITH AU CHAIRPERSON [...] (C) Summary. At his 29 January meeting in Abuja with African Union (AU) Chairperson Konare, Ambassador Ranneberger underscored the priority the U.S. attaches to strengthening its relationship with the AU. He emphasized U.S. support for the AU mission in Darfur. He stressed the need to use th [...]	2005-01-31 16:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU SU NI
05ABUJA2070	REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATING BELLVIEW CRASH [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) On October 25, 2005, post received the following letter from President Olusegun Obasanjo. The text of the letter is as follows: Dear Ambassador: Re: Crash of Nigerian Bellview Airline On Saturday, 23rd October 2005, Bellvie [...]	2005-10-26 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EAIR ASEC AEMR AMGT NI
05ABUJA2127	NIGERIA: NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO U.S. FEARS [...] (S) Summary George Obiozor, Nigeria's ambassador to the U.S., fears that Nigeria will break up "like Yugoslavia" unless the presidency's rotation amongst the geopolitical regions is "institutionalized" by a new or revised constitution. He advocates President Obasanjo remaining in office past [...]	2005-11-04 14:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREF PREL NI
05ACCRA1284	GHANA'S PRESIDENT KUFUOR RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Ambassador Yates met June 29 with President Kufuor, at his request. Kufuor complained about reports that the U.S. had attempted to delay the June 20 Board review of Ghana's IMF program over concerns on petroleum deregulation. Ambassador reassured Kufuor that the USG had supported Ghana's [...]	2005-07-01 15:47:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON GH
05ACCRA1900	GHANA SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP ON [...] (SBU) On September 15, Charge delivered Ref A points on seeking Ghanaian participation in an international partnership on Avian Influenza to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kwasi Osei-Adjei and Deputy Minister of Health Sam Owusu-Agyei. Deputy Foreign Minister Osei-Adjei promised to coordi [...]	2005-09-19 17:09:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO GH
05ACCRA2012	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS, SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for September 2005. The issues covered are: -- GoG/Donors plan for November 7 Consultative Group Meeting -- U.S. Customs Assesses Ghana Customs' Capabilities, Needs -- Ghana's oil refinery suffers exodus of senior emp [...]	2005-10-01 10:35:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD EAID ENRG GH
05ACCRA306	DCM MEETS MINISTER-DESIGNATE OF EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH, [...] Summary: DCM and Poloff called on Minister-Designate of Employment, Youth, and Manpower Development Joseph Kofi Adda on February 10 to highlighted our interest in Ghana's passage of an anti-trafficking law. Adda said that Ghana intended to enact the law but it would take some time for the cab [...]	2005-02-11 07:02:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB GH KTIA KWMN PHUM
05ACCRA637	REPORT ON AFRP "RADIO BROADCASTING IN THE [...] Summary. Two Ghanaian radio broadcasters were among the participants in an AFRP on "Radio Broadcasting in the U.S." from January 31-February 18, 2005. Both had rave reviews for the program and said the experience broadened everyone's perspective. One of the journalists was particularly impr [...]	2005-04-01 06:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC PGOV GH
05ACCRA770	REFUGEES IN THE GAMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Refugees in The Gambia comprise a disparate assortment of illiterate Senegalese farmers, Sierra Leonean professionals, and Liberians. While UNHCR provides for almost every imaginable need for the residents of Bambali Camp, urban refugees in Banjul struggle to eke out a meager [...]	2005-04-21 16:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GA SL SE LI PREF
05ADANA11	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7, 2005 [...] BOLGE / MILLIYET / HURRIYET (CUKUROVA) / ZAMAN / EKSPRES: A stormy debate has been going on in many cities (of Turkey),especially in Adana and Gaziantep (Note. The two prominent southeastern cities. End Note.),because the cities were not included within the GoT's recent contentious Incen [...]	2005-01-11 07:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA124	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 10, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 12:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA133	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 30, 2005 [...] HURRIYET/EKSPRES/SABAH(GUNEY)/ZAMAN/BOLGE: Water melon producers in Adana's Karatas district of are frustrated about not being able to sell their produce despite water melon's very low price in the market. 2. ZAMAN/BOLGE: The paper reports that despite the recent lifting o [...]	2005-07-11 14:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA146	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 22, 2005 [...] SABAH (GUNEY): Turk Telekom (Turkish Communication Company) workers in Antakya did not attend work for an (unspecified) length of time to stage a protest against the company's privatization. 2. SABAH (GUNEY): Valeh Haciyev, a deputy minister from Azerbaijan currently visiting th [...]	2005-07-25 07:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA154	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22, 2005 [...] BOLGE: The daily reports that the purpose of U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Nancy McEldowney's visit last week to Turkey's Agricultural Ministry was to pressure Turkey on its recent decision to restrict rice imports from the U.S. in order to prevent material injury to Turkish rice produce [...]	2005-08-23 10:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA173	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3, 2005 [...] ZAMAN: Adana's 3rd Cukurova Industry and Commerce Fair ended. REID [...]	2005-10-05 13:36:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA177	SOUTHEAST TURKEY'S ECONOMY GETTING BY [...] (SBU) Summary: The southeast's economy is not booming but it is getting by. Fuel smuggling across Van's border with Iran has taken on significant proportions. Van's business incubation center provides an example of local business succeeding at doing things on its own, without Ankara's help. [...]	2005-10-07 14:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU SY IZ ADANA
05ADANA18	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25, 2005 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 25, 2005. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. CUMHURIYET / [...]	2005-01-28 12:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA202	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 07, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-14 06:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA223	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-02 09:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA24	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31, 2005 [...] YENI SAFAK: Cantemur Aslan, General Manager of SEKA (Turkish State Pulp and Paper Plant) and Atilla Osmancelebioglu, Governor of Mersin, delivered the good news that SEKA's port in the Tasucu district of Silifke in Mersin will be reopened. It had been idle for ten years. (Note: The S [...]	2005-02-04 07:30:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA3	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28, 2004 [...] BOLGE / TURKIYE / EKSPRES / VAKIT / MILLI GAZETE: As compared to the figures of the previous year, the exports from Turkey to the Middle East countries are breaking the records and the volume of exports has increased by 40.9 percent. Mehmet Hadra, President of the Turkish-Arab Businessmen [...]	2005-01-03 09:57:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA35	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22, 2005 [...] MILLIYET / EKSPRES / BOLGE / ZAMAN / TURKIYE: Adana Chamber of Commerce will open the East Mediterranean Foreign Trade Center today to foster the international relationships of Cukurova Region's SMEs. Among the undertakings of the Center are providing advisory services to the SMEs with r [...]	2005-02-23 08:03:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA38	SE TURKEY: INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURITY HINDER INCREASED TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-24 13:12:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELTN IZ TU ADANA
05ADANA55	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-18 13:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADANA8	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4, 2005 [...] MILLIYET / EKSPRES / BOLGE / TURKIYE: Umit Ozgumus, President of the Adana Chamber of Industry, is going to meet President Erdogan for the second time on January 5, and will mainly discuss the new Incentive Law. Umit Ozgumus, who is selected as the representative of the East Mediterrane [...]	2005-01-07 09:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
05ADDISABABA3855	FY04 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ANNUAL SUMMARY [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. In FY04, post provided funding for six (6) Democracy and Human Rights projects totaling USD 74,783.00. Post selected these projects in accordance with the Mission Performance Plan. FY04 projects improved the quality of life for approximately 155,125 Ethiopians in f [...]	2005-11-15 10:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM KDEM SOCI PREL ET
05ADDISABABA4199	AMIS FUTURE - AU SETS PSC DATE, PARTNERS SEEK [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) will meet January 12 to decide the future of AMIS. Addis-based AU partners are seeking guidance from c [...]	2005-12-23 12:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KPKO SU AU
05ADDISABABA4201	AMIS FUTURE - AU SETS PSC DATE, PARTNERS SEEK [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) will meet January 12 to decide the future of AMIS. Addis-based AU partners are seeking guidance from c [...]	2005-12-23 12:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KPKO SU AU
05ADDISABABA4223	AU BUREAU DIRECTOR ON U.S.-AU RELATIONS, AU [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) welcomes plans to enhance U.S.-AU relations and is willing to work with the USG on privileges and immunities for a U.S. Ambassador to the AU, AU Bureau of the Chairperson Director Mamadou Lamine Diallo told PolEconCouns and Poloff December 27. The AU plans [...]	2005-12-28 13:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU AU ER ET
05ADDISABABA4234	DARFUR: AU TELLS SACEUR NATO ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Commission views its collaboration with NATO on Darfur as "excellent" and welcomes discussion on how to expand NATO assistance in areas such as training, Commissioner for Peace and Security Amb. Said Djinnit told SACEUR Gen. Jones December 16. Amb. Djinnit [...]	2005-12-29 14:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR SU AU
05ALGIERS1016	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador conducted his first official call May 21 on Foreign Minister Mohammed Bedjaoui, who was appointed May 1 in place of former Fonmin Belkhadem (septel reports their discussion of an exercise-specific SOFA). The conversation covered U.S.-Algerian relations and a possible Bedjaoui v [...]	2005-05-22 11:58:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP ABLD AG IR IS US SOFA
05ALGIERS1952	ALGERIAN EFFORTS AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) In a September 14 meeting with Department of Justice money laundering expert Suzanne Hayden, the head of Algeria's inter-ministerial financial action task force, Mohamed Benamar Aid, briefed on the group's activities since the adoption of new national money-laundering legislation in Februa [...]	2005-09-20 16:47:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM PREL PTER AG
05ALGIERS2145	IMF Recommendations for Algeria [...] Summary: In an October 16 press conference following a two-week visit to Algeria, Mr. Erik De Vrijer, Division Chief for Middle East and Central Asia at the IMF declared that Algeria showed favorable economic development in 2005. De Vrijer highlighted the "significant" structural reforms under [...]	2005-10-22 13:03:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EIND ETRD BEXP AG
05ALGIERS2292	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ARGUES RUSSIA CAN'T SUPPORT [...] (S) We do not follow Moscow reporting on the Iran nuclear issue but report the following November 7 conversation between Russian Ambassador Vladimir Titorenko and Ambassador in case it sheds additional light on Russian thinking and actions in the leadup to the IAEA board meetings later this mo [...]	2005-11-14 15:37:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PINS PARM MARR MNUC AG
05ALMATY1851	KAZAKHSTAN: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ [...] (SBU) Drawing on reftel points, EBO Astana principal officer on May 11 conveyed to Zhandos Asanov, director of the MFA's Department of Europe and Americas, the request for Kazakhstan to support the Iraqi Transitional Government. 2. (SBU) Asanov responded positively and said that he would co [...]	2005-05-13 12:37:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY2308	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Joint Russian- Kazakh Space Venture -- Senate Approves Law [...]	2005-06-21 02:57:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY2503	DETAINED UZBEK REFUGEE FACING DEPORTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concerned about governmental retaliation for his role in reporting on the recent events in Andijon, Uzbek human rights observer Lutfullo Shamsudinov fled with his family to Kazakhstan in late May. UNHCR formally determined on June 24 that Shamsudinov was a bona fide refugee, n [...]	2005-07-06 12:08:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR SMIG IO UZ KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY2549	KAZAKHSTAN - ENGAGING THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (SBU) On June 24, Astana PO delivered reftel demarche to Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev, Office Director for Africa and Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Note: This office's responsibility includes the Middle East.) PO emphasized U.S. appreciation for Kazakhstan's contribution to operations [...]	2005-07-08 10:21:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL IZ KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY2842	KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN FLU INCIDENT: NO HUMAN CASE, USG [...] Summary/Background: Despite serious fears to the contrary, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Health stated on August 2 that the poultry farm worker from the Golubovka farm (Pavlodar oblast) has not/not tested positive by any locally available laboratory means for the strain of avian influenza (AI) [...]	2005-08-04 06:35:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY2904	KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: After additional testing using reagents developed with U.S. assistance, the suspected human avian influenza (AI) patient in Pavlodar oblast (reftel) has not yet indicated the presence of the AI virus. The hospitalization of fifteen people in East Kazakhstan oblast has been confi [...]	2005-08-11 09:33:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL
05ALMATY3476	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- WTO Protocol with China Signed -- E-Government Contract with Al [...]	2005-10-05 04:46:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY3902	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (U) Summary/Background. Ambassador Ordway called on Kazakhstani Minister of Transport and Communications Askar Mamin on October 21 in Astana. The Ambassador and the Minister discussed the GOK's attempts to attract international air traffic to Astana, development of rail and road infrastructu [...]	2005-10-28 07:04:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL
05AMMAN1137	INITIAL REACTION TO RETURN OF AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL [...] (U) Following the Israeli-Palestinian summit in Sharm al-Sheikh, major Jordanian dailies on January 9 led with generally upbeat headlines on the meeting and highlighted King Abdullah's supporting role (ref a). Scant attention was paid, however, to the announcement of the return of a Jordania [...]	2005-02-09 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL IS JO
05AMMAN1147	UPDATE ON U.S.-JORDAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT JOINT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 5 and 14. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since USTR hosted Jordan at the annual Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee (JC) meeting last June, steady progress has been made on the twelve action items raised. Five action items are completed, from t [...]	2005-02-09 15:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV CVIS PREL EAGR KTIA JO
05AMMAN1192	World Bank Holds Successful Iraq IDA Talks [...] (U) This cable was cleared by Embassy Baghdad. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) World Bank and Iraqi government delegations concluded successful negotiations on the modalities of up to $700 million in World Bank assistance in Amman on February 10. Bank representatives were impressed by both [...]	2005-02-13 15:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID EFIN IZ JO
05AMMAN1234	PARLIAMENT APPROVES 2005 BUDGET BY WIDE MARGIN [...] (C) The Lower House of Parliament approved the government's 2005 budget of 3.3 billion Jordanian dinars (JD) -- approximately USD 4.7 billion -- on February 12 by a vote of 82 to 24. During the four days of debate preceding the vote, 99 out of 110 MPs insisted on presenting individual speech [...]	2005-02-14 15:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN JO
05AMMAN1241	MEDIA REACTION ON HARIRI'S ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-15 12:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO

05AMMAN13	JORDAN, ISRAEL UPGRADE TRADE AGREEMENT TO CREATE [...] (SBU) Jordan hosted the signing of an upgraded trade agreement with Israel December 23 to take aim at a Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) arrangement with the EU using cumulation of content under a pending Pan-Euro-Mediterranean rules of origin system. The pact moves Jordan and Israel toward [...]	2005-01-03 12:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL KTIA KTEX IS JO
05AMMAN1346	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: CHECK ON ITAR 129 REGISTERED [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL INQUIRY REGARDING THE ITAR 129 REGISTERED BROKER "MIDDLE EAST ESTABLISHMENT FOR AIRCRAFT PARTS TECHNOLOGY (MEAT)," POST HAS CONCLUDED ITS INVESTIGATION WHICH INCLUDED A SITE-VISIT AND PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING DETAILS. MEAT IS A ONE PERSON OPERATION OWNED AND OPERATED BY R [...]	2005-02-17 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JO
05AMMAN1351	ARAB COUNTRIES LAUNCH GFD INITIATIVE; PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) At a February 6-7 conference in Jordan, representatives of Arab governments formally launched the "Governance for Development in the Arab Countries" (GFD) initiative under the auspices of King Abdullah. The GFD calls for partnerships between Arab states and OECD countries and the UNDP [...]	2005-02-17 14:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KDEM KMPI ECON EINV JO
05AMMAN1441	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-22 12:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN150	SYMBOLIC PARLIAMENTARY RESOLUTION AGAINST IRAQI [...] (C) Summary. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has started a voter registration media campaign for Iraqis in Jordan with the placement of billboards and posters throughout Amman. The Lower House of Parliament adopted a symbolic resolution January 5 against the electoral pro [...]	2005-01-06 14:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ JO
05AMMAN1504	MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH IN EUROPE [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-23 11:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN1552	"FY-05 MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES THREE PRINCIPAL NOMINEES: MS. HALA MAKAHLEH, MS. ZEINA AHMAD AND MR. RAJA SUNNA. MR. MAJD AL USTA AS AN ALTERNATE NOMINEE. 2. THE FOUR CANDIDATES ARE MEMBERS OF THE KING ABDULLAH II FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT (KAFD). KAFD WAS ESTABLISHED BY A ROYAL DECREE I [...]	2005-02-24 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN1666	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-28 11:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN1785	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS UNDER PRESSURE AS GOJ PUSHES [...] (C) King Abdullah continues to emphasize Jordan's "Amman Message" endorsing a moderate Islam. The GOJ hosted a meeting of international Islamic clerics to plan the agenda for a summer conference based on the Amman Message, which will seek to promote Islamic unity and outline Islam's stand o [...]	2005-03-03 16:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL PHUM KWMN JO
05AMMAN1854	MEDIA REACTION ON SYRIA'S PULLOUT/US [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-07 11:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN2004	"FY-05 MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE STUDY OF [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES MS. HALA HATAMLEH, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, YARMOUK UNIVERSITY MODEL SCHOOL. 2. THE FOLLOWING IS NOMINEES' BIODATA IN PRIORITY ORDER: FIRST NOMINEE: PERSONAL INFORMATION: A. NAME: LAST NAME AS ON PASSPORT: HATAMELH B. FIRST NAME AS ON PASSPORT: [...]	2005-03-10 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN2055	MERC "Red-Dead" Project Promotes Scientific Engagement [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A USAID Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC)-funded project on the proposed multi-billion dollar "Red- Dead" project to bring Red Sea water to the Dead Sea is expanding scientific and governmental cooperation between Israel and Jordan. There are no conclusions yet on the imp [...]	2005-03-13 08:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID TPHY PREL IS JO
05AMMAN2087	ELECTORAL REFORM AND IFES ASSESSMENT MISSION [...] (C) Summary. MEPI Committee members met with IFES local coordinator Mohammed Tarawneh on March 8 to further explore IFES, request to conduct an assessment of Jordanian electoral procedures and laws beginning March 22. Given the sensitivity of the electoral reform issue here, and IFES, propos [...]	2005-03-13 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI JO
05AMMAN22	SENATE STAFFERS MEET KING ABDULLAH, PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) A Government of Jordan-sponsored U.S. Senate staff delegation met with King Abdullah December 21 to discuss the U.S.-Jordanian relationship, peace process, and Iraq. The King urged all of the involved parties not to let the opportunity of the January 9 Palestinian presidential elections s [...]	2005-01-03 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KISL IZ JO
05AMMAN2551	Biblical River Jordan Now Sewage-Laden, Drying Up [...] This is a joint Embassy Amman - Embassy Tel Aviv message. 2. Summary: The NGO Friends of the Earth Middle East (FOEME) organized a symposium on March 8 on Peace Island (Bakoura Island) for representatives from Jordan, Israeli, the Palestinian Authority and the international community to [...]	2005-03-28 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON PREL XF IS JO
05AMMAN2592	KING EMPHASIZES POLITICAL REFORM WITH CODEL DREIER [...] (C) In a March 27 meeting with Codel Dreier, King Abdullah described the importance of comprehensive social, economic and political reform in Jordan. The King reiterated his support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as a partner for peace. The King stated that he did not believe Syria wou [...]	2005-03-29 13:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OREP IZ IS SY JO
05AMMAN2776	AMMAN STOCK EXCHANGE BUBBLE: WIDER DANGER FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A dramatic rise at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) over the past two years has both reflected and reinforced the Jordanian economy,s healthy growth since the 2003 coalition invasion of Iraq. The ASE was one of the best performers in the world over 2004, turning in one of the best [...]	2005-04-04 11:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KPAL JO
05AMMAN2819	NEW PRIME MINISTER NAMED [...] (C) The government of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez tendered its resignation April 5, and King Abdullah named Dr. Adnan Badran as the new PM to lead a reshuffled cabinet. This development is in line with the King's earlier discussion with Charge on a government change (ref B) and comes on th [...]	2005-04-05 14:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JO PBIO
05AMMAN2826	DETAILS ON JORDAN'S NEW REFORMIST GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. Jordan's King has selected a committed reformist and respected figure, but a bit of a dark horse, as the next prime minister. Marwan al-Muasher gave the cabinet details to Charge. These include his taking the highly influential post of Royal Court Minister, the removal of the [...]	2005-04-05 15:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JO
05AMMAN2912	Cancer Fight in Middle East Focuses on Tobacco, [...] Summary: The six members of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) met the CEO of the American Cancer Society in Amman on March 26 for a review of MECC's work and a discussion of the disease itself which focused on tobacco control and early detection. MECC, funded at roughly 600,000 dollar [...]	2005-04-11 08:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO XF IS JO
05AMMAN293	IRAQ ELECTIONS - DEVELOPMENTS IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) The GOJ publicly rejected a non-binding parliamentary resolution against Iraqi campaigning and voting in Jordan. King Abdullah and senior Jordanian officials continue to issue strong statements in support of the January 30 elections despite protests from the Islamic Action Front and it [...]	2005-01-12 14:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC IZ JO
05AMMAN297	NO MAN'S LAND REFUGEES FACE POOR SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seven-hundred fifty asylum seekers formerly resident in Iraq have been in the no-man,s land at the Jordan-Iraq Al Karama border crossing since April 2003. In the absence of concrete assurances that they will have somewhere to go after Jordan, the GOJ fears admitting them to a cam [...]	2005-01-13 04:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER EAID MOPS IZ JO
05AMMAN2973	OPPONENTS OF REFORM ALREADY BALKING AT JORDAN'S [...] (C) Summary. Public opposition to the new cabinet from southern tribesmen in parliament comes as no surprise ) they loathe the Palestinian reformists who are the stars in the new government ) but has rattled PM Badran and some of the targets of this attack. The cabinet brings together an ex [...]	2005-04-12 14:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON IZ JO
05AMMAN3533	LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH - EPA'S HELI PROGRAM [...] Summary: EPA's Children's Environmental Health Indicators (CEHI) program and the Health and Environment Linkage Initiative (HELI) program, co-chaired by UN Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO),seek to assess the health costs of environmental factors and ultimatel [...]	2005-05-05 12:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO XF JO
05AMMAN3551	OPPOSITION TO NEW CABINET IN PARLIAMENT REMAINS [...] (C) Opposition to King Abdullah's new reform cabinet continues to grow. Rumor mongers point to the cabinet's many reformist ministers and conclude the U.S. must have pressured the King to appoint them. PM Badran is proceeding with his public and private outreach efforts to shore up support [...]	2005-05-05 15:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MARR EFIN PTER JO
05AMMAN3629	EXBS-MIDDLE EAST REGION ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] SUMMARY. Regional EXBS Advisor completed coordination for the "Export Control Legal-Regulatory Workshop I," scheduled for Oman and began coordination for the visit of a MEGAPORTS Initiative/Second Line of Defense Program assessment team to Oman. END SUMMARY. 2. MIDDLE EAST REGION (OMAN, U [...]	2005-05-09 10:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP JO
05AMMAN3709	Jordan Health Minister to Attend MECC Ministerial [...] Post delivered reftel invitation from HHS Secretary Leavitt, with a covering letter from the Charge, to Minister of Health Said Darwazeh on May 9 to attend the Middle East Cancer Consortium Ministerial in Geneva on May 17. Deputy Secretary General for Hospital Affairs Samir Al-Kayed told S [...]	2005-05-11 07:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA JO PBIO
05AMMAN3915	Enthusiastic Participation in EPA Environmental Law [...] Summary: Participants at a May 8-11 MEPI- and OES- sponsored EPA course on environmental law in Amman were so passionate and enthusiastic that they wouldn't stop talking, according to an EPA facilitator. The professional caliber of the participants was high and represented a wide range of in [...]	2005-05-18 09:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV XF JO
05AMMAN4252	2005 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN GRANT MANAGEMENT [...] Post nominates Thair Shraideh, Program Management Specialist, for the Federal Assistance Excellence Award for Foreign Service Nationals. 2. Justification: In the last three fiscal years (FY02 - FY04),Thair drafted and administered over $2 million dollars in grants, many of them generated b [...]	2005-06-01 10:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ASUP AMGT APER
05AMMAN4296	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 20 MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (U) The Deputy Secretary met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on May 20, 2005, at 9:30 am, at the Dead Sea Movenpick Hotel, Jordan, on the margins of the World Economic Forum conference. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Jones Ambassador Wilson De [...]	2005-06-01 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KISL ECON IZ SY IR
05AMMAN4450	Solar Power for Electricity and Desalination is [...] Summary: Over 170 people, including five ministers, from the Middle East and Europe were in Amman for the May 9-11 Middle East and North Africa Renewable Energy Conference (MENAREC-2). The focus of the meeting was using the Middle East's abundant solar energy for use in desalination and elec [...]	2005-06-06 09:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY SENV XF JO
05AMMAN4477	ICRC BAGHDAD TO PUSH A "CONFIDENCE-BUILDING" [...] (C) On the margins of the UNRWA Major Donors and Host Nations conference (septel),PRM PDAS Greene met with ICRC Head of Delegation (HOD) Chistoph Beney to express USG concerns that ICRC actions in Baghdad were causing a deterioration in the overall USG-ICRC relationship. Greene asked that Be [...]	2005-06-06 11:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PINS XF IZ ICRC
05AMMAN451	JORDAN - SEMINAR ON IPR ENFORCEMENT FOR MEPI REGION [...] Embassy Amman nominates the following three candidates for the MENA regional seminar on IPR enforcement for customs officials, sponsored by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),and to be conducted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Amman, Jordan on February 15- 16. [...]	2005-01-19 05:30:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA JO
05AMMAN4594	THE FIRST LADY'S VISIT TO JORDAN, MAY 20- [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-09 04:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO OVIP BUSH LAURA
05AMMAN4659	SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE: CISCO [...] Embassy Amman nominates Cisco Systems, Inc. of San Jose, California, for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence. Since the joint announcement of the Jordan Education Initiative at the World Economic Forum in 2003, Cisco Systems has shown a deep commitment to King Abdullah's vision fo [...]	2005-06-09 14:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD SENV KSEP JO
05AMMAN468	OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING OFF TO SLOW START [...] (SBU) Out-of-country (OCV) voter registration for Iraqis in Jordan has to date proceeded smoothly. Registration sites have had ample security and more than adequate staff to register voters and answer questions. Turnout, however, has been low, with only 710 Iraqis (out of an estimated 200,000 [...]	2005-01-19 14:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL IZ JO
05AMMAN4759	WCO FRAMEWORK OF STANDARDS TO SECURE AND [...] (SBU) ECON/C June 14 delivered Ref A demarche to Jordan's new Customs Director General Alaa A. Batayneh, noting Jordan's strong support for the USG position in prior World Customs Organization (WCO) meetings, including at the Policy Commission meeting chaired by Jordan in Amman last December [...]	2005-06-15 07:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL JO CTM
05AMMAN4890	EXBS-MIDDLE EAST REGION ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] SUMMARY. Regional EXBS Advisor completed coordination for visits to Yemen and Oman. The "Export Control Legal-Regulatory Workshop I," held in Oman May 15-18, provided exposure to a complex subject for Omani officials, but the course detail and subject were premature in terms of the level of d [...]	2005-06-19 06:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP JO
05AMMAN4961	MEDIA REACTION ON SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-21 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN5065	KING REACHES OUT TO PARLIAMENT IN WAKE OF FINANCE [...] (C) The resignation of Finance Minister Bassem Awadallah was welcomed by traditionalist forces in parliament, most of whom are expected to drop their opposition to PM Badran's reformed cabinet in an upcoming vote of confidence. While some observers warn the move could embolden anti-reform fo [...]	2005-06-23 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON JO
05AMMAN538	FIRST NEW BANK LICENSES IN DECADE PROVOKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The past two years have seen the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) perform an increasingly difficult, but so far successful, balancing act. On the one hand, CBJ has remained committed to consolidation of the fragmented Jordanian banking sector and resisted pressure from domestic mag [...]	2005-01-23 12:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL EINV ECPS KPRV JO
05AMMAN5575	JORDANIAN COMMENTS ON JULY 18-19 IRAQ DONOR'S [...] (SBU) Embassy passed reftel demarche on July 10 to Ghaith Zureikat, Director of the U.S., South America, and Australia Bilateral Cooperation Division at the Ministry of Planning and Bilateral Cooperation. (Note: The Ministry has lead responsibility within the GOJ for organizing the Jordan-h [...]	2005-07-13 05:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PREL JO IZ
05AMMAN5912	CBJ'S $1.3 BILLION TRADE LEDGER ACCOUNT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The $1.3 billion deficit in the Iraqi trade ledger account in the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) is a recurring issue among Jordan, the U.S., and Iraq. A legacy of the former Jordan-Iraq trade protocol, the account is not considered by the GOJ to fall under any Paris Club treatment [...]	2005-07-25 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL IZ JO
05AMMAN6143	APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: MIDDLE EAST FROZEN [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Embassy Amman provides the following information on H. Mahmood J. Al-Bunnia & Sons Co. (HMBS): HMBS is active in Jordan and throughout the region. Mustafa Bunnia, who we understand will be running the frozen food operation being considered by OPIC, is based in Jor [...]	2005-08-01 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV IZ JO
05AMMAN627	JORDAN: HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY 2004-2005 [...] Post is providing the following report as requested in reftel. ------------------------------- Human Rights Strategy 2004-2005 ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Jordan's respect for human rights remained satisfactory during the year. A human rights commission establis [...]	2005-01-25 09:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM PGOV PREL JO
05AMMAN6270	SECURITY AT THE JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attacks inside Iraq near the Iraqi/Jordanian border crossing in recent months have focused GOJ attention on security on the Jordanian side of the border. Some security measures have contributed to delays for commercial and humanitarian traffic headed into Iraq. NGO officials hav [...]	2005-08-04 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PTER MOPS IZ JO
05AMMAN634	MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-25 14:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN6350	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-08 11:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN6408	DEVELOPING MEDIA FREEDOM IN JORDAN [...] (C) Introduction: A free media sector will play a central role if Jordan is to continue moving toward a more democratic political order. Free media and open information environments are also necessary to sustain economic growth and to raise public confidence in the integrity of the governmen [...]	2005-08-10 03:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PHUM JO
05AMMAN6413	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-10 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN6435	FURTHER COMMENTS ON APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCING [...] (SBU) Ref (A) provided information relating to the history and commercial stature and activities of the firm of H. Mahmood J. Al-Bunnia & Sons Company regional office in Jordan, and noted that the Embassy has no derogatory financial information on this company. The information was provided [...]	2005-08-10 14:07:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	EINV KTFN ETTC IZ JO
05AMMAN6529	Jordanian Businesswomen Tackle Gender Barriers [...] SUMMARY: Over the past decade, women's ability to succeed in Jordan's private sector has improved. Although financial and social barriers are still present, the establishment of business and gender-focused organizations combined with a general optimism suggest that many Jordanian businesswo [...]	2005-08-16 10:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KWMN ECON EFIN JO
05AMMAN6745	FY 05 RP:"YOUNG LEADERS: EFFECTING SOCIAL, [...] FOLLOWING IS THE EVDB EVALUATION OF SUBJECT PROGRAM: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES : AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE : EDITED EXCEPT BY MEANS OF THE POST-EVDB SOFTWARE. EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB VERS [...]	2005-08-22 11:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN6751	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-22 11:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN6848	STREAMLINING THE JORDAN ARMED FORCES [...] (C) Summary: The Jordan Armed Forces are seeking to re-make themselves as a smaller, more highly-skilled force. It remains to be seen whether this will be a less-expensive force. Some of the military,s traditional social welfare and political functions will be hard to shed at a time of belt- [...]	2005-08-24 12:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MCAP PM JO
05AMMAN6874	FY 05 RP:"YOUNG LEADERS: EFFECTING SOCIAL, [...] FOLLOWING IS THE EVDB EVALUATION OF SUBJECT PROGRAM: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES : AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE : EDITED EXCEPT BY MEANS OF THE POST-EVDB SOFTWARE. EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB VERS [...]	2005-08-25 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN6898	ROYAL COMMISSION PREPARING TO RELEASE "NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Royal Commission charged by King Abdullah with drafting a National Agenda has nearly completed its work. Commission staff say 80% of the agenda's recommendations are approaching final form. There is still disagreement over a new elections law, however, with traditionalists [...]	2005-08-25 13:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI JO
05AMMAN712	ANNOUNCEMENT OF ROYAL DECENTRALIZATION INITIATIVE [...] (C) King Abdullah gave a nationally televised speech January 26 announcing his intention to divide the country into "a number of development regions," each with its own directly-elected council (previewed reftel). The King said this would help move government decision-making closer to the gr [...]	2005-01-27 16:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI JO
05AMMAN7211	FY-05 RP: "PROMOTING INTERFAITH DIALOGUE," NOVEMBER [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN IRAQ NOMINATES THREE PARTICIPANTS FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. MR.DALUZ A. MOHAMMED, MR.MAJID I. MOHAMED, AND MR. MUNIR H. KHUDAIR HAVE RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. 3. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : TH [...]	2005-09-08 13:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN7237	(U) Jordan Response - Global Fund Parallel Review [...] (U) Summary: Text below is post's response to ref A request for an evaluation of Jordan's Round Five proposal on tuberculosis control to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, emailed to S/GAC ref B. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Country: Jordan Region: Middle East and North Africa Titl [...]	2005-09-11 08:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR JO
05AMMAN7372	MEDIA REACTION ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-14 09:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN7525	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-20 08:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN7547	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF TREASURY ACTING A/S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The USG has enjoyed improved engagement with the GOJ on anti-money laundering/countering terrorist financing issues over recent months, as Jordanian officials increasingly understand the importance the USG places on these issues and the vulnerabilities of Jordan's economy to a [...]	2005-09-21 06:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN ETTC EFIN PREL JO IZ
05AMMAN7561	JORDANIAN FUEL PRICES HIKED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan announced fuel price hikes September 21 (Ref A),prompting widespread grumbling but no disorder. Gasoline price increases of 5% and diesel increases of 22% tracked exactly the proposal that the government has been considering for the past weeks. Fuel o [...]	2005-09-21 11:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV EAID PREL JO
05AMMAN785	KING UPBEAT ON IRAQI ELECTIONS; OCV BALLOT COUNT [...] In a CNN interview, King Abdullah said he was "very pleased" with the Iraqi elections and expressed optimism for the future of Iraq and the region. While he cautioned against Sunni marginalization, he dismissed claims that he was anti-Shia. Local media carried the King's statements but over [...]	2005-02-01 15:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM IZ JO
05AMMAN7868	FY-2006 SCP: "THE ROLE OF THE PRESS IN A [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN BAGHDAD NOMINATES EIGHT PARTICIPANTS, MS. HAKEMA AL SHEBLY; MS. KAZIMEA AMJASEER; MS. SABAH MOTEB; MS. ZAINAB SHA'ALAN; MS. HUDA MOHAMMED; MS. MONTAHA AHMED; MS. EYMAN THAMER; AND MS. ISRAA HASSAN FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. ALL EIGHT HAVE RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM A [...]	2005-10-04 05:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN787	ANNUAL STAFFING DATA FOR UNRWA [...] Refcoord will also send this data to IO/S/EA in hard copy form via registered pouch mail. HALE [...]	2005-02-01 17:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER ECON KUNR JO POL UN
05AMMAN7979	NATIONAL AGENDA COMMISSION COMPLETES ITS WORK, BUT [...] (C) The royal commission charged with drafting a comprehensive National Agenda has completed its reform recommendations. Consensus was reached on all major issues except for electoral reform, with East Banker traditionalists determined to gut the proposed "national list" system. The GOJ pla [...]	2005-10-05 15:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL KMPI JO
05AMMAN7986	ADVOCATES AND SKEPTICS SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Jordanian political class awaits the release of the reform recommendations of the Royal Commission for the National Agenda (NA),Jordanian officials and political observers shared their views on the prospects for reform with visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabet [...]	2005-10-06 06:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN PREL JO
05AMMAN7990	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 08:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN8031	CHARGE REVIEWS MONETARY ISSUES WITH CBJ GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an Oct 5 meeting with Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Governor Umayya Touqan and his two deputies, Faris Sharaf and Mohammed Shahin, Charge and Ecouns followed up on Treasury A/S Daniel Glaser's recent visit to Jordan, and elicited feedback on a wide range of monetary issues. Gove [...]	2005-10-10 07:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON JO
05AMMAN8041	Jordan Willing and Able to Work on Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan is willing and able to collaborate with foreign partners on avian flu. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports international engagement, and the Ministry of Agriculture has staff knowledgeable about avian flu, and has laboratory capacity as well. The Ministry of Health [...]	2005-10-10 12:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KHIV PGOV AMED JO
05AMMAN8050	CODEL SHAYS MEETS WITH KING ABDULLAH'S CHIEF OF [...] (SBU) Summary. CODEL Shays met on October 8 with Marouf Bakheet, Chief of Staff to King Abdullah (and Deputy Director for National Security),to discuss progress in Iraq and other regional issues. Bakheet emphasized the need for greater USG interaction with Iraqi Sunnis to bring them into the [...]	2005-10-11 05:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL KPAL IZ IS JO
05AMMAN8166	AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND DELEGATION MEET WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 9, S/I Ambassador Jeffrey and his delegation met with King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Farouq Kasrawi, Finance Minister Adel Kodah, Chairman of the Jordanian Armed Forces General Khalid Sarairah, and General Intelligence Directorate chief Samih Asfoura. The Jordanians p [...]	2005-10-14 14:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN IR IZ SY JO
05AMMAN8198	EMBASSY AMMAN REQUEST FOR POST LANGUAGE PROGRAM [...] EMBASSY AMMAN WELCOMES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE'S DIRECT FUNDING INITIATIVE (DFI). POST HAS REALIZED IMPORTANT AND TANGIBLE BENEFITS FROM DFI FUNDING IN PREVIOUS YEARS. AT THIS HIGH THREAT POST, DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES AND EFM'S SUPPORT CRITICAL U.S. [...]	2005-10-16 15:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI AMGT KFLO JO
05AMMAN842	PRIVATE REACTIONS TO IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Reactions of post contacts to the elections in Iraq ranged from dismissive to strongly positive, with most expressing cautious optimism. Jordanians and Sunni Iraqis were predictably very concerned with the role of Sunnis in the new government. One Iraqi election candidate, currently in [...]	2005-02-02 15:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ JO
05AMMAN9040	"AMMAN MESSAGE" INTERFAITH IFTAR PROMOTES [...] Summary. The Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center (JICRC) hosted an interfaith conference on October 31 in Amman. With post financial help, the conference brought together representatives of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism from the U.S. and the Middle East to discuss moderation [...]	2005-11-22 09:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KIRF PREL PHUM KPAO JO
05AMMAN9166	Middle East Cancer Consortium: Low Profile, High [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. National Institutes of Health- supported Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) just celebrated its tenth birthday and is going strong. It's hard to think of another forum with Palestinians and Israelis, Indians and Pakistanis, and Turks, Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cyprio [...]	2005-11-28 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO XF
05AMMAN9201	NEW PRIME MINISTER MAKING GOOD USE OF HIS [...] (C) King Abdullah has publicly charged newly appointed PM Marouf Bakhit with implementing political reforms, combating terrorism, and reducing poverty and unemployment. A well-respected figured untainted by rumors of corruption, Bakhit has already met with leading politicians and pledged to [...]	2005-11-28 16:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM ECON JO
05AMMAN9384	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-05 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN9476	KING CHARGES PARLIAMENT WITH SECURITY AND REFORM [...] (C) In his annual speech opening parliament, King Abdullah called for continued reform and improved living conditions while strengthening Jordan's security and stability. Following the speech, East Banker strongman Abdul Hadi Majali succeeded in being re-elected Speaker of the Chamber of Dep [...]	2005-12-08 10:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KMPI JO
05AMMAN9483	MEPN: Multilateral Working Group on Water [...] The Steering Committee for the Middle East Regional Water Data Banks project (known by the acronym EXACT - Executive Action Team) met November 29-December 1 in Brussels for one of its semi-annual meetings. Representatives from the USG, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and three other [...]	2005-12-08 11:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KPAL XF IS JO
05AMMAN9514	PARLIAMENT MOVES TOWARD RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 [...] (U) Jordan's Chamber of Deputies referred the U.S.-Jordan Article 98 agreement to its legal committee on December 7 for a formal recommendation. The lower house of parliament had earlier rejected the agreement during its summer extraordinary session (Ref C),although the Jordanian Senate end [...]	2005-12-08 15:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO KICC
05AMMAN9562	SESAME Synchrotron: Middle East Sees the Light [...] Summary: SESAME (Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East),an international project to operate the first synchrotron in the Arab world, met in Amman on December 5-7 to assess progress, plan a strategy, and attract potential users. SESAME will upgrade a [...]	2005-12-12 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY XF JO
05AMMAN981	ROYAL COMMISSION ON DECENTRALIZATION APPOINTED; [...] (C) A royal decree appointed a committee stacked with former ministers to help implement King Abdullah's recently-announced federalization initiative. Deputy Prime Minister Muasher will serve as rapporteur between the GOJ and the committee. The Lower House of Parliament voted to rebuff a se [...]	2005-02-06 15:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI JO
05AMMAN9818	NEW INTEL CHIEF FOR JORDAN [...] (U) King Abdullah appointed Mohammad Dhahabi December 20 as chief of Jordan,s General Intelligence Directorate (GID.) 2. (C) Dhahabi, who had been number two at the agency, replaced Samih Asfoura. Asfoura was widely viewed as an interim chief even at the time of his appointment in early [...]	2005-12-21 15:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JO
05AMMAN9826	Red-Dead Project Feasibility Study Slowly [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the World Bank presented an overview and prospectus on the "Red-Dead" project to Amman- based ambassadors of key potential donor countries on December 15. The World Bank said the Netherlands is now a confirmed do [...]	2005-12-22 06:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KWBG IS JO
05AMMAN9899	FSN Conference in Doha on ESTH Builds Awareness, [...] Summary: FSNs from Embassies Kuwait, Sanaa, Amman, and Doha and Consulate General Dubai met with Regional Hub Officer and Doha Econ/Pol officers on December 21 to learn about environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) issues. The conference included an introduction to ESTH topics, an [...]	2005-12-27 13:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AFSI KGLB QA XF
05ANKARA1010	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-24 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA104	CODEL KYL SCENESETTER FOR TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, cooperation in Iraq, Turkey's EU accession process and the state of the [...]	2005-01-07 09:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL MARR PGOV ECON TU IZ
05ANKARA106	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-07 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1168	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-04 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA119	SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel points January 7 to Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Department Head Botsali. Botsali said Turkey strongly supports the IMIE. He asked for specific suggestions about the type of help IMIE seeks [...]	2005-01-10 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IZ TU
05ANKARA1208	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-07 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1213	AMBASSADOR URGES TURKISH MFA TO PRESS SYRIA ON [...] (S) Summary: On March 4 Ambassador urged Turkish MFA U/S Tuygan to have the MFA press the Syrians on troop withdrawal from Lebanon. Ambassador followed up with ref A points on March 6. Tuygan said the GOT is contemplating a letter from PM Erdogan to Assad. Tuygan called ref A points "well [...]	2005-03-07 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL TU LE SY
05ANKARA1225	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-08 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1260	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-09 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA131	TURKEY'S BTC PIPELINE AIMING AT FIRST OIL AT [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the BTC Consortium's Turkey office, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline is 95 percent complete in Turkey. After testing and line fill, the first tanker will be loaded at Ceyhan port by September 2005. Given construction delays and problems with the subcon [...]	2005-01-10 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET TU
05ANKARA1318	HIGH CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT IN 2004; REVIVED [...] (SBU) Summary: Final 2004 data put Turkey,s current account deficit at $15.4 billion or 5.2% of GDP, Turkey's highest such deficit in memory. There are two views of the sustainability of deficits of this magnitude: optimists say that financing by private sector actors (roughly half of total [...]	2005-03-10 15:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
05ANKARA1331	IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN IRAQ: TURKS HAVE AND WILL [...] (S) DCM delivered reftel demarche March 10 to MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs Oguz Celikkol. Celikkol responded that Turkey consistently engages the Iranians in an effort to persuade them to cease interfering in Iraq's internal affairs. Celikkol said Turkey will continue to do s [...]	2005-03-11 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ASEC IZ IR TU

05ANKARA1334	TURKISH MFA ON SYRIA, LEBANON, AND MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Turkish MFA DG Celikkol told us the MFA called in the Syrian Ambassador March 9 and urged Syria to "avoid a crisis" in Lebanon, but stopped short of anything stronger. MFA officials still assert that a reduced Syrian role in Lebanon will threaten "stability." They view Assad as [...]	2005-03-11 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU LE SY IS
05ANKARA1447	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 07:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1474	U.S. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT EU-3 IRAN DIPLOMACY [...] (C) We made reftel points on March 15 to MFA Middle East Department Head Ulku. Ulku welcomed the U.S. position, which he said Turkey would view positively. Ulku averred that Turkey will continue to press Iran privately to work with the EU-3 and IAEA. EDELMAN [...]	2005-03-15 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO TU IR
05ANKARA1483	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1549	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1650	POTENTIAL TURKISH CONTRIBUTION TO BMENA INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In recent months, Turkish government and private sector officials have shown an increasing interest in becoming more involved on the economic side of the BMENA initiative. This fits with Turkey's large and growing trade and investment with the region and its potential -- as a [...]	2005-03-22 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV KCRM PGOV QA EG TU
05ANKARA1888	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] The delay will give the Government time to consider changes in the face of domestic and international criticism from press and human rights groups. Revisions to the penal code demanded by the European Union aim to bring Turkey's criminal justice system into line with recent political reforms [...]	2005-04-01 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1953	USNAVEUR ADM MULLEN DISCUSSES IRAQ, BLACK SEA AND BILATERAL RELATIONS IN ANKARA [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-05 11:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	BU GG IZ MARR MASS PREL RO RS TU UP
05ANKARA1980	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2	TURKISH FUEL TRUCKS ROLLING AGAIN, BUT HEADACHES [...] (C) Summary: The second strike of Turkish truckers delivering fuel to Iraq ended December 26. Fuel loadings at Turkish ports and trucks entering Iraq have resumed at full speed. Although the drivers received higher payments, most trucker complaints remain unaddressed and the bottlenecks at [...]	2005-01-01 05:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
05ANKARA2051	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-08 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2060	TURKISH MFA OFFICIAL: "NATO INVOLVEMENT IN THE [...] (C) Turkey shares with us the goal of eventual NATO involvement in the Black Sea, an MFA official told us April 7. At BLACKSEAFOR's March 31 senior officials meeting, the members agreed on a common threat assessment and agreed that it would be beneficial to build some ties with outside states [...]	2005-04-08 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU NATO
05ANKARA2080	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-11 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2100	TURKISH MFA DEFENDS GOT APPROACH TO SYRIA, [...] (C) DCM discussed Turkey's Syria policy April 12 with MFA Director General for the Middle East Oguz Celikkol. Celikkol defended President Sezer's April 13-14 visit to Damascus, and asserted that Sezer will deliver the same message to the Syrians that the international community has agreed upon [...]	2005-04-12 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY LE TU
05ANKARA2137	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-14 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2155	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-15 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2162	TURKISH PRESIDENT SEZER'S TRIP TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: President Sezer's April 13-14 visit appears indeed to have been symbolic (ref A),aside from his short one-on-one meeting with Asad. Turkish MFA officials are claiming that Sezer urged Asad to finish Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon by the end of the month and received Asad's pled [...]	2005-04-15 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE TU PTER SYRIA
05ANKARA2191	TURKISH MFA, NGOS PLAN ISTANBUL DEMOCRACY [...] This is a joint Embassy Ankara/ConGen Istanbul message. 2. Summary: Turkish MFA officials, its lead NGO partner in the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) TESEV, and Turkish women's NGO representatives met on April 10 to begin planning for a June DAD conference in Istanbul focusing on wome [...]	2005-04-18 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU KDEM
05ANKARA2193	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2196	TURKS SAY NEIGHBORS MEETING POSTPONED AT [...] (C) We read reftel with interest, but the Turks tell us a different story on the postponement of the Istanbul Iraq Neighbors' Meeting. MFA Head of Department for Iraq Avni Botsali emailed us at 0130 local time April 17 to inform us that the "neighbors meeting is postponed since PM-designate J [...]	2005-04-18 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
05ANKARA2230	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-19 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA224	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-12 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2342	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-26 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2389	NEA WATER ADVISOR CHARLES LAWSON DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NEA Senior Advisor for Science and Technology Issues Charles Lawson visited Turkey April 18-21 to explore GOT interest in cooperation on the Tigris-Euphrates basin. Lawson visited water infrastructure programs in the Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP),which encompasses the hea [...]	2005-04-27 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ETRD IZ PREL SENV SY TU
05ANKARA2394	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-27 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA240	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-13 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2431	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-28 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA244	UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-14 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA2478	SUSTAINING PRESSURE ON SYRIA ON UNSCR 1559: [...] (C) Summary: We made reftel points to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Head Bozay April 29. GOT is awaiting a full UN report before coming to any conclusions about Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. The MFA issued a flaccid April 27 statement welcoming Syria's withdrawal announcement. The [...]	2005-05-02 07:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY LE TU
05ANKARA2524	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-03 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2548	IRAQ: TURKISH READOUT ON ISTANBUL NEIGHBORS MEETING [...] (C) Iraq and its neighbors--and numerous guests--held a "friendly and interactive" foreign ministers' meeting in Istanbul April 29-30, according to Turkish MFA officials. Our interlocutors reported relatively little squabbling over the communique text, though they apparently had to beat back a [...]	2005-05-04 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AORC TU IZ IR EG JO SY KU BA SA
05ANKARA2588	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-05 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2671	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-09 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2690	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-10 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2729	ANKARA FORUM PROMOTES BUSINESS COOPERATION AMONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Chamber of Commerce organized the first meeting of Israeli, Palestinian and Turkish business associations April 27 in Ankara, Turkey. In a joint statement after the meeting, the three parties named the initiative "the Ankara Forum for Palestine-Israel-Turkey Economic [...]	2005-05-12 07:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECIN ECON ETRD IS PREL TU
05ANKARA2761	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-13 13:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2787	TURKEY PREPARES FIRST STEP FOR COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's MFA Water expert said water data received from the Iraqi Water Ministry showed Iraq's willingness to cooperate on the Tigris and Euphrates, and he hoped to issue soon an invitation for an Iraqi delegation to come to Ankara to start talks on cooperation. We recommend [...]	2005-05-17 04:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN IZ PREL SENV SY TU
05ANKARA2791	TURKEY'S CONTINUING OUTREACH TO IRAQI POLITICAL [...] MFA announced on May 11 that its pre-election training program in electoral politics and governance for interested Iraqi political parties would continue. The text of the announcement is at para 2. At this point, each group that applies will come to Turkey separately. Although not mentioned [...]	2005-05-17 09:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA2810	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-17 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2912	TURKS REPORT SUCCESSFUL JA'AFARI VISIT [...] (C) ITG PM Ja'afari made a successful May 19-21 visit to Turkey, according to a senior MFA official. Turkey offered to double its electricity exports to Iraq right away, and to increase these exports seven-fold in the next half a year. The Iraqi Finance Minister proposed an unorthodox procedur [...]	2005-05-23 17:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID ENRG PTER IZ TU
05ANKARA295	TURKISH FM GUL'S VISIT TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish and Israeli contacts in Ankara portray FM Gul's January 3-5 visit to Israel and Palestine as giving mixed results: signaling the end of 2004's Turkish-Israeli public tensions (both Turkish and Israeli interlocutors affirm that deeper, long-standing security and intel coo [...]	2005-01-18 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IS
05ANKARA3014	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-26 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3035	AMERICAN-TURKISH COUNCIL BRINGS DEFENSE/SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: MOD Gonul, DCHOD Basbug and NSC SecGen Alpogan will all be in Washington June 5-7 for the American Turkish Council's annual conference. (It is possible that Alpogan may postpone his visit due to the heavy traffic of Turkish visitors that week.) While we understand many official [...]	2005-05-27 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PINR TU
05ANKARA3084	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3163	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3164	CODEL KOLBE VISITS ANKARA, JUNE 2 [...] (C) Summary: In a June 2 visit to Ankara, CODEL Kolbe met with FM Gul and Parliament Speaker Arinc. Representative Kolbe reminded both Gul and Arinc of the importance of political leaders speaking out in support of our bilateral relationship. Gul emphasized the "common values" he asserted t [...]	2005-06-06 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CY PHUM IR
05ANKARA3177	TURKISH MFA AND MILITARY ON SYRIAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (C) Summary: Despite a blase official statement and light media coverage, Turkish MFA official says privately that the MFA considers as "serious" Syria's May 27 missile launch that resulted in one missile going astray over Turkey and scattering debris. MFA is not satisfied with the Syrian e [...]	2005-06-07 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PINS PBTS SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA3181	PSI: TURKEY PRESS RELEASE TO MARK 2ND ANNIVERSARY [...] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs marked the 2nd Anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative with a formal press release expressing Turkey's support of this important initiative along with the government's commitment to host a PSI exercise in the spring of 2006. This release w [...]	2005-06-07 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
05ANKARA3192	TURKISH MFA ON BRUSSELS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Gul will head Turkey's delegation to the Brussels conference. The GOT does not yet have a position on bilateral debt, but is resisting outright forgiveness. MFA officials say progress on assistance continues to be on hold until security improves. End Summary. [...]	2005-06-08 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID TU IZ
05ANKARA322	Suggested Services Market Access Priorities [...] As requested reftel, Embassy has ranked market access priorities for Turkey's services sectors. We have also consulted with the local American business chamber on these priorities. Rank 1 are the highest priorities and 5 are the lowest. In addition, market openness is rated as high, medium [...]	2005-01-18 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TU
05ANKARA3328	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3380	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 12:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3410	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-15 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3416	SCENESETTER FOR DAS CARPENTER'S VISIT TO ISTANBUL; [...] (C) Summary: The June 21-22 meeting in Istanbul focusing on the participation of women in public life, the first substantial Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) event, is an opportunity to underscore U.S. support for the initiative shown by co-sponsors Turkey, Italy and Yemen. The Turkish MF [...]	2005-06-16 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU KDEM
05ANKARA3418	TURKS EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER WASHINGTON POST STORY [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Safak Gokturk raised with PolMilCouns on June 15 a story in the Washington Post that day reportedly based on a cable from REO Kirkuk on Kurdish authorities "extra-judicial detentions" and sec [...]	2005-06-17 04:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MOPS IZ TU
05ANKARA3857	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-05 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3877	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-06 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3892	CHARGE D'AFFAIRES UNDERSCORES USG PRIORITIES WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Turkey's NSC Secretary-General Yigit Alpogan, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) SIPDIS urged Turkey to get in lockstep with the US on Syria and Iran, noted continuing USG efforts to recognize northern Cyprus' April 2004 vote in support of the Annan Plan and [...]	2005-07-07 05:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ SY IR TU
05ANKARA3998	MAGEN DAVID ADOM (MDA) DEMARCHE: TURKEY [...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche June 24 to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Head Botsali, who handles OIC matters and was leaving to attend the OIC meeting in Sanaa. He called the subject a technical matter and doubted it would be on the meeting agenda. 2. (C) Botsali called us back Ju [...]	2005-07-08 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL TU ICRC
05ANKARA4051	SECURITY SECTOR SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Head Bozay July 12. Bozay undertook to pass the requests to the Turkish Ministries of Interior (responsible for Turkey's police forces) and Defense. He expressed optimism Turkey will find a way to contribute to the urgen [...]	2005-07-12 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL KWBG KPAL IS TU
05ANKARA4094	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-14 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4188	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-20 05:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4190	TURKEY/LEBANON [...] (S) Summary: In the wake of PM Erdogan's June visit to Lebanon, the first by a Turkish PM in 50 years, Turkish MFA and Lebanese embassy spin relations as excellent. MFA and embassy contacts claim Erdogan pressed democratization and implementation of UNSCR 1559 during the visit, and urged le [...]	2005-07-20 06:08:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL TU LE SY
05ANKARA424	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-26 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4258	THE TURKISH PRESS DEBATES THE PKK ISSUE [...] (U) The increase in PKK violence in Turkey, culminating in the July 16 bus bombing in the Turkish resort of Kusadasi, has accelerated the public debate over how best to deal with the PKK. The dominant view continues to blame the violence on the perceived US failure to fulfill its commitment t [...]	2005-07-22 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER PREL TU PKK
05ANKARA4260	SYRIAN DFM VISITS ANKARA, FM GUL REPORTEDLY FEELS "USED" [...] (C) Summary: Syrian DFM al-Muallim met with FM Gul in Ankara July 22 to discuss Iraq, the Israel Palestine peace process, and a possible upcoming "unofficial" visit to Turkey by Bashar Asad (reftel). One MFA official told us privately that the discussions were difficult and inconclusive; ano [...]	2005-07-22 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SY SYRIA
05ANKARA4316	TRABZON'S COMLEKCI DISTRICT, THE BLACK SEA'S [...] (C) Summary: A June 27 New York Times article by Craig Smith on prostitution in Turkey gives an account of the prostitution situation in the Comlekci District of Trabzon. Prostitution is indeed rampant in Trabzon, as witnessed by PolOffs. What is not clear, however, is if trafficking is equa [...]	2005-07-27 09:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA4364	CHARGE DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS, [...] (C) Summary: GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Koruturk told Charge July 25 that Turkey hopes the Sunni Arabs will return soon to constitutional negotiations. He rebutted Kurdish criticism of Turkish outreach efforts, expressed concern that the Kurds may be agitating for Turkish troops to leave nort [...]	2005-07-27 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS TU IZ SY
05ANKARA44	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-04 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4409	TURKEY'S SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL [...] Summary: The Supreme Military Council (Yuksek Askeri Surasi - YAS) will meet August 1-4 and decide general and flag officer promotions. We provide a description of the YAS and the military promotion and assignment system as background in advance of the announcement of senior promotions and as [...]	2005-08-01 04:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PINR TU
05ANKARA4481	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 16-31, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Sunday, July 17: [...]	2005-08-02 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA4495	TURKISH AIRLINES TO PURCHASE EIGHT MORE BOEINGS [...] SUMMARY: TURKISH AIRLINES ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH THAT IT HAD ORDERED AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT 737-800 AIRCRAFT FROM BOEING CO., EXERCISING AN OPTION RELATED TO AN ORDER OF 15 AIRCRAFT IN 2004. END SUMMARY. 2. TURKISH AIRLINES ANNOUNCED ON JULY 1 ITS ORDER OF AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT 737-800 AIRCRAFT [...]	2005-08-03 08:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR BEXP TU
05ANKARA4553	HIGH-LEVEL U.S. PARTICIPATION FOR TURKISH-IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD BEXP TU IZ
05ANKARA4555	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4733	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-11 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4774	Sept Codex Meeting in Japan - Turkish Input [...] On August 12, AgCounselor met with Dr. Fatih Yildiz from Middle East Technical University in Ankara. Dr. Fatih is member of the faculty on food engineering and will be Turkey's representative at the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology (Task Force) in [...]	2005-08-15 05:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ECON TU
05ANKARA4790	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4791	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4840	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-17 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4905	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-22 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4955	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] Roj TV: Broadcasts in Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish from Brussels and follows the PKK line. It broadcasts for 12 hours starting at 1000 GMT. Roj TV, known as `PKK television,' airs news, political discussions, music, and children's programs. 2. Mesopotamia TV (Me-TV): Close to the PKK ca [...]	2005-08-24 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4965	ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY CONCERNED THAT NEW [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 7. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey believes the language on Kirkuk in the Iraqi draft constitution will remove safeguards currently in place in the TAL and give the Iraqi Kurds a "green light" to press forward with making the province part of the KRA. [...]	2005-08-24 16:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA500	CHARGE URGES TURKS TO PRODUCE POSITIVE STATEMENT [...] (C) MFA Director General for the Middle East Oguz Celikkol called in Charge Jan. 28 to discuss the upcoming elections in Iraq. Celikkol provided us with MFA's Jan. 28 statement on the elections (see para. 3). Celikkol covered familiar Turkish ground: the election process in Kirkuk as well as [...]	2005-01-28 16:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA5133	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5157	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5165	TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT TALAFAR [...] (C) The GOT Deputy Special Envoy for Iraq, Ethem Tokdemir, briefed PolMilCouns Sept. 1 on Turkish concerns and actions regarding Talafar. He reported that a delegation of 17 tribal Turkmen leaders from Talafar (nine Shia, six Sunni, two unknown--full list in para. 5) traveled to Ankara and met [...]	2005-09-02 16:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ
05ANKARA5166	ISOLATING SYRIA AT THE UN: TURKEY HAS INVITATION [...] (C) A/DCM and PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Turkish MFA Middle East Director General Oguz Celikkol on September 2. Celikkol, who was already aware of the points based on USUN's demarche to the Turkish Mission to the UN, acknowledged that PM Erdogan had, indeed, received an invitation [...]	2005-09-03 03:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY TU UNGA SYRIA
05ANKARA5182	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-06 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5208	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-07 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5209	TURKS AND TALAFAR: CONTINUING CONCERN, MOUNTING [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 4. 2. (C) Summary: The GOT continues to express deep concern about the situation in Talafar, a predominantly Turkmen city in northwest Ninewah province. MFA officials have peppered us with questions about the latest situation there and have [...]	2005-09-07 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID TU IZ
05ANKARA5270	KING ABDULLAH VISITS TURKEY, SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Jordan's King Abdullah visited Ankara September 5 at his initiative and met briefly with Turkish President Sezer, PM Erdogan and FonMin Gul. Focusing on Iraq, Abdullah reportedly expressed two major concerns: first, that Iraq's Sunnis are becoming alienated from the constitutional proce [...]	2005-09-09 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS IR IZ TU
05ANKARA5282	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5298	TURKISH STRAITS BYPASS - SLOW BUT SURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Turkish government officials continue to assert that Samsun-Ceyhan is the best route for a "Bosphorus bypass" pipeline, regional energy company reps say a commercial consensus is forming around Burgos-Alexandropolos, with Samsun-Ceyhan a possible second bypass, particular [...]	2005-09-12 11:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV TU
05ANKARA5306	TURKS ALLEGE COALITION F-16S VIOLATED TURKISH [...] (C) Turkish General Staff informed ODC Turkey Sept. 9 that it had data indicating that on the same day two F-16 aircraft "assumed having taken off from Iraq" violated Turkish airspace 20 km southeast of Sirnak. TGS's note claimed that the aircraft entered Turkish airspace at 1155 local time at [...]	2005-09-12 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA5342	TURKS PUT ON POOR SHOW AT ISTANBUL TIP CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a prime opportunity to provide valuable input in the August 25-27 TIP conference, the Turkish MFA, academia, and gendarmerie representatives dropped the ball. From not understanding the difference between smuggling and trafficking, to shamelessly touting Turkey's libera [...]	2005-09-14 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA5346	EUCOM/CENTCOM OFFER TURKS HELP WITH PKK; ASK FOR [...] (S/rel UK and AUS) Summary: At talks with EUCOM Commander Gen James Jones and CENTCOM Deputy Commander Lt.Gen. Lance Smith on Sept. 8-9, TGS Chief GEN Hilmi Ozkok indicated that Turkish cross border operations targeting the PKK in northern Iraq were not imminent, but that Turkish patience was [...]	2005-09-14 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER MARR PREL TU IZ PKK
05ANKARA5396	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-15 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5452	TURKISH RED CRESCENT DELIVERS HUMANITARIAN AID TO [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 8. 2. (C) Summary: Press coverage of the Turkish Red Crescent's delivery of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons' camps near Talafar has included accusations by Red Crescent that U.S. forces intimidated Turkish aid workers and attempte [...]	2005-09-20 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID TU IZ
05ANKARA561	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) SUMMARY: You arrive in Turkey as we begin to recalibrate bilateral relations emphasizing renewed dialogue on areas of mutual concern to maximize achievable cooperation. We are working with a different democratizing Turkey as elites rotate and under the impact of widespread, and disaffect [...]	2005-02-01 11:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TU IZ
05ANKARA5677	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

05ANKARA5695	TURKS TO U/S HUGHES: DEEPER DIALOGUE WELCOME [...] (C) U/S Hughes met September 28 with Turkish FonMin Gul and MFA U/S Tuygan. Gul stressed Turkey's desire for stability on its borders, its concerns over developments in Iraq, and the need to maintain dialogue with Syria and Iran in order to change their behavior. On the PKK and terrorism, Gu [...]	2005-09-29 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KWMN SCUL TU
05ANKARA5947	SUBJECT: TURKISH MEDIA COVERAGE - VISIT OF UNDER [...] Turkish media coverage of Under Secretary Hughes' September 27-29 visit to Ankara and Istanbul was generally fair and factual. Coming on the eve of Turkey's historic start of EU accession talks, scheduled for October 3, coverage was less comprehensive than it might otherwise have been. The v [...]	2005-10-03 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5948	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, September [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Bu Gun on Saturday, September [...]	2005-10-03 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA608	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-02 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6099	(S) IRAQ: TURKEY ENCOURAGES SUNNI PARTICIPATION, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) MFA Director General for the Middle East and South Asia Oguz Celikkol briefed us October 7 on recent GOT contacts with Iraqi Sunni representatives as well as two envoys from Muqtada al-Sadr. Celikkol said the GOT u [...]	2005-10-07 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA6183	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 04:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6294	TURKEY AND BTC: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN THE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary. As oil creeps through BTC toward the Turkish border, Turkish officials privately expect that a "first oil" ceremony will not be held in Ceyhan until March 2006. Meanwhile, a UK official looking at allegations of human rights abuses by BTC in Turkish villages, was generally [...]	2005-10-17 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PHUM EINV TU GG BTC
05ANKARA63	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JAN. 3 MEETING WITH SPEAKER OF [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary emphasized the importance of strong U.S.-Turkish consultations on a wide range of issues. In response to Speaker Arinc's emotional criticism of "100,000 deaths" in Iraq and the Fallujah operation, the Deputy Secretary pointed to the misuse of mosques by insur [...]	2005-01-05 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
05ANKARA6313	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-18 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6348	ISRAEL AT UNGA I AND II -- TURKEY UNDECIDED [...] (U) Poloff delivered ref demarches on the Holocaust Remembrance Resolution as well opposing anti-Israel bias to Turkish MFA Middle East department officer Cagri Sakar on October 20. Holocaust Resolution -- Israel Gives Turkey an "Out" --------------------------------------------- ------- [...]	2005-10-20 13:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS TU UNGA
05ANKARA6370	TURKEY SUPPORTS UNIIIC MISSION, VIEWS IMPACT ON [...] (C) Turkey supports the UNIIIC investigation into the Hariri assassination and is anxiously awaiting publication of the Mehlis report. The GOT will examine the report carefully before commenting but expects it to detail direct links to high Syrian officials. Turkey is apprehensive about the [...]	2005-10-21 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA6386	ENERGY MINISTER GULER WANTS TO WORK WITH U.S. [...] (C) Summary. With BTC nearly complete, Turkish Energy Minister Guler is looking for new ways to work with the United States on strategic oil and gas transmission projects in the region, as well as for more U.S. investment in Turkey's growing domestic energy sector. He particularly wants U. [...]	2005-10-24 10:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL
05ANKARA6400	TURKS REQUEST U.S. TAKE TOUGH LINE WITH BARZANI ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA requests that U.S. principals take a tough line with KRG President Masoud Barzani on the PKK and Kurdish expansionism, especially in Kirkuk but also in Ninewah. Additionally, the Turks hope we will publicize that this occurred. End summary. 2. (C/NF) MFA Director Gener [...]	2005-10-24 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAO TU IZ
05ANKARA6401	TURKEY'S SUPPORT TO FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed Turkey's support for the Foundation for the Future October 21 with MFA Policy Planning officer Levent Gumrukcu. Asked about Turkey's likely contribution to the Foundation, Gumrukcu said his office had proposed USD 500,000 and was awaiting Foreign Minister Gul's approv [...]	2005-10-24 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM EU TU
05ANKARA6445	TURKEY/IRAQ: ALLAWI IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Former Iraqi PM Allawi visited Ankara the week of October 17 and met with FM Gul in the latter's capacity as acting PM. Allawi told the Turks he sought to build a broad, moderate coalition across sectarian lines with an Iraqi nationalist agenda. While impressed with Allawi, th [...]	2005-10-26 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA6479	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR
05ANKARA6550	MERMOUD IN ANKARA: INVESTMENT, TELECOM, NUKES [...] (SBU) Summary. In October 21 Ankara meetings, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud found improvements and opportunities in Turkey's telecom, energy, and other investment sectors. Turkey has made significant progress on improving its investment environmen [...]	2005-11-02 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECPS EINV EFIN ENRG TU
05ANKARA6554	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Monday, October 17 [...]	2005-11-02 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6593	Turkey's Policies Moderate Impact of High Oil [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EPET ECON TU
05ANKARA6606	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 17:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6607	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 07:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA662	DOD PARTICIPATION IN IDEF TURKEY 2005 [...] Mission strongly supports and encourages direct Department of Defense participation in the 7th International Defense Industry, Aerospace and Maritime Fair (IDEF) 2005, which will be held in Ankara, Turkey from September 27-30, 2005. IDEF is held on a bi-annual basis and attracts the attenti [...]	2005-02-04 12:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR TU
05ANKARA6637	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6670	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-11 06:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6702	MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL - TURKEY [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Head Onal November 14, emphasizing the strong U.S. interest in adoption of the Third Protocol, and our hope that Turkey would use its OIC leadership role to visibly support it. Onal said the Turkish position would be "pos [...]	2005-11-15 07:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ICRC PREL IS TU
05ANKARA6706	FM GUL PLANS TO VISIT SYRIA TO URGE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. MFA Middle East DG Oguz Celikkol called in CDA November 14 to inform her that FM Gul plans to travel to Damascus on Wednesday, November 16, for a focused, three-hour visit with the purpose of encouraging Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to cooperate with the UN [...]	2005-11-15 09:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA6749	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6771	READ-OUT OF FM GUL'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 4. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) MFA Middle East DG Oguz Celikkol provided CDA a readout of FM Gul's brief November 16 visit to Damascus (reftel). Celikkol reported Gul made most of the points in t [...]	2005-11-17 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA68	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQ AND MEPP [...] (S) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary Bill Burns reconfirmed for senior Turkish MFA Middle East officials US commitment to the fulfillment of Iraq-wide elections on January 30, the establishment of an equitable government thereafter and the creation of an Iraqi security force able to take the l [...]	2005-01-05 16:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL OVIP TU
05ANKARA6824	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6827	CHARGE TELLS TURKS NO MORE TALK ON SYRIA [...] (C) Charge re-engaged with Turkish MFA Middle East Director General Oguz Celikkol on November 18 and told him the USG is definitely not/not interested in a trilateral dialogue with Turkey and Syria, as the Turks had conveyed upon FM Gul's return from Damascus (refs b and c). The time for tal [...]	2005-11-18 16:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA683	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-04 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6864	TURKS CONSIDERING VISIT BY IRANIAN FM; STILL TIME [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Turkish MFA DG for the Middle East informed Charge November 22 that FM Gul intends to receive his Iranian colleague, FM Manouchehr Mottaki, in Ankara for a one-day working visit November 30; the initial impetus came from Tehran. Charge stressed repeatedly that [...]	2005-11-22 10:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR
05ANKARA688	SUBJECT: Turkey unveils adopted a nnew [...] (U) Summary: Using new, updated inflation baskets for the first time, the State Institute of Statistics (SIS) announced February 3 that ptionswith base year 2003, and the new inflation data based Forthe January , theConsumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.55 percent and the Producers Price Ind [...]	2005-02-05 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
05ANKARA6883	TURKS CONCERNED WITH LACK OF AGREED VENUE FOR [...] (C) Turkish MFA DG for Middle East Oguz Celikkol informed Charge November 22 that Detlev Mehlis had not accepted UNDOF as a proposed site for interrogations. Celikkol had learned this from Syrian D/FM Muallem at the opening session of the OIC Cairo conference on Iraq. Mehlis, Muallem told Ce [...]	2005-11-22 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SY UN
05ANKARA6900	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-22 17:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6954	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-25 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6955	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-25 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7013	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-29 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7027	(S) TURKS OFFER DEC 3 MEETING WITH IRAQI SUNNIS [...] (S) Turkish MFA Middle East Director General Celikkol called in PolCouns November 30 to convey an invitation to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad, Ambassador Jeffrey or another appropriate USG official to meet privately this Saturday afternoon, December 3, in Istanbul with a group of Iraqi Su [...]	2005-11-30 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU IZ US
05ANKARA7097	TURKEY'S MOH OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Health U/S Necdet Unuvar appeared optimistic about his ministry's new responsibilities after the MOH assumed many of the programs previously administered by Turkey's Social Security Commission (SSK). The GOT views these reforms, and the costs involved with them, as nec [...]	2005-12-02 16:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO KIPR EFIN TU
05ANKARA711	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-07 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7214	DEPUTY IRAQ COORDINATOR DEUTSCH'S CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (S) In December 1-2 meetings with Turkish Prime Ministry advisor Davutoglu and senior MFA officials, Deputy Senior Advisor and Deputy Iraq Coordinator Robert Deutsch discussed the U.S. National Strategy for Victory in Iraq and the PRT concept, encouraged the Turks to consider contributing obs [...]	2005-12-08 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ENRG EPET IZ IR TU
05ANKARA7241	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 05:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7278	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7308	TURKISH JUDGE LIFTS ZYPREXA INJUNCTION AND GENERIC [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent lifting of a Turkish court injunction allowed a generic copy of the Eli Lilly product Zyprexa to come on the market December 9. Lilly representatives plan to continue fighting the case in court, but asked us to refrain from discussing their specific case with the GO [...]	2005-12-14 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA731	Mars on Alleged Turkish Infringement of [...] Evie Kyriakides, Trademark Counsel for Mars Incorporated, and Hoda Barakat, a partner in the Al Tamimi and Company law firm, called on Econoff and FCS Counselor in separate meetings on February 2 to seek USG advice and assistance with respect to alleged trademark infringements of Mars confect [...]	2005-02-08 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR BEXP TU
05ANKARA7359	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7377	TURKISH MFA ON IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish Foreign Ministry released a generally positive press statement December 15 on the Iraqi elections (para 7). The statement did note that the GOT is concerned about information it has received on alleged irregularities in northern Iraq. MFA officials told us Turkmen [...]	2005-12-15 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA7397	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7400	TURKEY 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] The following is Embassy Ankara's submission of Part II of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial crimes. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT. TURKEY Turkey is an important regional financial center, particularly for Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well a [...]	2005-12-16 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR TU
05ANKARA7423	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH TURKISH FM [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ETRD ECON PTER TU US IZ IR SY EU CY
05ANKARA748	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-08 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7558	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-23 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7602	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-28 13:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7606	Second Avian Influenza Outbreak in Turkey [...] (U) Summary. On December 27, the Government of Turkey announced a second outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in the country. This one occurred in the East, near the Armenian border, in an area where there are only backyard farms and no commercial production operations. The government took all [...]	2005-12-28 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
05ANKARA7629	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON TURKISH MOD GONUL [...] (C) Summary: At the Ambassador's December 23 initial call on Defense Minister Gonul, the two agreed on the importance of the Turkey-US relationship. Gonul reiterated what he has said publicly, that Turkey's Saddam-era agreement with Iraq permitting cross-border operations was no longer valid. [...]	2005-12-29 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS TU
05ANKARA7674	REVISED ACTION REQUEST: TURKS FORMALLY REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. seven. 2. (C) Summary: MFA has revised its request for assistance for a Turkish team to travel to Mosul -- now o/a Jan. 16-19 -- to meet with local and U.S. officials and look at sites for the new Turkish consulate. We hope our colleagues in [...]	2005-12-30 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA7677	IRAQ: GOT DISMAYED THAT IECI LIKELY TO THROW OUT [...] (C) The Turkish MFA is dismayed that the Independent Election Commission of Iraq (IECI) is considering throwing out the results of out-of-country voting (OCV) in Istanbul for the recent elections. A Turkish official told us that if the IECI does take this step -- especially if it does not ack [...]	2005-12-30 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA782	BROADER MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA INITIATIVE: [...] Summary: Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is planning a Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) meeting focused on the role of women in society in Istanbul in June. The MFA appointed an ambassador-level BMENAI Coordinator in January. End Summary. June DAD Meeting in Istanbul Focused [...]	2005-02-10 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL TU
05ANKARA783	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-10 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA809	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-11 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA900	TIP IN TURKEY: IOM TRAINS EAST EUROPEAN, RUSSIAN [...] (U) On February 4, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted a seminar on trafficking in persons (TIP) for embassy officials from Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia. Representatives from the embassies of Romania, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekista [...]	2005-02-16 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM PGOV SMIG PREF KWMN TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA903	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 11-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 13 by the [...]	2005-02-17 07:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA916	TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY ON HARIRI MURDER AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Responding to our approach (ref A) by averring that evidence of Syrian involvement in the Hariri murder is currently unclear, Turkish MFA interlocutors show no inclination to deviate from the line of warming Turkish-Syrian relationship and seem to ignore the larger point that Syr [...]	2005-02-17 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV SY LE TU
05ANKARA920	TURKS REQUEST EMERGENCY HELO FLIGHTS AUTHORIZATION [...] (S) MFA Middle East/South Asia Director General Oguz Celikkol informed the DCM on February 16 that the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad had formally requested from the Iraqi Interim Government authorization to fly helicopters into northern Iraq for emergency extractions and personnel rotations. The [...]	2005-02-17 17:17:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA942	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA949	TURKEY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NATO TRAINING [...] (C) During a wide-ranging discussion of Middle East issues with the DCM on February 16, MFA Director General for Middle East and South Asia Affairs Oguz Celikkol highlighted Turkey's support for the NATO training mission in Iraq through its offer to train Iraqi Security Force leadership in Ank [...]	2005-02-18 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU
05ANKARA98	TURKEY URGES OIC MEMBERS TO ASSIST TSUNAMI RELIEF, [...] We delivered reftel points January 5 to Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Middle East Affairs Department Head Botsali, who is in charge of OIC-related issues. Botsali noted that OIC SecGen Ihsanoglu issued an appeal on January 1 for assistance to all OIC countries and Turkish FM Gul [...]	2005-01-06 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV TU
05ANKARA987	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-23 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ASUNCION1032	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PEACE CORPS [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Karen Chaput and Jason Katz, for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 28 to September 4, 2005 for the purpose of videotaping and taking photos of Peace Corps Volunteers in Paraguay. The contact officer for the visit is the James Geenen, [...]	2005-08-16 19:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG PA
05ASUNCION1035	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RMO LAWRENCE GERNON [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RMO Dr. Lawrence Gernon, for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 21-24, 2005 for the purpose of providing support to Post. The contact officer for the visit is Maria Fernandez, Office tel.: (595)(21) 213-715, Ext 2025. Home tel.: (595)( [...]	2005-08-17 18:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED
05ASUNCION1040	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CULTURE CONNECT [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Maria Horne, Culture Connect Envoy, to travel to Asuncion during the period of 8/24/05 to 9/3/05 under the Cultural Connect Envoy Program. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213- [...]	2005-08-18 20:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL OXEC
05ASUNCION1041	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY BANKING ADVISOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Jean Jacques Deschamps, U.S. Treasury Regional Banking Advisor, (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 23-26, 2005, for the purpose of meeting with Central Bank President, international financing agencies an [...]	2005-08-18 20:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1062	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RPSO CONTRACTING OFFICER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RPSO Florida Contracting Officer Robert A. Lindquist for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 24 to August 27 to conduct the pre-proposal conference for the SENAD Offices Construction Project in Pedro Juan Caballero. The contact officer fo [...]	2005-08-23 12:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC
05ASUNCION1065	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. SPEAKER MARGUERITE [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Marguerite Sullivan, U.S. Speaker, to travel to Asuncion during the period of 8/28/05 to 9/6/05 to share her experience and abilities on "How to Run a Responsible Press Office" . The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. [...]	2005-08-23 18:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OTRA PA AORC UNESCO
05ASUNCION1077	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS AMARANTE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors: (1) Amarante Maestas (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 3-23, 2005, and (2) Robert Cortesi (Security clearance: secret) for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 18- Oct [...]	2005-08-26 16:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1078	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JOSEPH [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Reinforcement Advisor Joseph Bognanno (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August SIPDIS 30-31, 2005, for the purpose of assisting Resident Enforcement Advisor Joe Parker with the FIU and the superint [...]	2005-08-29 11:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1091	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS TRAVELING [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for (1) Treasury Resident Financial Enforcement Advisor in Peru James Parrot (Security clearance: secret),Intermittent Financial Enforcement Advisors: (2) Alfredo Bellamy (Security clearance: secret),(3) Manuel Godinez (Security clearance: secret),an [...]	2005-08-30 16:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1121	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 28 [...] (U) Summary -- Smells Like Drugs -- Thousands Receive Medical Care -- Paraguay Interested in FTA - Someday ----------------- Smells Like Drugs ----------------- 2. (U) On August 26, the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) Canine Unit detected and seized 7.3 kilogra [...]	2005-09-02 18:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1122	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEIL SHOUBA - PC/SSO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Neil Shouba for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 5 to September 10, 2005 for the purpose of revising the Peace Corps Safety and Security Manual and to perform some Volunteer visits in the field. The contact officer for the visit i [...]	2005-09-04 03:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG PA
05ASUNCION1127	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE KARI [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Kari Rojas, Agricultural Attache, (Security clearance: top secret),and Assistant Andrea Yankelevich (FSN employee) for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay during the period of September 7-10, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with representative [...]	2005-09-06 20:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1147	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY INTERMITTENT ADVISOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisor Graciano Velez (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of SIPDIS September 19-24, 2005, for the purpose of providing technical assistance to the Superintendent of Banks in the area of i [...]	2005-09-12 20:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1148	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY'S GOVERNMENT DEBT [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Ellyn Greenwald, Government Debt Issuance and Management (GDIM) Advisor, Department of Treasury (Security clearance: pending secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period on or SIPDIS around September 18-September 24, 2005 for the purpose of [...]	2005-09-12 20:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1178	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REAC ROSEMARIE ARENS TO [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Rosemarie Arens, Regional Educational Advising Coordinator for South America, travel to Asuncion during the period of 9/25/05 to 9/28/05. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213- [...]	2005-09-19 16:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KPAO SCUL PE
05ASUNCION1180	COUNTRY CLEARANCE RESPONSE FOR AMBASSADOR ELLEN [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 28 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, and Perlita Muirui during the period of 25 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, for the purpose of participating in the 1st Ladies Conference. The contact office [...]	2005-09-19 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN SOCI PA
05ASUNCION1191	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FINCEN REPRESENTATIVE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Representative of the Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN),Regional Specialist Jennifer Showell (Security clearance: Top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 25-October 1, 2005, for the pu [...]	2005-09-21 19:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL PTER SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1201	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARLOS J. TORRES - [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Carlos J. Torres for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 16 to October 21, 2005 for the purpose of collecting data for program study of Peace Corps Paraguay. The contact officer for the visit is the James Geenen, Peace Corps Country Di [...]	2005-09-22 11:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
05ASUNCION1217	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PATRICK MARCHAM - HHS [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for PATRICK MARCHAM, International Health Officer / Office for Global Health Affairs/USHHS/LTS Corporation, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 25 September 2005 to 30 September 2005 for the purpose of participating in the 1st Ladies Conference [...]	2005-09-26 15:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1229	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. CAROLYN MERMON, REGIONAL [...] Country clearance is granted for Ms. Carolyn Mermon, Regional Medical Technologist from Mexico City, for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 5 to October 8, 2005 for the purpose of providing support to Post and to visit local laboratories and blood banks, per reftel. The contact [...]	2005-09-28 18:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED
05ASUNCION1258	PARAGUAY: PARAGUAY COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRAINING [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for -ELIZABETH D'AURIA -AMY YOUNG during the period of OCT/6/05 to OCT/13/05 for: -MARK ALMON -THOMAS MILLER -MARK MALDONADO during the period of OCT/8/05 to OCT/13/05 for: -DEBORAH A. MCCARTHY -CAROLIN [...]	2005-10-06 20:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION1263	PARAGUAY: DOJ/OPDAT COUNTRY CLEARANCE Cable FOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for OPDAT Program ANALYST CHRISTIAAN DE LUIGI (Clearance level Secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of SIPDIS OCT/7/05 to OCT/13/05 for the purpose of PARTICIPATING IN A REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS AND THEIR ROLE [...]	2005-10-07 11:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION1270	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JTIC USDEL AND ASSOCIATED [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for members of the U.S. Delegation to the U.S.-Paraguay JCTI: (1) Mary Teresa Sullivan, USTR, delegation head, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 11-13, 2005; (2) David Nolan, State/WHA/BSC (Security cl [...]	2005-10-11 11:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1312	FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY: [...] (SBU) Director Mueller, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. law enforcement interests and security cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a sensitive time, following a recent SECDEF visit that generated considerable press and political activity calling [...]	2005-10-19 19:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1343	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Regional Agricultural Counselor Robert Hoff (Security clearance: top secret),and Agricultural Specialist Francisco Pirovano SIPDIS (LES),for travel to Asuncion during the period of November 7-9, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with GOP animal he [...]	2005-10-26 19:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PA
05ASUNCION1344	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN MOSESSO, ROGER SYRE AND [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for USGS Biologist John Mosesso (Security clearance: none),Geographer Roger Sayre (Security clearance: none),and Technical Information Specialist Andrea Grosse, (Security clearance: none) for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from November 10-2 [...]	2005-10-26 19:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA PA
05ASUNCION1353	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-31 18:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM IR PA PTEL
05ASUNCION1356	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GREGORY M. ADAMS [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Gregory M. Adams, WHA/PDA Deputy Director, travel to Asuncion to view PAS operations during the period of 11/07/05 to 11/10/05. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213-715, ext. 2 [...]	2005-11-01 12:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AR PA
05ASUNCION1359	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS ALAN BEBER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors (1) Alan Beber (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 31 to November 19, 2005, and (2) Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret) for travel to Asuncion during the period of November 12 to [...]	2005-11-02 11:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1460	PARAGUAY ON ISRAEL AT UNGA: WILL VOTE "YES" ON [...] Following up on Charge's 11/25 discussion with Vice FM Ginenez (ref A),PolOff met with MFA International Organizations Director Julio Peralta on 11/29 to clarify Paraguay's voting posture on ref B resolutions. Peralta confirmed that Paraguay would vote "yes" on the resolutions, consistent wi [...]	2005-11-29 18:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS PA UNGA

05ASUNCION1480	PARAGUAY'S INTERIOR: RELATIVE CALM AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff traveled to the conflictive Departments of Caaguazu and San Pedro 11/21 - 11/22. The Governor of Caaguazu told PolOff that his top priority was to address insecurity -- or at least public perceptions of insecurity -- by establishing a regional police academy and a mounte [...]	2005-12-05 20:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1515	PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Paraguay is a principal money laundering center, involving both the banking and non-banking financial sectors. The multi-billion dollar contraband re-export trade that occurs largely on the border shared with Argentina and Brazil facilitates much of the money laundering in Paraguay. Paraguay i [...]	2005-12-16 13:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM SNAR PTER EFIN PA
05ASUNCION423	PARAGUAY: POST SUPPORTS ICE PROPOSAL FOR A TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: USG Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have proposed the creation of a Trade Transparency Module (TTM) in Paraguay, identified as the second highest priority country after Colombia. A TTM involves the use of sophisticated data mining software to ana [...]	2005-03-28 19:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KMCA KCRM KTFN PTER PA
05ASUNCION429	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for TSA Civil Aviation Security Inspectors Jesus Serrano (Security clearance: secret),and Diana Laguna (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 23-28, 2005 for the purpose of assessing airport security condi [...]	2005-03-29 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER OTRA PA
05ASUNCION432	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Kari Rojas, Agricultural Attache, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from March 30-April 1, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with Embassy officials and gather information for annual oilseeds report. The co [...]	2005-03-29 19:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION439	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GRETCHEN FLANLEY [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Gretchen Flanley, International Affairs Specialist, USDA, (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 4-April 7, 2005 for the purpose of establishing a foundation of a cooperative relationship with GOP Minis [...]	2005-03-30 19:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION440	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFREY RAY, USDA ARS [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Jeffrey Ray, Geneticist, USDA ARS (Security clearance: none),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 4-April 7, 2005 for the purpose of establishing a foundation of a cooperative relationship with GOP Ministry of Agriculture for soy [...]	2005-03-30 19:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION441	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Robert Hoff, Regional Agricultural Counselor, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 3-April 7, 2005 for the purpose of accompanying ARS TDY officer Gretchen Flanley to official meetings. The conta [...]	2005-03-31 09:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION459	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS LEE [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret),and John Ramos (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from (1) SIPDIS Niederman, April 10-22, and (2) Ramos, April 11-May 6, 2005 for the purpose of [...]	2005-04-04 19:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA PA
05ASUNCION460	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE EMPLOYEES [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for ICE employees Bruce Miller (Security clearance: top secret),David Eoff (Security clearance: top secret),SIPDIS and Charles Allen (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion, and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay for the period [...]	2005-04-05 09:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM OTRA PA
05ASUNCION472	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COL. M. TIA JOHNSON [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Col. Musetta Tia Johnson with Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance, for travel to Asuncion during the period of April 14, 2005 to April 15, 2005 for the purpose of Legal Consultations. The control officer for the visit is Mark Stamilio, [...]	2005-04-06 20:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OVIP PA
05ASUNCION479	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES PEREZ [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for James Perez, Economic/Commercial Chief at Embassy Montevideo, (Security clearance: top secret) for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 10-12, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with OTA Resident Enforcement Advisor and holding discussio [...]	2005-04-07 20:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC OTRA PA
05ASUNCION488	PARAGUAY'S FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-11 19:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION503	PARAGUAY'S 2005 FIRST QUARTER INL REPORT [...] Summary - Quarterly activities - Program discussion - Quarterly SENAD statistics 2. Quarterly Activities Counternarcotics ---------------- In January, SENAD agents arrested Brazilian narcotrafficking fugitive Nilton Cesar Antunez, associated with the Beira Mar drug trafficking org [...]	2005-04-14 17:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PA KCRM
05ASUNCION507	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ/ICITAP INSTRUCTORS KYLE [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for DOJ/ICITAP instructors Kyle H. Grimes III and Oswaldo Posada Lopez, to travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from Apr 17-30, 2005 for the purpose of presenting a training program on how to teach for Paraguayan prosecutors and judges. The contact [...]	2005-04-15 14:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION530	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for IAF Representative Maria Gabriela Boyer, for travel to Asuncion during the period of May 5 to May 8, 2005, for the purpose of visiting potential IAF grantees. The contact officer for the visit is Patrick R. O'Reilly, office tel.: (595/2 [...]	2005-04-20 11:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA PA
05ASUNCION540	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE [...] AS REQUESTED IN REFERENCE (A),COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR LTCOL R. S. BAKER (TS) AND 1STSGT M. D. LOPEZ (TS) FOR TRAVEL TO ASUNCION DURING THE PERIOD OF 11 - 13 MAY 2005 FOR THE PURPOSE OF A COMMAND VISIT. THE CONTACT OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS GYSGT ADAM H. YAKUBSIN, MSG DETACHMENT COM [...]	2005-04-12 14:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KMSG
05ASUNCION559	PARAGUAY'S FY 2007 INL BUDGET REQUEST -- CORRECTED [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-25 20:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION563	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for TSA Representative Joseph G. Ochoa, III,(Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of April 26-29, 2005, for the purpose of visiting Embassy officials, host government, and TSA aviation security inspectors [...]	2005-04-26 11:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER EAIR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION570	PARAGUAY: EXPANDING RELATIONS WITH THE ARAB WORLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the course of the past year, Paraguay has sought to expand relations with the Arab world by seeking diplomatic relations with Arab nations, including plans for Embassies to open in Palestine and Lebanon. It has also launched a series of trade and business initiatives with [...]	2005-04-26 21:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION644	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR ROBERT JOHN [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisor Robert John Cortesi (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of May 22 to May 27, 2005 for the purpose of continuing work on the tax administration project with the Ministry of Finance. The contact off [...]	2005-05-13 13:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION669	PARAGUAY: FM ON OAS, ARTICLE 98, BRAZIL, ECUADOR, [...] (C) Summary. On 5/13, the Ambassador and FM Rachid discussed machinations over OAS appointments -- past and future, holding Article 98 negotiations on the margins of the upcoming OAS Ministerial, the GOP's support for the U.S. position on the OAS Social Charter, concerns about Brazil's trad [...]	2005-05-19 11:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BR PA OAS
05ASUNCION686	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RMO/P JAIME SUAREZ [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RMO/P Dr. Jaime Suarez, for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 6-11, 2005 for the purpose of providing support to Post. The contact officer for the visit is Maria Fernandez, Office tel.: (595)(21) 213-715, Ext 2025. Home tel.: (595)(21) [...]	2005-05-23 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED
05ASUNCION687	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR S/A FRED SMITH, FOR TRAVEL TO ASUNCION DURING THE PERIOD OF MAY 24, 2005 TO MAY 25, 2005 FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING OF THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS S/A CHAD WHITEMAN, OFFICE TEL.: 301-985-9323 EXT. [...]	2005-05-23 21:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA
05ASUNCION688	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JOE BOGNANNO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisor Joe Bognanno (Security clearance: interim secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 1 to June 5, 2005 for the purpose of assisting Resident Advisor Joe Parker with FIU development, but Post requests that [...]	2005-05-23 21:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION695	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AUSA FERNANDO GROENE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for ASUA Fernando Groene, for travel to Asuncion during the period of May 29, 2005 to June 3, 2005 for the purpose of attend GAFISUD Seminar on Special Investigative Techniques. The contact officer for the visit is Scott J. Thorley, office tel.: 011-595 [...]	2005-05-24 20:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SNAR PA
05ASUNCION703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OPDAT JASON GULL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Jason Gull, for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 2, 2005 to June 4, 2005 for the purpose of meetings with EmbOff and host government officials on Intellectual Property Matters. The contact officer for the visit is Scott J. Thorley, office [...]	2005-05-25 02:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KJUS KCRM PA RSO NAS FBI DEA LEGATT
05ASUNCION724	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS LEE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors (1) Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 10 to July 7, 2005, and (2) Gene Martinez (Interim security clearance) for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 12 to July 3, [...]	2005-06-01 21:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION739	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR S/A JOHN ZAGINAILOFF AND S/A FREDERICK A. SMITH, FOR TRAVEL TO ASUNCION DURING THE PERIOD OF JUNE 5, 2005 TO JUNE 11, 2005 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS S/A CHAD WHITEMAN, OFFICE TEL.: 301- [...]	2005-06-03 15:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA
05ASUNCION755	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS AND [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisors (1) Alfredo Bellamy (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 12 to July 1, 2005 for the purpose of drafting and establishing standard operating procedures for a financial investiga [...]	2005-06-09 11:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION760	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR ROSIE KERN, FOR TRAVEL TO ASUNCION DURING THE PERIOD OF JUNE 9, 2005 TO JUNE 25, 2005 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE ACO. THE CONTACT OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS ADMIN. SUPPORT SPECIALIST LINDA MARTIN, OFFICE TEL.: 301-985- [...]	2005-06-09 21:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA
05ASUNCION778	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ/ Federal Prosecutor Kim [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for DOJ Federal Prosecutor Kim Lindquist, to travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from Jun-18-30, 2005 for the purpose of presenting a training program on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing under an accusatory criminal justice system, for Para [...]	2005-06-15 20:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION781	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PATRICK MOORE - TVRO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Patrick Moore, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 06/20/05 to 06/23/05 for the purpose of performing TVRO system preventative maintenance. The contact officer for the visit is Claudia Baker, office tel.: (595-21) 213-715, ext2086. Home tel [...]	2005-06-16 20:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KPAO PA UY CI RSO
05ASUNCION806	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FALAN MEMMOTT, ADAM MEYERS AND HEATHER FOLEY [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Falan Memmott, Adam Meyers, and Heather Foley for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 26 to June 30, 2005 for the purpose of working with Peace Corps/Paraguay on ensuring that their network infrastructure is both secure and in accordance [...]	2005-06-23 17:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG PA
05ASUNCION812	Country Clearance Cable [...] As requested in refcon, country clearance is granted for Brian Dodd, Robert F. Zachariasiewicz, Steven Orr and Edward Dailey for travel to Asuncion from June 25 through June 27 to extradite Carlos Ivan Mendes Mesquita. The contact officer for the visit is Chad Whiteman, office tel.: 595-(0)21 [...]	2005-06-24 15:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION857	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RELO HASMAN [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Melvia Hasman, RELO Brasilia, travel to Asuncion during the period of 7/19/05 to 7/23/05 to accompany EL Specialist Dr. Timothy Reagan and to meet key contacts and attend the Southern TESOL Conference . The contact officer [...]	2005-07-06 20:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL
05ASUNCION879	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DELEGATION TO FIRST LADIES [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for the following for travel to Asuncion for the purpose of attending the Technical Meetings for the First Ladies Conference. The contact officer for the visit is Susan S. Sutter, office tel.: 011-595-21-213-715, ext. 2286. Home: 011-595-21-227-124. Cel [...]	2005-07-11 14:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PA
05ASUNCION895	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE GILMER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for George Gilmer, Passport No. 801624622, Clearance: Secret, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 17 July 2005 to 20 July 2005, for the purpose of install equipment, train badge station operators and produce badges for users of the DOS OpenNetPl [...]	2005-07-12 20:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSEO ACOA PA KSEC RIMC
05ASUNCION901	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Regional Agricultural Counselor Robert Hoff (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 13- SIPDIS 14, 2005 for the purpose of representing USDA in the American Pavilion at the Rural Exposition; to give a spe [...]	2005-07-13 12:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PA
05ASUNCION914	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FORJIMMEY AUCOIN AND GUSTAVO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Jimmey Acoin, Clearance: Top Secret, and Gustavo Ronda, Clearance: Top Secret, for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 19, SIPDIS 2005 to July 24, 2005, for the purpose of providing security engineering services. The contact officer for t [...]	2005-07-18 11:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEO ASEC PA
05ASUNCION916	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR APHIS LOCAL EMPLOYEE STAFF [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for APHIS/LES Jorge Fischer, Agricultural Inspector, Buenos Aires, and Ricardo Romero Agricultural Scientist, Embassy Montevideo, for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 15-19, 2005 for the purpose of participating in bilateral meetings with Mi [...]	2005-07-18 18:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PA
05ASUNCION922	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY INTERMITTENT ADVISOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisor Alfredo Bellamy (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 25- SIPDIS 30, 2005, for the purpose of continuing work --under the direction of the Resident Enforcement Advisor Joe Park [...]	2005-07-20 12:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION928	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. OFFICIALS FROM BUREAUS [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for the following U.S. CBP & ICE Officials, for travel to Asuncion and various Paraguayan border locations during the period of July 23, 2005 to August 7, 2005, for the purpose of assisting the Government of Paraguay with a Border Assessment Study focus [...]	2005-07-07 18:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PA ASECE
05ASUNCION932	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS GENE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors (1) Genaro Martinez (Interim security clearance),for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 23 to August 6, 2005, (2) Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret) for travel to Asuncion during the period of August SIPDIS 20 [...]	2005-07-22 13:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION954	ASUNCION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IMAP [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for ROLAND C. JENKINS (GSAI),WALTER L. WHITEHURST (GSAI),PATRICK PLUNKETT (GSAI),HOWARD M. JEFFRIES (GSAI) for travel to Asuncion during the period of 8 AUGUST to 20 AUGUST for the purpose of IMAP PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE VISIT. The contact officer for [...]	2005-07-28 20:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KLBO KRIM
05ASUNCION957	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH COOK, INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for USDOC International Trade Specialist and Country Desk Officer for Paraguay Sarah Cook (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 2-7, 2005, for the purpose of working on the Good Governance Program, and attendin [...]	2005-07-29 17:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PA
05ASUNCION982	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMY YOUNG [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for AMY YOUNG, Passport: 900191694, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 6 AUGUST 2005 to 12 AUGUST 2005, for the purpose of CONDUCTING SITE VISIT AND ASSISTING IN THE PLANNING OF THE TRI-BORDER REGIONAL SAFEGUARDING CHARITIES WORKSHOP. The conta [...]	2005-08-01 14:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PTER PA
05ATHENS1440	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S MAY 29-JUNE 1 VISIT [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes your May 29- June 1 visit. We have arranged a meeting with Foreign Minister Molyviatis to discuss general political and economic topics, as well as a meeting and lunch with Central Bank Governor Garganas to discuss banking policy. Finally, you will have [...]	2005-05-25 10:46:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON GR OREP PGOV PREL CODEL
05ATHENS2161	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HYDE (ATHENS, AUGUST 25-28) [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the August 25-28 vist by CODEL Hyde to Greece. You will arrive just as the summer holidays are winding down, and your visit will provide an excellent opportunity, not only to showcase U.S.-Greece relations, but to kick off the fall quarter with high-level [...]	2005-08-18 10:34:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GR OREP PREL VISIT
05ATHENS2263	CODEL HYDE AFFIRMS STRONG U.S.-GREECE FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an August 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Molyviatis, CODEL Hyde emphasized the close relationship between the U.S. and Greece, and noted that despite differences in the run-up to the Iraq war, the bilateral relationship was strong and getting stronger. Standing in for Chairm [...]	2005-08-30 13:58:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV IR TU IZ GR VISIT
05ATHENS2403	DAS BRYZA AND GREEK DEFMIN ON DEEPENING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. DAS Bryza with Greek DefMin Spiliotopoulos discussed how to deepen bilateral military ties during a September 7 meeting. Bryza praised the increased focus on strategic concerns, such as promoting stability in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans, and away from relatively minor, [...]	2005-09-14 11:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GR TU CY AMB
05ATHENS2635	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF HHS ACF A/S DR. WADE HORN [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the October 8-12 visit of Dr. Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, HHS to Greece. Your visit will provide an excellent opportunity not only to showcase U.S.-Greece relations, but to reiterate our strong commitment to [...]	2005-10-06 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PHUM TBIO EI GR HRIGHTS
05ATHENS2779	AMBASSADOR VISITS IOANNINA, REAFFIRMS CLOSE TIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a full day of meetings with a range of political, diplomatic, community, and NGO leaders in the northwestern Epirus regional capital of Ioannina on October 14, Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in the region, possibilities for economic development, progress for religious and [...]	2005-10-25 09:37:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KIRF GR AMB
05ATHENS46	TFXOO1: UPDATE ON GREEK SUPPORT TO TSUNAMI VICTIMS [...] Greek official and private assistance to tsunami stricken areas is approaching four million euros. The GoG has dispatched two C-130s with humanitarian and medical assistance as well as doctors and relief workers, and is considering sending a third C-130 consignment this week. The MFA has decide [...]	2005-01-04 14:40:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV GR
05ATHENS593	AMBASSADORS FEBRUARY 23RD MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Ries met with Minister of Merchant Marine Kefaloyiannis on February 23rd, to discuss the International Port Safety Program, legal incidents involving Greek owned merchant vessels in U.S. waters, and the Greek privatization of port services. Kefaloyiannis also endorsed [...]	2005-03-02 09:26:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EWWT GR AMB
05ATHENS616	CODEL GOODLATTE'S FEBRUARY 24-27, 2005 VISIT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: A congressional delegation led by Representative Bob Goodlatte visited Athens on February 24th to 27th, 2005 and held wide ranging meetings on agricultural, telecommunication, and other issues. CODEL Goodlatte discussed Internet opportunities in Greece with the Minister of Trans [...]	2005-03-03 14:17:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP EAGR ECON EINT PREL GR VISIT
05ATHENS830	YOUR VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: I am delighted to welcome you to Greece March 30-31. The Greeks see your trip to Athens, following on the heels of Foreign Minister Molyviatis' March 24 visit to Washington, as more proof of America's reengagement with Europe. Greece will want to characterize your visit -- the [...]	2005-03-24 10:14:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	CY GR PGOV PREL TU ZL VISIT
05BAGHDAD2437	CHARGE SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH IRAQI MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge Satterfield joined the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Interior in a May 30 dinner with the Minister of Interior Baqr Jabr where they discussed: Middle East and Iraqi political developments, the current security operations in Baghdad, as well as police training programs a [...]	2005-06-08 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD2517	IRAQIS EXPECT NORTHERN OIL PRODUCTION TO INCREASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Production capacity in the Northern Oil Company (NOC) fields will increase from 450,000 bpd to 768,000 bpd by Dec 31, 2005 when NOC well workovers are completed, according to the Director General (DG) of the Northern Oil Company. The constriction on oil exports will be the capac [...]	2005-06-15 09:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON EFIN ENRG IZ MASS MOPS
05BAGHDAD2552	KRG KURDS DEMAND ACTION ON KIRKUK, ALMOST SEAL [...] (U) This is a REO Kirkuk cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Kurdish leaders told DCM and MNF-I DCS for Political Military and Economic Relations June 13-15 that Kirkuk's provincial council will elect new leaders this week, but the two parties -- who are now directly dictating solutions in the city -- h [...]	2005-06-16 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD2598	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, U.S. WITHDRAWAL, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June. 19 were Al-Jafari's visit to Kuwait, military operations in Al-Qa'im and Al-Thar Thar, and the Brussels conference. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Failure is not an option in Iraq" (Asharq [...]	2005-06-19 09:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD2854	IRAQ'S ECONOMIC VISION [...] SUMMARY: At the June 22, 2005 International Conference on Iraq held in Brussels, hosted by the US and EU and attended by over 80 countries and organizations, Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi and Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Barham Salih jointly presented the ITG's vision [...]	2005-07-07 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD2877	CHARGE MEETS WITH IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge, Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafaq al-Rubai expressed optimism that a constitution will be drafted and ratified on time, expressed his opinion that the insurgency will be long and difficult and must be countered with means other than security assets [...]	2005-07-09 07:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD2919	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, AL-JAFARI'S VISIT TO IRAN, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 12 were Al-Jafari's upcoming visit to Iran, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS --------- [...]	2005-07-12 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3143	TNA FIRST DEPUTY SPEAKER WANTS TO FIX PAST U.S. [...] (C/NF REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. TNA First Deputy Speaker Dr. Husayn al Shahristani told the Ambassador on July 28 that the U.S. and Iraq must work to fix mistakes made during the CPA era that have led to violence that cannot be controlled by Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces. The insecur [...]	2005-07-30 05:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3450	CURRENT STATE OF IRAQ'S LABOR MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq's labor market is in transition as the economy shifts from a centrally planned to a market- based economy. A (the)Fifty percent of Iraq's population is below the age of 18: this has important implications for the ability of the economy to provide jobs for such a large numbe [...]	2005-08-23 19:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EAGR EFIN IZ
05BAGHDAD3460	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-24 13:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3562	JCRED REVIEWS IRAQ ENERGY ISSUES [...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq energy issues in Amman during an energy bilateral on July 10, and during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) on July 11. The Ministry of Oil plans to expand oil production to 2.5 million barrels/day by year [...]	2005-08-31 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ENRG EPET SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD3568	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-01 06:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3732	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 11, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-11 18:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3905	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-21 18:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3906	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 21, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-21 19:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3935	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 22, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-22 19:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3964	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 25, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-26 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4006	(U) FIRST KURDISTAN REBUILDING EXPO ATTRACTS 200 [...] (SBU) Summary: A USG delegation attended the Rebuild Iraq Expo and Conference on September 15 & 16 in the Kurdish city of Erbil. Organized by the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, it was the first such event held in Iraq. Kurdish areas want to show they are open and ready for [...]	2005-09-27 12:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4038	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 29, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-29 17:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4045	ACTION PLAN TO BUILD CAPACITY AND [...] (U) This is a U.S. Mission Baghdad/MNF-I coordinated cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. As directed by the references, Provincial Support Teams (PST) and Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committees (PRDC) were established by June 2005 in all 15 non-KRG provinces to accomplish their state [...]	2005-10-01 03:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4091	IRAQ'S CHALLENGES IN COMBATING TERRORIST FINANCING [...] (C) Summary: Iraq faces many challenges in building its capacity to come to grips with terrorism financing and money laundering. The unique security situation also makes it extremely difficult to conduct an in-depth assessment of Iraq's needs and deliver technical assistance in this area. [...]	2005-10-04 03:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN KCOR EFIN ETTC PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4198	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 11, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-11 17:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4337	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 20, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 17:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4338	SADDAM TRIAL BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first trial of Saddam Hussein began yesterday before the Higher Criminal Court of Iraq. Despite some technical issues, the trial was broadcast with a thirty-minute delay, with the Chief Judge, three of four prosecutors, and all but one defense attorney agreeing to have their [...]	2005-10-20 18:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4411	AL-BAGHDADIYA TV: IS THE FORMER IRAQI REGIME [...] (U) This is a joint message with Embassy Amman and Embassy Cairo. 2. (U) Summary. There are reports in Baghdad and Cairo that members of Saddam's family, or at least unreformed Saddam-era Ba'athists, may be using new satellite channel al- Baghdadiya as a Trojan Horse to re-enter Iraqi p [...]	2005-10-27 03:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL KPAO EG IZ
05BAGHDAD4448	IRMO DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS WITH [...] Summary. During the period of October 16-25, IRMO Director Daniel Speckhard met separately with Ambassadors from the Republic of Korea, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Australia. The IRMO Director briefed the ambassadors on three initiatives: U.S. plans to establish the first th [...]	2005-10-30 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4885	SUFI POLITICAL PARTY PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Party officials from the slate representing Iraq's Sufi Muslims complained about intimidation in the election campaign, interference by neighboring states, and the sectarian and extremist character of Iraqi politics during a December 3 meeting with poloffs. Anticipating they wil [...]	2005-12-07 19:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4916	PM JA'FARI TELLS CODEL HAGEL WAR ON TERROR IS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'fari told Senator Charles Hagel, Senator Thomas Carper, Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, and Ambassador in a December 2 meeting that Iraq has accomplished much in 2005, but much work needs to be done. The most pressing problem, Ja'fari warned, is that [...]	2005-12-09 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINS PREL PTER IZ
05BANDARSERIBEGAWAN597	SINGAPOREAN VIEW OF BRUNEIAN ADHERENCE TO PSI, [...] (C) Summary: The Singaporean High Commissioner believes Malaysia,s coolness toward the Proliferation Security Initiative may be causing Brunei to delay a decision on adherence to PSI principles, in accordance with Brunei,s desire to avoid taking a stand on any issue on which its two closest [...]	2005-12-09 07:48:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL BX MY SN
05BANGKOK2048	Thailand: Coordination and Outreach on Maritime [...] (U) In response to reftel, various agencies at Post have portfolio responsibility and/or interest in maritime security. The Economic section has portfolio responsibility for maritime security from an economic policy standpoint. The Political section has responsibility for engaging and coordi [...]	2005-03-22 00:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON ETRD EWWT KSTC TH
05BANGKOK2261	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR HILL'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: A/S Designate for East Asia and Pacific and U.S. Ambassador to Korea Christopher Hill met with opposition Democrat Party (DP) Deputy Leader and former Foreign Minister Dr. Surin Pitsuwan on March 29. Surin urged the U.S. to continue to pressure Thailand and ASEAN partners to seek [...]	2005-03-30 12:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TH BM BURMA ASEAN ARF NRC
05BANGKOK2280	UTAPAO NAVAL AIR STATION - OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] (C) The Royal Thai Naval Air Station at Utapao represents the most strategically significant location in Thailand, and one of considerable importance regionally. In the past several years Utapao has been used to support OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and various smaller c [...]	2005-03-31 04:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL POL MIL
05BANGKOK2536	AMBASSADORS HILL AND BOYCE CALL ON NEW THAI [...] (C) Summary: A/S Designate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, accompanied by Ambassador Boyce, met with new Thai Foreign Minister Kanthati Suphamongkhon on March 30. Ambassador Hill told Kanthati that the U.S. remains committed to the six-party process in nuclear negotiati [...]	2005-04-08 07:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM TH BURMA ASEAN
05BANGKOK2537	AMBASSADORS HILL AND BOYCE MEET INDONESIAN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 29 meeting in Bangkok, Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Chairman Achmad Hasyim Muzadi told Ambassadors Hill and Boyce that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) had invited him to visit the troubled Muslim-majority southern border provinces of Thailand, speak with local [...]	2005-04-08 07:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH
05BANGKOK2541	THAI INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY OBSERVERS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: In recent Embassy meetings with several Thai government and academic experts on Thailand's southern separatist troubles, several themes emerged: 1) the Royal Thai Government (RTG) sparked deep resentment and lost credibility among Muslims in the South after detainees taken at [...]	2005-04-08 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK2600	THAILAND: EAST ASIA SUMMIT - THAI IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) On April 12, Poloff discussed reftel questions and passed reftel points to MFA official Buskorn Prugsapongse, Director of the Economic and Policy Division, Department of ASEAN Affairs. Buskorn's comments echoed many of those provided by the Singapore Embassy in Washington, as reported in [...]	2005-04-12 09:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TH ASEAN
05BANGKOK3074	BURMESE DISSIDENT GROUPS IN THAILAND DENY [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese exile groups based in Thailand have denied any connection to the bombings in Rangoon on May 7, 2005. Most speculated, without any providing any hard evidence, that former associates of ousted Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and the military intelligence services might be res [...]	2005-05-09 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK3129	PACOM MEETING WITH PM THAKSIN: IRAQ, F-16, CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 meeting with visiting PACOM Commander ADM William Fallon, PM Thaksin Shinawatra did not directly address a U.S. request for Thailand to send staff officers to the multinational headquarters in Iraq, but did suggest that Thailand might be able to provide additional su [...]	2005-05-11 05:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV MASS MARR TH IRAQ POL MIL BURMA
05BANGKOK3144	THAILAND: ARF MISSILE DEFENSE CONFERENCE; EAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloffs met with Thai Foreign Ministry (MFA) officials to discuss planning details and next steps for the Missile Defense Conference which the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has agreed to co-host with the U.S. October 6-7 in Bangkok. The Thais expect to achieve consensus within [...]	2005-05-11 09:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TH ASEAN
05BANGKOK3182	THAILAND: PACOM CMDR ADM FALLON'S ROUNDTABLE ON [...] (C) Summary. On May 3, PACOM Commander ADM Fallon and the Ambassador met with a select group of Thai academics and activists to discuss the separatist insurgency in Thailand's Muslim-majority deep South. The Thai analysts spoke of tensions from Bangkok's historical efforts to integrate the M [...]	2005-05-13 03:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK3283	THAILAND: DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 4, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: On May 4, 2005 Deputy Secretary Zoellick met with Thai Foreign Minister Kanthati Suphamongkhon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In an 80-minute exchange, they covered key areas for inclusion in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, Thai endorsement of the Proli [...]	2005-05-18 04:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MARR TH
05BANGKOK3590	THAILAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) On May 27, PolCouns conveyed reftel para 8 talking points to Chakarin Chayabongse, Deputy Director General, East Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Chakarin expressed appreciation for the official notification of suspension of the U.S. remains recovery program in N [...]	2005-06-01 10:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN KS TH DPRK
05BANGKOK3704	THAILAND-DPRK RELATIONS: RTG SEES ITSELF AS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 10:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PARM PHUM KN KS TH DPRK

05BANGKOK3945	WORKING WITH THAILAND TO ENGAGE OTHER MILITARIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Thailand affords the United States a unique platform in Asia to work jointly with other Asian military forces, including those from Japan and Indonesia, and to conduct multinational peacekeeping, disaster relief and other exercises. Our largest exercise, Cobra Gold, is America [...]	2005-06-15 09:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK5017	ASEAN: MFA PUTS SPIN ON MEETING - PUSHES THAI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusual move, the MFA summoned the diplomatic corps to a briefing on the results of the recently completed ASEAN Ministerial, Post Ministerial, ASEAN plus Three and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). The MFA touched on Rangoon's decision to forgo its turn as ASEAN Chair, UN re [...]	2005-08-04 09:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK5077	The Future of Thailand's Automotive Sector [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-08 09:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR TH
05BANGKOK5214	SIX-PARTY TALKING POINTS DELIVERED/FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Surapon Petch-Vra, Director of East Asian Affairs - North and South Korea; Piroon Laismit, Director of East Asian Affairs - China and Japan; and Amornsate Singha, Director North America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Points were received [...]	2005-08-15 08:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN KS TH
05BANGKOK5317	EASTERN SEABOARD WATER SHORTAGE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A water shortage in the industrial areas along Thailand's Eastern Seaboard raises questions about the management of the nation's water resources with important implications for the further development of Thailand's most important industrial zone. A concurrence of two dry years [...]	2005-08-18 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ECPS ELAB EINV ENRG EPET KCOR KPRV SENV SOCI TH EPWR
05BANGKOK5627	THAI MFA OFFICIAL GIVES READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: North Korean officials told Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi in Pyongyang earlier this week that six-party talks could resume by mid-September if U.S.-ROK military exercises are concluded by the 10th. DPRK officials also reiterated their determination to maintain a civilian nucle [...]	2005-09-01 08:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH
05BANGKOK5748	REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE - THAI PERSPECTIVES [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TH
05BANGKOK5772	DEMARCHE ON LTTE ACTIVITIES [...] (C) On September 8th, Emboffs delivered points in reftel to MFA Counter-Terrorism Office Counselor Penprapa Vongkovit, and MFA Department of South Asia, Middle East, and African Affairs South Asia Division Counselor Arunrung Phothong. The MFA officials agreed with our support for the continu [...]	2005-09-08 08:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK608	THAI MFA AND THE NORTH KOREAN IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) On January 24, Polcouns sought clarifications regarding the Royal Thai Government (RTG) positions in the matter of An Kyong-Su, the North Korean asylum seeker in Embassy Vientiane, from MFA's Paisit Boonparlit, Director for Political Affairs in the Americas Department, and Suraphan Boonyam [...]	2005-01-24 11:36:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV ASEC TH DPRK LA
05BANGKOK6098	MEDICAL TOURISM: OUTSOURCE YOUR KNEE SURGERY TO [...] Summary: Low costs and high quality medical treatment in Thailand are bringing in a new breed of visitor, the medical tourist traveling overseas for treatment unavailable or too expensive in their own country. Thai hospitals are positioning themselves to be the regional destination of choice [...]	2005-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
05BANGKOK6511	DEMARCHE: BRINGING BURMA BEFORE THE UNSC - THAI [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 12:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH UNSC UNGA BURMA
05BANGKOK6639	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAILAND'S TROUBLED MALAYSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thai and Malaysian officials have been using increasingly un-diplomatic language in the press as tensions over the situation along the Thai/Malaysian border -- heightened by publicity surrounding 131 Thai "refugees" in Malaysia -- continue. Thai MFA officials acknowledge priva [...]	2005-10-20 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK6768	ISRAEL AT UNGA - THAILAND RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 11:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TH UNGA
05BANGKOK6875	2005 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD [...] I nominate Michael D. Sweeney for the 2005 Human Rights and Democracy Award. Mr Sweeney has spearheaded the Mission's initiatives on improving the human rights practices of the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and the expansion of democracy-related capacity-building programs. He has been a tire [...]	2005-11-02 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	APER PHUM TH
05BANGKOK7014	COMBATTING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary: The ongoing insurgency in the southern three provinces is the most significant manifestation of extremism in Thailand. The problem is primarily ethnic and to some extent separatist in its origin, rather than sectarian, although international, radical Islam is having an effect, b [...]	2005-11-09 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	EAID KDEM PHUM PREL KMPI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7242	PATTAYA: THAILAND'S EXTREME CITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The sea-side port city of Pattaya is one of Thailand's major tourist destinations, second only to Bangkok, and a significant contributor to the Thai economy. Attracted to the 'anything goes' reputation that centers around Pattaya's sleazy nightlife, over 4 million foreigners and 10 m [...]	2005-11-22 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK7731	THAI FOREIGN MINISTER ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT AND [...] (C) Summary: During a December 16 conversation with the Ambassador, Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Supamongkol gave an upbeat assessment of the December 14 inaugural East Asia Summit meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Kantathi said that the EAS put the Avian Flu challenge, cooperation against intern [...]	2005-12-19 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TH BURMA
05BANGKOK955	CHAT THAI ELECTION PROSPECTS GOOD IN CENTRAL THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. Chat Thai (CT) almost certainly will win all six parliamentary seat contests in Suphan Buri province in the February 6 election, although CT Leader Banharn Silpa-archa's son faces a formidable Thai Rak Thai (TRT) candidate. The effects of years of Banharn's ability to deliver "po [...]	2005-02-06 10:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH
05BEIJING10421	USTR/DOC DELEGATION MEETING WITH VFM YANG JIECHI [...] (C) During a June 23 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Deputy USTR Josette Shiner and Acting Undersecretary of Commerce Tim Hauser stressed U.S. desire to address the trade deficit and intellectual property rights (IPR) though cooperation. They emphasized that the United States [...]	2005-06-27 08:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KIPR CH
05BEIRUT2293	MGLE01: DAS DIBBLE MEETING WITH WALID JUMBLATT -- [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, defending (somewhat sheepishly) his public support for Hizballah, claimed to NEA DAS Dibble that doing so was the only obvious way to "cool down" Hizballah and "bring them inside." While this may involve paying lip service to Hizballah's loopy claim to the "S [...]	2005-07-13 07:57:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
05BOGOTA10152	COLOMBIA SUPPORTS HOLOCAUST REMEMBERANCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref demarches to Coordinator for the U.S. and Summit for the Americas Francisco Gonzalez on October 18. Poloff thanked the GOC for its co-sponsorship of Israel's Holocaust Remembrance resolution (ref A) and asked the GOC to encourage other countries to join in co-sponsor [...]	2005-10-27 22:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA CO
05BOGOTA10999	COLOMBIA: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-28 19:40:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA CO
05BOGOTA11611	PRESIDENT URIBE ACCEPTS "INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION" [...] (C) President Uribe announced late on December 13 that the GOC has accepted an "international commission" (representatives from France, Switzerland, and Spain) suggestion to establish a 65 square mile "security zone" in the Valle del Cauca to conduct hostage exchange talks with the FARC. The [...]	2005-12-14 19:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO FARC
05BOGOTA11620	TEXT OF PRESIDENT URIBE AND PEACE COMMISSIONER [...] (U) President Alvaro Uribe Velez and Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo made the following statements at a press conference at the Presidential Palace on December 13, 2005, regarding the decision by the GOC to accept the international commission's proposal to create a 65 square mile "secur [...]	2005-12-14 23:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER CO FARC
05BOGOTA3928	GENERAL MYERS MEETS WITH MOD AND HIGH COMMAND [...] (U) April 10, 2005, Ambassador's residence, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Ambassador William B. Wood Gen Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Mr. Milton K. Drucker (DCM) COL William G. Graves (Defense Attach) COL Simeon Trombitas (Military Assistance [...]	2005-04-25 21:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MOPS PREL CO
05BOGOTA4482	OHCHR DELEGATION VISITS SARAVENA, ARAUCA [...] (U) On April 20, 2005, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) based in Colombia led an international delegation to Saravena in Arauca Department to meet with government officials, NGOs, the military, and religious groups on human rights issues. Local NGOs [...]	2005-05-13 16:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA4962	COLOMBIA: UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, visited Colombia May 12-14 and briefed the diplomatic community mid-way through her trip, following meetings with senior GOC officials. Arbour and the GOC agreed to set a timetable by the end of June for the GOC to complete i [...]	2005-05-24 20:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CO UN
05BOGOTA5979	DRUMMOND LTD. SITE VISIT - LA LOMA COAL MINING [...] Summary. In a recent visit related to the Cartagena Energy Conference (reported reftel),Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Clay Sell and the DCM conducted a site tour of one of the world,s largest surface coal mining operations in Cesar Department, northern Colombia. Mike Tracy, Preside [...]	2005-06-23 14:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EMIN CO
05BOGOTA6563	NAS Monthly Report June 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: In June 2005, the Colombian National Police (CNP) spray program eradicated 9,884 hectares of coca and 41 hectares of poppy. Anti-Narcotics Police (DIRAN) destroyed four cocaine HCL laboratories and captured nine metric tons of cocaine, one ton of cocaine base, and 70 kilos of h [...]	2005-07-13 11:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PTER CO
05BOGOTA6598	Four Dead, Two Helicopters Lost in Colombian [...] (SBU) Summary: Colombian Military forces lost four dead and two helicopters within a span of 48 hours. On July 8, a Plan Colombia-provided UH1-HII (Huey II) operated by the Colombian Army crashed as a result of hostile fire, resulting in four fatalities, including one Colombian national emplo [...]	2005-07-13 21:47:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR MOPS MASS CO
05BOGOTA7712	PEACE COMMISSIONER DESCRIBES STATUS OF [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told Ambassador Wood August 12 that the GOC was making a sincere effort to reach an agreement with the FARC on the terms of a humanitarian exchange, and with the ELN on peace talks, but Restrepo is not confident of the GOC's short term prospects for [...]	2005-08-16 16:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR CO FARC ELN
05BRASILIA1081	BRAZIL: MRE UNDER SECRETARY PEDROSA DISCUSSES [...] (C) On 18 April Ambassador Vera Pedrosa, Foreign Ministry (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs, called Ambassador to the ministry to discuss the 11-12 May South America- Arab Summit in Brasilia. Pedrosa explained that she had "heard indirectly" from other foreign diplomats that the USG [...]	2005-04-20 20:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA1130	BRAZIL: A/S RADEMAKER'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Introduction: Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Stephen G. Rademaker met on 11 April with his Brazilian Foreign Ministry counterpart, Ambassador Antonio Guerreiro, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (in the MRE structure this includes UN [...]	2005-04-28 12:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL BR
05BRASILIA1152	(CORRECTED COPY) BRAZIL: A/S RADEMAKER'S MEETING [...] (C) Introduction: Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control Stephen G. Rademaker met on 11 April with his Brazilian Foreign Ministry counterpart, Ambassador Antonio Guerreiro, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (in the MRE structure this includes UN and arms control/non-p [...]	2005-04-29 16:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL BR
05BRASILIA1252	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: BRAZIL LOSES CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: Despite its confident demeanor going into the Arab-South America Summit, the GOB has stumbled in its handling, trying to manage an event involving heads of state when national interests are incongruent. It is proving to be beyond Itamaraty's ability. Perhaps [...]	2005-05-11 16:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF
05BRASILIA1278	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT - A NEGATIVE BALANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Arab-South America Summit ended May 11. Unfortunately, for the GOB the reverberations may take longer to subside. The overwhelming consensus among Brazilian opinion-makers is that the event, and its ill-conceived declaration, will not enhance Brazil's image and call into [...]	2005-05-12 20:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF
05BRASILIA2157	Brazil's National Health Council Recommends [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. Adding to the tension surrounding negotiations between the Ministry of Health and U.S. pharmaceutical companies over potential compulsory licensing, on August 11, Brazil's National Health Council approved a resolution in which it recommended t [...]	2005-08-12 20:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD IPR
05BRASILIA2658	SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: NOT MUCH ADO ABOUT NOT MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The first summit meeting of the Community of South American Nations (CASA) provided a forum for Venezuelan President Chavez to blast the United States and call into question CASA's very nature, as well as for Brazilian President Lula to criticize his Argentine counterpart, but [...]	2005-10-05 17:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV PHUM BR
05BRASILIA3141	BRAZIL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF 3+1 DELEGATION [...] (C) The Plenary Meeting of the 3 1 will provide an important benchmark for Brazil's willingness to increase cooperation with the United States on Counterterrorism, something the GOB has been reluctant to do. We do not expect a significant change in the GOB's position, which places great impor [...]	2005-11-30 19:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ECON BR US
05BRASILIA564	ISRAELI EMBASSY FOCUSED ON ARAB-SOUTH AMERICAN [...] (C) In March 1 discussion with Poloff, Embassy of Israel Minister Counselor Eitan Surkis reiterated the GOI'S concerns with Summit preparations and Brazil's Summit-related diplomacy to date. Although the Embassy had already met with the head of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Middle [...]	2005-03-02 16:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER KSUM XF XM BR
05BRASILIA574	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S DEMARCHE ON ARAB SUMMIT AND [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche late on 2 March to Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, chief of staff to Foreign Minister Amorim. (Note: Ambassador had planned to demarche Acting FM Guimaraes, but the meeting was postponed by Guimaraes until 8 March; Ambassador will reiterate key re [...]	2005-03-03 17:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KSUM XF XM BR
05BRASILIA658	JEWISH SOCIAL PROGRAMS, CONCERNS WITH ARAB-SOUTH [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: During a two-day visit to Sao Paulo to meet that city's Jewish leadership, Ambassador witnessed the community's highly effective social welfare programs and delivered messages of support for the commonality of ties between the U.S., Israel, and Brazil's Jewish c [...]	2005-03-09 19:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KSUM PTER XF XM BR
05BRASILIA660	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S 9 MARCH MEETING WITH ACTING [...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador met one-on-one on 9 March with Acting Foreign Minister Samuel Pinheiro Guimaraes (FM Amorim is in Africa). Guimaraes, as Secretary General of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE),is D equivalent, often acting as minister during Amorim's frequent travels abroa [...]	2005-03-09 20:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA715	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S 14 MARCH MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) Introduction. Ambassador was called for a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Amorim on the afternoon of 14 March. Amorim focused initially on reiterating his strong interest in meeting soon with Secretary Rice, in spite of unsuccessful efforts to schedule a Washington meeting in lat [...]	2005-03-15 18:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL BR ETRD MARR FTAA US
05BRASILIA718	BRAZIL: OLMERT VISIT A SUCCESS, BUT SUMMIT STILL [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Olmert reportedly enjoyed a successful visit to Brazil last week, however, he was apparently unable to convince the GOB to take a tougher approach -- from the Israeli perspective -- with Arab interlocutors in preparation for the Ar [...]	2005-03-16 11:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KSUM ETRD XF XM IS BR
05BRASILIA737	BRAZIL: UNHCR-61 AND CUBA [...] (C) Poloff delivered CHR talking points to Christiano Figueroa, Acting Chief for an under-manned Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Human Rights Division. Referring to press reports regarding GOB Human Rights Secretary Nilmario Miranda's not-so-veiled criticisms of the USG in a March 15 co [...]	2005-03-17 13:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU BR PREL CHR
05BRASILIA75	BRAZILIAN ENGAGEMENT IN TSUNAMI RELIEF, UNOCHA [...] According to Ministry of External Relations (MRE),South and East Asia Division Chief Edson Duarte, the Brazilian delegation to the UNOCHA Tsunami Donors Conference will be led by the Institutional Security (GSI) chief, General Jorge Armando Felix. (The GSI is located within the Presidency; G [...]	2005-01-07 14:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PGOV BR
05BRATISLAVA228	SLOVAKIA WILL FOLLOW EU ON IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Roman Gal of the MFA's Department for Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Gal stated Slovakia will likely follow the EU common policy regarding the recent Intergovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) proposal to deploy troops (without contributing m [...]	2005-03-18 12:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO LO
05BRATISLAVA318	SLOVAKIA RESPONSE TO APRIL 25 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points April 21 to Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent at the MFA. Rehak reaffirmed his openness to receiving USG points, saying it gives the Slovaks a "more global view." He said Slovakia within the EU supports strong transatlantic links. For example, in the [...]	2005-04-21 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA462	SLOVAKIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT US-EU CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Oldrich Hlavacek, Director of the MFA Fourth Territorial Division (covering Africa, Asia, and the Middle East),told pol-econ chief June 13 that Slovakia is "very enthusiastic and looking forward to" the U.S.-EU conference on Iraq (ref A). He said the two most important things about the [...]	2005-06-15 05:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON IZ LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA472	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 1-20, 2005 [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and current HZDS leader Vladimir Meciar is currently studying English. The brother of his private teacher told Poloffs that the teacher is regularly subjected to long, delusional speeches about the MP's accomplishments. Meciar's most outlandish claim to date was th [...]	2005-06-20 11:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR SMIG LO
05BRATISLAVA831	EUR PDAS KURT VOLKER'S MEETING WITH V-10 POLDIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 meeting with V-10 PolDirs, visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker heard frank and honest opinions -- and some colorful discussion -- about the current status of the transatlantic partnership. The PolDirs, who noted that such a meeting could never have been pulled to [...]	2005-10-08 20:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IZ BO LO NATO RU
05BRATISLAVA958	(C) SLOVAKIA MAY BE WILLING TO PART WAYS WITH EU [...] (C) At a reception on December 5, MFA State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova pulled aside DCM to stress Slovakia's desire for the closest possible cooperation with the USG during Slovakia's upcoming tenure on the UNSC. Citing her very positive recent meeting with Amb. Bolto [...]	2005-12-06 13:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LO UNSC UNGA UN
05BRUSSELS1109	SOMALIA - IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN: EU RESPONSE [...] (C) The EU broadly shares U.S. concerns over the IGAD peacekeeping plan. However, it prefers a low-profile approach which allows the plan to collapse under its own weight for lack of Somali support. The EU will not fund any peacekeeping operation that includes troops from frontline states. [...]	2005-03-18 09:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS114	ACTION PLANS FOR THE EU NEIGHBORHOOD: DO THEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the European Union announced with great fanfare seven "Neighborhood Action Plans" -- one step in the process of defining and developing the EU's relationships with the countries in its "Neighborhood" that at this point seem unlikely to become membership candidat [...]	2005-01-11 15:18:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV PHUM ZL XH XF XI EUN ETRO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1147	RESULTS OF MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (SBU) In addition to postponing Croatia's accession talks (septel),EU FMs at the March 16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) also noted positive developments in the Middle East and issued conclusions on Lebanon calling for Syria to withdraw all troops and intelligence servi [...]	2005-03-18 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD LE IR SU ES IN RU ICC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1472	EUROPEAN COMMISSION THINKING ON INTERNATIONAL IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. The European Commission wants to see a successful U.S.-EU co-hosted Iraq conference in June, and is convinced this means keeping it to a one-day event, and focusing the agenda on next steps in Iraq between now and the next round of elections. The EC is in synch with U.S. thi [...]	2005-04-13 14:21:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1542	Gymnich Takes No Decision on China Arms, [...] (SBU) The EU's informal "Gymnich" meeting of foreign ministers sought to place the EU-China relationship in a broader context, but the arms embargo issue loomed over the discussion. A Council staffer told us a consensus still exists within the EU to work on the issue, but a majority of member [...]	2005-04-19 10:30:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID MASS CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1593	COMMISSION AND COUNCIL EXPECT SHORT GAERC MEETING [...] (U) A shorter than normal GAERC on April 25 is unlikely to take any significant decisions on external relations topics. On the Middle East, the GAERC is exepcted to issue Conclusions on the MEPP, Iraq and Lebanon. Africa discussion will focus on the Great Lakes, with any new decisions on Zimb [...]	2005-04-22 10:29:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL IZ LE ZI CG SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1628	US-EU CONFERENCE ON IRAQ: VISIT OF S/I AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. On April 21, Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones met with a wide range of EU officials from the Luxembourg Presidency, the Commission and the Council to consult on planning for the U.S.-EU co-hosted International Conference on Iraq in June. Th [...]	2005-04-26 08:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS212	EU RESUMES TRADE, POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. The atmospherics at the January 12-13 EU-Iran Trade and Cooperation and Political Agreement negotiations in Brussels were positive and relaxed, and Iran appeared to want the negotiations to succeed, according to Council Secretariat officials who attended. Negotiations are s [...]	2005-01-19 09:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNP PTER PHUM IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2202	MAY 22 COASI WORKING DINNER ON SOUTHEAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, EAP A/S Chris Hill participated in a COASI working dinner on Southeast Asia with EU representatives from the Luxembourg European Presidency, the European Commission, the European Council, and the incoming UK EU Presidency. The participants discussed North Korea, in add [...]	2005-06-08 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2203	A/S HILL LAUNCHES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON EAST ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 23-24 in Brussels, EAP A/S Christopher Hill led an interagency delegation, including representatives from State, NSC, OSD, JCS, and the intelligence community, in a meeting with EU Troika officials to launch the U.S.-Europe Strategic Dialogue on East Asia. A/S Hill also met [...]	2005-06-08 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2252	PREVIEW OF JUNE 13 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (C) Much of EUFMs' energy at the June 13 GAERC will focus on preparing the June 16-17 EU Summit, especially negotiations on the EU budget and failed Constitutional Treaty. Decisions on Uzebkistan and Cuba should be as reported REFs B and C. Other topics are unlikely to produce much news, alt [...]	2005-06-10 15:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2339	UK PLANS FOR ITS EU PRESIDENCY: MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. According to UK mission staff in Brussels who cover Middle East issues, the UK hopes to use its July-December EU presidency to work closely with the U.S. in promoting a common agenda. On Iraq, the UK hopes the June 22 conference will help move the EU to do more on rule of law [...]	2005-06-16 15:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID UK XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2345	BRUSSELS SCENE-SETTER FOR SECRETARY'S [...] (C) Europe is still in turmoil as a result of the "no" votes in France and the Netherlands on the European constitution. As expected, European leaders have turned inward as they struggle to look responsive to public discontent with their leadership. The debates at their June 16-17 summit r [...]	2005-06-17 10:37:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO IQ USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2440	Juncker, Blair Debate EU Future [...] SUMMARY: Outgoing EU Presidency Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg and incoming Presidency Prime Minister Tony Blair of the UK outlined different visions for Europe and perceptions of the "European crisis" during speeches before the European Parliament on June 22-23. Juncker bl [...]	2005-06-27 10:40:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN UK LU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2455	ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH AND FRENCH DIRECTOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a June 21 meeting in Brussels, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and French MFA Middle East/North Africa Director Jean-Francois Thibault welcomed the excellent U.S.-France cooperation on Lebanon and agreed that close coordination would remain critical as the new governmen [...]	2005-06-27 14:20:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PTER SY XF LE FR USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2642	CUTTING THROUGH THE NATO-EU KNOT [...] (U) This is a joint USEU-USNATO message. ----------- Summary ----------- 2. (C) It remains in the interest of the United States to continue to lead in NATO while building an ever-stronger partnership with the EU, notwithstanding recent tensions between the two organizations. Doing so is [...]	2005-07-11 16:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2823	QUADRILATERAL ON BULGARIAN AND PALESTINIAN MEDICS [...] (C) Summary. UK, European Commission, Bulgarian, and U.S. representatives agreed on need to continue efforts to support humanitarian HIV/AID projects in Libya, while pressing Libya to release the Bulgarian and Palestinian medics, in order to set the stage for the private discussions necessar [...]	2005-07-27 04:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BU EU LY PHUM PREL USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS284	COORDINATOR FOR AFGHANISTAN QUINN MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 20, Coordinator for Afghanistan Ambassador Maureen Quinn and a joint State/Department of Defense team met with European Council Director General Robert Cooper and European Commission South Asia Head of Unit Julian Wilson. Cooper said he is markedly more optimistic ab [...]	2005-01-21 17:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EAID AF NATO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3276	EU WILL NOT MEET SYRIA AT THE UNGA; WANTS TO KNOW [...] (S) SUMMARY. Syria has not yet approached the EU for possible meetings during the UNGA, but officials assure us they will send a unified position against high level meetings. END SUMMARY. Â [...]	2005-09-07 15:33:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER SY USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3346	EU ELECTION TEAM LEADER DENOUNCES ETHIOPIA [...] (U) Summary. At a September 13 hearing of the European Parliament, the Chief Observer of the EU's election observation mission in Ethiopia, MEP Ana Gomes (Portuguese Socialist),condemned the GoE's handling of the redress process and related human rights abuses. She urged the international c [...]	2005-09-13 15:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM ET EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3353	EUR PDAS VOLKER ENGAGES EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his September 7-8 EU-related meetings in Brussels, EUR PDAS Kurt Volker stressed the need for a pragmatic U.S.-EU partnership, based on our common values, to solve problems globally. With all of his interlocutors, he discussed the importance of working together to promote demo [...]	2005-09-14 08:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID VE CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS585	US/EU HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS: PREPPING FOR CHR [...] (SBU) Summary: US and EU officials met in Brussels February 3 in regularly scheduled human rights consultations (COHOM) to prepare for the spring UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR),and to review the human rights situation in China and Iran. Also discussed were the Global War on Terrorism (GW [...]	2005-02-10 13:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS691	EU RESPONSE ON ASSASSINATION OF FORMER LEBANESE PM [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-17 10:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV SY LE EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST132	ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] (C) This is an Action Request for State Department. See Paragraph 3. 2. (C) PolMilOff discussed possible Romanian contributions of weapons to the Afghan National Army (ANA) with Andreea Pastarnac, Director of the MFA's Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific Department, on January 12 (REFTEL [...]	2005-01-18 12:41:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MASS MARR PGOV AF RO
05BUCHAREST1402	ROMANIA'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR SEEBRIG DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) MFA NATO Division Director Mirela Maghiar told PolOff in a June 16 discussion regarding Romanian support for the South East Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) that a U.S. contribution to SEEBRIG of USD 1 million this year as part of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI),would constitute "us [...]	2005-06-21 07:48:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL AF RO NATO
05BUCHAREST1405	IRAQ: ROMANIA OPEN TO CHANGES IN ITS MISSION [...] (S) On June 15, PolChief and DATT, along with British DCM delivered talking points on the U.S. Iraq strategy after Iraq elections to Stelian Stoian, MFA Director General for the Middle East and Global Affairs; Mihaela Matei, MOD Strategic Affairs Directorate Head; and Andreea Pastarnac, Direct [...]	2005-06-21 13:12:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IZ UK RO
05BUCHAREST1578	PD BUCHAREST'S CONFERENCE ON MUSEUM MANAGEMENT [...] SUMMARY: FROM JUNE 22-25, PD BUCHAREST HOSTED A SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR MORE THAN 90 MUSEUM DIRECTORS THAT PROMOTED REGIONAL COOPERATION AND GAVE THEM PRACTICAL IDEAS ON HOW TO THRIVE AS CIVIC INSTITUTIONS IN A MARKET ECONOMY. THE SEMINAR DIRECTOR, DR. MARC PACHTER, ENSURED [...]	2005-07-15 11:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO RO
05BUCHAREST1636	OUTLINE OF ROMANIAN SUPPORT FOR THE "INSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) During a July 18 discussion with PolOff regarding Romanian constitutional support for Iraq (Septel),MFA Director for the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Andreea Pastarnac, told PolOff that the GOR currently envisages a number of projects aimed at the "institutional reconstruction" of Ira [...]	2005-07-25 13:20:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EIND IZ RO
05BUCHAREST1638	ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-25 13:21:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EIND IZ RO
05BUCHAREST568	ROMANIAN REACTION TO U.S. POSITION ON FEBRUARY 10 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-07 15:54:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KN RO
05BUCHAREST759	OIL AND GAS FROM THE EAST: ROMANIA'S PIPELINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Romania's two energy pipeline priorities continue to be the Constanta-Pancevo-Omisalj-Trieste (CPOT) oil pipeline and Nabucco natural gas pipeline. The Romanian Ministry of Economy values the strategic diversification of energy sourcing that these pipelines would provide. END [...]	2005-03-25 13:07:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV RO
05BUCHAREST946	SECI UPDATE MARCH 2005 [...] SECI Center's governing body, the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC),met on 18 March 2005 in Bucharest for their semi-annual meeting. The agenda of the meeting included the approval of the SECI Center's near-term strategy, election of a General Director, as well as other issues concerning the [...]	2005-04-15 13:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU HU BK MK BU HR RO SECI
05BUENOSAIRES496	AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO SALTA TO MEET WITH GOVERNOR, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gutierrez traveled to the northern province of Salta February 24-25 to meet with Governor Romero, to review the current state of U.S.-Argentine counternarcotics cooperation on the northern border, and to exchange views with leading business executives in the provi [...]	2005-03-03 21:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR SNAR OFDA
05BUENOSAIRES68	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Gutierrez and the Embassy Buenos Aires country team warmly welcome CODEL Dodd to Argentina January 12-13. During your stay in Argentina you will have the opportunity to speak with senior Argentine officials and experts on a range of political, economic and counternar [...]	2005-01-10 15:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SNAR AR
05CAIRO2089	LETTER TO SECRETARY FROM PRISONER NABIL SOLIMAN [...] (C) The Embassy received on March 1, 2005 a letter addressed to the Secretary from Nabil Soliman, who was returned by the United States to Egypt in June 2002. Soliman was convicted by an Egyptian State Security Court in November 2002 of membership in Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Soliman receive [...]	2005-03-17 13:50:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER KJUS EG
05CAIRO2280	CODEL PELOSI MARCH 19-20 VISIT TO CAIRO: MUBARAK [...] (C) In a particularly relaxed meeting with CODEL Pelosi March 20, President Mubarak reviewed his efforts to convince Syrian President Bashar to withdraw all his forces from Lebanon (reftel) and reiterated his commitment to improving relations with Israel and pressing forward on solving the Israeli- [...]	2005-03-23 15:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL KPAL KDEM IS IZ IR EG
05CAIRO2281	CODEL PELOSI MARCH 19-20 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with CODEL Pelosi, PM Nazif asserted that Egypt is "systematically" building a democratic system. He also highlighted Egypt's economic reforms and called for strengthening the bilateral economic relationship. Nazif expressed concern over the image of the U.S. [...]	2005-03-23 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EG IZ
05CAIRO2487	CODEL SMITH MARCH 21-24 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (C) In a cordial March 23 meeting, Senator Smith and Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif discussed political reform, bilateral trade, religious freedom, and Iraq. The Senator welcomed President Mubarak's move to open the field for competitive presidential elections, congratulated Egypt on the QIZ a [...]	2005-03-30 08:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP ETRD PREL KIRF EG
05CAIRO2517	CODELS PELOSI/KILPATRICK/SMITH/DREIER IN CAIRO [...] (C) During the week of March 20-24, Egyptian Minister of Defense Tantawi met with 20 members of Congress and staff from CODEL Pelosi (March 20, eight representatives),CODEL Kilpatrick (March 23, five representatives),CODEL Smith (March 23, one senator),and CODEL Dreier (March 24, six repre [...]	2005-03-31 09:38:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL MOPS MASS IR IS IZ SU EG
05CAIRO2532	CODEL DREIER MARCH 23-25 VISIT TO CAIRO: PRIME [...] (C) In a March 24 meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif, CODEL Dreier (consisting of Representatives Dreier, Diaz-Balart, Alcee Hastings, Doc Hastings, Gingrey, and Crenshaw) discussed the potential for political and economic reform in Egypt, links between economic development and the f [...]	2005-03-31 14:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP EG
05CAIRO2589	REPORTING ON RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS; NEW WEEKLY [...] Egyptian newspapers carried only limited reporting of the recent demonstrations in Cairo and around Egypt by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the opposition Kifaya ("Enough") movement. Al Destour ("The Constitution"),a weekly paper with an aggressive tone, reappeared on the newsstands after [...]	2005-04-04 13:36:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO EG
05CAIRO2662	INTEL CEO MAKES A SPLASH IN CAIRO [...] In his first visit to Egypt, Intel Corporation CEO Craig Barrett last week delivered a slick, multimedia presentation resembling a primetime television show to assembled government and business leaders during an AmCham-sponsored luncheon on "Building the Digital Society in Egypt." The specta [...]	2005-04-06 09:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO ECON ETRD EINT EINV PREL TINT KWWW EG
05CAIRO2693	EGYPT AND THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM [...] (S/NF) Egypt brings to the fight against terrorism both its own grim experience and a track record of results. In the 1990s, Egypt successfully subdued domestic terror groups that conducted operations ranging from firebombing video stores to attempted assassinations of senior GOE officials, t [...]	2005-04-06 16:28:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC KFRD EG
05CAIRO2736	EGYPT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESULTS AND ACTIVITIES [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-07 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL OEXC KPAO EG
05CAIRO2743	EGYPT: EXPLOSION AT CAIRO BAZAAR [...] (SBU) Charge convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 8:30 p.m. on April 7 after reports of an explosion in the popular Khan al Khalili bazaar near downtown Cairo. An explosion occurred at about 5:45 p.m., causing multiple injuries, including four confirmed AmCit injured, one of whom [...]	2005-04-07 20:39:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC CASC EG
05CAIRO2792	APRIL 3 VISIT TO ISMAILIA: "ACTIVATING" THE [...] (U) The Charge on April 3 visited Ismailia, the Egyptian governorate with which Embassy Cairo cooperates in running an experimental Virtual Presence Post (VPP),or "Virtual Consulate" (reftels). The Governorate's expanded engagement with the project, coupled with enhanced participation on th [...]	2005-04-11 15:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ETRD KWWW PREL TINT EG
05CAIRO2799	CAIRO TERROR ATTACK: ARRESTS, CLAIMS, AND REACTIONS [...] (SBU) In a statement aired on Egyptian TV on the afternoon of April 11, the Ministry of Interior identified the (dead) perpetrator of the April 7 terrorist attack in the Khan el-Khalili tourist bazaar as an 18-year old engineering student from the Delta province of Qalyubia. The announcement [...]	2005-04-11 16:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC EG

05CAIRO2877	EGYPT: SMEAR PUTS MUSLIM BROTHERS ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (C) Enemies of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have seized on an erroneous report as an opportunity to attack the group as duplicitous and disloyal. In early April, Egyptian media began reporting (baseless) rumors that the U.S. and the MB had covertly opened a channel for dialogue and potential cooperat [...]	2005-04-13 16:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO2969	EGYPT NAMES ACCOMPLICES IN APRIL 7 BAZAAR BOMBING [...] (SBU) In a public announcement on the afternoon of April 17, the Ministry of Interior named four accomplices of the bomber who died as he carried out the April 7 terrorist attack in a Cairo tourist bazaar that killed one AmCit, two French nationals and wounded 17, including three AmCits, other [...]	2005-04-18 16:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC EG
05CAIRO3131	FY06 MRP "VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE," FEBRUARY [...] PA Cairo is pleased to nominate Ms. Nora Ismail Mohamed YOUNIS, Project Coordinator, United Nations Development Program (UNDP),to participate in the subject MRP. 2. Following is full EVDB nomination and DS-2019 information: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following [...]	2005-04-27 13:29:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO EG
05CAIRO3176	PREPARING FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) General Abizaid, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your return visit to Egypt. U.S.-Egyptian military relations have benefited from our strategic reliance on one another for over 25 years. We look forward to your visit as yet another opportunity to reconfirm our common commitment to stabili [...]	2005-04-28 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS EG
05CAIRO3184	EGYPT: EAC MEETING FOLLOWING APRIL 30 SUICIDE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, please handle accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On May 1, the Charge d'Affaires convened post's Emergency Action Committee to review details of the April 30 suicide bombing in downtown Cairo and shooting incident (ref A),[...]	2005-05-01 15:05:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL CASC KCRM EG EAC
05CAIRO3421	EGYPT: NOTES ON THE APRIL 30 CAIRO TERRORIST [...] (C) A clearer picture of the April 30 terrorist attacks in Cairo is beginning to emerge. The two attacks, one a bombing that killed the perpetrator and wounded several foreigners and Egyptians, and the other a bungled shoot-up of a tourist bus, are directly linked: the bus shooters, two women [...]	2005-05-05 16:28:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC EG
05CAIRO3626	RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN'S FIRST VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin April 26-27 to Cairo, Egypt will be remembered more for its ceremonial and nostalgic aspects than for substantive agreements or strategic re-alignments. Putin and Egyptian President Mubarak released a joint statement after their summit meetin [...]	2005-05-12 13:45:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KNNP ECON EG IS UNSC
05CAIRO3806	MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired on May 18 a meeting of the Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). RSO, LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. 2. (SBU) ECPO briefed the group on post preparations for the projected May 30-31 visit of Fran Townsend, President Bush's Homeland Security [...]	2005-05-18 18:26:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV KVPR EG HSWG
05CAIRO3952	EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) During a May 25 meeting with the Charge, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit expressed satisfaction with the respective visits of Prime Minister Nazif and First Lady Laura Bush. The visits had, in his view, improved the atmosphere in the relationship. Aboul Gheit warned against [...]	2005-05-25 16:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG KDEM KPAL IS IR SU
05CAIRO4005	REFERENDUM MARRED BY LOW TURNOUT AND REPORTS OF [...] (C) The May 25 referendum on revising the Egyptian constitution to allow for direct presidential elections was characterized by low turnout. Although the process was generally peaceful, there were sporadic incidents in Cairo of government-directed beatings of opposition protestors and journ [...]	2005-05-26 13:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM EG
05CAIRO4025	CHARGE BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON VISITS OF FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary. The Charge briefed the diplomatic corps May 26 on the visits of Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif to the United States and First Lady Laura Bush to the Middle East. Sharing transcripts of public statements and media interviews related to the two recent visits, the Charge offered hi [...]	2005-05-26 15:24:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EG OVIP
05CAIRO4304	CRITICS ACCUSE NDP OF USING "THUGS" AND [...] (SBU) Summary: While the pro-government press was praising the May 25 referendum, independent and opposition commentators criticized what they considered poor media coverage and accused ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) members of acting like "thugs" and "mercenaries." One commentator [...]	2005-06-08 06:01:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO EG
05CAIRO4309	IRAQ CONFERENCE CORE-GROUP PLANNING MEETING IN [...] (C) Steering Group members (U.S., EU, Iraq, Japan, UN, Egypt, and Russia) met in Cairo June 2 to coordinate planning for a June 22 Ministerial meeting on Iraq to be held in Brussels (ref A). The USG delegation, led by Iraq Policy Coordinator Ambassador Richard Jones, held bilateral meetings [...]	2005-06-08 07:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON EG IZ RS EUN
05CAIRO4359	EGYPT: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] (C) Madame Secretary, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt and looks forward to the opportunity to advance U.S. interests. Political reform, Egypt's desire for a free trade agreement (FTA),Gaza disengagement, Iraq, and Sudan are likely to be the issues on the top of the agenda [...]	2005-06-09 17:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EG
05CAIRO4360	SUDAN: NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND THE [...] (C) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) officials confirmed June 7 that negotiations would commence June 12 in Cairo between the NDA leadership and senior Government of Sudan (GOS) officials. The negotiations will cover political and security issues and are scheduled to be completed by June 18 [...]	2005-06-10 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM EG SU ER
05CAIRO4378	BIO INFORMATION ON NEW EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ [...] (C) The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released in late April a list of names of Egyptian diplomats assigned to new postings, including that of Depty Assistant Minister for Eastern Arab Affairs, Dr. Ihab Sherif. At the time, the MFA did not reveal that Sherif was slotted to go to Baghda [...]	2005-06-12 11:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IZ IS KBIO
05CAIRO4441	SYRIAN "HIT LIST" NOT NEWS IN EGYPT [...] (SBU) Summary: Egyptian media have largely ignored recent press reports citing U.S. comments about a possible Syrian 'hit list' of targeted Lebanese public figures opposed to continued Syrian influence in Lebanon. To the extent the issue has been covered locally, two pro- government newspap [...]	2005-06-13 15:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO EG SY
05CAIRO4820	MDA: EGYPT REMINDED OF IMPORTANCE OF MDA ISSUE ON [...] (C) On June 26, PolOff shared ref A points with Amr Rushdy of the Foreign Minister's cabinet. Rushdy will travel with the Minister to Sanaa for the June 27 OIC ministerial and coordinates the Magen David Adom (MDA) issue as part of his portfolio. Familiar with the U.S. position on MDA incl [...]	2005-06-26 15:24:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IS EG ICRC
05CAIRO5000	EGYPT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESULTS AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-03 10:00:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL OEXC KPAO EG
05CAIRO5009	SUPPORT FOR IRAQI RESISTANCE; PRAISE FOR IRANIAN [...] Summary: Reacting to the President's speech at Fort Bragg, Egyptian newspapers criticized U.S. policy in Iraq and accused the U.S. of falsely portraying the situation there. One editorial said resistance was the only reaction to the U.S. imperialist march. The Iranian elections provided muc [...]	2005-07-03 13:04:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO EG
05CAIRO5057	EGYPTIAN PRESS SHAKE-UP: MUSICAL CHAIRS OR [...] Summary: Egypt's Shura Council confirmed long-rumored changes to the pro-government press by appointing new editors and board chairmen on July 4. The changes see younger faces rising from the ranks to replace an old guard of editors - some appointed by Anwar Sadat himself - who doubled as b [...]	2005-07-05 14:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO EG
05CAIRO5083	PDAS CHENEY'S MEETING WITH GOE MINISTER OF [...] (C) NEA PDAS Liz Cheney met with Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin to discuss the Fund for the Future. The U.S. envisioned contributing $50 million to the Fund, Cheney explained, and would like Egypt to participate along with Morocco, which had already agreed in principle to [...]	2005-07-06 16:07:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV EG
05CAIRO5194	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Zoellick, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes you to Egypt and believes your visit comes at a particularly significant moment for reform in Egypt. You will be able to review a number of important internal and regional developments, discussed below, since the S visit, in your me [...]	2005-07-07 17:27:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO5272	EGYPT: AN ASSESSMENT OF KIFAYA - THE POPULAR [...] (C) The Kifaya (Enough) protest movement has made a significant impact on Egypt's internal political scene in the first half of 2005. Kifaya is an umbrella movement encompassing groups and individuals spanning a broad range of tendencies and ideologies, united by opposition to the Mubarak reg [...]	2005-07-11 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO5477	EGYPTIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] Deputy Secretary Zoellick's visit to Egypt (July 13-14) was the occasion for extensive, and mostly positive, coverage in pro-government, opposition, and independent papers, July 13-16. His meeting with President Mubarak and an Embassy-arranged press round table prompted many positive article [...]	2005-07-18 14:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC UK IZ IS EG OVIP
05CAIRO5521	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 14, 2005 MEETING [...] (U) Date, time and place: July 14, 2005, 11:45 a.m., Alexandria, Egypt. 2. (U) Participants: U.S.: ----- The Deputy Secretary Charge Michael Corbin NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Embassy notetaker Egypt: ------ Presiden [...]	2005-07-19 14:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL OVIP EG IS IZ LE SU
05CAIRO5860	EGYPTIAN TRADE MINISTER JUSTIFIES EXPANSION OF QIZ [...] (C) During Charge's July 28 courtesy call on Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid, the Minister raised the issue of expanding Egypt's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). Rachid noted that he had sent Deputy Secretary Zoellick a letter detailing the need for expansion (text of letter below),[...]	2005-07-31 16:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL ECON EG USTR QIZ
05CAIRO6211	AN UPDATE ON MEPI FUNDING IN EGYPT: REGIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 16-20, MEPI Regional Director Peter Mulrean visited Alexandria and Cairo to meet with current and prospective MEPI grantees. In Cairo, two of the five Civil Society (CS) grantees described difficulty in obtaining approval from Egypt's Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs ( [...]	2005-08-11 16:07:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EG MEPI
05CAIRO6270	PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COVERAGE LURCHES ALONG: [...] Summary: The media devoted most of its leading coverage to the presidential nomination process. One independent newspaper continued to offer readers in-depth coverage of the candidates, publishing an informal poll on August 9 in which many of those interviewed claimed not to know the candid [...]	2005-08-15 15:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC UK AL AG EG
05CAIRO6488	ECONOMIC STUDY SEES BENEFITS TO FTA [...] (SBU) A U.S.-Egypt Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would be politically and economically beneficial for both Egypt and United States, according to a new study by the Washington- based Institute for International Economics (IIE). The authors assert that the timing is right for Egypt to conclude an [...]	2005-08-23 12:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV EIND EG USTR
05CAIRO6939	EGYPT'S SEPTEMBER 7 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: FIRST [...] (SBU) Egypt held the first competitive presidential election in its history on September 7. Key themes from today's voting, as observed by contacts and emboffs in the field, have been an apparently low turnout, a predominantly calm atmosphere, with scattered exceptions, and often disorganized [...]	2005-09-07 17:57:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO6945	HURRICANE KATRINA, RECOGNIZING EGYPTIAN [...] Summary: The GOE has sent two C-130 aircraft with relief supplies for Katrina victims. Senior Embassy officials have made televised statements and issued a press release to express U.S. gratitude. End summary. 2. The Government of Egypt has agreed to donate the following items to American [...]	2005-09-08 07:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC
05CAIRO7452	EGYPT SUPPORTS AVERTING A MIDDLE EAST SHOWDOWN AT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-27 08:28:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL EG IS IAEA
05CAIRO7466	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO EGYPT OF ACTING A/S OF [...] (SBU) In May 2002, Egypt passed a law criminalizing money laundering, which included terrorist financing within the scope of crimes covered by the law. The GOE has also used restrictions on NGO financing to combat terrorist financing. These restriction, however, have also impeded legitimate N [...]	2005-09-27 11:50:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PTER EG
05CAIRO7552	EGYPT PREPARING FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Government of Egypt officials share our concerns regarding avian influenza (AI). The GOE's close co-operation with Cairo's U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) has positioned it for effective surveillance of AI, though the system has some limitations. However, the political will [...]	2005-09-30 12:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI WHO KSTH
05CAIRO7725	VISIT OF AMBASSADOR JEFFREY: EGYPTIAN REACTION TO ARAB OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-05 08:59:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EAID ECON EG IZ MOPS OVIP PGOV PREL PTER SY
05CAIRO8136	SYRIA/LEBANON: EGYPT "STILL STUDYING" MEHLIS [...] (SBU) Senior Egyptian Presidency and MFA officials have so far offered minimal reaction to the Report of the International Independent Investigation Commission Established Pursuant to UNSCR 1595, otherwise known as the "Mehlis Report." Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad told the DCM during [...]	2005-10-23 14:26:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER EG SY LE MEPN UNSC
05CAIRO8137	SADDAM IN A CAGE; SECTARIAN STRIFE IN ALEXANDRIA: [...] Summary: While the Egyptian media covered the opening of Saddam Husseins trial extensively, there was little commentary. One opposition commentator decried the trial as "illegitimate, partial, and subordinate to the American occupiers." Violence between Muslims and Christians in Alexandria [...]	2005-10-23 14:33:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC IZ SY EG
05CAIRO8161	GOE PRIVATIZES "STRATEGIC" FIRMS, WITHIN LIMITS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Investment (MOI) has recently acted to extend the revitalized privatization program to cover petrochemical firms, which were previously considered untouchable "strategic" companies, theoretically important to Egypt's overall economic security. Nevertheless, there remain [...]	2005-10-24 13:00:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EIND EG
05CAIRO8191	TRANSPARENCY WITH A SMILE: GOE MEDIA AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) In an Oct. 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Information Minister Anas al Fekki did his part to make the GOE's plans for the November Parliamentary elections look transparent and fair. The approach may in fact lead to gains for transparency and freedom, in both politics and the GOE-dominat [...]	2005-10-25 15:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EG IS KRAL
05CAIRO8499	EXPIRATION OF AUGUST 18 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DUE TO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OVERALL SECURITY SITUATION IN EGYPT, POST RECOMMENDS THAT THE AUGUST 18, 2005 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT (PA) BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 15, AND THAT NO NEW PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT BE ISSUED. THE RECENTLY UPDATED LANGUAGE OF THE EGYPT CONSULAR INFORMATION S [...]	2005-11-07 15:09:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC AMGT PTER EG
05CAIRO8937	PROGRESS WITH CUSTOMS AND TRADE REFORM IN EGYPT [...] This report outlines the major reforms undertaken by the GOE in the customs and trade areas since the appointment of the new Cabinet in July 2004, highlighting USAID's support for the process. It updates and expands on Cairo 00367 dated January 15, 2004 on customs reform. 2. Under the le [...]	2005-11-29 14:10:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	EG EWWT ECON EAID ETRD
05CAIRO8938	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-29 14:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PREL EG OVIP
05CAIRO9135	EGYPT: WIDESPREAD OBSTRUCTION AND VIOLENCE AT [...] (SBU) December 7 saw runoff races for seats in most parliamentary constituencies in nine provinces of Egypt. Although many polling places appeared to be quiet and functioning normally, there were serious disruptions at many others. Emboffs witnessed security force obstruction of polling place [...]	2005-12-07 17:24:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO9263	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt, which comes at a critical time not only in our relations, but also in Egyptian history: the slow sunset of a quarter century of benevolent but authoritarian rule. At 77, beginning his fifth Presidential term, Hosni Mubarak is the indispe [...]	2005-12-13 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KPAL PHUM EAID KDEM IS IZ SY EG
05CAIRO9294	CAIRO EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING 12/13/05 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 13, 2005, DCM convened a meeting of the full EAC to discuss the worldwide public announcement issued by the Department of State (Ref A),the current threat situation in Egypt (Ref B),Post tripwires regarding Avian Influenza (AI),the ongoing Emergency Action Plan (E [...]	2005-12-15 09:03:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR AMED AMGT ASEC EG KFLO PTER EAC
05CAIRO9316	EGYPT'S PROPOSAL FOR BILATERAL NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (C) The Foreign Ministry's primary point of contact for disarmament and non-proliferation Dr. Hossam Aly provided poloff with an unofficial proposal for the agenda for the non-proliferation bilateral talks. The unofficial proposals for the agenda include the following, and clearly reflect MFA [...]	2005-12-15 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL EG IS
05CAIRO9380	AMERICAN IMAM CAMPAIGNS FOR TOLERANCE, [...] SUMMARY: American Imam Mohammed Bashar Arafat engaged religious scholars, students, journalists, and media audiences across the Arab world with his message of tolerance and hope during a visit to Egypt Dec. 1-13. In purposeful, persuasive Arabic cadences, Bashar preached respect for Christi [...]	2005-12-20 14:16:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP KIRF EG
05CAIRO9386	2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR ARAB [...] The impact of the Arab League boycott of Israel on U.S. trade and investment the Middle East and North Africa varies from country to country. While it remains a serious barrier for U.S. firms attempting to export to some countries in the region from Israel, the boycott has virtually no effect [...]	2005-12-20 15:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EG USTR
05CAIRO9388	American Author Promotes Dynamic View of US [...] SUMMARY: American foreign policy expert Walter Russell Mead engaged Egyptian audiences with his dynamic vision of U.S. foreign policy during three days of lectures, roundtable discussions, and media interviews November 27-29. Meads visit coincided with the Embassys release of the Arabic tra [...]	2005-12-21 06:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP EG
05CAIRO9470	ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL ON FLAP WITH GULF [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa, the Ambassador inquired into a SIPDIS recent public flap between Moussa and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members over a supposed letter Moussa sent on regional nuclear disarmament issues. Moussa admitted to [...]	2005-12-22 16:09:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM EG IR IS PNUC
05CANBERRA1314	SECURITY SECTOR SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] (U) This is an action request for State. Please see para 4. 2. (C) We presented reftel demarche points on July 1 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Middle East Section Director Octavia Borthwick, who told us that the GOA was considering whether and what sort of equipment [...]	2005-08-03 08:06:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL KWBG KPAL AS IS
05CANBERRA1461	AUSTRALIA-PHILIPPINES MINISTERIAL FURTHERS CT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The inaugural Australia-Philippines Ministerial Meeting (APMM),held in Canberra August 11-12, focused on security issues, in particular strengthening joint efforts by Australia and the Philippines to combat the terrorist threat in the region. The two governments agreed to star [...]	2005-08-30 06:41:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AS RP
05CANBERRA272	AUSTRALIA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TIMOR [...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche on February 11 to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Assistant Secretary for Maritime South-East Asia Penny Burtt. Burtt said that the GOA was in "heated agreement" with the U.S. that UNMISET should conclude in May and that the Governme [...]	2005-02-11 03:45:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL TL AS UNSC
05CANBERRA293	AUSTRALIA WANTS TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: Australian Foreign Affairs Secretary Michael L'Estrange told the Ambassador on February 14 that he hoped another round of the U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue could be held in the near future. He also asked that the U.S. encourage Japan to use its influence with [...]	2005-02-15 00:43:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	AS CN JA PREL ARF
05CANBERRA310	AUSTRALIA'S VIEW ON THE EU'S INTENTION TO LIFT ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several articles in the Australian press over the past several days have miscast the GOA's policy on the EU's professed intention to lift its ban on arms exports to China. Contacts at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have assured us that the GOA fully shares the [...]	2005-02-17 07:01:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC ETRD AS CH
05CANBERRA329	NO GOA POSITION YET ON ARF CBM SEMINAR ON MISSILE [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered ref A points and concept paper on February 14 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Section Chief Paula Watt, ARF Action Officer Fiona Couchaud, and Defence Policy and Liaison Section Chief Jane Lambert, and separately to ADOD Assis [...]	2005-02-18 06:02:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL AS ARF
05CANBERRA342	AUSTRALIA TO SEND ADDITIONAL 450 TROOPS TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister John Howard announced February 22 that Australia would increase its troop contribution to Iraq by 50 percent by sending 450 additional ground forces to protect Japanese military engineers engaged in reconstruction efforts in Al Muthanna province. Some of the new [...]	2005-02-22 08:06:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PTER PGOV IZ AS
05CANBERRA436	AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO BA'ASYIR VERDICT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australian officials welcomed the March 3 Indonesian Court decision to convict Abu Bakar Ba'asyir (ABB) for his involvement in the Bali bombings, but were disappointed by the short 30-month sentence he received. The Australian Ambassador to Jakarta raised GOA concerns over the [...]	2005-03-04 07:30:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KJUS KISL KPAO ASEC ID AS
05CANBERRA509	IRAN: FM DOWNER TO EXPRESS AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON [...] (C) DFAT Arms Control Assistant Secretary Peter Shannon told us March 9 that Iranian MP Boroujerdi, Chairman of the Parliament's National Security Committee, would visit Canberra on March 15. On March 11 we raised with Ben Burdon, Policy Director of the Iraq Task Force (ITF),Ref A points ur [...]	2005-03-14 06:16:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM AS IR IZ IAEA
05CANBERRA725	GOA CONSIDERING EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE [...] (U) In an April 22 meeting, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Director Jeremy Bruer and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Iraq Program Manager Katherine Krilov. Krilov indicated that Australia [...]	2005-04-22 05:39:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI AU AS HU IZ
05CANBERRA807	AUSTRALIA ANTICIPATES EAS INVITATION: WILL MAKE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia will sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC),with conditions, in exchange for an invitation to the first East Asian Summit (EAS) to be held in Kuala Lumpur this December. The conditions include ensuring that the TAC does not hinder Australia's obligations [...]	2005-05-09 07:09:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AS ARF
05CANBERRA859	MTCR: AUSTRALIA WILL SPONSOR SMALL GROUP PROPOSAL [...] (C) We presented ref A points on May 13 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak and MTCR Action Officer Lucinda Bell, asking for Australia's confirmation that it would sponsor the fifth Small Group proposal on transshipment best pra [...]	2005-05-17 08:37:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AS MTCRE
05CANBERRA879	AUSTRALIA: EAP A/S HILL'S DFAT ROUNDTABLE, SESSION [...] (C) In a May 17 roundtable attended by senior Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials, DFAT Deputy Secretary Geoff Raby told EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill that Australia supports the U.S. approach to the DPRK nuclear problem and would continue to conv [...]	2005-05-23 23:27:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AS CH TW ID TT ARF APEC NK SK
05CANBERRA882	EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (S) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill told Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange on May 17 that there was a SIPDIS growing sense of urgency in Washington about the DPRK's nuclear program. L'Estrange agreed that the current state of [...]	2005-05-24 04:24:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PREL MNUC AS KN CH KS JA ID ARF
05CARACAS1029	SENATOR COLEMAN MEETS WITH ENERGY COMPANIES IN [...] (C) During his visit to Venezuela, Senator Norm Coleman held two meetings with leading energy companies. In the first, a meeting with several members of the Venezuelan Hydrocarbons Association (AVHI) hosted by ChevronTexaco President Ali Moshiri, the Senator was given a mixed but somewhat favo [...]	2005-04-11 14:29:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL VE
05CARACAS1298	THE TELESUR SAGA: CHAVISTA CNN, THE MANAGER'S [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez has been vigorously pushing for the creation of TELESUR, a hemisphere-wide, multi-national, Latin American satellite television network, to offer a different point of view from CNN. TELESUR would promote GOV interests, and it would promote Chavez,s ambitions for cont [...]	2005-04-29 18:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS KPAO OPRC PGOV PINR XM VE
05CARACAS2381	VENEZUELAN YOUTH FESTIVAL: IT'S NO WOODSTOCK [...] (U) Over 20,000 international delegates from more than 130 countries are expected to attend the 16th World Youth and Students Festival in Caracas from August 7 to 15. Organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth, the theme is "For Peace and Solidarity We Fight against Imperialism a [...]	2005-08-05 18:23:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR VE
05CARACAS2934	GOV HYDROCARBON POLICY: UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS [...] (C) GOV hydrocarbon policy is driven by ideology, oil prices, and, to a lesser extent, production levels. The basic contours of the GOV's hydrocarbon policy are the maximization of state control over reserves, the maximization of state revenues, and the use of oil as a significant tool in ad [...]	2005-09-28 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV VE
05CARACAS773	VENEZUELA: CRUDE DIVERTED FROM U.S. TO CHINA AND [...] (C) A Venezuelan shipping agent has reportedly brokered the lease of two VLCCs (very large crude carriers) to PDVSA for use in shipping crude to China and India. Our source believes this trader is now negotiating the lease of two additional VLCCs. Another source reports that the Energy Minis [...]	2005-03-15 20:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET VE
05CHIANGMAI182	HALL OF OPIUM SERVES AS EDUCATIONAL, TOURIST, RESEARCH CENTER IN GOLDEN TRIANGLE [...] (u) Summary. Two years after greeting its first visitors, Thailand's Hall of Opium opened officially July 6 in a formal ceremony presided over by Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn. The 60,000 square-foot museum, beautifully situated in the rural hills of the infamous Golden Triangle, averages 70,000 [...]	2005-08-03 01:12:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL SNAR PGOV TH
05CHIANGMAI252	BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME: THAILAND PLANS NEW MEKONG PORT TO BOOST CHINA TRADE [...] (U) Summary Although the Mekong River trade between northern Thailand and southern China has not lived up to expectations, the Thai government plans to build a second, larger, port in Chiang Rai. The go-ahead came after the Deputy Transport Minister returned from a visit to Yunnan province sol [...]	2005-12-21 10:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON PGOV PREL CH TH WTRO
05COLOMBO1033	SRI LANKA: JVP DIGGING IN HEELS OVER JOINT [...] (C) In a June 8 conversation with poloffs, Somawansa Amarasinghe, Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),confirmed his party's determination to quit the United People's Front Alliance (UPFA) if President Chandrika Kumaratunga proceeds with plans to sign a so-called "joint mechanism" o [...]	2005-06-09 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1034	SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS CONVICTIONS IN LANDMARK [...] (SBU) ON MAY 27, THE SUPREME COURT OF SRI LANKA EXONERATED THE FOUR REMAINING MEN CONVICTED OF PARTICIPATING IN THE BINDUNUWEWA MASSACRE OF OCTOBER 2000, WHICH LEFT 27 TAMIL YOUTHS DEAD AND 14 INJURED AT A DETENTION CENTER IN BADULLA DISTRICT. THE FIFTH SUSPECT WAS ACQUITTED IN JULY 2004. [...]	2005-06-09 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1039	PRESIDENT TELLS AMBASSADOR SHE IS UNDER PRESSURE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga told Ambassador she intends to sign the Joint Mechanism, she hopes by end of the month. She believes the JVP will not leave the Government if she signs. She asked for strong Co-Chair support for the Joint Mechanism. She will discuss the Joint Mechanism wi [...]	2005-06-10 04:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1044	SRI LANKA: MONKS, SOME MUSLIMS OPPOSE JOINT [...] (C) The controversy surrounding the proposed "joint mechanism" to coordinate tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has deepened following unanimous public opposition from the chief prelates of all four Buddhist chapters. At a June 10 press conference, Government allian [...]	2005-06-10 08:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1052	SRI LANKA: FASTS AND FURIOUS: MONKS AND MARXISTS [...] (SBU) President Chandrika Kumaratunga continues to face staunch opposition from Marxist coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the Buddhist nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) over her plans to sign an agreement on tsunami relief with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam S [...]	2005-06-13 12:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER CE OPIC LTTE
05COLOMBO1113	UNICEF SEES DECLINE IN LTTE RECRUIMENT OF CHILDREN [...] (U) The recruitment of child soldiers by the Liberation Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE) has significantly and steadily declined since January, according to reports received by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The LTTE recently renewed its promise to halt underage recruiting in a June 1 [...]	2005-06-24 03:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1128	SRI LANKA: COALITION CRACKING, CHAUVINISTS [...] (C) Three days after the Government signed an agreement to coordinate tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),opposition to the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),also known as the "joint mechanism," among President Chandrika Kumaratunga's political [...]	2005-06-27 13:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1151	SRI LANKA: WHAT COMES AFTER THE P-TOMS? [...] (C) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's decision to sign the controversial Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),also known as the "joint mechanism," has clearly surprised her political allies and enemies alike, leaving many of them scrambling to strategize next moves. In the [...]	2005-06-30 12:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1180	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (JULY [...] (U) This cable provides information for the July 7, 2005 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Maldives Update --------------- 2. (SBU) Fathmath Nuzuha, Assistant Undersecretary of External Resources Management at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury has informed the embassy that the GORM wants to [...]	2005-07-07 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1182	SRI LANKA: MUSLIM LEADER RALLYING OPPOSITION TO [...] (C) Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem continues to urge members of his community to oppose the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),also known as the "joint mechanism," signed by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...]	2005-07-07 12:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1217	SRI LANKA RESPONDS TO LTTE ULTIMATUM AND OTHER [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1247	SRI LANKA QUALIFIES FOR EU GSP PLUS BENEFITS [...] Summary: Sri Lanka is among a group of 14 developing countries which qualified for duty free access to European Union (EU) under the EU GSP plus scheme from July 1, 2005. As a result, most Sri Lankan exports from apparel (Sri Lanka's main export) to ceramics will be eligible to enter EU mark [...]	2005-07-18 08:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO1261	POST RECOMMENDATIONS ON GLOBAL FUND PHASE 2 RENEWALS [...] Following is post review on the overall grant for Sri Lanka under the Global Fund. Due to limited time available for responses, this cable will provide general comments on the performance of the Global Fund for Tuberculosis and Malaria collectively, based on post discussion with key stakehold [...]	2005-07-19 03:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV TBIO CE COSI
05COLOMBO1291	PRESIDENT SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL ABIDE BY CEASEFIRE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-chairs told President Kumaratunga ceasefire was under threat, that LTTE bore brunt of blame for ceasefire violations, but that current upsurge of violence in East required both sides to take steps. Kumaratunga said she had given orders to security forces to not attack LTTE, bu [...]	2005-07-25 11:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO1335	IPR SEMINARS IN COLOMBO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES [...] Summary: A series of USPTO sponsored Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) seminars were held in Colombo on July 23 and 25 when Professor William O. Hennessey of the Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire, and Timothy Browning, Attorney-Advisor with the Office of Enforcement, Depart [...]	2005-08-01 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EAID ECON CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO1366	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO1396	SRI LANKA: THESE TIGERS DON'T PURR: ANALYSIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) exercise de facto control over parts of northern and eastern Sri Lanka, and the LTTE claims to have created a separate and fully functional government infrastructure within the areas it controls. These institutions include political [...]	2005-08-10 07:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1419	SRI LANKA: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED FOLLOWING [...] (U) President Chandrika Kumaratunga declared a state of emergency the morning of August 13 following the killing of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) assassins the previous night (Ref A). The measure, which gives police and military ex [...]	2005-08-13 05:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1440	SRI LANKA: HELGESEN BRIEFS CO-CHAIRS ON NORWEGIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegian facilitators have shared with the co-chairs a constructive plan for putting the burden on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the next steps in the peace process while also heading off rash actions by the government (GSL). The Norwegians will give LTTE [...]	2005-08-16 12:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NO CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1448	INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: While security forces continue to investigate the murder of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Kadirgamar, human rights groups urge restraint under the State of Emergency (SOE). Meanwhile, Tamil leaders complain the SOE and checkpoint inspections are an undue trauma on the Tamil people a [...]	2005-08-17 12:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1453	SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN FACILITATORS SEND LETTER TO [...] (C) Summary. In their August 17 meeting with LTTE theoretician Anton Balasingham in London, Norwegian FM Petersen and DFM Helgesen passed a letter to LTTE leader Prabhakaran (text below). At GSL request, EU missions in Colombo will recommend to Brussels that the EU designate the LTTE as a te [...]	2005-08-18 09:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NO CE LTTE
05COLOMBO146	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] As of January 16, according to the Center for National Operations (CNO),the earthquake and tsunamis had killed 30,920 people in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Military continues to engage in debris removal and clean-up activities in Galle and assist in the transport of relief supplies throughout Sri L [...]	2005-01-19 03:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1492	SRI LANKA ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 2005 [...] Summary: GDP growth slowed to 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2005, against 6.4 percent for the same period in 2004. While the Central Bank says the growth momentum (to achieve growth over 5 percent) is continuing as expected, high inflation is a major worry. A recovery in agriculture [...]	2005-08-25 08:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO1539	VIOLENCE IN SRI LANKA'S EAST: SUNSET FOR THE CEASE [...] (SBU) Immediately following Foreign Minister Kadirgamar's assassination (Reftel B),there were few reports of Cease-Fire Agreement (CFA) violations. However, in recent days, there have been a number of such violations in the East. The non-governmental Foundation for Co-Existence (FCE) has r [...]	2005-09-01 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINS CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1562	Sri Lanka GSP Child Labor Update [...] PER REF A, BELOW IS AN UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION. THIS REPORT PROVIDES NEW DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE SUBMISSION OF THE LAST UPDATE IN 2004 (REF B). A DETAILED REPORT WAS SUBMITTED IN 2003 (REF C). A) LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROSCRIBING THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR. [...]	2005-09-07 06:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID CE
05COLOMBO1592	AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS IN SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff met with the Chief Epidemiologist for the Ministry of Health (MOH) as well as an officer working in the Colombo office of the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding reftel. Sri Lankan officials and academics are watching for signs of avian flu and other illnesses wi [...]	2005-09-09 05:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CE KSTH WHO
05COLOMBO1610	LTTE CLOSES POLITICAL OFFICES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 8, Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) political leader Thamilchelvan announced the LTTE would close all remaining political offices in government-controlled areas in the wake of the LTTE refusal to hold Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) talks at Colombo airport. The LTT [...]	2005-09-12 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1619	AUSTRALIANS INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE LTTE ATTEMPT TO [...] (S/NF) We have been advised by the Australian High Commission here in Colombo that it has alerted authorities in Canberra to what appears to be an effort by a front company of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to purchase a small cargo ship in Australia. Without sharing full detai [...]	2005-09-13 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINR CVIS EWWT CE AS LTTE

05COLOMBO17	TFXO01: LTTE PEACE SECRETARIAT HEAD BRIEFED ON [...] (C) On January 2 USAID Mission Director Carol Becker, USAID/OFDA DART leader Bill Berger and poloff met with S. Puleedevan, head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Peace Secretariat at the Norwegian Ambassador's residence to explain U.S. disaster relief efforts in Sri Lanka. The [...]	2005-01-03 12:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID AEMR CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1757	SRI LANKA: MINORITY HEAVYWEIGHTS COME OUT FOR [...] (U) At separate press conferences on October 5 Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) head Arumugam Thondaman and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem announced their parties' support for United National Party (UNP) presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe. The CWC accompanied its [...]	2005-10-05 11:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1795	Post-Tsunami Housing Update: Sri Lanka and [...] This cable is in response to reftel. 2. Summary: Overall, the housing process is going well in Sri Lanka and Maldives, with the recent announcement of relaxed buffer zone requirements in Sri Lanka possibly improving the outlook for construction of additional permanent housing. All IDPs w [...]	2005-10-12 08:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1800	AMBUSH ON LTTE LEADERS IN EASTERN SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: In Batticaloa district, in eastern Sri Lanka, on October 10, suspected Karuna faction gunmen, ambushed a convoy carrying the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) district military head and intelligence head. The attack reportedly left four dead and seven wounded. At the requ [...]	2005-10-13 01:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1809	SRI LANKA'S ELECTION: ECONOMIC ISSUES KEY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In late September, Poloff and Pol FSN visited south and central Sri Lanka to meet politicians and civil society leaders and discuss the November 17 Presidential election. Most interlocutors agreed that for Ratnapura, Badulla, and Moneragela districts, employment, welfare, and a [...]	2005-10-17 02:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CE
05COLOMBO1837	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-21 06:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1841	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-24 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1843	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAMAKRISHNA ?RAMKI? UPPULURI, [...] Post grants country clearance to Ramakrishna "Ramki" Uppuluri during the period November 15-19, 2005. Embassy control officer is Craig A. Zimmerman, office telephone number 94-11-244-8007, extension 2401, home telephone number 94-11-258-5337. 2. Reservations have been made at The Colombo P [...]	2005-10-25 05:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AINF PGOV PINR OTRA TW NP
05COLOMBO1853	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DIVERGE ON [...] (C) The two main candidates in Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election offer radically different approaches to the peace process and the economy. Prime Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Mahinda Rajapakse is stepping back from a previous Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) [...]	2005-10-26 11:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1859	SRI LANKA: CO-CHAIRS PREVIEW POSSIBLE ROLE [...] (C) On October 25 the Ambassador convened a meeting of Heads of Mission of the co-chairs of the 2003 Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and Development of Sri Lanka to reassess the co-chairs' role in the wake of developments over the past two years. Pointing out that many of their original o [...]	2005-10-27 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO1866	SRI LANKA'S DIVERSE CENTRAL PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary: On Poloff's October 23-26 trip to Sri Lanka's Central Province, interlocutors in the three districts of Nuwara Eliya, Kandy and Matale indicated that United National Party (UNP) candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe was slightly ahead of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's (SLFP) Mahinda Ra [...]	2005-10-28 08:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO187	NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS COLOMBO CO-CHAIRS ON [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Petersen made progress in working out an LTTE/GSL tsunami coordination mechanism although the deal is not final. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar, who has been facilitating the discussions, is encouraged. Colombo co- chair rep [...]	2005-01-25 04:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1879	TIGERS BAG ANOTHER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WHILE [...] (C) On the evening of October 29, an assassin shot and killed Sri Lankan Army (SLA) LTCOL T.R. Meedin as the officer sat in his car. This killing follows the May 31 murder of another high ranking Tamil speaking intelligence officer MAJ T.N. Muthalif. Police arrested four suspects on Octobe [...]	2005-10-31 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1891	SRI LANKA FREEDOM PARTY COUNTING ON MUSLIM VOTE [...] (C) Campaign strategists for Prime Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse told poloff in an October 27 meeting they were confident that votes from supporters of the Sinhalese extremist Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (S [...]	2005-11-01 12:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1929	SRI LANKA: IMPLICATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) -- The distinct approaches to the peace process adopted by the two main candidates in the run-up to Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election pose different challenges for members of the international community, including the U.S., who hope to promote a permanent resolution of the eth [...]	2005-11-09 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO193	UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per Reftel, Mission submits the draft report on Supporting Human Rights and Democracy in Sri Lanka. Begin text. Sri Lanka is a longstanding democratic republic with an active multiparty system. For more than 20 years, Sri Lanka has struggled with an internal war between the Sri Lankan go [...]	2005-01-25 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO1940	AS ELECTION APPROACHES, AMPARA RESIDENTS ASK: [...] (U) Summary: The district government in the Muslim-majority East coast district of Ampara appears to have logistics for the November 17 presidential election in order. Community members feel that Tamils in the district are not taking the election seriously enough. Tamils are unconvinced t [...]	2005-11-14 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1943	LTTE DISCOURAGES TAMILS FROM VOTING, BLOW TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ending weeks of speculation about the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stance in the November 17 presidential election, the LTTE met late on November 10 with their Tamil National Alliance (TNA) proxies in Kilinochchi and announced that the Tamil people would "not benefit f [...]	2005-11-14 12:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1951	SRI LANKA: SUGGESTED U.S. STATEMENT ON THE [...] (SBU) This message conveys Embassy's suggestions for a statement by the Department Spokesman after the November 17 presidential election. Two versions are provided: one for suggested use in the event of a generally free and fair election and another for suggested use in the event of an elect [...]	2005-11-15 11:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO CE
05COLOMBO1953	MIXED MESSAGES FROM MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT MOVES [...] (C) During a November 9-11 visit by polcouns and Sri Lanka/Maldives Desk Officer Molly Gower to Maldives, discussions with government and opposition figures revealed a now-familiar mix of signs of progress--if intermittent and faltering--toward democratic reform, along with some disturbing in [...]	2005-11-15 12:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1965	SRI LANKA: BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT, CALCULATING WIN [...] (C) One day before the presidential election campaign insiders for both major candidates remained confident of claiming a decisive, if narrow, victory. Strategists for Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Mahinda Rajapakse seem sure that their contender will clinch a significant slice of [...]	2005-11-16 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE
05COLOMBO1975	SRI LANKA: PM RAJAPAKSE WINS PRESIDENCY IN CLOSE [...] On November 18, Election Commissioner Dayananada Dissanayake announced that Prime Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Mahinda Rajapakse won Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election with a mere 50.3 percent of the total vote. The deciding factor in the election was a Tam [...]	2005-11-18 09:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1988	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER'S VIEWS ON LOST [...] Summary: On November 22, the Ambassador met with Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the opposition United National Party (UNP) and unsuccessful candidate in the November 17 presidential election by a margin of under 200,000 votes. Wickremesinghe expressed surprise that the Liberation Tigers of T [...]	2005-11-22 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2008	SRI LANKA: TIGER LEADER'S ANNUAL MESSAGE GIVES [...] (C) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's annual Heroes' Day speech on November 27, while less belligerent than many had feared, put the new government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa on notice that it must "come forward soon with a reasonable political framew [...]	2005-11-28 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2017	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT'S PUBLIC STATEMENTS OFFER [...] (C) In public statements made since his November 17 election, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has offered few concrete details into how he plans to realize his oft-stated goal of achieving a political resolution to the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). In particular, how [...]	2005-11-29 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2040	SRI LANKA: BODY COUNT MOUNTS IN NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Violence intensified in the north and east over the past week, culminating in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack December 4 on a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) vehicle in Jaffna that resulted in the highest number of Army casualties in a single incident since the beginning of the Ceas [...]	2005-12-05 12:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2058	LTTE STRIKES AGAIN IN THE NORTH, SITUATION TENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tensions remain high in the North and East of Sri Lanka following a second Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack on December 6 that killed seven in Jaffna, and the murder of two Muslim fishermen in Ampara also blamed on the LTTE. New Army Commander Fonseka told a pres [...]	2005-12-07 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2059	SRI LANKA: UN RAPPORTEUR, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Overlapping visits by Amnesty International (AI) Secretary General Irene Khan and UN Special Rapporteur on SIPDIS Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Killings Philip Alston during the first week of December focused on continuing political assassinations and the danger they pose to the [...]	2005-12-07 12:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2070	SRI LANKA: INPUT FOR INCSR [...] The information in this cable is keyed to Reftel. 2. (Part I) Summary. Sri Lanka has a relatively small-scale drug problem. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) remains committed to targeting drug traffickers and implementing nation-wide demand reduction programs. In 2005, the U.S. government [...]	2005-12-09 04:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CE
05COLOMBO2088	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 19 CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) In the run-up to their December 19 meeting in Brussels, the co-chairs are faced with rapidly degenerating security in the north and east; an inexperienced new Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) administration that won on a hardline platform; a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that has p [...]	2005-12-13 04:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2099	NEW SRI LANKAN RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with the newly formed Sri Lankan Reconstruction and Development Agency's newly appointed Chairman, Tiran Alles, and COO, Saliya Wickramasuriya, on December 5. While neither offered significant insight into the operations of this new entity, which will absorb the [...]	2005-12-15 05:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO2108	TIGERS' TNA PROXIES BLAME GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 15 meeting with pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians, the Ambassador stressed U.S. and international concern at the escalation of violence following the November 17 election. The TNA MPs were quick to deny LTTE i [...]	2005-12-16 07:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2111	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] UPDATED RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: 2. Sri Lanka is neither an important regional financial center nor a preferred center for money laundering. Money laundering currently is not a criminal offense. There are strict bank secrecy laws, under which the Government of Sri Lanka is required to [...]	2005-12-19 08:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO2112	POST (AGAIN) RECOMMENDS INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (C) This is an action request, please see para 10. This is a follow-on to reftel, in which Post specifically requested USG efforts to investigate possible LTTE-linked fundraising in the US. 2. (C) Summary: In the wake of reports of increased LTTE fundraising activities in Canada, France, U [...]	2005-12-19 08:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON EFIN KCRM CE LTTE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO2119	Sri Lanka requests assistance to enforce [...] (U) This is an action cable. See action request in para 7 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A Computer Crimes bill will soon become law in Sri Lanka, and submission of an electronic transactions bill is anticipated for early 2006. Sri Lanka would appreciate USG technical assistance in developing [...]	2005-12-20 02:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN EINT ETRD PTER KCRM CE
05COLOMBO2136	Special Media Reaction: December 19 Statement by [...] (U) Summary: The statement by the Tokyo Donors Conference Co-chairs after their December 19 meeting in Brussels sparked banner headlines and lead stories of all print and electronic media on December 21. However, only the mainstream independent Daily Mirror and its sister Sinhala paper, Lanka [...]	2005-12-21 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2157	MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL: ASSASSINATION OF [...] (SBU) Following two consecutive Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacks on the Sri Lanka Navy in the northern district of Mannar on December 22 and 23 (Refs A and B),the violence continues in the north and east with no respite for the holiday. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Joseph [...]	2005-12-27 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2158	GOVERNMENT ASKS CO-CHAIRS FOR ACTION AS VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair Chiefs of Missions (COM's) met with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on December 23 to de-brief on Brussels meeting. In light of renewed Tiger attacks, GSL asked Co-Chair COM's to travel to Kilinocchi to deliver hard message to Tigers. COM's (minus US Ambassador) de [...]	2005-12-27 11:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO312	SRI LANKA: EASTERN LTTE POLITICAL LEADER KILLED [...] (C) Summary. On February 7, E. Kausalyan, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Political Leader for the eastern districts of Batticaloa and Ampara, was killed in an ambush in a Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)-controlled area while driving to Batticaloa from LTTE-controlled territory in t [...]	2005-02-08 13:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CE
05COLOMBO314	FROM COMITY TO CALUMNY: SRI LANKAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Six weeks after the tsunami that devastated the coasts of Sri Lanka, the main political parties have fallen back into their previous pattern of exchanging accusations and denunciations in the media. This return to fractiousness has dissolved the relative comity that prevailed imm [...]	2005-02-09 04:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO324	SRI LANKA: LTTE POST-TSUNAMI CHILD RECRUITMENT, [...] (C) Summary. January media reports highlighted Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) recruitment of child soldiers in the north and east, particularly in welfare camps for tsunami-affected persons. In early February, displeased by unfavorable media attention, the LTTE threatened to pull o [...]	2005-02-10 11:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO327	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 20-21 [...] (SBU) The December 26 tsunami, in spite of its cruel humanitarian toll and staggering financial costs, has provided the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) a chance to re-engage after a near two-year hiatus in negotiations. The tragedy has mitigated [...]	2005-02-10 12:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO341	AKASHI SEES PROGRESS POSSIBLE BETWEEN LTTE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Akashi found LTTE's Tamilchelvan less aggressive than expected, and believes negotiations on a joint mechanism for tsunami reconstruction can resume. President Kumaratunga said she was eager for an agreement. Each side blamed the other for delays. Akashi thinks a Co- Chair Ambass [...]	2005-02-14 08:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE JA
05COLOMBO359	SRI LANKA: COALITION PARTNER BOYCOTTS [...] (C) Relegated to an undesirable back seat in post-tsunami reconstruction, Government coalition partner Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) demonstrated its displeasure by boycotting the February 9 Parliamentary debate on reconstruction plans and threatening to resign from the Cabinet. The JVP c [...]	2005-02-15 14:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO373	DHANAPALA SAYS GOVERNMENT WILLING TO COMPROMISE [...] (C) Ambassador met with head of Sri Lankan Peace Secretariat Jayantha Dhanapala February 16. Dhanapala launched immediately into a recounting of the status of the negotiations with the LTTE to set up a joint mechanism for reconstruction in the North and East. He said that the negotiations [...]	2005-02-16 12:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE JA LTTE
05COLOMBO395	Special Media Reaction: Former Presidents [...] (U) Summary: The visit of former Presidents Clinton and Bush to Sri Lanka February 20-21 elicited copious, straightforward media coverage, with all media outlets, print as well as electronic, featuring the visit prominently. Editorial comment was largely positive as well, but a few outlets [...]	2005-02-22 10:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO EAID PTER OIIP PREL CE
05COLOMBO399	SRI LANKA: FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH AND CLINTON [...] (SBU) Summary. In a February 20 meeting, Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga offered former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton an assessment of Sri Lanka's post-tsunami progress, including immediate relief efforts and longer-term reconstruction plans. President Kumar [...]	2005-02-22 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO404	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES IT IS PREPARED [...] (C) In a speech marking the third anniversary of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA),Jayantha Dhanapala, head of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Peace Secretariat, announced on February 22 that the GSL is "ready to reopen direct negotiations" with the insurgent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( [...]	2005-02-23 10:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO426	SRI LANKA: JVP PUMMELS GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATING [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chandrika Kumaratunga's tenuous majority in Parliament looks shakier than ever after renewed threats from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) to quit the coalition and the decision by two Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) ministers to resign from their posts. Although bo [...]	2005-02-25 06:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO438	NORWEGIANS SEE HOPE FOR LTTE-GSO AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both sides have been flexible on negotiations for a "mechanism" for distributing reconstruction assistance to the North and East, and the Norwegians believe an agreement is possible in the next few days. Such an agreement would not only assist in the reconstruction effort, but [...]	2005-02-28 11:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO451	SRI LANKA: TIGERS TRY TO DOWNPLAY, DENY CHARGES [...] (SBU) Over the past week the local media have given broad coverage to reports of the February 23 UN Security Council session on child soldiers, highlighting in particular the reported recommendation by the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict that the Co [...]	2005-03-01 11:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER CE UNICEF LTTE
05COLOMBO454	SRI LANKA: THE FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's submission for the fifth annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Andrea Tomaszewicz, telephone +94.11.2.448.007 x2425, fax +94.11.2.471.092. Paragraph 18: Sri Lanka [...]	2005-03-02 04:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
05COLOMBO458	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT ESTABLISHES COMMISSION TO [...] (C) Summary: Three female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were shot and injured in the eastern town of Akkaraipatuu, south of Ampara, on February 28, 2005. The police have a suspect in custody, allegedly a loyalist to breakaway eastern LTTE rebel Karuna. As with previous att [...]	2005-03-02 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO487	SRI LANKA: KILLINGS IN THE NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Summary: Separate deadly incidents in the north and east March 4-6 highlight continuing tensions between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the northern Jaffna peninsula and the LTTE's fractured control of areas in the east. Security forces fired [...]	2005-03-07 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO497	SRI LANKA RELIEF TO RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MARCH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The GSL has issued new guidance on NGO and donor activity in Sri Lanka, particularly with regard to the duty free entry of relief and reconstruction supplies into the country, but the situation remains confused. H [...]	2005-03-08 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN CE MV
05COLOMBO502	USAID/OFDA DART TEAM MONITORING VISIT TO TSUNAMI- [...] MEMBERS OF THE USAID/OFDA DART TEAM VISITED THE HEAVILY AFFECTED EAST AND SOUTH COASTS OF SRI LANKA MARCH 2-7 TO MONITOR PROGRESS OF RELIEF ACTIVITIES AND ASSESS PROSPECTS FOR CONTINUED RECOVERY. AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE SUFFICIENT TO MEET RELIEF NEEDS IN THE DISTRICTS VISITED BUT IMPLEMENTATION F [...]	2005-03-09 10:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO542	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES TSUNAMI RELIEF AND [...] (SBU) Summary: While challenges remain, there has been some positive momentum in the transition from relief to rebuilding this week. The Ambassador met with the Prime Minister on March 14 and will meet the President on March 17 to discuss GSL policies and initiatives on tsunami relief and rec [...]	2005-03-16 10:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL CE MV
05COLOMBO557	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told President Kumaratunga that reconstruction effort was running into problems, especially on transitional shelter, with monsoon season looming. There was a risk of major problems that could cost Sri Lanka the international good will it had achieved in the emergency [...]	2005-03-18 06:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TPHY EAID CE
05COLOMBO558	KUMARATUNGA SAYS READY TO SIGN JOINT MECHANISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga told Ambassador March 17 that she believes establishing a joint mechanism with LTTE for administration of tsunami reconstruction is necessary. One issue remains to be resolved. Once it is, she is ready to sign and does not believe her coalition partner the J [...]	2005-03-18 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO559	SRI LANKA: SHIFTING FOCUS FROM POST-CRISIS TO [...] (C) Several recent events indicate that the domestic political scene may be gearing down from the post-tsunami crisis mode of the last three months--in which more blatant displays of self-interest and short-sightedness had to be held in check--back to politics as usual. Examples include dela [...]	2005-03-18 06:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO569	BAD PRESS: LTTE KILLS SUSPECTED DISSIDENTS AFTER [...] (U) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants attacked a camp of anti-LTTE Karuna loyalists in Thivichchenei, Polonnaruwa District, in the early morning hours of March 21, killing at least two suspected Karuna cadres. (Note: The Sri Lanka Army claims that the two dead are LTTE cadre [...]	2005-03-21 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO651	REPORTED TRAVEL TO LTTE-CONTROLLED TERRITORY BY [...] (C) Several Colombo Sunday (April 3) newspapers ran brief articles reporting that U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis (7th District - Illinois) had visited Kilinocchi and Mullaitivu in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)- controlled "Wanni" region of northern Sri Lanka the day before. Ac [...]	2005-04-04 07:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER OREP CE LTTE
05COLOMBO659	SRI LANKA: UNIVERSITY EDUCATION: SO MANY [...] (SBU) Despite a constitutional duty to ensure "universal and equal access to education at all levels," the state-run national university system in Sri Lanka, hamstrung by politicization, resource shortfalls and successive debilitating strikes, accommodated fewer than 14 percent of qualified s [...]	2005-04-04 12:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL CE
05COLOMBO67	TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 9, [...] (U) Consular efforts: As previously reported, the number of American citizens killed as a result of the tsunami stands at eight, with one additional AmCit missing and presumed dead. Conoffs have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases: 15 AmCits remain unaccounted for in Sri La [...]	2005-01-10 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO677	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] This cable is for use in the Tsunami IAWG meeting on Wednesday, April 6. 2. Post-tsunami relief and reconstruction continues at a measured pace in Sri Lanka, while Maldives appears to be moving ahead smartly. Ambassador will visit Maldives this week to survey reconstruction efforts and d [...]	2005-04-06 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV CE
05COLOMBO679	GWOT ASSESSMENT: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES [...] (S) We appreciate the opportunity to review the status of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in our two countries. In both countries we experience good counter-terrorism cooperation but could accomplish a great deal more with a relatively modest increase in resources. Sri Lanka --------- [...]	2005-04-07 04:43:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KJUS KISL MARR ASEC CE MV LTTE
05COLOMBO697	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO TSUNAMI-HIT ATOLL IN MALDIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador visited badly-damaged atoll in south Maldives. Temporary shelter for those who lost houses is well-planned, with community involvement. Most residents of severely-affected islands are willing to relocate to larger island. Maldives officials insist no one will be fo [...]	2005-04-11 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID CE
05COLOMBO70	TXFO01: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES SITREP NO. 9, [...] (U) Consular efforts: As previously reported, the number of American citizens killed as a result of the tsunami stands at eight, with one additional AmCit missing and presumed dead. Conoffs have reduced the number of welfare and whereabouts cases: 15 AmCits remain unaccounted for in Sri La [...]	2005-01-11 01:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR EAID CASC PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO712	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] This contains an action request (Par 6). 2. We are sending this update early since Post will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday for Sri Lankan holidays. 3. The Ambassador and poloff visited the Maldives last week to discuss possible mechanisms for providing assistance, and visited sev [...]	2005-04-12 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO739	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] This cable is for the Tsunami IAWG meeting on April 20, 2005. 2. (SBU) Summary: The transition from relief to rebuilding continues to be mixed. Assistant Secretary Rocca visited affected communities in the east and found many positive examples of community rebuilding efforts. The GSL and [...]	2005-04-20 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV LTTE
05COLOMBO741	NORWEGIAN FACILITATOR SOLHEIM THINKS JOINT RELIEF [...] (C) Summary. Solheim is optimistic that a joint GSL/LTTE/Muslim mechanism for tsunami relief in the north and east will be signed soon but quite emphatic that, absent the mechanism, there will be no progress on peace for a long time. How the mechanism, if signed, would play out on the gro [...]	2005-04-20 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO786	SRI LANKA: INTERNECINE FIGHTING IN THE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Violence in the Eastmainly involving the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),Karuna faction cadres, and even the Sri Lankan militarycontinues to percolate, keeping tensions raw in this troubled region and slowly testing the limits of both the ceasefire agreement (CFA) and [...]	2005-04-27 03:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO788	SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA'S DISCUSSIONS ON THE PEACE [...] (C) In meetings with Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and political leaders on April 20, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador urged greater flexibility from both the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in approaching the peace process. T [...]	2005-04-27 06:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO789	SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA DISCUSSES TSUNAMI [...] (C) In an April 19 visit to the eastern district of Ampara and in discussions with government and political leaders in Colombo on April 20, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca reviewed the progress of post-tsunami reconstruction efforts and prospects for a proposed "jo [...]	2005-04-27 06:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO792	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see para 7. Post-tsunami transition from relief to reconstruction continues. The pace and organization of tsunami relief and reconstruction remains on par with SIPDIS previous reporting. Joint Mechanism with LTTE: Going nowhere fast -- [...]	2005-04-27 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO797	NORWEGIANS SEE NO PROGRESS ON JOINT RELIEF [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegians report no progress on the joint relief mechanism since Solheim's visit earlier in April. Norwegian FM Peterson will try to cajole CBK (just returned from vacation) towards progress in an imminent phone conversation; DFM Helgesen may appear on BBC to rebut the vi [...]	2005-04-28 09:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO8	TFXO01: MALDIVES AND SRI LANKA, SITREP NO. 6, [...] (U) American Citizens: The number of Americans confirmed killed stands at 7; 67 reports of missing Americans received by the Consular Section remain unresolved; 267 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. 2. (U) Casualty Figures: According to the Ministry of Social Services, the n [...]	2005-01-02 10:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR CASC PREL EAID CE MV
05COLOMBO833	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-04 09:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO834	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT TALKS POSITIVELY ON JOINT [...] (C) Summary. In a May 3 address to religious leaders, President Kumaratunga publicly expressed her desire to conclude a Joint Mechanism with the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for distribution of aid in tsunami-affected areas. Kumaratunga said the Joint Mechanism would be the path t [...]	2005-05-04 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO843	SRI LANKA: POLITICAL PARTIES RALLY THEIR BASES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: This year's May Day--a traditional forum for parties to hold pep rallies to tout their accomplishments, outline future moves, and lambaste opponents--passed without incident this past weekend. The various rallies in Colombo sponsored by the Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP),the [...]	2005-05-05 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR CE LTTE
05COLOMBO844	COLOMBO CO-CHAIR REPS MULL OVER ISSUING STATEMENT [...] (C) Summary. After May 5 discussion of whether to issue a statement in support of the joint mechanism for tsunami relief in the North and East, Colombo co-chair representatives agreed that such a statement would be most useful after the joint mechanism is agreed upon (assuming that happens [...]	2005-05-05 12:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO868	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY [...] (U) In Sri Lanka, reconstruction progress continues at a measured pace. The Government seems to be feeling less pressure on the transitional housing front and has announced that they have surpassed 22,000 transitional shelters and will achieve their goal of 30,000 shelters in place by June 3 [...]	2005-05-11 07:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO870	BURNING TIRES IN BATTICALOA: MORE PROBLEMS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) called a one-day strike that closed businesses and halted transportation in many areas of the north and east May 10. The strike was called ostensibly to protest the fatal shooting of a civilian protester at a Batticaloa checkpoint [...]	2005-05-11 12:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO875	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 07:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO877	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO880	SRI LANKA - EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMIS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO888	SRI LANKA: PROPOSED JOINT MECHANISM NOW POLITICAL [...] (C) Hopes that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) would sign a joint mechanism on tsunami aid before the May 16-17 Development Forum are fading. The proposal has become a political hot potato for President Chandrika Kumaratunga, with her opponen [...]	2005-05-13 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO890	KUMARATUNGA GIVES STRONG INDICATION SHE WILL GO [...] (C) Summary. President Kumaratunga told the Ambassador May 13 that she is determined to go ahead with the joint mechanism despite opposition from coalition partner JVP although the process will take a few more weeks. The Ambassador stated that the U.S. supported her efforts and that a sign [...]	2005-05-16 03:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PTER KIRF CE LTTE
05COLOMBO914	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY [...] This cable provides updated information from Sri Lanka for the May 18 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Value Added Tax --------------- 2. (U) The Value Added Tax issue may be resolved. Ambassador received a letter from Finance Secretary P.B. Jayasundera over the weekend that provides a strea [...]	2005-05-18 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO933	SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT VOWS TO PASS JOINT MECHANISM, [...] (U) President Chandrika Kumaratunga gave an extemporaneous and sometimes emotional opening speech to the Sri Lanka Development Forum in Kandy on May 16, vowing to sign the "Joint Mechanism" on tsunami relief with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). She also asked donors to support [...]	2005-05-20 05:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ECON EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO934	SRI LANKAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM EXCEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the Government of Sri Lanka and the donor community met in Kandy May 16-17 to discuss Sri Lanka's post-tsunami situation, the country's development goals and the peace process. Hosted by the Ministry of Finance and organized in collaboration with the World [...]	2005-05-20 05:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO94	TFXO01: GOVERNMENT/LTTE RELIEF COORDINATION [...] (C) Coordination between Government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) relief efforts on the ground, especially in the east, remains adequate, according to UN and foreign diplomatic sources, despite recent allegations and counter-allegations in the local press of obstructionism and/o [...]	2005-01-12 14:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV AEMR EAID CE LTTE
05COLOMBO955	SRI LANKA: COMMUNAL TENSION CONTINUES OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Religious and ethnic tensions continue to percolate in Trincomalee over the May 16 erection of a large Buddha statue on public land in the city center. A May 18 decision by a local judge ordering the removal of the statue has not yet been implemented, and the statue remains, [...]	2005-05-26 12:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF CE LTTE
05COLOMBO968	FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON EMPHASIZES JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former President Clinton visited a tsunami-hit area in Sri Lanka's Muslim East where he heard SIPDIS complaints about the coastal buffer zone from NGO's and tsunami victims. He praised the proposed Joint Mechanism in SIPDIS talks with President Kumaratunga and publicly. Kuma [...]	2005-05-31 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL LTTE
05COLOMBO971	Special Media Reaction: Former President Bill [...] (U) Summary: Media coverage of President Clinton's May 27-28 visit to Sri Lanka and the Maldives as United Nations Special Envoy for Tsunami Relief was prominent and widespread. Electronic and print media reported on the visit through the weekend and Monday. The coverage of the former Presi [...]	2005-06-01 01:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE
05COLOMBO998	SRI LANKA: ASSASSINATIONS, COUNTER-KILLINGS [...] (C) The May 31 killing of a Sri Lanka Army intelligence officer as he drove to work in Colombo (Ref A) is only the latest installment in a recurrent pattern of assassinations and counter-killings by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its rivals, primarily members of the breakaway [...]	2005-06-02 12:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05DAMASCUS5865	Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution 1636, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today featured a press statement by Judge Ghada Murad, head of the Syrian committee established to investigate the Al-Hariri assassination, announcing commencement of review of the transcripts of testimony of Syrian witnesses and confirming cooperation with the internati [...]	2005-11-08 13:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS5887	ASAD DELIVERS HARD-LINE SPEECH, PREPARING SYRIANS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad gave a strident speech at Damascus University today (November 10). While Asad did not completely close the door on further cooperation with UNIIIC head Detlev Mehlis, he indicated that Syria had little faith in the fairness of the process and note [...]	2005-11-10 13:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6040	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Saudi Arabia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend reported visits to Damascus by Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, Secretary General of the Saudi Security Council, carrying a letter from King Abdullah to President Asad, and Renato Rabillo, Leader of the Brazilian Communist Party. Papers on 11/19 quoted a dipl [...]	2005-11-20 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6101	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Bahrain, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit of the Bahraini FM to Damascus carrying a message from the King of Bahrain to President Asad on Syria's coordination with the International Investigation Commission. On Lebanon, papers featured President Asad's message to President Lahoud congratulat [...]	2005-11-22 12:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY

05DAMASCUS6524	2005 REPORT ON FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY [...] (U) Summary: Throughout 2005, Syria has enacted legislation to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terror (AML/CFT) regulations in its financial sector, which has opened up in the last two years to include four private banks. It has begun to develop a Financial Int [...]	2005-12-18 07:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR
05DAMASCUS6571	SARG TRUMPETS COSMETIC STEPS TO CRAFT AML/CFT [...] (SBU) In a further attempt to reach out to the international community and promote the Asad regime as reform-minded (ref A),SARG officials used a two-day regional conference last week on strategies to combat money laundering and the financing of terror (AML/CFT) to assert that the SARG alread [...]	2005-12-19 13:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PTER SY
05DAMASCUS6578	Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Syria, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported a lecture delivered by Dr. Mahdi Dakhlallah, Minister of Information, entitled "Propaganda Campaign Against Syria," in which he criticized the anti-Syria media and political campaign, saying that it seeks to incite disagreement between Syria and Lebanon and [...]	2005-12-19 14:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6640	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Weekend Syrian papers reported statements by Lebanese personalities emphasizing distinguished ties with Syria, listing among them Lebanese Minister of Energy & Water Mohammed Fneish who underlined the importance of preserving "the distinguished relations with Syria to face the Israeli [...]	2005-12-26 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6662	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Sudan, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's message to Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir conveyed by Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem on current Arab developments, bilateral relations and coordination for the forthcoming Arab summit scheduled in Khartoum. Mouallem and M [...]	2005-12-27 15:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DARESSALAAM1015	Zanzibar's Imams Declare a Truce [...] (C) Summary: Religious tension on Zanzibar has declined in recent months, even as political tension has increased. Only fourteen months ago, a series of small explosions rocked Stonetown. Back then, government officials publicly blamed Uamsho, a fundamentalist Muslim NGO that had a history [...]	2005-05-26 05:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL TZ
05DARESSALAAM116	TANZANIA FY05 BUSINESS PROMOTION PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Post requests Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) funding to support two projects: a Food Processing Fair and/or Catalog Show in May 2005 and a Trade USA Booth at the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair in June/July 2005. Post thanks EB for its continued support through th [...]	2005-01-20 08:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD TZ
05DARESSALAAM1163	AGOA FORUM OUTREACH [...] Per reftel, post confirms that it has invited and encouraged GOT participation at the 2005 AGOA Forum in Senegal next month. The Minister of Trade, Juma Ngasongwa, will lead a delegation of four trade officials to the Forum. The timing of the Forum makes it impossible for other ministers to a [...]	2005-06-15 09:44:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PREL AMGT TZ
05DARESSALAAM1185	EAC CUSTOMS UNION: UPDATE ON TARIFFS [...] Per reftel, econoff and commercial FSN spoke with the East African Community (EAC) Director of Customs, Peter Kiguta, and with Dr. Kaboyoka of the Tanzanian Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) to solicit information on updated tariff rates under the EAC's Common External Tariff (CET). 2. A [...]	2005-06-17 03:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ECON EFIN ECIN KTEX TZ
05DARESSALAAM1205	NO SURPRISES IN TANZANIAN BUDGET SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Basil Mramba delivered the annual Budget Speech before the national Parliament June 8 in Dodoma. The speech outlines the economic progress during the 2004/05 fiscal year (which ends June 2005) as well as the targets for economic growth in the coming 2005/06 fis [...]	2005-06-21 04:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TZ
05DARESSALAAM1307	WHITHER TANZANIA? CHARGE'S END-OF-TOUR [...] (C) Summary: As I prepare to depart from Tanzania after three very enjoyable years, I see a nation with much unrealized potential, but with several daunting challenges ahead. Tanzanians can be justifiably proud of a vigorous national unity, an impressive record of democratic transitions, a [...]	2005-07-05 07:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON TZ
05DARESSALAAM2276	2005-2006 TANZANIA'S INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: In 2005, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) delayed building the legal foundation for an effective anti-money laundering regime. While the anti-money laundering (AML) bill was finalized and presented to the Cabinet in May 2005, the Cabinet did not approve and table the draft AML bill [...]	2005-12-16 04:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR TZ
05DARESSALAAM2337	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005 [...] (U) December 21, 2005, 3:30 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi E. Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Michael Retzer Dr. Cindy Courville, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor, NSC D. Purnell Delly, DCM Mary Johnson, [...]	2005-12-28 12:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM2339	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 23 CONVERSATION WITH TANZANIAN PRESIDENT JAKAYA KIKWETE [...] (U) December 23, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State D. Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Maureen B. Latour, Political Officer TANZANIA Jakaya Kikwete, President Pastor Ngaiza, Director for Europe an [...]	2005-12-28 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UG ET ER BY TZ OVIP
05DARESSALAAM315	Hike on Used Clothing Duties in Tanzania [...] (SBU) Summary: US exporters and local importers were caught by surprise when duties on used clothing imports increased on January 1, 2005 as a result of the East African Customs Union (EACU). Duties increased from 25 percent to USD 0.75 per kilo or 50 percent, whichever is greater. Local deal [...]	2005-02-15 04:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ETRD TZ
05DARESSALAAM374	TANZANIAN VIEWS ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, AU COURT [...] (U) Charge met on February 18 with Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, to deliver ref A demarche on the Sudan tribunal. Both the Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister were traveling outside of Dar es Salaam and unavailable. Charge left a copy of ref [...]	2005-02-18 12:58:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ
05DARESSALAAM381	TANZANIAN VIEWS ON SUDAN TRIBUNAL, AU COURT [...] (U) Charge met on February 18 with Ambassador Pastor Ngaiza, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry, to deliver ref A demarche on the Sudan tribunal. Both the Foreign Minister and Deputy Minister were traveling outside of Dar es Salaam and unavailable. Charge left a copy of ref [...]	2005-02-22 08:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PHUM SU TZ
05DARESSALAAM597	Terrorism Finance: LET Prenotification [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-23 05:46:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ
05DARESSALAAM684	GWOT Assessment: Input from Dar es Salaam [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 12:56:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	PREL PTER TZ
05DARESSALAAM724	Tanzania: Import Regulations for Used Medical [...] Per reftel, post submits input for the ITA/OMMI report on import regulations governing used and refurbished medical equipment. In general, the 2002 report available online (as listed in reftel) remains valid. Tanzania has no restrictions on the importation of used and refurbished equipment, [...]	2005-04-13 08:16:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD TZ
05DHAKA1096	Media Reaction: U.S. Human Rights Report on [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-14 04:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA1150	BOI UPBEAT ON POSSIBLE MEGA-FOREIGN INVESTMENTS [...] (C) Summary: BOI's Rahman expressed understanding of the postponement of the Bangladesh Road Show and reiterated his support for the event. In reviewing several major foreign investment proposals, Rahman noted that Bangladesh's diversifying FDI portfolio, especially with Middle Eastern invest [...]	2005-03-15 08:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET PGOV BG
05DHAKA1175	Media Reaction: Middle East;Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-16 08:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA1180	PM TO WORLD: DON'T TREAD ON US [...] (C) Summary. PM Zia, speaking in parliament, warned "foreigners categorically that Bangladesh will not be run by any diktats or orders of any foreign force." Her assertiveness reflects the BDG view that the geographical breadth of Bangladesh's economic and political ties insulates it from int [...]	2005-03-16 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA1247	ANTI-PERSONNEL LAND MINE STOCKPILE DESTROYED [...] On March 8, the MFA sent us a diplomatic note stating that as of February 28, 2005 it has destroyed all if its anti-personnel mines, while retaining some for training purposes as provided by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mi [...]	2005-03-20 10:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM BG
05DHAKA1354	Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's comments [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "Does Bangladesh Deserve All Those Adjective?" A page 1 commentary in centrist economic newspaper "Financial Express" opines (3/23): One cannot but be concerned by what US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [...]	2005-03-23 10:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA1399	ROHINGYAN LINKS TO EXTREMIST GROUPS AND PATTERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A human rights activist briefed poloff about Rohingyan refugee connections to Islamic extremist groups and Rohingyan patterns of human smuggling. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Poloff recently met with Chris Lewa, a Belgian who works for Forum Asia in Bangkok and who has worked on Roh [...]	2005-03-24 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV BG PTER PINR GTIP
05DHAKA1558	CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff recently visited the Chittagong Hill Tracts to meet with military/civilian officials and a broad range of civil society leaders. Eight years after the signing of the CHT peace accord, significant dissatisfaction persists among both the indigenous tribal groups and the su [...]	2005-04-04 11:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER BG
05DHAKA1742	DAS GASTRIGHT'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On April 10-11, visiting SA DAS John Gastright discussed Bangladesh developments with Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin, PMO Principal Secretary Kamaluddin Siddiqui, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, UNOCAL Bangladesh Managing Director Andrew Fawthrup, British [...]	2005-04-13 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ENRG ECON BG
05DHAKA1860	Media Reaction: Admiral Fallons's Visit to [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-21 05:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA2491	RAB KILLS AWAMI LEAGUE ACTIVIST, APPARENTLY IN [...] (SBU) On June 1, local media reported that in Rampura, a suburb of Dhaka, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) killed Abul Kalam Azad Sumon, a Jubo League (the student wing of the Awami League) member. In a press release, RAB declared that the deceased was notorious criminal Goailya Sumon, and tha [...]	2005-06-01 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA3089	U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. During a broad bilateral review, PM Zia asserted that she wants free and fair elections for own electoral benefit, that an opposition that believes in democracy should participate in elections, cited her dismissal of a minister as evidence of her "unsparing" stance against corrupt [...]	2005-07-03 04:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA3275	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY ARNEY [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for FBI Legal Attache Timothy T. Arney on his July 18-21, 2005visit. Control officer is Nancy Langston, Resident Legal Advisor, (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2516, (home) 880-2-885-5573, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Hotel arrangements have [...]	2005-07-12 01:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BG
05DHAKA3309	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Shyam Lama, Country Team Leader, DELIVER/Washington on his July 20-August 5, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...]	2005-07-13 02:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3371	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY BROWNING [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Attorney, Timothy Browning, on his July 19-22, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2206, (mobile) 011-804-344, (home) 88 [...]	2005-07-17 01:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA AORC ASEC BG
05DHAKA3372	CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CRAIG [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Craig Dickson on his August 5 to August 25, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of travel: Work on sub t [...]	2005-07-17 01:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3386	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Chris Wright, Communication Strategist, DELIVER/Washington on his July 30-August 04, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. bel [...]	2005-07-18 01:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3387	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Todd Dickens, Consultant, PATH/DELIVER/Washington on his July 27- August 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Con [...]	2005-07-18 01:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3412	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. DIANE PERONE'S VISIT [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes MS. Diane Perone on her o/a July 25 to Aug 13, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Bobbie Myers. [...]	2005-07-19 04:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3482	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HAMMOND, PHILLIP [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes John Hammond and Phillip Assis on their July 22 to July 30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of trave [...]	2005-07-21 05:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3494	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WILLIAM SUDMAN [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance to William Sudman of the Department of Treasury on this July 25-28, 2005. Control officer is David Renz, Chief, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2532, (mobile) 0173-001-143, (home) 880-2-885-5567, (fax) 880-2-882-400 [...]	2005-07-21 07:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA350	Media Reaction: Bush Inauguration;Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 08:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA3529	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Rebecca K. Scheurer to travel to Bangladesh on July 26 to 28, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh [...]	2005-07-24 02:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA3577	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. CAROL SHEPHERD. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Dr. Carol Shepherd, Deputy Director, Reproductive Health Policy Project, on her August 08-20, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3. [...]	2005-07-26 05:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3604	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. TIM MANCHESTER. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Tim Manchester, Policy Project-China, on his July 30-August 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will [...]	2005-07-27 05:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3607	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STACY BONNAFFONS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Stacy Bonnaffons, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Manager of Asia Business Development based in Bangkok during her July 30-August 2, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Comme [...]	2005-07-27 06:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT OTRA BEXP BG
05DHAKA3611	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. COURTNEY BICKERT. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Courtney Bickert, Policy Project, on her August 06-August 19, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will b [...]	2005-07-28 02:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3612	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. JOHN HOLLEY. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes John Holley, Consultant, Policy Project, on his August 06-August 27, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer [...]	2005-07-28 02:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3669	ACTION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MANISH GARG [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Manish Garg on his 08/06 - 08/10/, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Mohammad Faruque, LC Repr [...]	2005-07-31 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT BG
05DHAKA3682	CONTRACTOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT D. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Robert D. Saint on his August 20 to August 30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of travel: To provide [...]	2005-07-31 07:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3734	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STACY BONNAFFONS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Stacy Bonnaffons, U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Manager of Asia Business Development based in Bangkok during her August 6-10, 2005 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial [...]	2005-08-02 07:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BMGT OTRA BEXP BG
05DHAKA3764	Media Reaction: Indo-U.S. Defense Agreement; Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 07:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA3815	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REBECCA K. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Office of Foreign Disaster and Assistance (OFDA) Regional Advisor Ms. Rebecca K. Scheurer and USAID/DCHA/AA Special Assistant Ms. Jenny Marion to travel to Bangladesh on August 21 to 24, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bang [...]	2005-08-07 05:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA3846	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Tony Hudgins on his August 14-22, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of Mr. Tony Hudgins's visit is to (a) [...]	2005-08-08 04:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA3977	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. NOEL ANDERSON, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Noel Anderson on his o/a August 14 - August 18, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). The purpose of the visit is to [...]	2005-08-11 07:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG RP
05DHAKA3981	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH ALKENBRACK. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Sarah Alkenbrack, Senior Research Associate, Policy Project, on her August 13- 24, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). C [...]	2005-08-11 07:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4009	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Peter Davis of Development Training and Services on his August 21 to August 26, 2005, visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. below). [...]	2005-08-14 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4011	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUSS PROFOZICH AND GARY [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Russ Profozich, Dy. Chief of Party and Mr. Gary Staats, Sr. Consultant, Nexant SARI/E on their August 22 to August 26 and August 19 to September 03, 2005 visits respectively and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining Bangladeshi visas in [...]	2005-08-15 03:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN
05DHAKA4152	COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Paul Bell, a Local Government Association Specialist of ARD Inc. on his Sept 11, 2005 visit and grants country clearance - contingent, repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below [...]	2005-08-22 09:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4188	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. REBEKAH EUBANKS [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes MS. Rebekah Eubanks on her o/a September 03 22, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Bobbie Myer [...]	2005-08-23 05:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4207	AUGUST 17 BOMBING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bangladesh Government continues its investigations to determine the masterminds behind the August 17 bombings. The arrest of a former Islamic Foundation director has created significant publicity. The PM and BNP General Secretary assure the public that the BDG is doing all [...]	2005-08-24 11:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER CASC BG
05DHAKA4255	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR SCOTT LAMPMAN, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes EAI/TFCA Secretariat, Director Scott Lampman to travel to Bangladesh on September 11 to 16, 2005 and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below) [...]	2005-08-29 06:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NP TH BG
05DHAKA4602	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COURTNEY BICKERT. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Courtney Bickert, Policy Project, on her September 24-October 5, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer [...]	2005-09-14 10:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4603	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARGARET ROWAN AND SARAH [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Margaret Rowan and Sarah Alkenbrack, Policy Project, on their September 24-30, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in their passports prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Co [...]	2005-09-14 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA4605	ACTION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROY ROBINSON [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Roy Robinson on his 09/17-25/2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Katrina Martin. Contact infor [...]	2005-09-14 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT ASEC PTER BG
05DHAKA4796	AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...]	2005-09-23 02:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA
05DHAKA4797	AVIAN INFLUENZA IN BANGLADESH ONLY A MATTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is currently no indication of avian influenza (AI) in Bangladesh. Conditions, however, are ripe for the emergence of AI: Almost no general public awareness of the problem; very poor public health infrastructure; a government without the political will to make and enforce [...]	2005-09-23 02:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD PREL SENV BG CDC EPA FAO FEMA FDA
05DHAKA500	BYE BYE BANGLA BHAI? [...] (C) Summary: After a six-month hiatus, self-styled Islamist vigilante Bangla Bhai is back in the news. An embarrassed BDG has reiterated orders for his arrest, but it is unclear if this embarrassment is enough to bring to heel the politically-connected mystery man. End Summary. 2. (C) In [...]	2005-02-02 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA514	STRIKE SITREP [...] (SBU) After a day's pause, the Awami League renewed its hartal (strike) program with a dawn-to-dusk hartal on February 3. With a comparatively heavier police presence, observers as of 1600 local report slightly more rickshaws and motor vehicles on Dhaka streets compared to the previous progra [...]	2005-02-03 09:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA524	Media Reaction: President Bush's State of the Union [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-06 08:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA539	BANGLADESH ROAD SHOW [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 2 and 12 for requested action. 2. Summary and Action Request: Post has been working with the BDG to plan and organize a series of trade shows and seminars in US cities to promote Bangladesh as a potential US investment destination and to promote t [...]	2005-02-07 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP ECON BG
05DHAKA550	BANGLADESH STRIKE SITREP [...] (SBU) The Awami League's 36-hour hartal (strike) program that ended February 6 left one police officer dead, three other officers injured, 80 civilians hurt and 500 arrested in scattered incidents throughout the country, according to reports. In Dhaka, police used tear gas and clubs to disperse [...]	2005-02-07 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA5584	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LYNDAL BARRY AND SARAH [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Lyndal Barry, Director of Mekong HIV/AIDS Project, Internews Network, and Sarah Breul, Program Associate, Internews Network on their November 24 November 28, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his/her [...]	2005-11-13 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5595	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARGARET ROWAN, POLICY PROJECT [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Margaret Rowan, Senior Planning and Finance Advisor of Policy Project, on her December 11-17, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. [...]	2005-11-15 02:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5596	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFF KALLMEYER [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Jeff Kallmeyer on his November 27- December 7, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane [...]	2005-11-15 02:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5626	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Shyam Lama on his November 29-December 10, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane Johns [...]	2005-11-17 06:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5647	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARY ELLEN STANTON. [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mary Ellen Stanton on her December 8- 16, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa on her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control Officer will be Sheri-Nouane Johnso [...]	2005-11-21 01:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5659	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARBINDER SINGH, N.V. SESHADRI, [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Sarbinder Singh, Deputy Regional Program Manager; Mr. N.V. Seshadri, CCO India; Mr. Upali Daranagama, CCO Sri Lanka; Mr. Subodh Adhikari, CCO Nepal; Mr. Syed Farrukh, CCO Pakistan and Mr. Dan Vincent, CCO Afghanistan on their December 1 to December 10, 2005 visit and [...]	2005-11-22 01:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN NP
05DHAKA5703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DONALD CLARK [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Donald Clark, Mission Director USAID/Nepal on his December 05 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and 4.E. below). Cont [...]	2005-11-23 04:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG NP
05DHAKA5708	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHARON HSU [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Sharon Hsu, Presidential Management Fellow, EGAT/I&E/E, USAID/W for her December 03 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. [...]	2005-11-27 07:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN
05DHAKA5810	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VIVEK TALVADKAR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Vivek Talvadkar, Executive Vice- President, NRECA international Ltd. on his December 16 to December 20, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph [...]	2005-11-28 07:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA5833	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASIMA MUBESHAR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Ms. Asima Mubeshar, Executive Assistant, SARI/Energy, Islamabad on her December 04 to December 08, 2005 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in her passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 4.D. and [...]	2005-11-29 09:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG IN
05DHAKA606	Media Reaction: Middle East;Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-10 05:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA6071	Demonstration near the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, [...] (SBU) Summary. A large pro-BNP (Bangladeshi ruling party) demonstration occurred in the immediate vicinity of the Embassy on December 12, 2005. Post had received no prior notice of the demonstration although police appeared to know well in advance. The demonstration lasted for approximately [...]	2005-12-13 01:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC
05DHAKA6218	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONTRACTOR [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes Mr. Douglas S. Franklin on his o/a January 13 or 14, 2005 to o/a April 30, 2006 visit and grants country clearance, contingent repeat contingent on obtaining a Bangladeshi visa in his passport prior to arrival in Bangladesh (see Paragraph 3.D. and 3.E. below). Control O [...]	2005-12-19 03:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BG
05DHAKA625	Media Reaction: Middle East Summit, Iraq; Dhaka [...] MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT --------------------- "Mahmoud Abbas' Leadership" Independent English language weekly "Holiday" editorially comments (2/11): The deal struck by Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon in Sharm el Sheikh last week should ignite some kind of cheer in those who have regularly wished [...]	2005-02-13 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA6275	VISITING THE MEGA-MADRASSA OF AN ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: Maulana Kamaluddin Jafri is the principal of a growing 2,000 student Saudi-backed madrassah complex. He condemns JMB violence but speculates the U.S., India, the Awami League, and an international Jewish "conspiracy" might be the JMB's true patrons. In a cordial meeting with polo [...]	2005-12-20 12:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV BD BG
05DHAKA937	BANGLADESH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report will cover efforts by the Bangladesh Government (BDG) during the time period from March 2004-March 2005. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Charlene Wang, telephone number 880-2-885-5500 extension 2148, IVG post-code Dhaka #583, fax [...]	2005-03-03 12:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG USAID
05DILI160	LETTER ADDRESSED TO SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN FROM EAST [...] (U) Post received a letter from President Xanana Gusmao addressed to Secretary-General Kofi Annan on April 7, 2005, who has requested the Embassy's assistance in forwarding it to the Secretary-General through the US Mission to the UN in New York. 2. (U) Following is the text of the letter: [...]	2005-04-08 01:42:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC AMGT
05DJIBOUTI103	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - DJIBOUTI [...] Summary: Lacking natural resources, Djibouti's economy is service-based, with the country's seaport and a railroad linking it to Addis Ababa accounting for the bulk of economic activity. Almost all food and many other goods are imported from Ethiopia, the Gulf, or France. The services and co [...]	2005-01-31 11:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAID PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1120	EID PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 3rd, Djibouti celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan. After the EID prayer, President Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party in the Presidential Palace. In a long speech in Arabic, Guelleh talked about the cost of oil and its implications in the local mar [...]	2005-11-10 05:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS KISL KPAL DJ
05DJIBOUTI1265	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CJCS GENERAL PETER PACE [...] (C) Embassy Djibouti heartily welcomes your January 2-3, 2006 visit. A meeting with President Ismail Omar Guelleh is anticipated. 2. (C) Summary: Combating poverty, improving the nation's health and education infrastructure and promoting economic development remain top priorities for Pres [...]	2005-12-28 09:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR OVIP ECON EAID DJ
05DJIBOUTI191	USITC STUDY ON EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS IN [...] Summary: The Government of Djibouti (GOD) has not been able to benefit from AGOA to date due to a lack of developed industries. After a decade of uncertainty, Djibouti's economy looks brighter as a result of the country's foreign policy and assistance from donors. Djibouti has very few inte [...]	2005-02-27 07:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI304	STAFFDEL CHAKA MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR OF [...] (U) Summary: Staff Members of the House International Relations Committee Malik Chaka and Pearl Alice Marsh met 31 March with Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, to discuss Djibouti's relations with the United States, the counter-terrorism ef [...]	2005-03-31 14:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI326	STAFFDEL CHAKA GETS STATISTICS ON DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 31, HIRC Staff members Malik Chaka and Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh met with Commandant Mohamed Moussa Abar, the Harbor Master and Director of Maritime Security at the Port of Djibouti (see para 9 for bio). Abar explained to the Staffdel how the current port operates, the problem [...]	2005-04-06 14:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL OREP PINR ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI337	GWOT ASSESSMENT: POLITICAL CLARITY, EDUCATION AND PERSONAL [...] (S) A successful effort to prosecute the global anti-terrorism war, especially in countries that already harbor extremists, must proceed on two levels. On one level, the U.S. must create a strategy for framing, implementing, marketing and obtaining support for national political preferences. On [...]	2005-04-07 13:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI461	REQUEST TO TRANSITION USAID PROGRAM IN DJIBOUTI [...] U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Embassy Djibouti requests State and USAID agreement to transition the USAID program in Djibouti from primary reliance on Economic Support Funds (ESF) to Development Assistance (DA) funding over the next two years with an initial modest DA program of two [...]	2005-05-12 13:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI65	TOTAL AND MOBIL TRY TO HOLD LINE ON DORALEH MOVE [...] (C) Momar Nguer, Total's Director of Refinery and Marketing for East Africa and the Indian Ocean, and boss of Total Djibouti's Chief Executive Francois de Charnace, told Ambassador 1/16 during a de Charnace-hosted dinner, that Total, Mobil and Shell had each received new communication from the [...]	2005-01-18 04:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV MARR MOPS DJ TC
05DJIBOUTI766	DJIBOUTI WILLING TO HOST GEOTHERMAL WORKSHOP [...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent official notice on August 6 to Embassy informing that Djibouti is willing to host a technical workshop for countries in the African Rift Valley Geothermal Development Facility project on the proposed dates of November 6 -10, 2005. Attached to the official n [...]	2005-08-09 06:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON TRGY DJ
05DJIBOUTI989	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (c) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ragsdale and DCM Ball called September 29 on Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. Topics raised by the Ambassador included President Guelleh's trip to UNGA and Baltimore; Djibouti's national debt; renewable energy, including geothermal; strikes at the Port [...]	2005-10-04 14:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ECON ETRD DJ

05DJIBOUTI996	DJIBOUTI: EAC 10/06/2005 [...] (S) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 06, 2005 to review recent threat reporting received by the COS. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on U.S. government interests and the addition of needed security measures to mitigate the threat. Potential [...]	2005-10-06 13:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC DJ PTER

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