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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09CONAKRY476CNDD LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR PRESIDENTIAL BID
[...] (C) Embassy has been picking up numerous indications that CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara is laying the groundwork for a potential announcement of his candidacy for president in the upcoming elections, despite previous public pledges that he would not do so. From mobilization of government [...]
2009-08-14 12:33:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY478GUINEA'S LARGEST DIAMOND MINE SOLD TO CNDD MEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: EconOff met with Bouna Keita, the new proprietor of the largest diamond mine in Guinea and a staunch member of the CNDD, to discuss his recent mining acquisition. In the meeting, Keita detailed the opaque "bidding" process for the diamond mine and discussed his opinions about the [...]
2009-08-17 14:24:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY479GUINEA'S LARGEST DIAMOND MINE SOLD TO CNDD MEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: EconOff met with Bouna Keita, the new proprietor of the largest diamond mine in Guinea and a staunch member of the CNDD, to discuss his recent mining acquisition. In the meeting, Keita detailed the opaque "bidding" process for the diamond mine and discussed his opinions about the [...]
2009-08-17 16:38:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY480ANOTHER AWARD FOR DADIS AND ANOTHER VISIT FROM
[...] (U) On August 8, CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara received another high-profile award in a public ceremony broadcast over national television. A few months ago, Dadis received an award from UNESCO for his efforts to combat drug trafficking, an award that was later determined to be complete [...]
2009-08-17 16:39:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY487AD HOC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS POSTPONING ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 17, an Ad Hoc Committee formally recommended that Guinea postpone its elections to early 2010, stating that "it is impossible to hold elections in 2009." Although members of Les Forces Vives were dissatisfied with the decision and the way the recommendations were presen [...]
2009-08-19 16:02:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY489YOUTH FIRED UP OVER POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. If an August 19 Embassy reception is any indication, key youth leaders in Guinea are fired up about the announced delay in elections and the possibility of Dadis as a presidential candidate. Contacts were unanimously agreed that Dadis plans to run for office and that if he does [...]
2009-08-20 14:13:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY490GUINEA'S ECONOMY FALLING FAST
[...] (U) Summary: Guinea's notoriously poorly governed economy is now starting to feel the chokehold of the global economic crisis and the inexperience of the ruling junta. While consumer prices have slightly decreased, so have the prices of the mining commodities on which the GOG,s budget relies. [...]
2009-08-21 12:37:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EMIN PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY491WORLD BANK RES REP COMMENTS ON CNDD'S FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Siaka Bakayoko, the World Bank (WB) representative in Guinea, maintains that the WB,s assistance to Guinea will remain frozen until a civilian government is in place. Siaka commented on the lack of transparency under the CNDD, the CNDD,s lack of expertise and suspicious budgetary [...]
2009-08-21 13:25:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AORC GV
09CONAKRY493USG PRESS RELEASE SPARKS BACKLASH FROM GOG, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. An August 20 USG press release regarding Guinea's transition process has the military junta led GoG in an uproar. The Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs privately criticized the USG's position in an unprofessional tirade aimed at the A/DCM and A/PAO, which was quickly followed [...]
2009-08-24 15:12:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY498CONAKRY - ARREST OF EL HADJ MOUSSA CONTE FOR
[...] (U) The Ministry of Special Services, Anti-Drugs, and Organized Crimes (Ministry of High Crimes),led by Minister Moussa Tiegboro Camara, announced the arrest of Elhadj Moussa Conte on August 20, 2009. Conte, a son of former Guinean President Lansana Conte, is charged with possession of toxi [...]
2009-08-25 16:54:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALASEC KDEM PGOV PMIL SNAR GV
09CONAKRY499GUINEA'S DIAMOND CIRCUS
[...] (S) Summary: EconOff attended a Kimberly Process (KP) diamond certification at the Central Bank on August 18 and met with a well-known Guinean diamond assessor on Aug 21. Both meetings shed light on the unregulated nature of Guinea,s diamond industry as well as the level of inexperience eviden [...]
2009-08-26 12:55:00Embassy ConakrySECRETEMIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY50DADIS CAMARA APPOINTS CABINET MINISTERS
[...] (U) On January 14, a military spokesperson announced a presidential decree appointing 29 cabinet ministers. Under the order, some ministers will serve directly under the prime minister, while others will bypass the PM and answer only to the president. Preliminary information on the cabinet m [...]
2009-01-16 13:10:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPGOV PREL BIOS GV
09CONAKRY500MEDIA RESPONSE TO USG PRESS RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT
[...] (U) Summary: Following the August 20 USG press release on Guinean elections and the subsequent GOG response (REFTEL),journalists told PAS staff that the USG is playing an appropriate role by reminding the CNDD of the commitments it made upon taking power. The USG press release and GOG res [...]
2009-08-26 13:59:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY501MACENTA - KONATE LOBBIES FOR DADIS, YOUTH PROTEST
[...] (U) Youth rioted on August 25 in the city of Macenta, which is located in the Forest region approximately 14 hours from Conakry. The protest was sparked by the Mayor's failure to deliver to the Macenta youth a hundred million Guinean francs (GNF)(approximately $20,000 USD) that Minister of Def [...]
2009-08-26 14:13:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY502SUSPECTED FORMER GOG NARCO-TRAFFICKERS POSSIBLY NO
[...] (C) A Ministry of Security source reveals the CNDD,s decision to release and/or not prosecute for narcotics trafficking former ranking leaders of the Ministry of Security under Lansana Conte,s regime. The CNDD does, however, intend to prosecute for narcotics offenses a former founding membe [...]
2009-08-26 14:28:00Embassy ConakrySECRETASEC PGOV PMIL KDEM SNAR GV
09CONAKRY503JUNTA BLOCKS TEXT MESSAGES
[...] Several text messages asking Guinea's youth to unite against CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara have been circulating in the capital since the Aug 20 USG press release, and subsequent GOG statement, on elections and Dadis as a potential candidate (reftel). One message received by A/DCM contain [...]
2009-08-26 14:38:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECPS PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY505CNDD PROMISES TO RELEASE FUNDS FOR ELECTION
[...] (U) On August 25, the Guinean Government (GoG) announced its intention to release the long promised 30 billion Guinean Francs designated for up coming elections. There are currently conflicting reports in the press with some stating that the funds have actually been released and others stating [...]
2009-08-26 16:37:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID AORC GV
09CONAKRY506FORCES VIVES REPORTEDLY UNITED AGAINST DADIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to political leader Francois Fall, Guinea's Forces Vives are determined to prevent CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara from running in the upcoming presidential elections. Coalition members are reportedly discussing strategies for next steps while the country's youth a [...]
2009-08-26 16:46:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY507ECOWAS AND EU ENVOYS PREDICT 'MOMENT OF TRUTH' AT
[...] (C) COMs representing ECOWAS and the EU presidency praised the State Department's August 20 communique which expressed disappointment that the elections scheduled for 2009 had been pushed back to 2010 and called for members of the ruling military junta not to run for elected office. In an Augus [...]
2009-08-26 16:51:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM GV
09CONAKRY508DADIS MAY LOSE SUPPORT FORM BUSINESS COMMUNITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EconOff met with prominent businessman, Mohammed Abliou Bah, to discuss the economic and political situation in Guinea on August 25. Bah, a public supporter of Dadis, has seemingly abandoned his former allegiance to the CNDD. He thinks that the military is becoming far too comfort [...]
2009-08-27 15:38:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PHUM PREL SOCI PGOV GV
09CONAKRY51YOUTH LEADER "DISAPPOINTED" WITH MILITARY JUNTA
[...] (S) SUMMARY. A key youth leader who has been working with the military junta since the coup was in the early planning stages says he is "disappointed" with the result. He commented at length about the new cabinet (septel),asserting that cabinet members are closely tied to CNDD president Mo [...]
2009-01-16 13:11:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY510TECHNICAL DISCUSSION ON ELECTIONS SUGGESTS FURTHER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent discussion of technical issues indicates that Guinea's elections may end up getting delayed once again. A decision to add twelve new voter registration sites abroad, which appears to be a unilateral directive from the GoG, poses immediate technical and logistical prob [...]
2009-08-27 16:33:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY512PRO-DADIS MOVEMENT PLANS PROTEST IN FRONT OF U.S.
[...] (U) The MDDR, Movement for Dadis to Stay, issued a communique on August 26 announcing the group's intent to stage a protest in front of the U.S. Embassy on Sunday, August 30, beginning 10:00 AM. The protest is in response to the USG's August 20 press release, which commented on Guinea's elec [...]
2009-08-28 12:30:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM GV
09CONAKRY513MILITARY PAYS VISIT TO YOUTH LEADERS
[...] (U) Beginning August 25, local press reported that men in military uniform had attempted to arrest Mouctar Diallo, a prominent youth leader and head of the NFD political party (New Democratic Forces). Diallo is well known for his public criticisms of the CNDD, which he routinely airs through [...]
2009-08-28 12:31:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY514FORCES VIVES PLAN TO BOYCOTT AUGUST 31 MEETING
[...] (U) CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara issued a communique on August 26 calling for an "important meeting" to be held on August 31 at the People's Palace to discuss Guinea's transition process. A wide range of groups were invited to send representatives, including Les Forces Vives, political [...]
2009-08-28 12:31:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY518TRANSITION MEETING TURNS INTO PRO-DADIS POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara's meeting on Guinea's transition went forward today as planned at the People's Palace, although it started more than two hours late due to Dadis' habitual tardiness. Members of Les Forces Vives did not participate, in accordance with the group's state [...]
2009-08-31 15:33:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY519PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN CONAKRY OVER THE WEEKEND,
[...] (SBU) Tensions in Guinea remain high over the question of Dadis' presenting himself as a candidate in the country's upcoming presidential elections. Following spontaneous demonstrations on August 27, both pro and anti CNDD groups organized peaceful protests on Sunday, August 30 in front of t [...]
2009-08-31 15:33:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY528NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL LIMITS MEDIA
[...] (U) On August 31, 2009, the National Communications Council (CNC) issued a decree prohibiting discussion of political topics on all interactive programs in all languages until further notice. In response, on September 1, the Union of Free Radio and Television of Guinea (URTELGUI) issued a c [...]
2009-09-03 13:57:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY529DEMORALIZED YOUTH LEADERS AFRAID THAT JUNTA IS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to youth contacts, Dadis and the CNDD are successfully attracting scores of political supporters, and using "billions of francs" to do so. At the same time, the CNDD is using fear, among other tactics, to paralyze the opposition. Demoralized, the youth leaders see fe [...]
2009-09-03 14:54:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY532NEW VOICE EMERGING WITHIN LES FORCES VIVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The leader of one of Guinea's newest political parties, Aboubacar Syllah, may be playing an increasingly important role within Les Forces Vives. A journalist by trade, Syllah has been working closely with former Prime Minister Francois Fall, and has been behind some strongly wo [...]
2009-09-03 16:42:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY533BUSINESS OWNERS TARGETED BY MILITARY
[...] (C) Long-time Embassy contact Hadja Binta Balde, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) director in Guinea, told Econoff that she has recently become the target of extensive military harassment. According to Balde, several unnamed persons began threatening her immediately after Embassy [...]
2009-09-03 17:03:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPHUM ASEC PGOV ECON SOCI PREL GV
09CONAKRY537CONAKRY SECURITY SUMMARY - SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
[...] (U) The security situation in Guinea is calm but tense. The last two weeks ushered in violent protests upcountry, anti-CNDD demonstrations in Conakry, and an unremarkable Presidential rally at the People,s Palace. The following serves as summary of significant security-related events during [...]
2009-09-04 13:24:00Embassy ConakrySECRET//NOFORNASEC KDEM PGOV PREL PMIL GV
09CONAKRY538GUINEA'S JUNTA LEADER ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: The leader of Guinea's military junta, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, told the ICG-G September 3 that he would present himself as a candidate in Guinea's presidential elections expected in January 2010. The surprise announcement came after Dadis compelled the Contact Group to atten [...]
2009-09-04 17:07:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY544GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO ENFORCE RAMADAN PRICE CONTROLS
[...] (C) Summary: Despite a Ministry of Commerce initiative to decrease the price of rice and sugar, commodity prices have risen in Guinea during the month of Ramadan. According to contacts in the Ministry of Commerce and the Societe de Commerce et de Financement (SCF),Guinea's largest private imp [...]
2009-09-09 17:13:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY545HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A leading human rights activist is concerned about rising political tensions in Guinea, and fears that the country is on the verge of a potentially violent conflict. Commenting extensively on the CNDD's efforts to bolster support, Contact highlighted polarizing tactics focused [...]
2009-09-10 15:30:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY548ECONOMIC DECREES SHOW INCREASED CNDD ECONOMIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The President of the CNDD, Moussa Dadis Camara, has issued several decrees since August 20 that indicate increased CNDD interference in the private sector. Most notably, Dadis created the Secretariat in Charge of Mines, imposed a fee on cellular communication, and demanded that co [...]
2009-09-11 11:00:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EINV ECPS ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY549CNC LIFTS BAN ON RADIO POLITICAL DEBATES
[...] (U) On August 31, Guinea's media regulatory body, the National Communications Council (CNC),suspended all political programs and call-in shows in all languages on privately-owned radio stations in the country (reftel A). The Minister of Communication to the Presidency and to the Ministry of N [...]
2009-09-11 13:27:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY55GUINEA'S PRIME MINISTER ON THE ROLE OF MILITARY,
[...] (C) Summary: Guinea's new Prime Minister appears to have accepted the military's domination of national politics. During a January 16 meeting with Charge and DCM, PM Komara claimed the governance of Guinea required the discipline of the armed forces to avoid disorder during the transition proc [...]
2009-01-21 16:37:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM GV
09CONAKRY550REPORTERS CHALLENGE DADIS AT AUDIT PRESS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) On September 9, CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara held a press conference at the national radio and television center (RTG) with national and international press to discuss restarting the audits that will examine the entire 24-year period of the Conte regime. First Vice President and Mini [...]
2009-09-11 13:32:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY551FULANI YOUTHS DISCUSS ANTI-DADIS MOVEMENT AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A group of Fulani youth leaders who identified themselves as the organizers of recent anti-Dadis demonstrations in Conakry told A/DCM of their plans to organize more such demonstrations in the weeks ahead. They cited ongoing concerns about security and claimed that the CNDD is [...]
2009-09-11 13:46:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY553GOG REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR UNESCO CANDIDACY
[...] (SBU) Embassy is in receipt of a diplomatic note from the Guinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs notifying the U.S. Government of Guinea's intent to present itself as a candidate for membership to the following UNESCO organs: - Council for the Bureau of International Education (BIE) - Intergov [...]
2009-09-11 14:27:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNESCO GV
09CONAKRY557STRONG REACTIONS TO VISITING HEADS OF STATES'
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Many Embassy contacts are infuriated over remarks made by Senegalese President Wade during a public meeting with Dadis on September 12. Liberian President Sirleaf-Johnson was also present. In typical fashion, the CNDD orchestrated a major demonstration of popular support for D [...]
2009-09-14 16:24:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY559HYPERDYNAMICS DELEGATION ELBOWED OUT BY CHINESE
[...] (C) Summary: According to a visiting delegation from American oil-interest Hyperdynamics (HDY),the GOG is working with the Chinese Embassy to award HDY's 31,000 sq. mile oil exploration concession to Chinese investors. In an effort to save their concession, the one-asset firm sent their newly [...]
2009-09-14 16:58:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALECON EPET EINV PGOV EMIN ECIN PREL GV
09CONAKRY566CNDD PLANS TO FIX FOREIGN EXHANGE RATE
[...] (U) An Interministerial Commission which includes; the Ministries of Defense, Finance, Commerce, Mines, Justice, High Crimes and Banditry, the Central Bank, and the Office of the President, have reportedly proposed to peg the Guinean Franc to the US dollar. The new exchange rate would be valu [...]
2009-09-16 12:06:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY568AN INVESTOR'S PERCEPTION OF DADIS
[...] (C) Summary: Former Assistant Secretary of State and career Foreign Service Officer Herman Cohen visited Conakry from September 6-9 as a consultant to American oil-interest Hyperdynamics (HDY) (reftel). Cohen, who joined the HDY board in July, met with several members of the GOG during his trip [...]
2009-09-16 14:19:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV EINV EPET GV ECON
09CONAKRY570DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT - RESPONSE FROM GUINEA
[...] Per reftel request, below are Embassy Conakry's responses to the Department's inquiry about the Guinean Diaspora: A: The Guinean diaspora are identifiable communities primarily based in Senegal, France, Mali, the United States, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. The existing diaspora net [...]
2009-09-16 15:19:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL GPI GV
09CONAKRY572RECYCLED BUREAUCRATS AND NEW OFFICES EXPAND CNDD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Recent additions to the Dadis government include two bureaucrats who served in the Conte regime, a new Ministry for Guineans Abroad, and a new Secretariat in Charge of Mines and Energy. The changes will likely create redundant layers of bureaucracy while helping Dadis consolidate h [...]
2009-09-16 15:36:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY577THE 7TH ICG-G: A HARD LINE IN NEW YORK
[...] (C) Summary: The Local Contact Group for Guinea recommends a strong unambiguous approach toward Dadis and the CNDD when the ICG-G meets in New York next week on the fringes of the UNGA. The main point is to make clear that a Dadis candidacy is unacceptable to the international community, and t [...]
2009-09-18 14:06:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALUNGA PREL PGOV GV
09CONAKRY578FOREIGN MINISTER APOLOGIZES FOR AUGUST 22 MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs formally apologized to A/DCM for the strained meeting of August 22 (reftel). He reiterated the GoG's position, emphasizing that the issue of Dadis' candidacy will be a sovereign decision. A/DCM explained the USG's policy position, noting [...]
2009-09-18 14:46:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY58WORLD BANK RESREP INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 21, World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko met with PM Kabine Komara to discuss a number of issues related to ongoing World Bank programs in Guinea. Topics they discussed included a dispute over payment for upcoming financial audits of the government sector, the [...]
2009-01-22 15:21:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV ECON AORC GV
09CONAKRY581CONAKRY SECURITY SUMMARY - SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
[...] (S) The security situation in Guinea remains calm. The last two weeks witnessed a visit of two Heads of State, the threat of a counter-coup and mass protests, and the conclusion of Ramadan. The following serves as a summary of significant security-related events from September 4 - 20, 200 [...]
2009-09-21 16:05:00Embassy ConakrySECRETASEC KDEM PGOV PREL PMIL GV
09CONAKRY582WOMEN OF LES FORCES VIVES FORM COALITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Worried about what they see as an increasing potential for violence, the women of Les Forces Vives appear to be forming their own coalition in order to better focus their efforts to effect change. The women discussed a detailed plan of action, but clearly lacked financial res [...]
2009-09-23 16:19:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY583FOREIGN MINISTRY RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In response to diplomats' growing concerns about the security situation in Conakry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs organized a meeting on September 18. He outlined a number of actions the GoG plans to take to address these concerns, but the audience seemed largely unconvinc [...]
2009-09-23 16:24:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY584CNDD REVOKES RUSAL MINING CONCESSION
[...] (U) Summary: After a tumultuous four months of threats and conciliatory liaisons, the GOG revoked United Company Rusal's (Rusal) controversial Friguia mine and refinery concession on September 10. Arguing that the company unlawfully acquired its contract in 2006, a Guinean court ruled that the [...]
2009-09-23 17:08:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ECON EIND PREL PGOV GV
09CONAKRY587CNDD ORDERS STADIUM CLOSED TO PREVENT OPPOSITION
[...] (U) On September 23, Minister of Youth Isto Keira announced that the country's largest National Stadium would be closed until Ocotober 5 for all cultural and political events prior to the Guinea-Burkina Faso soccer match scheduled for October 11. Claiming that some nefarious Guineans, paid by [...]
2009-09-24 14:59:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY59WORLD BANK RESREP EXPRESSES DOUBTS ABOUT MINFIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko told Econoff that he came away from his first meeting with Finance Minister Captain Mamadou Sande with the sense that Sande was a "tin soldier," a CNDD loyalist with no experience who would have difficulty meeting Guinea's financial chall [...]
2009-01-23 13:44:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV ECON AORC GV
09CONAKRY590CIVIL DEMONSTRATIONS UP COUNTRY, PEOPLE WORRIED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Protests/demonstrations took place in three distinctly different parts of the country on September 24, all of them connected to CNDD efforts to organize pro-Dadis political rallies. In Labe, thousands of people peacefully took to the streets to protest CNDD efforts to rally s [...]
2009-09-25 13:53:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY591BUSINESSES FEAR LOOTING BY RIOTERS
[...] (U) On September 19, Dadis met with several reporters from the Ivory Coast to discuss his views on Guinea. During the meeting, one of the journalists asked Dadis what he expects to do in case of wide-scale protests or rioting. Dadis announced that, should riots occur, he would not/not send gen [...]
2009-09-25 13:53:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON PREL PGOV GV
09CONAKRY592CONAKRY EAC MEETING - SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
[...] (U) Charge Brokenshire convened a Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 25, 2009 to discuss the current security situation in Guinea. Core EAC members present included CDA, A/DCM, MGT, MSG, RSO, DAO, PAO, RAO, CONS, and AID. 2. (U) The EAC reviewed the current security situati [...]
2009-09-25 14:37:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDASEC GV
09CONAKRY594MILITARY FIRES ON DEMONSTRATORS DURING LARGE
[...] Demonstrations organized by the Forces Vives on September 28 in opposition to Dadis' candidacy (REFTEL) turned violent when soldiers, including those wearing red berets, entered the stadium where the protestors gathered and fired into the crowd. While the number of casualties is still unknown [...]
2009-09-28 15:20:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY599CONAKRY RELATIVELY CALM, UNCONFIRMED REPORTS OF
[...] (SBU) After yesterday's violence, Conakry has been relatively quiet throughout the morning. Traffic has been circulating, but with noticeably fewer vehicles. Businesses are generally shuttered and there is a large presence of security forces evident at major traffic junctions. 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-09-29 13:49:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM PREL GV
09CONAKRY6CHARGE MEETS WITH GUINEA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After describing how he unexpectedly landed the position of prime minister, Kabine Komara assured Charge that he expects to have "complete autonomy" as Guinea's new head of government. He said that he will be free to appoint his own cabinet, although he expects to appoint two [...]
2009-01-05 14:55:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY602RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS COMMENT ON PROTESTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Employees from the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) painted a brutal picture of the September 28 protests in Guinea. Although neither organization was able to estimate the final death toll, they corroborated wide-spread rumors of public rapes and [...]
2009-09-29 16:56:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY603CONAKRY RELATIVELY CALM AS CITIZENS FOCUS ON
[...] (SBU) Conakry remains relatively calm as of 1300 on September 30, although there have been sporadic reports of violence. There was a small demonstration in Taouyah with youths throwing rocks, but police intervened and peacefully dispersed the crowd. There are currently reports of gunfire in [...]
2009-09-30 13:56:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY604DADIS VISITS THE WOUNDED, DECLARES TWO DAYS OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The ruling CNDD military junta is placing the blame for Monday's violence squarely on Guinea's political actors, noting that the demonstration was illegal and security forces had no choice but to react to the violent behavior of the demonstrators. Over a national television b [...]
2009-09-30 14:04:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY605BUSINESS ROUNDUP AFTER SEPTEMBER 28 EVENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Commerce in Conakry, Faranah, Labe, Mamou, and several other of Guinea's larger cities, has come to an almost complete halt this week. Gas stations throughout the country have been closed since Monday morning, and the major roads between Guinea,s farmlands and its capital city re [...]
2009-09-30 16:36:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ASEC PHUM PGOV EINV GV
09CONAKRY610CELLOU DIALLO BLOCKED FROM TRAVEL
[...] (C) Cellou Dalein Diallo, an opposition leader who was injured during Monday's violence, called the Embassy last evening to ask for personal protection. An aid for Cellou called PAS Press Assistant at 2145 to tell him that Cellou's passport had just been confiscated by the Beret Rouge. Accordi [...]
2009-10-01 12:32:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY611PROTESTS ANTICIPATED TOMORROW IN CONAKRY
[...] (U) As of 1300, the situation in Conakry is outwardly calm with only small disturbances in the neighborhoods of Cosa, Hamdallaye, and Bambeto where there is sporadic gunfire and small-scale demonstrations. Most of the interior also remains quiet, though there is low-level agitation in the north [...]
2009-10-01 14:53:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI GV
09CONAKRY614FORCES VIVES SAYS DADIS SHOULD STEP DOWN AND BE
[...] (U) On October 1, the Forces Vives issued a strong statement condemning the CNDD for their actions on September 28. In their communique, they accused the CNDD of ordering the military to kill, rape, and humiliate anti-Dadis demonstrators. They directly implicated CNDD president Moussa Dadis C [...]
2009-10-02 12:14:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY615CNDD PLANS TO RELEASE 58 BODIES TO GRAND MOSQUE
[...] (U) At least 58 bodies of victims of the September 28 violence will be returned today, according to government press releases and religious leaders. The government, which maintains that only 58 people were killed in the violence, will be releasing the bodies to Conakry's Grand Mosque at 1030 t [...]
2009-10-02 12:21:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ASEC PREL PGOV SOCI GV
09CONAKRY617CONAKRY PROTESTS OVER MISSING BODIES
[...] (U) Summary. Today marks 51 years since Guinea declared independence from France. It also marks the fourth day since nearly 200 Guineans lost their lives during violent confrontations with the military. Their bodies have yet to be recovered by families. The CNDD's commemoration of Independence [...]
2009-10-02 17:53:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY619A CALM WEEKEND IN CONAKRY, SMALL-SCALE PROTESTS
[...] (U) Guinea was calm over the weekend, with no reports of disturbances in Conakry or the interior. Many people in Conakry took advantage of the relative calm to restock on food items and other necessary goods, though economic and social activity was more subdued than usual. ------------- G [...]
2009-10-05 11:21:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ECON SOCI GV
09CONAKRY624(C) USG ASKS DADIS TO RESIGN
[...] (C) Summary: In a heated meeting with the president of the junta yesterday, DAS of African Affairs, William Fitzgerald, recommended that Dadis relinquish power and allow for the formation of a transition government. Dadis initially seemed shocked by the message and argued that his presidency is [...]
2009-10-06 13:50:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI GV
09CONAKRY625COMPAORE BEWILDERS LOCAL CONTACT GROUP WITH CALL
[...] (S) Summary: President Compaore's call for a resumption of dialogue between CNDD president Dadis Camara and political actors struck the Local Contact Group in Conakry as ill-advised and naive. Compaore made his appeal despite hearing numerous statements from foreign Chiefs of Missions arguing [...]
2009-10-06 15:27:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPREL PGOV GV
09CONAKRY627CONAKRY REMAINS TENSE, BUT RETURNS TO NORMAL LEVEL
[...] (U) After three days of general calm, Conakry appears to have returned to a normal level of activity. The political atmosphere remains tense, but shops are open, gas is available, and traffic is circulating at normal levels. The American school remains closed, largely in accordance with the [...]
2009-10-06 16:38:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY631CONAKRY CALM, REPORTED DISTURBANCES IN CAMP ALPHA
[...] (U) Conakry continues to be outwardly calm, though tensions among the Guinean populace remain high. Recent statements by the US and French governments were seemingly well received, though the general population has yet to publically react. Embassy is not aware of any demonstrations planned for [...]
2009-10-07 17:38:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY632FORCES VIVES DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES, MAINTAIN THAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Key members of Les Forces Vives met with DAS Fitzgerald on October 5 to discuss Guinea's political impasse. Clearly shocked and angered by the September 28 violence, they were eager to describe their experiences at the stadium, many of them either victims of beatings or witness [...]
2009-10-07 17:39:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY635EYEWITNESS REPORTS ENCOUNTER WITH CIVILIAN MILITIA
[...] (SBU) A long-time Embassy contact (a Peuhl) told A/DCM on October 7 that he had personally seen a group of 40 civilian militias exit from Camp Alpha Yaya on September 28 at approximately 1300. According to source, these civilians were naked from the waist up, sported tattoos on their bodies, [...]
2009-10-08 16:03:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY637(C) INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES WANT CNDD TO GO
[...] (C) Summary: DAS William Fitzgerald met with a group of foreign investors on September 7 to discuss the current political and economic landscape in Guinea. The group agreed that the security situation has limited their ability to plan for future investments. They also expressed their belief tha [...]
2009-10-08 16:17:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG ECPS ASEC PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY64FRENCH POLOFF SHARES INSIGHTS ON GUINEA'S POLITICS
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Over the course of a 25 January meeting, the French Political Attache, who may be an agent with French External Security, shared France's perspective with DATT on a wide range of topics related to recent events in Guinea. Contact addressed maneuverings inside the CNDD, Guinea's e [...]
2009-01-27 11:47:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPGOV PTER KDEM FR GV
09CONAKRY645PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF POST-SEPTEMBER 28 ATTACKS
[...] (S) A close Embassy contact visited EconOff at her house October 8 to discuss what he described as ethnically-based violence that took place on Tuesday, September 29 in Conakry. Source also provided photographic evidence of the violence, and Embassy is in possession of these photographs. Source [...]
2009-10-09 12:14:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY649LABOR UNIONS CALL FOR TWO DAYS OF "COMPASSION AND
[...] (U) Guinea's labor unions have formally declared their intent to observe two days of "compassion and reflection" on October 12 and 13. Referring to September 28 as "Black Monday" because of the extensive violence suffered at the hands of the Red Berets, the unions stated that Guineans must j [...]
2009-10-09 14:51:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY65YOUTH LEADER WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR DADIS AND THE
[...] SUMMARY. An important youth leader, Dansa Kourouma, claims to have backed Moussa Dadis Camara even before President Conte's death, and to have helped Dadis and others plot the coup that overthrew the government. However, Dansa told Poloff on January 22 that he is disappointed with the CNDD' [...]
2009-01-27 14:12:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPGOV SOCI PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY654CNDD SUPPORTS TWO DAYS OF GENERAL STRIKE
[...] (U) Guineans are continuing to observe a "ville morte" throughout the country (reftel),including in the Forest region where the CNDD finds the bulk of its support. On October 11 and 12, the CNDD repeatedly played a statement announcing their support for the national strike, saying that all Gu [...]
2009-10-13 10:56:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ECON GV
09CONAKRY655GOG CONTINUES TO COURT CHINESE INVESTMENT, PRINTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The economic relationship between the Chinese and the GOG seems to be strengthening, despite increased international scrutiny on the CNDD after the September 28 massacre. On October 10, the Chinese International Fund, in partnership with Sonangol, publicly signed a cooperation agr [...]
2009-10-13 11:09:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV EMIN EPET PREL PGOV PHUM GV
09CONAKRY66DEAN OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA DISCUSSES CNDD AND WORRIES ABOUT
[...] Summary: PAO and the LES press assistant met the Director General of Le Lynx/La Lance January 13 to discuss the coup d'etat and the implications for the independent media. Souleymane Diallo said that for the moment the CNDD does not pose a threat to the free press. He would rather have the C [...]
2009-01-27 14:35:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM XY GV
09CONAKRY661GUINEANS WATCHING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CLOSELY
[...] (C) Summary: As quiet continues, Guinea's socio-political leaders consider options in the face of CNDD determination to stay in power. International pressure from the AU, ECOWAS, EU and the US is a major factor in determining what steps local actors are prepared to take in opposing the military [...]
2009-10-15 15:48:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ECON GV
09CONAKRY665GUINEA ROUNDUP: OCTOBER 16
[...] (U) Late last night, the CNDD issued a communique ending the ban on political demonstrations in Guinea. The statement encouraged Guineans to strictly comply with current anti-riot laws and to give priority to "national unity and social tranquillity" over political messaging. The statement claim [...]
2009-10-16 15:44:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ASEC GV
09CONAKRY673WORLD BANK SUSPENDS PROGRAMS IN GUINEA
[...] On October 21, 2009, ECONOFF met with World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko to discuss the recent suspension of International Development Association (IDA) programs in Guinea due to non-payment of monies owed on outstanding debt. As of October 15, the GoG owed 3.7 million USD in payment t [...]
2009-10-21 17:33:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID PGOV GV
09CONAKRY680FORCES VIVES WORK TOWARD TRANSITION, REFUSE TO LET UP ON
[...] (SBU) Leaders of the Forces Vives met October 22 at Jean Marie Dore's (UPG) residence to discuss recent developments related to Guinea's troubled transition. Participants were satisfied with the strong positions adopted by the African Union and ECOWAS, especially since both organizations had [...]
2009-10-26 13:43:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY683G-8 COMS DISCUSS CRISIS IN GUINEA
[...] (U) Charge hosted an October 22 meeting at the CMR of representatives of G8 Member States along with African Union, World Bank and IMF representatives. Key points discussed included: --The recent UN visit by Haile Menkerios --Lack of a cohesive response by the AU towards GoG --Security in [...]
2009-10-27 12:24:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN GV
09CONAKRY686OPPOSITION PARITES CALL FOR GENERAL STRIKE ON
[...] (U) In commemoration of the one month anniversary of the September 28 massacre, the Forces Vives are calling for a Ville Morte on October 28. In addition, the opposition parties see the boycott as a form of protest against the CNDD. All private banks are planning to close in solidarity with [...]
2009-10-27 17:42:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN GV
09CONAKRY688UPCOMING AGENDA FOR FORCES VIVES
[...] The Ville Morte is in effect throughout Guinea today. The majority of businesses are closed, with light pedestrian presence throughout Conakry. Normal business operations will resume October 29, but private banks will remain closed for the remainder of the week. ---------------------------- [...]
2009-10-28 17:03:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN GV
09CONAKRY694OCT 30 SITUATION REPORT FOR GUINEA
[...] A hunger strike began October 28, led by the Federation of Guinean Youth Organizations (FOJEG),which is associated with youth leader Thierno Balde. The strike was in protest of the September 28 massacre. Immediately after the call for a hunger strike, the GoG responded by arresting several [...]
2009-11-02 16:53:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN GV
09CONAKRY698CHARGE DELIVERS FIRM MESSAGE TO GUINEA'S FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Guinea's Foreign Minister used the pretext of a possible meeting with the Secretary to raise the issue of US visa restrictions. In his first encounter with the Foreign Minister since the September 28 violence, Charge reiterated the US position that the killing and raping of unar [...]
2009-11-03 15:16:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV GV
09CONAKRY699CONTACT CLAIMS DADIS ARMING FORESTIER YOUTHS WITH
[...] (C) A long-time contact who works at Conakry's international airport told DCM November 3 that two flights originating in Libya had landed in Conakry in pre-dawn hours loaded with weapons, including assault rifles and rocket launchers. One flight landed in the early hours of November 1, the oth [...]
2009-11-03 16:14:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY7ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL
[...] SUMMARY. Charge attended two meetings over the weekend, one with a visiting ECOWAS delegation, and one with the UN regional representative out of Dakar. Diplomats highlighted key concerns, which included questions as to how the new Guinean Government will be structured, who will ultimately h [...]
2009-01-05 15:45:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY70DCM URGES GUINEA'S PRIME MINISTER TO MOVE TOWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Komara asked for US assistance in anti narcotics activities and judicial sector reform. During a January 23 meeting, which included the Minister of Justice and two other military officers, the PM said the president of the CNDD was determined to pursue anyone involve [...]
2009-01-27 16:55:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GV
09CONAKRY703FORCES VIVES PRESENT UNIFIED FRONT IN MEDIATION
[...] SUMMARY: As negotiations proceed in Ouagadougou, Conakry is abuzz with reports and rumors, and conjectures surrounding the latest developments. The following cable is based on what we are picking up in Conakry from better-informed press reports, as well as contacts within the Forces Vives. H [...]
2009-11-05 14:43:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON EFIN GV PGOV PREL
09CONAKRY713FORCES VIVES SPOKESMAN OUTLINES TRANSITION
[...] On November 9, CONoff met with the chief communication officer for the Forces Vives, Aboubacar Sylla, who also recently launched his own political party, to discuss the Forces Vives' position in ongoing transition negotiations. Sylla was asked about proposals set forth by Forces Vives members [...]
2009-11-10 16:46:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY716GUINEA IN THE AFTERMATH OF VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) This comprehensive look at Guinea three weeks after the September 28 killings in the stadium reflects accurately the situation in Conakry at that time. Drafted by then Acting DCM Cazeau who subsequently left post under ordered departure, this piece retains its value. Since the message wa [...]
2009-11-13 13:29:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY725FORCES VIVES EXCLUDES YOUTH LEADER FROM TALKS
[...] Delegations for the CNDD and the Forces Vives will depart for Ouagadougou the evening of November 18 for a second round of talks mediated by Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore. Both delegations are scheduled to bring 12 members each, and will travel aboard the same aircraft. While the CNDD h [...]
2009-11-18 16:50:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC ECON EFIN GV
09CONAKRY736FORCES VIVES REJECT PROPOSAL FOR TRANSITIONAL GOV'T
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Guineans have recieved reports of the talks in Ouagadougou between Burkinabe President and mediator Blaise Compaore, the Forces Vives, and the CNDD with a mixture of concern, outrage, and resignation. After Compaore delivered his "non-paper" on November 20 outlining a proposed t [...]
2009-11-23 16:23:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EFIN ASEC GV
09CONAKRY742FORCES VIVES DISCUSS STRATEGY FOR OUSTING CNDD
[...] On November 24, DCM hosted a meeting with several members of the Forces Vives whose political organizations are currently involved in discussions in Ouagadougou. Key points discussed included: -- The current condition of the Forces Vives as a unified group. -- Plans for if the CNDD refuses to l [...]
2009-11-25 13:43:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EFIN ASEC GV
09CONAKRY76ARRESTS, APPOINTMENTS, AND MACHINATIONS: A
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Politics in Guinea continue to be fluid since the coup d'etat on 23 December 2008. Given these circumstances, post will transmit as needed roundups of presidential appointments, military arrests, and any other political machinations. END SUMMARY. ---------------------------- [...]
2009-01-28 16:37:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPGOV PHUM EINV PREL BIOS KIPR GV
09CONAKRY762PRESIDENT OF GUINEA SHOT, EVACUATED FROM COUNTRY
[...] (C) Summary: President Dadis Camara was shot and wounded yesterday allegedly by his personal security chief Diakite "Toumba," who later fled. Dadis reportedly received a bullet wound to the head. His condition has not been disclosed but the Government has evacuated him to a nearby country, rep [...]
2009-12-04 13:46:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPREL PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY766GUINEA IN THE AFTERMATH
[...] Rumors continue to circulate as to the condition of CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara after he was shot by his aide-de-camp, Aboubacar "Toumba" Diakite. Toumba's whereabouts remain unknown, but it is believed he is still in Guinea. Local reporting is listing the attack as a failed coup atte [...]
2009-12-07 16:13:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN ASEC GV
09CONAKRY769AMBASSADOR MOLLER URGES KONATE TO MOVE TOWARD A
[...] (C) In a brief meeting December 8 with Guinea's acting of Head of State, Ambassador Patricia Moller urged General Sekouba Konate to move the country towards a real democratic transition. In her first meeting with Konate since arriving in Conakry November 1, Ambassador Moller noted the historic [...]
2009-12-08 14:08:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY779PRIME MINISTER - GUINEA WILL PARTICIPATE IN
[...] (U) Summary: During a December 10 meeting between the local Contact Group and Guinea's Prime Minister, the PM stated that Guinea would attend the next International Contact Group (ICG-G) meeting in Ouagadougou. His statement contradicts recent remarks by Minister of Communication, revealing in [...]
2009-12-10 15:41:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY78CNDD PRESIDENT PUBLICLY INTERROGATES ACCUSED
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The President of the CNDD presided over two public "hearings" on national television on January 25. He personally interrogated the participants in what was described as an aggressive and frightening manner. Embassy and other members of the international community continue to u [...]
2009-01-29 16:33:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY780GUINEA AT A GLANCE - DEC 10
[...] On December 9, CNDD Interim President Sekouba Konate toured several military bases in Conakry and spoke to crowds of troops in Camp Alpha Yaya and the Guinean Air Force base. Konate was accompanied by all the chiefs of staff of the Guinean military, as well as Secretary General of the Presiden [...]
2009-12-10 16:20:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN ASEC GV
09CONAKRY797GUINEA: AFTER THE TOUMBA DIAKITE RADIO INTERVIEW,
[...] (C) Summary: The December 16 radio interview with President Moussa Dadis Camara ex-confidant Lieutenant Abubakar &Toumba8 Diakite, who tried to kill Camara and then escaped, the National Committee of Inquiry,s release the same day of its report on the September 28 massacre that blames rogue el [...]
2009-12-22 15:54:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ASEC GV
09CONAKRY808CONAKRY REVERSE TRIPWIRES
[...] This cable serves as final publication of previously reviewed and submitted reverse tripwires. These tripwires have also been recorded in post's classified CEPA application. 2. Conakry reverse tripwires are listed below as follows: Applicable to all subheadings listed in Conakry EAP Sect [...]
2009-12-24 12:54:00Embassy ConakrySECRETASEC GV PGOV PREL
09CONAKRY822UNION LEADER SAYS CONSITUTION FIRST, THEN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Now that the long anticipated coup has taken place, union leader Rabiatou is looking to create an effective civilian coalition that can check the military junta's power until elections can be organized. However, Rabiatou appears to be in no hurry to get to elections, arguing th [...]
2009-01-02 12:36:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC GV
09CONAKRY823MILITARY SEARCHES OPPOSITION LEADER'S RESIDENCE
[...] (U) According to press reports, two groups of armed military personnel (approximately 15 to 20) invaded the private residence of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, a former prime minister and head of the Union of Guinean Democratic Forces (UFDG) political party, on January 1. One group [...]
2009-01-02 13:20:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM PREL GV
09CONAKRY829CHARGE MEETS WITH GUINEA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After describing how he unexpectedly landed the position of prime minister, Kabine Komara assured Charge that he expects to have "complete autonomy" as Guinea's new head of government. He said that he will be free to appoint his own cabinet, although he expects to appoint two [...]
2009-01-05 14:55:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY830ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL
[...] SUMMARY. Charge attended two meetings over the weekend, one with a visiting ECOWAS delegation, and one with the UN regional representative out of Dakar. Diplomats highlighted key concerns, which included questions as to how the new Guinean Government will be structured, who will ultimately h [...]
2009-01-05 15:45:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY832CHARGE MEETS WITH GUINEA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After describing how he unexpectedly landed the position of prime minister, Kabine Komara assured Charge that he expects to have "complete autonomy" as Guinea's new head of government. He said that he will be free to appoint his own cabinet, although he expects to appoint two [...]
2009-01-06 07:04:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY833ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Charge attended two meetings over the weekend, one with a visiting ECOWAS delegation, and one with the UN regional representative out of Dakar. Diplomats highlighted key concerns, which included questions as to how the new Guinean Government will be structured, who will ultimat [...]
2009-01-06 07:04:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY834ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Charge attended two meetings over the weekend, one with a visiting ECOWAS delegation, and one with the UN regional representative out of Dakar. Diplomats highlighted key concerns, which included questions as to how the new Guinean Government will be structured, who will ultima [...]
2009-01-06 07:04:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY837LIBYAN LEADER MEETS WITH GUINEAN PRESIDENT
[...] (U) On a trip that included several stops in neighboring West African countries, Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi spent approximately three hours in the VIP lounge of the Conakry airport on January 3 where he met with President Moussa Dadis Camara and Prime Minister Kabine Komara. Press reports indica [...]
2009-01-06 14:12:00Embassy ConakrySECRETPREL PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY838GOVERNMENT LOWERS GAS PRICES; EXCHANGE RATE SOARS
[...] SUMMARY. According to the acting Minister of Commerce, the GoG will no longer subsidize fuel prices, though the government will continue to fix these prices monthly in concert with the two oil companies in Guinea. The Minister blamed a one-week, 32% appreciation in the Guinean franc on spec [...]
2009-01-06 14:13:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDEPET EFIN ECON PGOV GV
09CONAKRY84CONTE'S PARTY BEGINS TO SHOW SIGNS OF DIVISION
[...] (U) The Executive Bureau of the late President Conte's Party for Unity and Progress (PUP) issued a statement on January 22 officially expelling six party leaders from their ranks, including Soriba Sorel Camara who was appointed Governor of Conakry by former Prime Minister Souare about two mon [...]
2009-01-30 12:42:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY85CENI OUTLINES TENTATIVE ELECTION TIMELINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Based on an analysis of the status of electoral preparations to date and anticipated timelines, the CENI internally agreed that Guinea could organize one election in September or October, and a second in November or December. The CENI agreed that the presidential and legislat [...]
2009-01-30 12:47:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY87TROUBLING ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Moussa Dadis Camara, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),has been highly visible on national television and radio over the past few days. On February 3, Dadis issued a blanket authority to security personnel to shoot anyone caught committin [...]
2009-02-03 16:13:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY88DADIS CAMARA PUBLICLY FIRES HEAD OF CUSTOMS
[...] (U) Moussa Dadis Camara, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),publicly fired the National Director of Customs, Olga Syradin, as he was touring Customs Headquarters on 2 February. According to a source, customs employees present during the tour began spontaneo [...]
2009-02-03 16:19:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR ETRD GV
09CONAKRY9CHARGE MEETS WITH GUINEA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After describing how he unexpectedly landed the position of prime minister, Kabine Komara assured Charge that he expects to have "complete autonomy" as Guinea's new head of government. He said that he will be free to appoint his own cabinet, although he expects to appoint two [...]
2009-01-06 07:04:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY90WORLD BANK ISSUES NOTICE OF NON-PAYMENT TO GUINEA
[...] (SBU) Siaka Bakayoko, the World Bank ResRep in Guinea, told Charge on 2 February that World Bank Headquarters in Washington issued a Notice of Non-Payment to Guinea at 5:00pm Washington time on Friday, 30 January for the loan payment that was due on 1 January. Prompt payment of this World Bank [...]
2009-02-04 13:13:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PREL AORC GV
09CONAKRY92MIDDLE GUINEA - AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A recent trip into Guinea's mountainous central province revealed an impoverished economy dominated by subsistence agriculture, low-value-added artisanship, and imported consumer goods. Banks almost exclusively offer only short-term credit at interest rates over 21%. Chronic lack [...]
2009-02-05 09:43:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID ELTN EIND ENRG ECPS GV
09CONAKRY94DADIS CAMARA "SUSPENDS" MINFIN
[...] (U) On 7 February, Moussa Dadis Camara, President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),announced during a state television broadcast that he was suspending the Minister of Finance, Captain Mamadou Sande. Dadis Camara did not state a reason for issuing the suspension. [...]
2009-02-09 14:27:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY95HYPERDYNAMICS SEEKS EMBASSY PERSPECTIVE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a 5 February meeting, the Executive VP of oil company Hyperdynamics, Harry Briers, told Embassy officials that despite repeated negotiations with the GoG, the company's claim to offshore drilling rights remains in doubt. Nevertheless, Briers said that the firm has attracted [...]
2009-02-09 14:28:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON KCOR PGOV GV
09CONAKRY96CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICAL PARTIES PUBLICLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's civilian and political leaders may be starting to coalesce and find a common voice. Both groups independently issued public declarations the week of February 2, which were highly critical of Dadis and the CNDD. In addition, civil society articulated a clear set of d [...]
2009-02-09 15:08:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY97CNDD ANNOUNCES INTENT TO HOLD ELECTIONS IN LAST
[...] SUMMARY. During a meeting with Charge, the CENI President was confident that Guinea could organize both presidential and legislative elections by the end of the year. The CENI planned to present CNDD President Dadis with a specific proposal, including a timeline, action plan, and budget by [...]
2009-02-09 15:58:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY98HIGH-CRIMES MINISTER OUTLINES HIS MISSION
[...] (S) On 7 February, RSO met with Captain Moussa Diakoro Camara, the State Secretary of the Ministry of High Crimes and Anti-Drug Enforcement. Moussa Dadis Camara, the President of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),recently created the ministry by splitting several depa [...]
2009-02-11 09:24:00Embassy ConakrySECRETASEC PGOV PREL GV
09COPENHAGEN470GAERC DEMARCHE: DENMARK'S RESPONSE
[...] (C) Lars Bo Larsen, MFA's European Correspondent, welcomed the USG's demarche ahead of the October GAERC and offered the following response October 20: - Afghanistan/Pakistan: the EU wanted to agree on a comprehensive strategy this month, but the Afghan elections are not yet over and the [...]
2009-10-22 08:47:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR EAID KPAL AF PK IR IS ZL DA GV
09COTONOU100BENIN: RESPONSE TO QADHAFI-MAURITANIA DEMARCHE
[...] PolOff delivered demarche to Thomas Adoumasse, Director of the Office of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 19. He took the points and promised to relay them to the AU team. 2. C) Adoumasse elaborated on the issue of democratic elections and said that j [...]
2009-03-19 13:18:00Embassy CotonouCONFIDENTIALMR PGOV PHUM PREL
09COTONOU21BENIN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] In response to State 127448, Post provides the following information: -------------------- Laws and Regulations -------------------- 2. Benin uses laws and ministerial decrees to set the minimum age for employment, to prohibit child trafficking, and to forbid children's work in certain [...]
2009-01-13 13:15:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV BN
09COTONOU268BENIN GPRA REPORT: AFRP WOMEN IN BUSINESS
[...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participants in the May 11-29, 2009 Women in Business Program, Dede Lea Edith Medji, Director of "Benin Chips" and Awahou Codjo Alabi, "Awa Fish" Manager, returned to Benin and debriefed the Public Affairs Officer, the Political and Economic Officer and Acting D [...]
2009-06-25 12:30:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL BN
09COTONOU41BENIN SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The Government of Benin (GoB) continued to make steady progress towards combating child trafficking. The police, gendarmes and judges described their efforts to suppress the practice through the investigation and the prosecution of traffickers during 2008. However, they were unable to pro [...]
2009-02-10 06:34:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN
09COTONOU557BENIN: PIRATES ATTACK TANKER IN GULF OF GUINEA
[...] (C) On November 24 at approximately 2:30 AM three Nigerian pirates boarded the 750-foot, Liberian-flagged tanker M/T Cancale Star in Benin's near international waters south of Cotonou, approximately 14 nautical miles offshore. Second in command Chief Officer Oleksiy Frolin was killed and thre [...]
2009-11-24 15:51:00Embassy CotonouCONFIDENTIALPBTS MCAP EWWT PHSA BN
09COTONOU595COTONOU: OCTOBER 2009 REPORT ON THE MEDIA PLACEMENT OF
[...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placement of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers. 2. Print media October 1 An article in the left-of-center independ [...]
2009-12-18 05:20:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KMDR KPAO BN
09DAKAR1018GUINEA-BISSAU: POST-ELECTION CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the days immediately before and after the second-round presidential election in Guinea-Bissau, PolCouns held a number of meetings to discuss the country,s post-election future. President-elect Malam Bacai Sanha stressed the need for increased economic growth and development, a [...]
2009-08-05 17:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALECON KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PU SG
09DAKAR1218PRESIDENT AND PM SAY GUINEA-BISSAU READY FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Bernicat and AF/W Director Mary Beth Leonard accompanied by Political Counselor Mosby and OSC Chief Lt. Colonel Sousa met separately with Guinea-Bissau's newly elected President, Malam Bacai Sanha, and Prime Minister, Carlos Gomes, Jr., on September 9 after attending S [...]
2009-09-28 07:57:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR1238SEMI-ANNUAL FRAUD SUMMARY - DAKAR
[...] The following is Embassy Dakar's semi-annual fraud reporting cable covering the period of March 1, 2009 to August 31, 2009. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple [...]
2009-09-30 11:39:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC SG
09DAKAR1261Casamance rebels kill Seven Senegalese soldiers
[...] (SBU) Summary: 2009 has had an uptick of violent assaults by gunmen allegedly belonging to MFDC (Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance) resulting in numerous civilian deaths. However, a more worrying development is the resumption of attacks against the Senegalese army. On October 2, MFDC [...]
2009-10-06 11:02:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR1327SENEGAL: OPPOSITION LEADER CLAIMS BISSAU-GUINEA
[...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Abdoulaye Bathily, secretary general of the opposition Democratic League/Movement for the Labor Party (LD/MPT),solicited a meeting with Political Counselor to express his concern about recent events in Senegal's Casamance region. Bathily informed PolCouns that, acc [...]
2009-10-26 07:55:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SG PU
09DAKAR1328BORDER TENSIONS BETWEEN SENEGAL AND GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tension is growing along the border between Guinea-Bissau and Senegal, although both governments insist there is no conflict. Nevertheless, there is a dispute over the use of land near the tourist area of Cap Skiring in a place called Cap Roxo. The Senegalese were a no-show a [...]
2009-10-26 07:55:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPRL PBTS PU SG
09DAKAR1329SENEGAL: OPPOSITION LEADER CLAIMS BISSAU-GUINEA
[...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Abdoulaye Bathily, secretary general of the opposition Democratic League/Movement for the Labor Party (LD/MPT),solicited a meeting with Political Counselor to express his concern about recent events in Senegal's Casamance region. Bathily informed PolCouns that, acc [...]
2009-10-26 07:55:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU SG
09DAKAR1362GUINEA-BISSAU CABINET RESHUFFLE: PM CONSOLIDATES HIS POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 28, Prime Minister Carlos "Cadogo" Gomes, Jr. finally reshuffled his cabinet after announcing he would do so during the June-July presidential campaign. As he pledged last week in a Lisbon press conference, he promised a smaller government, ostensibly to rein in gove [...]
2009-11-02 07:51:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM HDP SG
09DAKAR1440Casamance: Increased Violence and a Potential New Leader
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between November 2-4, PolCouns visited the Casamance to assess the region's volatile security situation where road hijackings by armed gunmen have become commonplace. Additionally, a border quarrel between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau near Cabrousse has created tensions that have le [...]
2009-11-25 14:32:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR1496GUINEA-BISSAU: OPPOSITION PRS PARTY DISCRETE FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 16:20:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM HDP SG
09DAKAR1504CORRECTED COPY: GUINEA-BISSAU: OPPOSITION PRS PARTY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 4 meeting with PolOff, Ibrahim Sori Djalo, Interim President of the opposition Party for Social Renovation (PRS) and Augusto Poquena, PRS Secretary General, started off describing their party's cooperation with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and C [...]
2009-12-10 11:13:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM HDP SG
09DAKAR1539Ambassador Meets Mouride Caliph
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Serigne Bara Lamine Mbacke, the Caliph-General (or grand marabout) of Senegal's powerful Mouride Muslim brotherhood, the Ambassador requested help to end child trafficking and child begging and discussed transparency in government and the fight against corru [...]
2009-12-24 10:10:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM GTIP KISL SG
09DAKAR1547Drug Trafficking Admiral Returns to Guinea-Bissau
[...] (SBU) Summary: Former Naval chief of staff, Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, has returned to Guinea-Bissau. Na Tchuto, widely suspected of being involved in narcotics trafficking and involvement in an attempted assassination of former President Joao Bernardo Vieira, fled from the Gambia w [...]
2009-12-29 16:38:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM KTIP PHUM SG
09DAKAR207SENEGAL: 2008 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) As was the case in previous years Senegal continues to devote, time, resources and attention to combating trafficking in persons. 2. (U) responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Begin TIP report PARA 23: THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. Information on trafficking is gathered fr [...]
2009-02-19 11:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG SG
09DAKAR217GUINEA-BISSAU FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau remains at risk of becoming a narco-state. It has become one of the transit points of choice for South American drug traffickers. Its extreme poverty and lack of law enforcement and judicial capacity make it particularly attractive and vulnerable to infiltration [...]
2009-02-23 11:17:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL XY PU
09DAKAR220SENEGAL FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal is preparing to hold local elections amid an atmosphere of slowly building social unrest due to ongoing economic difficulties, poor management of the country's public finances, and disillusionment with Senegal's overall governance. The Senegalese are known for and proud [...]
2009-02-23 13:03:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL ECON
09DAKAR25GUINEA-BISSAU: 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Below is Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control, of the 2008 INSCR for Guinea-Bissau. The text is keyed to the format provided in reftel. 2. Guinea-Bissau, a tiny impoverished country in West Africa, has evolved into a major transit hub for narcotics trafficking from South America to Europe. [...]
2009-01-08 11:55:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PU SNAR XY
09DAKAR252Senegal: Are the Electoral Rolls Corrupt?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 24, Embassy Pol staff debriefed two computer experts who audited the national electoral database on February 10-11, 2009. The audit was requested by the coalition of opposition parties and was conducted with the concurrence and support of the Ministry of Interior tha [...]
2009-02-27 11:35:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR255GUINEA BISSAU: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Guinea-Bissau is a source of children trafficked for begging primarily in Senegal. Muslim Koranic teachers or their intermediaries convince parents to send children purportedly for a religious education. Those children are routinely beaten and subjected to harsh treatment; often their [...]
2009-03-02 07:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG XY PU
09DAKAR256GUINEA BISSAU: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: There are no specific laws that protect children from exploitation in the workplace, and child labor occurred during the reporting period. A lack of resources and political instability hampered the GOGB's response to the problem. END SUMMARY 2. There are no specific laws that protect [...]
2009-03-02 07:01:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PREF XY PU
09DAKAR257SENEGAL: CONTENTIOUS LOCAL ELECTIONS IN THE CASAMANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to the March 2009 local elections, POL Assistant met with authorities and NGO representatives in Ziguinchor to discuss local politics and the state of the peace process between the government and the Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC). The upcom [...]
2009-03-02 07:02:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG
09DAKAR261EAC MEETING ON SECURITY ISSUES CONCERNING THE
[...] The EAC was convened by the Ambassador. In attendance were the DCM, RAO, OSC, LEGAT, POL, POL Guinea Bissau Watcher, PAO, CON, AND RSO. 2. The CON, RSO, POL and POL Guinea Bissau Watcher briefed the EAC on the latest developments concerning the assassination of the President and the kil [...]
2009-03-02 14:59:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC CASC KMSG
09DAKAR263GUINEA-BISSAU: PRESIDENT AND ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the evening of March 1, the Chief of Staff for the Bissau-Guinean military was killed when a bomb exploded near his office. Approximately eight hours later, soldiers opened fire on the home of the president, ostensibly in retaliation for the assassination of the military chief. [...]
2009-03-03 07:37:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PU XY
09DAKAR274GUINEA-BISSAU: REQUEST FUNDING FOR ELECTION SUPPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) As a result of the March 2 assassination of President Joao Bernardo Vieira, interim-President Raimundo Pereira will have to oversee presidential elections within 60 days, as called for in the constitution. However, the GOGB does not [...]
2009-03-03 18:52:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM PU
09DAKAR275GUINEA-BISSAU ASSASSINATIONS UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the calm following the assassinations of Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai and President Joao Bernardo Vieira, the Bissau-Guinean military leadership continues to insist they want no role in governing the country. The interim President, Raimundo Pereira, was swo [...]
2009-03-03 20:28:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PINR PREL PU XY
09DAKAR285GUINEA-BISSAU ASSASSINATIONS UPDATE MARCH 5
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Bissau-Guinean ambassador to Senegal, drug traffickers or, perhaps, Guinea Conakry had a hand in the assassination of Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai. It is clear that Mansoa battalion commander, Antonio Nije, is responsible for killing President Joao Bernard [...]
2009-03-05 17:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALKOCI PGOV PREL PINR PINS PU XY
09DAKAR286BISSAU-GUINEAN INTERIM PRESIDENT PROFILE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bissau-Guinean interim President Raimundo Pereira, born on August 28, 1956 in Bissau, is a lawyer by training and an experienced public servant by profession. Armed with a law degree from the University of Lisbon, Pereira launched an impressive career in the Bissau-Guinean gover [...]
2009-03-05 17:16:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR289SENEGAL: MORE INSIGHTS FROM PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: (SBU) Minister Councilor at the Presidency and Financial Advisor to President Wade, Habib Mbaye (protect),recently shared new insights into the policy world of President Wade. Mbaye is in a new role where he is supposed to coordinate the inter-agency, inter-ministerial efforts t [...]
2009-03-09 07:41:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KCOR KDEM PINR GV MR IR SG
09DAKAR313GUINEA-BISSAU: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ASSASSINATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On March 12, Ambassador and Emboffs met in Dakar with Isabelle Vieira, the widow of former Bissau-Guinea President Joao Bernardo Vieira, and close family friend, Pierre Goudiaby Atepa, an adviser to the Senegalese President. Atepa and Mrs. Vieira asked for the United States to i [...]
2009-03-13 19:18:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU SG XY
09DAKAR352008 Country Reports on Terrorism: Senegal
[...] The following narrative is Posts submission for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism (CRT): Senegal The Government of Senegal cooperated with the Untied States in identifying terrorist groups operating in Senegal. More work remained to be done, however, to develop first responder services, [...]
2009-01-13 18:43:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KHLS AEMR SG KDMR
09DAKAR388FRAUD SUMMARY - DAKAR
[...] The following is Embassy Dakar's semi-annual fraud reporting cable covering September 2008 to March 2009. Responses are keyed to Reftel. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political p [...]
2009-03-26 17:19:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC SG
09DAKAR409SENEGAL: RIOT VICTIM NOT KILLED BY SECURITY
[...] (SBU) In ref A Post reported that 21-year-old Mamdaou Sinna Sidibe had been shot dead by military personnel during a violent demonstration in the city of Kedougou in southeastern Senegal. During a follow-up visit to the city by Poloff and FSN Pol Assistant, Post determined that the youth was [...]
2009-03-31 08:37:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR ECON SG
09DAKAR412SENEGAL MARITIME SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following meetings with senior officials of the Senegalese Armed Forces, the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA),and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),Post concludes that Senegal's maritime security remains sparse. The Senegalese Navy is among the [...]
2009-03-31 13:26:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PREL SU KPKO SG
09DAKAR427SENEGAL: VOTING IN A TENSE KEDOUGOU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The city of Kedougou used to be a sleepy backwater in the extreme southeast of Senegal near the Malian and Guinean (Conakry) borders, but riots, destruction, and death on 23 December 2008 linked to commercial gold mining nearby ended all that. It was thus to everyone's relief t [...]
2009-04-02 13:05:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR436SENEGAL: CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON GUINEA-BISSAU AND THE
[...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Although the situation in the Casamance region of Senegal is calm at the moment, the Senegalese Chief of Defense General Abdoulaye Fall expressed concern about the potential for recent events in Guinea-Bissau to destabilize [...]
2009-04-03 13:52:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALKOCI PGOV PREL PU XY SG
09DAKAR460GUINEA BISSAU ELECTION DATE SET AMID MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary: As Bissau-Guinean de facto Armed Forces Chief of Staff Zamora Induta seeks to transform his (questionable) legal authority into effective control of the military, armed forces personnel have embarked on a violent, extra-judicial campaign of silencing dissent among the population. [...]
2009-04-08 18:30:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALKOCI PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR470GUINEA-BISSAU: PRIME MINISTER DEFENDS MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary: On April 2, PolCouns met with Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior to deliver a letter from the Ambassador requesting clarification regarding the status of Navy Captain Jose Zamora Induta, the de facto head of the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau. In the letter, the U.S. also expresse [...]
2009-04-10 14:25:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PU XY
09DAKAR477GUINEA-BISSAU DEFENSE CHIEF DEFENDS ACTIONS AND
[...] (C) Summary: On April 2, PolCouns met with Naval Captain Jose Zamora Induta, the de facto head of the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau. PolCouns expressed U.S. concern regarding the apparently unconstitutional designation of Induta as chief of the armed forces, the recent political violence carr [...]
2009-04-14 19:24:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPU XY PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM KCRM
09DAKAR483GUINEA-BISSAU'S BUDGET TRANSPARENCY IS IMPROVING
[...] In response to request for clarification of host country's efforts to make its national budget publicly available, as per Section 7088(c) of the 2009 SFOAA, post provides the following information keyed to reftel's specific questions: A. Yes, Guinea-Bissau's central government is expected [...]
2009-04-15 17:27:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ECON PREL GB
09DAKAR562CONFIDENCE BUILDING IN GUINEA-BISSAU: CHOD TOLD TO
[...] (U) This cable was cleared by U.S. Africa Command Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities Mary Carlin Yates. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On April 23, Ambassador Bernicat and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) Mary Carlin Yates told the head of the [...]
2009-05-05 17:38:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PU XY
09DAKAR563AMBASSADOR AND DCMA PRESS BISSAU-GUINEAN OFFICIALS
[...] (U) This cable was cleared by U.S. Africa Command Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities Mary Carlin Yates. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On April 23, 2009, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) and Ambassador Bernicat led a nine-person delegation to [...]
2009-05-05 17:58:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS SOCI SNAR PU XY
09DAKAR624GUINEA-BISSAU SUPREME COURT NARROWS LIST OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 13:03:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR666GUINEA-BISSAU PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, ELECTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of the thirteen candidates that remain in contention for the presidency of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanha, Kumba Yala, Henrique Rosa and Baciro Dabo have emerged as the front runners. Despite reported tensions between Sanha and Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, most observer [...]
2009-05-29 14:03:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR696GUINEA-BISSAU: SEVERAL POLITICIANS KILLED BY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 5, in the early morning, Bissau-Guinean security forces killed former Minister of Territorial Administration Baciro Dabo and National Assembly Deputy Helder Proenca. Several other alleged conspirators were taken into custody. The Ministry of Interior's intelligence ser [...]
2009-06-05 19:18:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU XY SG
09DAKAR774GUINEA-BISSAU KILLINGS UDPATE, IMPACT ON ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 5 killings of Minister of Territorial Administration Baciro Dabo, National Assembly Deputy Helder Proenca and others (reftel),the government of Guinea-Bissau sought to convince skeptical diplomats that those killed were participating in a coup attempt. The gov [...]
2009-06-22 18:29:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR775U.S. ENDORSEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 6 for action request to endorse UN Security Council support for a hybrid commission of inquiry for Guinea-Bissau. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to the May 22 request from Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior to United Nations Secretary General [...]
2009-06-23 08:11:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR787GUINEA-BISSAU: AMBASSADORS TENTATIVELY AGREE TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 19 informal meeting of representatives of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members and other representatives of the international community, participants agreed that that the UNSC should support the creation of a "hybrid" commission of inquiry for Guinea-Bissau (G [...]
2009-06-23 17:23:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG
09DAKAR825 GUINEA-BISSAU: SANHA, YALA PREVAIL IN SOUND PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau's presidential election took place without major incident on June 28. All observers, including those from Embassy Dakar, agreed that the election was technically sound. Voter turnout was low, due in part to recent violence (reftel) and the re-use of voter lists co [...]
2009-07-02 17:00:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM XY PU
09DAKAR889GUINEA-BISSAU: DIPLOMATIC CORPS AGREES THAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 6 United Nations (UN) Representative of the Secretary General (RSG) Joseph Mutaboba chaired meeting of the diplomatic corps to discuss the presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau, as well as plans to integrate and augment the UN presence in Bissau and the international co [...]
2009-07-13 18:01:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL XY PU UN
09DAKAR890Animism in Senegal
[...] SUMMARY: During a trip to the Kedougou Region of southern Senegal, Poloff visited the Bedik village of Ewol whose people still practice a nature based form of animism and who have long resisted conversion to Islam or Christianity. While it is difficult to estimate how many true animists remain [...]
2009-07-14 10:39:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KISL SG
09DAKAR896Senegal's Casamance-Trials and Tribulations
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The troubled Casamance region of Southern Senegal is facing yet another crisis following the dissolution of Air Senegal International. Already cut off from the rest of the country by the Gambia, local tour operators are extremely worried that without regular flights the upcoming [...]
2009-07-14 17:02:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR945GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY SECTOR REFORM AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 14 and 15, PolCouns held meetings in Bissau with several African diplomats and other representatives from the international community resident in Guinea-Bissau to discuss the upcoming second round OF presidential elections on July 26, ongoing Security Sector Reform (SSR),[...]
2009-07-24 07:50:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV
09DAKAR948SENEGAL: War and Banditry in the Casamance
[...] (SBU) In recent weeks, armed gunmen hijacked several transportation vehicles and robbed local businesses in Casamance. These attacks have resulted in several deaths and led the Senegalese military to reinforce their positions in the area north of Ziguinchor on the trans-Gambian highway. Attack [...]
2009-07-27 11:21:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR994 GUINEA-BISSAU: SANHA WINS SECOND ROUND PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau held the second round of its presidential election on July 26 following weeks of campaigning that saw Party for Social Renewal (PRS) candidate Kumba Yala level significant accusations against African Party for the Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC [...]
2009-08-03 07:42:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM XY PU
09DARESSALAAM294SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO TANZANIA
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time of expanding military relations between our countries, in particular through increased ACOTA equipment and training for Tanzanian battalions deploying to Darfur. President Kikwete's positive attitude towards the U.S. is increasingly reflected in pub [...]
2009-05-06 13:43:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM327SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON AND CORKER
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time when the country is gearing up for national elections in 2010, attempting to mitigate the effects of the global economic downturn, and continuing to deepen its relationship with development partners, particularly the United States. The 2010 election [...]
2009-05-21 03:10:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP ASEC AMGT AFIN PREL PGOV TZ KE RW SU IT XA
09DARESSALAAM401SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW VISIT TO TANZANIA
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania will provide an opportunity to view a broad range of our assistance programs and their contributions to Tanzania's development. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it a favored recipient of donor f [...]
2009-06-24 04:33:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KHIV MARR PREL PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM502SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING SHIP VISIT TO TANZANIA
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes the upcoming ship visit to Tanzania. This cable provides background information on the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship and Tanzanian domestic issues. This cable has been cleared by DATT. 2. (SBU) Although the U.S. and Tanzania do not have a Status of Forces Agre [...]
2009-08-04 10:19:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM771SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE VISIT TO DAR ES SALAAM
[...] Your visit to Dar es Salaam comes at a time when our bilateral relationship with Tanzania has never been stronger, in part because of our expansive assistance efforts in multiple sectors. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it [...]
2009-11-12 03:55:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDOREP TZ
09DARESSALAAM96PRESIDENT KIKWETE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CDA PART I:
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 11 meeting with President Kikwete, CDA sought his views on Zimbabwe and dealing with the new AU Chair. Kikwete encouraged the U.S. to support the new Zimbabwe government. He said he had advised Morgan Tsvangirai to join the government and now would not abandon [...]
2009-02-11 12:18:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TZ ZI LY GV
09DILI86RETURN OF THE PEACE CORPS TO TIMOR-LESTE
[...] (SBU) President Ramos-Horta formally requested the Peace Corps to resume its program in Timor-Leste in a March 10 letter. Embassy Dili judges the security and stability conditions in Timor-Leste as safe and fully permitting the resumption of a Peace Corps Volunteer program. Much has changed [...]
2009-03-17 10:15:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ASEC TT
09DOHA128QATAR BELIEVES USG IRAN POLICY HURTING DOHA'S GAS
[...] (C) EEB DAS Doug Hengel met February 16 with Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah. Also attending the meeting for Qatar were Minister of State for Energy and Industry Dr. Mohammad Al-Sada, Minister Al-Attiyah's Office Director Abdulaziz Al-Malki, and QP Director of Oi [...]
2009-02-19 04:51:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU EK BL VE
09DOHA428QATARI ENERGY MINISTER SETS STAGE FOR GAS
[...] (C) Al-Attiyah told Ambassador, as he has previously, that the GECF is not intended or structured "as the press talks," and the organization will never concern itself with contracts or supply matters. He projected that natural gas will not see a real spot market develop for years, and noted t [...]
2009-07-01 12:04:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV PREL TRGY QA RU IR
09DOHA620SKEPTICISM GREETS IRANIAN STATEMENT ON GAS PRICING
[...] (C) Media reported 21 September that Iran,s representative to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),Mohammed Ali Khatibi, announced Iranian government plans to seek consensus among GECF members over a pricing formula for gas supplies to world markets. However, the expatriate country manag [...]
2009-10-15 12:02:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS
09FREETOWN13DECEMBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: December was a quiet month in Sierra Leone, with most government and private offices closing for extended holidays. This month President Koroma hosted the 66th Mano River Union Summit, including a Heads of State Conference. This took place less than two weeks before the death of L [...]
2009-01-08 17:45:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN135MARIJUANA CULTIVATION SEEN AS NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On April 11, a highly-placed security sector source provided Poloff with a classified assessment from the Office of National Security (ONS) on the proliferation of cannabis cultivation. Drafted for the President, the assessment states that Sierra Leone is "gradually emerging as [...]
2009-04-14 15:41:00Embassy FreetownSECRETSNAR PGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN146PROPOSED PRESS STATEMENTS ON KOROMA'S STRONG
[...] (SBU) The following paragraphs provide further background information (paras. 2-5) on the Ambassador's meeting with President Koroma on April 15, and proposed press statements for the White House (para. 6) and Department (para. 7),per reftel D. Please note that the draft press statements must [...]
2009-04-16 16:26:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL SNAR SL
09FREETOWN20ANNUAL CRIME SAFETY REPORT - FREETOWN 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 13:06:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC KSAC OASCC SL
09FREETOWN209FOREIGN MINISTER ON GUINEA'S "GIFT FROM HEAVEN"
[...] (C) On June 5, CDA and Poloff took advantage of a routine meeting with Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura to discuss her views on two key issues impacting Sierra Leone's security: drugs, and Guinea. FoMin expressed some alarm over the threat posed by marijuana cultivation, and then stated her can [...]
2009-06-08 18:32:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR SL GV
09FREETOWN217MAY POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN
[...] (U) Summary: President Koroma continued to focus in May towards reconciling the country's two major political parties, urging them to implement the communiquQ signed following the unrest in March. On the heels of the Cabinet reshuffle, Ministers have signed new performance contracts. The disin [...]
2009-06-12 11:00:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN23GIBRILLA KAMARA PAYS COCAINE DEFENSE TEAM BILLS
[...] (S/REL UK) A source from the cocaine defense team disclosed on January 15 that two members of the legal team met with Gibrilla Kamara (aka GK) in Conakry prior to the Guinean coup in December, 2008. The source initially stated that GK was contacted to provide case-related information, but late [...]
2009-01-15 17:38:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPREL SNAR PINR SL
09FREETOWN24SIERRA LEONE 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, please see Embassy Freetown's 2009 Investment Climate Statement below. The document will also be sent via e-mail on the unclassified system. Embassy POC for this report is Political/Economic Officer Amy LeMar (lemaran.@state.gov). A. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Gov [...]
2009-01-15 18:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV ETRD KTDB USTR OPIC SL
09FREETOWN258DON'T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH: OVERFISHING,
[...] Summary: Fishing is a huge potential source of revenue for Sierra Leone, as well as the primary source of protein for the population, yet the sector remains under-developed. The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) estimates that the country loses at least $30 million in revenue per year to illega [...]
2009-07-06 12:18:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIS MCAP PHSA SL
09FREETOWN263SL HANDLES FAKE COUP THREAT, EXTORTIONIST ARRESTED
[...] (S/NF) Highly-placed sources within the Sierra Leonean intelligence community shared details on July 7 and 8 of a fake coup plot and extortion attempt that came to light on July 2. A presumed Sierra Leonean national approached the Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to Ghana and shared details of [...]
2009-07-08 15:10:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL PINS PINR SL
09FREETOWN270COKE, TOKES, AND INEPT FOLKS: CAN SL STAY TOUGH ON DRUGS?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 15:12:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL SL SNAR
09FREETOWN280KOROMA MEETS WITH GUINEAN JUNTA DESPITE POLITICAL
[...] (U) On July 13, President Koroma held a bilateral discussion with Guinean junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara (reftel C). The Mano River Union Heads of State Summit, scheduled for July 14, was canceled, but Koroma chose to speak with Dadis Camara without other Heads of State present. The likely t [...]
2009-07-17 11:31:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL GV
09FREETOWN288SIERRA LEONE: BROKER FOR REGIONAL STABILITY?
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met July 20 with Foreign Minister Bangura following President Koroma's travel to Conakry for an aborted Mano River Union summit July 14. Minister Bangura was defensive about the need for Sierra Leone to stay engaged with coup leaders Dadis Camara despite ECOWAS, AU and [...]
2009-07-23 08:18:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN29COUPS RUN THE GAME: SIERRA LEONE BETWEEN A ROCK
[...] (C) Summary: CDA discussed reftel demarche topic with Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura on January 16. Bangura's response reflected the constant struggle facing Sierra Leone to maintain democratic principles and regional commitments in the face of sub-regional threats to peace and security. The [...]
2009-01-22 11:57:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN309KOROMA'S GUINEAN STRATEGY IS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
[...] (U) President Koroma's speech to the Sierra Leone-Guinea Joint Technical Committee on the Yenga border dispute effusively praised junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara. Koroma seemed proud that the countries have bilaterally resolved the dispute without assistance from the international community, [...]
2009-08-06 16:25:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN323AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PMDC PARTY LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: Charles Margai, leader of the PMDC party, at his request, called on Ambassador Perry August 13 (Poloff participated in the meeting). He discussed his views on a variety of topics, including political tolerance, corruption, and the role of the international community in Sierra Leone [...]
2009-08-17 15:29:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN325DIPLOMATIC CORPS VIEWS: CRY ME A RIVER
[...] (C) Summary: Through mainly one-on-one meetings over the past two weeks with Western, African and Middle Eastern envoys, plus the United Nations, Ambassador has detected both a desire to support Sierra Leone's stated goals and a frustration that to do so is difficult. President Koroma's lauda [...]
2009-08-17 16:54:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR SL
09FREETOWN326KOROMA MAKES FIRST VISIT TO BRAZIL
[...] President Koroma is currently enjoying the first ever Sierra Leonean state visit to Brazil after landing in Brasilia on August 18. Accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Information, and Agriculture, Koroma will meet with President Lula da Silva on August 19 to sign a Memorandum of U [...]
2009-08-19 16:53:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SL BR
09FREETOWN336SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD'S VISIT
[...] (U) Post warmly welcomes you to Sierra Leone. Your visit comes at a prescient time, and will hopefully support increasingly robust engagement on a variety of issues, including the pending Status of Forces Agreement. Sierra Leone is known worldwide as a country beset with challenges, many of w [...]
2009-08-27 17:39:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MCAP PGOV PREL OVIP SL
09FREETOWN34SIERRA LEONE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL TRAINING
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Freetown's Law Enforcement Working Group was convened on January 23 to discuss law enforcement and judicial capacity. Responses to reftel questions are presented in the following paragraphs. Please note that judicial capacity, including the court system and Depar [...]
2009-01-29 16:41:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM ASEC SL
09FREETOWN383GUINEA CLAIMS SL "MERCENARIES" SEEK TO OVERTHROW
[...] (S/NF) Poloff received information from a highly-placed security contact that the Guinean junta suspects an army of Sierra Leonean "mercenaries" will attempt to overthrow their regime. A letter sent from the junta to the Sierra Leonean Office of National Security (ONS) during the week of Septe [...]
2009-09-25 12:03:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV PREL PINR PINS GV SL
09FREETOWN385SIERRA LEONE'S INITIAL REACTIONS TO GUINEA TROUBLE
[...] (S//NF) Poloff spoke with a high-level intelligence contact on September 29 to gauge the Government of Sierra Leone's response to recent events in Guinea. Source reported that President Koroma, as expected, is very concerned. The Office of National Security (ONS) requested that border posts re [...]
2009-09-29 10:37:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PINS PREL GV SL
09FREETOWN388PRESIDENT KOROMA SPEAKS PUBLICLY ON GUINEA
[...] (U) President Koroma held a press conference on September 29 to discuss his participation in the UNGA. Members of the media used the opportunity to pose questions to the President about the situation in Guinea, which he called a "critical development." He stated that he is "still digesting" the [...]
2009-09-29 15:43:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR GV SL
09FREETOWN389SIERRA LEONE RAISES ALARM OVER GUINEAN
[...] (S/NF) CDA and Poloff met with a highly-placed intelligence contact on September 30, who stated concerns that narcotics traffickers are exploiting the current instability in Guinea for their own ends. Source said that he had received information that two known Colombian drug traffickers, "CiCi [...]
2009-09-30 16:20:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPGOV SNAR PINR GV SL
09FREETOWN4SIERRA LEONE'S PRIVATE PESSIMISM ABOUT GUINEA
[...] (C) Sierra Leone's moderate public response to the Guinea coup should not be misinterpreted as complacency. The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) appears to be approaching the situation warily, welcoming the coup leaders for bilateral discussions while concurrently preparing for possible insec [...]
2009-01-05 17:47:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SL
09FREETOWN404PRESIDENT KOROMA WANTS HIGH LEVEL USG
[...] (U) On October 12, President Ernest Bai Koroma passed through his personal assistant a request that the United States Government endorse Sierra Leone's Consultative Group (CG) meeting in London November 18-19 by sending a high level delegation. The meeting, which is broken down into a Trade an [...]
2009-10-15 12:43:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL SL
09FREETOWN408SIERRA LEONE RESPONSE ON GUINEAN DEMARCHES
[...] (S/NF) CDA and Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to President Koroma on October 16, prior to his departure for the emergency ECOWAS summit in Abuja. Koroma stated that the Guinean situation is deteriorating, and that if it is "not arrested now...the tragedy might worsen beyond that which [...]
2009-10-16 13:34:00Embassy FreetownSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM GV SL
09FREETOWN410MILITARY MANIPULATING KOROMA?
[...] (C/NF) Poloff was informed by a high-level security contact on October 15 that the civilian security sector blames the Minister of Defense and his inner-circle for influencing the President to call a premature Military Assistance to the Civil Power (MACP) in response to the recent spate of arm [...]
2009-10-19 14:24:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ASEC SL
09FREETOWN430SIERRA LEONE INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Please see the following draft of the Sierra Leone 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, keyed to reftel: 2) Summary Sierra Leone has taken steps to combat illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and has mounted efforts against drug abuse. I [...]
2009-11-02 15:49:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN462SIERRA LEONE NARCOTICS WRAP-UP, 2009
[...] (C) Summary: Sierra Leone continues to stay invested in the narcotics issue, and attempting to become more pro-active operationally despite resource constraints. International actors, including post, UK/SOCA, and the UN remain sources of support and encouragement, while also advancing our own [...]
2009-11-30 19:05:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSNAR PGOV PREL SL
09FREETOWN471SIERRA LEONE STABILITY, PART III: SECURITY SECTOR
[...] (C) Summary: This cable is the third in a four-part series (reftels A/B) that highlights risks to Sierra Leone's stability. Given recent events in the sub-region and Sierra Leone's own blighted history, the ability of the security sector to maintain peace is an ongoing, critical concern. While [...]
2009-12-02 17:45:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL PINS SNAR KCOR SL
09FREETOWN5SOUNDS OF SILENCE: QADHAFI TALKS BUT SAYS LITTLE
[...] (C) Summary: Muammar Qadhafi's unexpected visit to Freetown ended on January 3, leaving little in his wake beyond confusion regarding his motivations. Accompanied by an entourage of 500, including a heavily armed security detachment, Qadhafi made no public promises of support for Sierra Leone [...]
2009-01-06 12:18:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR LY SL
09FREETOWN56 SIERRA LEONE 2009 TIP SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Sierra Leone continues to struggle in the fight against trafficking. Internal politics and competing priorities overshadowed the TIP issue in terms of attention and financial support in 2008. The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children's Affairs and the Sierra Leone Police contin [...]
2009-02-19 15:09:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SL
09FREETOWN6FREETOWN: EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS RAMIFICATIONS OF
[...] (SBU) EAC Freetown was convened on December 23 to discuss the possible ramifications of Guinean President Conte's death to security in Sierra Leone. Though Conakry is reported to be calm, EAC is concerned about potentially rapid deteriorations to the situation that may result in spillover effec [...]
2009-01-06 13:44:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AMGT CASC SL
09FREETOWN65SL PRESIDENT SAYS THIS IS RIGHT TIME TO NAB GK
[...] (C) On February 27, Ambassador met with President Ernest Bai Koroma to discuss pending bilateral issues and relay the new administration's domestic and foreign policy priorities. She was accompanied by DCM and Poloff, and Koroma by Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura. Key bilateral and multilateral [...]
2009-02-27 13:10:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM SL
09FREETOWN78KOROMA MAKES PROGRESS ON DRUGS; WE URGE SWIFTER
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with President Koroma on February 27 to discuss the new administration's policy goals and pending bilateral issues, underlining the President's importance in the region as a bulwark of stability. The meeting was also attended by Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura, DCM, [...]
2009-03-03 17:12:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM MASS SNAR PINR SL
09FREETOWN98SIERRA LEONE FORIEGN MINISTER: ICC INDICTMENT NOT
[...] (U) Foreign Minister Zainab Bangura summoned the Diplomatic Corps on 5 March to inform them that President Koroma was taking a vacation and undergoing a routine medical checkup in New Delhi as a guest of the Indian Government. Bangura also expressed concern that the ICC indictment of Sudanes [...]
2009-03-16 17:49:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SL
09FREETOWN99FREETOWN UNDER FIRE: POLITICAL VIOLENCE CREATES
[...] (C) Summary: APC and SLPP members clashed on the evening of March 13, and despite a calmer weekend, Freetown erupted with violence on March 16 as political battles continue to be waged. Party events on March 13 led to SLPP Headquarters being stoned, and several vehicles owned by SLPP leadership [...]
2009-03-16 17:50:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SL
09GABORONE948Botswana Merits Inclusion in Food Security Initiative
[...] Botswana is Africa's most stable democracy and our closest, most reliable friend in southern Africa. Though Botswana is a middle-income country, according to the UNDP about half of its citizens still live on less than two dollars per day. According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural [...]
2009-11-24 12:03:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PGOV PREL KHIV BC
09GENEVA682Burkina Faso Investment Policy Review 2009
[...] SUMMARY: UNCTAD held an Investment Policy Review (IPR) for Burkina Faso on June 23, 2009, attended by about 40 delegates, including a number of LDCs and African delegations. Policy Review Section Chief Chantal Dupasquier recommended that Burkina Faso accelerate legal and fiscal reforms to a [...]
2009-08-17 12:49:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON UNCTAD EAID XA
09ISLAMABAD231 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 03, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 14:39:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISTANBUL398USAID AND TIKA PUSH FOR TRILATERAL COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 6 meeting on the sidelines of the IMF/WB summit with the leadership of Turkey's aid and development organization, TIKA, the members of the USAID delegation discussed food security in Central Asia and Africa. They also discussed opportunities for trilateral coopera [...]
2009-10-16 13:34:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU UZ
09JAKARTA1016ILLEGAL TIMBER SEIZURES IN INDONESIA
[...] Summary: Recent seizures of suspected illegal timber in East Java and Papua highlight the continued challenge of illegal logging in Indonesia. The USG continues to support the Government of Indonesia's efforts to tackle the problem through capacity building. This support includes an upcoming [...]
2009-06-16 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
09JAKARTA1973PAPUA -- SENSITIVE DATE PASSES WITHOUT MAJOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: December 1, a highly symbolic date to Papuan independence supporters, passed without major incident in Indonesia's sometimes restive eastern provinces. Police detained fifteen demonstrators who had gathered without appropriate permits but none have been charged. Other peaceful [...]
2009-12-02 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SNAR ID
09JAKARTA266INDONESIA: ADVANCING OUR CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA
[...] (U) Summary. President Yudhoyono intends to raise with the Secretary on February 19 the World Ocean Conference (WOC) and the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit, both scheduled to take place in Indonesia in mid-May. Neither Indonesia nor the United States is now adequately prepared for the [...]
2009-02-17 05:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
09JAKARTA399EMBASSY JAKARTA PROPOSAL FOR SCIENCE FELLOWS
[...] (U) Embassy Jakarta is interested in the Embassy Science Fellow Program (ESFP) and requests Department assistance in identifying up to two interested candidates focused on marine and fisheries issues, with specific interest in the Coral Triangle Initiative, and climate change. These fellows wo [...]
2009-03-06 09:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
09JAKARTA539Climate Change, Smart Power, and the World Ocean
[...] (SBU) Summary. The May 11-15 World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit in Manado, Indonesia is an unparalleled "smart power" diplomacy opportunity. We can showcase our environmental and climate change leadership on the road to Copenhagen and beyond. We can streng [...]
2009-03-25 09:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID
09JAKARTA574INDONESIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- GOOD NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia has overcome past tensions to forge a neighborly and increasingly cooperative cross-border relationship with Papua New Guinea (PNG). Although traffic and trade between Indonesia and PNG remains small, Indonesian officials are seeking to expand it. A new border crossin [...]
2009-03-31 10:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS ID PP
09JAKARTA59PAPUA -- COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTIONS FOR RAISING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A court in Papua in eastern Indonesia has upheld a lower court's treason conviction of 12 Papuan activists for raising a banned separatist flag. The court quadrupled the activists' sentences in the process. In other Papua news, alleged members of a separatist group raided a po [...]
2009-01-13 08:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM ID
09JAKARTA666PAPUA -- INCIDENTS FUEL POST-ELECTION TENSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two additional incidents, including one fatality, have added to post-election tensions in Papua. Although five people are now confirmed dead in the series of incidents, the security forces have pledged a tough but measured response. Papuans are increasingly calling for a dialog [...]
2009-04-13 10:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM ID
09JAKARTA687PAPUA -- SEPARATISTS KILL POLICE IN REMOTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Separatists killed one police officer and wounded six others in a remote highland area of Papua province in eastern Indonesia on April 15. Police blamed a faction of the Papua Freedom Movement (OPM) but would not confirm that the attack was linked to a recent spate of violent i [...]
2009-04-16 09:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ID
09JAKARTA767PAPUA -- AMID ONGOING TENSIONS, ARMY RIOT QUICKLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An army battalion in Jayapura--the capital of restive Papua Province in eastern Indonesia--rioted when their commander ordered them to pay for the burial expenses of a fellow soldier. Sources told us that the commander was widely suspected of skimming money from the funds alloca [...]
2009-04-30 10:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MARR ID
09JAKARTA869Coral Triangle Summit: Leaders Strengthen Commitments
[...] Summary: Leaders from the six Coral Triangle countries (CT6) officially launched the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) on May 15. The CTI, first proposed by President Yudhoyono in 2007, highlights both Indonesia's leadership and the importance of a multilateral approach to issues that transcend [...]
2009-05-19 10:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV
09KAMPALA120 NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (JANUARY 1-31, 2009)
[...] Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social servi [...]
2009-02-02 13:15:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
09KAMPALA1356UGANDA: CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS ACCOMPANY ARRIVAL
[...] (C) Summary: ExxonMobil interest in Tullow Oil's Ugandan operations, and Italian oil giant ENI's attempt to purchase Heritage Oil's local holdings, mark a clear shift from exploration to the beginnings of production. The remote location of Uganda's oil wells, the difficult chemistry of the oil with [...]
2009-12-03 06:13:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET ECON EINV ENRG KCOR UG
09KAMPALA338GOU CONSIDERS REQUEST TO LEAD ON PRST ON COUPS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 13:11:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AU UNSC UG
09KATHMANDU201NEPAL'S REMITTANCES GROW AMIDST DETERIORATING
[...] (SBU) Nepal's level of remittances grew 65.3 percent in the July 15-January 15 period, defying numerous local press reports that remittance growth would be severely affected by the deteriorating world economy. Excluding India, record numbers of Nepalis continue to leave the country and seek [...]
2009-03-13 02:10:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD PGOV NP
09KIGALI57GREAT LAKES ENVOY MUTABOBA TAKES POSITION WITH UN
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Amandin Rugira informed emboffs on January 29 that Great Lakes Special Envoy Joseph Mutaboba has been selected to be the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Guinea-Bissau. According to Rugira, Mutaboba had initially applied [...]
2009-01-30 11:10:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RW
09KIGALI80DRC-GOR JOINT OPERATION SCORES SUCCESS, IS EXTENDED
[...] (C ) Summary. Senior Rwandans report that President Kabila has asked Government of Rwanda (GOR) troops to remain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) until February 28. A senior Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) officer asked if the U.S. had agreed with Kabila,s request to place U.S. milit [...]
2009-02-05 17:39:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINS PGOV RW
09KOLONIA102SURVEY OF MARITIME SURVEILLANCE AND FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. The upcoming sub-committee meetings of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC),scheduled for September and October, will address unresolved issues of maritime surveillance and enforcement of the Convention area. However, the FSM suffers from ineffective ma [...]
2009-07-17 04:15:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS ECON EAID PREL AORC FM
09KUALALUMPUR956SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY ADMIRAL
[...] (C) Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia. You will be participating in the Airpower and Maritime Conferences and meeting high ranking defense officials not only from Malaysia, but from other countries around the world who are participating in this year's Langkawi Intern [...]
2009-11-25 09:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
09LAGOS191NIGERIA: LEADING NIGER DELTA ACTIVIST BRIEFS
[...] (C) Summary: Patrick Utomi, Director of the Center for Applied Economics at the Lagos Business School (LBS) and 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Party (ADP),and originally from Delta State, told Ambassador, while she was in Lagos on March 23, that he is working, as Chair o [...]
2009-04-17 12:10:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
09LAGOS192NIGERIA: TRAWLER OWNERS' ASSOCIATION QUESTIONS
[...] (C) During the Africa Partnership Station (APS) visit of the USS Nashville to Lagos March 17 to 27, APS staff and Pol-EconOff met with representatives of the Nigerian Trawler Owners' Association (NITOA) to discuss piracy and sea robbery in Nigerian waters. The President of NITOA, Margaret Orak [...]
2009-04-17 12:11:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM MCAP EFIS NI
09LAGOS393EXPERTS ASSESS NIGERIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL
[...] (SBU) Industry experts continue to review the pros and cons of the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Increased GON revenue, and excluded credits for security, contracting, and finance costs remain key concern for oil companies. The GON has retained the consulting services of an oil and [...]
2009-10-19 15:15:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI
09LAGOS462SOUTHERN REACTIONS TO YAR'ADUA'S AILING HEALTH
[...] (S) Lagos has remained outwardly calm over the recent Eid-el-Kabir holiday weekend, and during the week of November 30 over reports of President Yar'Adua's ailing health. The main southern Nigerian preoccupation, if there is one apparent now, is speculation and concern over the staying power [...]
2009-12-04 07:00:00Consulate LagosSECRETPGOV PREL SOCI NI
09LAGOS476FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS
[...] (SBU) Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 145 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP/person is 1,500 dollars, and [...]
2009-12-14 12:32:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09LAGOS487FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS
[...] (SBU) Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 149 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inf [...]
2009-12-29 07:45:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09LAGOS71NIGERIA: CANADIAN TO HELP IGALI FOUNDATION OPEN
[...] (C) Canadian expatriate Mary Ellen Havlik (protect throughout),former Security officer for the Canadian Embassy in Nigeria on leave from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and currently Executive Director of the Daniel Igali Foundation,) told Pol-Econ Chief on January 31 that her principal ta [...]
2009-02-13 06:15:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
09LIBREVILLE109GABON STEPS UP SECURITY IN RESPONSE TO EXTERNAL
[...] (U) The Gabonese Ministry of Defense issued a communique March 16 stating that it was stepping up patrols in Libreville and cities in the interior of Gabon in response to "corroborated information" about a potential attack by an "identified armed group." A translation of the communique follo [...]
2009-03-18 12:05:00Embassy LibrevilleSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR GB
09LIBREVILLE112CIVIL AVIATION IN GABON: MORE TROUBLE AHEAD?
[...] (SBU) Gabon's failure to pay a team of international aviation consultants is putting the nation's air carriers at risk of remaining on the European Union list of restricted airlines. On the eve of a March 24-26 EU meeting to review the list, Gabon has made little progress in restructuring its [...]
2009-03-23 12:12:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CASC GB TP
09LIBREVILLE113GABON: FIRST LADY COMMEMORATED AFTER DEATH
[...] (C) Ten African heads of state attended the funeral of 45-year old Edith Lucie Bongo Ondimba, wife of Gabonese president El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba and daughter of President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, in Libreville on March 18. In addition to Bongo and Sassou Nguesso, the [...]
2009-03-23 14:30:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZF XY GB
09LIBREVILLE14INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - GABON
[...] Per reftel, following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Gabon. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Gabon is generally open to foreign investment, with foreign firms controlling the country's three main sources of inco [...]
2009-01-13 10:56:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC USTR KTDB EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GB
09LIBREVILLE15INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
[...] Per reftel, following is the Investment Climate Statement for Sao Tome and Principe. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. While the Government of Sao Tome and Principe (GoSTP) has a positive attitude toward foreign investment, cu [...]
2009-01-13 11:00:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC USTR KTDB EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV TP
09LIBREVILLE16GABON: DETAINED NGO LEADERS OUT ON BAIL
[...] (C) Five NGO leaders and others arrested by Gabonese authorities in a December 31, 2008, crackdown (reftels) were released on bail January 12. The two most prominent detainees appeared initially to be in good physical condition. In a wide-ranging press conference days before the release, th [...]
2009-01-13 13:16:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE195GABON: PRESIDENT BONGO, SERIOUSLY ILL, "SUSPENDS"
[...] (C) Gabonese President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, who we believe was hospitalized on May 4, was discharged on the night of May 6-7 but remains gravely ill, according to well-informed medical sources. Informed speculation is that the president may be suffering from some form of cancer, compl [...]
2009-05-07 13:34:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB ASEC
09LIBREVILLE211CEEAC/ECCAS PURSUES AMBITIOUS AGENDA
[...] (U) The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS, or French acronym "CEEAC") is the least developed of Africa's major regional organizations with responsibility for peace and security issues. CEEAC is nevertheless pursuing an ambitious agenda that includes oversight of a peacekeepi [...]
2009-05-14 16:23:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MASS GB TP CD CG CF AO BY EK CM
09LIBREVILLE245GABON: REGIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS
[...] (C) Gabon is concerned about the future of the MICOPAX peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, maritime security, potential Hezbollah activity in West and Central Africa, and other issues, Defense Minister Ali Bongo Ondimba told the Ambassador in a wide-ranging conversation. End [...]
2009-06-02 16:22:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PINR GB FR
09LIBREVILLE256GABON CLAIMS NIGER DELTA MILITANTS IN SAO TOME
[...] (C) Gabon's defense minister claims that a senior official in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) recently told him that militants from Nigeria's Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) have infiltrated the Portuguese-speaking island nation off Nigeria's coast. Meanwhile, in Gabon, of [...]
2009-06-04 12:15:00Embassy LibrevilleSECRETPGOV PINR PREL MARR SNAR GB TP NI
09LIBREVILLE281GABON: U.S. INTERESTS IN THE POST-BONGO ERA
[...] (C) About a dozen African heads of state, French President Sarkozy, AU Chair Jean Ping and other luminaries are expected in Libreville for Gabonese President Omar Bongo's June 16 state funeral. Drawing on our excellent condolence message, any U.S. delegation should honor Bongo's memory and f [...]
2009-06-12 11:53:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR GB
09LIBREVILLE288GABON: DYNAMICS OF OMAR BONGO'S FUNERAL
[...] (C) President Omar Bongo's funeral was a solemn event marked by the presence of fourteen African heads of state and French President Sarkozy. In separate meetings with Interim President Rose Rogombe and Defense Minister Ali Bongo, the U.S. Presidential delegation emphasized the importance of [...]
2009-06-17 18:25:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL GB FR
09LIBREVILLE387GABON: PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS IN FULL SWING: ALI
[...] (C) Gabon,s two week presidential campaign period officially started August 15 with launch rallies held by most, if not all, 23 candidates in Libreville. Also on the eve of the campaign Bongo stepped down as Defense Minister. Quickly establishing himself as the spending forerunner, ruling PDG [...]
2009-08-19 15:57:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE388GABON: PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS IN FULL SWING; ALI
[...] (C) Gabon's two week presidential campaign period officially started August 15 with launch rallies held by most, if not all, 23 candidates in Libreville. Also on the eve of the campaign Bongo stepped down as Defense Minister. Quickly establishing himself as the spending forerunner, ruling PDG [...]
2009-08-19 16:07:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE39GABON: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] In Gabon, the problem of child labor in Gabon is closely linked to trafficking in persons, and efforts to combat the worst forms of child labor are merged with efforts to combat child trafficking. This identification is supported by the limited data available. This includes a 1998/99 ILO/IPEC [...]
2009-01-30 12:01:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM PGOV SOCI GB
09LIBREVILLE416GABON: PRESIDENT-ELECT BONGO'S WHISTLE STOP REGIONAL TOUR
[...] (U) Gabon's President-elect Ali Bongo Ondimba has spent the last several days visiting heads of state in the Central Africa region. On September 11, Bongo met with Cameroonian President Paul Biya in Yaounde and President Denis Sassou Nguessou in Congo-Brazzaville. On September 12, he was receiv [...]
2009-09-15 11:32:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM AO CD CF CG CM EK GB
09LIBREVILLE460GABON: ALI BONGO INSTALLATION, IMPLICATIONS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ali Bongo Ondimba, the son of former President Omar Bongo who ruled Gabon for 41 years, will be formally inaugurated as the country's fourth president on October 16. The Constitutional Court's validation of the August 30 election results on October 11 and Bongo's installation end [...]
2009-10-15 15:18:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GB EK
09LIBREVILLE467GABON: ALI BONGO ARRESTS KEY PLAYERS IN REGIONAL BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Newly installed Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba recalled Philibert Andzembe, the Governor of the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC),who is Gabonese, in the wake of revelations about the $82 million financial scandal. Press sources are reporting that two other [...]
2009-10-20 14:47:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCOR GB
09LIBREVILLE471GABON: ALI BONGO TRAVELS REGIONALLY, DEALS WITH LOCAL
[...] SUMMARY. President Ali Bongo Ondimba wasted no time after his inauguration to travel regionally in an effort to establish his credentials outside of Gabon. President Bongo travelled to the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo where he met with s [...]
2009-10-26 13:28:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE485 GABON AND SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] Summary: The U.S. has a strong bilateral military cooperation relationship with both Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. There are no established bilateral security dialogues between the U.S. and either country. Military and security cooperation is conducted through daily interactions with our [...]
2009-11-05 05:28:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS GB STP
09LIBREVILLE547GABON: PRESIDENT BONGO TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION
[...] (c) Summary: In a December 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Gabon,s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said he would like to strengthen the good bilateral cooperation that already exists with the U.S., and pledged to stay involved in facilitating solutions to regional conflict. President Bongo comment [...]
2009-12-15 12:34:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALKHUM KTIP PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE61GABON: ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW
[...] (U) Per reftel, please find the requested information to help further define law enforcement and judicial training needs for Gabon. 2. (C) All responses are keyed to questions from paragraph 2 in reftel: -- Controlling the flow of illegal immigrants (including trafficking victims) and go [...]
2009-02-20 06:09:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC GB
09LIBREVILLE74SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED FOR
[...] (U) Per reftel, please find the requested information to help further define law enforcement and judicial training needs for Gabon. 2. (C) All responses are keyed to questions from paragraph 2 in reftel: -- Maritime border control poses a significant challenge for the poor island country [...]
2009-02-26 11:22:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC GB
09LISBON100PORTUGAL: ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY TAKES CENTER STAGE
[...] (C) Due to its small size and reach, Portugal has chosen to limit its international ambitions to three foreign policy pillars: transatlantic relations, former Portuguese colonies (the Lusophone world),and the European Union. In 2008, the GOP added a fourth focus - economic diplomacy - in orde [...]
2009-02-13 17:03:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON129PORTUGUESE DELEGATION HEADING TO GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] (SBU) Portuguese MFA number two, Secretary of State Joao Cravinho, is heading to Guinea-Bissau on March 3 on a fact-finding mission, leading a delegation of the Lisbon-based Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP). According to MFA contacts, Cravinho will meet with senior military [...]
2009-03-03 14:57:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PO
09LISBON136(C) WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PORTUGUESE MOD?
[...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: In November 2008 we reported on the Portuguese MFA and the forces that shape its policy-making (reftel). In this companion piece, we look at the Portuguese MOD. Portugal is a NATO ally, but its contributions to security operations are usually far less than we desire. The [...]
2009-03-05 15:48:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MCAP MOPS PREL PO
09LISBON137AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE DEFMIN; HELP
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador met March 4 with Portugal's Minister of Defense to discuss a range of issues. The Minister said Portugal's second ISAF OMLT will deploy to Afghanistan before the end of March and the medical unit is ready to deploy to Kabul Airport but is held up by administrative [...]
2009-03-06 13:06:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AF PU PO
09LISBON141PORTUGAL: DISAPPOINTING BRIEFING ON GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] (SBU) The Portuguese Foreign Ministry on March 9 briefed the Lisbon diplomatic corps on recent activities in Guinea-Bissau. Portuguese MFA number two, Secretary of State Joao Cravinho, last week led a delegation of the Lisbon-based Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) to Bissau, [...]
2009-03-10 11:25:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PO
09LISBON226PORTUGUESE ON S-FM MEETING, ISAF, AFRICA, AND
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MFA Political Director and his advisers met with Ambassador Stephenson April 21 to discuss a range of issues in advance of the Portugal-U.S. Bilateral Commission meeting scheduled for May 4. The Portuguese are pleased to have confirmation for FM Amado's meeting with [...]
2009-04-22 14:09:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS XA ZK AF PO
09LISBON534FRAUD SUMMARY - PORTUGAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 11:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS PO
09LISBON565PORTUGAL INCSR PART I: DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL
[...] Summary: Portugal once again saw a significant decline in cocaine seizures as shipments to Europe are increasingly being routed through African nations rather than northern Atlantic routes. As a result, seizures of cocaine decreased from 2.6 metric tons in the first six months of 2008 to 1.6 me [...]
2009-11-02 08:45:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL SOCI PO
09LISBON624PRIVATE SECTOR HELP FOR GUINEA-BISSAU ON CUSTOMS,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 12:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ETTC EWWT PREL SNAR PO
09LOME17TOGO - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Togo's 2009 Investment Climate Statement as requested in reftel: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. Togo has traditionally provided a hospitable environment for foreign investment. However, political instability has diminished both opportunities and investor confidence. T [...]
2009-01-16 11:36:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TO
09LONDON1092009 UK INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2009. 2. Much of the data supplied in this report is from 2007, since end-of-year 2008 figures are not yet available. Given the economic down [...]
2009-01-15 13:20:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK
09LONDON1702WEST AFRICA: PDAS CARTER HEARS UK CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Office West and Southern Africa DAS-equivalent Janet Douglas told PDAS Carter July 22 that relative stability in West Africa and a UK budget crunch had meant a reduced UK presence and programming in West Africa, but agreed that Briton Edwin Dyer's June murder in Mali by AQIM ha [...]
2009-07-24 13:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS PHUM XY NI UK
09LONDON2583WEST AFRICA: AF DAS FITZGERALD'S NOVEMBER 18
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In meetings with British counterpart Janet Douglas and other Foreign Office officials, AF DAS William Fitzgerald reviewed the situation in Guinea, discussing the need for CNDD leader Dadis Camara to leave Guinea and to stabilize the country through an ECOWAS observer mission. On N [...]
2009-11-18 17:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MOPS XY GV NI ML UK
09LONDON2769ECOWAS: CHAMBAS' DEC 7 VISIT TO LONDON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 17:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MASS PGOV PINR EAID NI NG GV GA XY UK
09LONDON2819(C/NF) COMMONWEALTH TACKLES CLIMATE CHANGE, MOSTLY STEERS CLEAR OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES REF: A. PORT OF SPAIN 00482 B. LONDON 2743 C. LONDON 2769
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 16:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM TSPL KSUM KGHG TD RW ZI GA UG FJ
09LUANDA182ANGOLA INTERESTED IN EXPLORING U.S. PEACE CORPS
[...] Summary: Since the installation of Angola's new government in October 2008, senior GRA officials, including the President, the Prime Minister, over ten ministers or acting ministers, and a host of vice ministers and others, have told the Ambassador that English-language training is a priority [...]
2009-03-24 17:59:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KDEM AO
09LUANDA776ANGOLA IN NO RUSH TO SETTLE MARITIME BOUNDARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Unease and anxiety over maritime boundary disputes between Angola and the DRC in the lower-half of the Gulf of Guinea appear to be one-sided, with GRA officials content with the current demarcation. Angolan officials, as well as oil executives operating in the disputed territory [...]
2009-12-21 15:55:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET AO CG
09LUANDA784ANGOLA-DRC BILATERAL COMMISSION MEETS, PUTS OFF
[...] (SBU) A cabinet-level delegation led by DRC Minister of International and Regional Cooperation Raymond Tshibanda traveled to Luanda December 15-17 for a meeting of the binational commission between Angola and the DRC. The two sides discussed a range of bilateral issues at the ministerial and [...]
2009-12-23 12:55:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EPET AO CG
09LUANDA85GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION READY FOR US ENGAGEMENT
[...] Summary: During a February 9 meeting with the Ambassador, newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission Miguel Trovoada expressed support for engagement with the US on security cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea. To this end he proposed that the USG work with the commissio [...]
2009-02-10 16:03:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR AO
09MADRID1042SPANISH VIEWS ON OCTOBER GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff discussed anticipated GAERC agenda items with Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Pablo Nuno Garcia October 23. Nuno indicated that the GAERC agenda continued to grow, now covering the Western Balkans, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, MEPP, Sri Lanka, Guinea, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Indon [...]
2009-10-23 15:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SP
09MADRID298SPAIN: SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FOR NINTH ANNUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 18:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
09MADRID839SPAIN'S TRILATS RE:GIBRALTAR & BILATS WITH UK
[...] Summary. FM Moratinos attended a Spain-UK-Gibraltar ministerial meeting on July 21 in Gibraltar, the first time in 300 years a Spanish Minister has set foot on the Rock. While Moratinos received significant negative press from critics who believed his trip weakened sovereignty claims, he insis [...]
2009-08-20 14:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PREL SP IR
09MALABO13MALABO: ATTACK IN THE VICINITY OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
[...] In the early morning hours of February 17, 2009, an apparent attack was launched in the vicinity of the Presidential Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guineas. While reports remain sketchy, at least two speedboats with armed attackers were apparently engaged by EG military before dawn. Gunfire, t [...]
2009-02-17 08:59:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL EK CASC PGOV PINR
09MALABO27EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW, PAPER 4: THE BUSINESS OF CORRUPTION
[...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the fourth in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of t [...]
2009-03-12 10:40:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV EPET ENRG KCOR PINR
09MALABO31EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW 5: HOW IT WORKS -- WHY IT SOMETIMES
[...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the fifth in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of t [...]
2009-03-30 12:41:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV EPET KCOR PINR SOCI EK
09MALABO33EQUATORIAL GUINEA REITERATES ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR JUSTICE
[...] (SBU) Minister of Justice Salvador Ondo Nkumu contacted CDA to appeal once again for U.S. assistance on justice reform, asking for specific help in creating capacities for forensic pathologists and crime scene investigation, which do not currently exist within the EG justice system. The m [...]
2009-04-14 12:04:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS EK EAID
09MALABO41NEW OFFFICE OF DEMOCRACY ISSUES GENERATES ACTION PLAN,
[...] (U) In March CDA met with the Third Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) for Political Affairs, Demetrio Elo Ndong Nsefumu, at DPM's request, to discuss possible US assistance for an Action Plan generated by the recently-created Office of Democracy (OD) within his bureau. The Plan intends to strengthen [...]
2009-05-10 16:35:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EK EAID
09MALABO42AFTER NOWAK -- SETTING THE BAR FOR EQUATORIAL GUINEA
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (U) Our policy of gradual engagement with EG went off the rails late last year following the November 2008 visit and resulting press statement by UN Special Rapporteur Nowak (REF A). Nowak indicated the EG's use of tortur [...]
2009-05-12 11:53:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS EAID EK
09MALABO43EQUATORIAL GUINEA: ADDITIONAL STEPS TAKEN TO REFORM JUSTICE
[...] (SBU) On Sunday, May 16 Minister of National Security Obama Nchama called A/COM to say the dissuasive measures taken by Equatoguinean security forces (increased patrols, identity checks, police and military presence around key installations) had been effective in mitigating the recent threat of [...]
2009-05-19 10:25:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR EAID EK PREL PTER
09MALABO47REPORTS OF DEATH OF EITI IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA GREATLY
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para 13 below 2. (SBU) On May 19, we met with Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Coordinator (and Vice Minister of Economy) Francesca Tatchoup to discuss the state of play. From her perspective things are gener [...]
2009-05-20 15:34:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET ENRG KCOR EK PGOV PINR
09MALABO48EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW, PAPER 6: REFINING OUR APPROACH
[...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the final in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of th [...]
2009-05-21 17:29:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PHSA ENRG EPET EK KCOR ECON SOCI
09MALABO57ICRC RELAUNCHES PRISON VISIT PROGRAM IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA
[...] (SBU) On Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19, two senior officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) successfully reinstituted a program of prison visits in Equatorial Guinea. In March of 2008 the ICRC suspended such visits when it determined that some of the agreed-upon [...]
2009-06-22 13:46:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PGOV PREL EK
09MANAGUA314VISIT NICARAGUA! DECREE TEXT AND REVISED COUNTRY
[...] (U) Late on March 18, 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) released the official text of Decree 07-2009 that changed Nicaragua's visa policy. Our unofficial English translation appears below. The decree's fundamental change to Nicaragua's visa regime is that citizens from countries in "C [...]
2009-03-24 18:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ASEC PGOV SMIG PREL NU
09MANAGUA941NICARAGUAN MICROFINANCE: A SECTOR IN CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. Nicaragua's microfinance (MFI) sector, a vital source of finance for economic development, is under siege. A decline in credit availability as a result of the global financial crisis, the continuing and very serious "No Pago" (No Payment) movement, and a drought that is causing [...]
2009-09-28 21:44:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PGOV NU
09MANILA1872 AMBASSADOR?S TRIP TO PUERTO PRINCESA HIGHLIGHTS POLICE
[...] SUMMARY: An August 24, 2009, trip by the Ambassador to Puerto Princesa City in the island province of Palawan emphasized U.S. support for education, regional and local law enforcement concerns, and the environment. The Ambassador visited a school supported by the Peace Corps, attended a buil [...]
2009-09-03 08:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EINV EAID RP SCUL
09MANILA248Coral Triangle States Reaffirm Commitment to Conserve
[...] Summary: Officials from the six nations of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI) signed the "Manila Resolution" at the second CTI Senior Officials Meeting in Manila on October 23. The Manila Resolution reaffirms commitment by the six states to conserve [...]
2009-02-05 23:34:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV
09MANILA459PHILIPPINES MOVING FORWARD WITH ARF EXERCISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Philippines has made significant progress in preparations for the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Voluntary Demonstration of Response on Disaster Relief and are poised to host a successful event in early May. Fifteen ARF member countries attended the January initial planning co [...]
2009-03-04 04:07:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
09MANILA86Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One
[...] Part Two of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Efficient Capital Markets And Portfolio Investment The Philippines is open to foreign por [...]
2009-01-14 08:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MAPUTO1346EUROPEANS AND CANADIANS CONSIDER RESPONSE TO
[...] (C)SUMMARY: A lack of transparency in the October 28 elections and other governance concerns have some donors considering a reduction in the $465 million of direct budget support provided to the GRM. Working together in the G-19 Donor Group (including the United States as an associate membe [...]
2009-12-04 15:06:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID MZ
09MAPUTO434MOZAMBIQUE REACTION TO MADAGASCAR MUTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his role as the Deputy President of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security Cooperation, Mozambican President Armando Guebuza worked with other members of the Troika to produce a indictment of the coup against Malagasy President Marc Ravalomanana on March 19 in Swaz [...]
2009-04-02 16:49:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MA MZ
09MAPUTO713RISING CONCERNS ABOUT NARCOTRAFFICKING AND MONEY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Large-scale narcotics shipments pass through Mozambique, taking advantage of a vast and lightly guarded coastline. Money laundering may be increasing. Narcotraffickers in the country have connections to South Asia, and some appear to have links to the ruling Frelimo party and t [...]
2009-07-01 04:55:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNSNAR EFIN KCOR PTER PGOV PREL MZ
09MBABANE353AU PEACE AND SECURITY RETREAT ON UNCONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) held a retreat from December 17-19 in Mbabane, Swaziland, and drafted a framework on AU response to unconstitutional change of government. The framework reportedly is proceeding through the AU's cataloguing process before rele [...]
2009-12-28 10:28:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAU PREL XA GU MA WZ
09MEXICO3455U/S OTERO LEADS USG TO HRC "REFLECTION GROUP"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico and France hosted a meeting in Mexico City October 29-30 on strengthening the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) and to discuss the 2011 Review of its mandate by the General Assembly. A hand-selected group of HRC Member States, representing its five regional grou [...]
2009-12-09 13:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMX PHUM PINR PREL PGOV
09MONROVIA13QADHAFI VISITS LIBERIA
[...] (U) Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi met with President Sirleaf January 3 in what the Executive Mansion termed a "transit stopover" at Roberts International Airport. According to press accounts, the two discussed "a wide range of issues, including bilateral relations between the two countries, th [...]
2009-01-05 17:46:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV LY LI
09MONROVIA188PRO-TAYLOR ELEMENTS STILL A FORCE TO BE RECKONED
[...] (C) Summary: The recent remarks by Special Court for Sierra Leone prosecutor Stephen Rapp suggesting Charles Taylor may go free because of budgetary reasons caused alarm within the GOL and has emboldened Taylor supporters. Communication inside the Taylor camp remains intact, and those in leadership [...]
2009-03-10 12:51:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KCRM LI
09MONROVIA22LIBERIA TO WORK WITH ECOWAS ON GUINEA ACCORDING TO
[...] (C) National Security Advisor Dr. Henry Boima Fahnbulleh told Ambassador and Deputy UN SRSG Jordan Ryan January 8 that Liberia fully backs the ECOWAS initiative to press the junta in Guinea to hold elections as soon as practical (he mentioned November 2009 as a likely date) as a "middle way" b [...]
2009-01-08 15:39:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GV LI
09MONROVIA365 LIBERIA: Census confirms population estimates; ignores
[...] The final Census, released May 21, confirms a population of 3,476,608 Liberians. It notes a growth rate of 2.1% since the last census in 1984, and projects a doubling time of 33 years. There is no mention of the deaths (estimated at 250,000) or the massive emigration during the years of confl [...]
2009-05-27 14:49:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI ECON PGOV LI
09MONROVIA390 UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIRLEAF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with the UN Security Council during their May 19-20 visit to Liberia, President Sirleaf expressed strong support for a continued UNMIL presence until Liberia can take over its own security. On several occasions, she called the peace "fragile" and easily able to be rever [...]
2009-06-02 16:39:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO LI PGOV PREL UNSC
09MONROVIA41PRESIDENT SIRLEAF'S POSITION AT ECOWAS SUMMIT
[...] (C) President Sirleaf confirmed to Ambassador January 12 that she was "instrumental" in removing a provision in the draft ECOWAS communique on Guinea calling for sanctions (leaving in a condemnation of the coup, suspension of Guinea from ECOWAS, and a demand that the CNDD take immediate steps [...]
2009-01-13 17:05:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC GV LI
09MONROVIA549PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO TAYLOR,S ACCUSATIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Appeals for reconciliation in the wake of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report's release were amplified during events commemorating 162 years of independence. International visitors, including Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang and Economic Commu [...]
2009-07-30 09:58:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PINR EG LI
09MONROVIA550ECOWAS COMMISSION PRESIDENT ON TRUTH AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission President Mohamed Ibn Chambas shared his concerns with Ambassador that if the GOL does not respond appropriately to the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) recommendations, the situation could degrade. [...]
2009-07-30 16:36:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PREL KDEM PINR GV LI
09MONROVIA618CODEL BUTTERFIELD MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIRLEAF
[...] (U) August 17, 2009; Monrovia, Liberia. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Brooks Robinson Representative G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Representative Lacy Clay (D-MO) Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) Representative Steven Cohen (D-TN) [...]
2009-08-27 17:34:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON LI OVIP EINV ETRD EAIR EAGR EWWT
09MONROVIA70LIBERIA: A NEW, ASSERTIVE BUREAU OF MARITIME AFFAIRS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recently appointed Liberian Bureau of Maritime Affairs (BMA) Commissioner Binyah Kesselly is seeking to assert tighter control over the country's outsourced shipping registry and has embarked on an ambitious program to transform Liberia into a "maritime nation" by expanding BMA [...]
2009-01-21 10:03:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT EFIS PHSA SENV LI
09MONROVIA720PRESIDENT SIRLEAF ON HER VISIT TO CONAKRY
[...] (C) Ambassador met with President Sirleaf on September 28 to raise, among other issues, the situation in Guinea and her September 2 trip there with Senegal President Wade to meet with Moussa Dadis Camara. Sirleaf acknowledged that she had suggested to Wade that they make a trip to Guinea to pr [...]
2009-10-02 09:56:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC GV LI
09MONROVIA722 PRESIDENT SIRLEAF TO CONTINUE TO PRESS DADIS; CONCERNED
[...] (C) Summary: President Sirleaf does not believe anohTer visit to Conakry would be useful, but will continue to work with Wade, Gbagbo and Ibn Chambas on pressing Dadis to step down. She suggested a "demonstration of force" would help limit the bloodshed. Liberian security services are picking [...]
2009-10-02 14:33:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL ASEC SG GV LI
09MONROVIA724EMBASSY MONROVIA CONVENES EAC TO DISCUSS UNREST IN GUINEA
[...] (U) On October 2, 2009, Embassy Monrovia convened the EAC to discuss the ongoing unrest in Guinea and its implications for security and stability in Liberia. 2. (S//NF) Ambassador recounted her conversation with the President of Liberia on September 28 (Ref B) and the president's Chief of [...]
2009-10-05 08:57:00Embassy MonroviaSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC PREL PHUM GV LI
09MONROVIA773 PRESIDENT SIRLEAF ON GUINEA AND NIGER
[...] (SBU) Ambassador called on President Sirleaf on October 19 upon the president's return from the October 17 ECOWAS summit in Abuja and her October 18 visit to Niamey as part of a high level mission. GUINEA ------ 2. (C) Sirleaf said that she has decided to take a stronger, more active sta [...]
2009-10-20 11:41:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL ECOWAS NG GV LI
09MONROVIA785ETHIOPIAN AIRWAYS TO FLY TO MONROVIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Airways (EA) will begin flights to Roberts International Airport (RIA) October 25, expanding its service in West Africa by linking Monrovia to Addis Ababa through Accra. EA's entrance will meet the need for more avenues from Liberia into Africa, Europe and the United S [...]
2009-10-26 08:24:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR LI
09MONROVIA81LIBERIA: DISASTER ADVISORY ON MOTH AND CATERPILLAR
[...] SUMMARY: This is a DISASTER ALERT cable to report widespread infestation of crops by caterpillar moths (presumed by some to be 'army worms') in central and northern Liberia. The Liberian Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced January 20 a state of emergency in 50 villages of central Liberia [...]
2009-01-23 15:44:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF WFP IZ LI PHUM
09MONROVIA83LIBERIA: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister of
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs (MPEA) Amarah Konneh, who has been in office five months (ref B),thanked the USG for the "quick win" of the MCC threshold program and described his plans to take on the challenges of a historica [...]
2009-01-23 18:08:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PINR LI
09MONROVIA906LIBERIAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES DISCUSSES TRC PROCESS
[...] SUMMARY. The members of the Liberian Council of Churches (LCC) told Ambassador that healing and reconciliation are more important than a harsh application of justice in dealing with perpetrators from the civil war. They fear that calls for prosecution will lead to renewed strife. Election [...]
2009-12-11 13:02:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM LI
09MONROVIA93LIBERIA: DISASTER DECLARATION ON MOTH AND CATERPILLAR
[...] This is an action request. Please See para 14. 2. Summary: This is a disaster declaration cable to request assistance from OFDA for immediate humanitarian relief related to the impact on water supply, sanitation, health and livelihoods related to widespread infestation of crops by caterpi [...]
2009-01-29 19:10:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL WFP PHUM LI
09MONROVIA949 PUBLISHER ARRESTED FOR SEDITION
[...] (U) The Government of Liberia has brought charges of sedition and "criminal libel against the President" against the publisher and printer of the Liberian newspaper "The Plain Truth" after printing an article on December 9, from supposedly Guinean intelligence sources, that the Liberian governm [...]
2009-12-22 17:44:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPHUM ASEC PREL KJUS GV LI
09MONROVIA952LIBYA INVESTS $30 MILLION IN LIBERIAN RICE DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The GOL and the Foundation for African Development Aid's (ADA) $30 million concession for large-scale commercial rice production, funded through Libyan African Investment Portfolio, is the first large scale domestic rice program in a country that imports over 55% of all its rice -- [...]
2009-12-22 18:04:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAGR ASEC LI
09MUSCAT951Oman's Slow Progress in Privatization
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Privatization in Oman has been a methodical process and most likely will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. The recent economic downturn may have caused the government to rethink plans to privatize key sectors of the economy. The government continues to publicly expres [...]
2009-10-11 03:29:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALECON EINT ETRD MU
09NAIROBI619KENYA WILL "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER" NOT INVITING GUINEA AND
[...] (SBU) As instructed ref A, Economics Counselor urged the Government of Kenya (GOK) not to invite Guinea and Madagascar to the August 4-6, 2009, AGOA Forum in Nairobi. 2. (SBU) During a March 24 meeting between the senior GOK officials responsible for organizing the forum and a visiting USG [...]
2009-03-27 08:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI731KENYA WILL NOT INVITE GUINEA AND MADAGASCAR TO AGOA FORUM
[...] (SBU) At the conclusion of the Government of Kenya's April 9 AGOA Forum preparatory committee meeting, Economic Counselor reiterated to Ministry of Trade Chief Economist and committee co-chair Richard Sindiga that the United States does not want Guinea and Madagascar invited to the August 4-6, [...]
2009-04-09 13:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NAIROBI765AGOA FORUM UPDATE: GOK PRESENTS FINAL DRAFT PROGRAM WITH
[...] This is an action message; please see para 10. 2. Summary: During the April 9 meeting of the AGOA Forum Preparatory Meeting, the Government of Kenya (GOK) presented a final draft of the full three-day program. After consulting with embassies of AGOA-eligible countries, the GOK accepted a [...]
2009-04-16 11:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT ECON ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL KE
09NAIROBI799KENYA REITERATES IT WILL ADHERE TO AU POSITIONS ON GUINEA
[...] (SBU) Paul Mdungu, the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Africa Division deputy director, reiterated April 21 that Kenya will adhere to all African Union policies on Madagascar and Guinea. Describing our requests (refs A and D) as "reasonable," Mdungu said Kenya fully understands the USG's p [...]
2009-04-22 13:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAID ETRD AGOA PGOV PREL GV MA KE
09NDJAMENA596UPDATE ON AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE ENTRANT
[...] (U) This message responds to request in reftel for current information about past-year candidates for the Department's Corporate Excellence Award, in the case of Embassy N'Djamena, Esso Exploration and Production, Inc., Chad (Esso Chad). 2. (U) A) Is the company still working in the reg [...]
2009-12-14 13:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV CD
09NDJAMENA615CHAD AND ITS FRANCOPHONE REGIONAL AFFILIATIONS: TENDING TO
[...] (SBU) President Deby took over the annual rotating chairmanship of the Economic Community of Central African States (often referred to by its French acronym CEEAC) in October 2009. He will assume rotating leadership of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) in January 2 [...]
2009-12-22 16:47:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD PGOV SU CD
09NEWDELHI1228NSA NARAYANAN MEETS WITH U/S BURNS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan saluted the dynamic nature of the U.S.-India relationship in a June 11 meeting with Under Secretary Burns, stating "we don't want a hiatus." The NSA encouraged visits of senior U.S. officials, and described cooperation on defense and coun [...]
2009-06-12 16:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NIAMEY100NIGER HOSTS INAUGURAL CEN-SAD GAMES (FEBRUARY 4-14, 2009)
[...] Summary. Approximately 3000 young athletes and/or artists from 19 African states basked in the eleven days of sports and cultural diversity competition that unfolded at the inaugural Community of Sahel and Saharan States (CEN-SAD) Games in Niamey. Nigerien President Mamadou Tandja and Prime M [...]
2009-02-19 14:44:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL SOCI XA NG
09NIAMEY165 NIGER: AFRICAN UNION CHAIRMAN QADHAFI STOPOVER MORPHS INTO
[...] (SBU) Summary. African Union (AU) Chairman Muammar al- Qadhafi's March 12 stopover in Niamey concluded three days later, March 15. Government of Niger (GON) President Mamadou Tandja praised Qadhafi for the delivery of six former hostages previously held by Mouvement des Nigeriens Pour la Justi [...]
2009-03-17 12:02:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PGOV SOCI AU LY NG
09NIAMEY551SINO-NIGERIEN COOPERATION; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC)
[...] Summary. Le Sahel (the state newspaper) prominently featured reports on the Sino-Nigerien and Sino-African partnerships this past week. Journalist Saidou Daoura filed a front-page image of Beijing with the headline "The Marvels of the Middle Empire" together with a two-page story and a full-p [...]
2009-07-30 17:07:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON PGOV SOCI CH KN JA NG
09NOUAKCHOTT191FNDD READOUT ON QADHAFI'S MEDIATION
[...] (C) Summary: On the day of President Abdallahi's return from Libya and the eve of Qadhafi's visit to Mauritania, rotating FNDD President Abdel Koudouss Abeidna remains skeptical about the success of a Libyan mediation and believes only targeted sanctions will precipitate a solution to the c [...]
2009-03-09 12:18:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM USAU LY MR
09NOUAKCHOTT204OULD DADDAH AND THE FNDD: UNITED AGAINST QADHAFI,
[...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Qadhafi's "mediation," Ahmed Ould Daddah and President Abdallahi's FNDD have again been pushed towards cooperation in denouncing Qadhafi and renouncing the military strategy for June 6 elections. Ould Daddah remains fixed in opposition to President Abdallahi's re [...]
2009-03-15 17:05:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV USAU LY MR
09NOUAKCHOTT306FNDD LOSES FAITH IN SENEGALESE MEDIATION AS IT
[...] (C) Summary: The FNDD sees less and less utility in a Senegalese mediation. Despite initial positive signs from Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, the FNDD thinks President Wade was steered away by Aziz. The FNDD was upset that Wade accepted the regime Ambassador's credentia [...]
2009-04-29 15:38:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT386MAURITANIA: A NEW DRUG-TRAFFICKING HUB IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: Drug-trafficking in Mauritania is on the rise and becoming a concern not only for the country but also the region. Mauritania is a transit country for hashish resin and cocaine, two highly profitable drugs. Hashish resin is trafficked from Morocco to the Gulf States through t [...]
2009-06-11 12:20:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV MR SNAR PTER
09NOUAKCHOTT635MAURITANIA: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In the month of September, the International Contact Group visited Mauritania to take stock of the post-election political situation. Delegations from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank also visited and renewed programs with Mauritania. President Aziz travel [...]
2009-10-01 12:22:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER MR KDEM
09NOUAKCHOTT655OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL MAURITANIAN VIEWS ON GUINEA
[...] (C) Summary: On October 8, African Affairs Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Mohamed Habib Ball shared with PolOff Mauritania's official position on the Guinean crisis as well as his personal insights. According to Ball, Mauritanians, who have not yet issued an officia [...]
2009-10-12 14:56:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV MR GV
09NOUAKCHOTT657A PESSIMISTIC ALGERIAN OUTLOOK ON MAURITANIA
[...] (C) Departing Algerian Ambassador Rachid Chakib Kaid (protect throughout) provided Charge a pessimistic outlook on Mauritania's political prospects in the coming year. Kaid, who has served in Mauritania for five years, said he had witnessed the roller-coaster of recurring coups. He had hope [...]
2009-10-12 15:12:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MR AG
09NOUAKCHOTT663GUINEA: MAURITANIA SUPPORTS A UN INVESTIGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 08:08:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MR GV
09NOUAKCHOTT676POSSIBLE APPROACH BY PRESIDENT AZIZ TO CAPTAIN
[...] (C) In a call on President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on October 21, Ambassador Boulware explained that the U.S. was extremely preoccupied with the situation in Guinea. He noted that during recent consultations in Washington he had been asked to explore with Aziz the possibility of his approachin [...]
2009-10-22 07:24:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL GV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT708MAURITANIA: AZIZ' 1ST QUARTER REPORT CARD -- A LOW
[...] (C) Summary -- Three months into the democratically elected Aziz government, the new President has begun to change opinions of some of his critics with very strong performance in addressing corruption and terrorism and a good effort in addressing humanitarian/social emergencies. Foreign polic [...]
2009-11-03 11:35:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT728OPPOSITION DENOUNCES CORRUPT ELECTORAL SYSTEM
[...] (C) Summary: For opposition leaders Ahmed Ould Daddah and Mohamed Ould Maouloud, the outcome of the November 8 senatorial elections is the living proof that Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz intends to squash all dissenting voices through widespread electoral fraud and intimidation. According to the [...]
2009-11-13 03:57:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SNAR MR
09OTTAWA151CANADA?S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S TIP SITUATION A. The Government of Canada collects trafficking in persons (TIP) information through a number of sources, including police and court-reported data and reported case law. The 2008 Annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report on Organized Cri [...]
2009-02-27 21:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN
09OUAGADOUGOU1038BURKINABE STILL CONFIDENT OF PROGRESS ON GUINEA - BUT NOT TOO QUICKLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 12:43:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1048GUINEA - A NEGOTIATING DEBACLE IN OUAGADOUGOU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-21 10:16:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1052GUINEA - BURKINABE MEDIATION TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATING PROCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 16:22:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1136BURKINA FASO: MOD DISCUSSES WIDE RANGE OF REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge d'Affaires met with Minister of Defense (MOD) on December 3 to officially handover the Letter of Agreement (LOA) pertaining to the training and equipping of a Burkinabe Gendarmerie Battalion (COESPU) scheduled to deploy to Darfur under UNAMID leadership. Engaging in a wide [...]
2009-12-08 12:45:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MASS PTER SNAR UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1141BURKINABE MEDIATION EFFORTS IN GUINEA, COTE D'IVOIRE, AND TOGO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 13:04:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GV UV GO IV
09OUAGADOUGOU1146BURKINA FASO HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
[...] SUMMARY: In commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the signature of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Government of Burkina Faso and the Italian Government co-hosted an international conference on adoption in Ouagadougou. National adoptions are uncommon, only 118 in the l [...]
2009-12-09 13:15:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM CVIS CASC PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1158GUINEA - U.S./FRENCH MEETING WITH PRESIDENT COMPAORE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 16:19:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1159GUINEA TALKS - 9th ICG-G IN OUAGADOUGOU
[...] SUMMARY: The 9th meeting of the International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) held December 13 in Ouagadougou was marked by a unified international community and capable leadership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),the African Union (AU),and the UN Representative for [...]
2009-12-15 07:12:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM GV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1166BURKINA FASO: 2009-2010 INSCR PART II MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] (U) Per reftel request, below is Part Two of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report concerning Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. 2. (U) The following are the responses for Burkina Faso to the 2010 INCSR, Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes (paragraph numbers a [...]
2009-12-16 16:37:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR UV
09OUAGADOUGOU27BURKINA FASO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Burkina Faso. Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Policies 3. Expropriation and Compensation 4. Dispute Settlement 5. Perfor [...]
2009-01-15 17:09:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON PGOV EFIN KTDB OPIC USTR UV
09OUAGADOUGOU665COMPAORE: ARBITRATOR OF REGIONAL CONFLICTS.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 10:26:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU816BURKINA FASO: DAS FITZGERALD MEETS WITH PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with AF DAS Fitzgerald, Burkina Faso's Prime Minister and Minister of Defense asked for assistance in coping with the aftermath of the September 1st flooding. They also highlighted President Compaore's regional mediation efforts and elaborated on the GOBF's vi [...]
2009-09-25 10:08:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PINR PGOV MASS UV
09OUAGADOUGOU981FRENCH PRESS COMPAORE ON GUINEA
[...] (C/NF) French Presidential Advisor for Africa Andre Parant met with President Compaore to press him on Guinea. Parant made the case that Dadis has to go, but Compaore argued that dialogue was the way to proceed and that Dadis might yet play a role in a transitional structure leading to election [...]
2009-11-03 17:51:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM GV UV
09PARIS1040WEST AFRICA: FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL'S JULY 30
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF Deputy DAS-equivalent Laurent Bigot on July 30 commented on a range of West Africa issues: -- Cote d'Ivoire: Bigot thought elections were still possible, if not likely, on November 29. -- Niger: He feared that President Tandja's quest for a third term not only re [...]
2009-07-31 09:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL XY IV NG GV CM MR FR
09PARIS1294FRENCH OFFICIALS DISCUSS WEST AFRICA WITH DAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the MFA, Presidency, and MOD on September 17 expressed general agreement with AF DAS William Fitzgerald on a range of West African issues, including Togo (need to keep pressing for proper presidential elections),Benin (a success story but with serious corru [...]
2009-09-23 11:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PINR PGOV KCOR SNAR XY FR
09PARIS1311FRANCE/AFRICA - PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON NIGER,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foremost among the issues keeping Presidential Africa Advisor Remi Marechaux occupied is the AQIM threat, particularly to Niger, which will not allow France to suspend military cooperation despite unhappiness with Tandja's political maneuverings -- he hopes the U.S. will act lik [...]
2009-09-25 09:44:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM PGOV KCOR PINR AU NG MA SF
09PARIS1339U.S.-FRANCE-EU DISCUSS SAHEL SECURITY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. government representatives met French, British, and European Union officials on September 10 in Paris to review efforts to address the security threat posed by terrorism in Africa's Sahel and Maghreb regions. There was broad agreement that the USG, France, and other thir [...]
2009-09-30 09:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PINR EAID EU UK MA NG MR NI AG FR
09PARIS1369GUINEA: MFA PROVIDES OVERVIEW TO DIPLOMATIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA provided on October 8 a briefing on Guinea to Paris diplomats, stressing the need for Dadis Camara to step down or otherwise be replaced as Guinea's leader, with elections to follow. French officials said that any military intervention force would have to be led by Afr [...]
2009-10-08 15:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM PINS GV FR
09PARIS1387SEPTEMBER 2009 PARIS CLUB MEETING; NEGOTIATION WITH CAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 15, the Paris Club and the Central African Republic (CAR) negotiated a new debt relief agreement recognizing that country's completion of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Creditors agreed voluntarily to go beyond HIPC terms to forgive [...]
2009-10-14 11:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS1427FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC
[...] (SBU) On October 23, Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the October 26-27 GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: ---- IRAN ---- 2. (C) Carmona said much of an October 26 dinner would be devoted to a discussion [...]
2009-10-23 12:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN IR BK AL MK GR AF PK GV CE MD UZ
09PARIS1459AMBASSADOR KNIGHT'S DISCUSSIONS WITH FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New U.S. Ambassador to Benin, James Knight, on October 23 received from French officials a mixed assessment of the current social, political, and economic situation in the country. France hopes that President Yayi can display a more results-oriented leadership style but are con [...]
2009-10-29 15:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV KCOR PINR BN FR
09PARIS1465GUINEA: AMBASSADOR MOLLER'S CONSULTATIONS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials generally agreed with U.S. Ambassador to Guinea Patricia Moller on the need for the international community to develop a visible process or framework on Guinea that could lead to a transition to a democratic government, with Burkina Faso President Campaore's inter [...]
2009-10-30 17:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINR KDEM GV FR
09PARIS1473SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PARIS -- NOVEMBER 8,
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Madam Secretary, your Paris Embassy and the French are eager to welcome you to France. FM Kouchner quickly invited you to lunch or a meeting on Sunday, which is not a usual practice. He looks forward to talking with you about key issues, including Afghanistan, Iran, and rel [...]
2009-11-03 11:39:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO PARM MOPS SENV KGHG AF FR RU PK
09PARIS1532GUINEA: DAS FITZGERALD'S CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French officials at the MFA and Presidency were in general agreement with AF DAS William Fitzgerald November 16 on the need for a change in leadership in Guinea, but they also agreed that effecting change, making sure Dadis steps down, and identifying a suitable replacement gover [...]
2009-11-19 08:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GV FR
09PARIS1534"FRANCAFRIQUE" -- MFA DISPUTES REPORTS ON A RETURN
[...] (C) Summary: MFA's AF Assistant Secretary-equivalent Stephan Gompertz denied that France's approach to Africa is backsliding into the patterns of previous administrations' "francafrique." He insisted that France is not interfering in African countries' internal politics. He said that in the re [...]
2009-11-19 09:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV KCOR PTER PINR FR
09PARIS1542MARITIME SECURITY SECTOR REFORM AND HORN OF AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A French inter-agency team expressed keen interest in USG ideas on piracy and Maritime Security Sector Reform (MSSR) during PM/PPA Donna Hopkins's November 13 consultations in Paris. The French agreed to provide constructive feedback on the MSSR matrix under development by Sta [...]
2009-11-19 15:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR ETTC PREL PGOV KPIR XO SO FR
09PARIS1610GABON: PRESIDENT ALI BONGO'S VISIT TO FRANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Ali Bongo of Gabon enjoyed a successful visit to France November 18-20, according to MFA DAS-equivalent Stephane Gruenberg. The visit marked for both sides Bongo's assumption of the presidency and his initial steps to develop his own identity as national leader apart [...]
2009-12-02 08:24:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV GB FR
09PARIS1714FRENCH MINORITIES AND NATIONAL IDENTITY -- AN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In early November 2009, President Sarkozy launched a national debate on what it means to be French -- that is, the French "national identity." Confronting an increasingly globalized world and struggling with self-identity issues, including whether Muslim "burqas" should be bann [...]
2009-12-17 12:46:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF FR
09PARIS1754SARKOZY'S AF ADVISOR FRUSTRATED BY GUINEA,
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 22 meeting with Pol Minister Counselor, Deputy Diplomatic Counselor and Chief Africa Advisor to President Sarkozy, Andre Parant, was worried that Guinea junta leader Dadis Camara could return to Conakry very soon. Parant expressed frustration with "all the par [...]
2009-12-24 12:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGREV ETRD PHUM PINR GV MA NG MO
09PARIS284 PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors agreed to consider committing up front to a debt reduction for Seychelles, although they agreed that conditions should be stringent. While Haiti's situation was challenging, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believ [...]
2009-02-26 12:19:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS304FRANCE ON ENERGY SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. French energy security policy centers on energy independence, security of supply through diversification, affordable but competitive energy prices via vertically-integrated utility companies, and low-carbon economic growth. French activism in pushing its civilian nuclear know- [...]
2009-03-02 16:49:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET SENV PREL FR
09PARIS324GUINEA-BISSAU: FRANCE THINKS ELECTIONS ARE THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France believes that it is imperative that presidential elections be held in Guinea-Bissau within the 60-day time-frame specified in the Guinea-Bissau constitution, MFA deskoff Ann'laure Hare said on March 4. The GOF is considering ways France can assist with elections but the [...]
2009-03-05 12:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SNAR PU FR
09PARIS499 PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The March 10, 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon covered Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic (CAR),Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Grenada, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, the Seychelles, and Sri Lanka. Creditors provided "financing assurances" f [...]
2009-04-03 16:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS553TOGO: FRENCH LACK INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE COUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: France shares the USG's uncertainty about the nature of the action Togo President Faure Gnassingbe took on April 12 against his half-brother Kpatcha Gnassingbe, MFA Togo desk officer Daniel Westerink said on April 22. The Faure-Kpatcha face-off has not changed GOF policy toward [...]
2009-04-23 14:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR KDEM TO FR
09PARIS629 PARIS CLUB - APRIL 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2009 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors agreed to consider committing upfront to a debt reduction for Seychelles, although they agreed that conditions should be stringent. While Haiti's situation was challenging, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believe [...]
2009-05-07 07:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS63MFA REGREST GABON'S OVERREACTION TO CRITICISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Gabonese are overreacting to criticism expressed by dissidents and centered on alleged corruption on the part of GOG officials, MFA desk officer Claude Blevin said on January 14. The Gabonese have been quick to see a French hand in support of the dissidents but this was not [...]
2009-01-16 17:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL GB FR
09PARIS68GUINEA: FRANCE BELIEVES JOYANDET MISSION SECURED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF believes that it obtained firm commitments on key issues from coup leader Camara during Secretary of State (Cooperation and Francophonie) Joyandet's January 3-4 visit to Conakry. These commitments include holding elections before the end of 2009, no running for office [...]
2009-01-16 17:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM GV FR
09PARIS715 PARIS CLUB - MAY 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the May 13 Paris Club meeting, creditors were willing to extend Afghanistan's debt treatment, but Russia blocked the move. Paris Club members expressed concerns about Brazil's proposed loan to Argentina's state-owned airline Aerolineas Argentinas, but agreed to seek more [...]
2009-05-28 14:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARISFR1406UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results
[...] Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO Intern [...]
2009-10-19 06:08:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1481UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: SOCIAL AND HUMAN
[...] Summary: The October 16-21 meeting of the Social and Human Sciences Commission was the scene of some of the most heated debates at UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Commission began its work by discussing whether to initiate negotiation of a proposed "Universal Declaration of Ethical Pri [...]
2009-11-04 17:41:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY PREL PHUM UNESCO
09PORTMORESBY11PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM - LEADERS' DECISIONS
[...] Summary: Pacific Islands leaders met in Port Moresby today to discuss the situation in Fiji. They reached consensus and stated they were committed to helping Fiji achieve the goal of democratic rule if it wishes. They called on the Interim Fiji Government to take action and demonstrate its co [...]
2009-01-27 10:28:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PP FJ
09PORTMORESBY13PACIFIC ISLAND FORUM LEADERS TAKE STRONG ACTION ON FIJI
[...] (C) Summary: Despite early indications that Forum leaders would adhere to the conciliatory "Pacific Way" of dealing with Bainimarama, they instead issued a strong statement (Reftel A) on January 27 calling on the Interim Government to take action to hold elections and restore democracy in Fiji [...]
2009-01-28 07:44:00Embassy Port MoresbyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PP FJ
09PORTMORESBY148GPNG KEEN TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PROLIFERATION SECURITY
[...] Emboff delivered reftel invitation on August 7 to Fred Sarufa, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's International Organization Branch, who accepted for the Government of Papua New Guinea (GPNG) to participate in the Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Counter [...]
2009-08-10 06:47:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDPP PREL XB XV XC XD PARM
09PORTMORESBY149SITUATION REPORT - TRIBAL VIOLENCE NEAR AMERICAN MISSIONARY
[...] Summary: Post was notified today by the director of the Summer Institute of Learning (SIL) compound that the neighboring village of Ukarumpa is experiencing heavy tribal conflicts in response to a gang rape that occurred near the village on Tuesday. The SIL compound houses 450 to 500 American [...]
2009-08-12 09:32:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC APER CMGT AMGT
09PORTMORESBY158VANUATU PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PROLIFERATION
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Embassy Port Moresby, in coordination with the Australian High Commissions in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, is pleased to report that the Government of Vanuatu has nominated four representatives to participate in the Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Counterproli [...]
2009-08-27 04:20:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDNH PREL XB XV XC XD PARM
09PORTMORESBY166DISASTER ALERT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA: CHOLERA AND HUMAN
[...] Summary: An outbreak of cholera and A(H3) seasonal human influenza in Morobe Province has affected hundreds, resulting in the deaths of 28 in August. . It marks the first time cholera has been confirmed in PNG. The Health Department has been working closely with the World Health Organizatio [...]
2009-09-03 11:00:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDAMED PP SOCI
09PORTMORESBY180PAPUA NEW GUINEA: FORMER PM FEARS 'SOCIAL IMPLOSION' IF LNG
[...] Summary. Leader of the Opposition and former Prime Minister Sir Mekere Morauta told us he fears a `social implosion' if Government proceeds from Exxon Mobil's LNG project flowing into Government-supervised trust accounts is misspent. He said current PM Somare, who served briefly as Foreign Mi [...]
2009-09-21 07:56:00Embassy Port MoresbyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PP
09PORTMORESBY225PAPUA NEW GUINEA DISASTER UPDATE -- DISEASE OUTBREAKS
[...] Summary: The Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) declared a State Of Emergency in September to address outbreaks of cholera, dysentery and A(H3) seasonal human influenza in Morobe Province. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest Situation Report, the number of new cases re [...]
2009-11-12 06:02:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU AMED ECON PREL SOCI CASC PP
09PORTMORESBY30SOLOMON ISLANDS FEELING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Solomon Islands (SI) is beginning to feel the effects of the current global economic crisis. Donors view the situation as serious. SI leaders are looking for options to replace logging revenues that are quickly disappearing due to a drop in demand caused by the current economic c [...]
2009-03-06 08:06:00Embassy Port MoresbyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BP
09PORTMORESBY58PAPUA NEW GUINEA REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE IN DISPOSING OF
[...] Summary and Action Request: Embassy has received a request from Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Somare for USG assistance in cleaning up unexploded ordnance and other WWII debris in and around the island of Bougainville. We request Department's assistance in responding to the request, and sugg [...]
2009-04-09 06:52:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM MASS OPDC PP
09PORTMORESBY60PNG DEFENSE FORCE COMMANDER PREDICTS PASSAGE OF PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) Summary: Papua New Guinea (PNG) Defence Force Commander Ilau told Ambassador April 15 there is now agreement within the Government on introduction and passage of the International Obligations Bill allowing PNG armed forces to participate in international peacekeeping operations. Secretary [...]
2009-04-15 07:49:00Embassy Port MoresbyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KPKO MARR MCAP MOPS PP FJ
09PORTMORESBY62U.S. WWII WEAPONS DEBRIS THREATENS PEACE IN BOUGAINVILLE
[...] Summary: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has formally requested U.S. assistance to clean up unexploded World War II ordnance, live weapons, and ammunition still littering areas of Bougainville Island near the former U.S. base at Torokina, reported reftel. Political leaders there believe the continuing a [...]
2009-04-16 07:36:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR PINS MASS MOPS MARR PP
09PORTMORESBY87ANTI-CHINESE OUTBREAKS HIT PORT MORESBY AND LAE
[...] (U) Summary. A May 12 Port Moresby protest march against Chinese ownership of small businesses led to two days of looting and business shutdowns in some areas of the city. Just as calm was returning to Port Moresby, rioting and looting broke out in Lae, PNG's second-largest city. PNG politica [...]
2009-05-15 05:33:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV SNAR PTER CASC PP
09PRAGUE103CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FEBRUARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 20 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the February 23-24 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, Afghanistan, the Western Balkans, [...]
2009-02-20 18:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ PGOV PREL IS SU HR XG
09PRAIA178FRAUD SUMMARY - PRAIA
[...] (U) Per reftel, the following is Embassy Praia's semi-annual fraud reporting cable covering March 2009 to August 2009. Responses are keyed to reftel. 2. (U) A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Cape Verde is an archipelago located 500 kilometers west of Senegal. Cape Verde gained its independence from [...]
2009-09-30 16:42:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CV
09PRAIA211CAPE VERDE SUBMISSION FOR 2010 INCR REPORT, PART I
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Praia submits the following draft text for the 2010 INCSR report in addition to the e-mail version we have sent in for review. Please direct questions or comments to Dana Brown (browndml@state.gov) Cape Verde I. Summary Because of its location in the At [...]
2009-11-05 19:58:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL EFIN ASEC CV
09PRAIA262CAPE VERDE 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 18:41:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR ECON
09PRAIA265CAPE VERDE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post submits the following text for submission in the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Jeffrey E. Zinsmeister, +238 260-8995, email: ZinsmeisterJE@state.gov. 2. (U) Begin text: Terrorist organizations have not historically operated in Cape Verde due to i [...]
2009-12-15 15:35:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC SMIG CV
09PRAIA63CAPE VERDE TO HOST ECOWAS GUINEA BISSAU ROUND TABLE; INVITES
[...] (C) Summary. Cape Verde Foreign Minister Jose Brito convoked Ambassador on 27 March for a briefing on the results of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) that took place in Praia on Wednesday 25 March. According to Brito, the CPLP count [...]
2009-04-02 18:48:00Embassy PraiaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SNAR PU CV
09PRAIA65GOVERNMENT OF CAPE VERDE TO HOST A MEETING ON GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 20:28:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO SNAR PU CV
09PRETORIA1134DELTA AND SAA INCREASE SERVICE BETWEEN U.S. AND AFRICA TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Charge La Lime hosted a lunch for Delta officials on May 14. Delta Southern Africa General Sales Manager Margaret Copeland and outsourced Cargo Manager Anne Sanders discussed Delta's expansion strategy in Africa and provided an update on the impact of the global economic crisis [...]
2009-06-05 14:03:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EINV ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1145FREE STATE STRUGGLES WITH GOLD GEOLOGY AND ILLEGAL MINERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Gold-mining in the Free State Province is emblematic of broad challenges in profitably mining gold in South Africa. Controlling costs, managing labor, assuring safety and power, and exploiting remaining low-grade deposits are difficulties that have caused South Africa's product [...]
2009-06-08 10:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ELAB ENRG KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1429South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-07-15 06:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA159South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-01-27 09:50:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA21MONTHS SINCE PIETERMARITZBURG COURT DECISION TEST
[...] (C) The months since Pietermaritzburg High Court Judge Chris Nicholson handed down his verdict declaring the state's case against African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma invalid have been among the toughest times in the ruling party's history. The split between rival ANC factions [...]
2009-01-07 15:33:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV KDEM SF
09PRETORIA2272SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2-NOVEMBER 6
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]
2009-11-06 14:19:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2377SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 16-NOVEMBER 20
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]
2009-11-20 12:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2503SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 4
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]
2009-12-07 06:33:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA596South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-03-27 11:52:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09QUITO657CONFUSING SIGNALS ABOUT ECUADOR'S YASUNI ITT CONSERVATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 24, the ... id: 218811 date: 7/30/2009 12:24 refid: 09QUITO657 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 09QUITO204 header: VZCZCXYZ0013 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0657/01 2111224 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 301224Z JUL 09 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WAS [...]
2009-07-30 12:24:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL SENV ECON EC
09RABAT1009GUINEA UPDATE: DADIS CAMARA TO LEAVE MOROCCO?
[...] (S) Summary: Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff and Director General of Multilateral Relations Nasser Bourita told the Charge on December 28 that the health of wounded Guinean junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has improved and that he has sought to leave Morocco. Bourit [...]
2009-12-28 18:05:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPINS PGOV PREL PINR GV MO
09RABAT1018GUINEA LATEST: DADIS AND BEYOND?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX told PolOffs on December 30 that despite Dadis Camara's apparent desire to depart Morocco (Ref A),he is in no condition to travel and will not be able to resume control of the country. Minister of National Defense Sekouba Konate and an assistant, Mr. Bah, along wi [...]
2009-12-31 14:55:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPINS PGOV PREL PINR GV MO
09RABAT151MOROCCO'S SCHOOL FOR FUTURE GOVERNORS SEEKS U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: A military academy that is a combination of A-100, ROTC, and an MPA program, the newly revamped Institute for Territorial Administrators in Kenitra, trains the future cadre that will run Morocco's local governance system. The new curriculum aims to instill democratic values i [...]
2009-02-18 08:04:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM MASS KDEM KWMN MO
09RABAT195MOROCCO'S TALLY OF COUNTRIES REJECTING/SUPPORTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Morocco continues to work to persuade countries around the globe to de-recognize the Polisario Front's declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or at least freeze relations, beyond which they want countries to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saha [...]
2009-03-06 18:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV WI UNSC MO
09RABAT212CHARGE AND MFA SECRETARY GENERAL DISCUSS FORUM FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Amrani told Charge March 17 that Morocco believes it is vital that the Secretary attend the Sixth Forum for the Future meeting this fall. The Government of Morocco (GOM) takes our concerns about a deteriorating human rights environm [...]
2009-03-17 18:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SNAR PTER PBTS KMPI AG IR WI MO US
09RABAT94CDA HANKINS PROMOTES DEMOCRACY DURING MOROCCO
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Charge d'Affaires, a.i., in Nouakchott Dennis Hankins had productive consultations in Rabat on January 28 and 29. His most interesting exchange was with Director General of the external intelligence service Yassine Mansouri, who reiterated Moroccan concerns about stability [...]
2009-02-02 12:50:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER PHUM SNAR KDEM MR MO
09RABAT988GUINEA: UPDATE ON DADIS CAMARA'S HEALTH
[...] (S) Summary: In separate meetings on December 16 with the Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri and XXXXXXXXXXXX the Mission learned that the health of wounded Guinean junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara has improved and that his release from the hospital may be imminent. Fassi Fihr [...]
2009-12-17 18:40:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL XA MO
09REYKJAVIK215 ICELAND: ACQUITTAL IN FIRST TIP COURT CASE
[...] (U) In October, prosecutors indicted Catalina Ncogo, an Icelandic citizen of Equatorial Guinean origin, on charges of human trafficking, profiting from prostitution as a third party, and drug smuggling. The trafficking indictment was the first charge of such a nature in Iceland. On December 1 [...]
2009-12-04 15:45:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV PHUM PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK49 NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 18 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM 1 hrs T [...]
2009-03-06 16:25:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KTIP KFRD PREF IC
09REYKJAVIK50 NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. Hours spent on preparation: - Pol Officer (FS 02) 18 hrs - Pol Assistant 50 hrs - DCM 1 hrs T [...]
2009-03-06 16:26:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG KTIP KFRD PREF IC
09RIGA375RESULTS OF BLUE LATERN APPLICATION 050177010 - PRE-LICENSE
[...] Summary. On July 10, post met with Hansa Electronics SIA President Jevgenijs Orlov and Director Anatoliy Arkhipov to conduct a pre-license check for the sale of a FLIR Model SeaFlir II thermal imaging system. The Hansa officials stated they had been briefed by FLIR on USML guidelines and restr [...]
2009-07-14 13:46:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC GV PN LG
09ROME171INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...]
2009-02-12 11:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
09ROME776TRIESTE G8 FOREIGN MINISTERIAL: FOCUS ON IRAN,
[...] (C) Under Secretary Burns headed the U.S. delegation to the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Trieste June 25-27. The G8-only portion of the meetings focused on global and regional challenges but the forum grew on June 26th to include meetings between the G8 and Afghan and Pakistani foreign m [...]
2009-07-06 05:58:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM
09SANTIAGO932Santiago Sept. 28 Media Report
[...] U.S. Secretary of Commerce to visit Chile for the Third Americas Competitiveness Forum that starts on Sept. 27 and will conclude on the 29th. Other key participants are President Bachelet and her Guatemalan counterpart Alvaro Colom (Mercurio on line, 9/28). 2. The governor of Califor [...]
2009-09-29 20:29:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SEOUL2016KOREA'S "AFRICA GREEN GROWTH PARTNERSHIP" RAMPS UP
[...] (C) The "Africa Green Growth Partnership," launched by President Lee in November, will double ROK Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Africa by 2012. A key facet of the initiative, which is part of a broader program to expand the ROK's development assistance programming, will be the dis [...]
2009-12-30 02:17:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EINV ETRD SENV XA KS
09STATE102086TRAVEL WARNING: GUINEA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Guinea due to continuing civil unrest and the unpredictable nature of the current security situation. U.S. citizens are advised that the Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family m [...]
2009-10-01 02:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GV
09STATE10420SIERRA LEONE: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 9 UNSC
[...] USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 for the February 9 UN Security Council debate on Sierra Leone. It is separately requested that USUN meet with the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone(UNIPSIL) Executive Representative Michael von Schulenberg (who will [...]
2009-02-04 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SL XA XY
09STATE105775Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective October 11, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-718. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-10-09 20:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE107790TRAVEL WARNING: GUINEA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Guinea as the political situation there remains highly volatile, and urges all Americans still in Guinea to depart the country. Although Guinea has been relatively calm since October 5, 2009, the potential for violence remains hig [...]
2009-10-17 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GV
09STATE107798MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The October 17 communique called for no current transitional authority or National Council for Democracy members to run in the 2010 presidential elections, Embassy Abuja reports. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) also requested the UNSC and the African Union (AU) c [...]
2009-10-17 21:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE107849MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The junta leader released a note through the Guinean Foreign Ministry to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU). In the message, Dadis refused to renounce in writing that he would run for president in 2010. Dadis noted he will discuss the issu [...]
2009-10-18 20:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE108154MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Although junta leader Dadis refused to put his pledge in writing, UN Assistant Secretary General Menkerios speculated the Guinean government will cooperate with the proposed UN commission of inquiry if international pressure continues. Menkerios will travel next to meet with President [...]
2009-10-19 19:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE108543MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The Peace Corps announced it is suspending the program in Guinea, although the acting Peace Corps Country Director may seek a further extension to complete close-out tasks. (MGGV01/Embassy Conakry telcon) 2. (SBU) Conakry traffic and commercial activity has returned to normal; tra [...]
2009-10-20 20:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE108975MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Traffic and commercial activity remain at normal levels. The majority of schools are open, although the French and American schools remain closed. The Embassy has a two-and-a-half week supply of fuel and has topped off residential tanks. (MGGV01/Embassy Conakry telcon and e-mail) [...]
2009-10-21 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE109456MGGV01: GUINEA MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The Guinean Bauxite Company, a joint venture mining operation with 41 percent ALCOA ownership, is evacuating all foreign personnel over the coming days. (Embassy Conakry e-mail) EU PREPARES SANCTIONS, ARMS EMBARGO FOR GUINEA --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-10-22 20:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT GV
09STATE109926Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective October 25, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-719. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-10-23 19:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE110970GUINEA: UNSC ADOPTION OF PRST
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on Guinea to be adopted on October 28 (para 2). USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the PRST to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 2. Begin text: The Secu [...]
2009-10-27 22:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE112148COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 14:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PP
09STATE112432AF: INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) This is an action cable; action request in paras 5 and 6. 2.(SBU) The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended in 2003, requires the Secretary of State to submit a "Special Watch List" of countries on the TIP Report that either 1) had moved up a tier on the TIP Report over the las [...]
2009-10-30 20:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AO BY CM CT CG CF IV
09STATE112504G/TIP FY 2010 ANTI-TRAFFICKING COMPETITIVE GRANT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 8 and 9. 2. (U) Summary: The Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) is conducting a two-stage competitive process for FY 2010 funding of projects that will improve the response to trafficking in persons. [...]
2009-10-31 01:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE113010GUINEA-BISSAU: UNSC CONSULTATIONS NOVEMBER 5
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Guinea-Bissau November 5. 2. Begin points: --Key Objective: Reiterate our position that security sector reform (SSR) and counternarcotics work are paramount to [...]
2009-11-02 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE114026GUINEA-BISSAU: UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT FOR
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to join consensus in the Security Council on a Presidential Statement on Guinea-Bissau in paragraph 2. USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the Presidential Statement to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 2 [...]
2009-11-05 00:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE114215MALI: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Mali to help stren [...]
2009-11-05 16:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG ML
09STATE116023October 2009 Paris Club Meeting
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the October 2009 Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," creditors expressed consternation over the $939 million payment made by Congo-Brazzaville to litigating creditors (a.k.a. vulture funds),which violated the GOC's commitment to seek terms from private creditors comparable to i [...]
2009-11-10 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR
09STATE117224DEMARCHE REQUEST - POSSIBLE LIBYAN CONNECTION TO
[...] (SBU) This is a demarche request. Embassy Tripoli is requested to demarche the Libyan government regarding a possible Libyan connection to light arms transfers into Guinea, drawing from the suggested talking points in para 5. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) Embassy Conakry has received r [...]
2009-11-13 14:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PINS AU GV
09STATE117707(C) NIGERIA: MADUEKWE AGREES ON BNC, DISAGREES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson and Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe met in Washington on November 10 and agreed to the working groups that will comprise an upcoming U.S.-Nigerian Binational Commission (BNC),but disagreed on the need to quickly replace Independent Nat [...]
2009-11-13 23:22:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNI PREL PGOV GV ECOWAS
09STATE118799OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...]
2009-11-17 23:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09STATE119800NOVEMBER 20, 2009-UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DATE ON THE
[...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 below, as appropriate, during the UN General Assembly debate on the Report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its third session. This debate provides an opportunity for the USG to comment on PBC's achiev [...]
2009-11-19 23:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO BY CT PU SL
09STATE120796NOVEMBER 25, 2009-UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DATE ON THE
[...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 below, as appropriate, during the UN General Assembly debate on the Annual Report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). 2. Begin talking points: -- We thank Ambassador Munoz for his dedication to the Pea [...]
2009-11-24 00:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO BY CT PU SL
09STATE122629A-BR ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122637B-K ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122638K-P ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122639PH-UL ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122641V-Y ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM UN
09STATE123722EUROPEAN UNION DISCUSSES FIJI AND DONOR
[...] Classified by EAP/ANP Director Alcy Frelick. Reasons: 1.4 (b and d) 2. (U) November 19, 2009; 8:30am - 3:30pm; Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 3. (U) Participants United States: Frankie Reed, EAP/ANP Deputy Assistant Secretary Alcy Frelick, Director EAP/ANP Stephen Schwartz, Deputy Direct [...]
2009-12-02 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL ADB XU XV
09STATE125208UN SECURITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 8 THEMATIC DEBATE ON
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the statement in paragraph 2 for the UN Security Council thematic debate on Drug Trafficking in West Africa on December 8. USUN is also instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on Drug Trafficking to be [...]
2009-12-07 23:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA XY UNCND UNIDCP SNAR
09STATE127514AF A/S CARSON CONVERSATION WITH BLAISE COMPAORE
[...] (C) Summary: On December 9, 2009 (10AM),Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson called Burkinabe President and ECOWAS/AU mediator Blaise Compaore to discuss the political impasse in Guinea. During the conversation, Carson stressed the opportunity presented by Defense Minister [...]
2009-12-14 14:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALGV PGOV PHUM PINR PREL UV
09STATE129668Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective December 20, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-723. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entir [...]
2009-12-18 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE130751DEMARCHE REQUEST: COMPAORE,S MEDIATION EFFORT IN
[...] (U) This is an action request (please see paras 2-3). 2. (SBU) Post is requested, at the level of the Charg d,Affaires, to demarche Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore regarding the ongoing mediation process aimed at resolving the conflict in Guinea. 3. (SBU) Post may draw upon the fo [...]
2009-12-23 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGV PGOV PHUM PINR PREL UV
09STATE132155MESSAGE TO JUNTA ON JUSTICE FOR 28 SEP AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (S/NF) Background: According to sensitive reporting (Ref A),acting president of the Guinean junta, General Sekouba Konate, has assessed that junta leader Captain Dadis Camara is physically unable to resume his duties. Th [...]
2009-12-30 23:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINS PREL PHUM PGOV EAID GV
09STATE132603Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective January 3, 2010, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-724. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-12-31 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE15113REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD)
[...] (U//FOUO) This is an action request; see Para. 13. 2. (U//FOUO) Under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was written to provide the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources ( [...]
2009-02-18 23:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER
09STATE15625ENGAGING FOREIGN AUDIENCES ON "BUY AMERICAN" AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Efforts to confront the global economic crisis have prompted governments around the world to take protectionist trade measures. President Obama has spoken clearly about the need to avoid protectionism even as the United States confronts its own crisis. Secretary Clinton has said [...]
2009-02-19 23:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTRO
09STATE1730REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 6 through 10 for specific information requested. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is a request for comment on the Department of Labor,s (DOL) draft list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor [...]
2009-01-08 15:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP
09STATE17313DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, February 25, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-9 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 10-13 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 14-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 32-40 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 41-52 7. (U) Iraq [...]
2009-02-25 04:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE205DEPARTMENT LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend Specialized English Language Training and Airfield Operations courses a [...]
2009-01-02 18:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PP
09STATE207DEPARTMENT LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the Intelligence in Combating Terrorism and Military Intelligence Basic [...]
2009-01-02 18:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PP
09STATE208DEPARTMENT LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the First Sergeant's Course at Sergeant Major's Academy in Fort Bliss, [...]
2009-01-02 18:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PP
09STATE21472FOLLOW-UP REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR
[...] This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 9 through 13 for specific information requested. 2. Summary: This is a follow-up request for information (see refetel #1) on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods. DOL [...]
2009-03-06 23:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI
09STATE24053HCOC "INREACH" - ENCOURAGING SUBSCRIBING STATES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: At the May 29-30, 2008 annual meeting of the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC),the Immediate Central Contact (ICC) reported that as of the meeting's opening, 72 of the 126 subscr [...]
2009-03-13 14:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE26715(U) KUDOS FOR GUINEA-BISSAU REPORTING
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS SEND THANKS TO POST FOR REFTEL REGARDING THE CRISIS IN GUINEA BISSAU. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT FRENCH VIEWS ON THE SITUATION, PARTICULARLY VIEWS ON INTERIM PRESIDENT PEREIRA'S FITNESS FOR THE PRESIDENCY AND THE SUPPORT HE IS [...]
2009-03-19 21:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL SNAR PU
09STATE27792(U) KUDOS FOR GUINEA-BISSAU REPORTING
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS COMMEND POST FOR REGULAR UPDATES REGARDING THE CRISIS IN GUINEA BISSAU AFTER THE DOUBLE MURDERS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF THE ARMED FORCES. POST ANTICIPATED OUR QUESTIONS AND RESPONDED QUICKLY WITH THE BEST INFORMATION POSSIBLE GIVEN THE RAPIDLY SHIFTING POLITICAL [...]
2009-03-23 20:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR CASC KOCI PGOV PINS PREL PU
09STATE28079(U) Secretary Clinton's March 23, 2009 meeting
[...] Classified by AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, Acting. Reasons: 1.4 (b),(d) 2. (U) Monday, March 23, 2009; 11:00 a.m; Washington DC 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary AF A/S Phil Carter, Acting PA A/S Robert Wood, Acting Andrew Silski (AF/W notetaker) Nigeria [...]
2009-03-24 16:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL NI
09STATE28858EITI UPDATE FOR CANDIDATE COUNTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL
09STATE30235A/AS CARTER'S MAR 19 MEETING W/ FORMER GUINEAN PM
[...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Acting A/S Phillip Carter met with former Guinean Prime Minister Francois Fall to exchange views on Guinea and the ruling National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD). Fall said that he supported the USG's efforts to pressure the CNDD into holding elections [...]
2009-03-30 13:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALGV KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE322ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...]
2009-01-03 03:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09STATE32283GUINEA-BISSAU: UNSC CONSULTATIONS APRIL 2
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Guinea-Bissau April 8. 2. Begin Statement: -- First, the United States welcomes the successful transition in Guinea-Bissau to Parliament Speaker Raimundo Pereir [...]
2009-04-02 23:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE33629DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD
[...] (SBU) This is a time-sensitive action request for addressee posts. Given the importance of these IMF and World Bank votes, Department asks that the demarche be delivered at the highest appropriate level, preferably by Chief of Mission or DCM (please see paragraphs 2-5),with reports by April [...]
2009-04-07 11:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE34127GUINEA-BISSAU: INSTRUCTION FOR ADOPTION OF UNSC
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on the Guinea-Bissau to be adopted on April 8 (para 2). USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the PRST to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 2. Begin text: The Sec [...]
2009-04-07 23:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE36865ACTING A/S CARTER BRIEFS EU POLITICAL COUNSELORS
[...] (C) Begin Summary: On April 9 at the invitation of the Czech Political Counselor in his capacity representing the EU Presidency, Acting Assistant Secretary for Africa Phillip Carter urged EU Political Counselors to support USG policy priorities towards Africa. Carter noted that the Administr [...]
2009-04-15 00:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL AU EUN XA
09STATE37293EEB A A/S NELSON DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: Brazilian U/S for Energy Andre Amado met with EEB A A/S David Nelson on March 4 to discuss ongoing cooperation on biofuels and cooperation on energy more broadly. Brazil and the U.S. remain enthusiastic about our cooperation on biofuels, particularly in assisting developing cou [...]
2009-04-15 20:07:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV SG SN ENGR DR ES GB GM GT HO
09STATE37566(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: WEST AFRICA
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the West Africa Sahel region (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the West Africa Sahel region (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The [...]
2009-04-16 14:17:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON CD CV GA ML MR NG SG UV
09STATE40824HCOC - ENCOURAGING INDIA TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HCOC
[...] (C) Summary: Department requests Embassy to encourage India to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). This overture is consistent with India's positive efforts related to preventing the spread of ballistic missiles via harmonization and adherenc [...]
2009-04-23 16:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE41241COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 13:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PP
09STATE44197(U) KUDOS FOR GUINEA-BISSAU REPORTING
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO THANK POST FOR PROVIDING VALUABLE UPDATES ON LISBON'S MONITORING OF EVENTS IN GUINEA-BISSAU, AS WELL AS PORTUGUESE EFFORTS TO STABILIZE THE COUNTRY AFTER THE DOUBLE MURDERS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HEAD OF THE ARMED FORCES. ANALYSTS WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE [...]
2009-04-30 20:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR MARR MOPS PGOV PU
09STATE44996HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]
2009-05-04 15:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE44998HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]
2009-05-04 15:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE4638WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The fifth meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission was held in Busan, Korea from 8 ) 12 December 2008. The meeting focused on conservation and management measures for the region,s two major fish stocks - yellowfin and bigeye tuna, adopting a suite of measur [...]
2009-01-16 16:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS PHSA SENV KSCA XB XV ZN AQ AS CA CH CW FM FJ
09STATE47360KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 21:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47369KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 22:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47372KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 22:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE48359ANTARCTICA: THE THIRTY-SECOND ANTARCTIC TREATY
[...] Begin Summary and Comment: The 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) met in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 6-17, 2009, to discuss a range of issues related to Antarctica. The Meeting was convened initially at the Department of State in Washington as part of the first-ever joint mee [...]
2009-05-12 18:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AY KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY
09STATE4903USUN TALKING POINTS FOR UNOWA CONSULTATIONS
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw on the points below during the January 21 UNSC consultations by the Special Representative of the Secretary General Said Djinnit concerning the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA). End Action Request. 2. Begin points: - The U.S. we [...]
2009-01-16 23:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XA
09STATE53031Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective May 24, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-708. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]
2009-05-22 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE555374TH OF JULY REPRESENTATIONAL EVENTS -- POLICY
[...] (U) IN ORDER THAT ALL POSTS OBSERVE THE SAME PRACTICES REGARDING INVITATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT IS PROVIDING UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING GOVERNMENTS WHOSE OFFICIALS SHOULD NOT BE INVITED TO USG-HOSTED REPRESENTATIONAL EVENTS. 2. AFRICA 2A. (C) GUINEA: POSTS SHOULD NOT INVITE REPRESENTA [...]
2009-05-29 21:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALODIP PREL XX
09STATE59128GUINEA-BISSAU: UNSC PRESS STATEMENT FOR JUNE 9
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council press statement on Guinea-Bissau to be adopted on June 9 (para 2). USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the press statement to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 2. Begin text: The memb [...]
2009-06-09 14:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE59793TRAVEL ALERT: GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] The Department of State is issuing this Travel Alert to advise American citizens of the risks of travel to Guinea-Bissau immediately before and after the presidential elections scheduled for June 28, 2009, and to recommend against all but essential travel to Guinea- Bissau at this time. This [...]
2009-06-10 17:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PU
09STATE59969U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]
2009-06-10 22:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE59971U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]
2009-06-10 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE60527PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PP
09STATE60544CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC -- 2009 TIP REPORT:
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CT
09STATE60547COTE D'IVOIRE -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG IV
09STATE60548THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CF
09STATE60554EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG EK
09STATE60558GUINEA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GV
09STATE60560LIBERIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG LI
09STATE60561MALI -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ML
09STATE60568SENEGAL -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SG
09STATE60573SIERRA LEONE -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SL
09STATE60576THE GAMBIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMI GA
09STATE60579DENMARK--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP DA
09STATE60608ICELAND--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP IC
09STATE61286U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. The USG is considering signing the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),the international agreement establishing the organization, in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Per reftels A and B, the D [...]
2009-06-13 17:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE62908GUINEA-BISSAU: UNSC CONSULTATIONS JUNE 23
[...] (U)This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Guinea-Bissau June 23. 2. Begin points: -- Thank SRSG Mutaboba for his briefing. -- The United States emphasizes the importance of transparent, free and fai [...]
2009-06-17 23:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE64090ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL
[...] Effective June 21, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-710. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire m [...]
2009-06-19 23:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE64091Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective June 21, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-710. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire m [...]
2009-06-20 00:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE65744U.S. PRIORITIES AT THE AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4-5. 2. The 13th African Union (AU) Summit will be hosted by Libya July 1-3, 2009 (ref). AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson will lead the U.S. delegation to the Summit with the aim of engaging African leaders on USG policy priorities with [...]
2009-06-25 01:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OTRA PGOV UG SO NI SF ZI CD BC AU
09STATE66015REQUEST TO INVITE ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO 4TH OF
[...] Reftel requested guidance on invitations to 4th of July events at IO Missions. See paragraph 2. 2. Given the Administration's policy priorities in the UN system, the Department authorizes adressee missions to invite representatives from the Republic of Guinea, Mauritania and Cuba to their J [...]
2009-06-25 17:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN
09STATE66680GUINEA-BISSAU: INSTRUCTION CABLE FOR DRAFT
[...] USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the draft resolution on Guinea-Bissau that would establish the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office of Guinea-Bissau, included in its entirety in paragraph 2. If the text should change substantially before the vote, USUN should seek immediate guidance fro [...]
2009-06-26 21:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE67105DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 27-29, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-11 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 12-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-43 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 44-57 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 58-64 7. (U) Iraq 8. (S//NF) Alle [...]
2009-06-29 16:59:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE68170BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests the assistance of Embassy Conakry, Embassy Panama and Embassy Riga in conducting a pre-license check on application 050177010 for the export of Sea FLIR II Ther [...]
2009-07-01 14:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC GV PN LG
09STATE69720FM BANGURA MEETING WITH A-S CARSON
[...] (SBU) On June 9, Zainab Bangura, the Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone, met with A/S Johnnie Carson to discuss problems in the West Africa region, the threat of instability in Guinea to Sierra Leone and domestic issues, particularly, narcotics and the need for both of Sierra Leone's major poli [...]
2009-07-06 18:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGH GV IV LI NI PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PU SG SL UNSC
09STATE71183PSI: INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 11 and 12 below. 2. Summary: The USG plans to host a Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Counterproliferation Workshop September 15-17, 2009 in Sydney, Australia for government experts/action officers from PSI-endorsing states in th [...]
2009-07-09 19:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD
09STATE72095FRMR FINMIN DORE-GUINEA DECLINING BUT DORE STILL
[...] (C) On June 23, former Guinean Minister of Finance Ousmane Dore met with PDAS Phillip Carter to discuss recent developments in Guinea. Dore noted that conditions in Guinea have been deteriorating ever since Captain Dadis Camara, head of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CN [...]
2009-07-10 21:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALGV KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE74378JULY 22 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON POST-CONFLICT
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph three. 2. On June 11, 2009, the UN Secretary-General issued his report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of a conflict. On July 22, Uganda will convene a meeting of the UN Security Council on the report and post-conflict peacebuilid [...]
2009-07-16 23:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE80214Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-713. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-07-31 22:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE85140Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-714. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-08-14 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE89113DEMARCHE TO AU AND ECOWAS ON DELAY OF GUINEAN
[...] This is an action request for both Embassy Abuja and the U.S. Mission to the AU. Please see paragraph 3. Background: Guinean Elections Delayed ------------------------------------- 2. On August 17, the ruling military junta announced that Guinea's legislative and presidential elections [...]
2009-08-26 17:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAU GV KDEM NI PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE92202INVITATION: POTUS LUNCH WITH SUB-SAHARAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) President Obama will host a lunch for sub- Saharan African heads of state or government on the margins of the 2009 UN General Assembly (UNGA). The lunch is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., venue TBD. [...]
2009-09-04 01:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA AF
09STATE92560DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paras.8-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the Department of Labor (DOL) will release 3 items related to child labor and/or forced labor in numerous countries. (1) DOL will release a report containing its initial "list of goods from countries [...]
2009-09-04 19:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI
09STATE97769AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] This is an action request. Please see Paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. Background. USTR is requesting information for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) country eligibility in 2010. AGOA requires an annual review of compliance with the Act's eligibility criteria for each country currently [...]
2009-09-21 16:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM
09STATE99761GABON: TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paras 2-4). 2. (SBU) Begin action request: Drawing from points in para 8, Post is requested to approach appropriate host government officials to highlight the United States' strong commitment to continue to work with the Government of Gabon to help stre [...]
2009-09-24 20:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PREL KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG GB
09STOCKHOLM412SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON,S JULY
[...] (U) Introduction and Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisi [...]
2009-07-08 15:05:00Embassy StockholmSECRETEUN ECON USAID MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM515A/S CARSON'S SWEDEN VISIT AND U.S.-EU TROIKA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 15:18:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEAID ETTC EUN MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM662FRAUD SUMMARY - STOCKHOLM
[...] Summary: As Sweden hosts the Presidency of the European Union from June through December 2009, one of the top priorities at the EU and national level remains refugees. Embassy Stockholm continues to deal with Sweden's large population of third country nationals, many with insufficient identif [...]
2009-10-21 12:38:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS KFRD ASEC CPAS SW
09SUVA250PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTION PLAN PROMOTES PACIFIC ISLANDS
[...] Since the election of President Obama, Pacific Island media has portrayed the United States in unprecedented favorable terms. We plan to further promote U.S. values and objectives through a variety of targeted public diplomacy activities. These initiatives will promote the development of de [...]
2009-06-12 03:16:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KDEM FJ
09SUVA26Fiji Investment Climate Statement 2009
[...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Fiji, per reftel. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment In light of political events in Fiji and concerns about the treatment of some established foreign investors by Fiji authorities, potential investors [...]
2009-01-22 05:07:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTBD OPIC USTR FJ
09SUVA282MELANESIAN SPEARHEAD GROUP LEADERS TO MEET FIJI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Papua New Guinea (PNG) High Commissioner Peter Eafeare warns that the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meeting planned for July 10 must reaffirm directly to Fiji strongman Bainimarama MSG support for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) position regarding Fiji. Otherwise, MSG retreat [...]
2009-07-06 05:25:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA33012th Pacific Roundtable for Nature Conservation Meets in
[...] Summary: The Pacific Roundtable on Nature Conservation held its 12th annual Meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands from June 27 to July 3. The meeting focused on improving roundtable support to countries in implementing their national nature conservation strategies. It adopted a monitoring framew [...]
2009-08-11 00:33:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID BP XV
09SUVA53PRELIMINARY PIF SECRETARIAT READOUT ON PT. MORESBY
[...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission Richard Pruett met briefly on February 3 with Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat officials to seek their views on the January 27 PIF Special Forum Leaders Meeting in Port Moresby. The Secretariat officials: confirmed that public pronouncements aside, the un [...]
2009-02-10 05:39:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR FJ XU XV PP NH CH
09SUVA63UN-COMMONWEALTH MEDIATORS SEEK REASSURANCE
[...] (SBU) A joint UN-Commonwealth team has visited Suva seeking reassurance from Fiji,s interim government (IG) that it still wants the UN and Commonwealth to mediate Fiji,s political crisis through a &President,s Political Dialogue Forum8 (PPDF). Interim Prime Minister Bainimarama has refused to [...]
2009-02-18 05:53:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALFJ PGOV PHUM
09SUVA99FIJI POLITICAL LEADERS AGREE ON AGENDA FOR DIALOGUE
[...] (U) Summary: Fiji's political leaders met with Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama on March 13 and agreed on the agenda for a political dialogue being brokered with the support of the UN and the Commonwealth. It was the second time Fiji's 18 political parties have met since the [...]
2009-03-19 02:50:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09TALLINN315Estonia: Response to October GAERC Points
[...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on October 22. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Afghanistan/Pakistan: Estonia believes the EU must play a more visible role in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and make this region a priori [...]
2009-10-23 13:11:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN EN
09TBILISI1602GEORGIA SEEKS U.S. HELP IN PROMOTING UNGA IDP
[...] (SBU) Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Sergi Kapanadze told emboffs on August 25 that the EU has decided to support the draft UN General Assembly resolution entitled "Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia a [...]
2009-08-25 14:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF UNGA RS GG
09TBILISI1643GEORGIA: CONCERNS OVER RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA,
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze called in the U.S. and UK ambassadors August 31 to request urgent assistance on two matters. First, the Georgians learned that four African countries -- Burundi, Central African Republ [...]
2009-09-01 14:34:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHSA EWWT UNGA BY CT ML PU RS GG
09TELAVIV1997ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu has shortened his planned visit to the U.N. from four days to two. Officials in NetanyahuQs bureau are quoted as saying that the central rea [...]
2009-09-10 10:35:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TOKYO1141JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 00:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1244JAPAN'S PACIFIC ISLANDS SUMMIT: ENVIRONMENT,
[...] (C) Japan hosted the fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM 5) in Hokkaido May 22-23. The tri-annual summit meeting between Japan and the members of the Pacific Islands Forum was divided into three sessions focused on climate change, human security and expanding people-to-people exchang [...]
2009-06-03 07:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO1786 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 21:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2922JAPAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Per reftel, 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Japan provided in paragraph 2. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Jamie Roane (roanejo@state.gov, roanejo@state.sgov.gov). 2. (U) Begin report text. Japan Japan bolstered border security and enhanced national counterterr [...]
2009-12-22 09:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV JA
09TOKYO998TSD PACIFIC WORKING GROUP MEETING AND SASAKAWA
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S., Japanese and Australian government officials met April 23 at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to conduct a regular session of the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) Pacific Working Group. The representatives provided updates on a range of policy and operational [...]
2009-04-29 22:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA AS XV
09TRIPOLI239U.S. AFRICA COMMAND HEAD: ALLAYING LIBYAN FEARS ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 14:36:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL MOPS PTER LY
09TRIPOLI34UN ORGANIZES HUMAN RIGHTS CONTACT GROUP WITH KEY LIBYAN
[...] (C) Summary: UN officials have quietly begun a human rights contact group that consists of quasi-governmental organizations with strong ties to the al-Qadhafi regime (two of groups are chaired by children of al-Qadhafi). The goals are to build awareness of basic human/civil rights and expand the c [...]
2009-01-19 12:58:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI LY
09TRIPOLI417AL-QADHAFI: NO LONGER RELUCTANT TO ENGAGE WITH AFRICOM \
[...] (S) Summary. Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi told visiting \ Commander of U.S. Africa Command General William Ward that Libya \ supported the establishment of common African institutions, such \ as an African Ministry of Defense, and expressed hope that the \ Obama administration would not pursue [...]
2009-05-26 14:54:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPREL PTER MOPS LY
09TRIPOLI558AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA AFRICA DIRECTOR GOMPERTZ TRIPOLI 00000558 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, US Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 09:34:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV FR SO ML NG MA GV IV AU LY
09TRIPOLI562AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH AU COMMISSION LEADERSHIP TRIPOLI 00000562 001.2 OF 002
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping met July 2 on the margins of the AU Summit in Sirte, Libya. They reviewed successful efforts by the AU and its international partners to reject military coup perpetrators, ple [...]
2009-07-13 09:48:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU SO LY
09TRIPOLI563AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH SPANISH MINISTER OF STATE FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, US Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 09:49:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO SP AU LY
09TRIPOLI643AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH THE EUROPEAN
[...] (C) Summary: On July 2, Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson met with the European Commission's (EC) Director General for Development, Stefano Manservisi, on the margins of the African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya. Manservisi requested the meeting to discuss current U.S. priorities in Afric [...]
2009-08-09 14:36:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL AU EUN SO LY
09TRIPOLI715AU SUMMIT SERVES AS OPENING ACT FOR QADHAFI'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION REF: TRIPOLI 570 TRIPOLI 00000715 001.2 OF 003
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 14:01:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL AU KSUM UG CG SU CD SO LY
09TRIPOLI934DEMARCHE RESPONSE: LIGHT ARMS TRANSFERS INTO GUINEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 15:57:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINS AU GV LY
09UNROME70WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 SECOND REGULAR
[...] The 2009 Second Regular Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from November 9-12. Improved collaboration among the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies as well as other partners was a prominent theme. UNDP Administrator Helen Clark was invited as a sp [...]
2009-12-01 01:58:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
09UNVIEVIENNA105UNODC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COSTA REITERATED CRIME
[...] (u) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 13. 2. (c) Summary. INL Assistant Secretary (A/S) David Johnson, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Acting Director (AD) Ed Jurith, and Ambassador Schulte met with Executive Director (ED) Antonio Costa March 13 on the m [...]
2009-03-16 11:57:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPGOV UNAUS KCRM SNAR AF UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA361UNODC'S MAJOR DONORS MEET; SEND STRONG MESSAGES TO COSTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 14:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV SNAR UN
09USUNNEWYORK1016CORRECTED COPY: GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In various UN and USUN meetings recently on Guinea-Bissau, UN officials have discussed the challenges facing both the country and the follow-on UN mission there. In the Security Council on November 5, UN Peacebuilding Su [...]
2009-11-12 15:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09USUNNEWYORK1094PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: SECURITY COUNCIL LOOKS
[...] SUMMARY. During its annual debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC),Chairman Heraldo Munoz told the Security Council that the PBC had consolidated its core advisory role and had increased its support for countries on its agenda. Council members affirmed the need for earlier [...]
2009-12-03 17:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1098AMB RICE MEETS PSIDS PERM REPS TO DISCUSS CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 30, Ambassador Rice met with the Permanent Representatives from the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at their request to discuss the security implications of climate change, the upcoming Conference of Parties meeting in Copenhagen and the Global Enviro [...]
2009-12-05 01:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KGHG UNGA XV
09USUNNEWYORK1119AFTER SUSPENDING MEETING, CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 8 the Credentials Committee met to consider the credentials of delegations to the 64th session of the General Assembly (GA). Members of the Credentials Committee include Brazil, China, Jamaica, the Philippines, United States, the Russian Federation, Spain, Tanzania [...]
2009-12-14 18:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA XA
09USUNNEWYORK112964TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) to the 64th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). 2. (U) EAP countries in general welcomed the new era of U.S. engagement and partnership this 64th General Assemb [...]
2009-12-18 01:55:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALBP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
09USUNNEWYORK1131UNGA; REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 64TH
[...] (U) Gerald Scott has returned to advise the U.S. Delegation to the General Assembly on African affairs for the ninth year in succession. Following are his views of this 64th General Assembly and the performance of Delegations representing Africa Bureau states. Introduction and Summary --- [...]
2009-12-18 16:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON PHUM PINR PINS PREL UNGA XY ZF ZU
09USUNNEWYORK114SYG BAN BRIEFS ON AU SUMMIT, IRAQ, GAZA,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary-General Ban briefed the Security Council on his recent travels in February 9 consultations. Ban recounted his personal intervention on the Muhajeria crisis in Darfur, described a long list of challenges in Afghanistan and relayed a new sense of optimism in Iraq in the [...]
2009-02-11 01:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC SO SU ZI MA AF IS IZ PK
09USUNNEWYORK1153RICE AND KOUCHNER DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, GUINEA,
[...] (S) SUMMARY. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told Ambassador Rice that France would not send additional troops to Afghanistan in the near term, but would take another look at its troop contributions following the outcome of the January 2010 London conference on Afghanistan. Kouchner [...]
2009-12-23 20:29:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC AF CG GV ER
09USUNNEWYORK1155SECURITY COUNCIL LAUDS BURUNDI'S PROGRESS, CALLS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 10 Security Council briefing on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB),Executive Representative and BINUB head Mahmoud gave a positive account of the status of both the peace process and electoral preparations, and underscored that BINUB will co [...]
2009-12-23 21:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO BY ZF
09USUNNEWYORK144AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS NIGERIAN PERMANENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 12 initial call on Nigerian Permanent Representative to the UN Uche Joy Ogwu, Ambassador Rice pressed Ogwu on the need for Nigeria to expeditiously complete its preparations for deployment of a battalion to AMISOM in Somalia. Ogwu referred to difficulties in lo [...]
2009-02-17 15:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNGA NI
09USUNNEWYORK209UN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] (SBU) At the request of Burkina Faso, the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) briefed the Security Council on March 3 on the events surrounding the assassinations of Guinea-Bissau President Joao Vieira and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai. DPA Deputy Director for Africa J [...]
2009-03-04 22:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM UNSC PU SG XY
09USUNNEWYORK247PACIFIC ISLAND PERMREPS LAY OUT CONCERNS ON STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Rice's March 5 hosted lunch for her counterparts from 11 UN member states representing Pacific island nations, the islanders expressed optimism for the new U.S. Administration after feeling drift in recent years. They called for enhanced partnership with the U.S. w [...]
2009-03-11 18:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SENV KGHG AORC UNGA EAID XV
09USUNNEWYORK254DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE HEARS CONCERNS OF NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11, the newly-appointed Group of Experts (GOE) briefed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Sanctions Committee on its plan for monitoring implementation of the DRC sanctions measures. The GOE highlighted its concern over regional non-cooperation with the sancti [...]
2009-03-13 13:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC AF ETTC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK278AMBASSADOR RICE AND UNMIL SRSG LOJ DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ellen Margrethe Loj told Ambassador Rice she believed at least 8,000 troops should remain in Liberia through the 2011 election. Loj cautioned that the French and UK might attempt to [...]
2009-03-18 23:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC LI XY
09USUNNEWYORK284UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS
[...] On March 16, 2009, Security Council President Dabbashi (Libya) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of March 4-10, 2009. Africa --Burundi (BINUB): Despite continued efforts within the framework of the Joint Verification [...]
2009-03-19 15:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK297UNMIL HEAD SAYS LIBERIAN PEACE IS FRAGILE; FRANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SRSG Loj told the Security Council on March 19 that UNMIL would complete its second drawdown by March 31, reducing troop levels to 10,200. Loj described the numerous external and internal threats facing Liberia. Ambassador Rice strongly supported UNMIL, its plan for troop leve [...]
2009-03-23 18:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNSC LI XY
09USUNNEWYORK366UGANDA MAY TAKE LEAD ON COUP PRST
[...] (C) Summary. USUN delivered reftel demarche to the missions of Libya, Uganda, Burkina Faso, and the African Union (AU). Uganda expressed interest in taking the lead in drafting a Council statement on recent coups in Africa, and is currently reaching out to the Libyans and the Burkinabe to ga [...]
2009-04-08 10:07:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC XA UV LY UG
09USUNNEWYORK383UNOGBIS AT THE UN: SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MOVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNOGBIS SRSG Joseph Mutaboba told the Security Council on April 8 that swift implementation of Security Sector Reform (SSR),economic recovery, a comprehensive approach to drug trafficking, and timely national elections were all essential elements in Guinea-Bissau's democratic [...]
2009-04-10 01:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PU XY
09USUNNEWYORK437AMB. RICE'S LUNCH WITH THE UN SENIOR AFRICANS GROUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, welcomed Amb. Rice as guest of honor at the annual lunch of the UN Senior Africans Group on April 16. Gambari invited Amb. Rice to take advantage of the resources of the group, which brings ambassadors from African missi [...]
2009-04-27 22:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC XA
09USUNNEWYORK517UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS
[...] On May 11, 2009, Security Council President Churkin (Russia) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of April 29-MAY 5, 2009. 2. Begin text of Briefing Note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 29 April, the African Union Spec [...]
2009-05-18 19:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK520AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CHILEAN PR MUNOZ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 21:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV UNGA EFIN CI
09USUNNEWYORK597LIBYA'S TREKI ELECTED UNGA PRESIDENT; QADDAFI TO
[...] Summary: The UN General Assembly elected Libyan diplomat Ali Treki to serve as its president in the forthcoming session. Also elected by acclamation were 21 vice presidents. The bureaus of the Assembly,s six Main Committees were elected with a few remaining vacancies to be filled soon. In [...]
2009-06-16 14:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC LI PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK603REPATRIATION OF SIMON TARALALA
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Simon Taralala, the 16 year-old adopted son of Papua New Guinea Deputy PermRep Mathilda Takaku, has been in foster care under the control of New York City's Administration of Children's Services (NYC [...]
2009-06-18 17:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL PP UN
09USUNNEWYORK635UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES INTEGRATED OFFICE FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Special Representative Joseph Mutaboba on June 23 told the Security Council that Guinea-Bissau needed coordinated security sector reform. He also lobbied for the creation of a robust integrated UN office to replace UNOGB [...]
2009-06-27 01:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY PU
09USUNNEWYORK651UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS PEACEKEEPING MISSION
[...] Summary: Following weeks of sometimes contentious negotiations, the Fifth Committee, on June 23rd, reached agreement on the 14 peacekeeping operation (PKO) budgets financed under the peacekeeping scale of assessments and on other peacekeeping-related requirements for the UN peacekeeping fina [...]
2009-07-03 00:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IS LE PREL UNGA YI
09USUNNEWYORK682UN OFFICE FOR WEST AFRICA BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL,
[...] (SBU) UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) SRSG Djinnit briefed the Security Council on July 7 on the biggest challenges facing the region, namely unconstitutional changes of government, security sector reform, and drug trafficking. He warned of the slow pace of reform in Guinea. Djinnit said UN [...]
2009-07-13 16:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY
09USUNNEWYORK743AU COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA STRATEGIZES ON SOMALIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 11:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK813AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN PR VIOTTI
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Brazilian PermRep Viotti listed peacekeeping and peacebuilding as priorities for Brazil, in particular the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and peacebuilding activities in Guinea-Bissau. Viotti noted the importance of [...]
2009-09-02 20:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM PHUM PREL BM
09USUNNEWYORK866PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SEPTEMBER 23 MEETING WITH TOP UN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Immediately following his address to the Open Debate of the UN General Assembly on September 23, President Obama convened an unprecedented meeting with the Heads of State and Foreign Ministers of the top contributors of troops and police to UN peacekeeping operations. President [...]
2009-10-01 09:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA UNSC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK871COTE D,IVOIRE: EXPERTS DOCUMENT SANCTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Group of Experts on Cote d'Ivoire, a UN team established to monitor sanctions imposed on that country, submitted a final report documenting impediments to full implementation of these measures, particularly the UN ban on the export of diamonds. While the Group found that the [...]
2009-10-02 09:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETTC UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK873MADAGASCAR DELEGATION EXCLUDED FROM GENERAL DEBATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar's unconstitutional president, Andry Rojoelina, was scheduled to speak in the General Debate in the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 25th. He was blocked by a vote, following a point of order raised by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, acting in their role of president of [...]
2009-10-05 22:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA AORC AF
09USUNNEWYORK887UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM)
[...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...]
2009-10-09 21:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS
09USUNNEWYORK888UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 23 PM):
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The September 23rd afternoon session of the General debate saw the U.S. delegation walk out of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's fiery diatribe against the U.S. and Israel. The Iranian President derided capitalist economic systems, defended recent election results, and condemned bo [...]
2009-10-09 21:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL PGOV ECON AORC KPKO SW UK IT AR
09USUNNEWYORK892SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AND DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Khiem chaired the Security Council open debate on the Secretary-General's report on Women, Peace, and Security. At the top of the meeting, the Council adopted follow-on resolution 1889, which focuses on women's empowerment in post-confl [...]
2009-10-12 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK893SECRETARY CLINTON CHAIRS UNANIMOUS ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of State Clinton chaired the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1888 on conflict-related sexual violence which was co-sponsored by 68 UN member states including 10 members of the Security Council. Russia, China, Libya, Uganda and Vietnam did not co- [...]
2009-10-13 20:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK896GUINEA FM ASKS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO LET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During Security Council consultations on the situation in Guinea held at France's request, the U.S., as President of the Council, briefed on its September 29 meeting with Guinean Foreign Minister Loua, during which he claimed that the violence on September 28 was due to protest [...]
2009-10-13 21:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY GV AU
09USUNNEWYORK916THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S 14 OCTOBER LUNCH WITH THE
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) In the monthly UN Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the SYG discussed Guinea, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan with PermReps. The lunch was hosted by Vietnamese PermRep Le Luong Minh, in his capacity as [...]
2009-10-15 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM PK GV AF SU
09USUNNEWYORK917G77 OPPOSES CHANGES TO THE REGULAR BUDGET SCALES
[...] This is an action request. See para 16. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Beginning with the last meeting of the G7 plus EU Group (G7 Group) on scales at the margins of the Fall meeting of the Geneva Group CLM (GG),the subject of scales has begun in earnest in the 64th General Assembly (GA). At the GG [...]
2009-10-15 21:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK92AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON BURKINA
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice shared U.S. priorities with Burkinabe PermRep Kafando in an initial call and asked for his views on Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Cote d'Ivoire. Rice pressed for support against deferring Sudanese President Ba [...]
2009-02-04 21:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC UV XV XA
09USUNNEWYORK925U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 28, PM):
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The continuation of the U.N. General Debate saw an impassioned and unscripted speech by the Honduran Foreign Minister calling on the United Nations to restore order and democracy in her besieged country. To highlight the point, she called Honduran President Zelaya on her cell phon [...]
2009-10-19 15:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN AF AM AO BB CD
09USUNNEWYORK926SUBJECT: U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONCLUDES SEPT 29:
[...] SUMMARY: The final session of the 64th General Assembly general debate focused on non-proliferation, climate change, multilateralism, Security Council reform, the financial crisis, and sustainable development. Several countries reflected on the importantance of preventing piracy on the high s [...]
2009-10-19 16:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO ER GJ NU NO
09USUNNEWYORK931SENATOR BOXER DISCUSSES WOMEN, CLIMATE WITH SG
[...] Senator Barbara Boxer came to New York to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in her capacity as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittees on International Organizations and Global Women's Issues. She raised the need to quickly appoint a Special Representative of the Secretary-G [...]
2009-10-20 22:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI SENV KWMN KGHG UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK938GUINEA: UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY DETAILS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Department of Political Affairs A/SYG Haile Menkerios briefed the Security Council on October 21 on the planned UN commission of inquiry (COI) into the atrocities committed in Guinea since September 28. He explained the expectations for the COI for which there was widespread [...]
2009-10-22 17:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY GV
09USUNNEWYORK985SYG BAN BRIEFS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON OCTOBER 28
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a briefing to the UN General Assembly on October 30, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afgha [...]
2009-11-03 21:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP
09USUNNEWYORK994UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM)
[...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...]
2009-11-05 23:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS
09USUNNEWYORK999GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED WITH
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Representative Joseph Mutaboba on November 5 told the Security Council in an open session that there has been progress on national reconcliation, especially sinc [...]
2009-11-06 20:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09WELLINGTON297BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - CASE NO. K-2488
[...] (U) PolOff conducted a Blue Lantern inspection of Custom Aeronautical Support (CAS),Ltd. at 28B Moorhaus Avenue in Christchurch, New Zealand on 16 September, 2009 to verify the bona fides of broker Farooq (Greg) I. Gaba, case no. K-2488. CAS appears to be a legitimate business, and PolOff [...]
2009-10-28 03:31:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NZ
09WELLINGTON47 PM KEY's BUSY AND POPULAR FIRST 100 DAYS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The first 100 days on the new National-led Government have been active and largely well received by the New Zealand media and public. The Government has kept its campaign promises pushing through tax relief and tougher law and order measures, starting to reform the bureaucracy, [...]
2009-02-25 04:31:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON49NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: FIFTH
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel action request, on February 24 Poloff met with Nik Kiddle, Deputy Director of the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),to discuss the candidacy of Judge Coral Shaw of New Zealand for [...]
2009-02-26 22:46:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA NZ
09WELLINGTON55NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER INSISTS COMMONWEALTH
[...] (C) Charge met with Foreign Minister Murray McCully February 26 at his request. McCully said that he is departing over the weekend for London to participate in the Commonwealth Meeting on Fiji. He explained that Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Samuel Abal and himself would be the two Pacific [...]
2009-02-27 04:32:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FJ NZ
09YAOUNDE1057CAMEROON: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On December 10, Ambassador met with Minister in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency and Secretary General of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) party Rene Sadi for a tour d'horizon of regional and national developments. Sadi explained President Biya [...]
2009-12-16 12:13:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM PGOV PINR PREL
09YAOUNDE108 OVERVIEW OF CAMEROON'S OIL AND GAS SECTOR
[...] (U) Summary: Cameroon is the seventh largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, not including the oil transiting Cameroon in the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon pipeline owned and operated by an Exxon Mobil-led consortium. Although French company Total accounts for two-thirds of current explorati [...]
2009-01-30 11:13:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON CM
09YAOUNDE147CENTRAL AFRICAN BANK READY FOR CRISIS, ROCKED BY
[...] (C) Summary. The member governments of the Economic and Monetary Union of Central Africa (CEMAC) are well-prepared to weather the fallout from the global financial crisis, but the socio-economic impact of slower economic growth is harder to predict, according to Rigobert Roger Andeley, a Con [...]
2009-02-13 06:59:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETRD KCOR ECIN PINR GB CM
09YAOUNDE152CAMEROON: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Summary: The Government of the Republic of Cameroon (GRC) acknowledges that Cameroon is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficked women and children. In 2005, the National Assembly passed Anti-Child Trafficking legislation. A number of sections of the penal code apply to tra [...]
2009-02-16 09:50:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CM
09YAOUNDE430CAMAIRCO BACK TO SQUARE ONE
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with then Charge d'Affaires, Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency and Chairman of the Board of CAMAIRCO Philemon Yang provided an update of the government's plans to start up a new national airline after the liquidation in 2006 of CAMAIR. Yang noted t [...]
2009-05-12 15:44:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM EAIR ECON PGOV KCOR
09YAOUNDE482BIYA'S SUCCESSION UNCERTAIN, SAYS SENIOR
[...] (C) Summary. Cameroon will either not have presidential elections, as scheduled, in 2011 or the elections, if they are held, will be so bad no one will believe them, according to Yaya Hamidou Marafa, Cameroon's Minister for Territorial Administration and Decentralization (MINATD). In a wid [...]
2009-05-29 11:23:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR CM
09YAOUNDE551CAMEROON: DEMARCHE ON FOOD SECURITY
[...] On June 18, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Eko'o Akouafane, Secretary General at Cameroon's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Akouafane said that in response to the current global economic crisis and February 2008 riots (which were in part a response to high food pr [...]
2009-06-19 15:42:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL
09YAOUNDE581Cameroon's Separatist SCNC Still Pushing its Cause
[...] (U) The Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC) is an Anglophone separatist movement whose ultimate goal is a return to the two-state Federation which existed pre-1972. The movement has used violence in the past and has recently internationalized its campaign by lobbying in Washington, New [...]
2009-06-29 15:49:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PINR CVIS CM
09YAOUNDE608(C) CENTRAL BANK SOURCE: "GABONESE STOLE $40
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Gabonese officials in the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) colluded to embezzle more than 18.3 billion CFA (about $36 million) from the pooled reserves of the six states of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) over the past five years, according to a [...]
2009-07-07 12:58:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALKCOR EFIN PREL PGOV ECON CM
09YAOUNDE682NEW ENERGY AND WATER MINISTER WANTS RESULTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 24, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the new Minister of Energy and Water, Michael Ngako Tomdio, who came to his job in a June 30 cabinet shuffle. Clearly under pressure to produce results, he signaled a breakthrough on the impasse between AES-Sonel and aluminum prod [...]
2009-08-06 07:06:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON ENRG EWWT PGOV PREL
09YAOUNDE71CAMEROON'S SECRETARY GENERAL AT PRESIDENCY ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting with Ambassador, Secretary General of the Presidency and Minister of State Laurent Esso defended President Biya's decisions in naming the Electoral Commission (ELECAM). He forcefully criticized the political opposition and elements of the international [...]
2009-01-22 15:38:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE73MINISTER MARAFA: PRESIDENT BIYA NEVER LIKED ELECAM
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had dinner on January 10 with Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization Marafa Hamidou Yaya, a longtime political insider whose ministry used to oversee the Organization of Elections Cameroon (ONEL),the predecessor to Elections Cameroon (ELECAM [...]
2009-01-22 15:39:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE841 FRAUD SUMMARY - CAMEROON
[...] Cameroon, population 18 million, is a unitary republic dominated by a strong presidency and highly entrenched bureaucracy. The primary languages are French and English, with numerous dialects amongst its more than 200 tribal and ethnic groups. Embassy Yaounde also processes visa applications ( [...]
2009-10-05 15:45:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT PHUM ASEC CM
10ABIDJAN37OPPOSITION YOUTH TO HOLD MASS DEMONSTRATION ON JAN 26
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political youth leaders from the RHDP opposition coalition have called for a mass demonstration on January 26. It will be the opposition's first major demonstration since March 2004. They plan to march on the state-owned television network in Abidjan and hold a [...]
2010-01-25 16:48:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV SOCI IV
10ABIDJAN69COTE D'IVOIRE: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, post submits the following information on Cote d'Ivoire for the Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. POC for this report is Political Officer (FS-04) Tanya Salseth, phone: (225) 22.49.45.70, fax: (225) 22.49.40.10. Poloff spent 30 hours in the prepara [...]
2010-02-17 14:59:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP KMCA ELAB IV
10ABUDHABI89PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...]
2010-02-21 11:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE
10ABUJA187ECOWAS HEADS OF STATE DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY, SELECT
[...] (C) Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan opened the 37th Ordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Governments (HOS) Meeting in Abuja February 16 with a call for increased transparency in government and "redoubled efforts" at consolidatin [...]
2010-02-18 16:28:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS ECOWAS NI
10ACCRA139PRESIDENT MILLS DISCUSSES OIL AND WEST AFRICAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 3 meeting with Assistant Secretary Carson, Ghanaian President Mills expressed his commitment to rule of law and transparency. He also stressed the importance of respect and openness in the way oil companies engage with Ghana, highlighting Kosmos Energy as a case where [...]
2010-02-16 16:30:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV PREL SNAR IV
10ACCRA19TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT MILLS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with a relaxed and confident President Mills for 45 minutes on January 6. Mills promised cooperation on security issues and sought greater partnership, including a second body scanner for use at Kotoka Airport's VIP lounge. He expressed his concern about stabili [...]
2010-01-08 12:38:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EPET SNAR PTER MARR TO NI GH
10ADDISABABA128 ICG MEETING ON GUINEA REINFORCES JAN 15 OUAGADOUGOU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The tenth meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Guinea on January 26 brought no surprises as Group members were generally encouraged by recent political developments in Guinea. Discussion focused on reinforcing the January 15 Ouagadougou Declaration through advan [...]
2010-01-27 12:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AU ASEC GV
10ADDISABABA188 AU SUMMIT -- LIBERIAN PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIRLEAF UPBEAT
[...] (U) January 30, 2010, 5:25 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle Special Advisor Nicole Goldin AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) [...]
2010-02-03 13:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM XA
10ADDISABABA192AU SUMMIT: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING
[...] (SBU) February 1, 2010; 11:45 a.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin USAU Ambassador Michael Battle USAU A/DCM Joel Maybury AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook PolOff Brian Bauman PolOff [...]
2010-02-04 05:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON GV GB AU
10ADDISABABA195AU Summit - A/S Carson's Meeting with Burkina Faso
[...] (SBU) January 31, 2010; 20:00; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A/S Carson thanked Burkinabe President Blaise Campaore for his leadership in returning Guinea to civilian rule. President Campaore was appreciative and echoed the need for continued work and partnership to implement a p [...]
2010-02-04 05:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AU
10ADDISABABA25USAU: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: With less than three weeks to go before the start of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, several predictable and recurring themes will take center stage: the crises in Somalia and Sudan, the unconstitutional changes of power in Guinea and Madagascar, and the constituti [...]
2010-01-11 05:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM EAID AU
10ADDISABABA287AU SUMMIT -- U.S. DELEGATION MEETS WITH AU
[...] (U) January 31, 2010; 7:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration Special Advisor on the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe [...]
2010-02-11 11:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNP UNGA UNSC NI AU
10ADDISABABA288AU SUMMIT - A/S FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS CARSON MEETS
[...] (U) January 30, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe USAU A/DCM Joel Maybury USAU Political Officer L [...]
2010-02-11 12:14:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL PGOV AU
10ADDISABABA289USAU: AU SUMMIT IN ADDIS ABABA -- OUTCOMES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-11 13:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNP UNGA UNSC NI AU
10ADDISABABA73ETHIOPIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] (U) This cable is a reftel response that includes Ethiopia's Investment Climate Statement 2010. As requested, the response is divided into the following categories: Openness to Foreign Investment; Conversion and Transfer Policies; Expropriation and Compensation; Dispute Settlement; Performanc [...]
2010-01-15 12:40:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AF ET
10BAMAKO54NEW INFORMATION ON CRASHED DRUG PLANE
[...] (S) On January 12, [name redacted], provided PolCouns with copies of documents from the civil aviation authorities of Saudi Arabia and Guinea-Bissau he believed pertained to the Boeing 727 that crashed on take-off near the town of Tarkint in Northern Mali at the beginning of November 2009. The firs [...]
2010-02-01 11:59:00Embassy BamakoSECRETKCRM PGOV PINS SNAR ML
10BANJUL65Ambassador Meets with President Jammeh
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 12:10:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM GA
10BELGRADE108SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly a priority for the government of Serbia (GoS). Serbi [...]
2010-01-21 15:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINT OPIC KTDB EFIN PGOV SR
10BELGRADE82SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: ------------------------------------- A. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------------- Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly [...]
2010-01-16 21:59:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SR
10BERLIN166 Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...]
2010-02-05 16:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM
10BRASILIA204Brazil: March HRC
[...] On February 24, poloff delivered the points reftel to Nathanael de Souza e Silva and Bruna Vieira de Paula of the Division of Human Rights, Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Religious and racial intolerance 2. Poloff handed Silva and de Paula a copy of the U.S.-proposed Action Plan [...]
2010-02-27 21:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN BR GV IR BM CG IS
10BRASILIA7BRAZIL: FOREIGN MINISTRY EAGER TO LAUNCH NEXT PHASE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Celso Amorim broke with normal protocol and practice and met with Ambassador Shannon January 8, only hours after the Ambassador had arrived in country. Amorim welcomed the Ambassador's arrival, lamented the drawn out confirmation process, and said he was eager to [...]
2010-01-11 11:57:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
10BRAZZAVILLE37BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, FEBRUARY 3, 2010
[...] (U) Christmas came late to Congo, as the World Bank and IMF announced January 28 that Congo(B) had achieved HIPC "completion point," a significant step toward debt relief for the country. According to the IMF and World Bank, the decision will generate total debt service savings of USD 1.9 billi [...]
2010-02-03 22:01:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV PREL CF
10BRUSSELS200EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSIDERING SUPPORT TO GUINEAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission's Directorate-General for Development is considering providing support to Guinean judicial and security sector reform (JSSR). The Commission's development aid to Guinea has been largely suspended since September, but a Commission delegation will trave [...]
2010-02-22 06:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC EUN GV XA XY EAID
10BRUSSELS211THE EU AND SANCTIONS (INTRODUCING THE EU, PART
[...] (C) This cable describes political and procedural dynamics associated with the creation and maintenance of EU-wide sanctions programs. Effective USG influence over specific EU sanctions policies generally requires early, sustained, and strategic outreach to Member State capitals, Member Stat [...]
2010-02-23 16:11:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBEXP EAID EAIR EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN EWWT KHLS
10BRUSSELS231BELGIUM SUPPORTS MOST U.S. POSITIONS IN 13TH UNHRC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Lieke Biesemans, attach for human rights at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, welcomes U.S. engagement in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and views the U.S. as a like-minded ally. Although in complete agreement with U.S. resolutions proposed for Guinea, [...]
2010-02-26 15:08:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL BE
10BRUSSELS35EU REVISES CT, DPRK, GUINEA SANCTIONS
[...] (C) On December 22 the EU Council formally revised EU counterterrorism (both UN/Al-Qaeda & Taliban and autonomous regimes),North Korea, and Guinea sanctions programs. The December revisions reflect an EU willingness to move beyond UN common denominators in the sanctions domain. Procedural [...]
2010-01-14 05:45:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN BEXP KJUS EWWT EAIR PTER UNSC EFIN
10BRUSSELS65SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 21 MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your January 21 meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will enable you to deepen the relationship you established with her during your introductory meeting at NATO in early December and in subsequent phone calls. By receivin [...]
2010-01-20 15:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MASS MARR EU
10CAIRO247DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MARCH UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION
[...] (C) On February 23, we delivered ref A demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights Omar Shalaby. On defamation of religions, Shalaby said Egypt would support the OIC position. He believed there is currently no broad backing for a binding treaty. On Guinea, Shalaby said Nigeria would take [...]
2010-02-25 15:01:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN EG
10CANBERRA47AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS APDP ELECTION OBSERVATIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and AusAID officials told DRL Senior Advisor Christopher Camponovo that Australia supported Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership's (APDP) involvement in monitoring upcoming elections in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville. End summar [...]
2010-01-20 07:32:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AS
10CHENNAI30 ENERGETIC-BUT-CIVILIZED DEBATE OVER BIOTECH EGGPLANT DRAWS
[...] (U) Summary: As part of Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh's cross-country tour to discuss the introduction of a biotech eggplant in India (reftel),Ramesh held an informal event on February 6 at a university in Bangalore. Both sides (for and against) appeared evenly represented at the venu [...]
2010-02-09 10:46:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON SENV PGOV EINV IN
10COLOMBO66COLOMBO PLAN JANUARY SESSION READOUT
[...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Ambassador (and current Colombo Plan Council President) led a discussion about the Eminent Persons' Report at the 267th session of the Colombo Plan Council held January 20. Despite its impressive work plan, the Colombo Plan has languished in recent years with little funding [...]
2010-01-29 03:59:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AORC ECON KUNR UN CE
10CONAKRY102PM DORE APPOINTS A NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Nearly one month after his appointment as Prime Minister, Jean Marie Dore announced a new 34 person government on February 15 at 2000 hours. The government is comprised of ten political party representatives, ten representatives from civil society, ten from the CNDD, and four fro [...]
2010-02-16 15:47:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10CONAKRY104GUINEA: 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Despite considerable rhetoric by the junta government concerning anti-TIP efforts, little progress has been made toward combating TIP in Guinea during the reporting period. The country remains a point of origin, transit, and destination for trafficked men, women, and children. After the [...]
2010-02-17 06:38:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10CONAKRY110WORLD BANK HOPES TO RESTART PROGRAMMING
[...] (C) World Bank (WB) representative Siaka Bakayoko is generally pleased with Dore's transition government, particularly with the appointment of Minister of Finance Kerfalla Yansane. The WB is apparently eager to restart programming in Guinea, but is logistically unable to do so, as Guinea curr [...]
2010-02-19 11:48:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON GV
10CONAKRY117ICG MEETING FOCUSES ON ELECTIONS
[...] (U) The 11th International Contact Group (ICG-G) meeting was held in Conakry on February 22, 2010. The meeting, co-chaired by outgoing and incoming ECOWAS presidents Ibn Chambas and Ibrahima Fall, was the first ICG-G to be held in Conakry since September, 2009. The conference saw presentation [...]
2010-02-23 16:05:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10CONAKRY118ICC TO BEGIN SECOND PHASE OF INVESTIGATION; FORCES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a press conference on February 19, Fatou Ben Souda, Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC),announced that Crimes Against Humanity were likely committed in Guinea (reftel A). After three days in country, Ben Souda announced that the ICC would officially st [...]
2010-02-24 10:32:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GV
10CONAKRY125MINING COMPANIES CONCERNED ABOUT GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/PolChief met with representatives of several mining companies over the past week to discuss how the transition is impacting Guinea's most lucrative industry. While the representatives seemed optimistic about Guinea's political future, they were universally disappointed by the r [...]
2010-02-25 17:19:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10CONAKRY77FRANCOIS FALL SKEPTICAL OF DORE'S INTENTIONS
[...] (C) On February 1, Ambassador Moller met with former PM, and newly appointed spokesperson for the Forces Vives (reftel A),Francois Lonceny Fall. Fall told the Ambassador that Guinea, for the first time, has a window of opportunity for democracy. However, he noted that there are problems withi [...]
2010-02-01 16:51:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10CONAKRY79NATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY RELEASES RESULTS
[...] (U) At noon on February 2, the Guinean National Commission of Inquiry presented their findings in front of a half filled Palais du Peuple. The audience consisted mostly of Guinean government officials and African diplomats. No members of the Forces Vives attended the event, nor did PM Jean Ma [...]
2010-02-02 15:35:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM GV
10CONAKRY81SIDYA TOURE PREPARING FOR ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Moller and A/PolChief met with former PM and President of Union of Republican Forces (UFR) Sidya Toure on Feb 2 to discuss the formation of the transition government. Seeming more Presidential candidate than member of the Forces Vives, Toure focused primarily on reforms [...]
2010-02-02 17:16:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10CONAKRY84PM OFFICE ILL EQUIPED TO HANDLE NEW RESPONSIBILITES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Moller, RSO, and A/PolChief on February 3, Minister of Security and First Vice President General Mamadou "Toto" Camara reiterated that no one in the CNDD or the military, including himself and Interim President Sekouba Konate, was interested in keeping [...]
2010-02-03 15:56:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM GV
10CONAKRY88UN-ECOWAS SSR TEAM BEGINS TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A joint UN-ECOWAS SSR team arrived in Conakry on Monday, February 1. On Thursday, February 4, EmbOffs discussed the UN-ECOWAS Mission with members of its team in order to determine the mandate and scope of their visit. According to its team members, the SSR team is planning to pu [...]
2010-02-08 14:36:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10CONAKRY90CLASHES IN N'ZEREKORE KILL 2, WOUND 38
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During two days of ethno-religious clashes in N'Zerekore, the capital of Guinea's Forest Region, two people were reportedly killed, 38 people were wounded, and two are missing. A government delegation that was sent to the region on February 7 has at least temporarily quelled the [...]
2010-02-08 16:10:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10CONAKRY91UNION LEADER APPOINTED HEAD OF CNT
[...] (U) In the first appointment under the Premiership of Jean Marie Dore, union leader Hadja Rabiatou Diallo was named President of the National Transition Council (CNT). Rabiatou has publicly lobbied for the position since Jean Marie Dore was appointed the sole Prime Minister of the transition [...]
2010-02-09 15:11:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10CONAKRY96HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SAYS HR SITUATION IMPROVING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with A/PolChief human rights activist Mamadi Kaba said that the human rights situation in Guinea has improved since Interim President Sekouba Konate spoke to troops about supporting the transition government on January 12 (reftel). The military, while still very power [...]
2010-02-11 09:20:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10CONAKRY97DORE PROMISES ELECTIONS IN SIX MONTHS
[...] (U) In a meeting with Ambassador Moller, Prime Minister Jean Marie Dore promised to work toward elections in six months and to publicly appoint his government by this evening. Dore said that his main focus during the transition would be to prepare for elections and significantly reduce corrup [...]
2010-02-11 16:35:00Embassy ConakryCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC GV
10COTONOU80BENIN SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) The Government of Benin (GOB) continued to make steady progress towards combating child trafficking. The GOB provided to Post prosecution statistics for 2009 demonstrating good will to crack down on child trafficking. 2. (SBU) The National Child Protection Coordination and Monitori [...]
2010-02-12 10:57:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ELAB SMIG KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN BN
10DAKAR286SENEGAL'S ROLE AS MEDIATOR IN NIGER
[...] (SBU) PolCouns met with Mamadour Ndiaye, Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Ambassador Mamadou Sow, senior adviser to the Foreign Minister, and Mouhamadou Sarr, head of the MFA's America and Oceania Division, to discuss Senegal's role as a mediator in Niger. Ndiaye [...]
2010-02-22 09:26:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SG XY NG ECOWAS
10DARESSALAAM159FM MEMBE ON ZANZIBAR, POLITICS, AU, AND PIRACY
[...] SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Membe convened the diplomatic corps on February 19 for a general briefing on Tanzanian domestic and foreign affairs. Membe reported GOT endorsement of a Zanzibar coalition government; welcomed international monitoring of the October general election; boasted of Tanzan [...]
2010-02-22 13:45:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SENV AU TZ SO
10DARESSALAAM57FM MEMBE ON AU SUMMIT (LIBYA, FRANCE, AND SOMALIA)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Bernard Membe previewed for Ambassador Lenhardt his expectations of the upcoming African Union Summit January 25. Membe expressed concern about a Libyan move to retain the AU Chair, which Tanzania would oppose. He criticized the French role in Madagascar and el [...]
2010-01-26 10:35:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL TZ SO LY FR MA
10DARESSALAAM61SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO TANZANIA
[...] Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time when our bilateral relationship with Tanzania is at an historic highpoint, in part because of our expansive assistance efforts in multiple sectors. Tanzania's unbroken record of political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development n [...]
2010-01-28 04:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDOREP TZ
10FREETOWN50SIERRA LEONE: CHINESE ENGAGEMENT
[...] This message responds to reftel request for information on Chinese engagement in Sierra Leone and potential areas for cooperation. Post opted for a front channel cable as well as an email in light of the significant interest in the level of Chinese engagement in Sierra Leone. 2. China wa [...]
2010-02-05 09:27:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON SL CN
10FREETOWN61UPDATE ON NARCOTICS MATTERS IN SIERRA LEONE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 17:07:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDLI SL SNAR
10FREETOWN67SIERRA LEONE: ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY
[...] Summary: The four minor incidents of inter-religious violence over the past five years are the first such occurrences in Sierra Leone. As Christianity becomes less orthodox and Islam more so, such incidents are likely to recur or worsen, but Sierra Leoneans, both Muslim and Christian, are p [...]
2010-02-17 10:04:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SL
10FREETOWN8SIERRA LEONE STABILITY IV: CONCLUSIONS
[...] (C) As reftels have shown Sierra Leone is faced with challenges and threats to short- and long-term stability. Perhaps the greatest hallmark of Sierra Leonean governance at the moment is that it is driven and supported by individuals, rather than institutions or ideologies. Reminiscent of the [...]
2010-01-06 18:35:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL PINS PINR SL
10GENEVA94Preview of March 2010 Human Rights Council Session
[...] (U) The 13th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) will take place in Geneva from March 1 - 26, 2010. The longest of the three yearly meetings, the March session opens with the High Level Segment. This cable outlines key issues Mission Geneva expects will be raised at the 13th Session, p [...]
2010-02-02 11:39:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNHRC
10HONGKONG113RUSAL IPO IN HONG KONG: ALL RISK, NO REWARD FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Aluminum company Rusal is set to be the first Russian company to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) when it completes its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on January 27. Rusal's questionable corporate governance, precarious debt profile, and its CEO's alleged ties [...]
2010-01-20 11:34:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV HK CH RS
10LAPAZ33Morales Continues to Attempt to Derail Copenhagen Accord
[...] (C) Summary: Declaring the Copenhagen UN climate change summit a failure, Bolivian President Morales announced he will convoke the first "People's World Conference on Climate Change and the Mother Earth" in Cochabamba April 20-22 -- coinciding with Earth Day. The conference's stated objective is to [...]
2010-02-09 12:09:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG PREL BL
10LIBREVILLE23 GABON: ECONOMIC TRANSPARENCY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Gabon's new President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, announced bold economic reforms upon taking office in October 2009. His ambitious agenda is aimed at jump-starting the country's deteriorating economy and changing the way business is done in Gabon to attract investors. Anti-corruption [...]
2010-01-14 05:38:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON GB
10LIBREVILLE72GABON: HIGH-LEVEL NORTH KOREAN VISIT; REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) Gabonese Foreign Minister Paul Toungui officially informed the Ambassador on February 8 that a high-level North Korean delegation led by Kim Yong Nam will visit Libreville during a tour of African countries at the end of February. Kim Yong Nam is the President of the Presidium of the Su [...]
2010-02-11 13:45:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL UNSC GB
10LISBON20PORTUGAL ON ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSLIM COMMUNITY
[...] In response to reftel request for information on Muslim communities, Portugal's Muslim community comprises approximately 50,000 members (less than 1% of Portugal's 11 million population),the majority of whom are of Indo-Pakistani descent as well as immigrants from Portugal's former African col [...]
2010-01-14 08:12:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KPAO PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI XG PO
10LISBON27PORTUGAL: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED
[...] Per Ref A, Poleconoff contacted the Portuguese Ministry of Labor, the International Labor Organization (ILO),and local NGOs to obtain current information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Portugal. 2. According to Fatima Matos, Coordinato [...]
2010-01-19 18:21:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID PO
10LISBON68EU MISSION IN GUINEA-BISSAU: MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2008, an EU mission in Guinea-Bissau (GB) has been playing an important role in reform of the military and the security and justice sectors. Despite initial challenges due to political instability and resistance from the GB military, the low-budget advisory mission has ma [...]
2010-02-22 13:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PREL PGOV MARR KDEM KJUS PU PO
10LONDON366GUINEA: UK THINKING ON JUSTICE AND SECURITY SECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 13:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM MASS EAID PGOV GV UK
10LONDON456DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UK GIVES TACTICAL ADVICE ON
[...] (C/NF) Alastair Long, head of the UN Human Rights team at the FCO, told Poloff in response to reftel demarche that HMG is broadly supportive of U.S. goals for the upcoming Human Rights Council session. He reported positive progress on the U.S. defamation of religions action plan within the [...]
2010-02-26 13:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN IR UK
10LONDON92United Kingdom: Investment Climate Statement 2010
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2010. UNITED KINGDOM: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT --------------------------------------------- ---- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment [...]
2010-01-15 17:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV OPIC KTDB USTR UK
10LUANDA79Angola Open to Engaging with International Community to
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Angola pulled out all the stops in welcoming the Secretary's Great Lakes Special Advisor Howard Wolpe and Special Envoys from the EU, South Africa, Norway and Sweden during their February 16 - 18 visit to Luanda. Separate meetings with the President, Minister of State for [...]
2010-02-26 12:45:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPREL CG KDEM OVIP AO
10MADRID181ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING WITH SPANISH VICE
[...] Summary. On January 28, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, met with Spanish Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Angel Lossada, on bi-lateral issues related to Africa. Lossada described Spanish interests and concerns in West Africa; requested U.S. views on a proposed confe [...]
2010-02-16 12:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SP
10MALABO16EQUATORIAL GUINEA: AU SUMMIT PARTICIPATION
[...] MFA Director General of International Organizations Angel Mokara Moleila informed Poloff on 22 January that Equatorial Guinea's delegation to the AU Summit will consist of: --President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo --Minister of Foreign Affairs Pastor Micha Ondo Bile --MFA Vice Minister Eustaquio N [...]
2010-01-22 16:46:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP AORC EK
10MANILA1492010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - PHILIPPINES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 07:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV RP USTR
10MAPUTO80NARCOTRAFFICKING ON UPSWING, CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Mozambique has been called the second most active narcotics transit point in Africa after Guinea Bissau (Ref C). Despite anti-corruption rhetoric, the ruling FRELIMO party has not shown much serious political will to combat narcotrafficking. Mohamed Bashir Suleman (MBS),descri [...]
2010-01-25 11:56:00Embassy MaputoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KCOR SNAR MZ
10MASERU15TERMINATION OF MADAGASCAR'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY MAY LEAD TO
[...] On December 23, 2009, President Obama announced that Madagascar, together with Niger and Guinea, was not making continual progress in meeting African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) requirements. Effective January 1, 2010, those countries' designations as AGOA beneficiaries was terminated. [...]
2010-01-13 10:23:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON LT
10MASERU23CORRECTED COPY: TERMINATION OF MADAGASCAR'S AGOA ELIGIBILITY
[...] On December 23, 2009, President Obama announced that Madagascar, together with Niger and Guinea, was not making continual progress in meeting African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) requirements. Effective January 1, 2010, those countries' designations as AGOA beneficiaries was terminated. [...]
2010-01-21 12:50:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON SF LT
10MONROVIA122THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: JANUARY 28, 2010
[...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- APM Terminals Tapped to Manage Monrovia Port -- BHP Billiton and Arcelor Mittal Form Cross-Border Partnership -- Liberia Hires Private Firm to Recover Taylor-Era Assets [...]
2010-01-28 15:21:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI
10MONROVIA254WEST AFRICA COAST INITIATIVE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sponsored a round of meetings February 17-19 designed to assist participant countries (Guinea-Bissau, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone) with the implementation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Action [...]
2010-02-26 08:27:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KJUS PREL SL LI
10MONROVIA80 SIRLEAF PLEASED WITH MEETINGS IN OUAGADOUGOU WITH DADIS AND
[...] (C) Summary: President Sirleaf, accompanied by Minister of Defense Brownie Sumakai and Minister of State Edward McClain, traveled to Ouagadougou January 17 and 18 to meet with President Blaise Compaore, Camara Dadis, Sekouba Konate, and ECOWAS President Ibrahim Chambas. Sirleaf told Ambassado [...]
2010-01-19 18:30:00Embassy MonroviaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC GV LI
10MOSCOW251NOT QUITE A WHOLE NEW ERA FOR RUSAL
[...] (C) After restructuring billions in debt, Rusal raised USD 2.2 billion through its January IPO in Hong Kong. Rusal executives see the restructuring and listing as key steps in the company's transition into a modern, public company. Despite its achievements, Rusal will have to cope with restri [...]
2010-02-03 10:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEMIN ECON PREL RS CH
10NEWDELHI384INDIA: PRIORITIES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (U) Post delivered Ref A points to the United Nations Economic and Social Division (UNES) of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on February 23. Due to staffing issues within UNES, we have been unable to obtain the GOI's reaction to our six priorities. However, UNES Under Secretary Abhish [...]
2010-02-26 13:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN IN
10NIAMEY129Charge Meets with Junta;
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On February 25, Brigadier General Souleyman Salou and Colonel Moussa Gros, Senior Military Advisor to the CSRD President, met with ChargC) d'Affaires Whitaker in a frank and productive session that broached a wide variety of topics. General Salou opened by stating his pride at [...]
2010-02-25 16:48:00Embassy NiameySECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM SOCI US NG PTER PINR EAID EAGR MASS
10NOUAKCHOTT54MEETING WITH NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM JUDGE
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff met on January 21 with new counter-terrorism investigating judge Mohamed Bouya Ould Nahi. This new position, created following the adoption of the new counter-terrorism law, focuses on conducting investigations to determine whether there is legal foundation to warrant pro [...]
2010-01-21 15:17:00Embassy NouakchottCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KDEM MR
10NOUAKCHOTT90MAURITANIA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, please find post's TIP report submission: ------------- TIP SITUATION ------------- 2. (SBU) Sources of Available Information: Available information on human trafficking is limited and unreliable. Although evidence points to the existence of many forms o [...]
2010-02-10 13:51:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB MCA PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
10OSLO30NORWAY'S POST COP-15 STEPS AND COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Norwegian acting chief climate negotiator Audun Rosland told DCM and PolEconOff January 15 that Norway had hoped for a more ambitious deal, but views the Copenhagen Accord as an important step in the right direction. He said that the Annex I countries (industrialized nations) [...]
2010-01-21 11:32:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG NO KGHG
10OSLO81NORWAY SEEKS CLOSE COOPERATION WITH U.S. ON HRC MARCH
[...] (C) On February 25, Poloff met with Vebjorn Heines, Coordinator of Human Rights Council (HRC) issues at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Heines said Norway sees eye-to-eye with the United States on virtually every one of our priorities, with the exception of Goldstone. Norway [...]
2010-02-26 12:45:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UN NO
10OUAGADOUGOU21BURKINA FASO: COMPAORE FACILITATES A THREE HOUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinean Interim President Konate arrived in Ouagadougou late on January 13th and was quickly driven to the Presidential palace for a three hour long meeting with Compaore and Dadis. Nothing has filtered out of the yesterday's meeting yet, and no press points or communiqus have [...]
2010-01-14 12:11:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV GV UV
10PARIS109FRANCE'S CURRENT THINKING ON WEST AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The AQIM threat in Africa's Sahel is France's number one priority on the continent, and there are troubling signs that AQIM is trying to expand its area of operations to Nigeria and Senegal, according to the MFA's DAS for West Africa, Laurent Bigot. During a January 27 meeting [...]
2010-02-02 12:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KCOR PINR MOPS MA NG MR NI
10PARIS188AF DAS PAGE'S PARIS CONSULTATIONS (FEBRUARY 10-11)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AF DAS Susan Page met with French officials at the Presidency, MFA, and MOD during her February 10-11 consultations in Paris. She also met with Angola's Ambassador to France Miguel da Costa. Discussions with the French focused on Zimbabwe (France favored lifting certain sanct [...]
2010-02-18 12:58:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL XA ZI AO SF MA SU NI CG FR
10PARIS191GUINEA: JUSTICE AND SECURITY SECTOR REFORM --
[...] (C) MFA AF/W DAS-equivalent Laurent Bigot on February 18 discussed Justice and Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Guinea per reftel, elements of which we had conveyed to him a few days previously. Bigot said that France supported reform of this nature but that it would wait until the current U [...]
2010-02-18 16:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC GV FR
10PARIS69MFA OFFICIALS PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF CURRENT AFRICAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF A/S Stephane Gompertz and FM Kouchner's Cabinet AF Advisor Charlotte Montel briefed on a range of African issues in separate January 20 meetings. Both were pleased with recent events in Guinea (the non-return of Dadis and other elements of the Ouagadougou Accord) but cau [...]
2010-01-22 16:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER KDEM XA FR
10PARIS79SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PARIS ON JANUARY 29,
[...] (C/NF) Madam Secretary: President Sarkozy, Foreign Minister Kouchner, and U.S Embassy Paris look forward to welcoming you on your first bilateral trip to France as Secretary of State. Your visit is taking place at a time that many consider to be one of the best periods in Franco-American relations. [...]
2010-01-25 17:28:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV FR AF IS IR
10PARISFR204 UNESCO-OBIANG PRIZE FOR LIFE SCIENCES
[...] In October 2008, UNESCO's Executive Board approved creation of the UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences. The action was controversial. EU members with support from the United States delegation objected to naming a prize after a noted human rights [...]
2010-02-22 10:23:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC PHUM UNESCO XA EK
10PORTLOUIS35CORRECTED MAURITIUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel request, Post submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Mauritius. Please note that the exchange rate used throughout the report is (i) 2007: USD 1 = MRs 32, (ii) 2008: USD 1 = MRs 29, and (iii) 2009: USD 1 = MRs 32.50. (Mauritius Rupees = MRs). --------------- [...]
2010-02-04 12:30:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB KTDB KIDE PGOV OPIC USTR
10PORTMORESBY24S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] Embassy Port Moresby is pleased to submit a proposal received from the University of Papua New Guinea, School of Natural and Physical Sciences - Women and Gender In Climate Change and Sustainable Development Papua New Guinea's fifth preference from post. 2. PROJECT SUMMARY Papua [...]
2010-02-23 03:42:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PP
10PORTMORESBY25S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] Embassy Port Moresby is pleased to submit a proposal received from Trends Beauty International - A Cosmetology, Health and Wellbeing Training Program as Papua New Guinea's first preference for funding from the Small Grants Initiative. 2. SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM Trends Beauty I [...]
2010-02-23 03:52:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PP
10PORTMORESBY26S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] Embassy Port Moresby is pleased to submit a proposal received from Trends Beauty International - A Cosmetology, Health and Wellbeing Training Program as Papua New Guinea's first preference for funding from the Small Grants Initiative. 2. SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAM Trends Beauty Interna [...]
2010-02-23 03:53:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PP
10PORTMORESBY27S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] Embassy Port Moresby is pleased to submit a proposal received from the Coalition for Change Papua New Guinea Inc. - Family Law Review Project as Papua New Guinea's third preference from post. 2. BACKGROUND Coalition for Change PNG Inc's proposed Family Law Review Project will carry [...]
2010-02-23 03:53:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PP
10PORTMORESBY28S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] Embassy Port Moresby is pleased to submit a proposal received from the Papua New Guinea Women in Agriculture Development Foundation (PNGWiADF) - to establish an Infrastructure Training Facility and also Capacity Building Training for women is Papua New Guinea's fourth preference from post. [...]
2010-02-23 04:10:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PP
10PORTMORESBY31S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS - PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] Embassy Port Moresby is pleased to submit a proposal received from the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC),Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee, Skills and Literacy Training Program for Women as Papua New Guinea's second preference from post. BACKGROUND [...]
2010-02-23 08:33:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PP
10PORTMORESBY42REQUEST FOR POST TO IDENTIFY TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
[...] Embassy Port Moresby's contact for ICT issues involving Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu is Political-Economic Officer Brian Asmus. TAYLOR [...]
2010-02-25 06:22:00Embassy Port MoresbyUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON PP BP NH
10RABAT127DAS SANDERSON MEETS SENIOR MOROCCAN INTELLIGENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Janet Sanderson held separate meetings in Rabat January 21 with Director-General for Studies and Documentation (DGED) Mansouri and MFA Chief of Staff Bourita. Mansouri indicated that Morocco intends to remain deeply involved in assisting Guinea's transition. On counterterro [...]
2010-02-16 17:09:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PREF MO WI
10RABAT151CODEL CARDIN MEETS WITH GOM OFFICIALS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On February 15, 2010, a five-member Congressional delegation led by Senator Cardin met with Moroccan MFA Secretary General Youssef Amrani and MOI Director of Internal Affairs Mohammed Tricha. The parties discussed regional stability, human rights, counterterrorism, and other dom [...]
2010-02-22 15:15:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PHUM KTIP MO
10RABAT22WHY DID MOROCCO SEND DADIS CAMARA TO BURKINA FASO?
[...] (C) Summary: Following the Secretary,s conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri, the Embassy was surprised to learn January 12 of the Government of Morocco,s (GOM,s) abrupt decision to discharge Guinean junta leader Dadis Camara from the Mohammed V Military Hospital in R [...]
2010-01-15 07:43:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS GV MO UV
10RABAT34MOROCCO AND BURKINA FASO CONSULTATIONS ON GUINEA
[...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Director General for Studies and Documentation (DGED) Mansouri met with President Compaore, Guinean General Konate and Guinean Captain Dadis Camara in Ouagadougou on January 18. According to a senior Moroccan MFA official, Mansouri assured Compoare that the GOM appreciate [...]
2010-01-20 19:24:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV MARR PREL MO UV GV
10RABAT5GEN. WARD SIGNS CISMOA; DISCUSSES AQIM, ACSA,
[...] (S) Summary: General Ward of Africa Command visited Rabat on December 30 to sign the Communications Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) and continued military cooperation. During meetings with Inspector General Bennani and other Moroccan general officers, General War [...]
2010-01-04 16:58:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNMARR PTER MOPS PREL SNAR GV MO
10RABAT8GUINEA: THE WAY FORWARD
[...] (S) Summary: Following a series of discussions in Rabat on January 5, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson signaled explicit USG support to Guinean Defense Minister Sekouba Konate in his bid to lead the country's transition to civilian rule. A/S Carson, along with Fr [...]
2010-01-08 11:17:00Embassy RabatSECRETPINS PGOV PREL PINR GV MO
10REYKJAVIK31 ICELAND: 2010 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In 2009 Iceland took significant steps to combat trafficking in persons. The Government of Iceland, for the first time, prosecuted alleged trafficking violators on TIP specific charges. In addition, the government passed and began to implement the country's first anti-TIP natio [...]
2010-02-23 16:31:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10ROME82INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. The Government of Italy (GOI) maintains a welcoming posture to foreign investment and has made modest progress in addressing the structural e [...]
2010-01-21 14:06:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
10STATE12996Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective February 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-727. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entir [...]
2010-02-12 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
10STATE13489January 2010 Paris Club Meeting
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the January 2010 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon, creditors discussed Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Cte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dubai/UAE, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Mauritania, Seychelles a [...]
2010-02-16 17:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR
10STATE14935THE ENERGY GOVERNANCE AND CAPACITY INITIATIVE
[...] SUMMARY. The Office of the Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA),in coordination with USAID, our missions overseas, and State's regional and functional bureaus, is proud to unveil the Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI). EGCI is designed to help countries with [...]
2010-02-19 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET EAID ECON ETRD PGOV
10STATE15722GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Embassy Suva for Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Kiribati and Tuvalu. Embassy Libreville for Gabon and Sao Tome. Embassy Port Moresby for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. Embassy Port Louis for Seychelles only. Embassy Koror for Palau only. Embas [...]
2010-02-22 00:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PHUM UNGA
10STATE16231USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under-Secretary for Democracy and Global Af [...]
2010-02-23 01:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE16233USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under-Secretary for Democracy and Global Af [...]
2010-02-23 01:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE16234USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under-Secretary for Democracy and Global Af [...]
2010-02-23 01:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE16235USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY -------------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under Secretary for Democr [...]
2010-02-23 01:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE16236USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 3-4. SUMMARY -------------- 2. (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will hold its 13th regular session in Geneva on March 1-26, 2010. The first week of the session will be a high-level segment; Under Secretary for Democrac [...]
2010-02-23 01:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN
10STATE16555HCOC - ENCOURAGING SINGAPORE TO SUBSCRIBE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. OBJECTIVE AND ACTION REQUEST ---------------------------- 2. (U) Objective: We want Singapore to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). 3. (SBU) Action Request: Drawing on the ta [...]
2010-02-23 19:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA SN
10STATE18410Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective February 28, 2010, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-728. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entir [...]
2010-02-26 21:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
10STATE1923FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL
[...] (U) This is a request for action by January 20; see paragraphs 3, 4, and 10. 2. (U) Under Section 7086(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-117) (SFOAA),the Department and USAID are prohibited from providing any bi [...]
2010-01-08 18:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID EAID ECON EFIN PREL
10STATE2053USUN TALKING POINTS FOR JANUARY 12 UNSC
[...] Objective: Use the briefing to support the UN,s efforts in Guinea. Express support for UNOWA,s engagement in strengthening regional approaches to combating drug trafficking. Urge UNOWA to play a stronger role in coordinating regional approaches to Security Sector Reform (SSR). 2. [...]
2010-01-08 22:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XA UNSC PHUM SNAR PU XY
10STATE3353AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT - A/S CARSON MEETING REQUESTS
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) Summary: Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson will lead the United States delegation to the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from January 30-February 2, 2010. Action addressees are requested to inform their host governmen [...]
2010-01-13 16:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP CARSON JOHNNIE AORC XA
10STATE414TALKING POINTS FOR AMB. REDDICK'S MEETING WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, leader of Guinea's ruling junta, the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD),has reneged on promises to hold elections in 2009 and worsened the misrule that has characte [...]
2010-01-05 00:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINS LY SG GV GB MO
10STATE4749THANK YOU FOR VOTES ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (U) This is an action message for action addressees. See para 5. 2. (U) Summary: Efforts to reach out to host countries, at all levels, paid off on December 18, 2009 as the votes in favor of the Defamation of Religions resolution at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) declined by six votes ( [...]
2010-01-16 01:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNGA OPDC KIRF KISL
10TOKYO255 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (2) 02/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10USUNNEWYORK24SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY. The Security Council held a debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations on January 13, following a two day retreat hosted by the Secretary-General for the heads of some regional organizations. Participants offered their support for greater cooperat [...]
2010-01-19 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK7UN - GA FUNDS SPECIAL POLITICAL MISSIONS FOR 2010
[...] (U) Summary: On December 24, 2009, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee of the GA completed its consideration of the proposed 2010 budgets for 27 Special Political Missions (SPMs) by approving funding under the regular budget of $569.5 million, a reduction of $30 million (5%) i [...]
2010-01-07 21:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
10WELLINGTON57EAP/ANP Deputy Director Gets Read-Out on New Zealand
[...] (SBU) Summary. During February 7-9 visit, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs (EAP/ANP) Deputy Director Stephen Schwartz met with a number of academics and Government of New Zealand officials on a range of subjects, including New Zealand's economic situation, the Trans-Pacific [...]
2010-02-12 07:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS MARR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN NZ FJ NH AS XU
10YAOUNDE8CAMEROON'S RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, the Foreign Ministry's Director for African Affairs said recent visits to Cameroon by the Presidents of Chad and Cental African Republic focused on security and regional integration (especially the corruption scandal in the Central [...]
2010-01-06 16:34:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON EFIN PGOV PREF PREL
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