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04HARARE1309	A TALE OF TWO VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY: Although the media only reports political violence occasionally, most often when it occurs against a prominent individual, Zimbabwe continues to suffer from a steady level of unreported violence that often is devastating to the victims. The opposition is unable to protect its people, [...]	2004-07-30 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI

04HARARE1313	ZIMBABWE AND THE SADC ELECTION AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A proliferation of meetings relating to election standards in the run-up to next month's scheduled SADC summit in part reflects Zimbabwean and regional efforts to lower domestic and international tensions associated with Zimbabwe's political crisis. Central to the effort are draf [...]	2004-07-30 10:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE1335	REGIONAL ELECTION CONFERENCE CHALLENGES GOZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an NGO-sponsored conference on regional electoral reforms, senior ruling party officials sounded familiar election-related themes to a critical audience of domestic and regional parliamentarians, regional election commissioners and administrators, and NGO representatives. They [...]	2004-08-06 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE1360	UN VISITOR TESTS WATERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the Embassy August 6, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tuliameni Kalomoh solicited the Ambassador's assessment of the Zimbabwean political and humanitarian situations. He advised that his five-day visit to Zimbabwe was "private" but [...]	2004-08-12 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
04HARARE1416	CONTROVERSIAL NGO BILL GAZETTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe gazetted its proposed NGO legislation Friday, August 20. The bill gazetted is substantively the same as draft proposed legislation (see reftel). Under the bill, all NGOs would be required to register with the government, open their financial books to the [...]	2004-08-23 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ZI
04HARARE1417	MUGABE TAKES ON CATHOLICS AT ARCHBISHOP'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the August 21 installation of the new Archbishop of Harare, President Mugabe stressed the need for Church and state to work with each other on issues of shared responsibility, including human rights and education. He invited the new Archbishop to work with him but blasted Cat [...]	2004-08-23 15:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
04HARARE1429	ZVOBGO DEATH LEAVES VOID IN RULING PARTY [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-25 14:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1434	BISHOPS STILL TRYING TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Two of the three Mutare Bishops, Sebastian Bakare (Anglican Church) and Trevor Manhanga (Evangelical Fellowship) updated the Ambassador August 24 on their efforts to mediate a resolution of Zimbabawe,s crisis. Bakare said Tanzanian President Mkapa had assured them that he would remain en [...]	2004-08-26 13:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
04HARARE1435	"FIRST BOYFRIEND" RELEASED [...] (SBU) The GOZ released Politburo member and prominent businessperson James Makamba from remand prison on August 24. Makamba had been incarcerated since January on charges relating to currency externalization, but was widely reputed to have been put away for cuckolding the President. Regional [...]	2004-08-26 13:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE1444	OPPOSITION REITERATES TENTATIVE BOYCOTT OF [...] (U) The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) announced August 25 that the party,s National Executive had decided to suspend participation in elections. In a briefing to the diplomatic corps the same day, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai said the GOZ,s proposed election reforms were n [...]	2004-08-26 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HARARE1497	CIVIL SOCIETY A NO-SHOW AT NCA DEMONSTRATION [...] (SBU) The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) had planned two demonstrations for September 1, according to NCA Chairman Lovemore Madhuku. The first, intended to be a demonstration by a small group in front of the South African Embassy, failed to materialize. An NCA member delivered a letter [...]	2004-09-02 11:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE1563	NGO BILL: GOZ MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Resrep Victor Angelo briefed DCM and USAID Rep on the state-of-play with respect to the NGO bill. Angelo noted that his efforts to broker a compromise with the GOZ had yet to bear fruit and had been damaged by the vocal opposition of local NGOs at a September 7 public parlia [...]	2004-09-17 09:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE1571	TSVANGIRAI VERDICT DATE SET - OCTOBER 15 [...] (C) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's lawyers informed the Embassy on September 17 that the High Court had told them it would render a verdict in the Tsvangirai treason trial on October 15. The case concluded in February 2004, more than a year after it started. 2. (C) Originally, the c [...]	2004-09-20 11:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE1594	Police Burn Out Farmers [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 14, 237 homesteads on 8 farms were burned down by riot police in Mashonaland West province. The government announced that it was removing the A1 (communal) farmers settled there to make way for A2 (individual land holders) farmers. Local attorney Alec Muchad [...]	2004-09-23 14:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ZI
04HARARE171	RULING PARTY PROTESTS TRAVEL ADVISORY, RAISES [...] (C) Deputy Director of ZANU-PF's Bureau of External Relations Itai Mach called poloff on January 27 to protest the text of the travel advisory issued by the Department on January 22 (ref A). He charged that it was a politically motivated effort to disrupt Zimbabwe's "recovering" economy with [...]	2004-01-29 09:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC PGOV ZI
04HARARE1734	Squeeze on Humanitarian Efforts Increasing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOZ obstruction of international organizations, especially in the area of assistance to internally displaced persons, continues. The GOZ has requested that the UN close its Relief and Recovery Unit and is blocking access to newly displaced farmers resettled on former commercia [...]	2004-10-18 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ZI
04HARARE174	COURT CONSOLIDATES GOZ APPEAL AND DAILY NEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: After two days of hearings, Supreme Court Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku on January 28 consolidated the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe's (ANZ, parent company of The Daily News) and the Media and Information Commission's (MIC) appeal of lower court decisions permitting publi [...]	2004-01-29 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO ZI
04HARARE1756	GOZ TO OPEN MEDIA SPACE? [...] (C) On October 18, CEO Sam Nkomo of The Daily News (TDN),the independent daily that was closed by the GOZ in September 2003 and has been unsuccessful in its efforts to reopen (ref B),met with the Charge to discuss the status of TDN's consolidated court appeal. Although Nkomo did not identif [...]	2004-10-21 13:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO ZI
04HARARE187	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Since its disputed victory in Zimbabwe's 2002 parliamentary and presidential elections, the ruling ZANU-PF party has pursued a concerted campaign to shrink individual liberties and democratic space in this constitutional republic. The government's human rights record remained poor, altho [...]	2004-02-02 15:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP ZI
04HARARE188	MDC UPDATE ON PROGRESS IN TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube on January 30 told the Ambassador that he expected to engage his ruling party interlocutor, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, soon on key issues relating to prospective talks. A new electoral law would address many issues, while the fate of [...]	2004-02-03 04:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SA ZI MDC
04HARARE1890	TEACHER UNION TRAVAILS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 9, Raymond Majongwe, of the Progressive Teacher's Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) briefed the Ambassador on his recent visit to South Africa to participate in a workshop sponsored by the Center for Civic Education's CIVITAS program. Majongwe, a civil society activist who h [...]	2004-11-17 10:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB KPAO ZI
04HARARE1970	HARARE UPDATE ON INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOZ and Interpol's Subregional Bureau for Southern Africa jointly held a Regional Working Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings in Harare on November 29-30. The Embassy sent observers to the meeting, at which officials articulated GOZ interest in developing anti-TIP legislat [...]	2004-12-06 12:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN ZI TIP
04HARARE199	PARLIAMENT PASSES LAND ACQUISITION ACT AMENDMENTS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After considerable debate, Parliament on January 28 passed a controversial Land Acquisition Amendment (LAA) Bill. The bill scales back due process protections for property owners and expands the categories of properties that may be confiscated under the government's land reform [...]	2004-02-04 11:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC ECON EAGR ZI
04HARARE2003	NGO AND ELECTORAL COMMISSION BILLS PASS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following President Mugabe,s state of the nation address on December 9 (septel),Parliament met in an unusual and unexpected extended session and passed two controversial bills: the NGO Bill and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Bill. The bills still await the signature o [...]	2004-12-13 11:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE201	GUTU ELECTION DAYS CALM BUT IRREGULARITIES PERSIST [...] Summary. (C) Observations by Poloff two diplomatic colleagues, and the Zimbabwe Election Support Unit (as reported by both the independent and state-owned press) of the Gutu North parliamentary by-election indicate that voting was calm and observers more welcome than in previous elections. Non [...]	2004-02-04 13:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
04HARARE2026	MUGABE TONES DOWN RHETORIC IN STATE OF THE NATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his State of the Nation speech to Parliament December 9, Mugabe avoided direct attacks on the U.S., U.K., and other western critics of his government, lauded the supposed economic rebound, and said upcoming Parliamentary elections would be nonviolent and meet SADC principles. [...]	2004-12-14 15:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON TSPL ZI
04HARARE2035	COMMISSION APPOINTED TO RUN HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a clear--and possibly illegal--power grab, the GOZ appointed a commission December 9 to run the City of Harare, replacing the Harare City Council. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) had dominated the Council until earlier this year when the GOZ engineered th [...]	2004-12-15 09:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2046	GOZ REACTS STRONGLY TO US STATEMENT ON NGO BILL [...] (U) On December 14, the government-run Herald newspaper prominently featured an op-ed piece, "US hypocrisy laid bare," attacking the USG for official statements on the NGO bill recently passed in Parliament (reftel). The feature asserted that the USG reaction was consistent with its &hard and [...]	2004-12-16 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE2053	SECOND ELECTORAL BILL PASSES ZIM PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 16, Parliament passed the Electoral Bill, the second of the electoral reform bills (reftel). The bill incorporated amendments proposed by both parties, (though not all the MDC's proposals) and was not rejected by the MDC-dominated Parliamentary Legal Committee. If [...]	2004-12-17 10:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE2055	MDC AWAITS NEW PARLIAMENTARY BOUNDARIES [...] (U) On December 15, Minister of Justice Patrick Chinamasa announced that the Delimitation Commission, which establishes new boundaries for parliamentary constituencies, had completed its work in preparation for the March elections and would soon be presenting its report to President Mugabe. Ch [...]	2004-12-20 16:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE220	NCA MARCH VIOLENTLY SUPPRESSED; LEADER BEATEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police on February 4 quickly and violently dispersed an early afternoon demonstration organized by the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) in support of a new constitution. According to a local human rights lawyer, police arrested 118 protesters and beat up about 50. At l [...]	2004-02-05 11:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ZI
04HARARE223	SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS AIPPA'S CONSTITUTIONALITY, [...] (U) The Supreme Court on February 5 upheld the constitutionality of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). In a long-running case brought by the Independent Journalists Association of Zimbabwe (IJAZ) filed soon after AIPPA was enacted, the ruled that AIPPA sections [...]	2004-02-05 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL ZI
04HARARE249	RESHUFFLING THE OLD GUARD [...] SUMMARY: (C) On February 10, President Robert Mugabe announced a new cabinet that looks very similar to the old one. Only one minister was removed from cabinet, the rest either retaining their posts or being moved to other positions. The absence of significant change in a ZANU-PF government [...]	2004-02-10 13:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE292	NEW CABINET MEMBER BIOS [...] (C) Reftel reported President Mugabe's February 9 cabinet reshuffle. As promised reftel, we provide below additional biographic information on the new appointees (we have not included cabinet members who retained the same portfolios or were switched to another portfolio): ----------------- [...]	2004-02-19 10:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
04HARARE298	GOZ SETS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS FOR MARCH AS [...] SUMMARY: The GOZ's February 19 announcement that parliamentary elections would be conducted in March 2004 follows a series of setbacks to prospects that their conduct would be free and fair. During the past week, the GOZ withdrew its request for UN involvement in elections; extended the perm [...]	2004-02-19 14:00:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE302	INDEPENDENT MEDIA UNDER THREAT - ANZ HEARING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has postponed a hearing on The Daily News's (TDN) consolidated appeal, and the paper remains unpublished. Tension between management and journalists resulting from GOZ pressure on ANZ also may be hindering the paper's ability to publish. The GOZ has expanded [...]	2004-02-20 10:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINR ZI
04HARARE312	MAKONI CONFIRMS TALKS A RUSE [...] (C) Following a conversation he had with former Minister of Finance and Economic Development and Politburo member Simba Makoni on February 19, during which Makoni expressed regret that nothing was being done by ZANU-PF to resolve the political crisis besieging Zimbabwe, the Ambassador asked for [...]	2004-02-23 13:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
04HARARE314	BOMB REPORTEDLY DEFUSED AT JUSTICE MINISTER'S [...] (C) An Embassy FSN whose family is close to the family of Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa reported on February 22 that, according to Chinamasa's secretary, an unidentified woman delivered a suspicious package to the Minister's office last week. In the course of opening the package, the se [...]	2004-02-23 13:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ZI
04HARARE315	DAILY NEWS FIRES STAFF [...] (C) The Daily News (TDN) editor Sam Nkomo and assistant editor Bill Saidi told the Ambassador over lunch on February 22 that the paper had fired 250 reporters and staff after they barricaded Nkomo in his office on February 19 to address various work-related issues (reftel). According to Nkomo [...]	2004-02-23 13:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE334	TSVANGIRAI TREASON TRIAL NEARS COMPLETION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 24, the State concluded its case in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. The Defense was expected to complete its concluding arguments on February 26, but we would not expect a decision from the judge for some time. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On Febru [...]	2004-02-25 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ZI MDC
04HARARE356	ZIMBABWE - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2003 - [...] Overview of Zimbabwe's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: --------------------------------------- A. There continued to be infrequent anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for internationally trafficked persons, particularly women and children. [...]	2004-02-27 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PINR ZI TIP
04HARARE397	OPPOSITION LEADER ON TALKS STALEMATE, POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on March 2 that MDC and ZANU-PF delegations in South Africa March 1 each rebuffed South African government efforts to convene a meeting between the two. He was encouraged by President Mbeki's meeting with the MDC delegatio [...]	2004-03-04 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE401	MDC PRESIDENT APPEALS TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 3, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai briefed some 30 Harare-based diplomats on the MDC's perception of the crisis in Zimbabwe, the status of interparty talks, and the party's strategy for upcoming elections. He appealed to the international community to continue pressure [...]	2004-03-04 15:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC EAID ZI MDC
04HARARE409	SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON ANZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 3, the Supreme Court reserved judgment on the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) consolidated appeal (Ref C). The court gave no indication of when it would give its ruling. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The hearing consisted of a constitutional challenge by the ANZ of nin [...]	2004-03-05 10:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
04HARARE461	GOZ SEALING COUNTRY AHEAD OF ELECTIONS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe appears to be setting the stage for a considerably reduced international presence in Zimbabwe in the run-up to and during the March 2005 parliamentary elections. Withdrawing its request for UNDP elections assistance (Ref B) and suggesting it does not pl [...]	2004-03-17 11:08:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV ZI
04HARARE47	OPPOSITION LEADER UPBEAT ON 2004 [...] (C) SUMMARY: With qualified optimism, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai offered an assessment of Zimbabwe's political landscape to Ambassador Sullivan during lunch on January 7 at the Residence. Tsvangirai identified mobilization of membership, coordination with civil society, and improving th [...]	2004-01-08 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ZI MDC
04HARARE495	"DELIVER US FROM EVIL": NATIONAL PRAYER EVENT SET [...] (U) Involving broad participation from leading clerics around the country, an ecumenical day of prayer is being planned for March 27. Under a banner "Deliver Us From Evil" in a March 21 advertisement in the independent weekly Standard, the Zimbabwe National Pastors Conference and Christians [...]	2004-03-22 15:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
04HARARE530	HOTLY CONTESTED URBAN CONSTITUENCY UP FOR GRABS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence and intimidation has characterized the campaign period in an important parliamentary by-election to be held in Zengeza (a high-density suburb of Harare) March 27-28. The opposition MDC selected a candidate rumored not to be the choice of the MDC membership in Ze [...]	2004-03-26 12:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE539	PRAYER DAY GOES SMOOTHLY; NCA MARCH PLANNED NEXT [...] (U) Public prayer events (reftel) addressing a host of political and economic issues were conducted relatively smoothly on March 27 in Harare and Bulawayo. At Bulawayo's Catholic Cathedral, a host of clerics, including Archbishop Pius Ncube, a few South Africans, a Zambian, and a number of Z [...]	2004-03-29 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI
04HARARE54	MDC PLANNING TO SUPPORT NON-MDC MASS ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: An MDC official described plans for a prayer vigil on January 11 as the first in what the MDC hopes will be a series of similar (mass) actions in the coming weeks or months. The events would be held under the auspices of the church rather than the MDC. The official recounted MDC [...]	2004-01-09 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE540	MINISTER REPORTEDLY SHOOTS OPPOSITION MEMBER AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two eyewitnesses identified Minister without portfolio Elliott Manyika as a shooter in an incident on the second day of voting in Zengeza that left one dead and 11 injured. Emboffs observed several instances of voting irregularities during the voting days: double voting lines, as [...]	2004-03-29 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI ZANU PF MDC
04HARARE553	VIOLENT RULING PARTY VICTORY SETS TONE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a demoralizing blow to the opposition, ZANU-PF took an MDC stronghold in the March 27 - 28 by-election in the urban high-density constituency of Zengeza. The government press reported that Minister Elliott Manyika, rumored to be involved in the shooting of an MDC youth (Ref),[...]	2004-03-30 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE561	INFLUENCE ANALYSIS -- ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's media operating environment is restrictive and becoming increasingly harsh. The GOZ's Media and Information Commission (MIC) closed the only independent daily newspaper, the Daily News, and has threatened other independent newspapers and journalists with legal action. Secu [...]	2004-04-01 05:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OIIP ZI
04HARARE580	WIDE RANGING DISCUSSION WITH SENIOR MDC OFFICIALS [...] (c) Comment. On April 2, the Ambassador and DCM met with MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube and MDC Spokesman Paul Themba Nyathi to discuss, inter alia, South African President Mbeki's effort to broker interparty talks between the MDC and ZANU-PF. Ncube detailed March 1 meetings with Mbe [...]	2004-04-05 14:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE61	TWO FURTHER BLOWS TO INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 10, police arrested Zimbabwe Independent Editor Iden Wetherell and two other senior staff members after months of articles highly critical of the GOZ. On January 9, despite another court ruling in its favor ordering police to vacate the premises of The Daily News, p [...]	2004-01-12 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE633	ALLEGED SHOOTER CHARGED IN ZENGEZA BY-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 8, an alleged shooter in the Zengeza by-election shooting case was charged and taken into police custody. Under intense pressure by police, witnesses have fled to safe houses, and the father of the victim publicly named Minister Manyika as the shooter. It appears very [...]	2004-04-13 14:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
04HARARE634	POLICE, MILITARY SEIZE OPPOSITION MP'S FARM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The seizure of MDC MP Roy Bennett's Chimanimani farm by police and military on April 9 represents the climax of a long-standing GOZ effort to deprive the prominent opposition figure of his economic and political base. The forces evicted farm management from the property and g [...]	2004-04-13 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI MDC
04HARARE649	MDC RESTRUCTURING ITSELF FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 15, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai reported to the Ambassador that the party was radically restructuring itself with a focus on contesting elections, despite the fact that the party had not made a final decision to contest the March 2005 polls. Tsvangirai asserted that [...]	2004-04-16 10:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI MDC
04HARARE680	HARARE MAYOR FIRED IN LATEST GOZ ATTACK ON MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16 Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo fired the suspended MDC Mayor of Harare Elias Mudzuri without apparent legal justification. The Mayor said he intended to appeal to the High Court to overturn the dismissal, but we hold little hope for his success. END SU [...]	2004-04-21 14:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC
04HARARE682	MISCHIEF IN MANICALAND: VIOLENCE ON FARMS, MUTARE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Credible sources report that ruling party supporters who have seized farms in Manicaland are beating farm workers suspected of loyalty to the opposition. International Organization for Migration (IOM) is preparing to care for farm workers who are being displaced by the seizures a [...]	2004-04-21 15:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC PREF EAGR EAID ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE693	MDC MP MASAITI ARREST [...] (U) MDC Member of Parliament for Mutasa Evelyn Masaiti was arrested in Mabvuku on April 17 on her way back from her constituency for allegedly looting a shop owned by acting Harare Mayor Sekesayi Makwavarara. Masaiti told poloff on April 22 that she was driving from her constituency in Manica [...]	2004-04-23 09:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI MDC
04HARARE716	CONTROVERSIAL MDC MP JOB SIKHALA ARRESTED AFTER [...] (U) On April 25, police arrested Job Sikhala, MDC MP for St. Mary's (a high-density suburb of Harare) and five of his supporters. Three were released without charge on April 27, but Sikhala and two others were still in custody on April 28. Sikhala was arrested at his house in St. Mary's after [...]	2004-04-28 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE720	ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT TO DEGRADE ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) The electoral environment in Zimbabwe continues to deteriorate. The reintroduced Electoral Amendment Bill would make the electoral environment more restrictive and less transparent in the run up to the March 2005 parliamentary elections and move Zimbabwe further away from the norms and [...]	2004-04-29 05:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZI
04HARARE726	PRESS UNDER FIRE AGAIN IN ZIMBABWE [...] We have recently noticed a new and more dangerous attack on the press in Zimbabwe. On Monday April 26, 2004 an editorial entitled "Time to deal with traitors" appeared in the government owned newspaper "The Herald." The editorial was at best threatening and at worst [...]	2004-04-29 13:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
04HARARE73	RULING PARTY TURNS ON ONE OF ITS OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Flamboyant ZANU-PF MP and prominent businessman Philip Chiyangwa was arrested January 10 on charges relating to a GOZ investigation of troubled ENG Capital Asset Management (ENG). His arrest manifests divisions within the ruling party that probably are based on business consider [...]	2004-01-13 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE743	LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT WORSENING [...] (SBU) The legislative environment in Zimbabwe continues to decline as Parliament,s role in the law-making process is increasingly marginalized. To compound Parliament,s ineffectiveness, it is likely to reduce its sittings during the next session as MPs hit the campaign trails, allowing contin [...]	2004-05-04 05:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZI
04HARARE751	ZIMBABWE'S GROWING REGIONAL ENEMIES LIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Soaked in anti-imperialist rhetoric and conspiracy theories, Zimbabwe's official press continues to view other nations exclusively through the prism of the ruling party's "with-us-or-against-us" framework. On the enemies list, the West has been joined by Botswana, Nigeria and [...]	2004-05-05 08:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO ZI
04HARARE752	WHITHER THE MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fledgling opposition MDC is suffering from some basic but critical problems: infighting within the higher ranks, insufficient communication and consultation with the broader membership, despondency, and increasing criticism from within the party. These factors coupled with ZA [...]	2004-05-05 11:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE765	MDC MP JOB SIKHALA DENIES SPLINTER PARTY PLOT -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, maverick MDC MP Job Sikhala denied rumors that he planned to create a splinter party with other high-level MDC officials. Whether or not that rumor is true, Sikhala and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai currently appear to be at odds -- yet another example of internal conf [...]	2004-05-07 09:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SF ZI MDC
04HARARE778	NCA PLANNING DEMONSTRATION FOR MAY 12 IN DOWNTOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) is planning a street demonstration in downtown Harare for May 12, but absent participation from other groups its prospects for success are limited. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On May 5, NCA Director Dr. Lovemore Madhuku said the NCA called of [...]	2004-05-10 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
04HARARE790	VIOLENCE LOWER IN RUN-UP TO RURAL BY-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10 the Ambassador met with MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube and MDC Spokesperson Paul SIPDIS Themba-Nyathi. Ncube commented on lower levels of violence in the pre-election period in Lupane, sympathetic meetings with South African officials, and an internal MDC confli [...]	2004-05-11 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC ZI
04HARARE8	GOZ GOING AFTER COUNTRY'S LARGEST CELLULAR PHONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government maneuvers may be underway to withdraw the operating license of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ),the nation's largest cellular phone operator, over alleged foreign exchange abuses. The exercise could represent a broadening of GOZ efforts to destroy Strive Misiyiwa, t [...]	2004-01-05 12:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EINV ECPS KPAO ZI
04HARARE80	ECONET IN CLEAR FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Econet's local chief executive Douglas Mboweni told poloff on January 12 that the telecommunications firm had yet to hear a word from the GOZ about government media press reports suggesting it was in danger of losing its cellular phone system operating license (reftel). Company represe [...]	2004-01-14 12:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE843	ZANU-PF WRESTS MP SEAT FROM MDC IN RURAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Along with Harare based diplomats from ten other countries, Poloff observed a May 15 - 16 parliamentary by-election in the rural Matabeleland North district of Lupane -- a traditional MDC stronghold. ZANU-PF narrowly won the seat by a margin of over 800 votes in an election chara [...]	2004-05-18 15:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ASEC ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE858	ZANU-PF STAGES DEMONSTRATION AGAINST MDC MP ROY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 20, ZANU-PF staged a demonstration in downtown Harare against MDC MP Roy Bennett. The demonstration came two days after Bennett assaulted Minister of Justice Patrick Chinamasa in Parliament when the latter commented on the government seizure of Bennett's farm. END SUMMARY [...]	2004-05-21 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI ZANU PF MDC
04HARARE882	MUGABE VISIBLY AGITATED DURING SKY NEWS INTERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Controversy has swirled around President Mugabe's May 22 interview with Sky News. The fallout might result in some turmoil within the higher echelons of ZANU-PF, and some discomfort for Mbeki, but it is unlikely to affect Mugabe's domestic political fortune. END SUMMARY. 2. ( [...]	2004-05-27 16:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID ECON KPAO ZI
04HARARE959	GOZ ANNOUNCES INTENT TO NATIONALIZE LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOZ media reports that the GOZ is prepared to nationalize the country's farmland and conservancies -- essentially limiting land use to limited term leasehold arrangements -- may be somewhat premature. While a leasehold system appears to be the ruling party's objective, resolutio [...]	2004-06-09 11:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV ECON EAGR SENV PHUM ZI
04HARARE987	HIGH COURT DISMISSES PHASE ONE OF MDC PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 10, the High Court dismissed the first phase of the MDC's election petition covering challenges against the 2002 presidential election. No date has yet been set for a second phase, which is expected to disclose factual evidence potentially embarrassing to the GOZ. END S [...]	2004-06-14 14:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
04HARARE988	GOZ SHUTS DOWN ANOTHER NEWSPAPER, COMMENCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Media and Information Commission (MIC) on June 10 cancelled the registration of The Tribune newspaper (owned by a ruling party MP),purportedly over violations of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). The GOZ on June 9 commenced its prosecution of [...]	2004-06-14 14:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PHUM EINV ZI
04HARARE99	LAND REFORM SURVEY ILLUMINATES POLITICAL CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: A recent survey by the Mass Public Opinion Institute reconfirms land reform's central importance in Zimbabwean politics. Advocates and critics of GOZ land reform each will find data in the survey to support their respective causes. The survey bears out wide support for the cent [...]	2004-01-16 09:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAGR ECON KPAO ZI
04HOCHIMINHCITY336	FORMER UBCV MONK THICH TRI LUC: RELIEVED AT HIS RELEASE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Pham Van Tuong (protect),formerly known as Thich Tri Luc, met with CG and ConGenoffs for two hours on March 30, 2004, four days after his release from prison. The former monk from the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) appeared to be in good physical and mental c [...]	2004-03-31 00:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY751	HO CHI MINH CITY BUDDHISTS (OFFICIAL AND UN-) MARK [...] (U) Several thousand Buddhist believers joined hundreds of Buddhist monks and nuns at a June 1 dawn celebration of the 2548th anniversary of the Buddha's birth. The event featured speeches by various leaders of the government recognized Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and local government offici [...]	2004-06-03 01:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY76	CIRFDEL SURVEYS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VIETNAM: CATHOLICS [...] (U) Dr. Scott Flipse, senior policy analyst at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) traveled through Hanoi, Hue, the Central Highlands, and Ho Chi Minh City on an official fact-finding mission from January 7-16. He was joined by Mr. George Phillips, from the office o [...]	2004-01-28 00:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV OTRA KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY824	FORMER UBCV MONK TO PURSUE IMMIGRANT VISA AFTER [...] (SBU) Mr. Pham Van Tuong, formerly known as Thich Tri Luc while still a monk with the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, has confirmed that he is now scheduled to depart Vietnam on June 22 under UNHCR auspices for resettlement in Sweden. He will travel with his wife and child. Mr. Tuo [...]	2004-06-18 13:08:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CVIS PREF SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04ISTANBUL1346	ISTANBUL'S JULY VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES MEETING: [...] (SBU) Summary: Industry participants in the July 23 Istanbul voluntary principles meeting tell us that while they are "interested in and supportive in principle" of the initiative, it is unworkable unless Russian oil companies also participate. They also stressed that while consideration of [...]	2004-08-27 03:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EWWT PREL EINV SENV TU
04ISTANBUL266	CHALDEANS LEAVING IRAQ THROUGH ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A significant number of Chaldean-Iraqis have left Iraq, and are currently taking refuge in Istanbul. Estimates vary on the size of the group, with Turkey's de facto Chaldean leader estimating 4,600, while Catholic relief Charity Caritas thinks around 1,500 refugees may currently [...]	2004-02-20 12:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL TU
04JERUSALEM4203	PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP WORRIED AS ARAFAT'S [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasir Arafat's health deteriorated suddenly the evening of November 3, according to ConGen sources in Ramallah, who said his doctors in Paris had moved him to an intensive care unit after he began vomiting and experiencing fatigue and fever. Negotia [...]	2004-11-04 10:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV KPAL IS
04JERUSALEM4306	ABD RABBO: LIFE AND DEATH WITH SUHA -- STRANGER [...] (C) Summary: PLO ExCom member Yasir Abd Rabbo told DPO November 9 that Suha Arafat's undignified rant on al-Jazeera in which she accused the Palestinian leadership of conspiring against her husband had found no resonance among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Instead, her behavior had [...]	2004-11-09 16:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KWBG FR
04KINSHASA1156	KINSHASA - 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS [...] Our Independence Day celebration will be held at the EMR from 1800-2000 on Friday, July 2nd. We are expecting approximately 1000 guests to attend the function. Public Diplomacy has arranged for an American singer from Paris to perform as well as the University of Kinshasa choir. There will [...]	2004-06-23 10:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER CASC
04KINSHASA1287	GDRC MAKES AMBASSADORIAL APPOINTMENTS [...] (U) Summary. The GDRC has taken an important step forward in the transition with the appointments of ambassadors from the various composantes. The PPRD retained Washington while the important African posts of Lusaka and Luanda were given to the RCD-G and the MLC respectively. End Summary. [...]	2004-07-13 10:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CG
04KINSHASA1357	EMBASSY ATTEMPT TO ENSURE THAT FOREIGN MINISTER GHONDA REMAINS IN OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In demarches to both President Kabila's Chef de Cabinet and Vice President Bemba, the Embassy argued that FM Ghonda was a key element in the success of the July 14 and 15 meetings in Washington. Given the importance of his likely contribution to future such negotiations, we arg [...]	2004-07-20 15:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG UG US
04KINSHASA1368	KABILA REPLACES FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kabila fired foreign minister Antoine Ghonda on July 22, at the insistence of GDRC vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba. This did not come as a surprise, since Bemba told us seven days ago he was determined to replace Ghonda and his aides had hinted for weeks that Bemba had [...]	2004-07-23 15:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CG
04KINSHASA1524	FY'05-MRP: "Grassroots Democracy I" November 11- December [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-13 10:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04KINSHASA1527	FY'05-AFRP: "Transparency and Good Governance," [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-13 10:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
04KINSHASA1553	PRIDE AND PREJUDICE BY VP BEMBA [...] (C) Summary. On Aug 12, Ambassador Meece paid a courtesy call on DRC Vice President for Economic and Financial Affairs, Jean-Pierre Bemba. Bemba made clear his pride in the economic achievements of the past year and his extreme prejudice toward Rwandan President Kagame as the primary culprit b [...]	2004-08-17 13:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ETRD PGOV PREL CG HIPC OPIC
04KINSHASA1557	EASTERN TURN FOR THE WORSE [...] (C) Septel describes worrying events in eastern Congo following the weekend attack on the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi, and effects on the fragile DRC transition government and peace process. While the Burundi refugee attack did not in itself provoke a complete change in transition dynamic [...]	2004-08-18 16:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CG MONUC
04KINSHASA1849	IMF TEAM HELPS GDRC DRAFT 2005 BUDGET [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (U) Summary. An IMF team led by Director For Africa Cyril Brianson visited Congo the week of September 13 to assist in the preparation of the DRC's 2005 budget. The team noted that most macroeconomic indicators continue to be on target; that, encouragingly [...]	2004-10-04 14:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN CG
04KINSHASA2115	CONGO/B - IS CONGO'S FUTURE ON THE RIGHT TRACK? IS [...] (C) Summary: Below follows an analysis of current political and economic atmospherics in the Republic of Congo, including points recently noted by the country,s President, Denis Sassou Nguesso, regarding his efforts to truly put Congo on a &democratic path8 and change once and for all Congo, [...]	2004-11-18 14:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC CF
04KINSHASA2143	RUBERWA ENGAGES IN QUIET DIPLOMACY ON BANYAMULENGE [...] (C) PolCouns spoke November 20 with Muller Ruhimbika, a Banyamulenge leader, and November 22 with Jean-Marie Emungu, VP Azarias Ruberwa's chief-of-staff, about Ruberwa's quick trip to eastern Congo November 18-20. Accompanied by General Masunzu (who commands Banyamulenge troops fiercely oppos [...]	2004-11-24 11:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG

04KINSHASA2167	CONSULTATIVE GROUP PLEDGES $5.7 BILLION FOR DRC [...] Summary. The Paris Club Consultative Group met in Kinshasa November 11-12 to review the DRC's economic transition and recovery program (Minimum Partnership Program for Transition and Recovery - MPPTR),and to pledge support for the country's development needs over the next 3-4 years. Of a t [...]	2004-11-26 15:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON CG
04KUWAIT1003	(C) SCENESETTER FOR VPOTUS MEETING WITH FONMIN [...] (C) Meeting with the Vice President March 31 will be the highlight of Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah's visit to Washington. It will also be the GOK'S highest-level meeting with the USG since Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah's Septemb [...]	2004-03-28 13:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MARR IZ KU
04KUWAIT1061	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MARCH 29-31: AHMAD YASEEN [...] SUMMARY: Festering outrage over the assassination of Sheikh Yaseen and perceived U.S. approval, if not complicity, in the act, continues to color local perception of U.S. reform efforts in the region. "So, what are these human rights that the Americans are calling for, if they allow their pla [...]	2004-03-31 12:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1219	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT APRIL 10-124: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY:. END SUMMARY. 2. "Escalation In Iraq, In Whose interest?" Adel Al-Qassar wrote in independent Al-Watan (4/11): "The reason beh escalation in Iraq is the clash of wills between the people and the o freedom, and what democracy is the United States promising with this violence an [...]	2004-04-13 07:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1248	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT APRIL 12-14: IRAQ, KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti commentators have been rattled by events in Fallujah and the rise of Moqtada al-Sadr. Islamist MPs and others decry what they term a "brutal" US response and have issued press statements calling for Muslims to resist the "US occupation of Iraq" and the presence of US troops i [...]	2004-04-15 06:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1258	(C) TIP: DISCUSSION WITH NUNCIO [...] (U) A/DCM met April 13 with Archbishop Giuseppe De Andrea, Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait, Yemen, Bahrain, and Qatar and Apostolic Delegate for the Arabian Peninsula, who is resident in Kuwait and has served here over four years. 2. (C) The purpose of the meeting was to brief the Nuncio on th [...]	2004-04-17 10:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWMN PGOV KCRM SMIG KU
04KUWAIT1316	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT APRIL 17-19: IRAQ: SHIA REBELS; [...] SUMMARY: Outrage at both the Israeli killing of Hamas leader Abdul Aziz Rantisi and what is widely perceived as the American submission to Sharon's settlement plan joins continued condemnation of the violence in Iraq. Former Islamist MP Abel Muhsin Jamal wrote in independent Al-Qabas (4/14)," [...]	2004-04-20 15:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1399	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT APRIL 24-28: MIDDLE EAST: VANUNU'S [...] SUMMARY: Continued criticism of Pres. Bush's perceived closeness to Sharon and tacit approval for Sharon's "crimes" gave way slightly as the week went on to calls for increased security in the wake of the Riyadh bombings. Nabil Al-Fadhl wrote in independent Al-Rai Al-A'am (4/24),"As Kuwaitis, [...]	2004-04-29 09:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT143	(C) SCENESETTER FOR NEA A/S BURNS'S VISIT [...] (C) Welcome back to Kuwait. We are requesting meetings for you with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah, for the afternoon of January 14. Given you [...]	2004-01-13 08:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MARR ETRD PHUM PGOV IZ KU
04KUWAIT1449	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT, MAY 2-5: ABUSE OF IRAQI PRISONERS [...] SUMMARY: Outrage and bitter cynicism characterize many editorials addressing the reported abuse of Iraqi prisoners by coalition forces, highlighting "similiarities" between Saddam's regime and US forces, including the location of the incidents at Abu Gharib prison which was notorious under Sadd [...]	2004-05-05 15:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1477	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT, MAY 8-10: ABU GHRAIB; IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti commentators continued strident criticism and outrage at revelations of the abuse at Abu Ghraib. A prominent conservative commentator notes with satisfaction that the abuse scandal has resulted in the "postponement until further notice" of the issuance of the State Department [...]	2004-05-10 14:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1505	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MAY 11-12: ABU GHRAIB ABUSE; IRAQ; [...] SUMMARY: Condemnation of the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib continues to dominate local opinion pages. A small but consistent number of editorials also continue to appear, praising the transparency with which U.S. authorities are dealing with the issue, as in one column titled [...]	2004-05-12 14:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1547	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MAY 15-17: WOMEN'S POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY: The swell of commentary on Abu Ghraib was slightly abated by the introduction of a bill by the Kuwaiti cabinet on May 16 supporting full political rights for women. The news pages report statements of support by liberals and women activists for the measure and flat rejection by conse [...]	2004-05-17 16:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1649	(C) UNCC: GOK APPEALS TO HOLD THE LINE [...] (C) An agitated MFA IO Director Amb. Abdullah al-Murad called in CDA May 24 to stress that the GOK at the highest levels attaches great importance to maintaining the existing UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) arrangement. He was concerned about reports from New York that Germany "supported b [...]	2004-05-24 11:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ KU UNSC
04KUWAIT1650	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MAY 22-24: RAFAH INCURSION; [...] SUMMARY: The coincidence of the Israeli operation in Rafah with alleged American bombing of a wedding party in Iraq leads a prominent conservative commentator to cite both as examples of "Arab blood being cheap." The first court martial trial to come out of the abuses at Abu Ghraib was dealt w [...]	2004-05-24 15:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1674	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MAY 25-26: IRAQ [...] "No Worse..." Mohammed Musaed Al-Saleh wrote in independent Al-Qabas (5/25): "Had the American policy in Iraq succeeded, the transfer through the United Nations Security Council would have been welcomed. This did not happen, and the American policy in Iraq has been a great disappointment so [...]	2004-05-26 15:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1732	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MAY 30-31: TERRORISM; IRAQ. [...] SUMMARY: The wave of terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia impelled ma 2. "Incitement And Demagoguery In The Arab Mind " Sami Abdel Latif Al-Nisif wrote in independent Al-Anba (5/30): "One 3. "Time To Eradicate The Boils Of Terrorism" Editor in Chief Ahmad Al-Jarallah wrote in independent [...]	2004-06-02 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1735	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JUNE 1-2: TERRORISM; IRAQ. [...] SUMMARY: Condemning the Saudi terror attacks and the creation of 2. "Media Incitement" Faisal Al-Qenai, Secretary General of the Kuwait Journalist Associati 3. "Defeating Terrorism Is A National Responsibility" Dr. Ayed Al-Mana'a wrote in independent Al-Watan (6/1): "If Ghazi Al [...]	2004-06-02 13:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1836	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JUNE 8-9: IRAQ; HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: Liberal commentators rose to defend the USG against criticism of the State Department Supporting Human Rights and Democracy report, characterized by Islamists as "interference in Kuwaiti internal affairs." One conservative MP also denounced US Embassy public diplomacy programs and [...]	2004-06-10 08:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT189	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION JANUARY 8-12: BAKER [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti MPs and the head of the Shiite clerics in Kuwait have reacted angrily to the reported suggestion by the Vice President of Ahmed Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress that Kuwait should lease two of its islands to Iraq to use as ports. The leading editorial in daily Al-Watan procla [...]	2004-01-19 04:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1895	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JUNE 15-16: IRAQ; G8 SUMMIT. [...] SUMMARY: Commentators reacted to the increase in violence in Iraq 2. "Dangers Facing Iraq" Dr. Sami Naser Khalifa wrote in independent Al-Rai Al-A'am (6/16): " 3. "Eradication" Dr. Yacoub Al-Sharrah wrote in independent Al-Rai Al-A'am (6/15): "T 4. "President Bush's Straw" Dr. [...]	2004-06-16 15:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT1934	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JUNE 19-21: IRAQ; TERRORISM. [...] SUMMARY: In a rare show of near-unanimity, Kuwaiti commentators joined together in near-total condemnation of the beheading of Paul Johnson and terror in general. Some still found a way to blame Zionism. And others cautioned the Kuwaiti government not to allow such a home-grown terror movement [...]	2004-06-21 12:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2005	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JUNE 26-28: Iraq, Terror, Arab [...] SUMMARY: Atrocities by terrorists in Iraq and Saudi Arabia are a principal focus of Kuwaiti columnists this week. Walid Al- Ibrahim wrote in independent Al-Watan (6/26): "Every time a westerner is taken hostage or killed by Arabs and Muslims, Islam's image is tainted further and feelings of hat [...]	2004-06-29 13:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2075	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JULY 5-7: IRAQ; TERROR [...] SUMMARY: Isolated calls for Arabs to take responsibility for combating terror and religious extremism have been drowned out in a flood of conspiracy theories that allege US and Israeli roles in supporting Al-Zarqawi, rigging Saddam's trial, and torturing detainees. Dr. Sami Naser Khalifa wrote [...]	2004-07-07 16:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2188	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JULY 10-14: IRAQ; ICJ RULING; [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-14 14:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2217	(SBU) GULF WAR MISSING: TSC MEETING SET FOR SEPT. [...] (SBU) Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Regional Delegation of ICRC announcing that the 46th session of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War POWs and Missing Persons (TPC) will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Kuwait on September 7, 2004 at 9: [...]	2004-07-18 04:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPOW PHUM IZ KU ICRC
04KUWAIT2287	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT JULY 17-21: ICJ RULING, ARAFAT, [...] SUMMARY: Familiar criticism of U.S. policy in Israel, now relating to the ICJ ruling on the Israeli Wall, is being drowned out by harsh criticism of Palestinian Authority corruption and Arafat's leadership. Dr. Ayed Al-Mana' wrote in independent Al- Watan (7/19): "...Israeli aggression is not [...]	2004-07-21 15:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2345	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S [...] SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Armitage's exclusive interview with local Arabic daily Al-Rai Al-A'am (7/18) generated a wealth of coverage in the local press. The interview, which ranged widely from democracy in Kuwait and stability in Iraq to the war on terror, the Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Le [...]	2004-07-27 12:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OIIP KU
04KUWAIT2524	PRIME MINISTER'S AIDE REPORTS ALLAWI CRITICAL OF [...] Biographical information included. For biographical information, please see para. 10. 2. (C) Summary. During an August 8 meeting, Assistant U/S of the Diwan of the Prime Minister Shaykh Fawaz Saud Al-Sabah gave Poloff a readout of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's July 30 meeting with K [...]	2004-08-09 13:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL KU IZ MOPS EAID EFIN PTER
04KUWAIT253	SPECIAL KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JANUARY 23: VISIT OF [...] SUMMARY: Local media reports that the Kuwaiti government has agreed to "substantial reduction" of the debt owed by Iraq to Kuwait in response to the visit to Kuwait on January 22 by Special Presidential Envoy James Baker provided Kuwait's National Assembly approves this policy. Prime Minister [...]	2004-01-24 09:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2630	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT AUGUST 14-16: TERRORISM; IRAQ; [...] SUMMARY: While hand-wringing over the origins and motives of as many as 20 Kuwaiti extremists arrested for suspicion of al- Qaeda ties and terrorist plots, the fighting in Najaf rose as the primary topic of discussion in the Kuwaiti media. Some commentators saw an insidious Iranian influence i [...]	2004-08-16 14:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT2800	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT AUGUST 24-25: HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAQ, TERRORISM [...] SUMMARY: The long-awaited recognition by the government Kuwait of an NGO dedicated to human rights became a lightning rod for comments both for and against. Many commentators condemned the violent incursion of Coalition forces into Najaf, and others continued to discuss extremist ideologies a [...]	2004-08-25 14:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT3032	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT: YOUSEF QARADAWI'S [...] SUMMARY: Friday's (9/3) edition of leading Arabic daily al-Rai al-A'am contained a transcription of an interview given in Cairo by Islamist Dr. Yousef Qaradawi. In answer to a question about the religious propriety of kidnapping Americans in Iraq and mutilating their corpses, Qaradawi reported [...]	2004-09-08 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT3148	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT SEPTEMBER 10-13: 9/11, [...] SUMMARY: The anniversary of 9/11, arriving just after an extended crackdown here on Islamists allegedly planning terror operations in Kuwait and Iraq, has apparently forced many commentators to take an uncharacteristic look within. Many decry the lack of progress the Arab World has made as th [...]	2004-09-14 11:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT3544	AL-SABAH INSIDER SAYS U.S. DOESN'T VALUE KUWAIT; [...] (S/NF) Summary: In early fall 2004, PolOff met several times with a senior Shaykh from the Al-Sabah ruling family who works in the Prime Minister's office and has daily interaction with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad. The interlocutor, who is in his forties and has a prominent lineage, [...]	2004-10-13 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV KWMN IZ KU
04KUWAIT3681	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE'S [...] (S/NF) Mr. Armitage, welcome back to Kuwait. MFA is working on a November 7 meeting with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al-Sabah and arranging accommodations for your party at Bayan Palace, which is also where any bilateral meeting will take place. Despite the extremely poor [...]	2004-10-27 13:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PTER PGOV KJUS KISL KU IZ
04KUWAIT3768	KUWAIT CALLS IRAQI PRESIDENT VISIT A SUCCESS: [...] (C) Summary/Comment: During a November 2 meeting, Kuwaiti MFA U/S Ambassador Khaled al-Jarallah gave the Ambassador a readout of IIG President Ghazi al-Yawar's October 30 - November 1 visit to Kuwait. Jarallah said the visit had been "very fruitful," though Yawar had not come with a specific [...]	2004-11-03 13:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN KU IZ
04KUWAIT3842	GOK TO TAKE "LEADERSHIP ROLE" ON IRAQI DEBT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered 8 November reftel points to Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah, following up on Deputy Secretary Armitage's 7 November raising of Iraqi debt and the Sharm el-Sheikh conference with Prime Minister Sabah. Dr. Mohammed said the GOK would t [...]	2004-11-09 08:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID PREL IZ KU
04KUWAIT3843	GOK SKEPTICAL ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE [...] (C) Minutes after Suha Arafat made a spectacle of herself and the Palestinian leadership, Ambassador delivered reftel request for increased financial assistance for the Palestinian Authority to Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. Deputy Secretary Armitage [...]	2004-11-09 08:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG EAID IS KU
04KUWAIT3984	KUWAIT SUPPORTS SECRETARY' POWELL'S INTERVENTION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador briefed FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed November 21 on developments on Iraqi issues in advance of the FM's departure for the Sharm Al Sheikh regional conference. The Ambassador secured GOK support for Secretary Powell's conference intervention and reconfirmed SIPDIS K [...]	2004-11-21 16:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID
04KUWAIT4016	GOK MOVES CLOSER TO DEBT REDUCTION FOR IRAQ, NO [...] (U) 22 November newspapers reported that "diplomatic sources asserted that Kuwait will write off 80 percent and more of the Iraqi debts, if there was an international consensus in the Club of Paris." The newspapers did not identify the diplomatic sources, and no one from the GOK has been quo [...]	2004-11-23 13:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL IZ KU
04KUWAIT4106	KUWAITI SECURITY ADVISOR TO SEE DEPUTY NSA HADLEY; [...] Biographical information included; please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Kuwaiti National Security Advisor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah confirmed with DCM on September 29 that he will meet with Deputy NSA and NSA designate Stephen Hadley on Saturday, December 4, at 1500, on the sid [...]	2004-12-01 04:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KU IZ BA NATO
04KUWAIT4369	SECURITY ADVISOR PROMISES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: During a December 15 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Kuwaiti National Security Bureau (NSB) President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah confirmed the GOK will provide financial assistance and political support to the Palestinian Authority. The GOK looks forward to PA e [...]	2004-12-15 14:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ NATO
04KUWAIT446	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 4-8: HEZBOLLAH [...] SUMMARY: The February 7 signing of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) by US and Kuwaiti officials received prominent coverage, focusing on the economic benefits to be gained by Kuwait through the agreement. Also on the news pages, a number of MPs are requesting discussion of [...]	2004-02-09 04:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT474	COORDINATING WITH THE UK ON IRAQI DEBT REDUCTION [...] (C) UK Deputy Head of Mission in Kuwait Jamie Bowden reported to EconChief on February 8 that the UK Embassy here did not intend to demarche GOK on a reduction in Iraqi debt as described Reftel. According to Bowden, debt reduction for Iraq had been discussed January 27 at a meeting in Kuwait [...]	2004-02-11 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL KU IZ
04KUWAIT480	(C) OFAC MEETS WITH CENTRAL BANK: KUWAIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Richard Newcomb met with Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Governor Shaykh Salem Al-Sabah on January 19, 2004 to discuss issues outstanding from OFAC's October 2003 visit to Kuwait. Shaykh Salem verified that the CBK will give instructio [...]	2004-02-11 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU IZ
04KUWAIT481	(U) KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy convened the first meeting of Kuwait's counterterrorism action group (CTAG) under US leadership; the French, Japanese, British, Russian, Italian, German, Canadian, Swiss and Spanish embassies participated. Only the US and British have specific anti-terrorism programs i [...]	2004-02-12 05:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PTER ASEC EFIN ETTC PREL KU
04KUWAIT483	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION FEB 10-11: Iraq, Halliburton, [...] SUMMARY: Press reports that in response to pervasive rumors of malfeasance on the part of a Kuwaiti firm hired by US company Halliburton to supply fuel to Iraq, Kuwait's Minister of Energy has asked the public prosecutor to investigate whether local company "Al Tanmiya" and others in Kuwait i [...]	2004-02-12 07:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT494	(C) TERRORIST FINANCE: LDI ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR ITS [...] (C) Summary: OFAC Director Richard Newcomb met with representatives of Kuwaiti charity Lajnat al-Dawa al-Islamiya (LDI) and its parent organization, the Social Reform Society (SRS) at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 19. The group discussed a number of issues outstandi [...]	2004-02-15 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04KUWAIT495	(C) KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE OPENS UP TO OFAC [...] (C) Summary: On January 19 OFAC Director Richard Newcomb met with Kuwait Finance House (KFH) General Manager Jassar Al-Jassar and officials from the KFH Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance Unit (AML). KFH officials described in detail to OFAC representatives their efforts to combat te [...]	2004-02-15 12:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04KUWAIT498	(C) TERRORIST FINANCE: KUWAITIS WAITING FOR LDI [...] (C) Summary: Econoff met with MP Nasser Al-Sane on February 8 to follow up on the Office of Foreign Assets Control's (OFAC) January visit to Kuwait. Al-Sane detailed the history of his efforts to get the Kuwaiti charity Lajnat Al Da'awa Al-Islamiyah (LDI) de-listed as a United Nations-desig [...]	2004-02-15 14:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC PTER PREL KU
04KUWAIT535	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION FEB 14-16: IRAQ, PEACE [...] SUMMARY: Dire assessments of US-led efforts in Iraq as generating "stumbling chaos" are juxtaposed with the conflict in Palestine on Kuwait's op/ed pages this week. On the issue of whether local Kuwaiti firms improperly profited from contracts with US company Halliburton to provide fuel oil [...]	2004-02-17 11:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT569	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION FEB 17-18: AL-HURRA SATELLITE [...] "A New Satellite Channel" Dr. Ahmed Al-Rubei, former MP and liberal columnist wrote in independent Al-Qabas (2/17): "The launch of Al-Hurra satellite channel elicited angry reactions and was labeled an American conspiracy by many Arab news media. This reaction is nave and clear sign of an o [...]	2004-02-19 06:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT731	(C) GULF WAR MISSING: TSC MEETS, NOTES CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) of the Tripartite Commission on Gulf War POWs and Missing Persons (TPC) held its 45th official session in Kuwait March 2. 30 more remains of Kuwaiti missing have been positively identified since the December TPC meeting. The TSC authorized ful [...]	2004-03-03 15:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW PHUM IZ KU ICRC
04KUWAIT777	(C) SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY'S VISIT [...] (C) Mister Secretary, welcome back to Kuwait. The Kuwaiti leadership is looking forward to meeting with you. We are seeking to confirm an appointment with the Foreign Minister, Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, on Thursday evening, March 18, and a meeting with the Prime Minister, [...]	2004-03-08 12:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP PREL MARR IZ KU
04KUWAIT791	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION MAR 6-8: STATE DEPARTMENT [...] SUMMARY: Several Kuwaiti editorialists blame Mossad for "masterminding" the recent explosions in Karbala and Baghdad, while a Shiite professor at the University of Kuwait says the attacks are the fruit of US policies of "pure evil" foisted on the Arab world by America--"truly the Great Satan. [...]	2004-03-09 06:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT89	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, DECEMBER 23-JANUARY 7: [...] SUMMARY: In an article titled "Do Not Accept Colonialism," one writer claims that Iraq's oil resources will be controlled by "companies with strong ties to the American administration," specifically Halliburton who he writes is "accused of rigging the price of fuel sold to the US army." New [...]	2004-01-08 08:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04KUWAIT951	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT MARCH 18-23: SECRETARY [...] SUMMARY: The assassination of Sheikh Yaseen has pushed an evolving positive perception of the Greater Middle East Initiative resulting from Secretary's Powell's recent visit to Kuwait off the op/ed pages March 23, with the US now being cast as the willing stooge of Israeli perfidy. "Jews are [...]	2004-03-24 04:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
04LAGOS1068	NIGERIA: NOBEL LAUREATE WOLE SOYINKA ARRESTED, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) arrested and later released Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and six other human rights activists on May 15 during a rally held in Lagos opposing President Olusegun Obasanjo's administration and its policies. Soyinka later met with the CG and POLOFF o [...]	2004-05-20 16:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI PGOV PINR NI
04LAGOS110	NIGERIA: UNHCR COUNTRY REP GIVES OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF met with Eusebe Hounsokou, UNHCR Country Representative to Nigeria, on January 7 and discussed concerns about potential violent uprising of Nigerians living on the Bakassi Peninsula, the possible repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon to their homes in Taraba St [...]	2004-01-18 11:46:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PINS SMIG KOCI NI CM
04LAGOS1131	GANG WARFARE IN PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gang-style fighting near the city Port Harcourt in Rivers State over the last several days has resulted in numerous deaths. Two rival gangs associated with politically-connected "godfathers" are fighting over control of villages approximately 10-20 kilometers west of Port Harcourt [...]	2004-05-28 05:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EPET EWWT PINR PINS EINV ETRD NI CACS
04LAGOS1163	NIGERIA - GANGS OF PORT HARCOURT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recent gang fighting in the Port Harcourt area of the Niger Delta highlights yet another brand of violence in Nigeria (ref A). Reports from oil services and construction company security managers in the field estimate that up to 100 people may have died over three to four days of [...]	2004-06-03 09:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR EPET EINV PHUM NI
04LAGOS1188	BAD WITH THE GOOD - FUEL PRICES RISE AS OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As Nigerians wonder if a nationwide strike will be called yet again over fuel prices, private fuel marketers have decided to scale back their import level of the last 60 days as they launch a public awareness campaign of their own to explain the rise in gasoline prices. Offi [...]	2004-06-08 10:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EINV PGOV ECON NI
04LAGOS1203	AH, THE "O'S!" - A VISIT TO OGUN, OYO, OSUN, AND [...] Summary. This is the first of a four-part report on ConOffs visit to four of the five former Alliance for Democracy Party (AD) States, that were taken by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2003 and 2004 federal, state and local elections. After one year under new administrations, all f [...]	2004-06-10 07:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM PINR NI
04LAGOS1204	NIGER DELTA: GUNS AND THUGS RULE THE LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first in a series of four cables addressing the security, political, and humanitarian situation in the Niger Delta based on a field visit by POLOFF and ECONOFF to Warri June 7 and 8. This cable addresses the overall security situation, Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation [...]	2004-06-10 11:50:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS EPET KDEM PHUM EINV ASEC CASC PTER XY NI
04LAGOS1205	AH, THE "O'S" - A VISIT TO OGUN, OYO, OSUN, AND [...] Summary. This is the second of a four-part report on PolOffs' visit to four of the five former Alliance for Democracy Party (AD) States, that were taken by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2003 and 2004 federal, state and local elections. (Part 1 at reftel) After one year under new a [...]	2004-06-10 14:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
04LAGOS1206	AH, THE "O'S!" - A VISIT TO OGUN, OYO, OSUN, AND [...] Summary. This is the third of a four-part report on ConOffs visit to four of the five former Alliance for Democracy Party (AD) States, that were taken by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2003 and 2004 federal, state and local elections. (Parts 1 and 2 at reftels B and A) After one ye [...]	2004-06-10 14:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
04LAGOS1207	AH, THE "O'S!" - A VISIT TO OGUN, OYO, OSUN AND [...] Summary. This is the last in a four-part report of ConOffs visit to four of the five formerly Alliance for Democracy Party (AD) States, that were taken by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2003 and 2004 federal, state and local elections. (Parts 1, 2, and 3 at reftels C, B, and A) Af [...]	2004-06-10 15:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
04LAGOS1210	NIGER DELTA: CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT IN WARRI [...] (C) Introduction and summary. This is the second in a series of four cables addressing the security, political, and humanitarian situations in the Niger Delta, based on a field visit by Poloff and Econoff to Warri June 7 and 8. This cable addresses the recent cease-fire agreement and the Ijaw [...]	2004-06-13 07:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PINR EPET KDEM PHUM EINV ASEC CASC NI
04LAGOS124	NIGERIAN STYLE DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW IN [...] (U) Anarchy reigns in the government of Anambra State. Since the challenged gubernatorial election in April 2003, the state has countenanced the July abduction of Governor Chris Ngige (reftel B),a state coup attempt, and the Governor's questioned resignation. Everyone has accused everyone e [...]	2004-01-21 10:32:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
04LAGOS1383	Nigerian Crude Not Yet Flowing from Total - [...] Contrary to media reports that an agreement between the French oil company Total and Nigeria's white-collar oil workers union PENGASSAN has been reached allowing for immediate resumption of the company's crude oil production, O.B. Haffner, Corporate Affairs Manager for Total Nigeria, told ECON [...]	2004-07-08 11:50:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EINV ELAB PGOV ECON NI
04LAGOS1394	Total Pumping Again in Nigeria [...] O.B. Haffner, Corporate Affairs Manager for Total Nigeria, told ECONOFF on Friday, July 9, that the company has resumed crude oil production from its Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd. unit. Total's Nigeria production was closed for one week as a result of a union dispute (reftel). Haffner said Tota [...]	2004-07-09 15:17:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EINV ELAB PGOV ECON NI
04LAGOS1475	NO REPORTS OF AMCITS IN BAYELSA KIDNAPPING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Reports indicate several expatriate hostages have been taken near Brass in Bayelsa State in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. We have NO/NO reports of American citizens being taken hostage, but an American-French drilling venture may be involved. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Prel [...]	2004-07-20 14:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EPET PINS PGOV NI CACS
04LAGOS1493	NIGERIA UPDATE - BAYELSA HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 20, as reported in reftel, several expatriate oil services employees were taken hostage in Bayelsa State. We have since learned that all have been released, including one American citizen. The incident did not involve a host community dispute as originally reported, but [...]	2004-07-21 12:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EPET PINS PGOV NI CACS
04LAGOS1527	POTENTIAL HELICOPTER MISHAP INVOLVING AMCIT [...] (SBU) Summary: According to preliminary but credible reports, a Pan African Airlines helicopter with an American citizen and three other people on board lost radio contact at 2:30 a.m. local time after leaving a deepwater oil rig. Air and surface searches are being conducted but thus far there [...]	2004-07-26 17:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC EPET PGOV NI
04LAGOS1535	UPDATE ON HELICOPTER MISHAP INVOLVING AMCIT [...] (SBU) Pan African Airways has notified us that last night one body was retrieved from the helicopter that apparently went down yesterday. The contact believes the person was a Nigerian employee of Transocean, Inc. While retrieving the body, the search team thought they spotted two other bodies [...]	2004-07-28 05:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC EPET PGOV NI
04LAGOS2137	MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED [...] PER REQUEST IN REFTEL PLC D328568 FOR ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA WAS CONDUCTED BY COMMERCIAL OFFICER MCINERNEY. 2. APPLICATION NUMBER D328568 3. INTERVIEW CONDUCTED WITH OLADAMOYE OYESIKU, MTN GENERAL [...]	2004-10-21 12:14:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC NI
04LAGOS260	ANAMBRA UPDATE - JANUARY 30, 2004 [...] (U) The crisis of the Governor vs. the "godfather" continues to grind on in Anambra State. There have been accusations that the GON, namely President Olusegun Obasanjo, is doing nothing to bring peace and order to Anambra, and, in fact, may be the main force stirring up trouble for Governor [...]	2004-01-30 15:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
04LAGOS261	LOCAL GOVERNMENT GAME - SOUTHERN STATES [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-30 16:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
04LAGOS296	EKITI UPDATE: HIS AND HER EXCELLENCIES [...] (U) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose and his wife Feyisetan of tiny, impoverished Ekiti State have had their Public Relations Director working overtime recently to "spin" them a high-profile, positive public image. The couple has been appearing almost weekly in news [...]	2004-02-06 15:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
04LAGOS300	NIGERIA: CHILD TRAFFICKING IN OGUN STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 3 POLOFF visited quarry sites in Ogun State where trafficked Beninese children had been rescued in September and October 2003 (reftel). POLOFF was accompanied by Bose Akinola of the NGO Voice of Women in Africa and members of the Women's Consortium of Nigeria (WOCO [...]	2004-02-06 16:04:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR SOCI SMIG KOCI NI BN
04LAGOS309	NIGERIA: NEW BANS ON IMPORTS [...] (U) Summary: GON officials recently announced a new series of import bans, this time on items ranging from toothpaste and wheelbarrows to plastics, textiles, detergents, and meat products. The bans' impact on overall U.S. exports to Nigeria will likely be minimal, but some U.S. firms, particu [...]	2004-02-10 05:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON BEXP NI
04LAGOS321	NIGERIA: PDP OFFICIAL MURDERED [...] (U) On February 6, unknown assailants killed Chief Amino-Sari Dikibo, National Vice Chairman of the South-South Zone of the People's Democratic Party (PDP),as he was traveling to attend a Conference of South-South Governors in Asaba, Delta State. Dikibo, who had a police escort and driver, [...]	2004-02-11 12:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINS PINR NI
04LAGOS469	CROSS RIVER AND AKWA IBOM: WAITING PEACEFULLY FOR [...] (U) Summary. On a recent familiarization visit to the southeastern States of Cross River and Akwa Ibom, PolOffs found officials with many plans for economic development in the region. All are targeting agriculture and tourism as a way to diversify and lessen dependence on income from oil. Pr [...]	2004-03-03 13:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN EINV ECON PINR NI
04LAGOS523	NIGER DELTA: FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF WARRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fighting has broken out in the streets of Warri involving members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) "Operation Restore Hope" and civilians, likely militant Ijaw youths. We have conflicting unconfirmed reports regarding the cause of the clashes, but it seems the fighting began with a [...]	2004-03-10 14:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PINR ASEC EPET MCAP NI
04LAGOS540	DELTA VIOLENCE ON RISE, ELECTIONS SUSPENDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The rate and level of violence in the Niger Delta has been increasing in recent weeks (ref A). Plans for March 27 elections in several key Local Government Areas (LGA) have been suspended, fueling tension between ethnic groups in the region. Meanwhile, thousands of internally [...]	2004-03-12 06:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ASEC EPET NI
04LAGOS568	NIGERIA: POLITICAL MURDERS OR MURDERED POLITICIANS? [...] (U) The spate of high profile attacks and killings of prominent Nigerian politicians and public figures has again caused many to question the strength, and even the future, of democratic governance in Nigeria. In the last three weeks, at least ten prominent Nigerians have been brutally attac [...]	2004-03-16 05:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PTER NI
04LAGOS637	NIGERIA: SOUTHERN SNAPSHOTS - MARCH 2004 [...] (U) Continuing its losing ways, the Alliance for Democracy Party (AD) lost another challenge to the April 2003 elections that gave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) five of the six southwestern gubernatorial offices AD had held since 1999. 2. (U) Immediately after the elections, the AD had [...]	2004-03-24 14:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR NI
04LAGOS941	NIGER DELTA WAITS FOR MILITARY ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have no reports of military action over the weekend in the Niger Delta swamps as residents and oil companies anticipate a GON response to an attack on Friday, April 23 that left seven dead, including two AmCits and three Nigerian Navy security personnel (reftels). Press reports [...]	2004-05-03 17:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PINS ASEC MOPS PINR PGOV CASC PHUM NI
04LJUBLJANA576	SLOVENIAN OPPOSITION FORMS NEW POLITICAL "FORUM", [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hailed as a "brilliant political move" by some pundits, and criticized by ruling LDS party members for putting personal gain ahead of the national interest, FoMin Rupel joined many of his former DEMOS associates in establishing a new forum dubbed the "Assembly for the Republic ( [...]	2004-06-18 12:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SI
04MADRID1061	SPANISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE RE ROAD SAFETY [...] We delivered reftel demarche to the MFA, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Public Works, and the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs. 2. In follow-up conversations with Ana Paredes, Subdirector General of Services for Technical Bodies and Rosario Bernal Garcia, Head of Ser [...]	2004-03-30 10:35:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN AORC SP UN WHO
04MADRID1619	SPAIN BIOS ON OFFICIALS IN PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Summary: Over the past week, Spain's Council of Ministers has named new, top-level government officials. We are presenting biographical information on these new officials in three parts to keep you informed of our new political interlocutors in the Spanish government. This cable provid [...]	2004-05-07 11:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID1620	SPAIN BIOS ON NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of a three part series on new top-level officials in the Spanish government. Biographical information on officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Defense is provided. See septels for bios on the Office of the President, and Minis [...]	2004-05-07 11:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SP PSOE
04MADRID2236	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF JUNE 9, 2004 AND SUBSEQUENT DAYS REPORTED THAT THE ITALIAN POLICE ARRESTED THE ALLEGED RADICAL ISLAMIST RABEI OSMAN SAYED AHMED, ALI [...]	2004-06-15 10:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
04MADRID2259	CLARIFICATION ON NEWS STORY REGARDING SECRET [...] News articles have just been released relating to an incident that occurred in the southern town of Tarifa, Spain, on June 10, at 1630 hours, between several organized crime street criminals and two Secret Service Agents who were working a protective detail on President Bush's daughter Jenna. [...]	2004-06-16 12:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
04MADRID2937	SPAIN MEGAPORTS MOA SIGNING AWAITING LEGAL COUNSEL [...] (SBU) Summary: We accompanied Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Administrator Paul Longsworth and William Kilmartin of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to meetings with the director of Spanish Customs and the president of the Por [...]	2004-08-03 07:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL SP
04MADRID3892	SPAIN URGES FRANCE TO BUDGE ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) The Spanish Foreign Ministry's chief diplomat for Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and African issues told visiting EUR/WE office director Kathy Allegrone October 1 that Spain has edged "closer toward neutrality" on the Western Sahara issue and is urging France to budge from its firm support [...]	2004-10-05 16:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL SP UNSC
04MADRID4015	UNSCR 1559: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FOLLOW-UP RESOLUTION [...] (C) Poloff disscussed Ref A points on 4/13 with MFA Deputy Director General for the Near East Alberto Moreno Humet. He said the GOF had already engaged the Spanish MFA several times on this issue and that the Spain generally accepted French and U.S. thinking on how to proceed. Moreno said he [...]	2004-10-15 14:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE SP UNSC
04MADRID4080	SPAIN ON POLISARIO RHETORIC, WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary. Spain will convey a message to the Madrid Polisario representative calling on the Polisario to cease threats to resume armed conflict with Morocco. MFA Maghreb Office Director Carlos Fernandez Arias also shared Spain's views on the state of play in Western Morocco, including GOS [...]	2004-10-20 12:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MO AG SP
04MADRID4116	SPANISH ON ITER HOME [...] (U) ESTHOFF made reftel points October 19-22 to: (1) Juan Antonio Rubio, Director General of the Center for Energy, Environment, and Technology Investigation (CIEMAT); (2) Francisco Javier Arana Landa, Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Commerce; ( [...]	2004-10-22 15:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	TRGY TSPL TNGD ENRG SP

04MADRID4241	FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN SPAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High oil prices and the ever more apparent economic costs of compliance with the Kyoto Protocol should guarantee that the possibility of constructing new nuclear power plants in Spain remains the subject of public debate. However, given that the Zapatero Government will not/ [...]	2004-11-03 13:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY SP
04MADRID4427	SPANISH ON ITER, EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE [...] (U) This is an action request for OES/SAT and OES/STC: see paragraphs 5 and 6 (respectively). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Spanish Science officials continue to believe that France will ultimately cut a deal with Japan that will bring the ITER to the French site along with sufficient guarant [...]	2004-11-19 11:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCI TSPA ENRG TSPL TNGD TRGY SP
04MADRID4485	SPAIN FORGIVES IRAQ PARIS CLUB DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 14:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN SP
04MADRID4504	SPAIN FORGIVES IRAQ PARIS CLUB DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-29 10:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN SP
04MADRID4774	SPAIN: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Per Ref A instructions, the following is the 2004 terrorism report submission for Spain. 2. Spain is a strong ally in the war on terrorism, authorizing the use of military bases to support Operation Enduring Freedom and sending troops to Afghanistan to provide added security during that cou [...]	2004-12-20 16:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC SP
04MADRID659	VISAS CONDOR: CUBA(MILA ESPINOSA, JOSE [...] ..CAB: VISAS CONDOR - 00003062 2. ..BOA: ..NAM: MILA ESPINOSA, JOSE NEY ..NAT: CUBA ..DOB: 04MAR1959 ..SEX: M ..VLO: POSITIVE ..CCB: LA HABANA ..COB: CUBA ..OCC: OPERATIVE ..EMP: MIGUEL ALIMENTACION ..PPT: REGULAR ..PPN: C140916 ..PPI: 22NOV2002 ..PPE: 22NOV2008 ..PPC: FRANCE ..PPS: CUBA . [...]	2004-02-26 13:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA
04MANAMA1886	DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER [...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Kuwaiti National Security Council President Shaikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah December 4 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Shaikh Sabah hailed the strong bilateral relationship and stated that Kuwaitis are [...]	2004-12-15 12:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER ASEC KU IZ IR SY BA
04MANAMA622	BAHRAINI MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI POW TREATMENT [...] Summary: For the past three days, all five Bahraini daily newspapers have run front-page stories with banner headlines, photos of Iraqi POWs being mistreated, and columns about the mistreatment of Iraqi POWs. Writers and opinion leaders have questioned U.S. values of democracy and human rig [...]	2004-05-03 09:12:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP BA
04MANAMA642	BAHRAINI MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI POW TREATMENT [...] Summary: All six Bahraini daily newspapers continue to run stories about U.S. mistreatment of Iraqi POWs. In addition to photos of prisoners, newspapers are running photos of families waiting outside Iraqi prisons to obtain information about their loved ones inside. Letters to the editor p [...]	2004-05-05 09:44:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP BA
04MAPUTO204	CTAG MEETING IN MAPUTO [...] Summary: On February 5, DCM hosted our first CTAG meeting (per reftel request) with counterparts from Spain, Portugal, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Germany, European Commission, and Ireland (representing EU troika). Participants concurred that improved maritime security for Mozambiq [...]	2004-02-17 06:53:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM SENV PREL MZ
04MAPUTO220	PRESIDENT CHISSANO APPOINTS NEW MOZAMBICAN PRIME [...] (U) On Tuesday, February 17, President Chissano formally announced the appointment of Luisa Diogo, the current Minister of Planning and Finance, as Prime Minister. The announcement of a new PM was expected, as former PM Pascoal Mocumbi had already announced his intention to leave his GRM post [...]	2004-02-18 15:48:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR MZ
04MAPUTO340	FEBRUARY MONTHLY ECONOMIC WRAP-UP: [...] (U) In a meeting with Mozambique country director and marketing manager for South Africa's Vodacom, Econ/Poloffs learned that the firm has already captured 12-13% of the national cell phone market. Vodacom began operating in Mozambique in December 2003 and launched strong campaigns in three key [...]	2004-03-12 10:12:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
04MAPUTO83	CORRUPTION IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Any discussion of Mozambique's political and economic development needs to take into account corruption. The steady decade-long progress since the end of the civil war could be slowed or even reversed if corruption is not checked. Senior Mozambicans in fact cite corruption as th [...]	2004-01-20 10:39:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM EAID MZ
04MONTREAL1574	MONTREAL CONFERENCE WITH THE HAITI DIASPORA (MCHD) [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Haitian Diaspora from Canada, the U.S. and Europe assembled December 10-11, 2004, to participate in the MCHD. Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Paul Martin emphasized, at the opening of the MCHD plenary session, that his administration's initiative to invite members [...]	2004-12-13 20:30:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV EAID SENV CA HA
04MONTREAL701	AEROPORTS DE MONTREAL ANNUAL REPORT 2003 [...] (U) Summary. Aeroports de Montreal (ADM) Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Cherry and Chairman of the Board Pierre Martin rolled out the ADM 2003 annual report at a May 6, 2004 public meeting held at the International Civil Aviation Organization Headquarters in M [...]	2004-05-13 12:51:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON CA
04MUSCAT1967	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: ARAFAT, IRAQ AND BUSH VICTORY [...] On November 7, the privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" published an editorial entitled "Palestinian Unification": "The Palestinian Authority is going through a dangerous phase. The declining health of President Yasir Arafat plays into the hands of the Israelis, who fully expect the rise o [...]	2004-11-09 07:48:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
04MUSCAT2002	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: FALLUJAH, MIDDLE EAST, ARAFAT [...] Privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" published an editorial on November 16 under the headline "Weak on Humanitarianism": "Recent U.S. military operations in Fallujah show a lack of humanitarian concern on the part of those charged with executing the military campaign. Innocent people are [...]	2004-11-17 09:56:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
04MUSCAT2025	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ WAR AND PALESTINIAN [...] An editorial appeared in the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" on November 21 entitled "A Conflict of Wills in Iraq... Whose Victory?": "After the failed U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is necessary to convince Iraqis and Afghans that there is hope for their future and that th [...]	2004-11-23 10:19:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
04MUSCAT2053	OMAN LOBBIES FOR UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request for IO/T and NEA/APRI - please see para 4. 2. (U) As reported ref A, Oman is lobbying for its Permanent Representative at UNESCO, Dr. Musa bin Jaffar bin Hassan, to be elected to the presidency of the 33rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2005. To t [...]	2004-11-28 12:34:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MU
04MUSCAT2078	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, POWELL, SYRIA, SHARM AL- [...] The lead editorial in the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" on November 29 was entitled "The Iraqi Elections": "The election in Iraq can be seen as a bottleneck, beyond which the country may be able to rebuild itself under the sheltering umbrella of a permanent constitution and representat [...]	2004-11-30 13:18:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
04MUSCAT2121	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: AIDS, IMPERIALISM, AND MEDIA [...] Privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial on December 1 entitled "On The Occasion Of World AIDS Day": "On the occasion of world AIDS day, Arab countries are reviewing their health policies regarding AIDS and acknowledging that more needs to be done to confront and contain t [...]	2004-12-06 12:45:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
04MUSCAT2165	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: FORUM FOR THE FUTURE, IRAQ, UN [...] On December 13, the lead editorial in the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" was entitled "Reform from Within." "The Forum for the Future in Rabat concluded with several recommendations for reform in the Arab world. Most of the recommendations fell within the framework of America's Greater [...]	2004-12-13 12:41:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP IZ MU
04MUSCAT2223	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: CIVIL SOCIETY, FREE SPEECH, U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-21 06:29:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
04MUSCAT2265	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: U.S. WAR DEATHS, PALESTINE, IRAQ [...] The lead editorial in the privately -owned Arabic daily "Al- Watan" on December 24 was entitled "American Patience": "In 1983, when 240 Americans died in a suicide bombing in Beirut, former President Reagan immediately called for the withdrawal of all American troops stationed there. Today, [...]	2004-12-27 11:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
04NEWDELHI7078	TOWARDS AN INDIA-EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Following two relatively rocky summits, and the postponement of this year's meeting, New Delhi hopes the November 8 India-EU Summit will yield tangible progress, MEA Director (Europe - I) Dammu Ravi told Poloff on November 2. The GOI priority is to kickoff a new ""strategic partnershi [...]	2004-11-05 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IN FR GM UK NP BT
04NEWDELHI7291	TERRORIST FINANCING: INDIA'S CABINET OKAYS [...] (U) India's Cabinet on November 11 gave its approval to establish a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),the last formal hurdle for setting up this long-delayed office. Several years have elapsed as the GOI sorted out the intramural wrangling over the unit's composition and responsibilities. L [...]	2004-11-17 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP KTFN SNAR PREL IN KWPR GOI
04OTTAWA3115	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH,S VISIT TO CANADA, [...] (C/NF) The Canadian Government and the Embassy strongly welcome your visit and the opportunities it will afford to advance our broad bilateral relationship. The two key themes I would stress for your visit are partnership and reassurance. The Canadians need to be reassured that at the end of the [...]	2004-11-18 19:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	CA PGOV PREL
04OTTAWA3134	U.S. VIEWS ON PROPOSED UN ENVIRONMENTAL [...] ESTH Counselor made the demarche requested in reftel to Richard Ballhorn, Director General for Environment and Sustainable Development Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs, and to Nicole Ladouceur, Director General for International Affairs in the Department of the Environment. Ballhor [...]	2004-11-19 21:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EU IO SENV CA
04PANAMA1700	WHERE IS PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT HEADING? [...] (C) Martin Torrijos and his inner circle, due to take power on September 1, are pushing an energetic and ambitious transition agenda featuring clear-cut goals in foreign policy (priority to the U.S. and Colombia),security (cooperation with U.S. objectives, new attention to the Caribbean coast [...]	2004-07-01 12:22:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2452	PANAMA PLANS ASSERTIVE, COHERENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) The Torrijos administration plans to run a much more ambitious foreign policy than its predecessor, aiming to sell the Panama "brand" to the world. First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel LEWIS Navarro has repeatedly indicated to the Ambassador and EmbOffs that the Torrijos team [...]	2004-09-29 21:51:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2691	SCENESETTER: DEFENSE SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S NOVEMBER [...] (C) On behalf of Embassy Panama I would like to extend our warmest welcome on your upcoming November 13-14, 2004 visit to Panama. Your presence here as the government of Martin Torrijos enters its third month signals the great interest of the United States in strengthening our excellent rela [...]	2004-11-02 13:13:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV SNAR PM POL CHIEF
04PARIS3123	PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-23 17:18:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PTER PINS IZ TU EU SY JO FR
04PARIS4951	TITLE III LIBERTAD ACT WAIVER: FRANCE [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel, we met June 24 with the MFA Cuba Desk Officer, who noted that France had been sharply critical of Cuba's human rights record bilaterally and as an EU member. Even before Havana unilaterally refused EU and French assistance, France had reevaluated its posit [...]	2004-06-29 15:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC FR CU PREL
04PARIS5065	CLARIFICATION REGARDING LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III [...] (U) AS PER REFTEL, POST ON JULY 2 DELIVERED LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III TALKING POINTS TO MFA CUBA DESK OFFICER ERIC CHAUX AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE MFA BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS JACQUES MAILLARD. BOTH PROMISED TO INFORM APPROPRIATE PARTIES IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 6 CFSP MEETIN [...]	2004-07-02 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PREL CA FR
04PARIS5419	GOF/NGOS AND CUBAN OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary: The GOF shares USG goals of facilitating a transition towards democracy, supporting Cuban Civil society, and preparing for a post-dictatorship Cuba. The GOF, French public, and NGOs, however, are critical of the US embargo of Cuba. France's Cuba policy remains anchored in the EU [...]	2004-07-19 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU FR
04PARIS5730	FRENCH LABOR CONCERNED WITH VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Emboffs met July 23 at the unions' request with Michele Simonnin, of the trade union Workers' Strength (CGT-FO) and Philippe Selva of the General Confederation of Workers (CGT),two of the three largest labor unions in France, to discuss US foreign policy regarding Venezuela. The labor [...]	2004-08-02 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PREL VE ELAB
04PARIS5906	"J,ACCUSE:" SHARON COMMENTS SPARK QUESTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Israeli PM Ariel Sharon's July 18 call for Jews to emigrate from France to Israel "as early as possible" in order to escape the "wildest anti-Semitism" touched off a barrage of criticism from both the GoF and French Jewish community. Although Sharon had qualified h [...]	2004-08-10 08:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	FR IS KIRF PHUM PREL
04PARIS5935	FRENCH RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA REFERENDUM DEMARCHE [...] (C) PolOff met with MFA Venezuelan desk officer Hedi Picquart on August 9 and delivered demarche as per reftel. Picquart noted that France had hoped EU international election observers would participate in the August 15 referendum vote. Unfortunately, the GoV-imposed restrictions were deemed [...]	2004-08-10 16:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE KPAO FR KDEM
04PARIS6076	FRENCH CEMETERY DESECRATIONS AND LINK TO EXTREME [...] (SBU) Summary: France has seen a rash of hate crimes resulting in the desecration of nearly 400 Jewish and Muslim tombs since the beginning of the year. Most recently, 56 Jewish graves were painted with neo-Nazi symbols and xenophobic slogans in Lyon on August 8, although recent developments [...]	2004-08-17 08:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PHUM FR KISL
04PARIS6889	OSCE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES ON ANTI-SEMITISM AND [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to OSCE desk officer Guillaume de Kerdrel on September 17. Kerdrel indicated that the same points had been discussed during a September 1 meeting in Washington with Department officials and a French delegation that included the Ambassador for Holocaust Iss [...]	2004-09-17 16:17:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM FR OSCE
04PARIS7539	CUBAN ANTI-EMBARGO RESOLUTION: FRENCH RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-14 15:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU FR UNGA
04PARIS7699	FRENCH RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Venezuelan desk officer Hedi Piquart on October 20. Piquart stressed that while France is concerned with the state of human rights in Venezuela, it does not share our sense of urgency and considers it too early to make any public statements on the [...]	2004-10-21 10:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL FR VE
04PARIS7928	TENSION IN TAHITI AS POLITICAL STRUGGLE PLAYS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Political turmoil, confusion, and charges of corruption reign in Papeete and Paris as both Oscar Temaru and Gaston Flosse claim to be the legitimate president of French Polynesia in the aftermath of an October 9 vote of censure and subsequent October 22 vote for president in the [...]	2004-10-29 11:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT FR FP XV
04PARIS8063	ARAFAT IN CONTINUED, POSSIBLY IRREVERSIBLE COMA [...] (C) Summary: As of 1030 local (0430 EST) November 5, MFA officials described Arafat as in a continued coma, with uncertainty whether his condition is irreversible or what permanent damage he might suffer if he regains consciousness. There is still no diagnosis on the cause of his condition. I [...]	2004-11-05 11:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS FR
04PARIS8159	DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS: FRENCH [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA DAS-equivalent for Human Rights in the Directorate of United Nations and International Organizations Affairs Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen on November 9. She indicated that France would co-sponsor all of the reftel resolutions and would vote against [...]	2004-11-09 17:29:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL FR
04PARIS8227	FRANCE'S EU/CUBA POSITION [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to MFA Cuba Desk Officer Eric Chaux and U.S. desk officer Jean-Charles Bou on November 12. Chaux opened by saying that even if there were a change in the EU common policy toward Cuba, the GoF would remain critical of the Castro regi [...]	2004-11-12 17:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL FR CU
04PARIS8949	INTERIOR MINISTER VILLEPIN DISCUSSES ANTI-SEMITISM [...] (U) Summary: Throughout his meeting with United States Holocaust Memorial Museum officials on November 19, Interior Minister Villepin underlined the GOF determination to fight anti-Semitism in every way possible. Villepin decried the rise in the number of anti-Semitic acts in France, commente [...]	2004-12-14 14:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KISL KIRF FR
04PARIS8983	FRANCE: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Post encloses the 2004 annual terrorism report for France. Per reftel, Word versions will be e-mailed to John Kincannon and Kiersten McCutchan at S/CT. Post POC is Political Officer Peter Kujawinski, x.2575. France ) 2004 OVERVIEW In 2004, France made progress in a number of areas [...]	2004-12-16 08:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC FR
04PARIS8990	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - MIDDLE EAST [...] MIDDLE EAST 2. U.S. DEFICIT 3. TURKEY B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S TELEVISED INTERVIEW LAST EVENING ON TURKEY, HIS "YES, BUT ONLY IF," AND THE OPENING OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EU IS TODAY'S NUMBER ONE LEAD STORY. INTERVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES ABOUND, ANALYZING THE PRESIDENT [...]	2004-12-16 11:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
04PARIS9025	FRENCH LOBBYING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) As per reftel, Poloff spoke to MFA DAS-equivalent for Human Rights in the Directorate of United Nations and International Organizations Affairs Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen about the need to lobby third countries against supporting any "no action motions" that might be brought by Iran or [...]	2004-12-17 17:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL FR EUN
04PARIS9130	FRANCE AND SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of several messages reviewing France's relations with Africa. The southern African region currently attracts less French attention than any other region of Africa. With no francophone countries, and only one country currently engaged in conflict (Angola, at muc [...]	2004-12-27 14:15:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AO BC LT MI MZ WA SF WZ ZA ZI ZU XA FR
04PARIS9133	FRANCE AND EAST AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. France's principal long-term concern in East Africa is the management of its relations with Djibouti where it maintains a large permanent military presence. The crisis in Darfur has prompted a more active French policy with regard to Sudan, but it remains largely a "Chad problem" [...]	2004-12-27 14:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM DJ ER ET KE SO SU TZ UG XW XA FR
04PARIS9137	FRANCE: UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Following considerable Embassy effort to bring about GOF coordination, the French Government finally has issued a directive requiring air carrier compliance with the No Fly and Selectee Emergency Amendments (EAs). The directive effectively gives Air France (AF [...]	2004-12-27 16:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PTER FR
04PARIS9145	FRANCE AND THE INDIAN OCEAN STATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The standoff in 2002 between Marc Ravalomanana and Didier Ratsiraka following the disputed election in Madagascar was a serious political crisis for the government of France, exposing divisions between the MFA and the presidency. With the crisis resolved, France's attention to t [...]	2004-12-28 10:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CN MA MP SE XW XA FR
04PARIS9146	FRANCE AND CENTRAL AFRICA (SOUTH) [...] (C) SUMMARY. France continues to seek solutions for the crisis in the Great Lakes through policies designed to support DRC President Kabila and the transition process and to block Rwandan interference in Congolese affairs. France's history in the Rwandan genocide complicates their ability to [...]	2004-12-28 10:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BY CF CG CT EK GB RW TP ZF XA
04PARIS9147	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - UKRAINE: VICTORY OF [...] UKRAINE: VICTORY OF YUSHCHENKO (B) SUMMARY OF COVERAGE: THE TRAGEDY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA CONTINUES TO DOMINATE HEADLINES TODAY AND EDITORIALISTS REFLECT ON THE SCOPE OF THE CATASTROPHE, THE UNPREDICTABILITY OF NATURAL PHENOMENA AND THE SOLIDARITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN TIMES OF CRI [...]	2004-12-28 11:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
04PARIS9159	GOF LAUNCHES ANOTHER PROPOSAL TO FOSTER MORE [...] (C) Summary: Internal power struggles continue to plague the Council for the Muslim Faith (CFCM),the GoF-created umbrella organization which serves as the official French Muslim interlocutor with the government. Meanwhile, in the political arena, two leading contenders in the 2007 president [...]	2004-12-28 15:36:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR
04PARIS9160	UKRAINE: FRENCH ON YUSHCHENKO VICTORY [...] (U) MFA desk officer for Ukraine Benoit Fremont described French satisfaction that the re-run of the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election had been conducted freely and fairly. Fremont agreed that while there had been some problems with the balloting, the level of fraud had not [...]	2004-12-28 16:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU UP FR PL
04PARIS9167	FRANCE AND CENTRAL AFRICA (NORTH) [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chad, where France maintains a permanent miltary presence, and the Central African Republic (CAR),where France is supporting military and economic reform are key countries for France's Africa policy. The crisis in Darfur has caused concern in France about additional threats to [...]	2004-12-29 11:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CM CT CH ZF XA FR
04PARIS9171	CIVAIR: DGAC RESPONSE TO U.S. CARRIER OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While remaining firm in their request to eight U.S. carriers, operating under FAR 135 (commuter and on-demand operations) in French Caribbean territories to supply documentation supporting their requests for "revalidation of any non-scheduled flight authorizations," French avi [...]	2004-12-29 14:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON FR
04PARIS9188	MEDIA REACTION REPORT - TSUNAMI: AN INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-30 11:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR FR
04PORTAUPRINCE520	PRIME MINISTER FORMS CABINET [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Latortue finalized his cabinet choices on the afternoon of March 16, following consultations with President Alexandre. The cabinet was installed at 14:00 on March 17. Latortue chose to consolidate several existing ministries as a cost-cutting measure, naming only 13 m [...]	2004-03-17 22:29:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HA
04PRETORIA3174	EMPLOYMENT COMPARISONS HIT PRESS [...] (U) Users of South African employment data should be aware of certain statistical anomalies. Poor statistical design in 2000 and 2001 caused formal employment to be grossly underestimated in those years. In 2002, these design flaws were corrected and formal employment was estimated to b [...]	2004-07-14 09:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB KTDB SF
04PRETORIA3501	SOUTH AFRICA'S CREDIT RATINGS [...] (U) From the end of June through mid-July 2004, several research and credit agencies (Fitch, Moody's Ratings, Standard & Poor's, and the Economist Intelligence Unit) presented to Johannesburg audiences their outlook and ratings for Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa in particular. The [...]	2004-08-03 07:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4042	STRATEGY ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE FTA [...] (SBU) Summary. In order to reinvigorate the Free Trade Agreement talks between the United States and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU),post proposes the following way forward: (A) clarifying senior political buy-in, including possibly raising the level of the negotiators; (B) changi [...]	2004-09-07 14:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA4098	INPUT FOR AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW OF SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) South Africa has continued to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, respecting the rule of law, implementing policies to reduce poverty, and combating corruption. There is a strong case to be made that South Africa is meeting the eligibility requirements of the African Gr [...]	2004-09-10 12:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL XA SF
04PRETORIA4456	SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK (SARB) SEPTEMBER [...] Summary. The September 2004 South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) quarterly bulletin reported mostly positive developments in South Africa's macroeconomic indicators for the second quarter of 2004. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth continued its over 3 percent growth, reaching 3.9 [...]	2004-10-05 09:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4529	OCTOBER 8 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS [...] Summary. Each week, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter include September Motor Vehicle Sales, Update on Trade Con [...]	2004-10-08 14:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4621	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 15, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No change in Interest Rates; - Tourism Earns Mor [...]	2004-10-18 13:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4686	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Third Quarter FDI Improves but Still Low; - Nove [...]	2004-10-22 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4784	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - New Bank Account Aimed at Poor; - Mid Term Expen [...]	2004-10-29 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4876	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Trade Deficit Narrows; - Tourism Increases Although Si [...]	2004-11-05 15:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4879	MID TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT [...] (U) Finance Minister Trevor Manuel presented the Mid Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS),supporting the South African government's three-year budgeting plans under the Mid Term Expenditure Framework. The MTBPS updates economic growth, revenue and expenditure forecasts and suggests pote [...]	2004-11-05 15:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SF
04PRETORIA4960	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Growth for Eighth Consecutive Month; [...]	2004-11-12 12:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5007	SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCE MINISTER SPELLS OUT [...] (U) Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel addressed Parliament on October 26 to table the Medium Term Policy Statement, an appropriations adjustment bill, and a tax amendment. He presented a detailed overview of the government's development priorities over the next three years and economic [...]	2004-11-17 10:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SF
04PRETORIA5043	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 19, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Foreign Exchange Reserves Target Published Next Year [...]	2004-11-19 07:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5158	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - October Consumer Prices Slightly Higher than Market [...]	2004-11-29 11:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5244	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Gross Domestic Product Revised Upwards; - Octobe [...]	2004-12-03 08:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5333	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No Change in Interest Rates; - IMF Seep Progress [...]	2004-12-10 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5357	SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCE MINISTER THINKS AHEAD [...] (U) Summary. Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel was the guest of honor at the 60th anniversary conference of the Bureau for Economic Research (BER),a well respected South African think tank. Manuel reflected on progress made since the Growth, Employment, and Reconstruction (GEAR) plan was lau [...]	2004-12-13 12:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD SF
04PRETORIA5407	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 17, [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Third Quarter Bulletin Released; - AmCham Survey [...]	2004-12-17 07:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA5433	2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR SOUTH [...] This cable responds to reftel request for updating and revising last year's NTE chapter on South Africa. Post is also sending the text by e-mail to EB/MTA/MST and to USTR contacts. Post understands Washington will update the figures contained in the first paragraph in the trade summary. [...]	2004-12-20 04:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN SF
04PRETORIA5506	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Prices Increase Slightly Above Expectation [...]	2004-12-23 12:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04QUEBEC178	ASYMMETRIC FEDERALISM - A VIEW FROM QUEBEC [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-06 18:59:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
04QUEBEC215	QUEBEC GOVERNMENT ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] (C) Summary: Government of Quebec (GOQ) officials requested a meeting with CG Friedman to review the bidding on the draft UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention in advance of the Dec. 14-17 drafting group meeting in Paris, where Quebec will participate as an observer. GOQ officials said Quebec [...]	2004-12-13 20:59:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD SCUL FR CA UNESCO
04QUITO3289	ECUADOR 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Quito's submission for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report. A copy of the report has been provided to USTR Bennett Harman via email. The report was a collaborative effort between State, the Commercial Service and the Foreign Agricultural Service. TRADE SUMMARY ---- [...]	2004-12-23 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
04RANGOON239	BURMA: ANOTHER TENTATIVE STEP ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Summary: As is its custom, the GOB released with no warning news of three important steps toward the implementation of its anti-money laundering law. It announced the setting of threshold amounts for banking and real estate transactions, and the naming of members to its nascent Financial [...]	2004-02-23 10:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN SNAR ECON PGOV BM
04RANGOON631	MONEY LAUNDERING: FATF COMES TO BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Anti-money laundering legislation and supervision were the topics of three days of discussions between FATF and the Burmese government. Though the GOB has made much progress on paper, concerns remain over some troubling details and prospects for proper enforcement. As FATF consi [...]	2004-05-19 10:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV SNAR BM
04ROME1425	ITALY: NO WAY TO UNSC "REFORM" [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for IO: please see summary and paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Italy is very concerned that a new UN reform push in New York will end with Italy frozen out of an expanded UNSC that includes both Germany and Japan. Italians fear that SYG Annan and th [...]	2004-04-09 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC
04ROME1472	ITALY SUGGESTS MODIFIED LANGUAGE FOR OSCE [...] (C) FOLLOWING UP ON REF A CONVERSATION, MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI TOLD POLOFF THAT THERE WAS LITTLE SUPPORT AMONG OSCE MEMBER STATES FOR LANGUAGE IN THE OSCE ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE DRAFT DOCUMENT LINKING ANTI-SEMITISM TO ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL. HE CLAIMED THAT ITALY COULD LIVE [...]	2004-04-14 17:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI IT OSCE
04ROME1579	ITALIANS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT CONSTABULARY INITIATIVE [...] (C) POLMIN COUNSELOR DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO ON APRIL 21. BISOGNIERO CONFIRMED THAT HE WILL SERVE AS THE MFA'S POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE. HE SAID THE APRIL 22-23 POLITICAL DIRECTORS' DISCUSSIONS IN PARIS [...]	2004-04-22 15:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV KPKO IT
04ROME1843	GROWING THE WFP DONOR BASE [...] WFP CONVENED AN INFORMAL CONSULTATION AT ITS HEADQUARTERS ON MAY 5, 2004, IN ORDER TO DISCUSS WITH MEMBER COUNTRIES ITS PLANS TO EXPAND ITS DONOR BASE. EMERGING (NON- TRADITIONAL) AND NEW DONORS CONTRIBUTED U.S. DOLLARS (USD) 151 MILLION AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR THIS PAST YEAR [...]	2004-05-12 12:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF EFIN AORC WFP
04ROME1955	SNAPSHOT OF ITALY'S ECONOMY BEFORE UPCOMING [...] Because of a marked decline in domestic demand and exports, the GOI has just decreased 2004 GDP growth estimates from 1.4 to 0.9-1.0 percent. A key economic ratio - budget deficit/GDP -- continues to climb upward, because the deficit is growing faster than the economy (as measured by GDP gro [...]	2004-05-20 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT EUN NATO
04ROME2115	IRAQ: ITALY HOPES FOR EARLY SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. WITH THE PLANNED VISIT OF PRESIDENT BUSH IN EARLY JUNE, ITALY WANTS TO FOCUS PUBLIC ATTENTION ON IRAQ,S NEW POLITICAL PHASE AND THE CONSENSUS AND DETERMINATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO ASSIST IRAQIS IN THAT PROCESS. ITALY HOPES FOR AN EARLY ADOPTION OF A SECURITY COUNCIL [...]	2004-05-28 16:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT IZ UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
04ROME2463	"UNTIED FOOD AID" - WFP STUDY FOR UNCTAD [...] (SBU) The WFP Secretariat has shared with the US Mission a paper prepared for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) entitled: "Food Aid and the Untying of Aid: Opportunities and Challenges for the Least Developed Countries." The key premise for the untying of food aid [...]	2004-06-24 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF ETRD WFP UN UNCTAD
04ROME2653	BERLUSCONOMICS - THE RECORD UNDER TREMONTI'S [...] SUMMARY: PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI HAS ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION TO STAY AT THE HELM OF ITALIAN ECONOMIC DECISION- MAKING, FOLLOWING THE FORCED RESIGNATION OF FINANCE MINISTER GIULIO TREMONTI (REF A). WHILE THERE IS PRESSURE FOR THE PM TO APPOINT A PERMANENT SUCCESSOR SOONER, BERLUSCONI HAS H [...]	2004-07-07 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
04ROME2789	GOI PASSED PASSES A DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE [...] As previously announced by PM Berlusconi, the Italian Cabinet passed on July 9 by decree law a euro 7.5 billion, or 0.6 percent of GDP deficit reduction package, as under pressure from the EU European Commission had requested. The package includes euro 4.2 billion in structural spending cuts, [...]	2004-07-19 10:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT EUN
04ROME2836	Treasury DG Domenico Siniscalco Appointed New [...] (SBU) After two weeks' debate within the Coalition following former Finance Minister Tremonti's resignation, PM Berlusconi appointed Domenico Siniscalco, Treasury Department Director General since 2001, as new Finance Minister on July 16. Over this two-week period, Coalition parties could no [...]	2004-07-22 04:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
04ROME2933	WFP'S SCHOOL FEEDING EFFORTS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) WFP's school feeding programs in Iraq are ongoing. During the academic year 2003-2004 in the three northern governorates, WFP provided technical assistance to the local authorities to guarantee a smooth continuation of school feeding activities targeting over 700,000 students. Between Ma [...]	2004-07-29 04:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC EFIN IZ WFP
04ROME3232	SINISCALCO UNVEILS ITALY'S CONTROVERSIAL FOUR-YEAR [...] The July 29 release of Italy's four-year economic blueprint opens Italy's annual budget process. The release follows the political turmoil surrounding Finance Minister Tremonti's resignation and the appointment of the new Minister Siniscalco. The DPEF, which sets budgetary guidelines for the [...]	2004-08-20 14:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP

04ROME3262	Civair: Italian Response to U.S.-Linate [...] On July 23, Embassy delivered ref A talking points on U.S. carrier complaints regarding Alitalia/Air France codeshare operations at Milan's Linate Airport to Aldo Sansone, Director General for Civil Aviation in the Ministry of Transport. In Sansone's response, he denies illegitimate and disc [...]	2004-08-24 15:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR IT AVIATION FAA
04ROME3283	Parmalat Tussles With Major Creditors and Former [...] Following GOI approval of a restructuring plan based on a debt-to-equity swap in late July, Parmalat Commissioner Enrico Bondi opened his legal campaign in August against some of the world's largest banks for their alleged role in helping Parmalat Finanziaria (or "Parmalat," Parmalat's holding [...]	2004-08-26 15:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR IT KPRP
04ROME3285	IAEA: ITALY AGREES TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR IRAN [...] (C) Summary. The Italian MFA continues to prefer a strategy that avoids risking breaking off all dialogue with Iran, but at the same time acknowledges that the situation in the IAEA is getting worse. While Italy did not explicitly say it would vote against a referral to the UNSC, it does not [...]	2004-08-26 16:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PREL IT IAEA
04ROME385	ITALY: STATUS OF FROZEN IRAQI ASSETS [...] (SBU) Finance Ministry officials provided Embassy with updated list of Iraqi assets frozen and held in Italy. This list was reviewed and approved by the inter-ministerial Financial Security Committee at its January 29 meeting. 2. (SBU) Information is presented below as follows: bank in Ita [...]	2004-02-04 10:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
04ROME3990	CIVAIR: ITALY STAYS FIRM ON LINATE CODESHARE [...] (U) Acting Ecmin, Econoff and Econ FSN met October 8 with Aldo Sansone, Director General for Civil Aviation in the Ministry of Transportation, to deliver Ref A follow-on demarche regarding Italian refusal to allow U.S. carriers to conduct third-country code-share operations between the U.S. an [...]	2004-10-15 17:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA IT AVIATION FAA
04ROME403	ARGENTINE BONDS - ITALIAN BANKERS TAKE A TOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: All we want is for Argentina to agree to fair and equitable negotiations with foreign bondholders, Nicola Stock (please protect),president of the Global Committee of Argentina Bondholders (GCAB),told econoffs February 3. However, the GCAB seriously doubts Argentin [...]	2004-02-04 18:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON IT
04ROME4194	The Italian Banking Sector: a Decade of [...] Since the mid-1990s, the Italian banking sector has undergone significant consolidation through mergers and acquisitions among major banks. The consolidation was the largest in Europe in terms of assets, and was driven in large part by domestic privatization efforts, Italy's entry into the Eu [...]	2004-10-29 16:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP
04ROME4375	ITALY'S SUPPORT FOR TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION REMAINS [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-16 14:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IT EUN
04ROME4426	GIANFRANCO FINI IS (FINALLY) ITALY,S NEW FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gianfranco Fini was (finally) appointed Italy's new Foreign Minister on November 18, following constant speculation on this outcome since the October 30 resignation of Rocco Buttiglione as Italy's nominee to the new European Commission and his replacement by ex-FM Franco Fratti [...]	2004-11-18 18:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
04ROME4599	ITALY'S UNDERGROUND ECONOMY [...] The underground economy has been a consistent part of post-war Italy, and is a result of the country's systemic inefficiencies, in particular its bureaucracy, high taxation, and rigid labor market. Recent estimates place the size of the underground economy at about 15-17 percent of Italian G [...]	2004-12-03 16:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP
04ROME4922	AT ELEVENTH HOUR, ITALY APPROVES 2005 BUDGET [...] ON DECEMBER 29, PARLIAMENT PASSED THE 2005 BUDGET AFTER A LONG DEBATE TO RECONCILE THE COMPETING DEMANDS OF GOVERNING COALITION PARTNERS FOR PORK; PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI FOR A TAX CUT; AND FINANCE MINISTER SINISCALCO FOR A 2005 BUDGET DEFICIT BELOW THE STABILITY PACT THREE-PERCENT BUDGET [...]	2004-12-30 09:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP
04SANAA2344	YEMEN REQUEST - FY05 USDA FOOD ASSISTANCE, PL480 [...] Summary: USDA food assistance in Yemen is enhancing infrastructure, funding agricultural research projects, and teaching horticultural marketing and livestock management skills. Since 2000, USDA assistance constituted the bulk of USG development aid to Yemen. In conjunction with USAID techni [...]	2004-09-01 13:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ASEC YM ECON COM
04SANAA477	NO NEW SECURITY THREAT IN YEMEN; FRENCH NOT CLOSING [...] (C) SUMMARY. French DCM told DCM 3/2 that media reports of French diplomatic closure in Sanaa due to new local security threats are in error. The recent Zawahiri audiotape prompted Paris to advise French embassies worldwide to review security. In Yemen, this instruction prompted an ongoing [...]	2004-03-02 14:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV FR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
04SANTODOMINGO1052	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP [...] Summary: Embassy on February 6 hosted a coordination meeting of local embassies of nations involved in the Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG). Poloff and NAS officer briefly sketched U.S. plans as CTAG chair for 2004 and ongoing U.S. law enforcement assistance programs relevant to countert [...]	2004-02-19 19:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL SNAR EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO1088	DOMINICAN PARIS CLUB NEGOTIATOR WILL NOT VISIT [...] DCM delivered talking points on Paris Club rescheduling and comparability of treatment for private sector creditors to Technical Secretary Carlos Despradel on February 20. Prior to discussing the non-paper Despradel emphasized that the GODR is determined to stick to the terms of the IMF progr [...]	2004-02-20 20:12:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO1343	EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO 90-DAY GOALS [...] (SBU) Following are Embassy Santo Domingo's goals for the first quarter of CY 2004 and a status report: Rule of Law Obtain removal of at least one official believed to be complicit in trafficking or corruption -- Miguel Vasquez, Atty Gen Cespedes, Ambassador to Argentina, Guido Gomez Status as [...]	2004-03-02 17:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT DR
04SANTODOMINGO1823	DOMINICAN ELECTION #29: LEONEL'S V.P. - LOW KEY [...] (SBU) This is no. 29 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: LEONEL'S V.P. - LOW KEY AND PLD Leonel Fernandez's March 16 announcement that Rafael Albuquerque would be his vice-presidential running mate surprised nearly everyone. It could prove to be an astute choice. The p [...]	2004-03-19 21:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR DR
04SANTODOMINGO1866	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MOSTLY ON TRACK TO MEET IMF [...] (SBU) The GODR will likely meet International Monetary Fund fiscal targets for March, but faces difficulty meeting the target for reductions in the monetary base, according to the IMF's local representative March 19. IMF Mission's recent visit to Santo Domingo was brief and confirmed GODR le [...]	2004-03-23 17:36:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO1933	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT MEJIA WRITES TO ASK FOR [...] (SBU) On March 25 the Foreign Ministry delivered the original of a letter from President Mejia for President Bush, under cover of a note from the Minister. Following is Embassy's unofficial translation. Embassy is faxing copy to WHA/CAR and to Treasury; original follows to SES-CR by pouch. [...]	2004-03-25 18:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN OPDC
04SANTODOMINGO194	DOMINICAN PROGRAM WITH IMF: HIGH HURDLES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 7 Econoff and USAID Economist called on IMF ResRep Ousmene Mandeng (PLEASE PROTECT) to review current status of IMF proposed program. The GODR has completed legislative action on budget items included as conditionalities and is close to complying with requirements [...]	2004-01-09 23:25:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO2742	DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #44: CANDIDATES ON MACRO AND [...] (SBU) Following is number 44 in our Dominican elections series: Candidates on Macro and Financial Policy In April all three of the principal candidates for the Dominican presidency addressed the American Chamber of Commerce on their visions for economic policy for 2004-2008. The full te [...]	2004-05-06 20:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO2744	IMF TEAM REPORTS STRONG EFFORT BUT MISSED TARGETS [...] (SBU) Summary: International Monetary Fund review team members commented May 5 that despite strong effort, the GODR has failed to meet the Fund Standby Agreement performance criteria on monetary, fiscal and debt levels. IMF representatives pointed to higher-than-expected first quarter infla [...]	2004-05-07 11:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON EFIN ENRG
04SANTODOMINGO3617	GODR PUBLIC FINANCING STRAINED [...] (SBU) Central Bank Manager Apolinar Veloz told Econoff June 18 that GODR non-financial public sector finances are seriously off track from the IMF agreement for the first trimester of 2004. Veloz's remarks track with what Technical Secretary Carlos Despradel reported to the DCM June 1. SI [...]	2004-06-18 22:49:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON DR
04SANTODOMINGO3906	DOMINICAN TRANSITION #5: PACT BECOMES FACT [...] (SBU) This no. 5 in our series on the transition to a new presidential administration in the Dominican Republic. (SBU) Dominican Transition: Pact Becomes Fact The transition teams really are cooperating. The government is likely to deliver a PLD-shaped tax reform to Congress by the targe [...]	2004-07-01 20:33:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN DR SP
04SANTODOMINGO5024	DOMINICAN POLITICS: SUGAR, IPR, TAXES AND TRADE -- [...] (U) Following is the first in our series on the politics of the new Dominican administration of Leonel Fernandez. (U) Dominican Politics #1: Sugar, IPR, Taxes and Trade ) Trouble for Free Traders (U) Powerful opponents of free trade are mounting a campaign to discredit the agreement with t [...]	2004-09-07 17:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ETRD EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5154	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND ECON TEAM SEEK TO REASSURE [...] (U) Summary: During the September 8 visit of EXIMBANK Vice President David Miller Dominican President Fernandez and his advisors stressed that the country,s economic crisis was one of liquidity rather than insolvency. They indicated their commitment to meeting the country's debt obligations an [...]	2004-09-15 18:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5186	DOMINICAN POLITICS #2: FERNANDEZ, CRISIS AND [...] (U) Following is no. 2 in our Politics 2004 series, our scenesetter for the visit September 16-17 to the Domincan Republic of OAS Amb. John Maisto. Amb. Maisto will participate in public events at the MFA Diplomatic School and the "Foundation for Global Democracy and Development," both to de [...]	2004-09-16 16:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5242	DOMINICAN PRES. FERNANDEZ OFFERS TO RESOLVE CORN [...] (C) Summary: Visiting USOAS PermRep Ambassador John Maisto and Ambassador Hertell took advantage of a meeting planned on Summit of the Americas to tell President Fernandez and Foreign Secretary Carlos Morales Troncoso September 16 that a proposed 25 percent tax on products containing high fruc [...]	2004-09-20 18:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV DR
04SANTODOMINGO5437	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SCENESETTER FOR POSSIBLE VIP [...] Following is a backgrounder for a possible VIP visit to the Dominican Republic: (U) Background. The Dominican Republic, just 70 miles from Puerto Rico across the treacherous Mona Passage, is a heavyweight in the Caribbean, a strong trading partner, and a helpful ally in the Caribbean. The U [...]	2004-09-30 20:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5480	IMF VISIT TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REVEALS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: An IMF team led by Steven Phillips (protect) to Santo Domingo this week reported that the Dominican Republic continued to face an acute crisis. The GODR had made only limited progress toward an integrated plan that could serve as the basis for resuming its IMF program. The team [...]	2004-10-01 22:22:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS BEXP EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5952	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON CORRUPTION, FREE TRADE [...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Fernandez asked on October 21 for USG help in addressing corruption issues. He told the Ambassador that he remains strongly in favor of the free trade agreement (FTA). He gave the sugar sector an opportunity of "only three weeks" (until sometime the week of [...]	2004-10-28 19:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5972	DOMINICAN TECHNICAL SECRETARY OUTLINES PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Dominican Technical Secretary of the Dominican presidency Temistocles Montas received the Ambassador and senior staff last night, October 28 to discuss a variety of topics, including the progress in discussions on a new IMF program, the Paris Club, the country,s new oil finance deal with [...]	2004-10-29 19:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO5985	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: IMPLEMENTATION OF 2004 PARIS [...] The Ambassador delivered the draft text of the Paris Club rescheduling agreement, in English only, to Technical Secretary for the Dominican Presidency Temistocles Montas on SIPDIS October 28. Emboffs asked that Montas and his staff examine it and indicate whether any changes would be reque [...]	2004-11-01 13:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR KTIA EFIN
04SANTODOMINGO6062	IFIS ON DOMINICAN FINANCES - TIGHT TIMETABLE WITH [...] (SBU) Despite progress on institutional reforms, the Dominican government still has a number of decisions to make before a new standby agreement can be reached with the IMF. Concerns about electricity sector reforms and and unanswered questions on fiscal problems mean that a tentative IMF Boar [...]	2004-11-05 11:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN DR PGOV
04SANTODOMINGO6472	DOMINICAN POLITICS #10: SANTO DOMINGO, BETWEEN [...] (U) This is #10 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo, Between Taipei and Beijing (C) Summary and comment: Beijing's global campaign to isolate Taiwan has reached the Dominican Republic, the largest Caribbean island nation that maintains diplomatic re [...]	2004-12-02 18:27:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EPET CH TW DR XE
04SANTODOMINGO6498	DOMINICAN POLITICS #11: FERNANDEZ'S SPEECH ON HIS [...] (SBU) Following is number 11 in our series on 2004 Dominican politics. Fernandez's Speech on his First 100 Days - - - - - - - - - - - - - - First announced for the 100th day of his administration, November 25, President Leonel Fernandez's speech was postponed until Monday night, November [...]	2004-12-06 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN DR
04SANTODOMINGO6915	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TOWARD PARIS CLUB AND THE IMF [...] (U) Dominican Technical Secretary Temistocles Montas called in Paris Club governments' local representatives on December 29 and asked them to offer financing assurances for the Dominican Republic for 2005-2006 at the next Paris Club meeting, which is scheduled for the week of January 10. Monta [...]	2004-12-30 18:45:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EFIN PREL
04SANTODOMINGO797	GODR COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE ENERGY GENERATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GODR appointed a six-member commission that includes Police General Pedro de Jesus Candelier and Secretary of Defense, Lieutenant General Jose Miguel Soto SIPDIS Jimenez, and senior GODR officials to reconcile GODR debt, determine fuel company fuel stocks, and review a sec [...]	2004-02-09 11:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV DR
04SANTODOMINGO990	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-PARIS CLUB: AVOIDING BURDEN [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 17 Dominican Presidency official Carlos Despradel asked the Charge to seek U.S. support in an effort to avoid burden sharing for holders of sovereign debt bonds. Having just received the portfolio for Paris Club negotiations, he is deeply concerned about the impact [...]	2004-02-18 13:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	DR EFIN
04STATE137635	SELECTION OF POSTS FOR INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE [...] REFTEL ANNOUNCED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SOFTWARE, EQUIPMENT, TRAINING AND CONTRACT STAFFING TO HELP UP TO 30 POSTS INCREASE BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING AND CABLES ON THEIR CLASSIFIEDHOMEPAGES. THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF THE DOD HORIZONTAL FUSION INITIATIVE, IN COORDINATION WITH STATE'S PROGRAM TO PUBLISH C [...]	2004-06-23 17:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP AMGT ECON PREL CMGT
04STATE99654	NEW INITIATIVE OFFERS POSTS ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE [...] Over the next several months, the Department will provide assistance to as many as 30 posts to improve their classified web presence. The Department will pay for a cleared dependent to load post's hard-copy content; provide a scanner for capturing pictures and documents; and provide on-site tr [...]	2004-05-05 01:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP AMGT ECON PREL CMGT
04TAIPEI3325	DEMARCHE ON WHO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS [...] (C) Summary: AIT Econ Chief delivered reftel talking points to MOFA Department of International Organizations (DIO) and the Taiwan Center for Disease Control (CDC) on October 21. DIO provided additional detail about its proposal to add language to Article 65 of the draft International Health [...]	2004-10-25 00:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL TBIO TW ESTH
04TEGUCIGALPA1411	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S JUNE 28 - 30 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Shelby to Honduras June 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, two-and-a-half years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there have [...]	2004-06-22 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV PHUM HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1490	Millennium Challenge Corporation Visit to Honduras [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),visiting Honduras from June 8- 16, held a productive set of meetings with Honduran government officials, members of civil society and the private sector, and representatives of other donor organizations and nation [...]	2004-07-06 16:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV SOCI PREL PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1526	Honduran Economic Highlights: April-June 2004 [...] On April 14, Paris Club creditors and the GOH agreed to a restructuring of Honduras' public external debt, leading to the cancellation of approximately $147 million of Honduran debt, and the rescheduling of $214 million more (see reftel). Under the agreement reached between Paris Club partic [...]	2004-07-09 18:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD EWWT KJUS PGOV HO
04TEGUCIGALPA1674	TPS for Honduras - Update on Economy and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Honduras has largely recovered from the devastation of the 1998 Hurricane Mitch. Most USG-funded reconstruction efforts were completed in 2001, and will be entirely completed in 2005. However, Honduras remains a poor country with insufficient housing and job opportunities to [...]	2004-07-30 19:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PHUM PREF PREL ELAB ECON HO
04TEGUCIGALPA232	HONDURAS IMF AGREEMENT FULL STEAM AHEAD -- PRIOR [...] (C) Summary. The Honduran government has fully completed the prior conditions listed in the preliminary Letter of Intent (LOI) for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF) agreed to with the IMF mission on November 25. In addition, the GOH has put to rest two new IMF [...]	2004-01-30 21:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV EPET ELAB HO
04TEGUCIGALPA2787	HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2005 [...] The text of the 2005 National Trade Estimate report for Honduras follows. TRADE SUMMARY (Note that the following paragraph is to be updated by Washington with USDOC statistics.) In 2003, the U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $486.4 million, a decrease of $203.8 million from deficit o [...]	2004-12-14 18:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN HO
04TEGUCIGALPA405	HONDURAS: INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Honduran legislation regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is largely in compliance with the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). However, Honduran authorities lack the personnel and expertise necessary to wage a trul [...]	2004-02-24 18:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR HO
04TEGUCIGALPA705	AVIAN FLU: HONDURAS STILL BANS POULTRY FROM TEN [...] SUMMARY: A new decree has renewed and slightly modified the ban which Honduras places on poultry exports from certain U.S. states, citing concerns of high-pathogenic and low-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI and LPAI). The decree implementing the ban was signed on March 5, but only brought to [...]	2004-03-24 18:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD AMED TBIO PGOV HO OIE
04TEGUCIGALPA734	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BALLENGER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CODEL Cass Ballenger (R-NC, Chairman, House International Relations, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee) to Honduras April 12-13. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, a little over half way through his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces [...]	2004-03-29 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SNAR HO
04TELAVIV1246	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] State Department Release of 2003 Human Rights Report 2. Alhurra TV Station ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jerusalem Post quoted Israeli diplomatic officials as saying that the White House and State Department are not showing the same t [...]	2004-03-01 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1276	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1315	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Performance of Ariel Sharon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The investigation of Elchanan Tenenbaum: -In its expansive lead story, Maariv revealed that Shimon Cohen, Tenenbaum's father-in-law, was PM Sharon's agricultural ins [...]	2004-03-03 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1325	ISRAELI COUNTER-TERROR OFFICIAL DEFENDS RAMALLAH [...] (S) Summary: NSC Counterterrorism Chief BG Danny Arditi expressed concern to the Ambassador March 1 about continuing support from Hizballah for Palestinian terror groups in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. While the U.S. and Israel are making progress in combating financial flows from Saudi Ara [...]	2004-03-03 15:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KPAL IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
04TELAVIV1351	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Performance of PM Sharon's Government 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the investigation of Elchanan Tenenbaum and the fallout from Maariv's revelations about PM Sharon's alleged connection with Tenenbaum's [...]	2004-03-04 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1366	(S) ISRAELI CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL FRENCH ARMS [...] (S) MOD DG Amos Yaron expressed concern March 3 to visiting Commerce U/S Kenneth Juster about signals that France might be ready to reverse its restrictive policy on arms sales to China. In a March 4 follow-up meeting, Rami Yungman of the MOD pol-mil bureau told polmiloff that the sources of [...]	2004-03-04 15:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL PARM IS CH FR MILITARY RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1384	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-05 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1390	ISRAELI READOUT OF IRAN NUCLEAR CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a readout of their consultations with French officials about Iran and other IAEA issues, Gideon Frank and Eli Levite of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) said the French MFA poldir had told them that the EU-3 agreement with Iran could not be twisted to justify removal [...]	2004-03-05 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KNNP PARM MNUC PREL IS IR FR GOI EXTERNAL
04TELAVIV1408	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-08 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1466	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Last night, Channel 2-TV reported that PM Sharon is "enraged" with IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon, whom he accuses of having caused "enormous" damage and of "blatantly intervening in pol [...]	2004-03-09 12:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1496	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] The requesters hope to obtain Cypriot citizenship and a EU passport. Yediot reported that Israel has asked the U.S. to allow El Al to fly over Iraq to reach its Far East destinations, which would save the company's planes two to three hours of travel. Ha'aretz (English Ed.) published a L [...]	2004-03-10 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1538	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Greater Middle East Initiative ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Sharon is slated to meet today in Jerusalem with the three U.S. diplomatic envoys (Stephen Hadley and Elliott Abrams from the White Hou [...]	2004-03-11 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1575	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] March 11 Madrid Bombings 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media -- except Ha'aretz (English Ed.) -- led with the multiple, almost simultaneous bombings in Madrid on Thursday morning, in which 198 people were killed and ove [...]	2004-03-12 11:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1587	SHINUI SCIENCE MINISTER MAKES CASE AGAINST [...] (C) In a March 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Science and Technology (and Shinui MK) Eliezer Sandberg outlined his opposition to unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, adding his view that the Israeli public is moving in that direction as well. Sandberg cited three reasons for his opp [...]	2004-03-12 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG TSPL PINR IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
04TELAVIV1598	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Madrid Bombings ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- With Yediot and Maariv devoting their entire front pages to the event, all media led with Sunday afternoon's double bombings at Ashdod Port, one of the most sensiti [...]	2004-03-15 12:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1621	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism 3. Greater Middle East Initiative ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jerusalem Post reported that Deputy State Department Spokesman J. Adam Ereli condemned the double Ashdod bombings in the stronge [...]	2004-03-16 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1644	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-17 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1677	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- PM Sharon's disengagement plan: -Leading media (Ha'aretz, citing GOI sources) reported that Wednesday Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and other senior security officials [...]	2004-03-18 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1698	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq: Anniversary of War's Outbreak ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jordanian King Abdullah paid a secret visit to Prime Minister's Ariel Sharon Shikmim ranch, Ha'aretz and Yediot reported. The media noted that there are no de [...]	2004-03-19 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1721	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Assassination of Hamas Leader Ahmed Yassin 2. Mideast 3. Iraq: Anniversary of War's Outbreak ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio, followed by the other electronic media, reported that at around 5:30 this morning, Hamas leade [...]	2004-03-22 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1758	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-23 10:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1794	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-24 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1830	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that Dov Weisglass, senior aide to PM Sharon, asked National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, in talks he held with her over the past two days, fo [...]	2004-03-25 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1866	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Blair in Libya ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that Thursday in Washington, the date of PM Sharon's visit to the U.S. was set as April 14. Jerusalem Post (lead story) and Ha'aretz reported that Sharon's bure [...]	2004-03-26 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1896	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-29 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1920	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted PM Sharon as saying Monday that if some coalition partners leave the government when he presents his disengagement plan to the cabinet after returnin [...]	2004-03-30 11:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1940	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Gaza Withdrawal Plan 2. Greater Middle East Initiative ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night PM Sharon promised at the Likud convention that registered Likud members would get to vote on his Gaza disengagemen [...]	2004-03-31 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV1962	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-01 10:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2021	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-02 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2063	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Campaign Against Terrorism ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- PM Sharon was quoted as saying in a Passover-eve interview with Israel Radio: "Those who kill Jews and order to kill Jews because of the fact they are Jews deserve to [...]	2004-04-05 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2079	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Both Ha'aretz (Hebrew Ed.) and Maariv led with, and all media reported on the "Shi'ite Intifada" (Ha'aretz) in Iraq. All media also reported on the confrontation with U.S. troops in and a [...]	2004-04-07 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2119	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the situation in Iraq. (Maariv's banner: "America in Trouble"; banners in Yediot and Hatzofe evoke the "Iraqi quagmire.") At least 150 Iraqis and 40 Americans were [...]	2004-04-08 12:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2140	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Iraq and the American entanglement continued dominating the Israeli press. All media reported about the two East Jerusalem Israeli-Arabs who were kidnapped in Iraq. The two were apparently w [...]	2004-04-09 12:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2156	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted PM Sharon's visit to the U.S. Sharon left Israel last night. He is expected to meet with National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice today and with President Bush Wed [...]	2004-04-13 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2189	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-14 12:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2200	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-15 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2227	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-16 12:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2242	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on Holocaust Memorial Day events, which started last night and will continue through tonight. Sunday, all media led with the assassination of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz [...]	2004-04-19 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2259	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Release of Mordechai Vanunu 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The major Hebrew media bannered the release of nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, which will take place tomorrow. Several media reported that Monda [...]	2004-04-20 12:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2282	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Release of Mordechai Vanunu 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media led with the release after 18 years in jail for aggravated espionage of whistleblower, or "atomic spy," Mordechai Vanunu, which took place this morni [...]	2004-04-21 12:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2324	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-22 13:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2347	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran Nuclear Program 3. Release of Mordechai Vanunu ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited PM Sharon's downplaying, in a speech to the Knesset Thursday, of the upcoming Likud referendum on his disengagement plan. [...]	2004-04-23 10:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2376	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel's 56th Independence Day 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted events related to Israel's Memorial Day (commemorated from last night through this evening) and Israel's 56th Independence Day (celebrated f [...]	2004-04-26 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2412	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] April 27 Damascus Attack 2. Mideast 3. Israel-Hizbullah Deal 4. Cyprus ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and Israel Radio reported that the U.S. Administration is inclined to present Jordan's King Abdullah II a "balancin [...]	2004-04-28 12:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2436	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syria 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot and Jerusalem Post reported that PM Sharon will travel to Washington to attend the AIPAC (Jewish lobby) convention, which will open on May 15. Yediot reported that th [...]	2004-04-29 11:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV2470	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-30 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6036	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Jerusalem Post quoted officials in Washington as saying that Deputy U.S. National Security Advisor Steve Hadley will travel to Israel on Sunday for a day of meetings with I [...]	2004-12-01 11:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6071	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with last night's defeat of PM Sharon in the Knesset vote on the 2005 state budget, which was rejected 69-43. Eight Knesset members were absent. Only Likud [...]	2004-12-02 12:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6088	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media, except Yediot and Maariv, led with PM Sharon's efforts to form a new coalition. Leading media reported that Sharon intends to ask Labor Party Chairman Shimon P [...]	2004-12-03 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT

04TELAVIV6121	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the release Sunday of Azzam Azzam, the Israeli Druze who was convicted of espionage in Egypt, where he was spent eight years in jail. He was exchanged [...]	2004-12-06 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6163	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot quoted President Bush as saying Monday, at a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II, that "the United States and my government will be involved with Middle Eastern [...]	2004-12-07 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6200	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that the U.S. has no information regarding the achievement of a framework agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, as indicated in reports comin [...]	2004-12-08 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6232	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-09 11:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6261	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Summary: -------- Jerusalem and settlements correspondent Nadav Shragai wrote in independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz: "Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's victory in the Likud convention destroyed the strategy adopted in recen [...]	2004-12-10 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6286	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that five Israeli soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in the Gaza Strip Sunday when a booby-trapped tunnel blew up under an IDF outpost nea [...]	2004-12-13 12:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6335	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-14 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6368	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-15 12:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6388	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-16 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6416	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Syrian-Lebanese Track ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted PM Sharon as saying at the Herzliya Conference last night that 2005 will be a "year of great opportunity" for Israel, and that the disengagement plan is t [...]	2004-12-17 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6443	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 12:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6472	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-European Union Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All newspapers reported that Monday, comparing themselves to such freedom fighters as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, the Yesha Council of Jewish Set [...]	2004-12-21 12:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6502	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that last night the IDF entered the Khan Yunis refugee camp, from which it had pulled out three days ago, in order to neutralize mortars and Qassam r [...]	2004-12-22 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6535	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that during his visit to the region Wednesday British PM Tony Blair called for the cessation of Palestinian terrorism as a paramount need for the renewa [...]	2004-12-23 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6564	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Monday, all media bannered the deadly tsunami that hit South Asian coasts on Sunday, saying that dozens of Israelis in the area are unaccounted for, especially in south [...]	2004-12-27 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6581	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S. Foreign Policy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The tidal waves in South Asia continue to dominate the headlines. Citing international sources, Israel Radio reported that 50,000 people are believed to have died in the ts [...]	2004-12-28 13:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6630	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Tsunami 2. Mideast 3. Pakistan: Nuclear Program 4. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited assessments that the casualty toll of the tidal waves in South Asia has reached 60,000 or even 70,000, and cited UN officia [...]	2004-12-29 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04TELAVIV6655	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] "Year of Truth" Columnist Ari Shavit wrote in left-leaning, independent Ha'aretz (December 30): "The two events that best define the outgoing year took place toward its end: On Tuesday, October 26, the Israeli parliament adopted the disengagement plan, and on Monday, November 12, the Palest [...]	2004-12-30 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
04THEHAGUE1144	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The DDG held a May 3 meeting with the Delegation on the status of the VIS Enhancement. Attendees were the VIS project management board: DDG, Chief/Admin Herb Schultz, Chief/Information Support Branch Greg Linden, Chief/Verification Horst Reeps, and Acting Chief/Inspectorate Carlos Trent [...]	2004-05-10 12:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE122	Netherlands: Balkenende Government Challenged by [...] (U) SUMMARY: Looking forward to the summer of 2004, the Balkenende government is contemplating its second year in office and a full agenda of internal and European Union matters as it takes the EU Presidency in July. Continuing domestic economic malaise has generated incipient doubts over t [...]	2004-01-20 14:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1352	Secretary Abraham's May 23 Bilateral Meeting [...] Summary: Energy Secretary Abraham held a May 23 luncheon discussion with Dutch Economics Minister Brinkhorst on the margins of the International Energy Forum meeting in Amsterdam. They agreed to explore the possibilities for increased U.S.-EU collaboration on energy technologies and that th [...]	2004-06-02 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG KNNP IR NL EUN
04THEHAGUE1394	FY-2005 IVP Nomination - Alternate candidate [...] Post is pleased to nominate Mr. Jules F. Gerzon as an alternate candidate for an FY-2005 IVP grant, excluding international travel benefits. Mr. Gerzon is earmarked for the EU/RP "U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges II," which will be held from February 28 - March 16, 2005. 2. START FIXED-FORMA [...]	2004-06-04 11:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
04THEHAGUE1512	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - STATUS OF [...] (SBU) As noted in the scene setter for the 37th Executive Council session (septel),one important set of decisions under consideration at the EC involve the requests from Libya and Albania for extension of their destruction deadlines. At this point, the prospects for the adoption of both se [...]	2004-06-17 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1595	DUTCH APPEALS COURT ALLOWS USE OF INTEL INFORMATION [...] In December 2002, a Rotterdam court acquitted four men who, the Government alleged, were involved in a plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Paris. The court refused to allow the prosecution to use information supplied by the intelligence service, AIVD, as evidence. On June 21, 2004, The Hague Ap [...]	2004-06-25 13:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE1694	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): EC-37 [...] (SBU) Summary: During EC-37, the U.S., UK, Italian and Libyan dels cooperated closely in actively educating and seeking support from other EC members regarding the proposed technical change that would permit Libya to seek conversion of chemical weapons production facilities (CWPF). Without e [...]	2004-07-06 16:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL LY CWC
04THEHAGUE1770	DUTCH/EU ON ARAB RESOLUTION ON ISRAELI SECURITY BARRIER [...] (C) On July 9, Ambassador Sobel discussed the anticipated ICJ decision on the Israeli Security Barrier with Hugo Siblesz, the Dutch MFA's Director General for Political Affairs (ref a). At that time, Siblesz said that while elements of the substance of the decision were expected to be close to [...]	2004-07-15 13:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EU IS UNGA
04THEHAGUE1823	DUTCH/EU ON ARAB RESOLUTION ON ISRAELI SECURITY [...] (C) On July 9, Ambassador Sobel discussed the anticipated ICJ decision on the Israeli Security Barrier with Hugo Siblesz, the Dutch MFA's Director General for Political Affairs (ref a). At that time, Siblesz said that while elements of the substance of the decision were expected to be close t [...]	2004-07-20 05:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EU IS UNGA
04THEHAGUE1828	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) The co-facilitators Gordon Eckersly/Australia and Ian Mundell/Canada held four sessions on 13-14 July 2004 to discuss Executive Management, Policymaking Organs, and Administration. The DDG made a brief introduction to the elements covered by the Executive Management section. Delegations [...]	2004-07-20 13:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE1840	DUTCH AGREE TO PARTIAL DEBT CANCELLATION FOR IRAQ; [...] DUTCH DEVELOPMENT AID MINISTER AGNES VAN ARDENNE ANNOUNCED JULY 16 THAT CANCELLATION OF PART OF IRAQ'S 245 MILLION EURO (APPROX USD 300M) DEBT TO THE NETHERLANDS WOULD BE NECESSARY. MINISTER VAN ARDENNE'S STATEMENT, WHICH CAME IN RESPONSE TO A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY, NOTED THAT THE IMF'S DEBT [...]	2004-07-21 16:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID NL IZ
04THEHAGUE1920	CIVAIR: KLM SEES NO ECONOMIC RATIOANLE FOR [...] (U) On July 29 Ambassador Sobel and econoff (note taker) met with KLM President and CEO Leo van Wijk. Ambassador Sobel asked van Wijk his thoughts on the failure to achieve a first-phase U.S.-EU air services agreement. The Ambassador also steered the conversation to Commissioner DePalacio [...]	2004-07-30 16:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EU NL
04THEHAGUE2052	CORRUPTION AND DRUG TRAFFICKING AT SCHIPHOL AIRPORT [...] The Schiphol 100% control measure, designed by Justice Minister Donner to stop drug trafficking into the Netherlands from the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Suriname, and later Venezuela, is now in its ninth month. Donner touts the measure as a success, citing declining cocaine seizures at Sch [...]	2004-08-17 14:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE2272	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) Del rep attended a September 1 OPCW National Implementation workshop on National Implementation in London. Santiago Onate, Office of the Legal Advisor, Anan Dhavle, International Cooperation Division, and facilitator Mark Matthews (UK) presented tutorials on Article VII obligations to t [...]	2004-09-08 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE2507	NETHERLANDS/FRANCE: INSTRUMENTS SIGNED FOR [...] Embassy pouched to L/T on September 30 signed instruments relating to mutual legal assistance and extradition, concluded between the Netherlands the United States and between France and the United States, registered pouch numbers 1530586 and 1530587. The Netherlands/US instruments were signe [...]	2004-10-01 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PREL FR NL
04THEHAGUE26	2003-2004 INCSR FOR THE NETHERLANDS - PART II: MONEY [...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 2003- 2004 INCSR: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REF. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON JANUARY 5 WAS 0.7880 EUROS TO THE DOLLAR. THE [...]	2004-01-07 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEP SNAR PTER ECON EFIN ETTC KCRM PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE2728	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH TALK THE TALK, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's refusal to allow entry to two Dutch MPs and one Spanish MP on October 15 focused public attention sharply on Cuba's human rights record and the EU's Cuba's policies, with many MP's weighing in in favor of a stronger EU approach. FM Bot called in the Cuban Ambassador to co [...]	2004-10-22 11:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU NL EUN
04THEHAGUE283	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 30 [...] (C) Greek OPCW Attache Vassilios Kraniotis provided us with an update on planning for a potential terrorist attack using chemical agents at the Olympic games. Most of these plans, he said, had been downgraded from "Confidential" to "Official Use Only" by his government, but he asked us to pr [...]	2004-02-04 12:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE290	ICJ: 48 STATEMENTS FILED IN FENCE PROCEEDING [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) received forty-eight written statements by its deadline of January 30 in the advisory opinion proceedings concerning "the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory" (the Fence Case). While the [...]	2004-02-05 06:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AORC ICJ
04THEHAGUE3219	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR DEC 13 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs met with Jaap Werner, Director, Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 8 to deliver points reftel and December 9 with Joep Wijnands, the Deputy Director, and Derk Oldenburg (MFA Dep Dir for European Enlargement). Werner expected smooth sailing on Bulga [...]	2004-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	NL PREL KNNP IR IS TU CR RO SU UP EUN
04THEHAGUE3284	NETHERLANDS: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2004 terrorism report for the Netherlands follows. Responses are keyed as much as possible to reftel A's requirements. A. SUPPORT TO GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- --- 2. The Dutch have responded to the global terrorist threat with l [...]	2004-12-16 16:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER NL AEC
04THEHAGUE3303	FY 2005 (TARGET) ICASS INVOICES FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 16:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KICA AFIN AMGT ASEC ABUD
04THEHAGUE3328	200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REFTEL. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON DECEMBER 15J [...]	2004-12-22 16:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV NL
04THEHAGUE4	2003 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine),an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy and amphetamines),and an important consumer of most illicit drugs. U.S. law enforcement information indicates [...]	2004-01-02 14:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NL
04THEHAGUE553	(C/NF) TERRORIST FINANCE: USG BRAINSTORMING [...] (C) Copenhagen, London, and Madrid are exempt from noforn marking to allow discussion with appropriate contacts. 2. (C/NF) Summary: A U.S.-EU declaration on terrorist financing (TF) would reinforce EU political commitment to fighting TF and provide political support for making European T [...]	2004-03-04 13:55:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC PTER NL EUN
04THEHAGUE606	OECD: DUTCH RESPONSE TO USG REFORM PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-12 10:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON NL OECD
04THEHAGUE639	TERRORIST FINANCE: DUTCH TO PUSH FOR ECOFIN [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-12 13:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER EFIN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE65	Dutch Support Early FATF Review of Guatemala [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-12 15:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR GT
04THEHAGUE879	NETHERLANDS: RISING BUDGET DEFICIT RESULTS IN NEW [...] The Dutch government is reacting with outward calm to the news that the EU Commission will launch an "excessive deficit" procedure against the Netherlands for running a budget deficit in 2003 of 3.2 percent - 0.2 percent greater than allowed by EU Growth and Stability Pact (GSP) rules. Financ [...]	2004-04-05 13:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV NL
04TRIPOLI31	(C) CHIRAC VISIT TO LIBYA MODESTLY SUCCESSFUL, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: French Embassy DCM Maurice Dabdoush (please protect) December 15 confirmed rumors circulating around Tripoli that Jacques Chirac's November 24-25 visit to Libya was not a happy experience. While the French President accomplished his most important goal - that of simply showing up h [...]	2004-12-16 10:36:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER FR LY VE
04VATICAN2892	SUDAN: SANT'EGIDIO OFFERS ROME MEDIATION VENUE [...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The Rome-based Sant'Egidio Community, which specializes in conflict mediation and has ties with both the Sudanese government and main rebel groups, conveyed its interest in hosting informal discussions at its Rome-based headquarters to establish a political dia [...]	2004-07-26 13:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU VT
04VILNIUS1403	LITHUANIAN POLICE SEIZE NINE MILLION COUNTERFEIT [...] Summary. The Lithuanian Police achieved a major victory in the fight against counterfeiting November 6, arresting thirteen people and seizing over nine million counterfeit Euros. The Police believe that the group has been printing Euros for several years. The Police also found printing plat [...]	2004-11-15 05:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL EFIN LH
04WELLINGTON784	NEW ZEALAND'S VIEWS ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] Seeking New Zealand's support for U.S. positions on a UNESCO convention on cultural diversity, post on September 10 delivered the reftel demarche to Jane Kominik of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage and to Charlotte Frater of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's United Nations and C [...]	2004-09-14 00:41:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD NZ UNESCO
04YEREVAN1345	Armenian-Azeri border clash [...] (C) Following receipt of reftel, DAO assistant spoke with the CHOD, Gen-Lt. Haratunyan, and Ambassador spoke to Ambassador Kasprzyk and Acting Foreign Minister Shugarian. The CHOD claimed that the Azeri side had initiated the outbreak of hostile action a week ago, and then on the night of Ju [...]	2004-06-15 12:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS AM AJ
04YEREVAN1439	YEREVAN REACTION TO KOCHARIAN'S JUNE 24 COUNCIL OF [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Local media reaction was mostly positive in Yerevan following President Robert Kocharian's June 24 address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The address, which was c [...]	2004-06-25 12:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID AM
04YEREVAN1516	ARMENIAN TENTATIVE ACCEPTANCE OF INVITATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The GOAM Foreign Ministry has tentatively accepted the invitation to the G8 Global Partners Working Group to be held in Paris on July 12 (reftel),and supplied the participant's information as requested. 3. (SBU) The [...]	2004-07-07 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL AM KACP
04YEREVAN2337	DIASPORA ORGANIZATION INCREASES SUPPORT FOR N-K [...] (C) The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is increasing its efforts to support ongoing Armenian government-sponsored repopulation programs in Nagrono-Karabakh (N-K) through its "Centennial Project." The AGBU, the Armenian Diaspora NGO with the largest membership worldwide, has reported [...]	2004-10-20 11:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN2686	RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS: TIME TO SOLVE N-K [...] (C) NEITHER OF THE TWO FINE MOSCOW CABLES UNDER REFERENCE MENTIONS NAGORNO-KARABAKH AS AN ISSUE IN THE CIS THAT MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON (AND PARIS) MIGHT RECOMMIT THEMSELVES TO SOLVING IN THE DISTURBING WAKE OF THE CRISIS IN RELATIONS OVER UKRAINE. IN A CHAT EARLIER TODAY, THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADO [...]	2004-12-14 12:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM IZ RS
04YEREVAN353	KOCHARIAN'S INNER CIRCLE: ACCESS BUT LIMITED [...] (c) President Kocharian has a small inner circle with direct access to him and the potential to influence his thinking on foreign policy matters. Within this inner circle are Foreign Minister Oskanian, Minister of Defense Sargsian, Head of State TV Harutyunian, Presidential Chief of Staff Tum [...]	2004-02-12 14:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
04YEREVAN516	REACTION FROM YEREVAN, ARMENIA: PRESS [...] SUMMARY: All mass media widely covered Ambassador John Ordway's press conference held on February 27. TV reports were mainly accurate and factual. The printed press, however, carried some comments on the Ambassador's answers regarding the murder of the Armenian officer in Budapest and the Ka [...]	2004-03-02 03:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC PGOV PREL KPAO AM
04YEREVAN790	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): IN-COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, and in the effort to promote counterterrorism cooperation (Ref B),Post hosted a follow-up meeting of the in-country Counterterrorism Action Group, April 1, 2004, comprising representatives from the French, German, Italian, British and Russian Embassies. Post invited Deputy M [...]	2004-04-02 11:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC EFIN PREL AM
05ABUDHABI1295	MEDIA REACTION 3/21-3/22: QATAR EXPLOSION/ ARAB SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: THE TERRORIST EXPLOSION IN QATAR AND THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE ARAB SUMMIT IN ALGERIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" NOTED THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR ARAB COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION TO ACHIEVE REFORM. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL BA [...]	2005-03-22 11:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI1297	MEDIA REACTION: A/USTR NOVELLI'S VISIT TO THE UAE TO NEGOTIATE FTA, MARCH 8-10 [...] SUMMARY: ALL LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA PROMINENTLY COVERED ASSISTANT USTR CATHERINE NOVELLI'S MARCH 8-10 VISIT TO THE UAE TO NEGOTIATE THE FTA. ABU DHABI PA ARRANGED A PRESS ROUNDTABLE WITH FOURTEEN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT MEDIA, IN ADDITION TO ONE-ON-ONE TELEVISION INTERVIEWS WITH A [...]	2005-03-22 11:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI1307	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: APPOINTMENT OF KAREN HUGHES [...] SUMMARY: TWO PIECES IN LARGEST CIRCULATION ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILY, SHARJAH-BASED, PAN-ARAB "AL-KHALEEJ" 3/20 COMMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF NEW UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY KAREN HUGHES. AN EGYPTIAN COLUMNIST COMPARES HER TASK OF JUSTIFYING AMERICA'S POLITICAL AND MILITARY ACTIONS [...]	2005-03-22 12:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI158	ARAB MEDIA REFORM - "NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO SELL [...] (U) Summary: On January 9 the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi opened its three day 2005 conference entitled "Arab Media in the Information Age." Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR),Crown Prince of Dubai, delivered an emphatic message, as keynote speake [...]	2005-01-10 11:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC PREL PGOV
05ABUDHABI1680	AMB. JONES CONSULTS WITH SHEIKH HAMDAN ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones consulted with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed on April 12 on Iraq developments. Ambassador Jones, who had been in Iraq three days earlier, briefed Sheikh H [...]	2005-04-14 10:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON IZ IR TC
05ABUDHABI1858	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP - EMBASSY ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: The British DCM convened the Abu Dhabi G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) on March 23. CTAG members discussed their perspectives of the threat environment in the UAE, and their observations of the UAE response to the recent theater bombing in Doha. Each country detailed [...]	2005-04-27 02:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC ETTC TC KJAN
05ABUDHABI2178	MBZ ON IRAQ, IRAN, PAKISTAN [...] (U) Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed,s weekly Sunday "VIP Majlis" provided an excellent opportunity for a visiting National Defense University delegation to observe first-hand the UAEG,s informal consultative process. MbZ, brothers MinState Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan and Interior [...]	2005-05-16 09:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL MASS PHUM ELAB IR IZ XF SA PK FR TC
05ABUDHABI2574	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ABUSE OF THE KORAN [...] SUMMARY: A COLUMNIST IN THE ARABIC DAILY "AL-BAYAN" WARNED ALL MUSLIMS AGAINST AN ALLEGED AMERICAN-ISRAELI PLAN TO DESTROY AL-AQSA MOSQUE. THE COLUMNIST CLAIMS THAT THE KORAN ABUSE IN GUANTANAMO IS A CONSPIRACY AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS A WAR CRIME. THE COLUMN URGES MUSLIMS TO NOT BE TOLERANT [...]	2005-06-08 12:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI2705	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY: A UAE COLUMNIST RIDICULES THE TIP REPORT BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYING THAT THOSE WHO PREPARED THE REPORT "HAVE DEALT ONLY WITH THE MOST EXTREME EXAMPLES OF ABUSES OF HOUSEMAIDS AND IGNORED THE MAJORITY THAT ARE TREATED WELL AND WITH DIGNITY IN OUR HOMES". HE CALLED ON SECRETARY RU [...]	2005-06-15 11:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI2706	MEDIA REACTION: WOMEN'S RACE TO THE BALLOT BOX [...] (U) SUMMARY: A UAE COLUMNIST CALLS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS FOR ARAB WOMEN IN SOCIETY. SHE STATED THAT THE DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION OF ARAB SOCIETIES WILL BE COMPLETE ONLY WHEN WOMEN ATTAIN EQUAL RIGHTS. SHE CALLS FOR GREATER ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND INCREASED POLITICAL REPRESENTATION [...]	2005-06-15 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI2946	PDAS CHENEY CONSULTS WITH SHEIKH HAMDAN ON KSA, [...] (S) Summary: NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney consulted with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) on June 26 on debt relief for Iraq, Saudi Arabia, political reform, assistance for the Palestinians, and free trade. With respe [...]	2005-07-01 09:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD KMPI KPAL SA WE GZ TC
05ABUDHABI3043	UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY [...] (C) Summary: Since the May 16 submission of the UAE democratic reform strategy (ref A),visiting DOS and embassy officials have highlighted the need for greater public participation with President Khalifa, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, MinState Foreign Affairs Hamdan bin Zayed, [...]	2005-07-11 06:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV ECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI TC MEPI
05ABUDHABI3200	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: SAUDI INTELLECTUAL CONDEMNS [...] SUMMARY: SAUDI INTELLECTUAL JAMAL KHASHOGGI WROTE IN THE SEMI- OFFICIAL ARABIC DAILY "AL-ITTIHAD" THAT THE SUICIDE BOMBINGS REPRESENT THE LARGEST INTELLECTUAL AND ETHICAL CRISIS ENCOUNTERING ISLAM. HE ASSERTS THAT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND THE WEST ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE, BUT RESORTIN [...]	2005-07-19 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI330	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA COVERED PRESIDENT BUSH'S INAUGURATION EXTENSIVELY AND EXCERPTS FROM HIS SPEECH WERE CARRIED IN ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. AL ARABIYAH AND AL JAZEERA BROADCAST THE INAUGURATION LIVE WITH SIMULTANEOUS ARABIC TRANSLATION, ABU DHABI TV AND DUBAI TV ALSO REPORTED THE [...]	2005-01-23 13:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI3346	STATUS OF UAE EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: The issue of export controls in the UAE has been raised in a number of contexts recently, including during the recent MTCR outreach mission to the UAE (Refs A and E) and FTA negotiations between the US and the UAE. This message reviews the status of export controls in the UAE as [...]	2005-07-31 12:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	ETTC KNNP PREL PARM TC
05ABUDHABI34	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH ASIAN CATASTROPHE [...] SUMMARY: THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE ASIAN TSUNAMI, THE ELECTIONS IN IRAQ AND PALESTINE, AND SUDANESE PEACE AGREEMENT DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA THIS WEEK. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" STATED THAT THE WORLD SHOULD FOCUS ON SPENDING MONEY ON HUMANITARIAN AID INSTEAD OF [...]	2005-01-03 09:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI3829	MEDIA REACTION:UAE DENIAL, WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA, KATRINA [...] SUMMARY: UAE PRESIDENT'S ORDERS TO SEND URGENT RELIEF TO THE VICTIMS OF KATRINA AND UAE'S OFFICIAL DENIAL OF REPORTS IN THE ISRAELI PRESS REGARDING THE OPENING OF A REPRESENTATIONAL OFFICE IN DUBAI RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN THE UAE'S PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. "AL-ITTIHAD" DAILY URGED [...]	2005-09-07 15:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI3883	UAE 9/11 COMMEMORATION: "WE MUST ALL STAND UNITED" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Abu Dhabi held a ceremony commemorating the fourth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and honoring the memory of those from eighty-two countries who lost their lives on September 11. UAE senior officials from the Presidency, and Ministries of Justice and Islamic Affairs, [...]	2005-09-12 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OEXC SCUL PTER XF TC
05ABUDHABI3927	MEDIA REACTION: 9/11/ CONTRIBUTION TO KATRINA VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY: ALL ARABIC AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DAILIES COVERED MISSION'S COMMEMORATION OF THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS THAT WAS ATTENDED BY THE RELIGIOUS ADVISOR OF THE PRESIDENT, SENIOR UAE OFFICIALS AND CHIEFS OF MISSIONS ACCREDITED IN THE UAE. A SEPARATE PRESS RELEASE THANKIN [...]	2005-09-14 15:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI4086	MEDIA REACTION: RELEASE OF BRITISH SOLDIERS/ TWO [...] SUMMARY: A UAE DAILY CLAIMED THAT THE TWO BRITISH SOLDIERS DETAINED IN BASRA AND LATER FREED FROM POLICE DETENTION WERE MOSSAD AGENTS. ANOTHER DAILY WELCOMED THE LAUNCH OF TWO UAE DAILY TABLOIDS IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC URGING THEM TO REFLECT THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE STREET. A UAE ACAD [...]	2005-09-26 14:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI4134	MEDIA REACTION: KAREN HUGHES'S MIDDLE EAST VISIT [...] SUMMARY: AN EDITORIAL IN THE POPULAR UAE DAILY "AL-KHALEEJ" 9/27 NOTED THAT UNLESS THE U.S. CHANGES ITS POLICY TOWARDS THE ARABS AND BECOMES A FAIR AND JUST PLAYER IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT, NEITHER KAREN HUGHES NOR ANY OTHER AMERICAN ENVOY WILL SUCCEED IN IMPROVING THE U.S. IMAGE IN THE AR [...]	2005-10-01 06:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI4239	MEDIA REACTION: NONPROLIFERATION/DEMOCRACY IN THE [...] SUMMARY: A UAE COLUMNIST WONDERS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ARABS SUCCEED IN ACQUIRING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. HE NOTES THAT ARAB CAPITALS WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY OTHER ARABS IF THEY HAD POSSESSED NUCLEAR WEAPONS. HE CONCLUDES THAT IT IS THE WISDOM OF GOD THAT PLACED NUCLEAR WEAPONS OUT OF THE REAC [...]	2005-10-09 07:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI4284	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI CONSTITUTION/ARAB LEAGUE [...] SUMMARY: UAE'S SEMI-OFFICIAL DAILY "AL-ITTIHAD" REPORTED THAT IRAQI SUNNIS ARE OPPOSED TO THE NEWLY-DRAFTED CONSTITUTION AND INTEND TO VOTE NO TO THE REFERENDUM ON OCTOBER 15. EDITORIALS WELCOME THE ARAB LEAGUE DELEGATION'S UPCOMING VISIT TO BAGHDAD, DESCRIBING IT AS AN OVERDUE VISIT THAT REP [...]	2005-10-11 14:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI446	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: ALL PAPERS CARRIED FRONT PAGE PHOTOS OF IRAQIS VOTING AND HEADLINES SUCH AS "IRAQIS WIN DEMOCRACY," IRAQIS DEFY TERROR TO CAST VOTES," IRAQIS EMERGE FROM THE TUNNEL WITH 60% PARTICIPATION," AND "IRAQIS VOTE IN BIG NUMBERS AND THE OCCUPATION RULES OUT A REQUEST TO WITHDRAW." EDITORIA [...]	2005-01-31 11:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI527	MEDIA REACTION: CONDOLEEZZA RICE [...] SUMMARY: SECRETARY CONDOLEEZZA RICE'S STATEMENTS DURING HER FIRST VISIT AS SECRETARY OF STATE DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ABU DHABI TV AND DUBAI TV BOTH CARRIED EXCERPTS OF HER STATEMENT DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE UK. AN UNUSUALLY POSITIVE EDITORIAL IN "AL [...]	2005-02-05 13:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI528	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION:STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] SUMMARY: ALL ARABIC AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PRINT MEDIA IN THE UAE DEVOTED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. RADIO AND TV STATIONS REPEATEDLY CARRIED LENGTHY EXCERPTS OF THE SPEECH, PARTICULARLY SECTIONS RELATED TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE PEACE PROCESS. ALL MEDI [...]	2005-02-05 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI706	MEDIA REACTION: AL HARIRI ASSASSINATION [...] SUMMARY: THE ASSASSINATION OF RAFIQ AL-HARIRI, FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF LEBANON, DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. THE UAE GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED THE ASSASSINATION OF AL HARIRI IN AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" POINTED OUT THAT THE ASSASSINATION OF A [...]	2005-02-15 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI908	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: "STOP THE APPOINTMENT" OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: UAE PROFESSOR DR. ABDULKHALEQ ABDULLAH WROTE AN OP-ED IN THE PRIVATELY-OWNED, SHARJAH-BASED, PAN-ARAB DAILY "AL- KHALEEJ" (CIRCULATION 85,000) ENTITLED "STOP THE APPOINTMENT". DR. ABDULLAH STRONGLY CRITICIZES THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCI [...]	2005-02-27 09:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI95	UAE SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: YEAR END EXPECTATIONS FOR [...] SUMMARY: REPORTS AND OP-EDS IN ARABIC DAILIES IN THE UAE INDICATED THAT THE PLIGHT OF THE ARAB PEOPLE IS ONE OF THEIR OWN MAKING, ATTRIBUTING IT TO THE LACK OF FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS, TOTALITARIANISM AND BAD GOVERNANCE. ONE OP-ED ANTICIPATED THAT THE PLIGHT OF ARABS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERI [...]	2005-01-05 11:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI959	UAE ARAB MEDIA CONFERENCE CALLS FOR REDUCED [...] (U) The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) held its annual conference entitled "Arab Media in the Information Age" January 9-11, 2005. A common theme throughout the conference was the need for Arab governments to reduce their roles in controlling the media. Despite a l [...]	2005-03-01 11:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC PREL PGOV
05ABUDHABI999	MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON [...] SUMMARY: THE SITUATION IN LEBANON AND THE LONDON CONFERENCE SUPPORTING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" LAUDED THE RESIGNATION OF OMAR KARAMI. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE REASONS BEHI [...]	2005-03-02 11:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
05ABUJA1172	ON DAY OF SUPREME COURT DECISION ON 2003 [...] With the Supreme Court due to deliver its judgment today, July 1, in the suit filed by 2003 ANPP presidential candidate General Muhammadu Buhari against the April 2003 re-election of President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command warned yesterday that it woul [...]	2005-07-01 09:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR NI ELECTIONS
05ABUJA118	TRADE AND INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, NIGERIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-27 10:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV NI
05ABUJA1186	PARIS CLUB REDUCES NIGERIA'S DEBT: JUBILATION NOW, [...] Summary: The Paris Club group of creditor nations has agreed to reduce Nigeria's debt by about 60 percent. This is seen as a reward for Nigeria's effort at reforming its economy with its home-grown economic reform program. Modalities for implementing the agreement will be negotiated between t [...]	2005-07-05 06:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON KGCN PGOV PREL NI
05ABUJA1209	PRESIDENT OBASANJO ANNOUNCES NEW MINISTERS, [...] On July 5, President Obasanjo sent a list of 11 ministerial nominees to the Senate for approval, indicating that he plans to drop some of the current Cabinet, possibly to give those with political ambitions the opportunity to focus on 2007 rather than policy making and implementation. The li [...]	2005-07-05 17:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR KDEM NI
05ABUJA1900	NIGERIA AGOA SUBMISSION AND RECOOMENDATION [...] (U) Country: Nigeria Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. (U) Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 140 million. 2004 GNI was $55.9 billion; 2004 GNI per capita was $390. (World Bank 8/2005 Data) Nigeria completed civilian-run national and state elections in 2003 that were m [...]	2005-10-05 07:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM NI AGOA
05ABUJA1986	SLM CONFERENCE: CHADIAN/FRENCH PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) On the margins of the Ninth Session of the Joint Commission (for the Cease-fire in Darfur) held in Ndjamena October 13-14, both SLM Chairman Abdelwahid Nur and France's Special Representative Ambassador Henri de Coignac had private meetings with Chadian President Deby touching on the Darf [...]	2005-10-17 13:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KAWC KCRS SU NI DARFUR
05ABUJA2142	A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH NIGERIAN FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, Assistant Secretary Frazer and Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discussed Nigeria's completed Paris Club deal and Nigeria's efforts to improve its budget process and promote increased trade and investment. The Minister urged favorable U.S. action on [...]	2005-11-07 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAIR ETRD EINV NI
05ABUJA850	CONTACTING OBASANJO ON ETHIOPIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Upon receipt of Ref A e-mail containing State 93687, we began asking for a meeting with President Obasanjo to deliver the talking points therein on how the AU is treating the Ethiopian election. Obasanjo is still in Paris on a four-day visit to France and is not expected to return to Nig [...]	2005-05-26 13:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ET NI
05ACCRA306	DCM MEETS MINISTER-DESIGNATE OF EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH, [...] Summary: DCM and Poloff called on Minister-Designate of Employment, Youth, and Manpower Development Joseph Kofi Adda on February 10 to highlighted our interest in Ghana's passage of an anti-trafficking law. Adda said that Ghana intended to enact the law but it would take some time for the cab [...]	2005-02-11 07:02:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB GH KTIA KWMN PHUM
05ACCRA650	AMBASSADOR AND FINANCE MINISTER SIGN BILATERAL [...] Ambassador Yates and GoG Finance Minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu signed the bilateral Paris Club debt reduction agreement (Refs A and B) on Thursday, March 31, 2004. Under the agreement, the U.S. forgives USD 4,641,600, which represents 100 percent reduction of the eligible stock of debt owed to [...]	2005-04-01 14:13:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTIA KMCA

05ACCRA845	TOGO OPPOSITION LEADER GILCHRIST OLYMPIO HEADING [...] (C) Summary: On May 4, PolChief met again with Togolese opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio, at PolChief's request, to discuss recent developments. Olympio had just met with President Kufuor, who asked him if he would meet with Nigerian President Obasanjo again, and with Ghana's Foreign Min [...]	2005-05-05 15:23:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PHUM PREL TO
05ACCRA870	AMBASSADOR MEET GHANA'S MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, PolChief and DATT mt on April 29 with Ghana's Minister of Dfense Kwame Addo-Kufuor (the President's brother),at the Minister's request. The Ambassador highlighted our excellent military-to-military relationship. Kufuor voiced optimism on Togo and Cote d'Ivoire [...]	2005-05-06 14:56:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH IV KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TO
05ADDISABABA3374	ETHIOPIA: WEIGHING IN WITH THE DARFUR REBELS [...] Post is unaware of any SLM leadership presence in Addis Ababa. 2. Minimize considered. HUDDLESTON [...]	2005-09-23 10:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SU ET
05ADDISABABA3599	ETHIOPIA: DAS YAMAMOTO DISCUSSES INTERNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Meles told AF DAS Don Yamamoto that Eritrean President Isaias was seeking to prod U.S. action on the border issue through his recent ban on UNMEE helicopter flights. Meles said he did not expect Isaias to attack, but could not afford to allow Ethiopia's election dispute to dra [...]	2005-10-17 08:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO PTER ET ER UN EE BORDER ELEC UNREST
05ADDISABABA3657	ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BORDER: UNMEE FEARS MORE [...] (S) SUMMARY: UNMEE officials told Charge on October 20 that they fear the Eritrean Government will continue to impose new restrictions on its operations in order to increase pressure on the international community to force Ethiopian compliance with the EEBC border decision. UNMEE warned of th [...]	2005-10-21 09:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PINS MARR MOPS KPKO ET ER EE BORDER UNSC
05ADDISABABA3770	ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UNMEE'S WITHDRAWAL COULD PROMPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE DSRSG Amb. Azouz Ennifar does not foresee the imminent outbreak of hostilities between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and dismisses recent public statements by UN officials in New York and Asmara as overly alarming. On the other hand, UNMEE itself could precipitate armed confrontat [...]	2005-11-07 06:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KPKO ER ET EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3780	AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON, UK, AND EU SHARE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the second consecutive day of a government crackdown on opposition demonstrators in Addis Ababa, AU Commission Chairperson Konare expressed concern about the safety of AU staff and of Ethiopia's ability to weather both domestic unrest and growing tensions with Eritrea. Perhap [...]	2005-11-07 12:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ET AF UNION UNREST
05ADDISABABA3802	AU'S KONARE ON AU ASSEMBLY CHIEF, WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Konare told Charge November 8 that Congo-Brazzaville President Denis Sassou-Nguesso appears to be the most likely successor to Nigerian President Obasanjo to serve as Chairman of the AU Assembly. Konare also said that an AU team had just [...]	2005-11-09 04:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ET XA AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3803	AU KONARE'S POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGH ON ETHIOPIAN [...] (C) Summary: African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Konare claims that Ethiopian PM Meles accepted his proposal of dialoguing with opposition members without the precondition of their first joining Parliament. Konare said that AU Assembly Chairman Obasanjo told Meles that he was willing t [...]	2005-11-09 05:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3837	UNSC MISSION TO ETHIOPIA-ERITREA BREAKS NO NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's UN PermRep Amb. Kenzio Oshima told UN Security Council members and troop-contributing countries in Addis that his November 7-8 trip to Ethiopia and Eritrea on behalf of the Council was "technical" in nature, and did not aim at promoting political dialogue. Providing a re [...]	2005-11-12 12:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS KPKO ET ER UNSC EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3843	AU CONVENING PAN AFRICAN CULTURAL CONGRESS [...] Summary/Action Request: The African Union (AU) is convening a Pan African Cultural Congress in Nairobi from December 4-9, 2005 to "review and assess the cultural sector in Africa, and consider the stakes, challenges and opportunities" to develop appropriate programs. The USG has been invite [...]	2005-11-14 13:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO SCUL XA AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3844	ENGAGING THE AU - THOUGHTS AHEAD OF THE AF COM [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) is displaying tremendous political will to address the continent's problems, which differentiates it from the OAU, its defunct predecessor organization. The AU is also serving as the coordinating body for positive change in Africa by playing a more proac [...]	2005-11-14 13:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XA AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3852	VOA'S AMHARIC SERVICE CONDEMNED BY GOE - NEED FOR [...] This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. SUMMARY: On November 8, Charge d'Affaires met with local and London-based Voice of America correspondents. She used the meeting to discuss U.S. policy regarding Ethiopia, the role the VOA is playing in Ethiopia at a time when i [...]	2005-11-15 08:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM KPAO PREL ET VOA UNREST ELEC
05ADDISABABA3915	ETHIOPIA: VOA ON THE HOT SEAT [...] (U) SUMMARY: A November 15 meeting with State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu provided the opportunity for the Charge to discuss the Government of Ethiopia's concerns regarding reporting by the VOA's Amharic Service, as well as larger issues of GOE press outreach and its relatio [...]	2005-11-22 13:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KPAO PREL ET VOA
05ADDISABABA3930	ETHIOPIAN MILITARY OCCUPIES FORMER UNMEE OUTPOST [...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations officials will publicly announce today that Ethiopia has violated the 2000 cessation of hostilities agreement, by occupying a strategic former UNMEE observation post within the Temporary Security Zone that provides access to Assab. UNMEE military observers abandon [...]	2005-11-22 14:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO ER ET EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA3941	DARFUR POLITICAL TALKS: AU PSC DEMANDS SLM/A FOCUS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) mediator for the Darfur Political Talks Amb. Sam Ibok, the Seventh Round of talks will resume in Abuja on November 28. On November 22, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) urged all parties to ensure that the Seventh Round is the "decisive ro [...]	2005-11-23 14:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU XA AF UNION
05ADDISABABA3998	AF DAS YAMAMOTO AND AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON [...] (C) Summary: During a November 28 meeting with AF DAS Donald Yamamoto, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Alpha Oumar Konare voiced concern that lack of progress on the internal political crisis in Ethiopia could push the country to war with Eritrea over the unresolved border issue. H [...]	2005-12-01 13:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ER SO ET AF UNION EE BORDER
05ADDISABABA4072	AU CONSIDERING FOUR MILITARY OPTIONS FOR DRC [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the return of its reconnaissance mission to the Great Lakes, the African Union (AU) is considering four military options to support forcible disarmament of ex-FAR and Interahamwe elements in the DRC. The AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) is scheduled to meet in mid- [...]	2005-12-09 09:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MOPS EAID CG AF UNION
05ADDISABABA4178	EUCOM J5 AND AU DISCUSS MARITIME SECURITY IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) takes maritime security seriously, AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Bernard Zoba told EUCOM J5 Maj Gen Scott Gration and Polad Amb. Mary Yates December 16. The AU is adopting a step-by-step approach to ensure member states receive the requir [...]	2005-12-22 08:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHSA EWWT PTER AU XA
05ADDISABABA4179	AU TELLS EUCOM J5 AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE MOVING [...] (SBU) Summary: The AU Commission hopes a series of thematic workshops will create enough regional buy-in to enable a harmonized approach to the African Standby Force (ASF),AU Planning Element Chief of Staff BG Hassan told EUCOM J5 Maj Gen Scott Gration and Polad Amb. Yates on December 16. T [...]	2005-12-22 08:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KPKO AU XA
05ADDISABABA4199	AMIS FUTURE - AU SETS PSC DATE, PARTNERS SEEK [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) will meet January 12 to decide the future of AMIS. Addis-based AU partners are seeking guidance from c [...]	2005-12-23 12:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KPKO SU AU
05ADDISABABA4201	AMIS FUTURE - AU SETS PSC DATE, PARTNERS SEEK [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: According to African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit, the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) will meet January 12 to decide the future of AMIS. Addis-based AU partners are seeking guidance from c [...]	2005-12-23 12:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR KPKO SU AU
05ADDISABABA4202	JAILED ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS AWAIT TRIAL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 21, seven weeks after being detained by the Government as anti-government demonstrations rocked the capital, senior leadership of the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD),along with independent journalists and members of civil society organizations, f [...]	2005-12-23 12:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM ET
05ADDISABABA4223	AU BUREAU DIRECTOR ON U.S.-AU RELATIONS, AU [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) welcomes plans to enhance U.S.-AU relations and is willing to work with the USG on privileges and immunities for a U.S. Ambassador to the AU, AU Bureau of the Chairperson Director Mamadou Lamine Diallo told PolEconCouns and Poloff December 27. The AU plans [...]	2005-12-28 13:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU AU ER ET
05ALGIERS1149	STATUS ON JAIL SENTENCES FOR JOURNALISTS [...] There are currently two Algerian journalists in prison, nine sentenced to prison terms and awaiting appeal, and two on trial for defamation. It is perhaps worth noting that all the defamation cases stem from articles written in 2003 or earlier. TWO JOURNALISTS IN PRISON ---------------- [...]	2005-06-05 16:19:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AG
05ALGIERS1402	BOUTEFLIKA'S STRATEGIC MANEUVERING ON THE [...] (C) President Bouteflika has spoken out twice in the last ten days against the French law passed by the French Parliament in February citing the positive achievements of the French colonial period. Prior to Bouteflika's comments, however, Algerian Foreign Minister Mohamed Bedjaoui spoke of a n [...]	2005-07-12 06:04:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD FR AG
05ALGIERS1410	ALGERIAN VIEWS ON LONDON BOMBINGS [...] (C) Algerians, judging from comments made to Embassy staff, press commentaries and other press reporting since the London bombings of July 7, have drawn three main conclusions about these terrorist attacks. First, the bombings should come as no surprise and were a natural consequence of the [...]	2005-07-12 16:25:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL AG
05ALGIERS1624	ALGERIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-08 08:24:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB AG OPIC USTR
05ALGIERS2042	DELIVERY OF PRESIDENT'S LETTER ON WESTERN [...] (C) Responding to delivery of the President's letter, Algerian Presidential Adviser Rahal agreed with the President's message and the desirability of improved Algerian-Moroccan relations but did not demonstrate any flexibility or imagination as to how Algeria might contribute to such a process [...]	2005-10-03 17:30:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO WI AG
05ALGIERS692	BOUTEFLIKA URGES IRANIAN COOPERATION ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Ambassador took advantage of April 5 meeting on other issues with Presidential Chief of Staff Belkheir to inquire about the April 2-4 visit to Algeria of Iranian Defense Minister Shamkhani. Belkheir said the visit was part of a programmed exchange of bilateral visits, reciprocated the v [...]	2005-04-06 15:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP AG IR IAEA
05ALMATY2308	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Joint Russian- Kazakh Space Venture -- Senate Approves Law [...]	2005-06-21 02:57:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
05ALMATY3157	KAZAKHSTAN: PROPOSAL TO SWAP SUPPORT AT UNESCO [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On August 23, Post received Diplomatic Note No. 10- 1-1/1947 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to reftel demarche. Text follows: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan prese [...]	2005-08-31 09:16:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KZ POLITICAL
05AMMAN1351	ARAB COUNTRIES LAUNCH GFD INITIATIVE; PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) At a February 6-7 conference in Jordan, representatives of Arab governments formally launched the "Governance for Development in the Arab Countries" (GFD) initiative under the auspices of King Abdullah. The GFD calls for partnerships between Arab states and OECD countries and the UNDP [...]	2005-02-17 14:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KDEM KMPI ECON EINV JO
05AMMAN1651	JORDAN RESOLUTE ON SYRIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR [...] (U) In a French television interview broadcast February 23, King Abdullah called on Syria to comply with UN resolution 1559. "What we hope for is that Syria will respect the United Nations resolution," he told France 2 television during an official visit to Paris. "We think Lebanon's future [...]	2005-02-27 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY JO
05AMMAN1720	GOJ REOPENING PARIS CLUB DEBT FORGIVENESS REQUEST [...] (C) King Abdullah told Charge on February 26 that during his recent visit to Europe he had heard positive responses from French, German, and British leaders to his request to revisit the question of debt forgiveness, collectively through the Paris Club and bilaterally. Finance Minister Abu H [...]	2005-03-01 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL JO
05AMMAN217	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTION, SUDAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-10 12:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN2428	IMF IRAQ CHIEF SEES NEED FOR REMEDIAL ACTION TO [...] (C) Coordinator for Iraq Reconstruction Ambassador Robin Raphel met with IMF Iraq Resident Representative Ibrahim el-Tigani in Amman on March 17. In a frank discussion Tigani provided his assessment of the government of Iraq's performance to date in meeting the policy and information provisi [...]	2005-03-24 04:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL IZ
05AMMAN2551	Biblical River Jordan Now Sewage-Laden, Drying Up [...] This is a joint Embassy Amman - Embassy Tel Aviv message. 2. Summary: The NGO Friends of the Earth Middle East (FOEME) organized a symposium on March 8 on Peace Island (Bakoura Island) for representatives from Jordan, Israeli, the Palestinian Authority and the international community to [...]	2005-03-28 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON PREL XF IS JO
05AMMAN2819	NEW PRIME MINISTER NAMED [...] (C) The government of Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez tendered its resignation April 5, and King Abdullah named Dr. Adnan Badran as the new PM to lead a reshuffled cabinet. This development is in line with the King's earlier discussion with Charge on a government change (ref B) and comes on th [...]	2005-04-05 14:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JO PBIO
05AMMAN2970	NEW FINANCE MINISTER REVIEWS PARLOUS STATE OF GOJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Jordanian Minister of Finance (and former Minister of Planning) Bassem Awadallah told Charge on April 12 that Jordan will likely face a $282-352 million shortfall as a result of higher-than-expected crude oil prices and lower-than-expected grant income. The Minist [...]	2005-04-12 14:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL EPET KPRV JO
05AMMAN2974	JORDAN: BIOS FOR BADRAN CABINET MEMBERS [...] (U) Reflecting a trend (and the 11 ministers) carried over from the previous cabinet, Western-educated Muslim East Bankers dominate the newly-appointed 26-member cabinet of Prime Minister Adnan Badran (ref a). We count eight Jordanians of Palestinian origin (West Bankers),compared to only [...]	2005-04-12 15:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM ECON JO PBIO
05AMMAN3087	DEMARCHE ON UNESCO NEGOTIATIONS ON CULTURAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-17 15:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	XG JO UNESCO
05AMMAN4440	ASSISTANT SECRETARY WAYNE'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: EB Assistant Secretary E. Anthony Wayne met with two new reformist Jordanian ministers from the Ministries of Trade and Planning on the margins of the BMENA Trade and Investment Finance Conference held in Amman May 18. Both laid out the GOJ's aggressive plans for fiscal reform, [...]	2005-06-05 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG EAID ECON JO
05AMMAN4886	Jordan - UNESCO Bioethics Demarche Delivered [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-19 03:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO JO UNESCO KSCI
05AMMAN5725	ASSISTANT SECRETARY WAYNE'S JULY 10 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In July 10 meetings with Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Governor Umayya Touqan and with Minister of Finance Adel Al-Kodah, A/S Wayne repeated earlier calls (Ref B) for action by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) on anti-money laundering/counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) contro [...]	2005-07-19 05:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN ETTC PGOV PREL EAID JO
05AMMAN5887	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH JORDAN [...] (U) The Deputy Secretary met with Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Suhair al-Ali July 10 at 3:40 p.m. at the Ministry during a visit to Jordan in connection with the U.S.-Iraq Joint Commission for Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) held July 11. 2. [...]	2005-07-24 15:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL JO
05AMMAN5912	CBJ'S $1.3 BILLION TRADE LEDGER ACCOUNT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The $1.3 billion deficit in the Iraqi trade ledger account in the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) is a recurring issue among Jordan, the U.S., and Iraq. A legacy of the former Jordan-Iraq trade protocol, the account is not considered by the GOJ to fall under any Paris Club treatment [...]	2005-07-25 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL IZ JO
05AMMAN6399	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-09 13:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN6740	REACTION TO AUGUST 19 ATTACK IN AQABA [...] (S/NF) The GOJ is conducting an intense security operation in Aqaba, and has detained some 300 people. However, the Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate informs us that it has not yet reached any conclusions as to who may have been responsible for the launch of the three Katyusha rocket [...]	2005-08-21 13:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MOPS PTER ASEC IS JO
05AMMAN7507	UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-19 11:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD JO UNESCO
05AMMAN7777	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND [...] (S) King Abdullah views the success of the Coalition effort in Iraq as essential to Jordanian national security interests. The GOJ provides important political and logistical support for U.S. activities in Jordan that contribute to the Iraq effort, most notably training for police, for milit [...]	2005-09-29 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV JO IZ
05AMMAN8024	FM KASRAWI ON UNESCO, ARAB LEAGUE-IRAQ TIES [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche on the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to Foreign Minister Kasrawi October 6. Kasrawi also shared a brief readout with Charge of the October 2 meeting of the Arab League Contact Group in Jeddah [...]	2005-10-06 15:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL SCUL IZ JO BHUM UNESCO
05AMMAN8166	AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND DELEGATION MEET WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 9, S/I Ambassador Jeffrey and his delegation met with King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Farouq Kasrawi, Finance Minister Adel Kodah, Chairman of the Jordanian Armed Forces General Khalid Sarairah, and General Intelligence Directorate chief Samih Asfoura. The Jordanians p [...]	2005-10-14 14:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN IR IZ SY JO
05AMMAN8168	CBJ MOVING FORWARD ON TREASURY AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a second follow-up meeting to Treasury DAS Glaser's recent visit to Amman (see ref),Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Deputy Governor Faris Sharaf was optimistic the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) bill might pass by December, and agreed tentatively to a December FIU study tour in Egyp [...]	2005-10-14 14:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IZ JO PGOV
05AMMAN8215	URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-17 11:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL JO UNESCO
05AMMAN8299	URGENT DIPLOMATIC NOTE AND POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL JO UNESCO
05AMMAN8466	IRAQ: UNAMI CHIEF ON AVIAN FLU THREAT, [...] (C) Amman-based UNAMI chief Staffan de Mistura raised concerns over the impending threat of an Avian Flu and/or cholera outbreak in Iraq during a wide-ranging meeting with Emboff. Mistura noted that insufficient security protection continues to hamper U.N. international staff activities in [...]	2005-10-27 09:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR KHIV ECON IZ JO UN UNESCO
05AMMAN9036	JORDAN PREPARES A TOUGH BUDGET FOR 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's revised 2006 budget goes a long way to getting the country's fiscal house in order. The GOJ will continue to cut fuel subsidies, will base its budget on an estimate of $60/barrel oil, and will assume only guaranteed foreign assistance. The budget of Finance Minister A [...]	2005-11-22 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN JO
05AMMAN9327	MGLE01: PLO REFUGEE DEPT. ON ZAKI'S NEXT MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PLO Department of Refugee Affairs (DORA) DG Mohammed Abu Bakr is preparing to return to Beirut with Palestinian Commissioner Abbas Zaki in mid-December to commence negotiations with the GOL. According to Abu Bakr, the PLO is ready to assume sole negotiating responsibility in orde [...]	2005-12-01 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PTER SY IS LE JO
05AMMAN9387	JORDAN'S NEW CABINET MINISTERS--CORRECTED VERSION [...] (C) On November 23, the King announced that Marouf al-Bakhit would succeed Adnan Badran as Prime Minister. Bakhit's cabinet was announced November 27 (ref A). The new cabinet consists of 18 East Bankers and 6 West Bankers; the former government included 22 East Bankers and 6 West Bankers. B [...]	2005-12-05 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JO
05AMMAN9562	SESAME Synchrotron: Middle East Sees the Light [...] Summary: SESAME (Synchrotron Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East),an international project to operate the first synchrotron in the Arab world, met in Amman on December 5-7 to assess progress, plan a strategy, and attract potential users. SESAME will upgrade a [...]	2005-12-12 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY XF JO
05AMMAN9594	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANESE ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 11:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN9826	Red-Dead Project Feasibility Study Slowly [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the World Bank presented an overview and prospectus on the "Red-Dead" project to Amman- based ambassadors of key potential donor countries on December 15. The World Bank said the Netherlands is now a confirmed do [...]	2005-12-22 06:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KWBG IS JO
05ANKARA1048	TURKISH MFA CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR DIRECT U.S. - [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Meeting with Econ Counselor and Econoff on February 15 on a range of aviation and maritime subjects (septel),MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Vakur Gokdenizler raised the continuing GOT interest in est [...]	2005-02-28 08:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL CY TU
05ANKARA1319	GOT PROTESTS PORT VISIT BY US NAVY TO RHODES [...] (U) The Embassy received on March 8 a Diplomatic Note dated March 4 regarding a Jan. 22-25 port visit to the island of Rhodes by the US Navy ship The Sullivans-DDG 68 (DDG-Guided Missile Destroyer). Text is at para. 3. 2. (C) COMMENT: We believe this is the first formal protest by the GOT [...]	2005-03-11 05:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR GR TU
05ANKARA1333	Turkey Wants to Participate in CSI [...] This message contains an action request in para 6. 2. On March 10, Basat Ozturk, MFA Head of the Maritime Affairs Department, conveyed the GOT's official, positive response on including the port of Izmir in the Container Security Initiative (CSI). He said that the Turkish Customs Undersecr [...]	2005-03-11 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC TU
05ANKARA1482	SUSTAINING TURKISH COOPERATION IN MARITIME [...] (U) Reftel requested Embassy input on building international support for an improved global maritime security framework, an objective of the December 2004 Presidential Directive on Maritime Security Policy. The Embassy and USG agencies work closely with the GOT on maritime security programs, i [...]	2005-03-15 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON ETRD PREL PTER PARM TU
05ANKARA1650	POTENTIAL TURKISH CONTRIBUTION TO BMENA INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In recent months, Turkish government and private sector officials have shown an increasing interest in becoming more involved on the economic side of the BMENA initiative. This fits with Turkey's large and growing trade and investment with the region and its potential -- as a [...]	2005-03-22 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV KCRM PGOV QA EG TU
05ANKARA1667	TERRORISM DISCUSSION WITH MFA [...] 4(B) AND (D). Â [...]	2005-03-22 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN PREL TU
05ANKARA1878	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 16-28, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 27 by Cumhuriyet [...]	2005-04-01 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2028	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-07 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2126	COMMISSION ON NARCOTICS DRUGS: REQUEST FOR US [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey has requested US support for its candidacy for re-election to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) at ECOSOC. Post recommends favorable consideration, given Turkey's critical location along a main route for drug flows from Afghanistan. Turkey is also one of only two [...]	2005-04-14 08:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL AORC TU
05ANKARA2140	CIVAIR: NEW TRANSIT PASSENGER [...] (U) On March 27, Turkish authorities eliminated a gap in the border control system by requiring passport and customs controls to be performed at the initial airport of entry, rather than at the final destination. The change, which also affects transit passengers leaving Turkey, has led to pas [...]	2005-04-15 07:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC TU
05ANKARA2249	GOT ON AMENDING AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS; [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST IN PARA 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: IN AN APRIL 19 MEETING WITH ECONOFF, BARIS KALKAVAN, OF THE MFA AVIATION DEPARTMENT, RESPONDED TO REF A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE BILATERAL AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BY ELIMINATING ANNEX III ON COMPUTER RESERVATIONS SYSTEMS [...]	2005-04-20 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA ASEC TU
05ANKARA2260	TURKISH VIEWS ON OECD ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey has not yet determined its position on the U.S. task force proposal or on the Differentiated Engagement Strategy (DES) at the OECD. The MFA Department Head responsible for OECD issues, however, outlined Turkey's general approach to these issues in a way that suggests sig [...]	2005-04-21 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PREL TU RS OECD
05ANKARA2970	RESUMPTION OF ONUR AIR FLIGHTS [...] (U) Sources at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Dutch Embassy in Ankara confirmed press reports that an agreement had been reached to permit Onur Air to resume flights to the Netherlands and other European countries, and that the airline actually resumed flights on May [...]	2005-05-25 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR TU
05ANKARA3014	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-26 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3035	AMERICAN-TURKISH COUNCIL BRINGS DEFENSE/SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: MOD Gonul, DCHOD Basbug and NSC SecGen Alpogan will all be in Washington June 5-7 for the American Turkish Council's annual conference. (It is possible that Alpogan may postpone his visit due to the heavy traffic of Turkish visitors that week.) While we understand many official [...]	2005-05-27 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PINR TU
05ANKARA304	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),a [...]	2005-01-18 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA3055	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, May 15-31, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in Radikal on Monday, May [...]	2005-06-01 07:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3079	TURKISH CUSTOMS ON WCO DEMARCHE, CSI, HABUR [...] (U) Econ Counselor and Econoff delivered reftel demarche urging Turkish support for the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade to Acting Customs Undersecretary Riza Tuna Turagay on May 27. We also raised the Container Security Initiative [...]	2005-06-01 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER ETRD EAIR TU IZ
05ANKARA3084	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3181	PSI: TURKEY PRESS RELEASE TO MARK 2ND ANNIVERSARY [...] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs marked the 2nd Anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative with a formal press release expressing Turkey's support of this important initiative along with the government's commitment to host a PSI exercise in the spring of 2006. This release w [...]	2005-06-07 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU
05ANKARA320	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),a [...]	2005-01-18 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA3877	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-06 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4095	ISAF: TURKEY AND FRANCE WORKING OUT SHARED COMMAND [...] (C) On July 13, PolMilOff called on TGS J3 NATO Branch Chief COL Halit Yilmaz to discuss Turkey's plans to contribute to security in Afghanistan after its ISAF VII command ends next month (see ref a). Yilmaz confirmed that the Turkish and French militaries are working on a formula for how to [...]	2005-07-14 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL TU AF FR NATO
05ANKARA4214	DEMARCHE ON IRAQ DEBT AND ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: On Iraq debt, Turkish MFA officials again confirmed they have not been pressed on the debt issue by the ITG. The MFA officicals made very clear that they want to negotiate this issue directly with ITG officials, not outside advisors, although they agreed to meet with the advisors. [...]	2005-07-20 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EAID PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA4636	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-09 05:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4716	REACTION TO TURKISH DECLARATION OF NON-RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's July 29 declaration that is does not recognize the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) (ref A) has raised little controversy among EU diplomats in Ankara: it is what most expected, and not as extreme as some feared. Turkish media cautiously welcomed the protocol and non-recogniti [...]	2005-08-11 12:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EU
05ANKARA4777	TURKEY-EU: FURTHER CONCERNS OF EU DIPLOMATS IN [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 08:59:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS TU EUN EU
05ANKARA4789	CDA ASSURES TURKISH MFA OF U.S. SUPPORT IN THE EU, [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Apakan called in CDA August 15 to urge that the U.S approach new EU members in support of Turkey's candidacy. CDA informed Apakan the process is underway (reftel),and urged that Turkey act quickly to demonstrate to the EU that it is ready for October 3. End Sum [...]	2005-08-15 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EU
05ANKARA5248	NEW TGS J-5 STRATEGY DIVISION CHIEF READY TO ENGAGE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a Sept. 8 introductory call by PolMilCouns and Deputy PolMilCouns, new TGS J-5 Strategy Division Chief MG Savas confirmed TGS interest in holding Caucasus Working Group and HLDG meetings this fall. Savas listed his [...]	2005-09-08 16:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL PARM PINR TU
05ANKARA5351	GOT DENIES IT PLANS TO CLOSE HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] (U) The Prime Ministry issued a written statement September 8 denying press reports indicating that the GOT had decided against the creation of an independent human rights institution and was considering closing the existing Human Rights Presidency (reftel). According to the statement, the GO [...]	2005-09-14 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA5354	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-14 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6233	TURKISH MFA ON COOPERATION AGAINST PKK [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with visiting EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman, Turkish MFA Director General for Security Affairs Hayati Guven provided a list of seven PKK names that the GOT recommends we jointly target in Western Europe, all of which are the subject of Interpol red notices. Three of [...]	2005-10-13 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER KTFN PREL PREF IZ PKK
05ANKARA6308	TURKS PRESENT CSI DRAFT AGREEMENT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On October 12, GOT MFA Maritime Director Basat Ozturk presented emboffs with a GOT draft of an agreement that would implement the Container Security Initiative (CSI). Ozturk focused on the import [...]	2005-10-18 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC KTIA PBTS TU
05ANKARA6318	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Guardian Unlimited on Saturday [...]	2005-10-19 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6323	ISAF: TURKEY AND FRANCE AGREE TO SHARED COMMAND OF [...] On Oct. 18, PolMilOff discussed with COL Yakub Battal of the TGS J3 the state of play of negotiations between France and Turkey on their proposal to jointly command ISAF's Kabul Multinational Brigade beginning in mid-2006. Battal reported that France and Turkey have reached agreement, and woul [...]	2005-10-19 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS KPKO PREL TU FR AF NATO
05ANKARA6324	TURKEY'S VIEW ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE [...] PolCouns delivered ref E demarche on UNESCO Cultural Diversity Vote to Ambassador Sule Soysal, Director General for Overseas Promotion and Cultural Affairs on October 19. PolCouns explained U.S. concerns regarding the restriction of trade and the free flow of ideas that may occur. 2. Soys [...]	2005-10-19 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SCUL TU BHUM ETRC UNESCO
05ANKARA6554	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Monday, October 17 [...]	2005-11-02 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY

05ANKARA6585	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 05:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6606	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 17:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6607	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 07:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6637	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6670	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-11 06:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6749	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6750	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 16:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6901	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-22 17:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA783	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-10 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA861	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-15 10:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA993	TURKEY MFA UPDATE ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In February 11 and 15 meetings with Econ Counselor and Econoff, MFA transport officials: indicated that the GOT would respond favorably to the Container Security Initiative (CSI); raised problems in managing Turkish-Iraqi airspace; warned that Bosphorus tunnel construction coul [...]	2005-02-24 09:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAIR IZ TU
05ASUNCION1321	UNESCO AND PARAGUAY: US APPEAL UNSUCESSFUL ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 21:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL PHUM SCUL UNESCO
05ASUNCION782	PARAGUAY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 21:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PA UNESCO KSCI
05ATHENS1445	GREECE SEEKS MEMBERSHIP ON IOC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-25 13:49:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY PREL GR
05ATHENS187	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 07:45:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
05ATHENS210	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of IRS Tax Specialist, Carol A. Saunders March 9-March 15, 2005 to provide assistance to overseas residents (part of a customer service tour). 2. Per reftel no Embassy assistance is requested. 3. Pursuant to State 66 [...]	2005-01-19 14:38:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EFIN OTRA GR CTRYCLR
05ATHENS2151	GOG WORKS TO RESPOND TO CRASH OF CYPRIOT AIRCRAFT [...] (U) Summary: The GoG has swung into action to cope with the crash of Cypriot airliner Helios Flight 522. The Hellenic Air Accident Investigation Board has taken charge of the investigation. A National Transportation Safety Board team has arrived, along with Boeing technical experts, to pro [...]	2005-08-17 04:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR CASC GR
05ATHENS2802	HHS ASSISTANT SECRETARY ADVANCES AGENDA ON TIP AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dr. Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, shared domestic U.S. policy and his compelling experiences on trafficking in persons, welfare issues, pension reform, and refugee integration during his October 9-11 [...]	2005-10-27 09:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PREL PREF GR TIP
05ATHENS2811	BALKANS UPDATE FROM THE GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting, Foreign Minister Molyviatis confirmed to Ambassador that Greece will support the opening of EU accession talks with "FYROM," absent resolution of the name issue between Greece and Macedonia. Prospects for resolution of the name issue, however, are dim, [...]	2005-10-27 15:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PGOV PREL EU AMB
05BAGHDAD2107	DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER AZEZ'S LAST WORDS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deputy Finance Minister Azez Hassan said Iraq's reporting on fiscal data to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved significantly and is now strong. MOF is ready to close the books on 2004 and Azez said he expects the Budget Department to finalize by the June 6 Articl [...]	2005-05-18 20:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD2608	NON-COALITION NATO ALLIES, ACCESS TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) REFTEL A registers our skepticism concerning the security argument underlying French Ambassador to Iraq Bajolet's request for DoD cardholders' slightly expedited access to Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). We would be loathe to issue such cards, or similarly effective senior-grade MNF [...]	2005-06-20 08:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PTER PREL ASEC IZ NATO
05BAGHDAD2854	IRAQ'S ECONOMIC VISION [...] SUMMARY: At the June 22, 2005 International Conference on Iraq held in Brussels, hosted by the US and EU and attended by over 80 countries and organizations, Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi and Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Barham Salih jointly presented the ITG's vision [...]	2005-07-07 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD2859	IRAQI DELEGATION TO EVALUATE FRENCH TRAINING OFFER [...] (C//REL AUS, GB) Minister of State for National Security Abdul Kareem Al An'zi will lead an Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) delegation to France within the next two weeks to evaluate the long-standing French security training offer. Al An'zi told us July 7 that French officials had renewe [...]	2005-07-07 17:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MASS IZ FR
05BAGHDAD3805	SCENE-SETTER: FINANCE MINISTER'S CHALLENGES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: After his fellow ministers rebuffed the 2005 budget supplemental, Finance Minister Allawi is trying to commit the next government to a 2006 budget that will pass muster with both the IMF and the Transitional National Assembly (TNA). This task will not be easy, but much is at stak [...]	2005-09-14 17:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PGOV PINR IZ IMF
05BAGHDAD4074	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 2, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-02 18:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4084	JCRED - PROGRESS REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Significant progress has been made with Iraq in many economic policy areas since the July 10- 11 Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) in Amman, Jordan. The Iraqis have moved toward the approval of their 2006 budget and beginning negotiations on a [...]	2005-10-03 12:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID EFIN EINV EPET KBCT IZ ENRG ETRD
05BAGHDAD4204	IRAQ - AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES THE IMF, [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPM Ahmed Chalabi invited Ambassador Khalilzad to break the Ramadan fast with him October 7. During wide-ranging discussions, Chalabi expressed confidence that Iraq will succeed in negotiating a Standby Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before year's en [...]	2005-10-12 09:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV ECON IZ IMF
05BAGHDAD4407	IMF DISCUSSIONS WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOI and IMF discussions in Amman on October 20-22 for a Standby Agreement (SBA) were successful. Although there are few quantitative targets, significant areas for reform have been set out. They include an emphasis on budgetary discipline; modest but required increases in fuel p [...]	2005-10-26 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL MCAP IZ IMF
05BAGHDAD4411	AL-BAGHDADIYA TV: IS THE FORMER IRAQI REGIME [...] (U) This is a joint message with Embassy Amman and Embassy Cairo. 2. (U) Summary. There are reports in Baghdad and Cairo that members of Saddam's family, or at least unreformed Saddam-era Ba'athists, may be using new satellite channel al- Baghdadiya as a Trojan Horse to re-enter Iraqi p [...]	2005-10-27 03:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL KPAO EG IZ
05BAGHDAD4444	DANISH EXHIBIT COMPANY PRESSES ON WITH [...] Summary. Denmark-based United Exhibits Group (UEG) is in Baghdad to secure an addendum to its exclusive July 2004 agreement with the Iraqi government to exhibit Iraq's "Nimrud Gold" collection internationally for five years. The initial agreement called for that tour to begin by October 20 [...]	2005-10-29 15:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL MOPS KPAO ECON PGOV PREL DA IZ
05BAGHDAD4511	TALABANI VIEWS ON SITUATION IN SYRIA [...] (C) On October 31 (other topics septels),President Jalal Talabani commented to Charge that the SARG had been sending emissaries to make its case to foreign governments since the issuance of the Mehlis report. (Note: Indeed, on several occasions prior to the report, Talabani has noted to us " [...]	2005-11-03 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IZ
05BAGHDAD4926	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF CULTURE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with ITG Culture Minister Nuri Al-Rawi on November 30. They reviewed the impact of Iraq's security situation on Iraqi cultural heritage sites and the promotion of Iraqi culture generally. Fourteen Iraqi cultural centers are planned worldwide (three in the U.S.) [...]	2005-12-10 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PGOV KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD5092	IRAQ'S ROLLERCOASTER RIDE TO DECEMBER 23 IMF [...] (C) Summary: Popular protests against December 18 fuel prices have died down. Some southern provinces might be resisting price hikes, but the Central Government took a tough stance against recalcitrant governors December 21. In reaction to surprising news concerning last minute debt assurance [...]	2005-12-22 18:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL IZ IMF
05BANGKOK3207	PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ON WHY THAILAND'S [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Dr. Gothom Ariya, who is a respected academic, human rights activist and member of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC),expressed his views on the NRC's initial meeting, changes in the attitude of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [...]	2005-05-13 11:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK5808	THAILAND AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION REPORT 1 [...] On August 31, 2005, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) announced that it had detected another outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in central Thailand (Ayutthaya and Kamphaeng Phet). This new detection was made in so-called native chickens (free ranging, backyard poul [...]	2005-09-09 09:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6156	THAILAND AVIAN INFLUENZA: SITUATION REPORT 2 [...] On September 16, 2005, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) announced confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 90 birds in central Thailand (Saraburi and Kamphaeng Phet). This new detection was made in so-called native chickens (free ranging, backyard poultry) with minimum biosecuri [...]	2005-09-27 05:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV SOCI TH
05BANGKOK6627	THAILAND TO MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT AT UNESCO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 02:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PHUM SCUL TH UNESCO
05BEIRUT1123	MGLE01: AMAL SUCCESSION: BERRI'S BITTER, FRUITLESS [...] (C) Summary. Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, 67 years old, has not groomed a credible successor to lead his Amal Movement. Like almost every other Lebanese party, he has kept the line of succession murky to avoid threats to his own leadership. Berri expelled a popular Amal leader whom h [...]	2005-04-06 15:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL LE PGOV
05BEIRUT1322	MGLE01: SYRIAN INTELLIGENCE MAY HAVE WORKED WITH [...] (S) Introduction and summary. Tyre businessman Qassim Daoud (strictly protect) provided econoff on April 19 with further details on Hizballah's "Mirsad-1" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight into Israeli airspace on April 11 (reftel). Daoud has well-placed contacts in the southern Shia co [...]	2005-04-25 15:26:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	LE MOPS PTER SY
05BEIRUT2068	MGLE1: LEBANON'S NEW PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Four major personalities will dominate the new Parliament. These leaders -- Saad Hariri, Walid Jumblatt, Hassan Nasrallah, and Michel Aoun -- have the votes and the voices they need to push for -- or to block --change. The men and women who counsel these figures will be among our chief [...]	2005-06-24 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR
05BEIRUT2153	THE NEW AND IMPROVED NABIH BERRI SAYS THE RIGHT [...] (C) Newly re-elected Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, opening a 6/30 meeting with the Ambassador, growled about alleged USG attempts to "veto" his candidacy. But after this initial scratchy start, Berri turned uncharacteristically friendly and polemics-free, saying he wanted to set aside pol [...]	2005-06-30 14:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER LE SY
05BEIRUT2285	MGLE01: BIOGRAPHY OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR [...] WE have learned that Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora has agreed with the two main Shiite political forces to name Fawzi Salloukh as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Salloukh is a retired diplomat and a moderate Shia figure with national standing as an independent intellectual. He is 74 y [...]	2005-07-12 12:55:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON SOCI LE
05BEIRUT2293	MGLE01: DAS DIBBLE MEETING WITH WALID JUMBLATT -- [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, defending (somewhat sheepishly) his public support for Hizballah, claimed to NEA DAS Dibble that doing so was the only obvious way to "cool down" Hizballah and "bring them inside." While this may involve paying lip service to Hizballah's loopy claim to the "S [...]	2005-07-13 07:57:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
05BEIRUT2355	MGLE01: MARONITE PATRIARCH ON CABINET FORMATION: [...] (C) The Maronite Patriarch suggested that, while he was trying to help Prime Minister-designate Siniora's efforts to form a Cabinet, he was at a loss as to what one of the principal obstacles, Michel Aoun, really wanted. Aoun's supporters might take to the streets if Aoun is left out of the [...]	2005-07-18 16:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER LE SY
05BEIRUT2425	MGLE01--AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador, Fawzi Salloukh on 7/25 highlighted his long friendship with the United States, promised an open dialogue between the two countries, and tried to put a good face on future Lebanon-Syrian relations. Salloukh, a Shia from southern Lebanon, [...]	2005-07-25 16:04:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
05BEIRUT3084	MGLE01: SPEAKER NABIH BERRI CALMS DOWN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Coming only a day after his public outburst against PM Fuad Siniora and the Core Group meetings, the Nabih Berri who met the Ambassador and Poloff on 9/22 was notably calm and full of sweet reason. He insisted his only concern in voicing his displeasure was the well-being of L [...]	2005-09-23 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL SY
05BEIRUT654	Lebanon Biographies of Potential Prime Ministers [...] Followig are biographies of potential candidates to repace Prime Minister Omar Karami who resigned on Febuary 28, 2005. According to the 1943 National Pat and the 1989 Taif Accord, Lebanon's Prime Miniter must be a Sunni Muslim. Several names of poential candidates are being discussed i [...]	2005-03-03 11:37:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON LE
05BOGOTA1078	DCM MEETS WITH VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) On January 31, DCM met with GOC Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Camilo Reyes. Reyes had asked for the meeting as the first of what he hopes will be regular monthly meetings to discuss key bilateral issues and areas of mutual concern. In response to questions from the DCM, Reyes touched [...]	2005-02-02 15:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON CO
05BOGOTA12031	PEACE COMMISSIONER RECAPS YEAR-END STATUS WITH [...] (C) On December 28, the Ambassador reviewed all peace processes with Colombian Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo. Regarding the ELN, Restrepo told the Ambassador that he had successfully resisted ELN pressure -- abetted by the French and especially the Norwegian facilitators -- to move [...]	2005-12-30 19:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
05BOGOTA1296	PRESIDENT URIBE MEETS WITH USAID ADMINISTRATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Uribe expressed his gratitude for U.S. support of Colombia during his February 3 meeting with USAID Administrator Natsios, before the opening of the International Donors Conference on Colombia in Cartagena. In a wide ranging discussion, Uribe reviewed outstanding human [...]	2005-02-09 18:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR EAID CO
05BOGOTA2266	COLOMBIA'S FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Kiersten Stiansen, phone number (571) 383-2122, fax number (571) 315-2163. Officer spent 55 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions as noted in paragraphs 18-21 of reftel. --------- [...]	2005-03-09 13:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
05BOGOTA7358	GOC POSES NEGOTIATION OFFERS TO GUERRILLAS [...] (SBU) In mid-June and July, the GOC sent several communiques in an attempt to resuscitate negotiation processes with both the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The GOC hoped to restart preliminary peace negotiations with the ELN w [...]	2005-08-04 15:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CO FARC ELN
05BOGOTA9087	NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION GETS UNDERWAY [...] (U) Colombia's Justice and Peace (J&P) Law, created to process demobilizing illegal armed fighters and compensate victims, directed the GOC to create an institution to manage the National Reconciliation and Reparations Fund. Vice President Francisco Santos structured the National Reconciliati [...]	2005-09-23 22:02:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM SOCI CO
05BOGOTA9095	COLOMBIANS PROTEST FRENCH REGARDING FARC [...] (U) The Colombian Foreign Ministry sent the French Ambassador to Colombia a diplomatic note on September 23 protesting France's latest contact with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in early September, without GOC authorization. The French reportedly sent the envoy to negotiat [...]	2005-09-24 16:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO FARC
05BOGOTA9269	BOGOTA MAYOR SEEKS CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH EMBASSY [...] (C) Ambassador Wood met with Bogota Mayor Luis Eduardo (Lucho) Garzon on September 22, at the Mayor's request. In a wide ranging discussion, Garzon requested more contact with the Ambassador and Embassy staff to improve information sharing, particularly on security issues. He asked for assis [...]	2005-09-29 21:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO VE FARC
05BRASILIA1081	BRAZIL: MRE UNDER SECRETARY PEDROSA DISCUSSES [...] (C) On 18 April Ambassador Vera Pedrosa, Foreign Ministry (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs, called Ambassador to the ministry to discuss the 11-12 May South America- Arab Summit in Brasilia. Pedrosa explained that she had "heard indirectly" from other foreign diplomats that the USG [...]	2005-04-20 20:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA119	BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2005 Investment Climate Statement. Introduction - Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------------------- 2. Openness to Foreign Investment. Brazil knows that achieving sustained, rapid growth depends on for [...]	2005-01-12 14:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB BR OPIC USTR
05BRASILIA1867	BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART II [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 19:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PINR BR
05BRASILIA1879	BRAZIL: DISPUTES CAST SHADOW OVER FUTURE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. Investment disputes between U.S. investors and Brazil are currently concentrated in the country's energy sector. The majority of the disputes involve contracts for thermoelectric plants that were signed during a period of drought-induced energy shortage (2001- 2002) with guara [...]	2005-07-15 15:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EFIN KIDE OPIC
05BRASILIA1973	BRAZIL SCANDAL: THE "OFFICIAL STORY" CRUMBLES AS [...] (C) Summary: The scandals (reftels) affecting the government of President Lula da Silva and his PT party reached a serious new level in recent days. Former PT officers implicated in the alleged financial improprieties have now attempted to present suspect financial transfers managed by a pr [...]	2005-07-22 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR
05BRASILIA2145	SECRETARY SNOW'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Snow met separately with Central Bank President Meirelles and Finance Minister Palocci August 1 in Brasilia for broad discussions of Brazil's current economic performance. Meirelles and Palocci both argued that Brazil's stellar economic performance, with a current accoun [...]	2005-08-12 14:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON
05BRASILIA2589	BRAZIL'S FINANCE MINISTRY MAKES PITCH FOR [...] (U) Summary. An aggressive tariff cutting proposal for WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) non-agricultural market access negotiations (NAMA),put forward internally by Brazil's Finance Ministry, has generated a storm of protest by the country's private sector and largest labor union, and angst [...]	2005-09-28 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTO
05BRASILIA285	BRAZIL AND THE OECD: CO-HABITATING FOR NOW, BUT [...] (U) THIS CABLE WAS COORDINATED WITH AMCONSULATES RECIFE, RIO DE JANEIRO, AND SAO PAULO. 2. (U) SUMMARY. WHILE PRESIDENT LULA AND FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM SUPPORT THE IDEA OF EVENTUAL BRAZILIAN ACCESSION TO THE OECD, ENTRY INTO THAT ORGANIZATION IN THE SHORT-TERM IS NOT CURRENTLY ONE OF THE G [...]	2005-01-31 18:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV BR OECD
05BRASILIA3346	BRAZIL AND THE PARIS CLUB - PREPAYMENT OR [...] (SBU) The Finance Ministry's Strategic Debt Planning Coordinator, Anderson Silva, confirmed to Emboff December 21 that the Finance Ministry is studying a proposal to pay off all of its Paris Club (PC) debt in 2006. According to Silva, no final decision has yet been made despite press reports [...]	2005-12-22 13:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON SENV PREL BR
05BRASILIA99	BRAZIL: AMBASSADORIAL MUSICAL CHAIRS [...] (U) At the halfway mark of the Lula administration, President Lula and Foreign Minister Celso Amorim have decided on key Ambassadorial changes, principally in Europe. Several of the high profile Ambassadors had been appointed to their present positions by former President Fernando Henrique C [...]	2005-01-11 12:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD BR
05BRATISLAVA1001	SLOVAKIA FORGIVES 100 PERCENT OF IRAQI DEBT [...] (SBU) The Slovak cabinet decided December 21 to forgive 100 percent of Iraq's outstanding debt by December 31, 2005. Total debt as of October 31 was approximately USD 145 million. According to a Ministry of Finance source involved in the discussions, the GOS determined that the administrative [...]	2005-12-21 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL LO IZ
05BRATISLAVA265	MOJ THOUGHTS ON DRAFT TEXT OF EXTRADITION TREATY [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs continue to press Slovak officials for a reaction to the draft bilateral extradition treaty we gave them in December 2004. Nonetheless, the GOS still has not made a definitive decision on whether to commit to extradite Slovak nationals to the U.S. On March 30, Justice Mi [...]	2005-03-30 14:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PHUM LO
05BRATISLAVA38	SLOVAKIA - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] SINCE 1998, SLOVAKIA'S ONCE TROUBLED ECONOMY HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A BUSINESS FRIENDLY STATE THAT LEADS THE REGION IN ECONOMIC GROWTH. IN ITS DOING BUSINESS IN 2005 REPORT, THE WORLD BANK NAMED SLOVAKIA AS THE WORLD'S TOP REFORMER IN IMPROVING ITS INVESTMENT CLIMATE OVER THE LAST YEAR, AL [...]	2005-01-20 17:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB LO OPIC USTR
05BRATISLAVA440	POLITICAL AND PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES MOVING [...] (C) After the U.S. negotiating team and Slovak Ministry of Justice Director for Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Branislav Bohacik failed to reach agreement April 14 on pursuing bilateral extradition and mutual legal assistance treaties (or on signing instruments to implement US-EU tre [...]	2005-06-08 09:27:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS EU LO
05BRATISLAVA449	CONFERENCE ON BALKANS HIGHLIGHTS ROLE FOR SLOVAKIA [...] Summary/Introduction: On May 20-21 the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA) hosted a conference on "Assessing Developments in the Western Balkans: Problems of Today, Ideas for the Future." Co-sponsors of the conference were the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the [...]	2005-06-10 10:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL LO
05BRATISLAVA585	EXTRADITION: US-EU AGREEMENT NOW, BILATERAL TREATY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Lipsic told Charge during his farewell call July 20 that he supported moving ahead with an initial agreement to implement the US-EU extradition treaty but urged that a more in-depth bilateral agreement be negotiated as well. He indicated a willingness to move con [...]	2005-07-22 11:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL EU LO
05BRATISLAVA780	EXTRADITION: SLOVAKIA READY TO SUPPORT, WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Daniel Lipsic told Ambassador during his introductory call September 26 that Slovakia hopes to finalize a comprehensive bilateral treaty on extradition during October 17-18 discussions with US negotiators. In reaction to reftel talking points, Lipsic provided us [...]	2005-09-27 13:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL EU LO
05BRATISLAVA872	SLOVAK JUSTICE MINISTER'S NOV. 7 MEETING WITH AG [...] Slovak Minister of Justice Daniel Lipsic is scheduled to meet with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at 14:00 on November 7 in Washington. Poloffs met on 10/26 with MOJ's Head of the International and European Law Department Peter Banas and Jana Vnukova, Head of the Division of Coordination o [...]	2005-10-26 15:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PREL EU LO
05BRATISLAVA926	SLOVAK VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 21 GAERC [...] (SBU) Polec Chief met with European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak November 16 to discuss points provided reftel on agenda items at the November 21 GAERC. 2. (SBU) DEFENSE ISSUES: Rehak noted that 19 states are members of both NATO and the EU, and it was in all their interests to improve coop [...]	2005-11-18 19:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EU LO
05BRUSSELS1556	WHAT A FRENCH "NON" ON THE EU CONSTITUTION COULD [...] (C) No one can be sure of all the political consequences of a French rejection of the EU Constitution, but it would almost certainly end the document's chances of ever entering into force. While forty days remain before the vote, Embassy Paris (refs A and B) has described the challenges facin [...]	2005-04-20 13:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV FR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1727	NATO AND EU MEET TO DISCUSS SUPPORT TO DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary. On 29 April 2005, NATO International Staff (IS) and International Military Staff (IMS) led by Assistant Secretary General Kobieracki, met with EU General Secretariat SIPDIS and EU Military Staff (EUMS) members led by Director General for ESDP, Pieter Feith in the EU's Kortenb [...]	2005-05-03 14:41:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS EAID SU ET NATO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS212	EU RESUMES TRADE, POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. The atmospherics at the January 12-13 EU-Iran Trade and Cooperation and Political Agreement negotiations in Brussels were positive and relaxed, and Iran appeared to want the negotiations to succeed, according to Council Secretariat officials who attended. Negotiations are s [...]	2005-01-19 09:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNP PTER PHUM IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2165	CUBA: FURTHER CHANGES IN EU POLICY UNLIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a key EU Council official (protect),the EU will almost certainly continue the suspension of the June 2003 restrictive measures against Cuba and seek "constructive" dialogue with the Cuban authorities. This is the principal message of the draft EU policy declaration [...]	2005-06-07 12:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2418	CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JUNE 2005 [...] Summary. During its June 21 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from South-East Asia (submitted by Australia),South-West Asia (U.K.),Central Asia (Italy),Balkans and Near East (Greece),and Eastern Europe (Germany). The Group adopted most of the [...]	2005-06-23 13:07:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2440	Juncker, Blair Debate EU Future [...] SUMMARY: Outgoing EU Presidency Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg and incoming Presidency Prime Minister Tony Blair of the UK outlined different visions for Europe and perceptions of the "European crisis" during speeches before the European Parliament on June 22-23. Juncker bl [...]	2005-06-27 10:40:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN UK LU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2455	ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH AND FRENCH DIRECTOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a June 21 meeting in Brussels, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and French MFA Middle East/North Africa Director Jean-Francois Thibault welcomed the excellent U.S.-France cooperation on Lebanon and agreed that close coordination would remain critical as the new governmen [...]	2005-06-27 14:20:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PTER SY XF LE FR USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2735	GAERC: EU FMs ASK SYRIA TO PROMOTE REGIONAL [...] EU FM's in the July 18 GAERC urged Israel to exercise maximum self-restraint and the Palestinian Authority to take immediate and effective action against those involved in terrorist attacks. They called on Syria to take action to promote regional stability, including by supporting the legiti [...]	2005-07-19 14:07:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SY LE IS IR IZ UZ ZI ID SU CH ZK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2823	QUADRILATERAL ON BULGARIAN AND PALESTINIAN MEDICS [...] (C) Summary. UK, European Commission, Bulgarian, and U.S. representatives agreed on need to continue efforts to support humanitarian HIV/AID projects in Libya, while pressing Libya to release the Bulgarian and Palestinian medics, in order to set the stage for the private discussions necessar [...]	2005-07-27 04:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BU EU LY PHUM PREL USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4172	PDAS SHAPIRO FOCUSES ON ANDEAN REGION WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro's November 15 discussions with EU officials focused principally on Venezuela, Colombia and Bolivia. On Venezuela, the European Commission (EC) acknowledged that the EU observation mission to the December elections would have to take care not to be seen as [...]	2005-11-23 16:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID VE CO BL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4333	EUROPEAN UNION EXERCISES BATTLEGROUP COMMAND AND [...] (C) Summary. The EU began an exercise November 22 to test the Command and Control procedures linking the "political level" in Brussels with a Framework Nation EU Operational Headquarters and with a deployable Force Headquarters in the case of an EU Battlegroup deployment. NATO International S [...]	2005-12-08 10:30:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS638	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO BRUSSELS OF ONDCP [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit to Brussels comes at an important juncture in U.S.-EU relations. The transatlantic dialogue has been given a dramatic boost from the recent visit of Secretary of State Rice. Her meetings with the EU have laid the foundation for the upcoming visit of President Bus [...]	2005-02-14 16:00:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM OTRA SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS823	CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: FEBRUARY 2005 [...] Summary. During its February 18 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Northern Africa (submitted by Spain),Other African Countries (France),the Caribbean (France),South America (Spain),and Central America/Mexico (U.S.). The U.K. gave a pre [...]	2005-03-01 11:08:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1644	ROMANIA REAFFIRMS STRONG CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED TROOP PRESENCE IN IRAQ DESPITE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 07:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EFIN OVIP RO IZ
05BUCHAREST548	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BASESCU'S MARCH 8-9 TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: During the first few months of his mandate, President Traian Basescu has pledged to vigorously battle corruption, supported implementation of free market economic reforms and promised to steer Romania to EU accession in 2007. Basescu is intellectually and emotionally pro-American- a st [...]	2005-03-04 16:48:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON RS MD RO
05BUCHAREST742	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE ZOELLICK'S MARCH 30 VISIT TO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes your March 30 visit as a tangible demonstration of the deepening U.S./Romanian partnership. Your visit will provide an opportunity to underscore the points raised during the successful March 8-10 visit by newly elected President Traian [...]	2005-03-24 13:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PHUM EINV EFIN RO ETRO
05BUCHAREST8	ADOPTIONS [...] On December 30, Consul General paid a final call on Gabriela Coman, outgoing Secretary of State at the National Authority for Child Protection and Adoptions (NACPA). Coman reported her discussions with the European Commission regarding a proposed commission on Romanian-origin international ado [...]	2005-01-03 15:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CVIS PINR RO EU
05BUCHAREST836	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MARCH 30 MEETING WITH ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER CALIN POPESCU-TARICEANU [...] (C) Summary: In his March 30 meeting in Bucharest with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu underscored the central importance the new Romanian government ascribes to strong bilateral relations with the U.S. Tariceanu requested as much information sharing and c [...]	2005-04-05 13:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ RO
05BUENOSAIRES3119	HEALTH CARE IN ARGENTINA, A MIXED REVIEW [...] SUMMARY. The Argentine health care situation can be compared to a person who has one hand in a pot of hot water and the other hand in a pot of freezing water: on average, the water temperature is just fine. While Argentina ranks thirty-fourth in the United Nations Development Program's Hum [...]	2005-12-21 18:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON PREL PHUM AR
05CAIRO2852	IRAQ POLICY COORDINATOR JONES'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (S) During an April 11 visit to Egypt, Iraq Policy Coordinator and Senior Advisor (S/I) Richard Jones met separately with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Soliman and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit. They expressed interest in hosting a preparatory meeting of senior officials ahead of an intern [...]	2005-04-12 15:49:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC EG IZ OVIP
05CAIRO3132	FY06 MRP "URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES," NOVEMBER [...] PA Cairo is pleased to nominate MR. Ashraf Amin Mohamed AMIN, TV Nile News reporter, to participate in the subject MRP. 2. Following is full EVDB nomination and DS-2019 information: START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : [...]	2005-04-27 13:31:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO EG
05CAIRO4023	EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIS PERSONAL SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-26 15:10:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL KOLY EG KBIO
05CAIRO4378	BIO INFORMATION ON NEW EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ [...] (C) The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released in late April a list of names of Egyptian diplomats assigned to new postings, including that of Depty Assistant Minister for Eastern Arab Affairs, Dr. Ihab Sherif. At the time, the MFA did not reveal that Sherif was slotted to go to Baghda [...]	2005-06-12 11:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IZ IS KBIO
05CAIRO7998	EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DETAILS OCTOBER 17 CAIRO [...] (C) Summary. Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told the Ambassador October 17 that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his meeting with President Mubarak earlier the same day had provided a confident and upbeat assessment of events in the Palestinian territories as well as prospect [...]	2005-10-17 15:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL MOPS PTER ECON EG IS IZ MEPN
05CAIRO8078	UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE: EGYPT OPPOSED [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and diplomatic note October 19 to MFA Assistant Minister for International Cultural Affairs, Ambassador Sallama Shaker, requesting GOE support for our position on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity vote expected to occur October 20 in Paris. Shaker's Chief of [...]	2005-10-19 15:52:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EG UNGA UNSC UNESCO
05CAIRO8812	ARAB LEAGUE IRAQ NATIONAL ACCORD CONFERENCE [...] (U) The text below represents an unofficial translation of the "Agreed Statement" produced following the three day Conference for Iraqi National Accord, held in Cairo November 19-21. BEGIN TEXT: "The Preparatory Meeting of the Conference for Iraqi National Accord convened at the Headquar [...]	2005-11-22 13:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ EG

05CAIRO9302	2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR EGYPT [...] From January to August 2005, the U.S. trade surplus with Egypt reached $900 million. Exports to Egypt totaled $2.0 billion for this period, representing a 1.7 percent decrease over the same period of 2004. U.S. imports from Egypt for the same period totaled $1.1 billion, a 48 percent increas [...]	2005-12-15 12:21:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EG USTR
05CAIRO9545	AYMAN NOUR CASE: THE POST-CONVICTION STAGE [...] (C) Reactions in the Egyptian media to the December 24 conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Ayman Nour on criminal forgery charges have been low key, with a few exceptions. The broader public reaction is more difficult to gauge. Many appear to believe that the case against Nour was [...]	2005-12-28 16:16:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CANBERRA691	MTCR: AUSTRALIA WILLING TO SPONSOR TWO SMALL GROUP [...] (C) We presented ref A points on April 15 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak and MTCR Action Officer Lucinda Bell, asking whether Australia would be willing to sponsor two of the five Small Group proposals that had emerged fro [...]	2005-04-15 07:50:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AS MTCRE
05CANBERRA729	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES ELECTION STANDARDS [...] (U) On April 20 Poloff delivered reftel points to Nick Turner, Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Turner told us on April 22 that he had conferred with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and the Australian Agen [...]	2005-04-25 22:20:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM AS
05CANBERRA859	MTCR: AUSTRALIA WILL SPONSOR SMALL GROUP PROPOSAL [...] (C) We presented ref A points on May 13 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Counterproliferation Section Director Peter Sawczak and MTCR Action Officer Lucinda Bell, asking for Australia's confirmation that it would sponsor the fifth Small Group proposal on transshipment best pra [...]	2005-05-17 08:37:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AS MTCRE
05CARACAS790	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR VENEZUELA [...] (U) Per Reftel, the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela is presented below. 2. (U) 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela Contents A. Openness to Foreign Investment A.1 The New Constitution A.2 Legal Framework: Decree 2095 A.3 Limitations under Decree 2 [...]	2005-03-16 21:19:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB ETRD PGOV VE OPIC USTR
05COLOMBO1030	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable is for the post-tsunami IAWG meeting on June 9, 2005. Transitional Housing -------------------- 2. (SBU) Transitional housing re-entered the limelight this week following a meeting convened by the Finance Secretary at the request of the International Financial SIPDIS I [...]	2005-06-09 10:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1071	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable provides information for the June 16 post-Tsunami IAWG meeting. Please see action request in para 10. Maldives -------- 2. (U) Econchief and USAID Environment Officer visited Maldives on June 13 to discuss USD 8.7 million contribution to the GORM Tsunami Relief and Reconst [...]	2005-06-16 10:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1366	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO1669	PROSPECTS FOR REFORM DOMINATE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Econchief visited Maldives September 14 and 15 and found newly-appointed cabinet members eager to move forward with a bold reform agenda, while members of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)continue to regroup following the August 12-13 demonstrations and rel [...]	2005-09-21 11:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID MV
05COLOMBO1681	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION [...] This cable is for the first Tsunami Oversight Quarterly Mechanism Meeting 2. Summary: Tsunami reconstruction activity in Sri Lanka continues apace, with improvements in overall coordination, but bottlenecks due primarily to the 100/200 meter ?buffer zone.? There have been recent suggesti [...]	2005-09-22 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO1730	SRI LANKA FREEDOM PARTY INTERNAL BATTLE LINES [...] (SBU) With the September 27 return of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga from abroad, the internal battle lines within the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) are hardening, with the first major confrontation--the contents of the party manifesto--likely to occur during the Central Commi [...]	2005-09-30 06:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO424	SRI LANKAN REQUEST FOR POST TSUNAMI DEBT RELIEF [...] On February 24, Post received a letter from Finance Minister Sarath Amunagama addressed to US Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral (unclear why Cabral was addressee). The original is to be sent directly to Treasury by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington. The letter (text below) repeats Amunugama [...]	2005-02-25 06:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO868	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE (MAY [...] (U) In Sri Lanka, reconstruction progress continues at a measured pace. The Government seems to be feeling less pressure on the transitional housing front and has announced that they have surpassed 22,000 transitional shelters and will achieve their goal of 30,000 shelters in place by June 3 [...]	2005-05-11 07:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO875	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 07:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO968	FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON EMPHASIZES JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former President Clinton visited a tsunami-hit area in Sri Lanka's Muslim East where he heard SIPDIS complaints about the coastal buffer zone from NGO's and tsunami victims. He praised the proposed Joint Mechanism in SIPDIS talks with President Kumaratunga and publicly. Kuma [...]	2005-05-31 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL LTTE
05COLOMBO976	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable is for the Tsunami IAWG on June 1, 2005. 2. (U) The May 27-28 visit by former President Clinton went well and is summarized in Ref A. Media reaction is provided in Ref B. Update on USG Activity ---------------------- 3. (U) On the ground progress continues, with the [...]	2005-06-01 09:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05DAKAR3179	GUINEA-BISSAU: GOVERNMENT'S STEPS AND MISSTEPS [...] (SBU) The Government budget and program presentation to the National Popular Assembly (ANP) has been postponed until January. The Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of President Vieira's naming Aristides Gomes as Prime Minister has also been delayed. The government workers an [...]	2005-12-22 21:02:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS EFIN PGOV KDEM PU
05DAKAR3208	JOURNALIST ACCUSES PRESIDENT WADE OF MURDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a recent book entitled "The Judge Seye Affair: A Contract Killing," journalist Abdou Latif Coulibaly accuses President Wade of instigating the assassination of Supreme Court Judge Babacar Seye. Pape Ibrahima Diakhate, Assane Diop and Cledor Sene, shot Judge Seye on May 15, 19 [...]	2005-12-28 17:09:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SG
05DAKAR3213	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...]	2005-12-29 12:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG
05DAMASCUS5122	SARG DENIES HAVING THREATENED MURR [...] (U) The official Syrian Press Agency (SANA) September 28 published a denial of statements attributed to Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr in which he said that Syrian intelligence officials in Lebanon threatened him months before he was severely injured in a car-bombing assassination attem [...]	2005-09-28 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO SY
05DAMASCUS5780	INITIAL SYRIAN REACTION TO UNSCR 1636: SARG [...] (C) Syrian contacts reacting in the immediate wake of passage of UNSCR 1636 predicted that the SARG, despite mounting pressure, would provide only limited cooperation with the UNIIIC investigation, while trying to prolong any negotiations on the modalities of the cooperation. In addition, th [...]	2005-11-01 16:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS5789	OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS FOR BASHAR'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Long-time SARG critic Riad al-Turk publicly called for President Bashar al-Asad to step down earlier this week, a statement which has since been circulated among Damascus civil society as a petition for signature. Press reports and contacts indicate that other prominent activists [...]	2005-11-02 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5790	DISMISSAL OF SYRIAN JUDGES POORLY PLANNED, BADLY [...] (C) In the wake of the October dismissal of 81 judges on corruption charges (reftel),Poloff spoke to Ghimar Deeb, a Syrian lawyer who works as a legal consultant for UNDP in Damascus. Deeb said there were two ways to view the dismissals. From the average Syrian's perspective, the dismissal [...]	2005-11-02 15:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS SY
05DAMASCUS5812	Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution on Syria, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that the Syrian judicial committee announced its headquarters and communication numbers to receive any information regarding the assassination of former Lebanese PM Al-Hariri, and that it held its first meeting, expressing hope that any person who has informatio [...]	2005-11-06 14:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS5832	BASHAR PARDONS 190 POLITICAL PRISONERS TO SHORE UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: A November 3 presidential decree granted amnesty to 190 Syrian political prisoners as part of reforms aimed at shoring up "national unity." The majority of freed prisoners were associated with Islamist groups; conspicuously absent from the parolees were the six remaining "Damascu [...]	2005-11-07 15:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5833	SMALL BAND OF SECULAR AND MINORITY GROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The impact of the Damascus Declaration continues to reverberate through civil society and opposition circles in Syria. A small group of secular and minority elements (with a heavy Kurdish presence) has formed the "Dialogue Group" to develop a more secular, pro-minorities alterna [...]	2005-11-07 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5866	MALEH SLANDER TRIAL DELAYED BY TECHNICALITIES [...] (C) Prominent human rights activist and lawyer Haitham al-Maleh,s trial continued at the Syrian Military Court on November 7. Maleh told Poloff that the case stems from a letter he sent to President Bashar al-Asad in July 2005 in reference to a criminal case that was conducted in the Field [...]	2005-11-08 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS5887	ASAD DELIVERS HARD-LINE SPEECH, PREPARING SYRIANS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad gave a strident speech at Damascus University today (November 10). While Asad did not completely close the door on further cooperation with UNIIIC head Detlev Mehlis, he indicated that Syria had little faith in the fairness of the process and note [...]	2005-11-10 13:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS5933	LABWANI ARRAIGNED ON FIVE CHARGES AND REMAINS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent opposition figure Kamal Labwani was arraigned on November 12 at the Palace of Justice. During a two-and-a-half-hour session in criminal court, Labwani was charged with two counts of slandering the country in the media, one count of degrading national pride in a time o [...]	2005-11-14 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS5934	ASAD SPEECH CONTINUES TO REVERBERATE IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Damascus continues to buzz with a range of often conflicting reactions to Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's November 10 speech and with worry over its implications for the future. Most contacts expressed concern that the speech had been too confrontational, but noted [...]	2005-11-14 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS5971	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/China, Syria/US, [...] Summary: All Syrian papers reported the visit to Bejing of a Syrian MFA delegation and cited a statement by a Chinese Deputy FM rejecting politicization of the International Investigation Commission report and rejecting any economic sanctions on Syria. Government-owned Al-Thawra reported an [...]	2005-11-16 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6014	USG STATEMENTS ON POLITICAL PRISONERS OVERSHADOWED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Civil-society activists, especially those focusing on human rights, have expressed satisfaction with recent USG statements calling for the release of Kamal Labwani and other political prisoners. While glad that the U.S. now includes human rights on its Syria agenda, many contact [...]	2005-11-17 15:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6066	ANTI-AMERICANISM IN SYRIA: ON THE RISE BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Since the mid-October release of the Mehlis report, the SARG has developed a response strategy that has included fanning existing anti-American sentiment in Syria, already evident because of popular perceptions about the war in Iraq and the global war on terror. Some elements o [...]	2005-11-21 11:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6068	ASAD SHOPPING AROUND FOR LEGAL COUNSEL? [...] (C) Summary: Samir al-Taki, a long-standing Embassy contact, told Polchief November 20 that on behalf of the SARG he had engaged the services of two British experts in international law. Syrian President Bashar al-Asad had agreed to this approach in a meeting with al-Taki. SMI chief Asif [...]	2005-11-21 13:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6075	WHY CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? FISSURES (AND EGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The inability of Syrian civil-society players and opposition activists to put aside egos and ideological differences was on full display during a recent three-day international women's conference held at Damascus University. Two panels featuring Syrian religious figures, as well [...]	2005-11-21 15:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6077	THE VIEW FROM PARLIAMENT: MEHLIS, THE ASAD SPEECH, [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings November 15-16, three non-Ba'athist Syrian MP's sounded off about the Mehlis investigation, President Asad's November 10 speech, and the recent imprisonment of opposition figure Kamal Labwani. In their first meetings with Polchief, they hewed closely to the [...]	2005-11-22 09:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6136	SPONTANEOUS DEMONSTRATION AT STATE SECURITY COURT; [...] (C) COURT SCUFFLE RESULTS IN BRIEF DETENTION: SARG security forces detained approximately 12 men who had participated in a spontaneous demonstration in front of the State Security Court on November 13, following a hearing for approximately 13 men who have been held on Islamist charges for mor [...]	2005-11-27 07:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6165	IRAQI OUT-OF-COUNTRY VOTING, PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The head of the Iraqi Interests Section in Damascus Sabah al-Imam told PolChief November 27 that an Iraqi official from Baghdad has arrived and is coordinating with SARG officials to organize Out-of-Country voing for December 13-15 at ten Damascus polling stations. Imam express [...]	2005-11-27 15:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IRPE
05DAMASCUS6256	IRAQIS ARRIVE IN DAMASCUS TO RUN OCV [...] (C) Sa'ad Samarai, an official of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) in Basrah, told PolChief November 30 that he arrived with a team of one dozen Iraqis in Damascus in mid-November to plan out-of-country voting. At the bustling office he has rented in the suburb of Mezzeh, S [...]	2005-11-30 15:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IZ
05DAMASCUS6325	A NERVOUS LULL IN DAMASCUS BEFORE THE NEXT MEHLIS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: As five Syrian suspects arrive in Vienna for questioning set to begin on December 5, Syrians remain suspended in a nervous lull that ensued with President Bashar al-Asad's strident but generally well-received speech on November 10. With the perceived brinkmanship wi [...]	2005-12-05 14:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6326	SARG HIGHLIGHTS TWO RECENT CLASHES WITH ISLAMISTS [...] (C) Summary: Two Islamist militants were injured in a shoot-out with Syrian security forces the morning of December 4 in Aleppo, according to Syrian media. A previously unreported clash between security forces and militants also occurred in Aleppo a week earlier, leaving two dead and three [...]	2005-12-05 16:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6342	MAPPING SYRIAN CIVIL SOCIETY: A WILDERNESS OF [...] (C) Summary: Developments in Syria over the past 18 months have focused fresh attention on the need for USG support for democratization and efforts to strengthen civil society in Syria. As Post begins mapping out the different players in civil society and the opposition for use in identifyi [...]	2005-12-06 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6368	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: LABWANI UPDATE; MALEH TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG pressure on human rights activists continues unabated, with authorities using detention, legal cases and police intimidation as tools. Kamal Labwani remains detained in Aadra prison, while the presiding judge continues his investigation. The military court trial of Ha [...]	2005-12-07 15:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY HRCS
05DAMASCUS6394	NEW MEMBERS OF THE BA'ATH PARTY REGIONAL COMMAND: [...] (C/NF) Summary: The new, downsized, Ba'ath Party Regional Command announced at the conclusion of the June Party Congress includes nine new members and five holdovers. Included below is biographical information on eight of the nine (extensive biographic information on DefMin Hasan Ali Turkman [...]	2005-12-08 15:36:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV SY
05DAMASCUS6395	HOISTING THE FLAG FOR SYRIA AND BASHAR, FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Syrian flag and banners supporting Syria's President now crowd streets and squares leading to prominent Damascus neighborhoods, including the Old City and suburbs that are home to diplomats. The Arabic and often English-language banners make frequent reference to President [...]	2005-12-08 15:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SY DRIP
05DAMASCUS6423	TWO MORE SHOOT-OUTS BETWEEN ARMED ELEMENTS AND [...] (C) Summary: Two more shoot-outs between armed elements and SARG security services have occurred in Syria, a week after two earlier clashes in the Aleppo area (reported reftel). A December 8 incident involving armed Islamists took place near Aleppo, and the second, possibly involving crimi [...]	2005-12-12 08:48:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SY
05DAMASCUS6444	TUENI ASSASSINATION PROVOKES SHOCK, DENIAL, AND A [...] (C) Summary: SARG officials condemned the December 12 assassination in Beirut of an-Nahar publisher Gibran Tueni, calling it an act of terrorism and insisting that enemies of Lebanon and Syria had committed the crime to further destabilize Lebanon and to worsen Syria's international position [...]	2005-12-12 15:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
05DAMASCUS6445	DENEHY TALKS TO BA'ATHIST REFORMER AND MODERATE [...] (C) Summary: As part of his December 2-10 round of discussions, NEA senior advisor David Denehy, accompanied by PolChief, spoke with Ba'athist reform figure Ayman Abdul Noor and with two moderate Islamic leaders, Abu Noor Institute Director Salah Kuftaro, and MP Mohammed Habash (other conver [...]	2005-12-12 16:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6472	SARG GENERALLY AVOIDING COMMENT ON MEHLIS REPORT; [...] (C) Summary: As of midday December 13 there has been very little official SARG reaction to the release of the second Mehlis report on the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri. One Ministry of Information official was quoted as saying that Syria had other witnesses like Hussam Hussam and [...]	2005-12-13 12:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6474	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY EXPRESSES GENERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Human rights activists in general reacted positively to the December 10 White House statement calling for Syrian Government to release all prisoners of conscience, including the six remaining Damascus Spring detainees, as well as Kamal Labwani, Nizar Rastanawi, and Habib Saleh. H [...]	2005-12-13 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SY
05DAMASCUS6509	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: PROMINENT ACTIVIST CONSIDERS [...] (C) PROMINENT ACTIVIST MULLS RELOCATION TO UK: Civil society and women's rights activist Maan Abdul Salaam told PolOff and visiting NEA Senior Advisor David Denehy on December 7 that he is considering relocating to the United Kingdom following recent difficulties with Syrian security servic [...]	2005-12-14 14:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6547	LABWANI INTERROGATED BY JUDGE; PRAISES USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent human rights and opposition activist Kamal Labwani was interrogated for a second time by a Criminal Court judge on December 14 for approximately two and a half hours. Labwani, who appeared to be in good spirits and good physical condition, spoke with diplomatic represe [...]	2005-12-18 13:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6579	THE KILLING OF GEBRAN TUENI: WHAT WAS THE SARG [...] (C) Summary: A minority view in Syria of the December 12 assassination of an-Nahar publisher Gebran Tueni argues that careful scrutiny of events in Syria leading up to the assassination, and close examination of the messages that the killing sends, and of the costs and benefits accruing afte [...]	2005-12-19 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6597	ABDUL AZIM TRIAL BEGINS; DETAINED ACTIVIST BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The military court trial of opposition figure Hassan Abdul Azim began on December 18, as he faced charges of publication of material by an illegal organization. He is not in SARG custody. His next court date is set for January 19. Human rights organizations are also reporting [...]	2005-12-20 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DAMASCUS6626	SYRIAN PRESIDENT GOES TO EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Asad in a December 20 meeting attended by Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa that the SARG needed to take immediate steps to ease the worsening relationship with Lebanon, according to an Egyptian di [...]	2005-12-22 14:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY EG
05DAMASCUS6697	DAMASCUS DECLARATION MEMBERS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After six weeks of relative silence from the Damascus Declaration group, members have met again to discuss further action, according to Joumana Seif, daughter of Damascus Declaration signatory and jailed MP Riad Seif. Seif described discussions about a number of controversial is [...]	2005-12-29 13:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SY
05DARESSALAAM1177	UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION DEMARCHE [...] (U) Pol/Econ Officer delivered talking points from reftel on June 15 to Anisa Mbega of the Office for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mbega received the talking points and said she would pass them immediately to Tanzania's delegate in Paris, who would consult with the [...]	2005-06-16 12:39:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO TZ UNESCO KSCI
05DHAKA3200	BANGLADESH: USG CANDIDACY FOR SEAT ON WORLD [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-10 07:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL BG UNESCO
05DHAKA3708	BANGLADESH: USG CANDIDACY FOR SEAT ON WORLD [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 08:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL BG UNESCO
05DJIBOUTI1026	DJIBOUTI AND DEMARCHE REQUEST ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel demarche October 13 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Yousuf. She noted terms of the compromise by political leaders, as announced October 12, their endorsement by key Sunni elements, and the U.S. desire to build on the momentum generated by the comprom [...]	2005-10-13 12:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ DJ
05DJIBOUTI103	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - DJIBOUTI [...] Summary: Lacking natural resources, Djibouti's economy is service-based, with the country's seaport and a railroad linking it to Addis Ababa accounting for the bulk of economic activity. Almost all food and many other goods are imported from Ethiopia, the Gulf, or France. The services and co [...]	2005-01-31 11:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAID PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1039	DJIBOUTI PRESS RELEASE ON IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (U) As requested by U.S. and pledged by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Reftel (A),Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following press release October 13 in support of the Iraqi Constitution Referendum: - Begin text: - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - The Government of the R [...]	2005-10-17 13:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ DJ
05DJIBOUTI1057	INTERIM MEETING WITH GENERALS FATHI AND ZAKARIA ON [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by USLO Chief, met October 17 at Djiboutian Military Headquarters with Chief of Djiboutian Military Forces, General Fathi Ahmed Houssein and his Deputy, General Zakaria Cheick Ibrahim. The meeting was requested by Ambassador to acknowledge receipt of General Zakaria [...]	2005-10-23 11:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR MOPS MCAP DJ
05DJIBOUTI106	FRANCE'S AMBASSADOR TO DJIBOUTI GRAPPLES WITH [...] (U) France's Ambassador to Djibouti, Philippe Selz, went on Djiboutian television (RTD) evening of January 30 to read in its entirety a January 29 declaration of the Spokesperson of France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the Borrel affair and France's relations with Djibouti. The stat [...]	2005-01-31 14:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MARR SCUL FR DJ
05DJIBOUTI1068	THIRD DAY OF BUS STRIKE ENDS IN VIOLENCE [...] (C) Djibouti is experiencing its fourth day of its longest general strike in the public transportation sector. Bus, mini-bus, and taxi drivers' unions began striking on Saturday, October 22nd, protesting the higher cost of fuel and insurance. The strike has paralyzed the country, whose populat [...]	2005-10-25 14:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ENRG ELTN PHUM PGOV ECON ETTC SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI1069	BORREL ANNIVERSARY: UNHEALED WOUNDS REOPENED [...] (C) Summary: The Borrel Affair has been a recurring drama between France and the Djiboutian Government for the past ten years since the discovery of French Judge Bernard Borrel's burned corpse just outside Djibouti City on October 19, 1995. Initial conclusions in the investigation into Borrel's [...]	2005-10-25 14:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI107	DJIBOUTI-DUBAI CUSTOMS AGREEMENT IS ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: On January 9, the Government of Djibouti and the Dubai Customs Authority signed a 21-year agreement giving control of administrative procedures, equipment, financial operations, customs inspections and training to the Dubai Customs Authority. While many are reporting the agreement [...]	2005-02-01 13:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD DJ
05DJIBOUTI1120	EID PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 3rd, Djibouti celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan. After the EID prayer, President Ismail Omar Guelleh hosted a garden party in the Presidential Palace. In a long speech in Arabic, Guelleh talked about the cost of oil and its implications in the local mar [...]	2005-11-10 05:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS KISL KPAL DJ
05DJIBOUTI1121	DJIBOUTI OPPOSITION RENOUNCES 2001 PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Peace Accord (PA),signed between the FRUD Armee and the government on March 12th, 2001, is a growing subject of animosity between the opposition and government. The FRUD Armee was the breakaway faction of the Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) that continued [...]	2005-11-10 05:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL PHUM PINS DJ
05DJIBOUTI1158	REGIONAL ELECTIONS ANNOUNCED [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 30th, 2005, elections will be held in Djibouti for the first time to choose regional governing councils for the five districts of Arta, Ali Sabieh, Dikhil, Obock, Tadjourah and the three community councils of Djibouti City. The election date was postponed for more th [...]	2005-11-22 11:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM DJ
05DJIBOUTI1159	DJIBOUTI - NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] Summary: Djibouti offers a stable political environment in a historically unsettled region. Djibouti has maintained close commercial links with France, which was formerly the colonial power, which maintains a large military presence in the country. However, Djibouti is now seeking to expand [...]	2005-11-22 16:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN DJ
05DJIBOUTI1182	POLICE FIRE ON PROTESTERS DURING DESTRUCTION OF [...] (C) Summary: An operation to remove illegal squatter houses began on November 22, 2005 in the area known as Arhiba II in the capital city Djibouti. On November 30, the last scheduled day of operations, police fired on angry inhabitants who were throwing stones at authorities. Four persons are [...]	2005-12-01 13:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINS DJ
05DJIBOUTI1202	BUS UNIONS AND GOVERNMENT REACH [...] Summary: On October 22, 2005, bus and taxi unions called for a general strike following a rise in fuel costs. The strike paralyzed the country and greatly affected public transportation users during the Ramadan. The government initially responded with tough measures, which caused students [...]	2005-12-06 12:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ENRG ELTN PHUM PGOV ECON ETTC SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI1203	DJIBOUTIAN PARLIAMENT REQUESTS [...] (U) The Djiboutian Information Agency (ADI) published a press release 30 November reporting the passing of a resolution by the Djiboutian National Assembly to postpone upcoming regional elections, scheduled for 30 December. The proposed resolution stated first that the resolution provided pr [...]	2005-12-06 12:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM DJ
05DJIBOUTI121	CLOSER TIES BETWEEN DJIBOUTI AND SOMALILAND? [...] (SBU) Summary: The self-proclaimed independent state of Somaliland enjoys a close relationship with the Republic of Djibouti due to strong familial ties of their populations and frequent business traffic between the two capitals. While there have been ups and downs, including Djibouti's adheren [...]	2005-02-07 11:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ SO
05DJIBOUTI1253	DJIBOUTI EXTENDS CONGRATULATIONS TO IRAQ ON [...] (SBU) In a December 18 meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssuf, Ambassador encouraged an expression of support on the part of the Government of the Republic of Djibouti for the process of legislative elections that had just taken place with success in Iraq. The Minister r [...]	2005-12-23 08:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV DJ IZ
05DJIBOUTI1257	INAUGURATION OF FIVE USG-FUNDED PEDAGOGIC RESOURCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-26 08:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SCUL PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1265	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CJCS GENERAL PETER PACE [...] (C) Embassy Djibouti heartily welcomes your January 2-3, 2006 visit. A meeting with President Ismail Omar Guelleh is anticipated. 2. (C) Summary: Combating poverty, improving the nation's health and education infrastructure and promoting economic development remain top priorities for Pres [...]	2005-12-28 09:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR OVIP ECON EAID DJ
05DJIBOUTI1266	DJIBOUTI ENGAGES SAUDI INVESTOR FOR USAID [...] (C) Summary: With a claim of dissatisfaction with technical aspects of construction and progress of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Livestock Export Facility in Djibouti, the Government of Djibouti has advised Embassy and Regional Economic Development Services Offi [...]	2005-12-28 09:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ SA
05DJIBOUTI135	ILLNESS AND EVACUATION OF DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF [...] (C) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah suffered a stroke early morning of February 9. He was rushed to France's military hospital in Djibouti, Bouffard, where he was treated until his evacuation the evening of February 11 to Paris. According to French Ambassador Philippe Selz, Farah [...]	2005-02-13 14:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI136	SOMALILAND FM ON MARGINS OF KAHIN'S DJIBOUTI STOP: [...] (C) Somaliland President Daher Rayaleh Kahin, accompanied by his Foreign Minister Edna Adan Ismail, and other ministers, were in Djibouti February 12 and morning of February 13 for talks with Djiboutian officials, including President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dilei [...]	2005-02-14 03:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM DJ SO
05DJIBOUTI148	DJIBOUTI HOSTS SUB-REGIONAL FGM CONFERENCE, [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti hosted a sub-regional conference on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) February 2-3 with aims of raising awareness, discussing Islam's view on FGM, and the legal and political implications of the Maputo Protocol. The event was organized as a cooperation between the Government [...]	2005-02-15 04:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KISL KWMN SCUL SOCI PGOV DJ SO
05DJIBOUTI149	ISLAM IN DJIBOUTI [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent years, the Islamic world has witnessed changes in religious attitudes and verbal outlook. Fundamental views that oppose all things external to Islamic culture expressed by scholars and preachers have taken hold in some Muslim societies. This fervent opposition of an [...]	2005-02-15 07:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI SCUL PREL PGOV ASEC PINR KISL DJ
05DJIBOUTI175	FORWARDING THE MPP THROUGH BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] (U) The Public Diplomacy section's Black History Month programming continues to engage Djiboutian citizens with such events as a gospel concert, a traveling poster show, conversation groups, an essay contest and receptions. These events have been successful with youth and have promoted mutua [...]	2005-02-17 14:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI180	FORWARDING THE MPP THROUGH BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] (U) The Public Diplomacy section's Black History Month programming continues to engage Djiboutian citizens with such events as a gospel concert, a traveling poster show, conversation groups, an essay contest and receptions. These events have been successful with youth and have promoted mutua [...]	2005-02-21 08:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI182	TACTICAL MANEUVERS FOR UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) In less than sixty days, April 8, Djibouti will hold its third multi-party election since its independence in 1977. As presidential elections approach, a frenzy within the ruling party is increasingly visible in its efforts to seize every chance to win. Two months before election day, the [...]	2005-02-22 08:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI PHUM PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI193	COMMENTS ON ETHIOPIA, ERITREA SITUATION FROM [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met 23 February with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request, to discuss several issues, including the Ethiopia/Eritrea border issue, Djibouti's relationship with France, the recent visit of President Guelleh to Qatar, and Millennium Challenge Acc [...]	2005-02-27 12:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV DJ ET ER
05DJIBOUTI196	GUELLEH REQUESTS QATARI INVESTMENT OF NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf briefed Ambassador on the highlights of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's Qatar trip in a February 23 meeting she requested to discuss several issues (see septels). Youssouf said Guelleh's visit was in response to an invitation extended b [...]	2005-02-28 09:54:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET ENRG DJ QA
05DJIBOUTI200	ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON FRANCO-DJIBOUTIAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request February 23 to discuss several issues, among them the effect of the Borrel Affair on France-Djibouti relations. Youssouf called the affair embarrassing for both sides. He said it is not Djibouti's d [...]	2005-02-28 12:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS DJ FR
05DJIBOUTI212	ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, MCA, GOOD [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request February 23 to discuss several issues, among them good governance, elections, and Djibouti's quest to become eligible for the Millennium Challenge Account. Youssouf said regarding good governance, D [...]	2005-03-02 04:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI213	DJIBOUTI SEEKING WILLING CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR [...] (U) The February 27th evening news in Djibouti launched an open appeal to Djiboutians to be candidates in the upcoming Presidential elections, currently scheduled for April 8th. The news announced, "It is now official, if there are male or female Djiboutian candidates who would like to partake [...]	2005-03-02 04:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI265	DJIBOUTI PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - A ONE HORSE RACE [...] (C) Summary: Mohamed Daoud Chehem, President of the opposition party, Djiboutian Party for Development (PDD),and his Secretary General Bouha Daoud, confirmed to Embassy that PDD has every intention of participating in the upcoming presidential elections. However, the Party lacks the funds and [...]	2005-03-13 05:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI274	9TH POLITICAL PARTY CREATED IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) On March 3rd, the Ministry of Interior gave official legal recognition to the ninth political party created in Djibouti. The Union for Supporters of Reform (UPR) is led by Ibrahim Chehem Daoud as President, Mohamed Abdillahi Aourah and Ali Houssein Ahmed as dual vice-presidents, and Adou Al [...]	2005-03-15 12:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI282	FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS DESIRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti's Acting Foreign Minister expressed concern to Ambassador March 16 about the content of the current Human Rights Report for Djibouti, his fear the report might put Djibouti in a negative light and his belief it failed to mention the country's accomplishments in this realm [...]	2005-03-18 09:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI289	SOMALIA - IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN AND DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Ref Message reached post after the departure of the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Arab League Summit in Algiers. In his absence, Ambassador presented the demarche March 20 to Ahmed Ali Bogoreh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and highest ranking official [...]	2005-03-22 09:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO DJ
05DJIBOUTI292	A2D2/GITM STATUS AT DJIBOUTI [...] This is an action cable: see paragraph 5 2. The A2D2 installation at post has reached a stand still. GITM, A2D2 and RIMC personnel have all departed post. The A2D2-U migration was completed on 15 March. GITM Team member Ramon Quash returned to the States the same day, as his expertise was [...]	2005-03-22 13:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AMGT ANET KRIM DJ
05DJIBOUTI298	ELECTION APPROACHES; INTERIOR MINISTER DISCOURAGES [...] (C) Ambassador met March 27 with Minister of Interior, Abdoulkader Doualeh Wais, at the Minister's request to discuss election activities. Wais updated the Ambassador on preparations for election day, stating all materials and judicial texts were complete. Training for voting office officials [...]	2005-03-30 10:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI300	TRAINING TRAINERS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) A USAID-funded week-long training session for health practitioners in Djibouti began March 19, 2005 with an official event a the National Health Training Center in the capital. Focus of the training was to impart primary health care teaching skills to selected candidates who would return [...]	2005-03-24 13:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI EAID DJ
05DJIBOUTI31	DJIBOUTI REGIONS PROFILE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The great economic disparity between the capital, Djibouti city, and the regions outside Djibouti's capital is a major concern to the regions' inhabitants. This disparity led to a civil war in the early 1990's and continues to greatly affect the country's politics. Post constructed [...]	2005-01-09 11:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID PHUM SCUL DJ

05DJIBOUTI317	ELECTION UPDATE: HIGH-RANKED OPPOSITION MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: With four days until polls open for the 2005 presidential election, the election climate is beginning to get interesting. Guelleh's campaign, as single candidate, proceeds with few disturbances or protests from the opposition or the population. The atmosphere in Djibouti is still [...]	2005-04-05 05:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI32	Outreach in Djibouti -- Out of Step with Needs? [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-09 11:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI34	DECENTRALIZATION [...] (U) Summary: Decentralization has been a topic of debate in Djibouti since the country's civil war in the early 1990's. At that time, the disparity between regions and the capital led the opposition Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) to take up arms against the governme [...]	2005-01-09 12:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI342	PD HOLDS FOCUS GROUP, TOEFL INFORMATION SESSION [...] (U) PD took advantage of the presence of Staffdel Chaka the week of March 27 to hold a focus group with about 50 local English students and teachers. Members of the Staffdel listened to the concerns and needs of the group, while sharing ideas and information about the U.S. The program was well- [...]	2005-04-10 13:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI360	ELECTION DAY IN DJIBOUTI: CALM, WITH SOME PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: With the help of PD, Consular and GSO Officers, the Pol/Econ section visited 11 polling stations throughout Djibouti City to gauge the mood on election day. Embassy Officers (EMBOFFs) divided into three teams, taking responsibility for different areas of the city. Consensus showed [...]	2005-04-12 13:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL PHUM DJ PDEM
05DJIBOUTI368	DJIBOUTI GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES APPEAL FOR FOOD AID [...] (U) The U.S., French, Russian, and Chinese ambassadors, plus heads of U.N. organizations and the Director of FEWSNET, were convoked to Foreign Ministry April 10 to hear a Government of Djibouti appeal for emergency food aid for Djibouti's drought-stricken areas. Citing hunger and a lack of re [...]	2005-04-14 14:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID SENV DJ
05DJIBOUTI379	POSSIBLE CREATION OF A 10TH POLITICAL PARTY? [...] (C) Pol/Econ received a courtesy call on April 12th from Ahmed Idriss, President of the Movement for Equality and Liberty (MEL),a political party in the process of forming. MEL has apparently tried to form a legal, recognized party in 2002 but was turned down. Idriss stated that he sent a lett [...]	2005-04-17 11:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR DJ PDEM
05DJIBOUTI391	DJIBOUTI AT LOGGERHEADS WITH SAUDI ARABIA OVER [...] (C) The 4/19-20 visit of the president of Al-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Dr. Mohamed Al-Salem, gave Arab League member state Djibouti the opportunity to reiterate to Saudi Arabia its concerns about instruction offered Djibouti's youth under Saudi auspices. Acting Minister of For [...]	2005-04-20 13:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI PINR EAID SA DJ
05DJIBOUTI435	DJIBOUTI: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT [...] (U) Ambassador conveyed directly to Acting Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on May 4 the congratulatory message from President Bush to President Guelleh sent on the occasion of Guelleh's re-election as president of the Republic of Djibouti. Youssouf expressed his pleasure in receiving th [...]	2005-05-04 14:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI438	Influential Businessman Saad Ahmed Cheikh Dies of [...] (U) SUMMARY Saad Ahmed Cheikh, founder and CEO of the largest and most successful transit company in Djibouti (The Compagnie Maritime et de Manutention de Djibouti, aka, COMAD),died on 4 May at Bouffard Hospital of rumored cardiac and pulmonary problems and diabetes. The 48-year-old Cheikh was [...]	2005-05-05 14:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI443	RETURN OF DJIBOUTI'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdullah Farah returned to Djibouti May 1 directly from Paris, where he had been receiving treatment since a stroke at his office in Djibouti on February 9. News photos and footage of his disembarkment from the plane revealed a vigorous Foreign Minister wit [...]	2005-05-09 10:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI450	INAUGURATION OF DJIBOUTI'S PRESIDENT FOR SECOND [...] (U) Djibouti's 58-year old current president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, was inaugurated May 7 for a second six-year term. The colorful ceremony, filled with traditional songs and dancing, took place in the main hall of the Palais du Peuple, a large air-conditioned convention facility with meeting r [...]	2005-05-09 13:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID KDEM PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI498	GUELLEH'S SECOND TERM: CABINET CHANGES, BUT NOT [...] (U) Summary: With the start of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's second term comes the customary change in cabinet. As required by law, Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita submitted his resignation Thursday, May 19th to President Guelleh. Saturday, May 21st, Guelleh issued a decree re-appoint [...]	2005-05-23 13:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI512	DJIBOUTI'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ON RECENT GUELLEH [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti's new Minister of Foreign Affairs is pleased with the outcome of the May 13 stopover visit to Washington of President Guelleh (see reftel) and reviewed with Ambassador key aspects of Guelleh's meetings with Secretary Rice, NSC Africa Director Courville, USAID SIPDIS [...]	2005-05-27 09:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI529	BIOS AND COMMENTARY ON NEW DJIBOUTIAN CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The following is current bio data on the new Ministerial cabinet, announced May 22nd, as well as on reasons behind the appointment/change/removal. An outline of Guelleh's policy "road map" for his new six-year term will follow septel. End Summary. 2. (C) Prime Minister Dileita [...]	2005-06-05 13:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI530	DJIBOUTI: EAC 06/05/2005 [...] (C) Post convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 05 June, 2005 to review recent threat reporting in REFTEL. The EAC discussed the potential of attacks on U.S. government interests and the addition of needed security measures to mitigate the threat. Potential targets in [...]	2005-06-05 13:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AEMR
05DJIBOUTI54	REFUGEE REPATRIATIONS IN DJIBOUTI: CHAOTIC BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. ConOff and a USAID representative observed UNHCR-directed refugee repatriations November 24 in Djibouti. The process was disorganized and confrontational, and fraud was blatant. But in the end, the day resulted in 511 refugees repatriated from the Ali Addeh refugee camp in D [...]	2005-01-12 13:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DJ PREF PREL SO
05DJIBOUTI541	DEMARCHE REQUEST: GATHERING SUPPORT FROM MUSLIM [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan replied that it is not Djibouti's tendency to take positions on every crisis in the world. He explained that Djibouti's diplomatic corps was much smaller than that of the U.S. As it [...]	2005-06-07 07:05:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER DJ
05DJIBOUTI545	MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE: REGIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan replied the peace process was a sensitive issue to all Arab states. He continued that he believed Israel had a great deal of responsibility to take [...]	2005-06-07 09:05:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IO IS SY DJ
05DJIBOUTI546	DJIBOUTI'S RESPONSE TO UNESCO DEMARCHE [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan stated he would pass the demarche on to the International Organizations department within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. RAGSDALE [...]	2005-06-07 09:05:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL DJ UNESCO
05DJIBOUTI559	INDUSTRIAL PARK TO BE BUILT IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: New American investment has come to Djibouti. Ali Toubeh, assistant to Saad Ahmed Cheikh - late owner of COMAD and a prominent figure in Djiboutian business - is carrying on Cheikh's last business venture. North Holding Investment Share Company was created as a subsidiary of the V [...]	2005-06-09 13:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EINV EIND ETRD ECIN ELTN ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI565	GUELLEH ASSIGNS TASKS TO NEW CABINET [...] (U) Summary: On May 24th, in an important speech directed at his new cabinet, President Ismail Omar Guelleh announced his "road map" for the new term. The road map gave specific directives to almost every ministry. Its focal point was the "satisfaction of basic human needs." Guelleh emphasized [...]	2005-06-13 09:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM ECON ETRD DJ PDEM
05DJIBOUTI611	AGOA FORUM - DJIBOUTI DELEGATION CONFIRMED [...] (U) Post has received confirmation that Minister of Commerce, Industry and Artisans, Rifki Abdoulkader Bamakrama, and Houssein Elmi Houdon, Director of Commerce will be attending as Djibouti's delegation to the AGOA Forum in Dakar. 2. (U) BIO DATA for Minister of Commerce and Industry, Rifki [...]	2005-06-26 07:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ETRD DJ
05DJIBOUTI623	28TH DJIBOUTIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY - GUELLEH'S [...] (U) Summary: On the 27th June, after the traditional military parade, President Ismail Omar Guelleh and his wife hosted a garden party for government employees, members of Parliament, the diplomatic corps, and large numbers of the population. At the event, Guelleh gave two speeches traditional [...]	2005-06-30 06:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI626	OPPOSITION SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE IN PROMOTING [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of heads of Djibouti's opposition met, at their request, with Ambassador on June 8. They expressed to her their concerns about what they described as a lack of cooperation of the Guelleh government with the opposition and the high level of frustration existing among [...]	2005-06-30 14:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SCUL KDEM DJ
05DJIBOUTI65	TOTAL AND MOBIL TRY TO HOLD LINE ON DORALEH MOVE [...] (C) Momar Nguer, Total's Director of Refinery and Marketing for East Africa and the Indian Ocean, and boss of Total Djibouti's Chief Executive Francois de Charnace, told Ambassador 1/16 during a de Charnace-hosted dinner, that Total, Mobil and Shell had each received new communication from the [...]	2005-01-18 04:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV MARR MOPS DJ TC
05DJIBOUTI650	DJIBOUTI PURSUES OPEN DECENTRALIZATION FORUM; [...] (SBU) Summary: A national forum opened July 2 to debate the draft legislation establishing a special status for the capital, Djibouti City, within the context of Djibouti's decentralization law passed in 2002. The ten-day forum, hosted by Minister of Interior, Yacin Elmi Bouh, is open to repre [...]	2005-07-11 08:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI654	AGOA FORUM: FOREIGN MINISTER ALSO CONFIRMS [...] (C) During Ambassador's 6/11 meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on New Embassy Compound (NEC) issues, she informed the Minister of the Secretary of State's planned participation in the Dakar AGOA Forum July 18-20. She told the Minister that the Secretary's travel to [...]	2005-07-11 11:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI669	JUSTICE MINISTER SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (C) Ambassador and Pol/Econ met 5 July with Minister of Justice, Mohamed Barkat Abdillahi, and Secretary General at the Ministry of Justice, Abdi Ismail Hersi, at their request, to be briefed on changes being implemented at the Ministry since Abdillahi assumed charge in May. Abdillahi said the [...]	2005-07-13 11:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM DJ
05DJIBOUTI68	BORREL AFFAIR REDUX: DJIBOUTI EXPELS FRENCH [...] (C) Djibouti's president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, formally requested January 17 through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that France withdraw six of its officials acting as advisors to government institutions in Djibouti under the French Cooperation program. The move follows Guelleh's personal ang [...]	2005-01-18 16:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MARR SCUL FR DJ
05DJIBOUTI683	APPROACH TO DJIBOUTI'S FOREIGN MINISTER FOR [...] (U) Using points provided reftel (notal),Ambassador approached Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Yousuf on July 19 to request that Djibouti make a strong public statement of condemnation and of support to the Iraqi people in the wake of insurgent targeting of civilians in Iraq. She not [...]	2005-07-19 11:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PTER SCUL IZ DJ
05DJIBOUTI713	UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE TO DJIBOUTI'S FM ON UN REFORM [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Ambassador conveyed 7/26 to Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf, the U.S. position on the G-4 framework resolution on expanding the United Nations Security Council. She went through reftel points with the Minister and urged Djibouti to oppose t [...]	2005-07-27 08:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR DJ UNSC UNGA
05DJIBOUTI716	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM FOLLOW-UP: UPR'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (septels to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the president of the newest political party in Djibouti, Union for Reform Partisans (UPR),Ib [...]	2005-07-27 09:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI725	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH PND [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (PND),Mohamed Abdillahi W [...]	2005-07-28 12:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI738	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH PND [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (PND),Mohamed Abdillahi W [...]	2005-08-01 08:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI740	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH PND [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (PND),Mohamed Abdillahi W [...]	2005-08-02 06:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI760	DECENTRALIZATION FORUM: FOLLOW-UP WITH DIRECTOR OF [...] (C) Summary: In one of several conversations (reftel B and septel to follow) with the participants of the recent forum held to discuss decentralization and the special status for Djibouti City, Embassy spoke with the Director of Decentralization in the Ministry of Interior, Siradj Omar Ali. Wh [...]	2005-08-07 11:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI804	CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and delegation met August 3 with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf to discuss regional and bilateral relations. Youssouf briefed the Congressman on Djibouti's relations with its neighbors, food security, anti-terrorism efforts, Somaliland [...]	2005-08-15 05:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP OREP DJ
05DJIBOUTI899	DJIBOUTIAN HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Djibouti has confirmed that its delegation to UNGA from September 10-20th will include President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, and Djiboutian Ambassador to Addis Ababa Ibrahim Mohamed Kamil. Protocol for the Ministry of the Presidency informed Po [...]	2005-09-08 11:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL XA DJ UNGA
05DJIBOUTI924	TRANSFER OF MOBIL DJIBOUTI TO TOTAL COMMENCES [...] (C) ExxonMobil corporation has begun the process in Djibouti of transferring shares in Mobil Djibouti to French oil giant Total, following ExxonMobil's official announcement September 5 in Brussels that it had sold to Total shares of fuels and lubricants' affiliates in 14 African countries. Th [...]	2005-09-15 12:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ
05DJIBOUTI926	Talking about Katrina in Djibouti [...] (U) SUMMARY: The country's largest circulation newspaper, published on page one a letter in French from the Ambassador expressing thanks to the Djiboutian government and people for their support during Hurricane Katrina. Misinformation in the country regarding the disaster seems to revolve lar [...]	2005-09-15 13:46:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI934	HEALTH MINISTER FOCUSES ON REFORM AND GLOBAL [...] (U) Summary: In separate meetings September 13 with USAID Representative and Ambassador, Minister of Health, Abdallah Abdillahi focused on health development and reform of Djibouti's Ministry of He recovery for renovation of Peltier and improving health services and resources would be a maj [...]	2005-09-19 11:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SOCI DJ UN
05DJIBOUTI936	HEALTH MINISTER FOCUSES ON REFORM AND GLOBAL FUND [...] (U) Summary: In separate meetings September 13 with USAID Representative and Ambassador, Minister of Health, Abdallah Abdillahi Miguil, focused on health development and reform of Djibouti's Ministry of Health. Cost recovery for renovation of Peltier and improving health services and huma [...]	2005-09-19 13:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SOCI DJ UN
05DJIBOUTI945	Ambassador dedicates English Language Lab [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 21, the Ambassador dedicated an English language laboratory and library at Camp Cheik Osman, the Djiboutian Military headquarters. The project was funded by the Embassy's Foreign Military Financing (FMF) fund. The project is intended to aid cooperation between the U. [...]	2005-09-25 11:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI965	STRIKES AT DJIBOUTI PORT AND RUMORS OF EMBASSY [...] (C) Summary: On September 14, the Port of Djibouti's general union, Union of Port Workers (UTP),launched a strike denouncing what it called "catastrophic management of the port's Human Resources Division." Further protests took place on September 24th following a breakdown in mediations and [...]	2005-09-30 08:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELAB ECON ASEC SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI972	Making an Impression in [...] (U) Souguah Mohamed, Director of Al Biri, a conservative Muslim social service organization, recently complimented Post for its proactive and sensitive dealings with both the conservative Muslim community and the nation's underprivileged in the time since Post's primary positions (Ambassador, [...]	2005-10-03 07:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI987	PORT STRIKES: FOLLOW-UP WITH DPI DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM and Pol/Econ met with Dubai Ports International (DPI) General Manager, David Hawker, at Ambassador's request 2 October to discuss the recent problems with strikes at the Port. Hawker offered clarification for many points of misinformation that had been circulating [...]	2005-10-04 11:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PREL PGOV ASEC SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI989	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (c) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ragsdale and DCM Ball called September 29 on Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. Topics raised by the Ambassador included President Guelleh's trip to UNGA and Baltimore; Djibouti's national debt; renewable energy, including geothermal; strikes at the Port [...]	2005-10-04 14:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ECON ETRD DJ
05DJIBOUTI995	CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) The Republic of Djibouti and the People's Republic of China have had diplomatic relations for 26 of the 28 years Djibouti has been independent. Over those 26 years, China has given a substantial amount of aid to Djibouti in the form of loans, grants, building projects and cooperative trade [...]	2005-10-05 13:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN EMIN EINV ENRG ETTC PHUM SENV AF CH DJ
05DJIBOUTI999	DJIBOUTI AND UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] (U) Ambassador used the opportunity of her October 6 meeting on another matter with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, (reported septel),to present reftel demarche received earlier that morning at post. She specifically apprised the Minister of USG concern over the extraord [...]	2005-10-07 08:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD OPDC SCUL DJ BHUM UNESCO
05DOHA1605	AL JAZEERA CHILDREN'S CHANNEL [...] Summary: Al Jazeera Children's Channel was launched to great media fanfare in Doha on September 9. Ninety percent owned by Qatar Foundation, the new channel has a limited administrative relationship with the original Al Jazeera satellite channel. Developed and implemented in association with t [...]	2005-09-20 06:48:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DUBLIN1075	PRE-GYMNICH DEMARCHE: IRELAND SUPPORTS TURKEY [...] Summary: On August 29, Post delivered ref A talking points on the September 1-2 Gymnich Meeting to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent (who replaced Gerard Keown on August 25). Kelly conveyed Ireland's hope that EU accession talks for Turkey would begin as origina [...]	2005-08-31 16:16:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EUN
05DUBLIN207	IRISH RESPONSE TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (U) On February 15, Post delivered reftel talking points to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Trans-Atlantic Relations ------------------------- 2. (SBU) The European Union strongly supports practical cooperation with the United States across the full [...]	2005-02-17 18:02:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL
05DUBLIN276	IRELAND - 2005 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Once a poor nation characterized by large scale emigration, Ireland is now economically prosperous and an attractive destination for thousands of asylum and job-seekers. The unprecedented flow of people into Ireland has prompted the Government to address issues relating to bo [...]	2005-03-04 17:47:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05DUBLIN618	IRELAND: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-24 15:49:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL UNESCO
05DUBLIN884	IRISH RESPONSE TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Post delivered reftel demarche to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Foreign Correspondent. According to Keown, the GOI was optimistic that EU accession talks for Turkey would begin October 3. He noted that Ireland would favor referring any Iranian [...]	2005-07-15 14:27:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL UN
05FRANKFURT1092	International Use of the Euro - Broadly Stable; [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Central Bank's (ECB) annual publication on the international role of the Euro concludes that the euro's role in international capital and foreign exchange markets and use as an international reserve currency "has remained largely stable," while "there have [...]	2005-02-04 15:56:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT1373	Lisbon Acton Program: Its All About Growth and [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 2 European Commission President Barroso presented his proposal to make economic growth and job creation the focus of EU activities for the next five years. To move beyond slogans, Barroso has proposed setting out who, the EC or member states, is respons [...]	2005-02-15 11:04:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT174	EU's Stability and Growth Pact: Tidying Up the [...] (SBU) Summary: In December the European Commission (EC) issued several statements for member states under the Stability and Growth Pact's (SGP) excessive deficit procedures (EDP). For Germany and France, the Commission acknowledged that (a) both would get an extra year, to 2005, to correct t [...]	2005-01-07 15:30:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT2410	New Legal Payments Framework: Monetary Integration [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission (EC) intends to propose a directive for payments services in the internal market by June or September. A legally consistent framework for the EU payments market, providing for transparency of payment services contracts, competition and consumer [...]	2005-03-24 11:52:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT2435	Stability Pact Revision: Art Imitates Life [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecofin's report that was approved by the European Council on improving the stability and growth pact (SGP) is a vindication of the Council's application of the SGP, not its demise. While the Council had always implicitly considered prolonged economic stagnation and [...]	2005-03-24 15:40:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT2671	Structures and Trends in German Banking Industry: [...] (SBU) Summary: There is a lively debate about whether the relatively poor performance of the German banking sector is related to its "three pillar" structure of (1) private commercial, (2) public state and savings, and (3) cooperative banks. The discussions were triggere [...]	2005-04-05 13:08:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT4005	Frankfurt Worries About Its Economic Future [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent developments including the failure of the Frankfurt-based German Stock Exchange to take over its London counterpart have sparked concerns over the economic future of the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main area in comparison to other European metropoles. With slow growth in the area's [...]	2005-05-25 14:55:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PINR GM
05FRANKFURT4988	Stability and Growth Pact: Revived, Passes First [...] (SBU) Summary: Even before modifications of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) were adopted by the Council on June 27, the European Commission (EC) had passed its first test applying the "spirit" of the new rules to Italy and Portugal. The EC's recommendations that thes [...]	2005-07-01 12:58:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT5048	German Finance Agency Issues USD Bond [...] (SBU) Summary: The German Finance Agency made news with its first borrowing in US dollars since World War II, a cool USD 5 billion. The move was taken in response to Asian demand and to save money, but does not mark the beginning of a regular dollar-borrowing program by [...]	2005-07-05 13:30:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT5056	The Chancellor and Hedge Funds [...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Schroeder has pledged to raise "standards for hedge funds" at the G-8 Summit. His position reflects a negative characterization, publicly stated by the Chairman of the SDP and others in the Chancellor's party, of investors fixed on quick financi [...]	2005-07-05 14:53:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT7078	AMERICA IN THE CAMPAIGN: SNAPSHOT FROM SW GERMANY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Frankfurt's relatively pro-American district, attitudes towards the U.S. and U.S. foreign policy appear to play a smaller role in this German election campaign than in 2002. While some on the left have tried to raise issues of war and peace, overall the campaign in our dis [...]	2005-09-19 06:21:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM
05FRANKFURT7207	Drama in EU Clearing and Settlement Heightens: US [...] (SBU) Summary: European securities infrastructure industry of stock exchanges, clearing and settlement activities is among the most dynamic in the financial industry, undergoing substantial change in the last decade. As the European Commission (EC) prepares to decide whe [...]	2005-09-23 11:50:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05GENEVA1257	MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE [...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...]	2005-05-23 09:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1258	MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE [...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...]	2005-05-23 09:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1673	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: REPORT ON THE 58TH [...] Summary. This message reports on the annual 192-member World Health Assembly (WHA) of the World Health Organization (WHO),which met from May 16-25, 2005, in Geneva, Switzerland. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt headed the U.S. Delegation, which included offic [...]	2005-07-08 04:53:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO AORC WHO
05GENEVA1922	REPORT OF THE WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 57TH SESSION [...] The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 57th Executive Council (EC) Session was held June 21-July 1, 2005 in Geneva. The EC addressed a number of items including continuing financial reform efforts, potential changes to the WMO convention, program details, financial and administrative ma [...]	2005-08-11 12:54:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY TSPL SENV EFIN KUNR AORC WMO
05GENEVA2388	IMTS/T MR. ANGELO DORTO TRIP REPORT - GENEVA [...] IMTS/T ANGELO DORTO visited Post from 09/26/2005 to 09/30/2005. 2. Purpose of Visit: Assist post with numerous PBX issues. 3. Personnel Contacted: A. IPO - Janice Metzger B. IMS - Cathy Gaupo 4. Work Completed: A. Relocated IDF to an acceptable location. B. Removed unus [...]	2005-10-04 11:16:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AMGT AMTC KRIM IMTS
05GENEVA2809	TRIPS COUNCIL, CHINA TRM, OCTOBER 25, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-17 04:07:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KJUS PGOV CH JA SW CA WTRO EUN
05GUATEMALA218	GUATEMALA: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-31 13:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE KTDB EFIN ECON GT USTR OPIC
05HANOI1044	Vietnam: BTA Joint Committee Review [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: DAUSTR Elena Bryan led the U.S. delegation and Nguyen Thu Do, Deputy Director, Office of the Government, led the GVN side at the expert- level meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee in Hanoi April 11-12. Other USG participants in the Jo [...]	2005-05-05 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EFIN ECON VM BTA IPROP WTO
05HANOI1444	Vietnam Mid-Term Consultative Group Meeting [...] SUMMARY: The mid term consultative group meeting was held on 2-3 June in Can Tho. Presentations were made on a range of topics including corruption, development of Vietnam's new five year development plan and financial reform. Overall, however, the meeting was hampered because a draft five yea [...]	2005-06-16 09:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	WTO IPROP HIV AIDS FINREF SOE
05HANOI3337	VIETNAM'S 2005 BUSINESS FORUM AND CONSULTATIVE [...] Summary: The 2005 Vietnam Business Forum and Vietnam Consultative Group Meeting took place December 5-7, 2005 in Hanoi. Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc and World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Klaus Rohland co- chaired the meetings, in which a wide range of donors and Vie [...]	2005-12-21 06:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM AFLU HIV AIDS SOE WTO FINREF
05HANOI451	VIETNAM: EMBASSY INPUT FOR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004. Enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- Vietnam continued to m [...]	2005-02-25 04:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP BTA WTO
05HANOI468	VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-25 14:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV FINREF ILAB IPROP KTDB OPIC PGOV SOE VN WTO
05HANOI575	VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-09 04:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV ELAB FINREF IPROP KTDB LABOR OPIC PGOV SOE VN
05HANOI686	VIETNAM'S AGENT ORANGE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES TO GROW [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GVN's Agent Orange (AO) propaganda campaign reached fever pitch in the lead up to, and now wake of, the March 10 dismissal of the U.S. lawsuit by alleged Vietnamese victims of AO against chemical companies that produced the defoliant. Before the hearing, [...]	2005-03-22 10:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF VM
05HANOI7	GVN REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE IN RENDITION OF [...] (SBU) Embassy received a note December 29 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting U.S. assistance in returning the "fugitive" Ly Tong, who is currently serving a prison sentence in Thailand (translation of note in para 3). (Note: Ly Tong, a former pilot with the Republic of (South) Vi [...]	2005-01-03 09:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL VM
05HANOI719	Pragmatic Diplomacy: Vietnam's Relations with [...] (SBU) Vietnam's relations with post-Communist Russia, Eastern Europe and Mongolia have shown the GVN's willingness to move beyond ideology and politics to satisfy practical foreign policy, economic and security needs. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the demise of C [...]	2005-03-24 10:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PGOV SOCI RS EZ PL HU MG VM
05HANOI767	EXILED BUDDHIST LEADER RETURNS TO VISIT HOMELAND [...] (SBU) Summary: Exiled Buddhist leader Thich Nhat Hanh (TNH) completed a "successful" two-and-a-half-month visit to Vietnam, his first in almost forty years. In a private meeting with the Ambassador March 26, he described the Buddhist community in Vietnam as split and weakened due to Governme [...]	2005-03-31 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HARARE147	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Zimbabwe Report for the 2004-2005 edition of Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the U.S. Record, is found in paragraphs 2 through 14. Due to the sensitive nature of U.S. assistance in Zimbabwe, few specific activities were included. Additional material, which is not [...]	2005-01-27 12:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ZI HURI
05HARARE249	INDEPENDENT DAILY'S FATE REMAINS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A favorable Supreme Court judgment in the case of The Daily News, which was shut down by the GOZ in September 2003, was expected on February 7 but was not announced. Sources say Supreme Court Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku suppressed the announcement due to his annoyance that n [...]	2005-02-17 09:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
05HELSINKI186	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT HALONEN [...] (C) In a meeting over lunch February 11, Finnish President Tarja Halonen reinforced in person what we have already heard from her staff: that she would appreciate an opportunity to meet with the President. Halonen told the Ambassador that she wants to take a leading role in promoting the norma [...]	2005-02-14 17:01:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF AF CH IZ RS FI EUN
05HOCHIMINHCITY1220	NEW FRICTIONS BETWEEN UNIFIED BUDDHIST CHURCH OF VIETNAM AND [...] (U) On November 20, the Paris-based International Buddhist Information Bureau, the de facto overseas voice of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV),issued a press release reporting that the police "physically assaulted" UBCV General Secretary Thich Quang Do and "tore his robe [...]	2005-11-21 10:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY1293	VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH TO HO CHI MINH CITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an intensive one day visit December 4, Congressman Chris Smith met with provincial government officials, prominent political dissidents and religious freedom activists. HCMC officials did not make any tangible commitments, but acknowledged their obligation to create a positiv [...]	2005-12-15 10:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PHUM VM HIV AIDS HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY1309	PORTRAIT OF AN ALIEN SMUGGLER [...] Reftel outlined a recent incident in which Amcit Tim Thai was caught while apparently attempting to smuggle aliens with photo-subbed Canadian passports through Uzbekistan. The story of Mr. Thai's life over the past 25 years illustrates the challenges facing our consular sections as we strive t [...]	2005-12-21 09:59:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CASC SMIG VM TIP
05HOCHIMINHCITY190	S/P STAFFER INBODEN HCMC MEETINGS ON UBCV [...] (SBU) In a meeting on February 22 with visiting S/P staffer William Inboden and ConGenOffs, Deputy Head of the HCMC Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) Vo Ngoc Hue said the GVN was tolerant towards leaders of the outlawed United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV),despite the UBCV taking acti [...]	2005-02-24 11:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY364	GVN BEGINS CONSULTATIONS ON DECREE ON RELIGION: FRICTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts in the Protestant community report that central- and provincial-level officials have begun formal consultations on implementation of Vietnam's new legal framework on religion. The officially recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam has begun a training course f [...]	2005-04-08 00:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY379	MEETING WITH AMNESTIED UBCV ACTIVIST THICH THIEN MINH [...] (SBU) On April 9, we met with Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) monk Thich Thien Minh (aka Huynh Van Ba) who had been released from prison February 2 as part of the GVN's 2005 Tet amnesty (ref B). Thich Thien Minh was arrested and tried in 1979 for protesting the GVN confiscation of hi [...]	2005-04-11 12:24:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY529	U.S. EXPORTER MENACED BY JAPANESE ODA [...] (U) This is an action request for State, Commerce and ExIm Bank. See paragraphs 2 and 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A U.S. manufacturer is about to lose a $4.6 million deal to supply jetways or passenger boarding bridges (PBB's) for a new terminal at HCMC's Tan Son Nhat Airport. Vietnamese airport [...]	2005-05-20 12:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP BTIO EAID PREL VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY561	INTERVENTION NEEDED TO SAVE JETWAYS DEAL IN VIETNAM [...] (U) This is an action request for State and DOC. Urgent intervention is needed with Japanese agencies in Washington to ensure a US supplier does not get ODA'd out of USD 4.6 million sale with considerable follow-on potential. 2. (SBU) Summary: Over the past days, State and Commercial Serv [...]	2005-05-26 12:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP BTIO EAID PREL VM
05ISTANBUL1283	BMENA REGION BUSINESSWOMEN BRAINSTORM IN ISTANBUL [...] (U) Summary: On July 11-12, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Istanbul Center hosted a workshop on "Building Awareness of Women's Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)," at which some 90 participants from MENA and other countries brainst [...]	2005-07-26 07:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KWMN KMPI TU XD XF XI BMENA
05ISTANBUL1729	Steering Group for Middle East and North Africa [...] (SBU) Summary: The steering group of the MENA OECD program met on October 3-4 in Istanbul. Key developments included advancing work on a ministerial declaration, discussing individual national reform agendas that would be presented at the ministerial, reviewing funding needs for the program [...]	2005-10-05 14:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV TU OECD
05ISTANBUL1780	ARTICLE 301 STRIKES AGAIN: PUBLISHER CONVICTED OF [...] (C) Summary: Citing Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TPC),an Istanbul court October 7 convicted publisher Hrant Dink of "insulting Turkish identity" and issued a six-month suspended sentence. This case, resulting from a 2004 article in Dink's Agos newspaper, was brought by the same [...]	2005-10-14 15:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU
05JEDDAH1903	MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA: YOUTH, BLACK [...] (SBU) From the Grand Mosque in Mecca on June 10, Sheikh Salah bin Mohammed al-Budayr delivered a sermon focusing on summer activities for youth. The imam stated that leisure activities should be used to strengthen the well-being of one's society and nation. He underscored the importance of [...]	2005-06-15 16:45:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL SOCI PINR

05JEDDAH1904	WOMEN MAKING STRIDES IN THE ASIR REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. During a June 13-14 visit to the Asir Province, Poloffs met with a number of local women to discuss women's employment in the Kingdom. In Asir, women have long played a role in the public sphere, working as shopkeepers in the local bazaar -- a rare sight in Saudi A [...]	2005-06-15 16:50:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN SOCI
05JEDDAH1905	GOVERNOR OF ASIR SUPPORTS AL-BIR CHARITY [...] (SBU) During a visit to al-Bir School and Orphanage in Abha on June 13, Poloffs met with Director Samiha Mohammed Dawood. For 17 years, Dawood has worked for al-Bir, a charity which provides financial assistance to needy Saudi families and also supports orphanages in Jeddah and Abha. Accord [...]	2005-06-15 16:56:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KWMN KISL
05JEDDAH2179	IDENTIFYING LAND FOR A NEW CONSULATE: GOVERNOR OF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On July 28, the Ambassador and CG met with Prince Abd al-Majid bin Abd al-Aziz, Governor of Mecca, to discuss the future of the Jeddah Consulate General. During the meeting, the Governor agreed to help the USG identify a tract of land for a new Consulate. He propos [...]	2005-06-29 14:54:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD ABUD AMGT ASEC PREL
05JEDDAH2181	SNAPSHOT OF STUDENT OPINION: UNDERGRADS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the June 28 opening of the first American Corner in Saudi Arabia at the College of Business Administration (CBA) in Jeddah, Conoff accompanied a group of CBA undergraduates and their student advisor on a June 30 hiking trip to the mountains near Mecca. In discussions [...]	2005-07-02 13:24:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI KISL
05JEDDAH2183	JEDDAH CONTACTS FOCUS ON A VARIETY OF WOMEN'S [...] (U) Several high-level Jeddah contacts have recently shared with Post information shedding light on the current social situation of women in the Western Province and, to some extent, the Kingdom as a whole. OPTIONS DISCUSSED AHEAD OF POSSIBLE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WOMEN WILL DRIVE 2. (C) C [...]	2005-07-02 14:05:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN SOCI KLAB
05JEDDAH2238	MOSQUE SERMONS IN SAUDI ARABIA: AVOID WASTING TIME [...] (C) Summary: In Friday, July 1 sermons, imams in Mecca and Medina noted the start of the summer holiday season in Saudi Arabia by reminding congregants of the "dangers" of wasting time. In Mecca, the imam also criticized "deviants" who had caused bloodshed and violence in Saudi Arabia, and [...]	2005-07-05 14:50:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL
05JEDDAH2495	UNDERGRADS FRET ABOUT JOBS AND DISCUSS TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Conoff participated in an outdoor "Youth Challenge" competition on July 21 sponsored by the College of Business Administration (CBA) Youth Business Club and "Yalla Ya Shabbab" (roughly "Let's Go Guys"),a youth-oriented television program. On June 30, Conoff visited [...]	2005-07-23 14:21:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER SOCI
05JEDDAH3366	SAUDI KING PLEASED WITH PROGRESS AGAINST [...] (S) SUMMARY. On September 5, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Fran Townsend met with King Abdullah at his invitation at the King's home in Jeddah. The meeting, notable for its warm and friendly tone, focused on the Saudi progress in subduing Saudi terrorists and the need to c [...]	2005-09-13 11:44:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL SA
05JERUSALEM1772	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/29) - ABBAS'S FIRST [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-29 11:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAL KWBG IS KPAO PREL OPRC
05JERUSALEM3791	DISENGAGEMENT COORDINATION UPDATE, AUGUST 17, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: At a trilateral crossings meeting August 17, USG representatives tabled a proposal for spending the USD 50 million in supplemental assistance to upgrade four of the crossings between the West Bank/Gaza Strip and Israel and asked for PA and GOI responses within the next few days. [...]	2005-08-17 17:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05KABUL5024	REVISED AFGHANISTAN COMPACT FOR WASHINGTON REVIEW [...] (SBU) This cable includes the full text of the December 11 revised Afghanistan Compact and three Annexes for Washington review. This final revision reflects the bulk of consensus recommendations reached at a series of December 2- 5 PrepCom meetings held on the margins of the Kabul Regional Ec [...]	2005-12-13 02:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV AF
05KABUL5256	REVISED AFGHANISTAN COMPACT [...] (SBU) The GoA pushed back strongly against Washington's undercutting the reciprocal balance of the Afghanistan Compact but accepted most of our other points. In a December 24 meeting, Senior Economic Advisor to the President Naderi and UNAMA Deputy SRSG Haq reviewed with Ambassador the lates [...]	2005-12-27 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL PGOV AF
05KINGSTON176	INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 13:08:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	JM NOTAG
05KINGSTON188	INVESTMENT CLIMATE - JAMAICA 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-21 20:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD EIND EAGR EMIN KTDB JM
05KINSHASA1031	CONGO/B: Reclamma for Loss of Crucial USDA Food [...] Post understands that recipient countries for USDA's 2005 Food for Education program have been selected and, that Republic of Congo (ROC) is not slated to receive funding or have its program renewed (Ref A). The Embassy would again like to submit as a reclamma the importance of this program [...]	2005-06-23 05:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID CF
05KINSHASA1033	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP [...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...]	2005-06-23 10:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC
05KINSHASA11	CONGO/B: REPORT OF FY05 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR [...] Program Title: NGO Management I Program Type: Multi-Regional Project Project Number: E/VM-2005-0002 Participant: Lembe Mouandza, Patricia Profession: Lawyer Title: Legal Advisor Employer: Thomas Sankara Pan-African Association Note: Ms. Lembe spoke with DCM on November 12 and presented a 6- [...]	2005-01-03 09:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL AMGT CF
05KINSHASA1106	CONGO/B: Request to Limit Official Visitors to [...] As the Department is aware, Brazzaville remains with a skeleton staff. This skeleton staff will be further reduced during the period July-September, with no means to handle support for a large number of official visitors. Given the current circumstance Post requests advising all potential o [...]	2005-07-07 15:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA CF
05KINSHASA1141	CONGO/B: U.S.-Congo Debt Reduction Agreement [...] As per authorization in reftel, Ambassador signed on July 8, 2005, the U.S.-Congo debt reduction agreement with ROC Minister of Economy, Finances and Budget, Pacific Issoibeka. The ceremony was covered by national press and television. 2. During the ceremony, remarks were made by both th [...]	2005-07-14 12:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTIA CF
05KINSHASA1187	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered between June 28 and July 7, 2005. 2. Over-Fortification of Small Amounts of Food Aid (REF A) -- Although none of the food aid referenced in the cable went to the Republic of Congo, Econ/Cons Officer presented the demarche talking points to two NGOs wo [...]	2005-07-21 09:38:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR EAID PREF PHUM IS SZ CF ICRC UNSC UN
05KINSHASA1270	CONGO/B: ISSUES OF WHO COST EFFECTIVENESS [...] This cable is a revised version of Kinshasa 1256. 2. SUMMARY: After the recent visit of a high-level delegation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) in Brazzaville, a senior professional sta [...]	2005-08-05 09:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN AMGT OTRA OVIP CF
05KINSHASA1329	CONGO/B: BEACH TRIAL VERDICT EXPECTED TODAY; EAC [...] (SBU) Summary. A verdict is expected today in the trial of 15 of the country's senior security officials over the disappearance of more than 350 political refugees in events referred to as 'the affair of the missing at the beach' or the 'beach' case. Post recognizes that there is some possibil [...]	2005-08-17 14:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PHUM AEMR AMGT KJUS CF
05KINSHASA1345	CONGO-B: AN ASSESSMENT OF POLITICAL STYLE AND [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A product of years of strife, struggle, and coalition building to gain and retain power, Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has emerged as the uncontested and unquestioned leader of government, chairman of the corp [...]	2005-08-22 11:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM ASEC ETRD EINV CF
05KINSHASA1365	CONGO/B: CHINESE PRESENCE IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: As was stated in Ref B, Chinese presence in the Republic of Congo (ROC) is on the rise. One corporation is constructing a hydroelectric dam, another is building low-income housing, another is bringing drinking water to low-income communities, and yet another is expanding televi [...]	2005-08-24 13:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF CH ECON EAGR EFIN EMIN ENRG ETTC PHUM PREL ETRD SENV CF ENIV
05KINSHASA148	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CONGO-KINSHASA [...] Summary: The Congolese Government (GDRC) has completed over one year of its transition from war to peace with only limited impact on the investment climate. The inclusion of former rebel groups in the GDRC has provided a modicum of political stability. Additionally, IMF and World Bank reform [...]	2005-01-27 14:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB PGOV PREL CG OPIC
05KINSHASA1616	CONGO/B: Post Support for Crucial USDA Funding [...] Summary. Post understands that recipient countries and specific programs for USDA support under the 2006 Food for Education and Food for Progress programs are currently being selected. Due to staffing shortages and turnover of all but one Embassy staff member, we are not sure whether USDA rec [...]	2005-09-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID CF
05KINSHASA1647	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered on September 16, 2005 to Mr. Felix Ngoma, the Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Note: REF G had also been earlier delivered, on September 9, 2005, by Charge' d'Affaires Rutherford to the Minister of Finance (see paragraph 6). [...]	2005-10-04 07:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KISL KPAO OIIP TBIO EAGR ECON ECIN EAIR EAID KSCA SOCI UK SA CF UNGA WTO AID
05KINSHASA172	CONGO/B: MEETING WITH NEW FINANCE MINISTER, PLANS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-02 06:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CFED IMF
05KINSHASA1845	Congo/Brazzaville: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered between October 7 and November 4. 2. 60TH UNFC: Support of UNGA First Committee Resolution (REF A): Econ/Cons Officer Bakken delivered talking points and resolution text to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (M [...]	2005-11-07 10:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON CF UNGA
05KINSHASA1951	Congo/Brazzaville: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered by Econ/Cons Officer Bakken to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer, on November 23, 2005. 2. MDA Demarch on Additional Geneva Protocol (REF A): In response to talking points and non-paper, Ngoma indicated that the informa [...]	2005-11-28 06:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON CF IMO WTO
05KINSHASA1952	Congo/Brazzaville: Avian and Pandemic [...] SUMMARY. In response to reftel A, post made inquiries to various host government officials and representatives from international organizations to assess the current posture and readiness of the Government of the Republic of Congo (ROC) to respond effectively to an outbreak of avian influenza. [...]	2005-11-28 09:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV AMGT ECON EAGR EAID PREL CF KFLU
05KINSHASA198	CONGO/B: UPDATED 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Embassy Brazzaville submits the following updated Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A and C with very little change from Ref B. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not belie [...]	2005-02-04 14:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF
05KINSHASA2019	Congo/Brazzaville: Delivery of Demarches and [...] The following demarches were delivered by Econ/Cons Officer Bakken to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer, on December 9, 2005. 2. EITI Update and Outreach (REF A): In response to talking points and non-paper, Ngoma indicated that the ROC has endorsed the ini [...]	2005-12-12 10:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KTFN ECON CF USTR WTO
05KINSHASA2021	Congo/Brazzaville: Start-up of Magnesium [...] In its search for alternatives to dependency on the oil industry and efforts to diversify the economy, the government of the Republic of Congo has initiated development of the solid mining sector. On October 14, 2005, at the Mengo field near Pointe Noire, the Minister of Mines and Geology pr [...]	2005-12-12 10:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EINV ECON CF
05KINSHASA2033	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: Post POC for Multilateral [...] In response to reftel, post is pleased to provide the following officer contact information for MDB project proposals: (a) ECON/Consular Officer Chelsea Bakken celtel: (242) 528-7963 (Brazzaville) celtel: (243)(99) 800-9502 (Kinshasa) email: BakkenCMH@state.gov (Kinshasa) [...]	2005-12-14 13:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL CF
05KINSHASA2049	Congo/Brazzaville: 2005 Country Report [...] (SBU) The Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) has taken impressive strides in 2005 to strengthen cooperation with both domestic and international partners in the fight against terrorism. Mindful of the Republic of Congo's emerging reputation as an oil-sector heavyweight [...]	2005-12-15 19:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS CF KAPO
05KINSHASA219	CONGO/B: CENTRAL AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) Summary: The Second Summit of the Central African Heads of State on Conservation and the Sustainable Management of Forest Ecosystems, held in Brazzaville on February 4 and 5, was marked by the signature of a treaty that strengthens the role of the Central Africa Forest Commission (COMI [...]	2005-02-08 17:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL CF
05KINSHASA29	CONGO/B: GOVERNMENT MINISTERS ASKED TO RESIGN, NEW [...] (SBU) ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT, MINISTERIES INCLUDED, WERE ASKED TO SUBMIT THEIR RESIGNATIONS LATE EVENING JANUARY 5, 2004. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE CABINET WILL DRASTICALLY CHANGE, AND THAT PRESIDENT SASSOU WILL ANNOUNCE THE NEW CABINET ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2005. IN ADDITION OUR CONTACT [...]	2005-01-06 15:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ASEC
05KINSHASA322	Congo/B: 2005 AGOA Report [...] The Republic of Congo (Congo/B) leadership is committed to meeting the eligibility requirements of AGOA. See para 3 for Government and Post public diplomacy programs 2. Post's 2005 responses are kept to template outlined in reftel: A) Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of barriers [...]	2005-02-25 07:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA KPAO CF
05KINSHASA375	REQUEST FOR U.S. SPEAKER TO ADDRESS [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 14:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OEXC SCUL CG
05KINSHASA402	CONGO/B: PD PROGRAM REPORTING - PERFORMING [...] Name of Program: Performing Arts - Ellison McDaniel Arttison (Singer and Cellist)American Corner Opening 2. Summary of Topics/Venues/Audiences: Topic: American Negro SpiritualsOpening of first American Corner in Congo/B Venues: MERC, BDEAC, French Cultural Center, Holy Spirit Church -Unite [...]	2005-03-08 15:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OPRC SCUL ODIP KIRC KPLS KSPR AMGT CF
05KINSHASA436	CONGO/B: POLITICAL ATMOSPHERICS - POOL REGION [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last two weeks, both the Ninja and Pool Region issues have returned to the forefront of the political landscape in Congo-Brazzaville. Beginning with a stand off between "Ninjas" and security forces in the BaCongo neighborhood of Brazzaville followed by the Government's [...]	2005-03-14 14:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC CF
05KINSHASA543	CONGO/B: IMET-FUNDED CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: A two-person Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) Mobile Education Team conducted an IMET-funded civil-military relations seminar February 15-18 in Brazzaville. The 51 Congolese participants included 22 military and 29 civilians. The program was opened by the Minister of Defen [...]	2005-03-31 07:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL CF
05KINSHASA598	CONGO/B: UNHCR ON REPATRIATION OF DRC REFUGEES, [...] SUMMARY: THE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNHCR BRAZZAVILLE, JANVIER de RIEDMATTEN, ASKED TO MEET WITH THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 4 TO BRIEF ON OVERALL UPCOMING REPATRIATION EFFORTS WITH DRC, RWANDAN, AND CONGO/B REFUGEES. END SUMMARY. ----------------------- DRC REFUGEES IN CONGO/B ------------- [...]	2005-04-08 10:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CF UNHCR
05KINSHASA601	Congo/B: UNHCR - Demarche [...] (U) Post was sent Department reftels only on April 1, and executed demarches at the first available opportunity April 4. For future UNCHR Collective cables please send to Kinshasa slugged "Pass to Brazzaville" since Post does not have access to either Department's unclassified or classified s [...]	2005-04-11 05:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CF CU UNCHR
05KINSHASA610	CONGO/B: UNCHR DEMARCHE UPDATES [...] FOLLOWING UNCHR APRIL 4 DEMARCHE ON MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) NUMBER TWO AMBASSADOR SERGE BALE, AMBASSADOR EXECUTED ADDITIONAL DEMARCHES APRIL 5-8 WITH THE ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER (MINISTER OF JUSTICE ENTCHA-EBIA); PRESIDENTIAL PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSELOR LEMBOUMBA (ALSO PRESIDENT'S SAS [...]	2005-04-11 14:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CF CU
05KINSHASA684	CONGO/B: ENVIRONMENT MINISTER NOTES CONCERNS ON [...] (SBU) CONGO/B'S MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY HENRI DJOMBO ASKED TO SEE THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 15 TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO THE CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP (CBFP). AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY ECON/CONS OFFICER, LISTENED TO THE MINISTER'S AGENDA WHICH INCLUDED NOTING HIS CONCERNS ABOUT [...]	2005-04-21 13:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV CF
05KINSHASA690	CONGO/B: AGOA Meetings with Ministers of Commerce [...] Summary. In mid-March consultants from the East and Central Africa Global Competitiveness Hub (ECA Hub) visited Brazzaville to launch the AGOA Add-on Project. Courtesy calls were made on the Ministers of Commerce and of Small and Medium Businesses by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons officer to d [...]	2005-04-22 09:42:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CF KNAO AGOA
05KINSHASA76	CONGO/B: CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP - [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Brazzaville obtained the program for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership - COMIFAC Heads of State Summit scheduled for February 1-7, 2005. The host government has provided a list of U.S. Government officials to whom invitations have been sent. Hotel space during the week of t [...]	2005-01-14 11:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON AMGT CF
05KINSHASA768	CONGO/B: ROC REFUGEES IN GABON [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 13:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CF
05KINSHASA769	CONGO/B: MEETINGS WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 13:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON CF CU IMF
05KINSHASA776	CONGO/B: 1996 PARIS AGREEMENT SIGNED MAY 6, 2005 [...] AMBASSADOR SIGNED THE 1996 PARIS CLUB AGREEMENT AS AUTHORIZED REF C WITH THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO'S FINANCE MINISTER PACIFIQUE ISSOIBEKA ON MAY 6, 2005 AT 1800 HR. THE AGREEMENT IS IN FORCE AS OF THAT DATE. NO PARLIMENATARY ACTION NECESSARY. 2. BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY OFFICE - SANDERS. DOUGHE [...]	2005-05-09 13:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN CF ITIA
05KINSHASA80	CONGO/B: A LOOK AT THE NEW GOVERNMENT, REACTIONS TO [...] (U) POST HAS NO ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED SYSTEM AT THIS TIME, THEREFORE MORE DETAILED ANAYLSIS WILL BE PROVIDED WHEN POSSIBLE. 2. (U) SUMMARY: IN A FOLLOW-UP TO CONGO/B PRESIDENT DENIS SASSOU NGUESSO'S NEW YEAR'S DAY SPEECH HIGHLIGHTING HIS DESIRE FOR A NEW, MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND SMALL [...]	2005-01-17 10:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CF
05KINSHASA872	CONGO/B: THE TROUBLED POOL REGION - EVERYONE'S TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-26 18:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CF
05KINSHASA88	CONGO/B: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. 2. Embassy Brazzaville submits the following Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to the questions in Ref A. Republic of Congo (Congo/B) Overview of activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. Congo/B is not be [...]	2005-01-20 05:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CF
05KINSHASA89	CONGO/B: POST-NEW GOVERNMENT - WHAT'S NEXT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH THE SHOCK THAT THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT SASSOU ON JANUARY 8, IS NOT NEW AT ALL BUT MAINTAINS MANY OF THE COUNTRY,S WELL-KNOWN HARDLINERS HAS WORN AWAY A BIT, THE ATMOSPHERE OF DISAPPOINTMENT PREVAILS THAT SASSOU MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE UP TO HIS Y [...]	2005-01-20 06:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL CF
05KINSHASA896	CONGO/B; FY'06 AFRP: "Transparency and Good [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 15:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
05KINSHASA968	CONGO/B: ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: As current chairman of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (CEEAC/ECCA) sub regional organization, President Sassou convened a summit June 7-8 to encourage CEEAC Presidents to reinvigorate the near moribund entity. Known more in the region by its French acronym CEEA [...]	2005-06-15 12:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CF RW
05KUWAIT1192	Appeals Court Sentence Silences Liberal [...] (U) SUMMARY: Sentenced to a one-year suspended jail term and three years probation for "defaming Islam," a liberal columnist said he will stop writing. The sentence, overruling a January acquittal, has writers wondering about the government's position on press freedom, and fearful of stiffer p [...]	2005-03-23 09:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR KISL PREL PHUM PGOV KU
05KUWAIT1467	AMB. JONES CONSULTS WITH KUWAITI PM ON KEY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, Ambassador Richard Jones, met with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah on April 9 to discuss political, security and economic support for the new Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG). Ambassador Jones, w [...]	2005-04-12 05:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT1482	FOLLOW UP ON LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE [...] (U) Reftel A points were delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affai rs by diplomatic note on March 13, 2005. During a follow up conversation on April 12, 2005, Econoff spoke with Fawaz al-Farah, Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation for Aviation Security and Air Transport Affairs, to con [...]	2005-04-12 10:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER KU
05KUWAIT1631	NEW FINANCE MINISTER EMBRACES PORTFOLIO, PROMISES [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of Finance Bader Al-Humaidhi on April 20 and raised a number of issues of concern, including: cracking down on terror financing and tightening up Kuwait's money-laundering laws; IPR enforcement; Iraqi debt; and a tax case involving a U. [...]	2005-04-20 10:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PINR KU
05KUWAIT2169	SUMMARY OF OPEC-IEA WORKSHOP - THE OUTLOOK FOR [...] (U) Summary and Comment: The 3rd Joint OPEC-IEA Workshop, held in Kuwait on May 15, 2005, focused on the future of oil and gas supplies from MENA OPEC member countries and the anticipated worldwide demand for hydrocarbon products. Hosted by Kuwait's Ministry of Energy, the conference gave MENA [...]	2005-05-22 13:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET KU
05KUWAIT217	MEDIA REACTION KUWAIT [...] Summary: All columnists condemned the January 10 terrorist act that left two Kuwaiti security officers and one terrorist dead. Many commentators faulted the government. One writer cited "loopholes in our laws" and another blamed it for having disregarded "warning signs." Another directed a [...]	2005-01-12 14:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
05KUWAIT2624	SECURITY BUREAU HEAD ON COUNTERTERRORISM, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: During a June 12 meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Bureau (NSB) President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled said the GOK remained committed to fighting terror and was taking all appropriate steps to arrest and prosecute those who practice or advocate violence. He reported th [...]	2005-06-13 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM PARM KU IZ IR
05KUWAIT2712	A SHAYKHA ON THE MOVE IN KUWAIT'S EDUCATION AND [...] (C) President of the American University of Kuwait (AUK) Dr. Shafiq Al-Ghabra recently invited the Ambassador to meet the chair of the university's board of trustees Shaykha Dana Nasser Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, granddaughter of the Prime Minister. Accompanying her at the June 13 meeting were Dr. A [...]	2005-06-19 12:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR KU
05KUWAIT2926	GOK AND GOI CONTINUE TO MEET ON DEBT REDUCTION [...] (SBU) Ministry sources tell us that the Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Bader Al-Humaidhi met with Iraqi Prime Minister Jaffari on June 29 immediately prior to attending the final National Assembly session and then leaving the country for a short trip to Lebanon. We understand that debt reduction [...]	2005-06-29 16:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KU IZ
05KUWAIT3099	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: KUWAIT SUPPORTS PARIS CLUB [...] (C) During a July 12 meeting with the Charge d'Affaires, Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah said that Kuwait is still committed to forgiving Iraqi debt but in accordance with the Paris Club formula. He did not react to the CDA's suggestion that Kuwait forgive [...]	2005-07-12 14:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL EAID KU IZ
05KUWAIT3196	VORONTSOV ON POWS AND KUWAITI ARCHIVES: "SOMEONE [...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Kuwait, the UN Secretary General's High-Level Coordinator Ambassador Yuli SIPDIS Vorontsov briefed the Charge on preparations of the quarterly report, due August 25, on the missing and prisoners of war from the 1990-91 Gulf War. He said the current se [...]	2005-07-19 12:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT321	Media Reaction: Ongoing Commentaries about Recent [...] Summary ----------- Most columnists blame the GOK for "having failed to contain a rising tide of radical Islamic thought" and call for legislation to combat terrorism. End Summary. ---------------- 2. Block Quotes ---------------- A. One liberal columnist with independent Al-Qab [...]	2005-01-19 12:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
05KUWAIT3224	ACTIVISTS LAUD WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS; [...] (U) Summary: The Charge hosted on July 19 a tea for the three delegations of Kuwaiti women who traveled in early July to the U.S., the UK, and France to talk about women's rights (ref b). Other attendees included political activists, Members of Parliament, journalists, and members of the d [...]	2005-07-20 14:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KWMN KMPI KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT3246	Engaging Kuwaitis On Terrorism and Islam [...] (U) SUMMARY: The July 7 terror attacks in London, followed closely by increasingly horrific and deadly suicide attacks in Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt, have deeply affected Kuwaiti leaders and opinion makers. Some contacts have said that the London attacks, in particular, hit them harder than the 9 [...]	2005-07-24 04:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KPAO KISL PREL PHUM KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT326	ISLAMIST MP TALKS ABOUT TERRORISM, IRAQI DEBT, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 16 call on influential Islamist Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Nasser Al-Sane, the Ambassador discussed a wide range topics, including terrorist finance, cancellation of Iraq's debt to Kuwait, the Kuwait Project to develop the northern oilfields, and political rig [...]	2005-01-19 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EFIN ETTC PGOV EAID EPET KISL KWMN KU
05KUWAIT3288	DAILY NEWSPAPER DETERMINED TO CONFRONT ISLAMISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a July 24 meeting with IO following the Sharm El-Sheikh bombings earlier that morning, the local editor of Al-Qabas newspaper reiterated his determination to confront Islamists on the issue of terrorism. He said that it was now the paper's "mission" to highlight Kuw [...]	2005-07-25 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KPAO KISL PREL KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT3325	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH BOMBINGS [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti writers rallied around Egypt in the wake of the July 23 Sharm El-Sheikh bombings condemning the acts and seeking to assign blame. Most commentators foreswore blaming the acts on Israeli perfidy or U.S. policy, as has been the case after previous attacks elsewhere. Some sought [...]	2005-07-27 11:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KPAO KISL PREL SCUL KU
05KUWAIT3384	ISLAMISTS OFFER CRITIQUE OF U.S. POLICY, ADVICE ON [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 26, CDA hosted a gathering of Kuwaiti Islamists from the media, academic, religious and political fields for the purpose of engaging Kuwait's religious leaders and opinion makers in a formal dialogue about U.S. policy and world events. The guests, some of whom expr [...]	2005-07-31 11:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO KISL PTER KU ISLAMISTS
05KUWAIT3397	SHARM EL-SHEIKH DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK HOPES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche delivered July 31 by the Charge d'Affairs (CDA),Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah said terrorism and Iraq will be the main topics discussed at the August 3 summit. Al-Jarallah remarked that Arab rhetoric was not enough: [...]	2005-07-31 15:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KSUM KWBG KU
05KUWAIT3403	SENIOR KUWAITI MFA OFFICIAL'S VIEWS ON SPEAKING [...] (C) PolChief discussed reftel points July 31 with Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coordination and Follow Up. Al-Maqamis has the GOK lead for detainee issues and has previously engaged EmbOffs on what he views as a complete failure by the U.S. to inform [...]	2005-08-01 10:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KPAO KCRM KU KACW
05KUWAIT3422	IN KUWAIT, POLITICS AS USUAL AFTER DEATH OF SAUDI [...] (SBU) Summary: The death of Saudi King Fahd elicited little surprise in Kuwait. With both the Amir and the Crown Prince old and ailing, however, King Fahd's death has renewed speculation on Kuwait's own succession issues (septel). Crown Prince Abdullah's accession to the Saudi throne will ha [...]	2005-08-02 14:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN KISL KU
05KUWAIT3446	KUWAITIS DENOUNCE IRAQI MPS' COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: Kuwaiti newspapers reported that Iraqi Shi'a MPs claimed Kuwait destroyed a sand berm on the Iraq-Kuwait border and penetrated Iraqi territory on the 15th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. The August 2 comments come one day prior to a previously sched [...]	2005-08-03 10:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL ASEC IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3462	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: THE DEATH OF KING FAHD [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti commentators universally mourned King Fahd as a true Islamic leader and a special friend of Kuwait. The timing of his death, on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, led many writers to remember the special support Saudi Arabia offered Kuwait as a re [...]	2005-08-06 04:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KISL PREL KU
05KUWAIT3523	GOK AND ITG COMMITTED TO RESOLVING BORDER DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, an Iraqi delegation, in Kuwait to discuss the border issue, visited the border and examined the barrier being installed by Kuwait. The delegation head Khaled Al-Attiyah confirmed that "the border barrier is in Kuwaiti territory." In a meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign M [...]	2005-08-07 15:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3565	FM EXPRESSES CONTINUED CONCERN OVER KUWAIT-IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to recent local press reports declaring the border issue with Iraq "finalized" (ref A),Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah was privately more pessimistic in a meeting with the Ambassador August 9. While he was glad "the ITG chose the proper channels" [...]	2005-08-09 15:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3580	KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER ON WASHINGTON VISIT, FUEL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador August 9, FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah said PM Shaykh Sabah Al-Sabah was "very satisfied" with his July 1 visit to Washington. The FM reported that, as requested by the PM, he delivered messages to Saudi King Abdullah Al-Saud, then Cro [...]	2005-08-10 10:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EPET MARR KDEM KU
05KUWAIT366	MEDIA REACTION - SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION [...] On the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, one commentator advocated equating all human suffering. Other commentators wrote they expect little or no change in Administration policies during President Bush's second term. Writers were highly critical of GOK for having "miscalculated" e [...]	2005-01-26 14:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
05KUWAIT3677	REVIVED AL-SABAH DEBATE OVER SUCCESSION; [...] (S/NF) Summary: Sources indicate a major change in leadership may take place in Kuwait, possibly before the end of August. Although Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is considered the primary candidate for Amir, his succession is not a foregone conclusion. According to [...]	2005-08-16 12:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KU PDEM
05KUWAIT3730	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESSURING SYRIA TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-21 08:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SY LE KU
05KUWAIT3743	NO PROOF OF KUWAITI LINK TO AQABA ATTACK GETAWAY [...] (S/NF) For the past two days, the local press has reported on the front pages that Jordanian authorities were searching for Syrian, Egyptian, and Iraqi terrorists who reportedly fled the scene of the August 19 Aqaba attack in a Kuwaiti-licensed car. We have been advised by DATT and SIMO that [...]	2005-08-21 13:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV JO KU
05KUWAIT3755	GOK OFFICIALS SAY IRAQ BORDER DISPUTE RESOLVED; [...] (C) During an August 20 meeting on security and counterterrorism (septel),the Ambassador asked First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Shaykh Nawaf Al-Sabah for his latest assessment of the border dispute with Iraq (reftels). Shaykh Nawaf said the situation was under control, [...]	2005-08-22 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PBTS PREL PGOV MARR IZ KU UN
05KUWAIT3809	NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT CEO DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 22, Ibrahim Dabdoub, the CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK--largest Kuwaiti bank and third largest in the Middle East),made the following key points: (1) NBK has outgrown the Kuwaiti market and continues to expand worldwide; (2 [...]	2005-08-24 13:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PINR CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3827	FM TO RAISE IRAQ, IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM, AND [...] (C) The Ambassador met August 27 with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah at the latter's invitation to discuss the FM's one-day visit to Iran on August 28. The FM said that he would raise three "issues of concern" with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- Iraq, [...]	2005-08-27 14:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL PBTS IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3835	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK TAKING [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador chaired on August 22 the monthly meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). He reviewed his August 20 discussions with senior representatives of the GOK on the need to maintain a sharp focus on CT and recommendations that the arrests of wanted in [...]	2005-08-28 04:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV MARR PBTS EFIN ASEC CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT3851	KUWAIT TO RECOMMEND JOINT KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said Kuwait would request establishment of a joint Kuwait-Iraq committee to work with the United Nations team on maintenance of the countries' shared border, which was officially dema [...]	2005-08-28 13:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS MARR IZ KU UN KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3902	FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIS VISIT TO IRAN; PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah sat with the Ambassador on August 30 to discuss his trip to Tehran, two days earlier. The visit itself last four hours on the ground and included meetings with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the new Foreign Minister, M [...]	2005-08-30 14:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL PBTS IZ IR KU
05KUWAIT3948	KUWAIT SENDS IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ BRIDGE [...] (SBU) The GOK responded immediately to the August 31 Bridge of the Imams stampede in Baghdad, by sending a fully equipped ambulance and 500 first aid kits to Iraq the next day. On September 3, the aid continued as six truck loads carrying twelve tons of medical supplies began driving north. [...]	2005-09-05 14:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3949	IRAQI FM HOSHYAR ZEBARI VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (C) Summary: In a September 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Head of International Organizations Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad commented on the August 31 visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to Kuwait. (Note: Al-Murad attended the meeting and lunch ho [...]	2005-09-05 14:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID IZ KU
05KUWAIT3960	TFUS01: KUWAITIS AND OTHERS OFFER OUTPOURING OF [...] Summary and Comment: The private sector response in Kuwait to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has been overwhelmingly supportive and positive, with dozens of offers of support and solidarity streaming in from all sectors and segments of society. The Kuwait Red Crescent Society i [...]	2005-09-06 09:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US KATRINA AID
05KUWAIT414	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI ELECTIONS;JANUARY 31 [...] Kuwaiti TV dedicated extensive coverage to Iraqi elections and conducted an interview with a former MP and Minister of Education on the subject. All editorials praised the Iraqi people's courage in braving the security situation to cast their votes. End summary. ---------- Kuwaiti TV [...]	2005-01-31 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
05KUWAIT4190	FREEDOM AGENDA: UNPRECEDENTED [...] (C) Summary and comment: Emboffs have confirmed that an unprecedented alliance of liberal, Islamist, and Shi'a political associations have been meeting since the end of May to negotiate a political reform agenda. Former Minister of Information Dr. Saad Bin Tefla Al-Ajmi said the associations [...]	2005-09-26 12:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA
05KUWAIT4230	TERRORIST FINANCE: SUMMARY OF OFAC DIRECTOR [...] (U) Summary. On September 22, OFAC Director Robert Werner met separately with officials from the National Bank of Kuwait, the Union of Kuwaiti Banks and the Kuwait Finance House to discuss ways in which OFAC and the Kuwaiti banking sector can further cooperate on combating terrorist financing [...]	2005-09-28 13:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU

05KUWAIT4231	KUWAIT EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION AT NATO'S SLOW PACE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary. NATO member embassies held a second Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) meeting September 28 at the Italian Embassy. The meeting was chaired by Italian Ambassador Vincenzo Prati, and in attendance were the Chiefs and D [...]	2005-09-28 13:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PTER IR IZ KU NATO

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