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03HARARE1506	PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA HOLDS FEW SUPRISES - [...] (SBU) Summary. The Fourth Session of Parliament promises to be much the same with the GOZ intent on legislation that further stifles dissent, free speech, NGOs, and private sector initiatives. President Mugabe's economic agenda, which he presented during the July 22 Parliamentary opening day [...]	2003-07-25 09:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZI

03HARARE152	ExxonMobil tells GOZ to cut fuel subsidy [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting ExxonMobil delegation recently urged the GOZ to stop subsidizing fuel consumption, which has completely overburdened the country's foreign exchange assets. The delegation suggested a more targeted support mechanism for public transport and critical services that wou [...]	2003-01-22 12:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE1534	GOZ ISSUES APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] The Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) has finally issued a formal request for humanitarian assistance to the United Nations (UN). The primary request is for additional (not in the pipeline) food aid in the amount of 600,000 MT of maize to fill what the GOZ perceives to be the "food gap," the diff [...]	2003-07-30 07:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1547	Zimbabwe's Ailing Economy: Where It Stands [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zimbabwean economy has plummeted more than anyone thought possible, the curious tragedy of a place that had all the right stuff - fertile land packed with minerals, sophisticated infrastructure run by well-educated populace, high-income tourist destinations - now in disinteg [...]	2003-07-31 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE159	INCREASING GOVERNMENT BRUTALIZATION AND TORTURE OF [...] (C) The Government of Zimbabwe has intensified its brutalization of political opponents and is increasing its reliance on torture as a means of intimidation. On January 16 a court-ordered medical exam revealed that an MDC MP and four other MDC members had been tortured while in police custody [...]	2003-01-23 14:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC ZI
03HARARE1593	Still Otherworldly Economic Policy [...] Summary: Past-week events affirm the GOZ is still committed to self-destructive economic policies. We observe no GOZ reckoning of the economy's sorry state. End Summary. New Farm/Conservancy Acquisitions --------------------------------- 2. Even while the so-called Utete Commission is s [...]	2003-08-08 09:36:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1594	MDC OFFICIAL OFFERS MIXED ASSESSMENT ON CHURCHES' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gandhi Mudzingwa, MDC's Director of Presidential Affairs, on August 7 told poloff that mixed signals from ZANU-PF underscored the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing bishops' attempt to jump start talks. He reported that a ZANU-PF source had approached him about derailing the e [...]	2003-08-08 10:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
03HARARE1605	Industry Braces for Forced Indigenization [...] Summary: Zimbabweans reflexively cringe when their near-octogenarian president boasts of a new economic initiative. Robert Mugabe's policies have already produced farms with no crops, gas stations with no gas and banks with no money. Although still just an idea percolating in ZANU-PF circle [...]	2003-08-13 09:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV ELAB ZI
03HARARE1655	Scapegoating of Reserve Bank Intensifies [...] Summary: Although the Government's daily Herald has cast blame in many corners for the country's cash shortage, its recent attacks on the Reserve Bank (RBZ) have been frenzied and unrelenting. This makes little sense, but then in today's Zimbabwe, what does? End Summary. Latest Villain? [...]	2003-08-21 14:44:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1656	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Will America learn from its past mistakes?" the pro-government weekly "Business Tribune" carried the following feature article by Billet Magara in which he criticizes the United States for leading a military campaign against Saddam Hussein, sayin [...]	2003-08-21 14:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1669	Update of Child Labor Information for Zimbabwe [...] Summary. Given the ongoing political, economic, and governance crises in Zimbabwe, little attention has been paid to elimination of child labor. Zimbabwe has ratified both ILO Convention 138 (Minimum Age Convention)and ILO Convention 182 (Convention on the Prohibition and Elimination of the [...]	2003-08-25 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ZI
03HARARE1712	ZIMBABWE WAFFLING ON EFFORT TO CONTROL FOOD RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings with House International Relations Committee Africa Subcommittee staffer Malik Chaka August 20-21, Minister for Special Affairs (and ZANU-PF Party Chairman) John Nkomo and Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Services July Moyo emphasized the government's pr [...]	2003-08-28 15:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI SA ZI
03HARARE1713	WFP/UNDP REPORT A FOOD-FIGHT IN THE OFFING [...] (c) Summary. In a somber August 28 meeting, UNDP resrep Victor Angelo commented on the accelerating downward spiral of the Zimbabwean economy and increasingly difficult UN/NGO relations with the GOZ. The WFP Regional Director described a discouraging exchange with President Mugabe on NGO in [...]	2003-08-29 06:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL EAGR PHUM ZI
03HARARE1762	Zimbabwe Economic Policy: Is Rigor Mortis [...] (SBU) Summary: As with directionless negotiations about negotiations in the political sphere, the GOZ keeps boasting of meaningful economic reform that it never gets around to. Long-promised initiatives - more banknotes, devaluation, better land reform, the return of fuel and less public spen [...]	2003-09-09 05:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE1782	MINISTER OF STATE NKOMO ON INTERPARTY TALKS: HASTE [...] (c) Summary. The Ambassador met with Minister of State for Special Affairs John Nkomo on September 10 as a follow up to last month's meeting (ref a). The talks centered on HIV/AIDS programs, the role of NGOs in distributing humanitarian food assistance, the status of interparty dialogue, an [...]	2003-09-11 07:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ZI
03HARARE179	A new official exchange rate? [...] (U) Summary: Several industry contacts tell us they believe the Government might adopt a Z$750-800:US$1 exchange rate for exporters and perhaps others. Such a move would slow but not arrest Zimbabwe's economic decline. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The most authoritative word comes from Chamber [...]	2003-01-27 14:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE183	PARLIAMENT BUDGETARY PROCESS [...] This year represents the second time in Parliament's 20 year history that the budget bill has been disaggregated and subjected to a serious review by Parliament's newly (2000) created portfolio committees- consisting of Members of the ruling and opposition political parties. This new, more tr [...]	2003-01-27 14:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1846	MEDIA REACTION 9/11; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. foreign policy to blame for September 11 attacks" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (09/11) carried an op-ed by Caesar Zvayi on page 8, in which he accuses President George W. Bush of "busy stepping on more toes" after the terror [...]	2003-09-15 05:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1853	MEDIA REACTION U. S. AND WAR AGAINST TERROR; [...] Under headline "U. S. losing war against terrorism" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 14 editorial to encouraging the United States to "abandon its current Middle East foreign policy" as a panacea to win the U. S.-led war against glo [...]	2003-09-15 09:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1861	MINISTER OFFERS INSIGHTS ON ZANU-PF POSTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Mines Edward Chindori-Chininga on September 11 spoke with Ambassador Sullivan on ZANU-PF succession issues and internal party elections. Chindori-Chininga did not break any new ground but confirmed party elections' potential implications for succession and the govern [...]	2003-09-15 13:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE1880	UN Coordination Meeting with GOZ and [...] Summary. On September 15th, the UN held its first coordination meeting on the humanitarian crisis, after a hiatus of many months, with the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and donors. Overall, despite the GOZ's attempt to try and reassure the donors and encourage them to respond favorably to th [...]	2003-09-17 09:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1886	MEDIA REACTION 9/11; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. foreign policy to blame for September 11 attacks" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (09/11) carried an op-ed by Caesar Zvayi on page 8, in which he accuses President George W. Bush of "busy stepping on more toes" after the terror [...]	2003-09-17 11:55:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE1938	Zimbabwe not qualified for AGOA [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-23 09:13:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM ZI
03HARARE1950	UN Consolidated Appeal for Zimbabwe [...] The UN formally launched the stand-alone Consolidated Appeal (CAP) for Zimbabwe in September. While acknowledging the after effects of the last three years of drought, the CAP notes that Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis has largely been man-made and that moving beyond emergency to recovery would [...]	2003-09-25 14:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE1971	MDC SHADOW MINISTERS PREVIEW PARTY'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MDC shadow minister for economic affairs and MDC MP Tendai Biti on September 23 summarized to emboff the elements of the party's economic plan, called RESTART. The plan, which he cast as essentially a social democratic platform, was being circulated for comment and could be exp [...]	2003-09-29 15:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD SOCI ZI MDC
03HARARE1993	MDC ANNOUNCES NEW STRATEGY [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) On September 30, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai briefed the diplomatic community on the MDC's SIPDIS position on various current issues. While Tsvangirai did not reveal anything earth shattering, he did acknowledge that some contact with ZANU-PF was ongoing but said that the [...]	2003-10-01 08:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZI MDC
03HARARE2006	Zimbabwe Economic Crises Update [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-02 12:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2024	NEW UTETE LAND AUDIT REPORT OFFERS LITTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Utete commission report on anomalies in the land resettlement program, widely anticipated as an indicator of how the GOZ will address the chaotic situation in the agricultural sector, is a non-event. Despite stringent attempts to keep this document secret, Post recently o [...]	2003-10-07 10:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
03HARARE2044	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR ZIMBABWE [...] The Ambassador has determined that the severe and complex political, economic, social and humanitarian crises facing Zimbabwe continue to be of sufficient magnitude to warrant USG assistance and is therefore exercising the disaster assistance authority, as per Reftel B and 2 FAM-061-062, in de [...]	2003-10-09 14:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2091	GOZ has no money for fuel [...] Summary: Oil parastatal NOCZIM has been unable to import fuel for GOZ purposes over the past week. End summary. 2. The fuel shortage is affecting Zimbabweans in a variety of ways: - The National Railway of Zimbabwe (NRZ),a critical cog in the country's economic infrastructure, has can [...]	2003-10-20 13:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2093	PARLIAMENT PASSES RESTRICTIVE FINANCIAL LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Parliament recently imposed strict restrictions on people and institutions, access to cash. The statutory instrument is the Government,s answer to the biting cash shortage but only stifles the ability of the country to conduct day-to-day transactions by criminalizing holding the equival [...]	2003-10-21 05:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PTER ZI
03HARARE2095	CHAT WITH A CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with poloff October 8, ZANU-PF MP (appointed by the President) and Deputy Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Chief Fortune Charumbira identified weaknesses in the nation's municipal administration and outlined efforts to improve them. He [...]	2003-10-21 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE2132	POLICE STYMIE COURT JUDGMENT FOR DAILY NEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a ruling by the Administrative Court in its favor October 24, The Daily News (TDN) published a truncated October 25 issue before a police raid closed the offices of parent Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) later that day. The Media and Information Commission (M [...]	2003-10-27 14:24:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE217	VISIT OF SPECIAL U.N. ENVOY JAMES MORRIS ON THE [...] Summary: On January 24, Ambassador Sullivan and key Mission staff attended a meeting and lunch with Special U.N. Envoy James Morris and members of his delegation during his recent visit to Zimbabwe. At these events, Morris provided briefings on the current international, regional and country [...]	2003-01-30 10:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF
03HARARE2196	MEDIA REPORT KANSTEINER UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] Under headline "Kansteiner: from C-130 to Carrots" the government-controlled daily "The Herald" (11/02),circulation 55 to 70,000, carried the following op-ed by Nathaniel Manheru, a. k. a. Jonathan Moyo (Information Minister),under his regular column "The Other Side" [...]	2003-11-05 08:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR ZI
03HARARE2225	MDC SECRETARY GENERAL ON CARROTS AND STICKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube on November 6 told poloff that he intended during his planned visit to Washington next week to urge the USG to be more vocal in its criticism of the GOZ. At the same time, he concluded that the time had come for a more explicit elaboration b [...]	2003-11-10 10:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ZI MDC
03HARARE2236	VISIT TO ROTTEN ROW [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF Deputy Director for External Relations Itai Mach on November 5 told poloff that the party's national conference next month would likely focus more on economic and land reform issues than personnel/leadership matters. He suggested that informal and personal communications [...]	2003-11-12 15:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EAGR ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE224	PLACEMENT OF PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION [...] President Bush's State of the Union Address received good placement in both the print and electronic media (radio). All four state-run radio channels - 3FM, SpotFM, FM Zimbabwe, and Radio Zimbabwe - carried excerpts of the Presidents speech starting with the 17 [...]	2003-01-30 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP KPAO ECPS KMDR OEXC ZI
03HARARE2241	FOOD ASSISTANCE IN NEWLY RESETTLED AREAS [...] The World Food Program recently wrote to the major international donors requesting their concurrence with a proposal to provide food assistance in the newly resettled areas, i.e., the former commercial farming areas that were subject to the Government of Zimbabwe's fast-track, often violent, [...]	2003-11-13 14:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2252	MUGABE VIGNETTES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy offers the following brief collection of personal tidbits on President Mugabe gleaned from the UN Resident Representative here and friends of the Mugabe family. The vignettes depict an ailing, egotistical family man interested in leaving office but give no indication o [...]	2003-11-17 13:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
03HARARE2253	PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR SHUFFLE SHOWS SOME HEAT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent appointment of four new provincial governors reflects factional infighting that so far appears unlikely to yield any meaningful shift in government policy. The appointments are part of an anticipated broader personnel shake-up that will underscore President Mugabe's full [...]	2003-11-17 14:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
03HARARE2259	WITH MANY MEMBERS STILL IN JAIL, ZCTU CALLS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the numbers are not finally confirmed, police arrested about 200 people nationwide in connection with planned ZCTU demonstrations on November 18. The ZCTU is calling for a snap work stoppage on November 20-21 to protest the detentions, however with no preparation, we see [...]	2003-11-19 13:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ECON ASEC ZI
03HARARE2261	Central Banker Gono: What to Expect [...] (SBU) Summary: Gideon Gono's assiduously-crafted image as Zimbabwe's star businessman/negotiator will not survive his Reserve Bank tenure. The economy he's about to steward is a sliver of its former self. Initially, we expect Gono to quietly advocate market-oriented policies through his per [...]	2003-11-20 08:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2268	2004 budget: Quick Readout [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-21 08:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2284	2004 budget was nonevent [...] Summary: Consider two dissonant facets of last Thursday's budget announcement- a) The Robert Mugabe government projected this year's economic growth at minus-13.2 percent, ensuring Zimbabwe remains the planet's worst performing peacetime economy. b) It proposed no significant new initiativ [...]	2003-11-24 11:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2286	MEETING WITH BROKERS OF POLITICAL RECONCILIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Disparaging remarks about "talk about talks" between the ruling Zanu-PF party and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have replaced hopeful reports of imminent breakthroughs. A meeting on November 19, 2003, between Ambassador Sullivan, Director of USAID Paul Weisenfeld, [...]	2003-11-24 13:39:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF
03HARARE2302	Gono will speak on Dec 17 [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe's business community eagerly awaits incoming Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's first policy statement, now scheduled for December 17. Most critical is where Gono comes down on currency markets. End Summary. 2. (U) After Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa's vacuou [...]	2003-11-26 09:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2310	ENCOUNTER WITH THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a chance encounter at a social event on November 25, Minister of Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Patrick Chinamasa elaborated privately to poloff about ruling party views of the MDC and the USG. Chinamasa suggested that the USG had the potential stature to influe [...]	2003-11-26 14:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ZI
03HARARE2342	Mugabe shifts blame for recession [...] (SBU) Summary: In his December 2 State of the Nation address to Parliament, President Mugabe slammed foreign exchange fraud rather than sanctions for the country's economic downturn, adopting a slightly less confrontational stance toward the U.S. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Over the past year, t [...]	2003-12-03 13:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
03HARARE2359	RULING PARTY SUCCESSION RACE: IS ZVINAVASHE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The retirement of Vitalis Zvinavashe as commander of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) and his emergence on the national political scene underscore uncertainties surrounding the ruling party's contortions over prospective leadership succession. His possible appointment as Vice-P [...]	2003-12-05 10:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE238	ZANU-PF HAS NO SOLUTIONS FOR ZIMBABWE'S CRISES [...] Summary: (SBU) The Central Committee Report from the 2002 ZANU-PF annual conference held on December 14 in Chinhoyi provides additional insight into the concerns of the party and, by extension, the Government of Zimbabwe. Its demonization of the MDC and the West and justification of the land [...]	2003-02-04 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
03HARARE239	GOZ OVERTURES TO COMMERCIAL FARMERS: "WHITEWASH" [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU) President Colin Cloete indicate that GOZ overtures to remaining white farmers constitute "whitewash" and meaningless window-dressing. Commercial farms continue to receive final notices of compulsory acquisition, despite [...]	2003-02-04 12:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
03HARARE2442	Gono: Exporters Can Keep More [...] Summary: Although the mechanics are still fuzzy, it appears Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono has adopted a more realistic monetary and exchange policy. In his first policy speech yesterday, Gono offered exporters more favorable formulas for revenue retention. He also stated that the Res [...]	2003-12-19 09:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE2443	MBEKI VISIT REKINDLES TALKS ON TALKS [...] (C) MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandi Mudzingwa on December 19 briefed poloff on South African President Mbeki's 20-minute December 18 meeting with MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and Secretary General Welshman Ncube. According to Mudzingwa, Mbeki told the party leaders at the end [...]	2003-12-19 09:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA ZI
03HARARE2449	RAPID DETERIORATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN ZIMBABWE [...] As detailed in a recent UN briefing to donors on trends in Zimbabwe's social sectors, the continuing complex emergency in Zimbabwe is taking a heavy toll on its citizens. This cable summarizes UN figures presented at recent special donor meeting. Crumbling social services are failing to meet b [...]	2003-12-23 09:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2453	Pilot WFP Feeding Program in Former Commercial [...] On December 18 in a meeting for donor representatives, the World Food Programme (WFP) presented details of its proposed pilot program for extending general food distribution into newly resettled (i.e., former commercial farming) areas. This meeting followed the delivery of letters from the E [...]	2003-12-23 14:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE2455	MDC CONSOLIDATES PLATFORM AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under the firm leadership of Party President Morgan Tsvangirai, the MDC's national conference in Harare December 20-21 yielded a comprehensive policy platform and "blueprint" for national recovery. The party reiterated its commitment to unconditional ta [...]	2003-12-23 15:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI ZI MDC
03HARARE267	MOU: CAN'T LIVE WITH IT, CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT IT [...] (SBU) Summary. The proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the GOZ and the Commercial Farmers' Union (CFU),foreshadowed in reftel, typifies the bad faith underlying current efforts by the GOZ to use the CFU in support of its propaganda. The specific language in the proposed MOU [...]	2003-02-06 12:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
03HARARE301	ANOTHER AMCIT PROPERTY FORMALLY SEIZED [...] (SBU) Summary. A fourth American-owned property has now received final notice of acquisition from the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Resettlement. The other forcibly acquired properties now occupy a limbo as their owners pursue various legal challenges and political solutions. Although [...]	2003-02-12 06:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PHUM PGOV ZI
03HARARE326	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush abusing his office" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its February 18 editorial to declaring that the current standoff between the United States and Iraq is about the control of Iraqi oil. "(President George W.) Bush and [...]	2003-02-18 10:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE338	Reviving a post-Mugabe Economy [...] (SBU) Summary: A future GOZ may have to summon Herculean might to resurrect the world's fastest shrinking economy. It will have to downsize its bureaucracy, "reform" land reform, secure international financing and devalue the Zimdollar by at least 80 percent. Then it will have to wean its po [...]	2003-02-19 07:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE347	GOZ Announces Export Support Mechanism [...] Summary: As previewed in reftel, the GOZ has announced a long-awaited support mechanism for exporters, which amounts to a targeted devaluation on export revenue. This is welcome news for exporters, but it is unclear if forex-starved importers will be able to access U.S. dollars at the new 80 [...]	2003-02-20 10:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE422	OBASANJO LETTER TO HOWARD: FANTASYLAND [...] (U) The recent letter from President Obasanjo to Australian PM Howard recommending lifting of Commonwealth sanctions on Zimbabwe surprised many observers in Zimbabwe, as many of the assertions on which his recommendation is based have little basis in reality. Indeed, the Nigerian president a [...]	2003-02-27 11:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
03HARARE433	What is Zimbabwe's new exchange rate? [...] (SBU) Summary: Businessmen in Zimbabwe have spent the past week trying to figure out how the GOZ's new export support mechanism will work. Although different interpretations abound, two cabinet officials apparently reassured a group of prominent CEOs yesterday that exporters would enjoy a si [...]	2003-02-28 05:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE440	U.N./Government/Donors Meeting on the [...] Summary: On February 24, Ambassador Sullivan, USAID Director Weisenfeld and AidOff attended the regular bi-weekly U.N.-sponsored meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe with concerned Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and international donor country representatives. Meeting presentations [...]	2003-03-03 09:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HARARE470	LAND AUDIT: DISAVOWED DOCUMENT ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Long plagued by accusations of chaos and official corruption in its Land Reform and Resettlement Program (LRRP),the GOZ has promised since last September a land audit to investigate program implementation. Various other unofficial lists purporting to document this official c [...]	2003-03-05 13:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV ZI
03HARARE513	ZBC SEES LINK BETWEEN SANCTIONS AGAINST ZIMBABWEAN [...] THE ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION'S (ZBC) PRIME- TIME EVENING NEWS PROGRAM ON MARCH 12 REPORTED THAT NEWLY IMPOSED U.S. FINANCIAL SANCTIONS AGAINST ZIMBABWEAN LEADERSHIP ARE PART OF A POLITICAL ACCOMMODATION WITH GREAT BRITAIN TO ENSURE CONINTUED UK SUPPORT FOR U.S [...]	2003-03-12 08:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE517	AMBASSADOR CALLED TO MFA OVER NEW SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Sullivan was called to a meeting on March 11 by Ambassador Joey Bimha, Divisional Head - Europe and America, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Although Ambassador Bimha would not disclose the purpose of the meeting in advance, after a few courtesies he immediately asked fo [...]	2003-03-12 12:44:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZI
03HARARE531	Economic Reform Still Meager [...] Summary: By abandoning a fanciful official exchange rate, the GOZ has taken its first baby steps toward economic reform. If serious, its next target should be price controls. End summary. Reforms to Date --------------- 2. In past weeks, the GOZ has finally recognized that an official r [...]	2003-03-14 08:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE542	IMF Assesses Zimbabwe [...] Summary: Unless the GOZ augments its recent devaluation with additional reforms, a visiting International Monetary Fund delegation predicted the country will lose voting rights in June. End summary. 2. Alongside World Bank observers, the IMF team concluded the annual "Article 4" review of t [...]	2003-03-17 08:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE546	MDC MASS ACTION IMMINENT [...] (C) After a year of careful planning, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has, for the first time since the flawed 2002 presidential election, issued a public call for Zimbabweans to participate in mass action, beginning on March 18 and 19. In full-page advertisements carrie [...]	2003-03-17 17:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ZI
03HARARE615	Business Leaders Push Envelope - Gently [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwean business leaders told us they are increasingly willing to assert themselves with GOZ ministers. Still, they acknowledge that their outspokenness has its limits and carries some risks. End summary. Modest Break-Through? --------------------- 2. (SBU) Ambassador Su [...]	2003-03-26 10:19:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE683	MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ; HARARE [...] The war to disarm Iraq remains a popular topic for op- eds in the mainstream media. Excerpts follow: 2. Under headline "United States pursuing hidden commercial agenda in Iraq" the April 7 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the fol [...]	2003-04-07 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE739	Zimbabwe's Lack of Progress Toward AGOA [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-15 05:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ZI
03HARARE758	USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS IN ZIMBABWE: POISED FOR [...] I call your attention to reftel which outlines the progress the US has made in HIV/AIDS prevention, care/treatment and mitigation in Zimbabwe, perhaps the second most affected country in the world. I believe it critical that the USG continue to give priority attention to Zimbabwe's enormous pu [...]	2003-04-16 14:21:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TSPL OSCI KSCA ZI US HIV AIDS
03HARARE779	FUEL PRICE INCREASE TRIGGERS ZCTU CALL FOR MASS [...] (C) Summary. After the GOZ unilaterally authorized a 300% increase in gasoline prices outside the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) framework (ref a),the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has retaliated by calling for a three-day mass stayaway and announcing its immediate withdrawal [...]	2003-04-23 09:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
03HARARE781	Zimbabwe's Fuel Hikes: Why No Leadership? [...] (SBU) Summary: A week after raising fuel prices 3- fold, President Mugabe has offered no rationale or counsel to a shell-shocked populace. The aging Marxist seems unable to verbalize the case for economic orthodoxy. End Summary. 2. (U) Each day, this economy becomes more surreal. Many l [...]	2003-04-23 10:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PGOV EINV ETRD ZI
03HARARE783	SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD SECURITY [...] A monthly food monitoring report issued by the National NGO Food Security Network (FOSENET) suggests a slight improvement in the food security situation across the country since January due to wider distribution of relief food and early harvests. Despite these gains in rural areas, the urban [...]	2003-04-23 13:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID ZI
03HARARE79	Top Coal Exec Throws in Towel [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominant coal producer Wankie suffers from an acute lack of foreign exchange that could ultimately hamper Zimbabwe's energy output. Top-of-the- line Caterpillar haulers and Bucyrus-Erie Draglines sit idle due to the costliness of imported parts. Meanwhile, the GOZ insists tha [...]	2003-01-13 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ZI ENGR
03HARARE852	Haphazard Economic Reform [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ's rigidly statist economic policy has metamorphosed into a hodgepodge approach since January. Yet the Government still lacks commitment, consensus and leadership to see through broad economic liberalization. End Summary. The Low Point ------------- 2. (U) Last Novemb [...]	2003-05-06 05:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE939	POOR 2003 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION [...] A USAID BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY CONFLICT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) PRELIMINARY RAPID ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT HARVEST CONCLUDED THAT PARTS OF ZIMBABWE ONCE AGAIN FACE FAILED HARVESTS AND LIMITED MARKET ACCESS TO FOOD DUE TO A COMBINATION OF POOR RAINFALL, COMMERCIAL FARM [...]	2003-05-15 10:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR EFIN PREL US ZI
03HARARE951	Zimdollar Slips Again [...] (U) Summary: The Zimdollar devalued sharply from Z$ 1451 to 2100: US$1 last week. Economists expect it to soon reach Z$2500-3000, Harare's present desperation street price. As a consequence, it now appears unlikely the GOZ will be able to phase out its unaffordable fuel subsidy. End Summary [...]	2003-05-19 08:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
03HARARE954	MDC BOMBER CONFESSES [...] (S) MDC activist Sedweak Munyaradzi Mupazviripo Munya (protect) has informed embassy officer that he had made and thrown nine petrol bombs at three different ZANU-PF meetings-in-progress on about April 25. It is likely that MDC security head Solomon Chikowero is the highest MDC official aware [...]	2003-05-19 08:38:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
03HARARE956	NEW INDEPENDENT WEEKLY HITS THE STREETS [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-19 09:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE967	BUSINESS SLOW TO ACT ON HIV/AIDS [...] Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world but the private sector has done surprisingly little to help stem the spread of the disease. The sector only recently began actively supporting HIV initiatives in the workplace, in part because absenteeism and deaths had begun to [...]	2003-05-20 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI ECON ZI HIV AIDS
03HARARE978	ZIMBABWE FOOD SECURITY PROJECTIONS FOR 2003/04: [...] ACTION: THIS CABLE IS FOR AMBASSADOR J. SULLIVAN'S IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS TDY CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The final Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) April (2003) update and joint U.N. World Food [...]	2003-05-20 13:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL US ZI
03HELSINKI262	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH PRESIDENT HALONEN [...] (C) ON MARCH 4 THE AMBASSADOR CALLED ON PRESIDENT HALONEN FOR A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF ISSUES ON THE INTERNATIONAL AND BILATERAL AGENDA. IRAQ WAS THE CHIEF TOPIC. THE AMBASSADOR BEGAN BY THANKING THE PRESIDENT FOR HER RECENT FIRM PUBLIC STATEMENTS THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESOLVING THE CRIS [...]	2003-03-07 14:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ CH FI
03HOCHIMINHCITY1021	POLICE DISRUPT CONSULAR VISIT TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (U) During a particularly unpleasant trip to the Central Highlands to fulfill normal consular duties -- fraud investigation, document verification, and personal interviews regarding relationships and status -- ConGenOff, two Consular Section and Refugee Resettlement Section FSNs, and two FSN [...]	2003-10-22 01:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC PHUM PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY1087	AMBASSADOR HANFORD CALLS ON LOCAL OFFICIALS, LEGAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 18 meeting with Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford, three leaders of the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) urged continued, focused USG pressure on the GVN to relax restrictions on unregistered house chur [...]	2003-11-06 11:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY1142	KIEN GIANG PROVINCE: PRACTICALLY PERFECT, IF NOT FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The southern Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang faces significant challenges in attracting foreign investment and reducing poverty. Despite impressive recent economic growth, mostly due to rice farmers converting to more profitable shrimp farming, the province is still underd [...]	2003-11-21 11:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM
03HOCHIMINHCITY235	A LONG TIME COMING: PROTESTANT SEMINARY OPENS IN HCMC [...] (U) In keeping with longstanding GVN promises to allow the opening of a new Protestant seminary, the leaders of the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) recently inaugurated their new Institute of Bible and Theology before a crowd numbering close to 1000 at their main HCMC church. ( [...]	2003-03-11 11:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY251	MENNONITES TURN UP THE VOLUME ON COMPLAINTS OF [...] (SBU) In a flurry of conversations with ConGenoffs over the past week, a Mennonite church leader and several of his colleagues have lodged serious complaints of stepped-up religious repression by government officials. The allegations include arrests, beatings, destruction of property, and si [...]	2003-03-18 03:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF MOPS SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY257	COMMUNIST YOUTH ORGANIZATION HOLDS PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION [...] Summary: The HCMC Youth Union organized a boisterous, but peaceful demonstration by more than 5000 high school and college students at the District One Youth Center on March 17. The rally featured speakers and musical performances to appeal to the kind of young audience which frequents the Y [...]	2003-03-19 06:30:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM PREL OPRC MOPS VM IZ
03HOCHIMINHCITY342	HARASSED UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE: DON DUONG AND FAMILY [...] (SBU) Summary: Actor Bui Don Duong, his wife, and their two sons departed Ho Chi Minh City today on the first leg of their journey to the U.S. as intending immigrants. Up to the last minute, GVN security forces delayed and humiliated the family at Tan Son Nhut Airport, almost causing them to [...]	2003-04-10 00:55:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI PGOV VM HUMANR
03HOCHIMINHCITY413	PAS/ECON HO CHI MINH CITY EVALUATION OF APRIL [...] Summary: At our second annual Earth Day roundtable, the ConGen's economic and public affairs sections joined efforts to invite two U.S. company country directors to discuss environmental protection, corporate responsibility and national development. Two Vietnamese economics publications ran [...]	2003-05-10 06:53:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP ECON SEVN
03HOCHIMINHCITY491	INVITATIONS TO "DISCUSS" RELIGION IN DAK LAK PROVINCE [...] (SBU) On May 29, ConGen Poloff and Pol/Econ assistant met with a reliable contact regarding the situation of unregistered religious minority groups in Dak Lak province. The contact gave ConGenoff a collection of written materials -- some official-looking original documents and several photoc [...]	2003-06-05 02:35:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV VM KIRF ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY766	POLICE RAID "ILLEGAL" HOUSE CHURCH IN HCMC DURING A/S [...] (SBU) Summary: Just prior to the return of Assistant Secretary Eugene Dewey to Ho Chi Minh City from the Central Highlands on Monday, August 18 (septels),ConGen HCMC learned of an altercation at an unrecognized "illegal" Protestant house church in the city's District 11. According to reliabl [...]	2003-08-21 12:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
03HOCHIMINHCITY767	VIETNAM: LOCAL BUSINESS KNOWS VALUE OF TRADEMARKS-- [...] Summary: In a seminar on trademark protection in the U.S. and Vietnam, USG and private speakers introduced the system of trademark registration and enforcement in the US. Well over a hundred local businesspeople attended the seminar in Ho Chi Minh City, which was one of four locations around [...]	2003-08-21 12:57:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR VM IPROP
03HOCHIMINHCITY770	A/S DEWEY PRESSES HO CHI MINH CITY LEADERSHIP ON [...] (SBU) Summary. A/S Dewey raised issues of religious freedom during several official meetings in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19. Describing the GVN's record as uneven in the Central Highlands provinces he had visited, he registered disappointment that even in HCMC, there were sporadic reports of [...]	2003-08-23 07:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PREF SOCI PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR

03HOCHIMINHCITY833	A/S DEWEY IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: KON TUM [...] (U) Summary: In a visit to Kon Tum Province, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey met with Provincial People's Committee Chairwoman Y Veng and with the province's Committee on Ethnic Minority and Religious Affairs. He also visited a village in Ia Sia commune where 15 UNHCR- repatriated ethnic mino [...]	2003-09-09 06:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KIRF VM CB RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
03HOCHIMINHCITY933	UNLICENSED PROTESTANT HOUSE CHURCH REPORTEDLY TORN DOWN [...] (SBU) In what looks to be a replay of recent events surrounding an illegally constructed house church in District 11 of HCMC (reftels),Post has received information regarding the possible destruction of a small Seventh Day Adventist house church at No.42 Binh Loi, Binh Khanh, Can Gio Distric [...]	2003-09-26 10:05:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL RELFREE HUMANR
03ISTANBUL1015	MARKET ANALYSTS OPTIMISTIC FOR THE SHORT-TERM, BUT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts have welcomed recent progress in Turkey-IMF relations and indications that the oft-delayed fifth review can be wrapped up by early to mid-August. As a result they are "optimistic" for [...]	2003-07-23 12:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1068	NEW STUDIES HIGHLIGHT FRAGILE RECOVERY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Summary: Two new national surveys of Turkish companies highlight signs of recovery from the devastating financial crisis of 2001. The studies, carried out separately by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and the Is [...]	2003-07-31 06:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
03ISTANBUL113	ISTANBUL MARKETS "WAIT AND SEE" ON GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Leading Istanbul bankers and market analysts see current market sentiment as one of "watchful waiting," but believe that despite recent declines in the stock market, there is an underlying expectation that the Turkish government will reach agreement with the IMF on the fourth r [...]	2003-01-27 13:57:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL127	RISING ANTI-AMERICAN SENTIMENT AND U.S. POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Widespread and increasingly vocal opposition to a possible war against Iraq is on the verge of evolving into a more general anti-American backlash in Istanbul. Our observations, Istanbul contacts, and recent polls and surveys lead us to believe that anti-American sentiment is shar [...]	2003-01-29 14:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PTER KISL TK
03ISTANBUL1347	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH (FINALLY) MEETS WITH AKP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I met with FonMin Abdullah Gul and IntMin Abdulkadir Aksu on August 8 and 12, respectively. Though both ministers publicly and warmly received Bartholomew, the meetings did not yield any concrete steps forward on property issues or recognition of [...]	2003-09-12 21:04:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ISTANBUL1348	DEEDS FOR SALE! GET YOUR PROPERTY DEEDS RIGHT HERE! [...] (SBU) Summary: A property amnesty currently being planned by the Justice and Development (AK) Party government has set off a flurry of debate and criticism in Istanbul. AK sees the measure as a potential major source of revenue, a realistic solution to a long-ignored problem (i.e., "illegal" [...]	2003-09-15 05:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TK
03ISTANBUL1364	UNEMPLOYMENT: TURKEY'S OTHER CRISIS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: While market attention is focused on IMF program implementation and the sustainability of Turkey's debt, joblessness and underemployment remain the key preoccupations of the bulk of the Turkish population. [...]	2003-09-16 05:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL1427	ISTANBUL VIEWS ON SENDING TURKISH TROOPS TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Istanbul residents from all walks of life continue to worry about the situation in Iraq and the prospect of sending troops to Iraq. Whomever we meet with, and whatever the subject, the conversation inevitably turns to Iraq. Despite the widespread opposition before the U.S. inter [...]	2003-09-26 08:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL162	TURKEY ALPHABET SOUP: ISTANBUL'S MYRIAD BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul, Turkey's economic, commercial and cultural capital, hosts a rich diversity of business voices, all seeking to influence both government policy and international perceptions of Turkey. Leader of the pack is the venerable TUSIAD-- Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen [...]	2003-02-06 14:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL1711	ISTANBUL REACTS TO SYNAGOGUE BOMBINGS [...] (sbu) Summary: Istanbul is still stunned by the shock and horror of Saturday's synagogue bombings. The overwhelming response has been to view this as a senseless and unjustifiable attack, not merely against Turkey's small Jewish community, but against Turkey itself. Despite widespread specul [...]	2003-11-17 14:12:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER TU
03ISTANBUL280	MARKET PLAYERS FACE THE NEW REALITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul market analysts are grappling with the new political landscape following Saturday's parliamentary vote against permitting U.S. troops. The development was a shock: despite difficulties in negotiations, the market had long assumed (and priced in) a positive outcome. [...]	2003-03-04 10:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL467	ISTANBUL WORRIES ABOUT WAR, U.S.-TURKEY TIES, [...] (U) Summary: With apparently over ninety percent of the local population opposed to the war in Iraq, anti-war sentiment in Istanbul continues to harden as reports and images of civilian casualties stream in over the sympathetic news networks. Among Istanbul's academic and business elite, howe [...]	2003-04-07 12:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON TK
03ISTANBUL469	ISTANBUL STUDENTS VOICE NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF [...] (U) Summary: Istanbul pol/econoffs hosted a group of 11 students from Istanbul's Beykent University to discuss current political developments in the Middle East and the Turkish/U.S. relationship. The students were unanimously opposed to the war. However, the group demonstrated a nuanced unde [...]	2003-04-07 13:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
03ISTANBUL49	ISTANBUL'S TAKE ON AK ECONOMICS: ALL ISN'T LOST [...] (C) Summary: Istanbul contacts in the financial and real sectors agree that in its first month and a half Turkey's Ak government "hasn't gotten it" and has done a poor job on economic policy, thereby dissipating much of the goodwill generated by initial perceptions that a single-party governme [...]	2003-01-13 05:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD TU
03ISTANBUL667	WOLFOWITZ AND PERLE REMARKS REVIVE DEBATE ON [...] (C) Summary: Recent remarks by DOD Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz and Defense Policy Board Member Perle have revived a rancorous public debate in Istanbul on the status of U.S.-Turkish relations. Reactions to the May 6 Wolfowitz interview on CNN Turk also dominated our previously-scheduled May 7 [...]	2003-05-09 10:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TK
03ISTANBUL698	MINORITY RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN TURKEY: A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent legal changes in property rights for minority foundations have elicited varied responses from different religious communities in Turkey. The history of Turkish and Ottoman minority communities plays into their respective views on pastoral concerns, political connections, p [...]	2003-05-15 04:08:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL760	LEADERSHIP IN THE ORTHODOX WORLD: THE ECUMENICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Though divided among many national churches, all Orthodox leaders except the Russian Orthodox recognize the Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul, Bartholomew II, as first among equals. Located in "The Second Rome," the Ecumenical Patriarch traces a line of succession back to St. Andr [...]	2003-05-29 04:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
03ISTANBUL777	TACKLING TURKEY'S PRODUCTIVITY GAP: MICRO MATTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: While most attention in Turkey remains focused on the country's macroeconomic fundamentals, a new McKinsey Global Institute report is directing attention to the productivity gap that separates Turkey from the U.S. and Europe and the microeconomic reforms that must be taken to c [...]	2003-05-31 09:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL796	EXPORTS REMAIN STRONG, BUT LIRA WORRIES PERSIST [...] (SBU) Summary: New figures released by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) on June 2 show that Turkey's exporters withstood the challenge of a strengthening lira and set a new monthly export record of USD 3.9 billion in May, a 30.7 percent increase over 2002. For the year ending May 31, exp [...]	2003-06-03 15:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL894	AKP ISTANBUL CONGRESS: "MUEZZINOGLU RELOADED" [...] (U) Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman and Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan headlined the June 22 AK Istanbul Congress. There were no surprises (in fact, no challengers at all) in the reelection of Istanbul Chairman Mehmet Muezzinoglu, and Erdogan's unscripted speech focused on predicta [...]	2003-06-25 04:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TK
03ISTANBUL96	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 14 EXCHANGES WITH ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: In a series of January 14 discussions, the Ambassador reassured prominent Turkish businessmen, academics, and journalists that there is no crisis in U.S.-Turkish relations. He outlined in general terms the USG-GOT discussions on Iraq, and made the case that the status quo in Ira [...]	2003-01-22 14:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN TU
03JERUSALEM2771	FATAH LEADER HINTS AT PM ABBAS'S DOWNFALL [...] (C) Summary: Fatah Central Committee member and frequent Arafat ally Sakher Habash, in a conversation with Pol/C in Ramallah 9/3, said he saw only two ways out of the ongoing political crisis in the Palestinian Authority: either PM Abbas makes amends with Arafat and the Fatah leadership, or h [...]	2003-09-04 16:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PGOV IS
03JERUSALEM2819	THE TALE OF PM ABBAS'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, disappointed and embittered after losing a power struggle with Arafat that left him publicly branded as a traitor, sent his letter of resignation to the PA President on September 6, then vented his frustrations to the Legislative Council in a closed [...]	2003-09-08 17:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PGOV IS
03KABUL1007	SE KHALILZAD'S APRIL 11 MEETING WITH FM ABDULLAH [...] (C) Summary: During his April 11 meeting with FM Abdullah, SE Khalilzad addressed both regional and domestic Afghan developments. Khalilzad suggested that the renewed activity of the Taliban and other destabilizing elements in the South might be addressed through a trilateral (U.S.-Afghan-Pak [...]	2003-04-18 04:02:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PTER AF PK
03KABUL1022	AFGHANISTAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR UPDATE - [...] (C) The Ministry of Communications (MOC) is facing an assortment of challenges as the government of President Karzai enters the Afghan year 1382. The Ministry,s relations with its sole telecom service provider, Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC),continue to deteriorate while a sec [...]	2003-04-20 04:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV ECON ELAB AF
03KABUL1029	CONGRESSMAN ROHRABACHER'S APRIL 16 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On April 16, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Rohrabacher was accompanied by his spouse, Ambassador and Econ/Comofficer (notetaker). Congressman Rohrabacher began by assuring Karzai that the war in Iraq had not diverted attention from Afghanis [...]	2003-04-21 02:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PINR PTER AF
03KABUL1225	UPDATE ON KABUL-KANDAHAR ROAD: AMBASSADOR'S MAY 7 [...] (C) On May 7, Ambassador met with the Afghan Reconstruction Company,s Vice President, Tim Lane, and Managing Director, Zaher Yaqoubi. Lane presented the Ambassador with a summary of progress on the Kabul-Kandahar road and shared concerns over the end-of-2003 completion deadline. 2. (C) La [...]	2003-05-12 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV ASEC AF
03KABUL133	MINISTER ANNOUNCES AFGHAN GSP DESIGNATION AT 1/16 [...] (U) On January 16, Minister of Commerce Seyed Mustafa Kazimi convened a press conference to announce the designation of Afghanistan as a U.S. GSP beneficiary country. Roughly twenty mostly Afghan print media, VOA and six-eight other radio outlets and four TV outlets were present. USAID Direc [...]	2003-01-17 12:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD AF EIAD ETIO
03KABUL955	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held a wide-ranging discussion with French Ambassador, Jean Pierre Guinhut, on April 6. The Ambassadors reviewed Afghan security conditions in the aftermath of Iraqi Freedom, lingering obstacles to economic growth, and progress on the drafting of the Afghan Constitutio [...]	2003-04-13 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
03KATHMANDU1018	FUTURE OF TIBETAN REFUGEES IN NEPAL REMAINS [...] (U) PolOffs met June 3 with Wangchuk Tsering, Office of Tibet and Official Representative of the Dalai Lama in Nepal to discuss the status of Tibeten refugees in Nepal, after the May 30 deportation described Ref B. Tsering said he appreciated USG efforts to delay the deportation of the 18 ref [...]	2003-06-03 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1042	TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]	2003-06-05 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1044	(U) TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]	2003-06-06 00:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1071	NEW NEPAL PRIME MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman Acharya, convoked the Charge' privately on June 10 under instructions from the new Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister, Surya Bahadur Thapa. The Secretary explained the PM's current efforts to persuade the major political parties to [...]	2003-06-11 05:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1072	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 3 - 9, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS KING APPOINTS NEW PRIME MINISTER -- King Gyanendra appointed (6/4) Surya Bahadur Thapa as the new Prime Minister. Thapa's appointment bri ngs to an end the controversy over "transfer" of the executive powers from [...]	2003-06-11 05:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1074	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES, POLICY AMBIGUITIES [...] (C) On June 10 in separate conversations with Charge and Ambassador Joyce Leader, Office Director of PRM/ANE, the Secretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Home SIPDIS have attempted to assure us that Government of Nepal (GON) policy toward Tibetan refugees transiting Nepal has n [...]	2003-06-11 09:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1132	NEPAL: GON RELEASES TIBETAN REFUGEE FROM [...] (SBU) ON JUNE 17, NEPAL'S DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION RELEASED A MALE TIBETAN REFUGEE INTO UNHCR'S CUSTODY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER THE OFFICE OF TIBET PAID HIS FINE OF 7,500 RUPEES (APPROXIMATELY 98 USD). THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION HAD DETAINED THE MAN IN LATE APRIL, SHORTLY AFTER THE DETENT [...]	2003-06-18 09:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU117	NEPAL: AN EXTRAORDINARY TRAINING GROUND FOR U.S. [...] (C) Dear Bob: I was disappointed to learn that Nepal is not included on USSOCOM,s High Value Target List. As I understand it, if Nepal is not on this list, it will be difficult for U.S. Special Operations Forces to conduct deployments and training here. I hope I can enlist your support t [...]	2003-01-23 04:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MCAP PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1214	NEPAL: POLICE DETAIN 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY DISCUSSIONS WITH NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER AND UNHCR SUGGEST THAT 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS DETAINED IN WESTERN NEPAL ON JUNE 24 MAY BE TURNED OVER UNHCR. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 24, NEPALI POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT [...]	2003-06-27 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NOTAG NP
03KATHMANDU1219	NEPAL RELEASES NINETEEN TIBETANS TO UNHCR [...] (SBU) IN A UNHCR BRIEFING TO THE DONOR COMMUNITY IN KATHMANDU ON JUNE 30, EMBASSY WAS INFORMED THAT THE 19 TIBETANS ARRESTED ON JUNE 24 (REFTEL) HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE UNHCR FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSIT TO INDIA. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 29, A UNHCR TEAM ARRIVED IN KAILALI DISTRICT IN WESTERN N [...]	2003-06-30 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1239	NEPALI KING SAYS TIBETAN DEPORTATIONS A MISTAKE [...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with the Ambassador, King Gyanendra opened by apologizing for May 31 deportations of 18 Tibetans (Ref A). He characterized the decision to deport the 18 as undertaken by a bureaucracy that "went off on its own" in the "last minutes of the former government." The Go [...]	2003-07-01 10:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV CH NP
03KATHMANDU1247	NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER SEEKS TO LOWER POLITICAL [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa said he wants to "lower the political temperature" with the protesting political parties. He hopes to bring representatives of the parties into the Government of Nepal (GON) negotiating team. His efforts so far [...]	2003-07-02 11:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID PREF NP
03KATHMANDU1263	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 24 - 30, 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-06 08:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1308	NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEES AND U.S. INTERESTS - [...] (SBU) Embassy understands that a group of nine congressmen who sent a letter on June 19 to the Prime Minister of Nepal is now poised to introduce punitive legislation against Nepal if the government does not satisfy their ultimatum regarding the status of Tibetan refugees in Nepal. The Embassy [...]	2003-07-11 08:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1329	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 8 - 14, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS PEACE TALKS -- Government, Maoists hold talks: Members of the negotiating teams of the government and the Maoists held an informal meeting in Kathmandu to create a congenial atmosphere for the third round of the peace talks. However, the talks failed to set a dat [...]	2003-07-15 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1337	NEPAL: ANOTHER NINE TIBETANS HANDED-OVER TO UNHCR [...] (SBU) ON JULY 15, THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL'S DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION RELEASED NINE UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS TO UNHCR. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF TIBET, THE NINE TIBETANS WERE ARRESTED ON IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 7 IN THE EASTERN HILL DISTRICT OF OKHALDHUNGA. THE [...]	2003-07-16 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM CH NP
03KATHMANDU1356	NEPAL: MAOIST WARNING AGAINST US-AFFILIATED [...] (C) Summary. The Maoists in Nepal reportedly have issued a notice that all Nepali nationals affiliated with the United States in Maoist-controlled areas would be subject to harassment and travel restrictions. Reports from many west and mid-west districts have indicated that the Maoists' edict [...]	2003-07-18 09:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EAID PREL CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1357	NEPAL: JULY 20-25 VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF FOREIGN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 17. Summary: Issues the Secretary Intends to Address in Washington ============================================= ================= 2. (SBU) On July 17, the Ambassador, DCM, and poloff met with Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman [...]	2003-07-18 09:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF ETRD MASS NP XD
03KATHMANDU137	NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTIES AGREE ON NEED FOR "JOINT [...] (U) On January 22 the leaders of four political parties, including the two largest--the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML)--announced they had decided to initiate a "joint struggle" to protest King Gyanendra's October 4 dismissal of the previous [...]	2003-01-24 09:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1414	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 22 - 28, 2003 [...] PEACE TALKS -- Minister denies government agreed to restrict army: Finance Minister Dr. Parakeet Chandler Lorain said (7/27) the previous talk team of the government had not committed to restrict the army within five kilometers of the barracks and that the best thing was to sit down f [...]	2003-07-29 03:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1424	NEPAL: DELIVERING USG MESSAGE TO MAOIST FACILITATOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-30 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER ASEC PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1472	ACTION REQUEST: NEPALESE PARTY LEADER INVITED TO [...] (S/NF) On August 1, Pashupati SJB Rana, Chairman of Nepal's National Democratic Party (RPP),reported to the Ambassador that he has been invited to travel to North Korea by its Ambassador to Nepal, Jon Son Myong. Rana offered to deliver points that align with U.S. policy, and he is willing t [...]	2003-08-04 06:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PINR PARM KN NP
03KATHMANDU1484	INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLEDGES TO [...] (S) Summary. According to the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, India's National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra has reaffirmed the Indian Government's (GOI's) policy of synchronizing with the U.S. its tough talking points for Nepal's Maoist leaders. Mishra reportedly also pledged that his Governm [...]	2003-08-05 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1552	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR "CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) The Government of Nepal's (GON) peace negotiator and Information Minister Kamal Thapa told the Ambassador on August 14 that he is "cautiously optimistic" about the third round of talks with Maoist insurgents, scheduled to be held in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on August 17. Instea [...]	2003-08-14 10:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1559	NEPAL: UPCOMING NEGOTIATIONS WITH MAOISTS PRESENT [...] (C) The third round of negotiations between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents, scheduled to take place on August 17 in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj, could prove a watershed in the fitful peace process. We expect this round to be more substantive--and thus potentially [...]	2003-08-15 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1620	NEPAL: REPEATED VIOLATIONS, INCREASED ATTACKS [...] (C) Since the beginning of August, increased violence and armed engagements between Government of Nepal (GON) security forces and Maoist insurgents have left the seven-month-old ceasefire a ceasefire in name only. Representatives of the GON and security forces believe that the Maoists are pr [...]	2003-08-26 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1621	NEPAL: WERE FOUR TIBETAN CHILDREN DEPORTED IN [...] (C) Summary. Radio Free Asia reported on August 8 that four Tibetan children were deported from Nepal to China. The facts of the alleged deporation are far from clear, however. The Office of Tibet has anectodal evidence that the deporation did occur while UNHCR officials in Nepal are convinc [...]	2003-08-26 12:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF CH NP
03KATHMANDU1685	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST 26 [...] MAOISTS BREAK CEASEFIRE - - Maoi sts break cease - fire , blame government : The Maoi sts un i latera 1 ly broke of f ( 8/27 ) the seven-month-old cease-fire and the subsequent peace process with the government "for the time being" saying it had lost its relevance while b [...]	2003-09-02 09:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU175	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS DECLARE CEASE-FIRE, [...] (U) On January 29, the Maoists followed by the Government of Nepal (GoN) announced a cease-fire. The GoN (see paragraph 13),in return, agreed to drop the terrorist designation placed on the Maoists. In their statement (see paragraph 12),the Maoists reiterated their demands for a round table [...]	2003-01-30 09:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1758	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties' protest to continue despite blasts: The five agitating parties will not halt their protests scheduled for the afternoon despite the series of bomb blasts in the Valley Monday morning, a UML leader said Monday. (Nepalnews.com, 9/8) - - UML back on stree [...]	2003-09-09 07:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU2040	NEPAL: MAOISTS ABDUCT AND RELEASE BRITISH ARMY [...] (C) Summary. On October 19, a group of armed Maoists seized four British Army Gurkha officers or employees, including one active duty British Lieutenant Colonel and two Nepali Gurkha retired officers, in Baglung District in mid-western Nepal. The insurgents reportedly harangued the group for [...]	2003-10-21 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL UK NP
03KATHMANDU2048	NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE CONCILIATORY STATEMENT; [...] (C) In an October 21 press statement, Maoist leader Prachanda announced that the insurgents would no longer attack infrastructure, political party workers, members of the security forces on leave, and assistance projects, except those funded by "American imperialists." The statement, which [...]	2003-10-22 08:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CASC ASEC BEXP NP
03KATHMANDU2076	NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY OCTOBER 18 - OCTOBER 24 [...] After a relatively quiet Dasain holiday, the period of October 18-24 has been marked with increased violence. According to local press reports, 57 suspected Maoists, 3 security personnel and 5 civilians were killed during this week's clashes around the country. Despite the Maoists' press rel [...]	2003-10-25 04:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2163	NEPAL: MAOIST WEBSITE, LEADERSHIP ELABORATE ON [...] (SBU) Recent public announcements by Nepal's Maoist leaders indicate an awareness of the movement's dwindling popular support and a continuing attempt to explain ideologically their failure to win power. For example, following the recent Maoist Politburo meeting (Reftel),the Maoists have po [...]	2003-11-05 05:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2164	NEPAL: ICRC LAMENTS POST-CEASEFIRE DROP IN ACCESS [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 06:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU2165	NEPAL: MAOIST RESPONSE TO U.S. TERRORISM [...] (U) Nepal's Maoists, in response to the U.S. designation of them as terrorists on the assets freeze list (ref A),have posted a statement on the Nepali version of their website blasting the designation as an example of U.S. interference in the internal affairs of Nepal and its neighbors. The [...]	2003-11-05 06:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN KVPR NP
03KATHMANDU2187	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 1-7 [...] The local press reported that seventeen security personnel and sixty-six Maoists were killed in clashes this week. Maoists reportedly killed seven civilians, including a fifteen-year-old boy, and abducted ten others. In a statement issued on November 4, the Maoists reacted angrily to the USG [...]	2003-11-07 06:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2248	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: November 11 to 17, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties to go in forceful and comprehensive manner: The five political parties protesting against the royal takeover of October 4 last year have decided to continue with the protest programs in a more forceful and comprehensive manner in days to come. (Centrist "Kantip [...]	2003-11-18 02:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU2254	WARNING NEPAL'S MAOISTS AGAIN AGAINST THREATENING [...] (S/NF) Summary: In view of the increased intensity and frequency of verbal threats by Nepal's Maoists against U.S. citizens and interests, the Embassy requests Department permission to attempt to send another message to the Maoist leadership through a reliable intermediary, warning them to des [...]	2003-11-18 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL NP IN UK
03KATHMANDU2278	WITHOUT RELIEF, NEPAL'S AILING GARMENT INDUSTRY [...] (U) The Maoist insurgency has had a devastating effect on Nepal's economy, including upon its fledgling manufacturing sector. Despite its own substantial problems, Nepal continues to be a firm ally of the U.S. in the fight against global terrorism, supporting our policy in Iraq and continuin [...]	2003-11-21 07:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX NP
03KATHMANDU2330	NEPAL: MAOISTS CRITICIZE U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE [...] IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL PRESS REPORTING ON A/S ROCCA'S OCTOBER 29 TESTIMONY TO CONGRESS AND A NOVEMBER 26 ARTICLE IN THE VERNACULAR PUBLICATION JANA ASTHA (PEOPLE'S FAITH),THE MAOISTS POSTED A STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSITE (WWW.CPNM.ORG) TITLED "MOCKERY OF U.S. DEMOCRACY: PEACE IN LIPS, GUNS IN HAN [...]	2003-11-28 09:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2340	NEPAL: OTHER DONORS KEEPING A DISTANCE FROM US? [...] (C) Summary: Following the delivery of increased USG security assistance last year, Maoist insurgents embarked on an anti-American propaganda campaign intended, in part, to isolate the U.S. diplomatically, discourage other donors from collaborating with us, and to incite Chinese and Indian [...]	2003-12-01 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER NP UK
03KATHMANDU2363	NEPAL: MAOISTS CHANGE TACTICS AND TARGETS [...] (C) Summary. Since 2002, improvements in the effectiveness of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA),among other reasons, have caused Nepal's Maoist insurgents to shift the focus of many of their operations from the hills to the lowland Terai. The Maoists' expansion into the Terai has enabled them to w [...]	2003-12-03 08:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2366	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR RELAYS CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (S/NF) On December 3 the Ambassador raised with Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran reports that intelligence agents assigned to the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu have been characterizing USG policy and motives in Nepal as malevolently aimed at undermining Nepal's sovereignty. The Ambassador told Saran [...]	2003-12-04 02:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU2383	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, NOVEMBER 29- [...] On November 28, Interpol re-issued red corner notices for fourteen Maoists including top leaders Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai. Despite a highly publicized meeting between Maoist leaders and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) last week [...]	2003-12-05 06:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2444	NEPAL: MAOIST EXTORTION DEMAND AGAINST COCA-COLA [...] (C) Summary. According to NN Singh, General Manager for Coca-Cola in Nepal, the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bharatpur, Chitwan District, received an extortion letter from the Maoists on December 11 followed by a telephoned deadline of December 15. During a follow-up meeting on December 15 w [...]	2003-12-16 09:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER CASC ECON NP BXEP
03KATHMANDU2469	NEPAL: A/S ROCCA AND CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DISCUSS [...] (C) On December 17, Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, met with Nepal's Chief of Army Staff, General Pyar Jung Thapa, to discuss the army's counter-insurgency efforts and human rights. The two also touched upon the possibility of Nepal providing peacekeepers in Iraq [...]	2003-12-19 07:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PHUM PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU2491	NEPAL: SA A/S ROCCA'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) In separate meetings with leaders of four political parties on December 18, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca, accompanied by Ambassador Malinowski, urged the need for reconciliation between the King and estranged political parties. With the exception of the Nep [...]	2003-12-23 05:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU26	NEPAL: FY2003 ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Summary: Post's anti-trafficking-in-persons (TIP) project proposals for FY2003 provide for improved formal and non-formal educational opportunities for girls; a public awareness campaign targeting urban migrants, media outlets, transport providers and rehabilitation centers; and improvement i [...]	2003-01-06 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB KPAO EAID NP
03KATHMANDU280	US-INDIAN COOPERATION AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: US security assistance to Nepal has brought the ancillary advantage to the US of providing a new arena for fruitful US-Indian dialogue and collaboration. Top Indian diplomats in Kathmandu clearly appreciate not only US support for common US-Indian security objectives in Nepal, but al [...]	2003-02-14 05:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU330	NEPAL/INDIA EXTRADITION TREATY NEGOTIATIONS FALTER [...] (SBU) Extradition treaty negotiations between the Government of India (GOI) and the Government of Nepal (GON) ended inconclusively after five days on February 20. This initial meeting, held in Kathmandu at the working level, was aimed at updating and revising the existing extradition treaty [...]	2003-02-25 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NP IN
03KATHMANDU365	NEPAL: THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the third annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer Sarah Welborne (tel: 977-1-411-179, fax: 977-1-410-723, e-mail: welbornese@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a co [...]	2003-02-28 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
03KATHMANDU382	INDO-NEPAL CROSS-BORDER ENERGY TRADE STAGNATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's Minister for Water Resources Dipak Gyawali is sharply critical of India's policies on cross-border energy trade. He told us that he believes New Delhi focuses on the strategic aspects of water and energy to the exclusion of economics. Despite Nepal's current power surpl [...]	2003-03-04 04:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ENRG PREL
03KATHMANDU427	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS MAOISTS THREATENING [...] (S) Summary: According to Shyam Saran, India's Ambassador to Nepal, continued disagreement on the terms of a code of conduct for the current cease-fire has led Maoists to threaten an end to preliminary talks about future peace negotiations with the GON. At the heart of the disagreement is th [...]	2003-03-07 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER NP IN
03KATHMANDU621	NEPAL: MAOISTS ASK TO MEET AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) On April 4 the Embassy received what appeared to be a form letter addressed to "Your Excellency the Ambassador/Consular" and signed by Maoist second-in-command Baburam Bhattarai inviting the Ambassador or his representative to "a goodwill meeting" with the five-man negotiating team. T [...]	2003-04-04 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU707	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, APRIL 11-18 [...] On April 16 the Government of Nepal (GON) finally announced its six-member team for peace talks with the Maoists (Ref A). Baburam Bhattarai and the Maoist negotiating team met with Narayan Singh Pun, government- appointed peace talks coordinator, for "goodwill" talks on April 13, following th [...]	2003-04-18 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU715	NEPAL: 21 TIBETANS DETAINED ON IMMIGRATION CHARGES [...] (C) Summary: Twenty-one Tibetan refugees, including eleven minors, were detained by Nepal's Department of Immigration (DOI) on April 15. In an apparent toughening of rhetoric, the Home Secretary was "quite adamant" in an April 17 meeting with Office of Tibet Representative Wangchuk Tsering t [...]	2003-04-21 06:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM NP CH
03KATHMANDU858	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, May 3-9 [...] The second round of peace talks between negotiators for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoists is being held on May 9. Envoys from China and the United Kingdom expressed support and assistance for the peace process. Maoist leaders have sharply criticized USG for listing their party on a [...]	2003-05-09 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU885	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: MAY 6 - 12, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS "SECOND ROUND OF PEACE TALKS" -- The government and Maoists made incremental progress in the second round of peace talks (5/9) with the former agreeing to release a few jailed rebels and even limiting the Royal Nepal Army to within five kilometers of their barrack [...]	2003-05-13 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU886	NEPAL: FOREIGN AND COMMERCE SECRETARIES PLEAD [...] (U) Please see paragraph 4 for action request. GoN Presses Ambassador and DCM for USG Support --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) On a number of recent occasions, Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya, and Secretary for Industry, Commerce, and Supply Lava De [...]	2003-05-13 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NP
03KATHMANDU997	NEPAL: TIBETANS STILL IN DETENTION; MOVED TO [...] (C) Charge delivered Ref A demarche to Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya on May 30. Acharya denied that there has been any change in Government of Nepal (GON) policy toward Tibetans transiting Nepal. He said that he would look into reports of Chinese diplomats attempting to pressure immi [...]	2003-05-30 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU998	NEPAL DEPORTS TIBETAN DETAINEES [...] (SBU) In the early morning hours of May 31, Nepali authorities handed over 18 Tibetan detainees (including 8 minors) to representatives of the Chinese Embassy for deportation. As of 0915 local time, the Chinese Embassy vehicle containing the 18 was reported heading toward the Chinese border [...]	2003-05-31 04:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NOTAG NP
03KINSHASA477	NEW BREED OF HARDLINERS INFLUENCES KABILA [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN RECENT WEEKS GDRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA HAS APPROVED SEVERAL ACTIONS WHICH ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF A SLOW-BUILDING EVOLUTION TOWARDS HARDLINE POLICIES. "HAWKISH" ADVISERS SUCH AS AUGUSTIN KATUMBA, SAMBA KAPUTO AND EVARISTE BOSHAB HAVE GAINED THE ASCENDANCY OVER MORE "MODERATE" [...]	2003-02-27 14:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CG
03KUWAIT1013	SITREP NO. 4 [...] SITREP NO. 4 AS OF 1159 HOURS LOCAL, 0359 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP: -------- Security -------- Classified Kuwait 1012 reported multiple missile launches. Watchstanders and others put on gas masks and went to safehaven until all clear announced. No chemical/bi [...]	2003-03-20 21:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1103	USAID HUMANITARIAN/RECONSTRUCTION SITUATION REPORT [...] On 25 March, the Health Fusion Cell met with representatives in water and sanitation, civil governance, and OTI to strategize on health and water assessments, funding capabilities, and interventions. CA assessments have begun in Safwan to determine the condition of the 5,000 people who are i [...]	2003-03-26 16:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PREL ASEC AMGT OTRA IZ KU WFP
03KUWAIT115	BAGHDAD ON HIS MIND: GOK'S PRE-OCCUPATION WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent meeting with a visiting delegation led by former US senior diplomat Frank Wisner, Kuwait's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah shared candid views on pressing priorities for his government. Discussion centered on four main themes: Sa [...]	2003-01-15 09:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR KU
03KUWAIT1167	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 24 [...] SITREP NO. 24 AS OF 2359 HOURS LOCAL, 1559 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME MARCH 30, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- 1630 Received telephone call from DOS Task Force requesting details [...]	2003-03-30 20:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1197	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP: MARCH 29 TO APRIL 1, [...] SUMMARY: The National Assembly voiced strong support for Operation Iraqi Freedom, approved the GOK's supplemental budget request of approximately $1.6 billion, and debated punishing hostile states by withholding loans from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. The mood of defiance [...]	2003-04-01 14:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID PINR IZ LY KU
03KUWAIT1219	TFIZ01: KUWAIT SITREP NO. 30 [...] SITREP NO. 30 AS OF 1800 HOURS LOCAL, 1000 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME APRIL 02, 2003. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP (all reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three): ----------------- Security/Military ----------------- Nothing to report. --------- Political --------- Six Kuwaiti [...]	2003-04-02 15:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU

03KUWAIT1308	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 7: WAR IN IRAQ [...] Despite the anger at Arab media portrayals of the war, one commentator writes that the televised image of American soldiers retreating from Al-Najaf when faced with a mob that mistakenly believed the troops were heading to occupy the mosque is a positive example of US respect for Muslims. An [...]	2003-04-08 15:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1381	TFIZ01: TRYING TO RESOLVE THE UNCC/RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Decisions will be made soon about distributions of Iraqi oil revenues that may have significant political as well as economic ramifications. Our GOK contacts accept in principle the idea of reducing the percentage of Iraqi oil revenues paid into the UN Compensation Commission (U [...]	2003-04-13 06:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PREL EFIN KU IZ UNCC
03KUWAIT1416	THE IMPORTANCE TO IRAQS POST-WAR ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: ORHA believes that its success in administering the newly liberated Iraq will depend significantly on stimulating early economic activity and sending a message of hope for their economic future to the Iraqi people. ORHA proposes to encourage trade with, and inves [...]	2003-04-14 14:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD ECON EFIN PREL IZ
03KUWAIT1826	TFIZ01: DART REPORT ON WFP/UNICEF & NGO FOOD AND [...] The DART met with WFP, UNICEF, and several NGOs on 28 April to discuss developments in the food and nutrition sectors. Of primary interest were WFP's assessment of Ministry of Trade (MOT) capacity in Basrah and IMC's assessment in the Amarah-Al Kut corridor. End Summary. ----------------- [...]	2003-05-04 12:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1995	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL: PRESIDENT BUSH'S MAY [...] SUMMARY: The Editor-in-Chief of a prominent Arabic daily writes that President Bush's speech is "an indication that the US is beginning to follow a serious and balanced policy in the region." The absence of Kuwait from the examples of freedom in the region cited by President Bush provided more [...]	2003-05-12 11:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2008	DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT PROPOSAL FOR GENDER [...] Embassy Kuwait requests an NEA Democracy Small Grant of $25,000 to sponsor a gender-budgeting study to be carried out by the Kuwait Economic Society. ----------- THE PROBLEM ----------- 2. Women, who do not have the right to vote, have little opportunity to influence policy in Kuwait, [...]	2003-05-13 09:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV KDEM KPAO KU
03KUWAIT2100	INFANT FORMULA AND THE PDS IN BASRAH GOVERNORATE [...] UNICEF recently released a policy paper recommending that infant formula be immediately deleted from the OFF general ration. The following report summarizes information gathered by the DART from WFP local female staff, home interviews, and IDP interviews in Basrah Governorate between 4 and 1 [...]	2003-05-19 07:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2235	MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-26 14:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV KU
03KUWAIT2276	IRAQ'S SHIA HEARTLAND: PROMINENT SHIA SHARES [...] (S) Summary: One week after returning to Iraq, noted Shia leader Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum and his party are encountering an Iraqi populace disillusioned with the lack of security and disgruntled at the fact that Ba'ath Party members still hold positions of power, according to Kuwaiti Shia busine [...]	2003-05-28 06:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV KISL SOCI IZ KU IR
03KUWAIT2293	(C) GOK PUSH TO AMEND PRESS LAW: CAUSE FOR CONCERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOK is making a strong push to gain passage of a new press law before the National Assembly session ends June 10. The bill contains a number of provisions that would restrict current press freedoms. Ruling-family politics appear to be a factor in this latest push to amend [...]	2003-05-28 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KU
03KUWAIT2402	DART ASSESSMENT OF AL KUT [...] DART Field Team South visited Al Kut from 20 to 22 May and participated in three assistance coordination meetings that regularly take place in the city. The meetings provided an overview of the issues and needs currently being addressed in Wasit Governorate by Coalition forces, local Iraqi l [...]	2003-06-03 10:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2452	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MAY 29-JUNE 4: TERRORISM; DE- [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-04 14:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2847	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JUNE 21-25: US-KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: In widely reported remarks, an Islamist MP lashes out at former Kuwait oil minister Sheikh Saud Al- Sabah for the latter's establishment of a committee to collect donations for the families of coalition soldiers killed in Iraq. MP Busairi goes on to denounce normalization of relations [...]	2003-06-26 19:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2949	(U) MEPI 03-04: COUNTRY STRATEGY FOR KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the opportunity to present this MEPI country strategy for Kuwait. As we consider how best to engage on these issues, particularly on sensitive issues such as political reform and education (where the U.S. has already been unjustly accused of inappropriate interference),[...]	2003-07-03 06:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD KPAO KU PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI
03KUWAIT2957	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JULY 1-2: PARLIAMENTARY [...] SUMMARY: The parliamentary elections to be held on July 5 dominate the news pages. One candidate believes that "embassies buy individuals and have pushed them to run in the election to serve their interests," while an Islamist candidate rails against "secularists trying to tamper with our ed [...]	2003-07-03 10:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT3138	NORTH KOREA TO OPEN EMBASSY IN KUWAIT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-14 14:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU KN KS
03KUWAIT3311	TRIALS POSTPONED; FAILAKA SUSPECTS RELEASED ON BAIL [...] On July 19, Kuwait's Criminal Court announced the postponement to September 6 of the trial of twelve Kuwaiti students charged with involvement in the October, 2002 shooting incident which led to the death of U.S. Marine LCPL Antonio Sledd, on Failaka Island. The Court released two of the susp [...]	2003-07-23 14:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KU
03KUWAIT3316	KUWAIT FORMS HIGH-LEVEL IAWG TO EXPLOIT GOVERNMENT [...] Summary. Kuwait has inaugurated a high-level interagency working group to coordinate government and private sector programs for participation in the reconstruction of Iraq. Embassy and GOK interlocutors see this development as an excellent opportunity to promote the economic and regulatory r [...]	2003-07-26 06:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV KU IZ
03KUWAIT3358	KUWAIT AND THE UNITED STATES: AN AGENDA FOR FUTURE [...] (C) Kuwait and the United States have been full partners in the defense of Kuwait since the 1990-91 Gulf War. Beginning with the liberation of Kuwait, the fruits of this partnership have included the decade long successful containment of Saddam Hussein's quest for weapons of mass destruction [...]	2003-07-27 12:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL IZ IR KU
03KUWAIT3534	(C) MINISTER SHARAR URGES ACTION ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and National Assembly Affairs Sharar told the Ambassador August 2 that Kuwaitis look to the US to ensure due process for Guantanamo detainees (which include 12 Kuwaitis). They discussed the GOK's prospects for cooperation with the newly-ele [...]	2003-08-04 08:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KU
03KUWAIT3604	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, AUGUST 2-4: ANNIVERSARY OF [...] SUMMARY: Some commentators see the August 2 anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait as a reminder of Iraqi reparations still due to Kuwait and the POWs still unaccounted for, while others evince a desire to move forward with reforms and national development now that this external threat [...]	2003-08-06 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT3703	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, AUGUST 4-10: GUANTANAMO [...] SUMMARY: Kuwaiti officials reportedly postponed a scheduled trip by Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to Kuwait this week over Palestinian "hesitation" to condemn the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. One commentator writes, "It is not acceptable to consider the occupation of Kuwait l [...]	2003-08-12 11:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU JO IS KPAL KDMR
03KUWAIT4141	BIO DATA ON DR. ADNAN SHIHAB-ELDIN, OPEC [...] (U) Bio Data on Dr. Adnan Shihab-ElDin in reference to Kuwait 04078 para. 4. 2. (U) Name: Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin Director, Research Division, OPEC Secretariat, Vienna, Austria Present Position: 8/2001 - present Date of Birth: 1 November 1943 Citizenship: Kuwaiti Marital Status [...]	2003-09-07 12:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET IR IZ KU PREL IAEA KNPT
03KUWAIT4451	(U) COMPENSATION REMARKS PROVOKE FIRESTORM, [...] (U) NIACT Immediate due to need for earliest possible Washington action. See para 7 for action request. 2. (C) Summary: Kuwaiti MP's have over-reacted predictably to Ambassador Bremer's September 26 remarks suggesting Kuwait and Saudi Arabia give up compensation claims against Iraq. This i [...]	2003-09-28 15:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ KU
03KUWAIT4456	(U) POLICY CHANGE NEEDED FOR MEDEVAC OF NON-US [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Soldiers from Coalition countries medevaced from Iraq through Kuwait are typically stranded in Kuwait days longer than Americans in similar condition, before being flown onward for better/longer-term care. The same [...]	2003-09-29 08:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MOPS IZ KU UN
03KUWAIT4486	(C) KUWAITI FM DISCUSSES AID TO IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Action Request - see paragraphs 8, 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador discussed Iraq -- and, briefly, Afghanistan -- with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah September 30 (other topics septels). The Minister was keenly interested in how the Madrid donors conference will be st [...]	2003-10-01 05:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON ETRD OPDC IZ AF KU
03KUWAIT4613	(C) SPEAKER KHORAFI PREDICTS INCREMENTAL PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Assembly Speaker Jassem al-Khorafi told the Ambassador October 6 the Government should be able to muster a majority in the Assembly, but it will only become clear after parliament reconvenes later this month whether the Assembly (elected in July) will be more or less co [...]	2003-10-08 05:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN KISL ETRD PINR KU
03KUWAIT4629	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 4-7: WMD IN IRAQ; [...] News Stories: Al-Rai Al-Aam reports on (10/7) that Prime Minister, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed, reassured the families of the Kuwaiti Guantanamo detainees that he spoke to USG officials about this issue and that they were "understanding." All newspapers reported (10/7) that Kuwait urged the UN [...]	2003-10-08 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT4661	(C) AMBASSADOR TALKS HUMAN RIGHTS WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador used his October 8 introductory call on the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor to make him aware of the annual Human Rights Report (HRR) and Trafficking In Persons Report (TIPR). Minister Feisal al-Hajji personally arranged for a poc in his Ministry for us to f [...]	2003-10-13 13:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETTC ELAB PHUM PINR KU
03KUWAIT4682	(C) IRAQ: GOK SAYS SAUDIS RELUCTANT TO COMMIT [...] (S) SUMMARY: GOK insider confides that Saudi Arabia is reluctant to commit specific funding for Iraq at the Madrid conference. Kuwaiti PM and FM intend to revisit the issue with Saudi counterparts on the margins of the OIC Summit. GOK urges USG to push the Saudis hard in the next few days, preferab [...]	2003-10-14 12:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL EAID IZ SA KU
03KUWAIT4788	DELIVERY OF URGENT DEMARCHE: UN ACTION ON THE [...] (C) DCM delivered subject General Assembly Demarche October 19, 2003, to MFA Americas Department Chief, Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain. Al-Babtain, who is generally critical of U.S. policy toward the Palestinians, was this time subdued in his response. He promised to pass the U.S. recommenda [...]	2003-10-19 13:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS KU UNGA
03KUWAIT4959	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, OCTOBER 17-26: IRAQ: MADRID [...] SUMMARY: Some MPs oppose Kuwait's support of Iraqi reconstruction, saying money should not be given to the "enemy occupier." A liberal commentator writes that Islamists reject the aid because they are opposed to "liberal concepts." Another comments on the memo by Secretary of Defense Rumsfel [...]	2003-10-28 12:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5129	(C) SAYED BAHR AL-OLOUM TELLS AMBASSADOR IRAQIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IGC member Sayed Mohammed Bahr al-Oloum told the Ambassador November 5 that our success in Iraq is very important to him, but that it requires changing policy so as to give the impression that Iraqis are ruling themselves, with the Coalition providing strong but discreet support from " [...]	2003-11-10 05:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IZ IR SA SY KU
03KUWAIT5183	(U) JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH VISITS KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's King Abdullah II paid a brief visit to Kuwait on November 11, meeting with the Amir, Crown Prince and PM Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. During his two-hour stay, the King discussed the current situation in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Jordan's bilateral [...]	2003-11-12 14:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU IZ JO
03KUWAIT5184	KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION, NOVEMBER 12: NOV. 6 POTUS SPEEC [...] President Bush's November 6 NED speech has garnered mixed placement in Kuwait's Arabic press, with some major papers putting the speech in the back pages of the international section as opposed to the front-page treatment POTUS statements are usually accorded in Kuwait. (Comment: we think this [...]	2003-11-12 14:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5202	NGO'S IN KUWAIT: NEARLY GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-16 06:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KU
03KUWAIT5235	(U) AMBASSADOR AND POLISH PRIME MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The Ambassador met with Polish PM Leszek Miller on November 10, 2003 at Bayan Palace, prior to the Prime Minister,s scheduled visit to Iraq. Discussion centered on coalition efforts in Iraq, including Ambassador Jones,s new responsibilities in Baghdad. The PM exp [...]	2003-11-17 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KU PL
03KUWAIT5381	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, NOVEMBER 20-23: ISTANBUL [...] SUMMARY: All media report condemnation by Kuwait's Council of Ministers of the November 20 bombings in Istanbul, although editorial commentary has not yet caught up with the event during this late-Ramadan period in Kuwait. In regard to the November 15 attack against a synagogue in Turkey, one [...]	2003-11-24 13:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT544	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, FEBRUARY 3-10: WAR AGAINST [...] Summary: Support for US-led action against Iraq is strong despite being alloyed with rhetorical angst over Israel and other issues. The US presence in Kuwait is seen as necessary even after Saddam is removed, but one commentator also expresses embarrassment that "Kuwaiti soldiers are playing c [...]	2003-02-11 05:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT553	ANTHRAX AND SMALLPOX PROGRAM FOR KUWAITI MILITARY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) The United States and Kuwait are standing shoulder to shoulder in the international effort to disarm Iraq. As a result of Kuwait's geographic location next to Iraq, and the political decision by the GoK to support very large numbers of US [...]	2003-02-13 10:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KU MCAP PREL PTER US
03KUWAIT5561	(C) MAID IN KUWAIT: DOMESTIC SERVANTS FACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The estimated half-million or so domestic servants in Kuwait lack a well-developed system to protect their rights, monitor working conditions, and resolve labor disputes. Source country embassies have filled the void and assist runaway domestics on an ad hoc basis, navigating thr [...]	2003-12-09 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI KU
03KUWAIT5735	REVISED DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANT PROPOSAL FOR GENDER [...] This is a revised request of Reftel B from Embassy Kuwait for an NEA Democracy Small Grant to sponsor a gender-budgeting study to be carried out by the Kuwait Economic Society (KES). The revised funding request for this grant is $34,350.00 (see para 9). The KES has requested a specific outside [...]	2003-12-17 15:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV KDEM KPAO KMPI KU
03KUWAIT5788	KUWAIT: 2004 ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and allied security forces in the country is sensitive domestically and within the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified sources, the [...]	2003-12-23 08:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MCAP MARR MASS KU
03KUWAIT5805	GCC COMMITS TO ANTITERROR PACT, INCREASED ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Wrapping up its annual summit in Kuwait on December 22, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) agreed its member states would enter into an anti-terror pact, but did not specify a deadline. In the organization's closing statement, the Supreme Council (SC),composed of heads of states [...]	2003-12-23 15:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD KU
03KUWAIT5807	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, DECEMBER 21-23: GCC [...] News stories: All newspapers report on December 23 the contents of the final communique issued at the conclusion of the GCC Summit in Kuwait on December 22. Al-Watan, Al-Anba and Al-Rai Al-Aam published the full official text of the communique. Among the points of the communique highlighted i [...]	2003-12-27 10:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5808	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, DECEMBER 21-23: GCC [...] News stories: All newspapers report on December 23 the contents of the final communiqu issued at the conclusion of the GCC Summit in Kuwait on December 22. Al-Watan, Al-Anba and Al-Rai Al-Aam published the full official text of the communiqu. Among the points of the communiqu highlighted in t [...]	2003-12-27 10:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT595	EVALUATION: KUWAIT SHARED VALUES SPEAKER HEDIEH [...] Summary: Dr. Hedieh Mirahmadi, Director of Public Affairs for the Supreme Islamic Council of America and member of the Council of American Muslim Understanding, visited Kuwait 14- 15 January in the context of the Department's Shared Values campaign. In a series of presentations before audience [...]	2003-02-18 09:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KISL OPRC OIIP KU
03KUWAIT944	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 16: IRAQ; FRENCH [...] Summary: Kuwaiti commentators lash out at France as the embodiment of opposition to war against Saddam's regime. The Arab League delegation to the US, and possibly to Baghdad, is derided as a "tour group." In an op/ed entitled "A Leader is Needed at the White House," one commentator remarks [...]	2003-03-17 04:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03LAGOS103	ELECTIONS 2003: THE PROSPECTIVE ECONOMY AND THE [...] Summary. On November 19 some forty corporate executives representing a broad cross-section of the non-oil sector met at the Lagos Business School to discuss the potential economic impact of the 2003 general elections. During the session led by Professor Pat Utomi, many executives expressed co [...]	2003-01-14 09:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV NI
03LAGOS147	The Economy in 2003: Triumph of Politics [...] Summary. The economic outlook for the New Year is cloudy. Academic experts and business leaders fear that Nigeria will experience little if any real per capita growth in 2003. They bemoan Nigeria's OPEC oil production quota of 1.9 million barrels per day, which limits the country's potential [...]	2003-01-17 16:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD BEXP PGOV NI
03LAGOS1833	NIGERIAN EDITOR BECOMES UNABASHED BUSH SISTER [...] Summary: Special Project participant Nkechinyere Nwosu returned to Nigeria excited about her program. She informed Post that she had a good experience and that the program helped change the misconceptions she had about the U.S., including the U.S. policies on Iraq and Africa. She said she lear [...]	2003-09-03 10:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KDEM OEXC SCUL NI
03LAGOS1870	NIGERIA: USITC STUDY ON U.S. - SUB-SAHARAN [...] (U) U.S. Mission Nigeria is pleased to provide the following information in response to reftel. -------------------------------------------- DEVELOPMENTS IN NIGERIAN ECONOMIC, TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES -------------------------------------------- 2. (U) In August 2003, the GON un [...]	2003-09-05 16:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EFIN NI XA
03LAGOS1966	NIGERIA: THE TENTH ECONOMIC SUMMIT: NEW PLANS, [...] (U) Summary. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group's tenth annual summit ended on September 12 on a cautiously optimistic note. Delegates from business, academia and the public sector recognized the need for far-reaching economic reforms and seemed optimistic that they might be implemented under [...]	2003-09-18 10:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN NI
03LAGOS2023	NIGERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) In response to Ref A, U.S. Mission Nigeria is pleased to provide the following update to the 2002 AGOA eligibility review (Ref B). Nigeria's progress toward fulfilling AGOA eligibility requirements has been slow and fitful, but progress continues. Post recommends that Nigeria remain elig [...]	2003-09-26 16:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELAB PREL PGOV NI AGOA
03LAGOS2060	THE IMPENDING STRIKE: THE VIEW FROM LAGOS [...] (SBU) The looming showdown between the unions and the GON over fuel deregulation in Nigeria is about more than the fuel price. Anecdotal comments from people in Lagos tell us they are very angry about the way the price increase was implemented without any direct announcement, as if the gover [...]	2003-10-03 18:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2069	Strike Begins Thursday, October 9 [...] Following its emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Ibadan on Saturday, October 4, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced a nationwide strike to begin at midnight on Thursday, October 9. NLC President Adams Oshiomhole said the Thursday start date allows labor leaders and [...]	2003-10-06 16:24:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
03LAGOS2078	CHEVRON'S VIEW ON THE DYNAMICS BEHIND THE FUEL [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Chevron management some two weeks ago President Obasanjo ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to cancel all outstanding orders for refined petroleum products, thus committing the country to an abrupt course of petroleum market reform and libe [...]	2003-10-08 15:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ELAB ECON NI
03LAGOS2081	LASCO: NEW STRIKE, NEW PLANNING: NOT A REPEAT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Chima Ubani, Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO),told us that labor and civil society leaders meeting on October 4 and 6 decided to begin a two-week general strike on Thursday, October 9. Demonstrations will be held on Thursday in Lagos, Abuja and Kano, [...]	2003-10-09 05:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EPET PHUM SOCI NI
03LAGOS2200	NIGERIA: TALK OF "MASS PROTESTS" ON FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-24 16:18:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM SOCI NI XY
03LAGOS2283	EBONYI STATE: FIELD OF DREAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Making something out of Ebonyi state will be a challenge. It's in the middle of nowhere, and with Nigerian agriculture in the doldrums the state's prospects seem modest. It's a new state, though, and to beat the odds its leadership has seized on careful fiscal policy, low ov [...]	2003-11-03 17:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2287	PRESIDENT SHUFFLES THE DECK WITH NEW OIL ADVISOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. On Monday, November 3, the GON announced the removal of Jackson Gaius-Obaseki as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Funsho Kupolokun, former Special Assistant to the President on Petroleum Matters, was appointed new GMD, effect [...]	2003-11-04 17:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PINR PREL EINV NI
03LAGOS2330	OBASANJO, OIL MARKETERS WIN OVER LABOR AND CIVIL [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-10 18:29:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM SOCI NI XY
03LAGOS2354	FMR BIAFRAN PRESIDENT GENERAL OJUKWU MEETS WITH CG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consul General and POLOFF (notetaker) met with former Biafran President General Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and his assistant Prince Bob J. Onyema on 10 November. Ojukwu has plans to travel to the US at the end of November. Ojukwu discussed court cases contesting the res [...]	2003-11-14 10:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV PNAT SOCI EPET NI XY
03LAGOS2363	OBASANJO SHOULD RESIGN CLAIMS CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Civil society organizations continue to agitate on the national scene in an attempt to realize public policy and institutional reform, but have yet to produce real movement in that direction. Calls for protest against the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) [...]	2003-11-17 15:49:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI NI XY
03LAGOS2379	Engaging Islam in Southern Nigeria. [...] Summary: Working closely with PAS, post engaged the southern Muslim community on the "Shared Meaning of Ramadan and Thanksgiving" and hosted an Iftaar dinner for Muslim community leaders. 2. The Media Message: During Ramadan, ConGen Lagos reached out to southern Nigeria's Muslim com [...]	2003-11-20 07:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO NI KISL
03LAGOS2387	FOUR WORN AND UNDER-UTILIZED REFINERIES FOR SALE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has set November 14 as the deadline for investors to submit expressions of interest to be core investors (51 percent) in the country's four refineries. Major U.S. oil companies tell us they are not interested. Labor is taking a cautiona [...]	2003-11-20 14:54:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ELAB PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI NI
03LAGOS239	NIGERIA: AD PARTY - CONSENSUS OF YORUBA NATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite recent factionalization, the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State presented the public with a face of party consensus in their January 8 gubernatorial congress. Following his challengers' disqualification, incumbent Governor Bola Tinubu took the nomination unopposed. [...]	2003-01-30 15:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI KWMN NI
03LAGOS2422	NIGERIA'S TRANSITION TO A DEREGULATED DOWNSTREAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the monthly Businessman's Lunch held at the American Guest Quarters pub in Lagos on November 6, executives of two major fuel marketing companies confirmed that the sector is essentially deregulated, and that there is no significant threat of mass action by organized labor (ref [...]	2003-11-26 10:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PINR EINV NI
03LAGOS2480	THE LAGOS PORT COMPLEX: FAR FROM SECURE [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Customs officials report marked gaps in security at the Lagos port complex. Access to the port is only nominally controlled, and electronic surveillance and tracking systems are non-existent. Goods are statutorily subject to Nigeria's 100 perce [...]	2003-12-08 17:02:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EWWT ASEC NI
03LAGOS25	FULBRIGHT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY: The 3rd annual conference of the Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria (FAAN) was held from November 25-28 at Nsukka, home of the first indigenous Nigerian university. The three-day program with the theme "Globalization and Development In Nigeria" included addresses by the CPAO an [...]	2003-01-06 11:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NI
03LAGOS2579	BIO ON WARRI NAVAL COMMANDER CAPTAIN O.B. OGUNJIMI [...] (S N/F) On November 19, Poloff and Econoff met Captain Olufemi B. Ogunjimi, Commanding Officer (CO) of Nigerian Naval Station Delta (NNS Delta),headquartered in Warri, Delta State, at a forum discussing peace and security in the Niger Delta. 2. (S N/F) Septel provides further context and b [...]	2003-12-18 15:36:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PINS MOPS PGOV EPET NI
03LAGOS2607	NIGERIA: 2004 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post is pleased to provide the following update to the 2003 National Trade Estimate Report. The figures in paragraph 2 will be updated by USTR. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The U.S. trade deficit with Nigeria was $4.9 billion in 2002, a d [...]	2003-12-22 05:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV ECON NI
03LAGOS470	NIGERIA: OUTREACH TO NCEMA AND NISER [...] Introduction and summary. Staff of ConGen's Economic Office reached out to two institutions of learning in the city of Ibadan in Oyo State on February 25. This former capital of Nigeria's old Western State is notable for several research institutions including the University of Ibadan, the p [...]	2003-03-05 09:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PINS NI
03LAGOS685	PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES: AFRICAN MINISTERS [...] Summary: The first annual African Ministerial Forum on Integrated Transportation (AMFIT) met in Abuja March 9 - 13. Ministers called for better policy coordination and private sector participation to help integrate African countries with the rest of the world. Ambassador Jeter, Deputy Assista [...]	2003-04-02 06:49:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAIR NI EINV ELNT
03LAGOS87	AGOA AND NIGERIA: CAN ITS TEXTILE FIRMS STILL [...] Summary. Textile provisions of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) encourage millions of dollars in foreign investment, create thousands of new jobs and boost exports across Africa, except in Nigeria. Sub-Saharan Africa's second largest economy has not taken advantage of AGOA's dut [...]	2003-01-13 07:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON KTEX NI
03LONDON9572	UNITED KINGDOM - 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) This telegram contains Embassy London's contributions to the 2003 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" Report. Embassy input is keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...]	2003-11-26 17:34:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PREL PGOV UK
03MAPUTO1007	AMBASSADOR'S END-OF-TOUR REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Bilateral political and economic relations between the U.S. and Mozambique have improved and deepened. At a political level, bilateral cooperation is excellent, with Washington acknowledging the impressive transition to democracy and the GRM willing to cooperate with the U.S., for [...]	2003-07-21 08:58:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EINV MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
03MAPUTO1752	2003-2004 INCSR SUBMISSION - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR: I. Summary Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs (hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin) consumed in Europe and South Africa. Some hashish shipments passing through Mozambique find their [...]	2003-12-18 10:59:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER PGOV MZ KCOR
03MONTREAL1747	CHAREST GOVERNMENT, QUEBEC LABOR UNIONS [...] Summary: Premier Charest's Liberal government and Quebec's powerful unions are headed for a showdown over proposed revisions to provincial labor laws on subcontracting and the health care system. Both sides are playing for public support, though neither particularly successfully so far. Uni [...]	2003-12-10 19:53:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PGOV CA
03MONTREAL476	MONTREAL ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATORS COALITION OF [...] SUMMARY: Quebecers have traditionally been known for anti-war sentiment; in the lead-up to the current war in Iraq, polling data, media coverage and the largest demonstrations in Canada have indicated that pacifism is alive and well in the province. But the picture of Quebec pacifism presented [...]	2003-04-08 14:59:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CA
03NASSAU1066	POWERS BEHIND THE THRONE IN THE PLP GOVERNMENT - [...] (C) In two separate meetings May 27 and 28, DCM and POL/ECON section chief met the two individuals outside of the Bahamian government considered to have the most influence on Prime Minister Perry Christie's government. Wealthy businessman Frankie Wilson, a prominent campaign contributor and [...]	2003-06-03 20:54:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BF
03NASSAU2124	BAHAMIAN DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES TO CUBA AND CHINA [...] (C) Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell is pursuing a new activist foreign policy focused around overtures to both Cuba and the People's Republic of China. Both Havana and Beijing should be pleased. Reportedly, The Bahamas will send a resident consul general to Havana and, in addition t [...]	2003-10-22 12:35:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV BF CU UK
03NASSAU586	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...]	2003-03-18 16:47:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF ECON EFIN PREL CARICOM
03NASSAU766	BAHAMAS UNLIKELY TO PRESSURE ARISTIDE [...] (C) After returning from the OAS/CARICOM meeting on Haiti in Miami, Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell dismissed the possibility of invoking the democracy provision of the OAS Charter in the case of Haiti. He acknowledged problems with democracy in Haiti, but made it clear that the Bahamian gove [...]	2003-04-17 14:36:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF HA BF
03NASSAU925	ARTICLE 98 -- A NON-ISSUE FOR CARICOM [...] Bahamian Ambassador to CARICOM Archer infers that CARICOM will not support Article 98 and clears post confusion based on mixed signals from the Prime Minster (positive) and the Foreign Ministry (negative). In relation to Cuba, he states that CARICOM will not support discussion on the country [...]	2003-05-13 21:55:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BF PGOV CARICOM
03OTTAWA1014	CANADA-IRAQ: PUBLIC OPINION MORE FAVORABLE; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his first comprehensive statement on Canada's Iraq policy, and an effort to make amends with the U.S., Prime Minister Chretien urged the House of Commons April 8 to vote for a resolution supporting "our friends in battle" and hoping "for a quick victory with minimum casualti [...]	2003-04-08 21:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS IZ CA
03OTTAWA1036	BANK OF CANADA PROMOTES FROM WITHIN [...] The Bank of Canada's April 9 announcement that Paul Jenkins will be promoted to Senior Deputy Governor reverses a recent trend of drawing on outside talent for top leadership. Jenkins, a Deputy Governor for 10 years, had been a front-runner for the SDG job in 1999, but was edged out by Malco [...]	2003-04-10 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN CA PBIO
03OTTAWA1038	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-10 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL CA NO IN JA
03OTTAWA1079	TELECOM POLICY: [...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Canada is clearly shifting its policy on telecommunications competition toward a more pro-competitive model. -- Following extensive public hearings, in late April a key Parliamentary committee [...]	2003-04-15 14:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1114	CANADA: WI-FI SURVEY RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-17 20:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1123	CANADA-U.S SECURITY RELATIONS - GETTING PAST IRAQ [...] (C) With U.S.-Canada relations in flux and the role of the United Nations in question, Canadian foreign policy is at a crossroads. The postponement of the President's state visit to Ottawa, after Canada chose not to participate in Iraq and senior GoC officials criticized the U.S.-led effort, h [...]	2003-04-22 12:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CA IZ
03OTTAWA1136	CANADA RULES OUT BID FOR OSCE CHAIR [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-22 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CA OSCE
03OTTAWA1140	CANADIAN AUTO STRATEGY [...] An alliance of the Canadian federal government, Ontario provincial government, automotive sector manufacturers and labor unions are working to define and implement a long-term strategy to keep the Canadian automotive sector competitive (Ref B). At least one element of the multi-prong strategy [...]	2003-04-23 15:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN ELAB ELTN CA
03OTTAWA1149	ALBERTA ENERGY LEADERS ON GOOD NEWS, WORRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ALBERTA ENERGY SECTOR LEADERS SUPPORT U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, ARE VERY PLEASED THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (EIA) HAS BEGUN TO TREAT OIL SANDS AS PROVEN RESERVES AND ARE CONCERNED THAT NORTH AMERICA IS BECOMING OVERLY RELIANT ON NATURAL GAS FOR ELECT [...]	2003-04-24 15:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON SENV CA
03OTTAWA1169	CANADIAN CONCERNS ABOUT EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT, [...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns about the April 29 "European Defense Summit" (ref. A),and is pleased that we are making U.S. views clear to Europe. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, said the GoC considers the Summit very unhelpful both for [...]	2003-04-25 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO EU MK CA NATO
03OTTAWA1237	OTTAWA: GOC POLICY ON IRAQ DEBT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-01 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN CA IZ IMF
03OTTAWA1241	CUSTOMS: CANADA SUPPORTS CLASSIFICATION OF FANTA [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-02 14:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
03OTTAWA1252	CANADIAN RESPONSE ON FLEEING IRAQI REGIME OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel requests, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) provided us the following response on April 29: "The issue of apprehending and dealing appropriately with persons who have allegedly committed crimes against humanity or war crime [...]	2003-05-02 20:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL XG XH IZ CA
03OTTAWA1265	CANADIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: NORTHERN TIGER BEING [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The tiger's roar is beginning to weaken. In spite of a strong energy sector, respectable domestic demand and sound provincial finances, forecasters, including the Bank of [...]	2003-05-05 19:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1284	CANADIAN CABINET DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) The Canadian Cabinet discussed missile defense cooperation with the U.S. in its May 6 meeting, but reached no conclusion and will continue discussions on May 13. Foreign Minister Graham and Defense Minister McCallum briefed Cabinet and encouraged a decision to engage in missile defense neg [...]	2003-05-06 21:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM CA

03OTTAWA1306	Still no details on revised Canadian ITER bid [...] In December 2002 during the 7th ITER Negotiations meeting in Barcelona, the Canadian delegation announced that in light of the competing proposals made by the European Union and Japan to host ITER, it would reassess its offer with a view to indicating a revised position early in 2003. 2. [...]	2003-05-08 16:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TNGD ENRG EINV CA
03OTTAWA1383	INTERNET PHARMACIES: MANITOBA LEADS THE WAY IN [...] SUMMARY - WITH STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND REGULATOR, MANITOBA HAS BECOME A HUB FOR THE GROWING CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN PHARMACEUTICALS FROM CANADA TO THE U.S. CANADIAN INTERNET PHARMACIES, SOME OF WHICH FILL MORE THAT 1000 PRESCRIPTIONS A DAY, HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN TAKI [...]	2003-05-15 16:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND CA
03OTTAWA1437	(C/NF) CANADA: A GOVERNMENT ADRIFT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite guarded optimism that the GOC might try to "make amends" for its anti-U.S. handling of Iraq policy, it has become increasingly apparent that the government's behavior on Iraq was symptomatic of a much deeper problem: as in Baghdad, the leadership has gone underground. [...]	2003-05-20 20:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SNAR CA KCRIM
03OTTAWA1480	CANADA - 2003 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. The following constitutes Ottawa's submission for the 2003 International Religious Freedom Report. Introduction and Overview No changes. Section I: Religious Demography Paragraph that begins "There is no state or dominant [...]	2003-05-23 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF CA
03OTTAWA1487	CANADA'S INTENTIONS REGARDING SAFE THIRD COUNTRY [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on May 23, officials with Citizenship and Immigration Canada told poloffs that while Canada is prepared to meet its commitments concerning the resettlement of refugees under its Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States, it will not begin to do so until that [...]	2003-05-27 17:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SMIG CA CIC
03OTTAWA1528	CEREAL FORTIFICATION - CANADA DEFERS AUTHORIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary - Health Canada has once again deferred making a final decision on General Mill's August 2001 application for temporary marketing authority to sell breakfast cereals with U.S. vitamin fortification levels in Canada. After their own analysis indicated that high levels of folic ac [...]	2003-05-29 19:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR CA
03OTTAWA1538	CANADA: SUPPORT FOR REFUGEE/IDP RETURNS TO KOSOVO [...] (U) Post delivered points contained ref A to Claudie Senay, Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, on May 19. 2. (U) In a follow-up discussion May 29, Senay said that Canada recognizes the importance [...]	2003-05-29 20:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID PREF YI CA UNMIK
03OTTAWA1539	MISSILE DEFENSE: CANADA ANNOUNCES DECISION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Canadian Government announced on May 29 that it has decided to enter into discussions with the U.S. on missile defense participation. This decision represents a dramatic shift in Canadian policy on missile defense, which was generally viewed in a negative light her [...]	2003-05-29 21:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CA
03OTTAWA1543	2003 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Mission Canada has updated the the non-NAFTA investment disputes (Claimants B, F, and H) and will e-mail the text as requested in ref A. We have not updated the NAFTA Chapter 11 disputes being handled by L/CID (Claimants A, C, D, E, and G). We are not aware of any new investor-state disputes [...]	2003-05-30 13:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CA
03OTTAWA156	TRIPS PUBLIC HEALTH: CANADA UNDERSTANDS USG [...] (SBU) Econ officer spoke with Catherine Dickson, Director of the Information and Technology Trade Policy Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),to follow up on Ref B letter from Ambassador Zoellick to Minister for International Trade Pettigrew. Dickson n [...]	2003-01-15 18:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA ETRD USTR
03OTTAWA1567	(C/NF) CANADA,S LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CONTEST: A RACE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. With the official launching in April of the leadership campaigns of Deputy PM John Manley and Liberal backbencher Paul Martin, the three-way contest to succeed PM Jean Chretien -- Canada's race for a political cure -- is officially on. Though the Liberal Leadership convention i [...]	2003-06-02 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL CA
03OTTAWA1568	NO AIR CANADA FLIGHTS TO BEIRUT NOW [...] Classified by Economic Minister Counselor Michael Gallagher for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). Â [...]	2003-06-02 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAIR PTER PINR CA LE
03OTTAWA160	CANADIAN ECONOMIC FORECAST: NORTHERN TIGER [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Canada's economy is like the "Energizer Bunny" - it just keeps going and going. Canada should post a solid 3.3 percent annual increase in real GDP in 2002, which is more t [...]	2003-01-15 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1605	G8; MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; U.S. ECONOMIC POLICY [...] "We'd be better off with the G-Zero." Columnist William Watson noted in the conservative English-language daily the Montreal Gazette (6/3): "The big news story in France yesterday was the length of the handshake on Sunday when Jacques Chirac welcomed George W. Bush to the G8 summit. The Fren [...]	2003-06-06 19:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA1668	Canadians Pleased with President's AIDS [...] This cable contains an action request (para.9). 2. ESTH Counselor and ESTH Specialist called on Ed Aiston, Director General for International Affairs, and Martin Methot, his deputy, in the Canadian Health Ministry to discuss the President's AIDS initiative. Aiston said the Canadian Governme [...]	2003-06-12 19:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID EUN
03OTTAWA1721	INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY: [...] SUMMARY: GOC OFFICIALS APPEAR TO BE CAUTIOUSLY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE IPHE, BUT HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT HOW IPHE WILL RELATE TO THE IEA'S HYDROGEN COORDINATION GROUP. THEY ALSO POSED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ABOUT IPHE'S POSSIBLE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - SEE ACTION REQUESTED, PA [...]	2003-06-18 15:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG CA
03OTTAWA1722	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]	2003-06-18 15:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1740	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...]	2003-06-19 16:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC
03OTTAWA1746	GOC CUT GROWTH EXPECTATIONS FOR CANADIAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOC EXPECT LOWER GROWTH ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On June 3, the Bank of Canada downgraded its 2003 growth outlook for Canada from nearly 4%, in May, to 2. [...]	2003-06-19 20:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1765	SOFTWOOD LUMBER: CANADIAN REACTIONS TO USDOC [...] SUMMARY: Canadian reactions to the USDOC policy bulletin on softwood lumber, which was released by Undersecretary Grant Aldonas on June 18, were mildly positive except in Quebec where there was broad disappointment that the section concerning that province was excluded from the document. Wha [...]	2003-06-23 12:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL CA
03OTTAWA1797	WHAT IS CANADIAN? GOC REVIEWS ITS DEFINITION OF [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canada applies various tests to define "Canadian content" of entertainment products, in order to make funding decisions and to enforce broadcast content requirements. On June 17, the GOC announced results of a year-long review (reftel) of the definition of "Canadian c [...]	2003-06-25 12:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL CA
03OTTAWA1812	Canada's Uranium: A primer [...] Canada is the largest uranium producer in the world - in 2002 production was 11,607 metric tonnes of uranium, about one-third of total world production. Canada typically provides 20 to 30 percent of uranium used in the United States. The two main players are Cameco, a Canadian-based publicly [...]	2003-06-26 18:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ETRD ENRG KNNP CA
03OTTAWA1858	TELECOM REGULATION: COMPETITIVE ACCESS TO MULTI-UNIT [...] As reported reftel, Canada is clearly shifting its policy on telecommunications competition toward a more pro- competitive model. A decision announced by the GOC's telecom regulator on June 30 reinforced this trend by clarifying the terms of access of telecom service providers to multi-unit [...]	2003-06-30 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1924	SCENE-SETTER FOR TRI- AND BILATERAL ENERGY MEETINGS [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. In preparation for the forthcoming meetings of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and U.S.- Canada Energy Consultative Mechanism (ECM) in Ottawa July 15-17, post provides the following u [...]	2003-07-09 13:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD CA
03OTTAWA1927	SOFTWOOD LUMBER: A MODEST PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: We appear to be moving toward yet another trade-restrictive, time-limited softwood lumber agreement. If so, it might be useful to think now about what we could do to come up with a more durable solution while the temporary measures are in place. The fact that current trade law [...]	2003-07-09 16:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR SENV CA
03OTTAWA1975	OFFICIAL INFORMAL - DRAFT FOR REVIEW AND ADDITIONS [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-14 14:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KRIM CA
03OTTAWA2001	CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-15 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KRIM CA PRE
03OTTAWA2002	2003 CANADIAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA Openness to Foreign Investment General Attitude ---------------- 2. With few exceptions, Canada offers foreign investors full national treatment within the context of a [...]	2003-07-15 20:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KTDB KSPR CA OPIC
03OTTAWA2007	FY 2003 IV MRP "MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY" EVALUATION [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-16 10:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL CA
03OTTAWA2014	CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-16 13:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KRIM CA
03OTTAWA2062	MAGAZINES: GOC CUTS ITS MAGAZINE SUPPORT FUND, [...] On July 8 the GOC announced cuts/changes to its funding programs in support of Canadian magazines. These programs were the key measures put in place in 1999 following resolution of a U.S.-Canada bilateral dispute concerning periodicals. In making the cuts, the GOC pronounced the magazine i [...]	2003-07-18 18:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL CA
03OTTAWA2068	QUESTIONS ON THE "NO FLY" LIST [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (C) Post continues to seek information about the TSA "no-fly list (ref. a)." Our understanding from discussions with TSA is that there is a written policy on the no-fly list that describes, among other things, information that is to be shared [...]	2003-07-18 20:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PTER CA
03OTTAWA2109	CANADA RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM IRAN OVER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Graham announced on July 23 that Canada is recalling its Ambassador to Iran after Iran proceeded to bury photojournalist Zahra Kazemi rather than return her body to Canada. Kazemi's son in Montreal had called for the body to be returned to Canada, and Graham said that Kaz [...]	2003-07-23 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR CA
03OTTAWA2120	CANADA'S FIRST NATIONS ELECT A NEW GRAND CHIEF; [...] Summary: Canada's Assembly of First Nations (AFN) met for their 24th annual meeting on July 15-17 and elected Phil Fontaine to a three-year term as National Grand Chief. Chief Fontaine, a self-described conciliator, brings a less confrontational style than his predecessor, Matthew Coon Come, [...]	2003-07-24 19:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
03OTTAWA2125	CANADA: HIGH ON HYDROGEN [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides an overview of Canada's public and private efforts to develop technologies for the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is drafting a detailed national plan for directing Canadian hydrogen efforts ("Canadian Hydrogen Roadmap"),but it is at [...]	2003-07-24 20:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY CA
03OTTAWA2129	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST [...] "Bush's 16 words" The conservative National Post opined (7/22): "...As things stand, the pro-and anti-Bush camps sit at a sort of stalemate, both sides waiting for the leak that will definitively vindicate their version of events. But it is more likely the brouhaha will end with an inconclu [...]	2003-07-25 14:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2138	INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT FOR CANADA [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The following constitutes Ottawa's submission for the 2003 International Religious Freedom Report. Introduction and Overview -- No changes. Section I: Religious Demography Paragraph that begins "There is no state or do [...]	2003-07-28 18:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF CA
03OTTAWA2181	FORCES FOR LIBERIA: CANADA WOULD LIKE TO HELP, [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-31 21:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	CD LI ML MR NG PGOV PHUM PREL XY CA UNSC
03OTTAWA2225	Canadian Invasive Species Plan due soon, USG and [...] Officials of Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans expect a public rollout of a draft framework for managing Alien Invasive Species in autumn 2003. There may not be much meat on the bones of the draft strategy, and a year of consultations and further drafting will be [...]	2003-08-06 16:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ETRD CA
03OTTAWA2237	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM; MIDDLE EAST; [...] "Secrets of Sept. 11" The leading Globe and Mail (7/31) editorialized: "...The intelligence and technical flaws, many of which were already known or the subject of intense speculation, are detailed in a damning report [the joint U.S. congressional inquiry into the terrorist attacks of Sept. [...]	2003-08-07 19:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2261	NATO SYG RACE: SPECULATION ABOUT CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While NATO has never before had a non-European Secretary General, the name of Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley has now surfaced as a possible candidate. While we do not have a sense for what Manley's prospects are in Brussels, we expect that he would jump at the chance [...]	2003-08-08 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CA NATO
03OTTAWA2351	Canada seeks "Collective Security" Approach on Food [...] The Canadian Government desires to work closely with USG on biosecurity and harmonize forthcoming regulations stemming from the Bioterrorism Act (BTA). During an August 12 meeting with Robert Wright, number two at the Privy Council Office (PCO) and overseer of Canada's border security effort [...]	2003-08-18 20:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO PREL CA
03OTTAWA2376	GOC FEDERAL ROLE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST ALIEN INVASIVE [...] An effective Canadian plan to deal with Alien Invasive Species (AIS) will require close coordination between provincial and federal governments, as well as renewed accountability and collaboration between federal government departments. This cable outlines the federal-provincial jurisdiction [...]	2003-08-21 12:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ETRD CA
03OTTAWA2385	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; LIBERIA; [...] "Terrorists sproutinq under nose of American troops?" Under the sub-headinq, "Americans don't quite know what they are talkinq about when it comes to where the resistance is cominq from," editorial paqe editor emeritus Haroon Siddiqui wrote in the liberal Toronto Star (8/14): "...The Baqhda [...]	2003-08-21 18:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2389	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA; LIBYA; MIDDLE [...] "Going the distance" Under the sub-heading, "Acts of sabotage must not disrupt the rebuilding of Iraq," the nationalist Ottawa Citizen opined (8/19): "...Unquestionably, the escalating attacks against coalition soldiers, embassies and, most recently, utilities - a pipeline supplying Baghd [...]	2003-08-21 19:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2451	CANADA: ENLISTING HELP IN TARGETING WAR CRIMINALS [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, DFAIT Deputy Director for the Western Balkans Margaret Moores and Defense and Security Relations desk officer Kelly Anderson affirmed to poloff the GOC's commitment to seeing PIFWCs brought to justice. Moores noted that while Canadian law precludes adoption [...]	2003-08-27 20:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL MOPS EFIN CLOK CVIS CA BK KWAC ICTY
03OTTAWA2452	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST [...] "Blowing apart Mideast hope" The liberal Toronto Star opined (8/26): "Millions of Israelis and Palestinians feel betrayed today, as the Middle East lurches back into chaos after a brief respite. Most endorse the American-brokered 'road map' to peace. Yet they've just seen their leaders fritt [...]	2003-08-27 20:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2480	ORGANIZED CRIME CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN CANADA [...] (U) Summary: In its latest report on organized crime activity, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada indicates that organized criminal groups in Canada are increasingly utilizing emerging technology to commit crimes such as fraud and money laundering, and that they are extensively involved in t [...]	2003-04-01 13:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KRIM SNAR CA
03OTTAWA274	YOUR JANUARY 30 MEETING WITH CANADIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Your January 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Bill Graham will be an important opportunity to bolster Canadian support for our Iraq policy. The Canadian Government's natural preference is for giving the inspectors more time and for the UN Security Council to reach consensus, but it wants [...]	2003-01-24 22:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD PTER CVIS CA IZ KN VE
03OTTAWA310	CANADA CONSIDERING CONTINGENCY RELIEF PLANNING [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-30 18:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF IZ PREL CIDA
03OTTAWA325	CANADA'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) As of late Friday afternoon (January 31) the GOC has still not announced its response to Treasury U/S Taylor's request for a contribution to cover Afghanistan's arrears to the IMF and World Bank. That said, the outlook seems promising. 2. (SBU) Working levels at the Canadian Interna [...]	2003-01-31 21:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD
03OTTAWA327	EU-CANADA TRADE AND INVESTMENT "ENHANCEMENT" [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) Reftel reported Brussels perspectives on plans for an EU-Canada "Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement," which were announced at the December 19 2002 EU-Canada Summit in Ottawa. Embassy Ottawa ECON staf [...]	2003-02-03 15:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD CA WTRO
03OTTAWA334	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN [...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message was prepared with assistance from Amconsul Calgary. 3. (U) Critical infrastructure protection is among the areas listed for bilateral action in the Ridge-Manley Smart Border plan. Canada is [...]	2003-02-03 21:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD EINV CA
03OTTAWA35	U.S./CANADA/U.K. TRILATERAL PEACEKEEPING MEETING [...] (U) The U.S. participated in annual talks on peacekeeping with Canada and U.K. in Ottawa on December 10-11, 2002 in which a broad range of peacekeeping issues were addressed. Canada's Director General of International Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),Jil [...]	2003-01-06 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL MASS CA UK UN
03OTTAWA398	DEMARCHE ON FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL [...] As requested in reftel, Embassy passed U.S. views on upcoming negotiation of the FCTC in Geneva to officials in Health Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and Agriculture Canada. 2. EST Counselor followed up with Ed Aiston, Director General, Internation [...]	2003-02-10 18:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ETRD CA WHO
03OTTAWA418	REFUGEE SITUATION IN NEPAL: CANADA SHARES CONCERN [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche February 10 to Elissa Golberg, Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division. She stated that Canada shares our concern over the lack of progress in solving the refugee situati [...]	2003-02-11 21:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM BT NP CA
03OTTAWA49	YOUR MEETING WITH CANADIAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Canadian Defense Minister John McCallum is looking forward to discussing Iraq, missile defense, and NATO post-Prague in your January 9 meeting. Canada has told us it would participate militarily in a UN-blessed operation against Iraq, but is reserving judgement on participation if there i [...]	2003-01-08 13:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS IZ CA NATO UN
03OTTAWA492	CANADIAN CABINET TO DISCUSS MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Following up on high-level consultations held in Washington January 28, the Canadian cabinet will be meeting soon to discuss potential missile defense cooperation with the United States. Missile defense is currently on the calendar for the February 25 Cabinet meeting (Cabinet normally mee [...]	2003-02-20 20:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL CA
03OTTAWA500	CANADA'S FEDERAL BUDGET: PM CHRETIEN'S LEGACY -- [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Dubbed Prime Minister Jean Chretien's "Legacy" by Canadian analysts, the budget presented on February 18 is the largest fiscal stimulus package since the Trudeau era 20 [...]	2003-02-21 16:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD CA
03OTTAWA503	NATURAL GAS IN NORTH AMERICA: [...] (U) Although Canada's energy exports to the United States have grown at impressive rates in recent decades, making Canada our largest total energy supplier, Canada's conventional natural gas resources are maturing and production from current areas could peak within a decade. GOC forecasters ex [...]	2003-02-21 16:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD CA
03OTTAWA540	CANADA SEARCHING FOR PARTNERS FOR ISAF IV AND V [...] (C) Since Defense Minister McCallum's February 12 announcement that Canada would contribute a battalion and brigade headquarters to ISAF IV and V (reftel),the GoC has been busy seeking potential partners. The GoC has stressed that it does not have the resources to lead ISAF alone, and it hop [...]	2003-02-26 15:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL AF CA ISAF
03OTTAWA566	ENERGY FROM CANADA: PRELIMINARY 2002 DATA [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The dominant position of Canadian energy production and trade for the United States is reinforced by preliminary 2002 data. The statistics from Canada's National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration show: . -- Canada [...]	2003-02-28 17:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD CA
03OTTAWA577	CANADA - 2002 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-28 21:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
03OTTAWA589	CANADIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs Political Director Jim Wright told us that the Canadian proposal at the UNSC is not an attempt to mediate, but a set of ideas that might help the Council focus again on disarmament rather than on internal divisions. Wright appealed for USG public statements to keep [...]	2003-03-03 23:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA612	Canadian Transportation Strategy Unveiled: Aviation [...] The Government of Canada's strategic vision for transportation policy was unveiled on February 25th, 2003. There appear to be no radical departures from past GOC positions; gradualism is the key note struck by the authors of the policy statement. The policy vision addresses all modes: air, mar [...]	2003-03-06 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV CA
03OTTAWA619	2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - CANADA [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction - Post recommends that Canada not be placed on the Special 301 Watch List. Recent Canadian legislation has addressed several of the concerns outlined in previous 301 reports, such as the exclusion of [...]	2003-03-06 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON CA
03OTTAWA629	DEFENSE MINISTER MCCALLUM AND THE CANADIAN FORCES [...] (C) Nine months into his tenure as Minister, John McCallum is starting to put his mark on the Department of National Defense. He was able to get a greater-than-expected increase in defense spending in the latest GoC budget, and he has announced a defense review to guide transformation of the [...]	2003-03-06 21:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PGOV PREL CA
03OTTAWA658	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "The American 'dream palace'" Columnist Jeffrey Simpson commented in the leading Globe and Mail (3/4): "...The 'dream palace' will be one in which the Americans are led by their political and military leaders through unfamiliar cultural territory, using largely inappropriate means toward lo [...]	2003-03-10 20:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA659	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFGHANISTAN; TURKEY [...] "Pope has zeal, but no answer on Iraq question" Columnist Marcus Gee noted in the leading Globe and Mail (3/6) that, "John Paul is dead against war and he is not afraid to say so.... To drive his antiwar message home, John Paul has met many of the leading players in the Iraq debate: British [...]	2003-03-10 20:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA679	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "Liberating Iraqis is main justification for war" Columnist Rosie DiManno writing from Jordan made the following observations in the liberal Toronto Star (3/10): "The most urgent and compelling reason for invading Iraq is the one never mentioned by bickering diplomats at the United Nations: [...]	2003-03-11 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA680	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "Victory? Not yet" The conservative National Post opined (3/11): "...The truth is that nothing has yet been 'won' in Iraq - notwithstanding the wishful thinking we hear from Mr. Chretien, French President Jacques Chirac and the other world leaders whose desperation to avoid war is blurring [...]	2003-03-11 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA686	CANADA SUPPORTS WTO BUDGET REFORM [...] Canada supports the U.S. objective, outlined Reftel, to reform the WTO budget process and move towards a two-year budget cycle, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Trade Policy Officer Dean Steadman. Steadman told Econoff that the WTO needs "results-based [...]	2003-03-12 18:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN AFIN CA WTRO
03OTTAWA687	CLIMATE CHANGE: CANADA'S KYOTO FOLLOW-THROUGH: [...] (U) In its FY2003-04 budget, released on February 18, the GOC committed C$1.5 billion (about US$1 billion) over five years directly to achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions (plus modest additional funds for research and long-term technology development). This represents about 4.3 pe [...]	2003-03-12 18:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG CA
03OTTAWA692	IRAQ/UNSC: CANADA STILL WORKING - AT THE HIGHEST [...] (C) As seen from Canada's proposal for a new UNSC resolution on Iraq (reftel A),the GoC continues to be active in seeking a compromise solution at the Security Council. Officials at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO),the Privy Council Office (PCO),and Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) have confirmed t [...]	2003-03-12 22:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA703	CANADA ON NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS [...] (S) Canada shares our strong concerns about the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, and believes that Iran will be emboldened if North Korea abandons the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We discussed reftel messages with Marc Vidricaire, Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Disarmamen [...]	2003-03-13 23:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR CA NPT
03OTTAWA714	SNAPSHOT OF CANADIAN POLITICS: THE RULING LIBERAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-14 20:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
03OTTAWA717	EC REG 1774/2002: CANADA SEEKS DELAY IN [...] Canada is concerned about the difficulty of implementing EC Regulation 1774/2002 on May 1 and, following receipt of Reftel demarche, sent a letter to the EC requesting a delay in implementation of the regulation concerning animal by-products. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and [...]	2003-03-14 20:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD USTR
03OTTAWA723	DISTANT NEIGHBORS, NORTHERN STYLE: CANADIAN [...] Summary and Conclusion. International debate on the war on terrorism and impending war in Iraq has raised serious concern about "What the World Thinks" about the United States and its foreign policies. This is as true for Canada as for the rest of the world. Canada is our largest trading par [...]	2003-03-14 21:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KPLS CA
03OTTAWA895	CANADIAN PATENTS: MAINTENANCE FEE APPEAL UPHOLDS [...] Summary - A March 2003 Canadian Federal Court decision upholds an appeal to protect the patent rights of companies that had inadvertently paid incorrect annual maintenance fees and attempted to correct the mistake through subsequent "top-up" fees. The judge determined that the appropriate ann [...]	2003-03-27 15:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON CA
03OTTAWA915	Biotech and labels in Canada, Update 2003 [...] There remains considerable political support for a mandatory labeling scheme by many Liberal party backbench Members of Parliament. This fact, coupled with the news that the effort to produce a voluntary biotech labeling standard is moribund may lead to a recrudescence of the issue and new pr [...]	2003-03-28 21:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO CA
03OTTAWA917	CANADA-IRAQ: WHAT NOW? [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador Cellucci's widely reported expression of U.S. disappointment over official Canada's position on Iraq and the military campaign has precipitated a tidal wave of response. While senior Cabinet ministers clearly got the message and want to turn things around in the bi [...]	2003-03-28 22:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PTER CA
03OTTAWA963	CANADA TO RAISE IRAN CONCERNS - AGAIN - WITH [...] (C) In response to Under Secretary Bolton's request, Canada will make reftel demarche to IAEA Director General El-Baradei as soon as possible through the Canadian Head of Mission in Vienna. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, told us that the more Canada learns [...]	2003-04-03 21:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP ENRG IR CA IAEA
03OTTAWA997	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: CANADA CONSULTING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-07 19:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON WTO
03PRETORIA5198	SOUTH AFRICA AND HAMAS, ISLAMIC JIHAD, HIZBULLAH [...] (C) THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TALKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF HAMAS, ISLAMIC JIHAD AND HIZBULLAH AT THE DIRECT REQUEST OF PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) LEADERS SUCH AS ABU MAZEN AND ABU ALLAH, ACCORDING TO SAG FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT LEVANT DIRECT [...]	2003-09-26 13:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS SF
03RANGOON1055	CHINA'S AMBASSADOR TO BURMA: "NON-INTERVENTION [...] (C) Summary: The Chinese Ambassador to Burma provided us on August 27 with an overview of the purpose and results of SPDC Vice Chairman General Maung Aye's recent "routine" China visit, China's negative view of U.S. sanctions and their implications for regime change, the rationale behind recen [...]	2003-09-02 09:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS CH BM
03RANGOON1057	PM KHIN NYUNT'S SPEECH: THE BURMESE ROAD TO [...] (C) Summary: On August 30 General Khin Nyunt delivered his first speech as Prime Minister (and perhaps the first such policy address from Burma's military regime in over ten years),promising a seven-step transition to a "disciplined democracy." However, his "Road Map of Myanmar" offers noth [...]	2003-09-02 12:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BM NLD
03RANGOON1058	JAPANESE EMBASSY ADVOCATES ENGAGEMENT WITH BURMESE [...] (C) Reftel A conclusion that there is a discrepancy between MOFA Tokyo and the Japanese Embassy in Rangoon matches our assessment that Japanese Ambassador Miyamoto and his senior staff strongly oppose their headquarters on Burma policy. As we noted in refs B and C, Miyamoto, and his political [...]	2003-09-02 12:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM JA
03RANGOON1075	UNDP BURMA'S ANNUAL ASSESSMENT READOUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: COM and PolOff attended the UNDP,s Annual Assessment Mission debriefing for the diplomatic corps on August 28 to hear observations of, and recommendations for, UNDP,s Burma operations. The assessment team reported that UNDP,s Burma programs have all been properly designed to ha [...]	2003-09-04 09:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON BM UNDP NGO
03RANGOON1117	INDIA'S AMBASSADOR TO BURMA: FINDING A BALANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 10 meeting with COM, Indian Ambassador to Burma Rajiv Kumar Bhatia described India's Burma policy as having two pillars: engagement with the regime and support for democracy. India will continue to move forward on both fronts simultaneously, he said, striking [...]	2003-09-12 10:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IN
03RANGOON1118	SANCTIONS FORCE GOB TO LOOK FOR DOLLAR SUBSTITUTES [...] (C) Summary: Following the recent application of new U.S. trade and financial sanctions on Burma, the GOB has faced considerable difficulty in utilizing U.S. dollars for official foreign trade transactions. Third country entrepreneurs are unable, or unwilling, to issue letters of credit in U. [...]	2003-09-12 10:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV KFPC PGOV BM
03RANGOON1184	BURMA SANCTIONS: BUSINESSES ADAPTING IN A FROZEN [...] (C) Summary: Many businesses have adapted fairly well to the July economic sanctions on Burma, though overall economic activity has dropped notably. Many have embraced trade in euros, while some have sought to move their traditional dollar-based business to the Thai and Chinese borders. Still [...]	2003-09-23 09:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON1197	NO JOY FOR BURMA'S TRADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: After claiming with much fanfare to have had a USD 700 million trade surplus last year (a claim doubted by most not dressed in a uniform),the Burmese government will not likely repeat the farce this year. Admittedly making an accurate assessment of Burma's trade balance is a f [...]	2003-09-24 08:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EPET PGOV BM
03RANGOON1238	BURMA'S MAGIC FEC: WHAT GOES DOWN MUST COME UP [...] (SBU) Summary: After following closely the gyrations of the U.S. dollar/kyat market exchange rate, the Burmese Foreign Exchange Certificate's (FEC) value has diverged significantly in recent months. Sharp dips and climbs unrelated to the greenback are very unusual, and no solid explanation is [...]	2003-09-30 09:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON AFIN PGOV BM
03RANGOON1362	EAP/BCLTV DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH CHINA'S [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Ambassador to Burma Li Jinjun posited in a late October meeting that current efforts by the international community on Burma should be aimed at establishing a platform for stable cooperation between Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and the SPDC. The U.S. should consider lifting ec [...]	2003-10-29 10:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CM BM
03RANGOON1375	JAPAN ENCOURAGES RAZALI TO UNDERTAKE SECRET [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese Ambassador to Burma, Yuji Miyamoto, is urging U.N. Special Envoy Razali to conduct his dialogue efforts "in secret" and to replace his pro-ASSK liaison officer in Rangoon, two points the Japanese believe might lead the SPDC to be more cooperative. The Japanese also w [...]	2003-10-31 00:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM JA
03RANGOON1452	INDIAN VP VISIT TO BURMA: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS TAKE A BACK SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Indian Vice President Shekhawat's November 2-5 visit to Burma was the most senior mission by an Indian leader in 16 years and the latest in a string of high-profile visits from India and other neighboring countries. The Burmese regime pulled out all the stops for the visit, though co [...]	2003-11-14 05:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM IN
03RANGOON1509	BURMA'S MUSLIM LEADERS, FOREIGN DIPLOMATS FETED [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Iftaar dinners hosted recently by the Embassy community made great strides in improving already good relations with the Burmese and Diplomatic Muslim communities. There were good exchanges on religious diversity, the role of Islam in the United States, religious tensions in [...]	2003-11-21 07:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL SCUL KPAO PREL BM
03RANGOON1552	BURMA'S COCKROACH ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: Considering the dismal state of the Burmese economy, it is surprising that the Burmese state remains both viable and stable. How is that people are able to quietly endure and survive? How can the ruling military regime be in a stronger position than ever? We see three major fact [...]	2003-12-03 01:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON1562	WAITING FOR GODOT: NLD LEADERS IN A HOLDING [...] (C) Summary: Recently released senior leaders of the NLD indicate they will remain politically active and press ahead with the challenge of reviving the democracy movement and protecting the survival of their political party. However, the "Uncles" admit that they find it difficult to form a p [...]	2003-12-03 10:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM NLD
03RANGOON1623	BURMA: 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Burma is the world's second largest producer of illicit opium and the second largest cultivator of opium poppy. The gap between Burma and the number one producer of illicit opium and number one cultivator of poppy, Afghanistan, increased considerably in 2003. Burma remains the primary sourc [...]	2003-12-22 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER BM TAGS

03RANGOON167	WIN AUNG IN INDIA AND OTHER RECENT GOB TOURS OF [...] (C) Summary: The SPDC's recent trips to India, China, and Bangladesh, together with its exchanges with Thailand, are intended to shore up regional support for Burma in anticipation of a possible deterioration in Burma's relations with the West. According to the Director of MFA's Southwest and [...]	2003-02-07 03:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG IN BM
03RANGOON178	BURMA'S ENERGY POLICY: BETTER LUCKY THAN GOOD [...] (C) Summary: Burma may have found a patch for its energy problems in 2003. A slower decline at the aging A'Pyauk gas fields (about 50 miles north northwest of Rangoon),unexpectedly large finds of gas in the recently developed Nyaungdon field (about 20 miles northwest of the capital),and bet [...]	2003-02-10 02:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV BM
03RANGOON190	JAPANESE VIEWS OF RAZALI'S MISSION [...] (C) Summary: According to Japanese Embassy sources in Rangoon, at the upcoming UN meetings in Tokyo, Japan will argue that the current sanctions-based western approach to Burma has failed and should be revised to allow for a more gradual process of transition, more direct aid support and more [...]	2003-02-11 07:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM UN
03RANGOON194	UN SEES LOOMING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The UN country team in Burma has painted a stark picture of the nation's humanitarian situation. It has also forecast dire consequences for Burma's poor, and for regional stability, if the situation is not addressed quickly. The UNDP Resident Representative in Rangoon will prese [...]	2003-02-13 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID SOCI ECON BM
03RANGOON195	NLD CEREMONY PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR PEOPLES' [...] (SBU) Summary: The National League for Democracy and other opposition parties represented by the Committee Representing the People's Parliament (CRPP) celebrated Burma's Union Day on February 12 at NLD headquarters. In this first ever CRPP public celebration of a national holiday, the growi [...]	2003-02-13 10:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
03RANGOON214	BANKING CRISIS CONTINUES; STILL NO EFFECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Burma's banking crisis has continued to build in the absence of government action. Several private banks have effectively closed, while the Myanmar Bankers Association has agreed to further reduce the limits on withdrawals to only 200,000 kyat (i.e., $200) per account per week. [...]	2003-02-19 09:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN BM
03RANGOON225	BURMA'S BANKS: GOB TAKES ACTION, BUT IS IT ENOUGH? [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has agreed to extend loans beginning next week to the country's beleaguered private banking sector. However, the regime blames the banks for their predicament, and has apparently decided to let the crisis run its course without trying any extraordinary new steps to reassu [...]	2003-02-21 09:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ECON BM
03RANGOON258	MUSLIM REPRESSION AND RESENTMENT NEAR BURMA'S [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime's repression of the mostly Muslim population of northern Rakhine State, located along the border with Bangladesh, is breeding resentment and poverty. DCM visited the area in mid-February as part of a trip to the region organized by UNHCR for diplomats. UNHCR [...]	2003-02-27 08:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREF KISL BM UNHCR
03RANGOON29	UPDATE ON WWII REMAINS RECOVERY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary: The recovery of the remains of some 600 WWII missing personnel (mostly crews of aircraft that crashed while flying "the hump" from India to China) is an important USG priority in Burma. With fairly good cooperation from the Government of Burma, the recovery operation is moving [...]	2003-01-08 09:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL BM
03RANGOON304	BURMESE STRONGMAN ILL WITH CANCER [...] (C) A reliable source with very close personal ties to top military medical officers corroborated recent DAO Rangoon reports that Vice Senior General Maung Aye has been hospitalized. Our source indicated, though, that Maung Aye had been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that is not trea [...]	2003-03-06 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS BM
03RANGOON309	BURMA: THIRD ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) The following report responds to the checklist provided in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons activities in Burma. The report will also be forwarded to EAP/BCLTV in Word format. Begin Report: Overview of Country's Activities - A. Burma is a country of origin [...]	2003-03-07 07:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF PREL SMIG BM
03RANGOON31	END GAME IN BURMA'S ETHNIC WARS [...] (C) Summary: Burma has basically won its ethnic wars. While some small-scale operations continue, the situation now is nothing like it was in the late 1980s. Then, 20 separate insurgent groups could put more than 60,000 troops in the field in Burma. Now, the five or six groups that remain ac [...]	2003-01-08 10:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS SNAR PHUM PREL MOPS BM
03RANGOON348	BURMA'S BANKS: PASSING THE BUCK ON TO BORROWERS [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has settled on a response to the banking crisis that will likely just expedite the disaster it is ostensibly trying to avoid. The regime, through a military-run committee, demanded that banks restore liquidity by calling in loans. With the economy at a standstill, many b [...]	2003-03-17 09:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PINS ECON BM
03RANGOON370	PINHEIRO SEEKING SPDC APPROVAL FOR HR ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, UN Special Rapporteur Pinheiro briefed the U.S., EU, Japanese, and Australian Ambassadors on his current visit to Burma. Pinheiro said the 6-day visit is to update information prior to his March 31 presentation to the UN Human Rights Committee and to request gove [...]	2003-03-21 06:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
03RANGOON394	BANGLADESH PRIME MINISTER LOOKS EASTWARD, [...] (C) Summary: Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's three day visit to Burma produced understandings on trade, transport connections, and refugees. Terrorism was not discussed, but, according to the Bangladeshi Defense Attache, Bangladesh has continued with efforts to clean up its side of th [...]	2003-03-28 08:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PTER BG BM
03RANGOON429	DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATOR RECEIVES SANCTUARY INSIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A young man involved in a sidewalk pro-democracy demonstration April 4 dashed into the British embassy to avoid arrest and as of April 7, remains inside. His co-demonstrator, a monk from Bago, is in regime hands. End Summary. 2. (C) British embassy sources tell us that on Frid [...]	2003-04-07 08:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM BM
03RANGOON43	UNDP'S PROGRAM IN BURMA - LINKING BASIC HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: UNDP will be seeking a more flexible mandate for its operations in Burma at the January 21 meeting in New York. The USG should support that request, but should also demand that UNDP and other UN agencies play a more active role in regard to human rights monitoring and protection o [...]	2003-01-10 03:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM BM UNDP NGO
03RANGOON430	WILL BURMA'S BANKS SURVIVE? SIGNS POINT TO NO [...] (C) Summary: Another payday passed without incident on March 31, but that does not mean that all is well in Burma. The banking crisis continues grimly on, with increasing negative spillover into the general economy. Though bankers, borrowers, and businesses are begging for mercy, government p [...]	2003-04-07 08:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON439	REGIME EASES UP ON ASSK HARASSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: NLD spokesman U Lwin told Poloff on April 7 that ASSK and party were harassed by SPDC and local authorities representatives for the first few days of their visit to Chin State. However, Military Intelligence (MI) officials, who provided earlier assurances that there would be n [...]	2003-04-08 08:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON445	JAPAN ON BURMA: WE WANT A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP TOO [...] (C) Summary: Minutes from a short meeting between the Japanese Ambassador and the Burmese Minister of National Planning and Economic Development emphasize the new pro-engagement policy outlined by the Japanese at the recent ICG meeting in Tokyo. The Ambassador's remarks give some insight into [...]	2003-04-09 09:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON BM
03RANGOON447	SUCCESSION ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: There are no laws or rules governing succession within the SPDC in Burma. Nevertheless, Than Shwe, Maung Aye and Khin Nyunt have begun to line up successors, including in particular Lieutenant Generals Thura Shwe Mann, Soe Win and Tin Aung Myint Oo. These are the three youngest [...]	2003-04-09 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BM
03RANGOON448	CAN BURMA'S RICE REFORMS WORK? [...] (SBU) Summary: Rice merchants are nervously anticipating the impending privatization of Burma's rice markets. Though the long-term benefits of this step are manifold, a hurried implementation of this drastic policy could have some unwelcome side effects in the short haul. End summary. GOB [...]	2003-04-09 09:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BM
03RANGOON484	ASSK GIVES PRESS A DOWNBEAT ASSESSMENT OF HER YEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi told reporters and diplomats April 23 that her trips to various regions of the country reassured her that ethnic groups are anxious for national reconciliation. She provided details on how the trips had been marred by attempts to intimidate NLD supporters. A [...]	2003-04-23 10:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM ASSK
03RANGOON53	WHAT'S BEST FOR BURMA? UNCLEAR. [...] (C) Summary. During a conversation with David Rockefeller at the Chief of Mission's residence on January 12th, Aung San Suu Kyi talked about the need for a speedy transition, the dangerous state of the nation's education system, and her growing public support outside Rangoon. Unfortunately, AS [...]	2003-01-13 08:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON BM ASSK
03RANGOON543	JAPAN'S NEW BURMA POLICY: FULL ENGAGEMENT WITH NO [...] (C) Summary: The new Japanese "Three Pillars" strategy of humanitarian aid, economic reform, and democracy was officially unveiled on April 29. The Japanese ambassador in Rangoon explained the details and origin of this policy to the Chief of Mission (COM) during a lunch on May 5. Though he [...]	2003-05-06 07:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID KDEM BM
03RANGOON563	BURMA: WHO WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR FREEING RICE? [...] (C) Summary: The GOB's official announcement of its rice liberalization policy answered the questions: who, what, where, and when. However, why, how, and how much are still vague. Until these questions are answered, the success of the new policy will be uncertain. However, we are encouraged [...]	2003-05-09 04:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BM
03RANGOON646	INSIDERS' VIEWS ON HOW TO INFLUENCE BURMA'S RULING [...] (S) Summary: Burma's businessmen have been telling us in no uncertain terms that neither economic sanctions nor constructive engagement will expedite political reform under the current circumstances. With surprising unanimity, these insiders have asserted that "coercive persuasion" is the only [...]	2003-06-03 10:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL KDEM PGOV ETRD BM
03RANGOON647	MFA BRIEFING ON NLD/GOVERNMENT CLASHES [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Khin Maung Win's briefing for diplomats on the recent deadly clash between NLD and government supporters in Depeyin satisfied no one. While he provided a faithful rehash of government press reporting on the incident, he would not say where Aung San Suu Kyi o [...]	2003-06-03 12:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON657	UNFPA'S BURMA SCORECARD IS GOOD, SO FAR [...] (SBU) Summary: UNFPA, into the second year of its four-year "special program" in Burma, is encouraged by its successes. To help ensure further progress, though, the agency's Rangoon office hopes that a chronic shortage of contraceptives will be remedied in short order. The agency plans to ex [...]	2003-06-05 10:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID SOCI BM UNFPA NGO
03RANGOON675	SE RAZALI TO MEET WITH ASSK [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Razali gave COM a private read-out of his meeting this morning, June 9, with Vice Senior General Maung Aye. Maung Aye told Razali that "as a special consideration" to the UN and Razali's efforts, the SPDC had reversed a previous decision to not allow anyone acc [...]	2003-06-09 11:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM ASSK
03RANGOON769	LOCAL REACTION MIXED ON NEW BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy has received much solicited and unsolicited reaction to the impending U.S. sanctions. We've heard from foreign diplomats, businessmen, resident U.S. citizens, some NLD members, and GOB economic officials. Generally people understand our motives, but are very skeptical [...]	2003-06-26 11:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ECON BM
03RANGOON838	ETHNIC LEADERS PLAN APPEAL TO LEADER OF JUNTA [...] (S) Summary: Reverend Saboi Jum, the head of the Kachin Baptist Convention, has revealed plans by ethnic leaders to appeal directly to the head of the SPDC for a return to the path of national reconciliation. Jum asked COM if the release of Aung San Suu Kyi alone would be enough to ease US p [...]	2003-07-10 10:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL PHUM BM
03RANGOON859	BURMA: HUNDI MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND [...] (S) Summary: In the absence of a reliable method for remitting foreign exchange, the "hundi" system flourishes in Burma. The system is used by nearly everyone in the country who needs to get dollars in or out, from NGOs to military officers. Though hundi in Burma is undoubtedly used to facil [...]	2003-07-18 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	EFIN SNAR PTER ECON ETRD BM
03RANGOON860	MP'S-ELECT SHARE THEIR POLITICAL VIEWS [...] (S) Summary: MPs-elect told us July 18 that they expect Aung San Suu Kyi to be released fairly soon, that the party remains strong and its members dedicated and loyal, and that they hope to avoid any "sporadic" anti-regime action that could serve as a pretext for an even tougher crackdown on [...]	2003-07-18 08:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM BM ASSK NLD
03RANGOON890	MANDALAY OUTREACH CENTER: NOW MORE THAN EVER [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Summary: In order to expand its democracy training and outreach, Embassy proposes to establish an American Center Teaching Annex in Mandalay (see reftels),Burma's second largest city and its geographic and cultural center. The American [...]	2003-07-25 05:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL ABLD ASEC BM
03RANGOON910	BURMA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Table of Contents: Summary Preface: U.S. Investment in Burma Subject to Sanctions Â [...]	2003-07-31 07:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB BM OPIC
03RANGOON921	NATIVES RESTLESS OVER SCOPE OF NEW SANCTIONS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. The Charge d'Affaires, a.i. and Econoff held briefings on the new U.S. sanctions on July 30th for U.S. citizens, and July 31st for Burmese and third-country businesspeople, NGOs, and the diplomatic and UN community. Both briefings were [...]	2003-08-01 10:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AFIN BM
03RANGOON950	SANCTIONS CATCH BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT FLAT-FOOTED [...] (C) Summary: Businesses have faced more trouble than they expected from the new U.S. sanctions on Burma. While local traders are scurrying to find a creative solution to their financial problems, the Burmese government has refused to take any action other than attempt to reassure the business [...]	2003-08-08 10:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV BM
03RANGOON966	LOCAL NLD PUBLICLY SUPPORTS SANCTIONS [...] (C) We received a letter dated July 29, addressed to President Bush and signed by sixteen rank and file Rangoon Division members of the National League for Democracy (NLD). A translation of the letter and a copy of the original has been pouched to EAP/BCLTV. 2. (C) The letter offered thanks [...]	2003-08-12 03:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD BM NLD
03RANGOON977	FEW EARLY VOLUNTEERS FOR BURMESE RICE TRADE [...] (C) Summary: With only two or three months remaining before rice harvest time, private traders and agronomists are dubious that the GOB's rice liberalization policy will be a real short term success. Too many uncertainties and holes remain for that to happen. However, all agree that the regi [...]	2003-08-13 11:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PGOV BM
03RANGOON993	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR URGES DEPUTIES TO ADDRESS BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese Ambassador to Burma says that he will urge his Deputy Foreign Minister to address next steps in Burma during a September meeting with Deputy Secretary Armitage. He advocates that the U.S. and Japan SIPDIS quietly collaborate in developing a package of carrots a [...]	2003-08-16 02:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA BM
03RANGOON994	BURMA SANCTIONS: GOVERNMENT STUMBLES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Hints of two informal trade policy changes (an attempted shift from the dollar to the euro and unofficial liberalization of border trade) may steer the post-sanctions environment in a clearer direction. Border trade will boom, especially if the regime is serious about reforms on [...]	2003-08-16 03:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ECON PGOV BM
03ROME1084	U.S./ITALY BILATERAL TALKS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY: FROM BROADBAND TO WI-FI TO CYBER SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DURING RECENT BILATERAL MEETINGS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY, THE GOI UNDERSCORED ITS EAGERNESS TO WORK WITH THE USG ON ISSUES LEADING UP TO THE WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE IN JUNE AND THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN DECEMBER, WHEN ITALY, AS EU PRESIDENT, WIL [...]	2003-03-17 12:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD IT
03ROME1117	FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI SPEAKS HIS MIND ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECONOMIC REFORM, INCLUDING OF THE PENSION SYSTEM, WILL MOVE FORWARD THIS YEAR, FINANCE MINISTER GIULIO TREMONTI UNDERSCORED IN A WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSION WITH AMBASSADOR AND EMBOFFS ON MARCH 13TH. FRUSTRATED WITH STABILITY PACT CONSTRAINTS IMPOSED BY BRUSSELS, TREMONTI SAID THAT I [...]	2003-03-18 16:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ELAB IT NATO ITALIAN POLITICS EUN
03ROME1119	ANNUAL SECTION 1377 REVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] THE HIGH COST OF MOBILE TO FIXED TERMINATION RATES, WHICH IS THE FOCUS OF COMPTEL'S FILING UNDER SECTION 1377 OF THE TRADE ACT, WAS A THEME OF THE MARCH 6-7TH U.S./ITALY BILATERAL TALKS ON COMMUNICATIONS POLICY. THE GOI IS COMMITTED TO BRING RATES DOWN, BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST TRANCHE OF RATE [...]	2003-03-18 17:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD IT
03ROME1134	INTERIOR MINISTER ADVOCATES FORMAL RELATIONSHIP [...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) IN THE PAST MONTH, BOTH INTERIOR MINISTER PISANU UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01134 01 OF 02 191345Z AND SENATE PRESIDENT PERA PUBLICLY HAVE URGED ACCELERATED NEGOTIATION OF A STATE ACCORD WITH ITALY'S GROWING ISLAMIC [...]	2003-03-19 13:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV IT
03ROME1235	MEETING OF UNIDROIT SUB-FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: THE FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) MET ON MARCH 17 TO CONSIDER PRELIMINARY 2004 BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED OVER BUDGET UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING BOTH INCOME AN [...]	2003-03-25 08:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ABUD UNIDROIT
03ROME1268	G8 FAMINE MEETINGS IN ROME [...] (SBU) G8 MEMBER STATES DID NOT REACH CONSENSUS ON A COMMON TEXT FOR PRESENTATION. OPPOSITION TO A U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT WAS LED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CANADA, WHO FAVOR PRESENTATION OF A LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR TEXT (REPRODUCED BELOW). THE U.S.- FRENCH DRAFT RECEIVED [...]	2003-03-25 16:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME1270	TFIZO1: ITALY EXPELS FOUR IRAQI DIPLOMATS AND STAFF [...] (S) ON MARCH 25 GOI MFA CONFIRMED TO US DETAILS OF ITS EXPULSION OF FOUR IRAQI DIPLOMATS. TWO (THIRD SECRETARY ALI RIFAT AND ATTACHE MOHAMMED HUMADI) HAVE DEPARTED ROME FOR AMMAN. TWO STAFF MEMBERS (TAHER AHMED AND ABDULLAH HUMADI) WERE OUT OF ITALY WHEN DECISION WAS MADE AND WILL NOT BE ALL [...]	2003-03-25 17:02:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PGOV IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1320	REPORT OF FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2003 [...] SUMMARY. THE 16TH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) BIENNIAL COMMITTEE ON FORESTRYS (COFO) FEATURED AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT THAT ALLOWED FOR GREATER EMPHASIS ON INFORMAL TECHNICAL EXCHANGES ON TECHNICAL ISSUES AND FORESTRY PROGRAM AREAS OF AND DISCUSSIONS ON ISSUES AN [...]	2003-03-27 16:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR SENV FAO
03ROME1360	LABOR ANTIPASTI FOR ITALY [...] INTRODUCTION: THIS CABLE IS THE FIRST IN A PERIODIC SERIES REPORTING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS CONCERNING ITALY'S LABOR MARKET, LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS AND TRADE UNION ACTIVITIES. THE ITEMS INCLUDED ARE USEFUL TIDBITS; SMALL DISHES (ANTIPASTI IN LOCAL PARLANCE) OF INFORMATION TO SUPP [...]	2003-03-31 13:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV PINR IT
03ROME144	GOI ON DAYTON ARMS CONTROLS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) ACCORDING TO MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI, THE GOI CONCURS WITH USG POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR THE DAYTON ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS AS OUTLINED REFTEL. HE TOLD POLOFF ON DECEMBER 10 THAT HE AGREED WITH THE NEED FOR CONTACT GROUP PRESSURE ON THE PARTIES FOR [...]	2003-01-14 11:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL BK HR SR IT OSCE
03ROME1455	EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL NOVAK IN [...] U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL NOVAK (AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE) ADDRESSED KEY ITALIAN AND VATICAN AUDIENCES ON THE ISSUE OF "IRAQ AND THE JUST WAR THEORY" FEBRUARY 7- 10. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE WAS TO CLARIFY THE JUST NATURE OF U.S. IRAQ POLICY TO INFLUENTIAL ITALIAN AND VATICAN AUDIENCES, INC [...]	2003-04-07 10:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
03ROME1511	WFP-PARTNER CONSULTATION OF EMERGENCY NEEDS [...] WFP HOSTED A TWO-AND-ONE-HALF DAY CONSULTATION ON EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (ENA) AT CASTEL GANDOLFO (NEAR ROME) MARCH 12-14, WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF EIGHT DONORS, FIVE UN AGENCIES, NINE NGOS, USAID'S FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NETWORK (FEWS NET),AND TWO PROMINENT REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [...]	2003-04-09 10:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME1564	U/S BOLTON BRIEFS ITALIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON BRIEFED SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON IRAQ, NORTH KOREAN, IRAN AND OTHER NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES IN ROME ON APRIL 9, FOLLOWING HIS MEETINGS AT THE VATICAN (REPORTED SEPTEL). THE ITALIANS ARE ANXIOUS TO REPAIR RIFTS IN THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE, PARTICULARLY D [...]	2003-04-11 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS PREL IT
03ROME1565	U/S BOLTON BRIEFS ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE JOHN BOLTON MET WITH ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO IN ROME ON APRIL 9 TO DISCUSS IRAQ AND THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE. THE MOD IS PREPARING A PACKAGE OF POST-CONFLICT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S APPROVAL TO INCLUDE MILITARY POLICE, [...]	2003-04-11 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1571	TFIZ01: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO FIELD HOSPITAL REQUEST [...] (S) SUMMARY. EMBASSY CONVEYED REFTEL POINTS TO GOI OFFICIALS AT THE MOD, MFA, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AND PRESIDENT CIAMPI'S OFFICE ON APRIL 11. INITIAL RESPONSES TO OUR FIELD HOSPITAL REQUEST WERE POSITIVE, BUT NOT YET DEFINITIVE. WE ARE ENCOURAGING THE GOI TO TAILOR A COMPONENT OF THE PROP [...]	2003-04-13 10:16:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1577	TFIZ01: ITALY'S IRAQ TASK FORCE OUTLINES PROPOSED [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS ACTION REQUESTS. SEE PARA 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ECMIN AND ECONOFF MET ON APRIL 11 WITH ANTONIO BADINI, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND COORDINATOR OF ITALY'S IRAQ TASK FORCE. BADINI WAS JOINED BY IRAQ OFFICE DIRECTOR LUIGI MACCOTTA. AT THE [...]	2003-04-14 10:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR EAID MOPS PREL PHUM IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1594	TFIZ01: ITALIAN PARLIAMENT TO VOTE ON IRAQ PHASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT WILL DEBATE AND VOTE ON ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS OF MILITARY AND CIVIL ASSETS TO IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ON APRIL 15. WE HAVE URGED THE GOI TO SEEK PARLIAMENT'S APPROVAL FOR THE BROADEST AND MOST FLEXIBLE ITALIAN PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE SO THAT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE [...]	2003-04-14 17:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR EAID MOPS PREL IT IZ ITALIAN POLITICS IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME160	OFFICIAL-INFORMAL NO. 01, 01/14/02 [...] (C) DURING MY COURTESY CALLS YESTERDAY ON THE MFA DG AND U/S FOR ASIA (GUIDO MARTINI AND MARGHERITA BONIVER, RESPECTIVELY),THE GOI PROPOSAL TO SHIP "HUMANITARIAN" FUEL OIL TO NORTH KOREA AROSE. OUR IMPRESSION WAS THAT THIS WAS AN INITIATIVE OF THE DG WHILE THE U/S WAS ON HOLIDAY LEAVE. BONI [...]	2003-01-14 17:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT IT UN
03ROME1601	FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE PREVIEW [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. SUMMARY. THE 102ND SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01601 01 OF 05 151122Z MEET MAY 5-9, 2003. IMPORTANT ACTION ITEMS FOR THE U.S. INCLUDE: REPORT [...]	2003-04-15 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME1658	FAO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE 17TH SESSION [...] SUMMARY. THE 17TH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (COAG) MET MARCH 31 - APRIL 4, 2003. COAG PROVED ONCE AGAIN TO BE THE MOST POLITICIZED OF FAO'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEES. ONLY ONE AGENDA ITEM RATED CONSENSUS ENDORSEMENT; THE REMAINDER WERE EITHE [...]	2003-04-17 13:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME1662	64TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY [...] SUMMARY: THE SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE U.N. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS (CCP) MET MARCH 18-22, 2O03 AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME. MOST DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND CAIRNS GROUP MEMBERS SAW THE MEETING AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF D [...]	2003-04-17 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME1679	TFIZ01: ITALIANS DISCUSS BRIGADE AND CARABINIERI [...] (C) THE ITALIAN LNO AT TAMPA, GENERL SANTINI, IS EXPECTED TO PRESENT THE ITALIAN MIITARY'S PROPOSAL -- TO CONTRIBUTE A BRIGADE AS WEL AS CARABINIERI UNITS FOR IRAQ OPERATIONS -- TOCENTCOM AS EARLY AS APRIL 18, ONCE THE PLAN HAS BEN APPROVED BY THE CHOD. BASED ON OUR APRIL 17 METING WITH THE U [...]	2003-04-18 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EAID IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1706	PREVIEW OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) WILL MEET MAY 12-16 IN ITS FIRST SESSION AFTER THE "WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER" RECONFIRMED ITS MANDATE TO MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARDS REACHING THE GOAL OF HALVING WORLD HUNGER BY 2015. THE CFS [...]	2003-04-23 08:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR FAO
03ROME1728	FAO/WHO RELEASE OF EXPERT REPORT ON DIET, [...] SUMMARY. THE DIRECTORS GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AND THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) PRESIDED OVER THE 4/23 RELEASE OF THE WHO/FAO EXPERT CONSULTATION REPORT ON DIET, NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. BOTH DIRECTORS GENERAL EMPHASIZED THAT THE [...]	2003-04-23 14:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME1735	EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER KENNETH STEIN IN [...] U.S. SPEAKER KENNETH STEIN (EMORY UNIVERSITY) ADDRESSED KEY ITALIAN AUDIENCES IN MILAN, FLORENCE, ROME, NAPLES, PALERMO, CATANIA, AND MESSINA ON THE TOPIC "U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE MIDDLE EAST SINCE 9/11," MARCH 4-15, 2003. DR. STEIN, PROFESSOR OF MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY AND ISRAELI STUDIES [...]	2003-04-24 09:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
03ROME1884	ROME GENEVA GROUP MEETING ON FAO FINANCE AND [...] SUMMARY: ROME GENEVA GROUP (GG) MEMBERS ARE DIVIDED ON SUPPORTING ZERO NOMINAL GROWTH OR ZERO REAL GROWTH FOR THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) UPCOMING 2004- 2005 BUDGET BUT DO AGREE THAT GOVERNANCE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM: THE ORGANIZATION HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO [...]	2003-05-02 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME1890	FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: INTERSESSIONAL [...] SUMMARY: THE BUREAU OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET APRIL 28, 2003. THE BUREAU PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO THE SECRETARIAT ON [...]	2003-05-05 05:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR FAO
03ROME1908	FAO'S FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS [...] THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) BRIEFED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 29, 2003 ON THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, AND FAO'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISSUE. THE MESSAGE: HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A MULTI-SECTORAL APPROACH. ONE-THIRD OF THE AGRICULTURA [...]	2003-05-05 14:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC FAO
03ROME1992	IMPROVING TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS TOP PRIORITY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A WIDE-RANGING CONVERSATION ON MAY 2 ABOUT THE CURRENT - AND FUTURE - STATE OF US/EU RELATIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY, MFA DIRGEN GIANCARLO ARAGONA TOLD VISITING USEU AMBASSADOR SCHNABEL THAT HE IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF US/EU RELAT [...]	2003-05-09 07:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT NATO
03ROME2045	REVIEW OF ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OIF [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY ANSWERED THE CALL TO ASSIST THE COALITION WIN THE WAR IN IRAQ. THE GOI MADE A STRATEGIC CHOICE TO KEEP ITS POLICY ALIGNED WITH THE U.S. AND STUCK TO IT, DESPITE INTENSE INTERNAL POLITICAL PRESSURE TO FOLD. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ROME 02045 [...]	2003-05-12 17:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME208	MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR PAOLA IMPERIALE AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR MATTHEW MCLEAN EXCHANGED VIEWS ON A BROAD RANGE OF EAST AFRICA ISSUES. THE TWO DISCUSSED SUPPORT FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN KENYA, POLICY REGARDING SOMALILAND, THE ROLES OF DJIBOUTI AND ERITREA IN THE GWOT, AND TH [...]	2003-01-16 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE DJ ER ET SO IT UN
03ROME2148	ITALY'S NEW IRAQ ENVOY [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY OFFICERS MET ON MAY 13 WITH AMBASSADOR ANTONIO ARMELLINI, WHO WILL BE IN CHARGE OF ITALY'S CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL AS SPECIAL ENVOY IN IRAQ AND REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INTERIM AUTHORITY (REFS A, B). ARMELLINI RETURNED FROM BAGHDAD LAST WEEK HAVING RECEIVED, HE SAID [...]	2003-05-15 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID IZ IT
03ROME2150	EU BIOTECH: ITALIAN REACTION TO U.S. ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALIAN GOVERNMENT REACTION TO THE MAY 13 USG ANNOUNCEMENT REQUESTING WTO CONSULTATIONS ON THE EU,S MORATORIUM ON BIOTECH APPROVALS HAS BEEN RESTRAINED. FOREIGN TRADE VICE MINISTER URSO SUGGESTED THAT RESOLUTION OF THE BIOTECH CASE MIGHT BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LINKAGE WITH OTHER DISP [...]	2003-05-16 07:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TBIO IT EUN
03ROME2151	EAST AFRICA: NIO HOUDEK'S DISCUSSIONS WITH ITALIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN MAY 9 CONSULTATIONS IN ROME, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (NIO) FOR AFRICA AMB. ROBERT HOUDEK FOUND A BROAD IDENTITY OF VIEWS WITH ITALIAN MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AMB. BRUNO CABRAS AND EAST AFRICA OFFICE DIRECTOR PAOLA IMPERIALE. CABRAS AGREED WITH HOUDEK [...]	2003-05-16 07:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ER ET PREL UNSCER UNSC
03ROME2182	ITALY - 2003 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...] (SBU) ON MAY 6, ECONCOUNS CALLED ON MAURO MASI, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AND SIPDIS EXTRAORDINARY COMMISSIONER OF SIAE (THE COPYRIGHT ROYALTY COLLECTING SOCIETY),REGARDING THE SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION FOR ITALY (REFTEL). MASI WAS NOT SURPRISED BY THE DECISI [...]	2003-05-16 12:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD IT
03ROME2193	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: TRANSPORT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ELIMINATING NATIONAL BARRIERS AND CUTTING THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE TO ALLOW THE FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE EU IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ITALY'S TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY DURING THE UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY. THE TRANSPORTATION MINISTER'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TOLD US [...]	2003-05-16 14:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EAIR EWWT IT EUN ITELTN
03ROME2269	WHO LETTER ON GMO'S: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DIRECTOR GENERAL REVEALED THAT THE WHO DIRECTOR GENERAL IS MISINFORMED CONCERNING THE ADVANCE INFORMED AGREEMENT PROVISION OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL. IN URGING WF [...]	2003-05-22 10:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV WFP WHO
03ROME2294	PDAS RIES VISIT: ECONOMIC PRIORITIES FOR ITALY'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. GOI OFFICIALS BELIEVE THAT AS EU PRESIDENT, ITALY'S TOUGHEST ECONOMIC CHALLENGE WILL BE TO HELP RESTORE CONSUMER AND INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN THE MARKETS. A CREDIBLE MESSAGE BY THE ITALIAN PRESIDENCY AND COMMITMENT BY ALL EU MEMBERS TO JUMP-START EURO-ZONE ECONOMIES ARE NEEDED TO WI [...]	2003-05-23 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ETRD IT
03ROME2317	ITALY: EU DIGITAL VAT DIRECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE RESPONDS TO REFTEL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ITALY'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU DIGITAL VAT DIRECTIVE. INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM LEGISLATIVE OFFICE OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY FOR EU AFFAIRS. 2. (SBU) ITALY HAS NOT ENACTED THE EU DIGITAL VAT DIRECTIVE. EU MINISTRY OFFICIALS DO [...]	2003-05-27 10:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN IT EUN
03ROME2327	ITALIAN MFA ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MAY 14 DISCUSSION ON THE EU CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, MFA DIRECTOR FOR INSTITUTIONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02327 01 OF 02 271651Z LEGAL AFFAIRS, GUISEPPE BUCCINO, TOLD EMBASSY POLOFF THAT A TREATY SIGNING CEREMONY DURING THE ITALIAN [...]	2003-05-27 16:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT PREL
03ROME2330	SWEEPING ITALIAN RESEARCH REFORMS SWEEP OUT CNR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TAKEN IN SCHUMPETERIAN TERMS, ITALY IS POORLY POSITIONED AT PRESENT TO GENERATE OR BENEFIT IN EARLY STAGES FROM THE "LONG WAVES" OF RESEARCH, INVENTION, AND INNOVATION WHICH CHARACTERIZE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL PARADIGM SHIFTS LIKE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT),BIOTE [...]	2003-05-28 08:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL KSCA TBIO TPHY IT
03ROME2331	BIOTECH OUTREACH: GREEN REVOLUTION TO GENE [...] SUMMARY. WITH SUPPORT FROM PD, USAID AND USDA, MISSION ITALY, AT THE INITIATIVE OF CONGEN FLORENCE, IS COSPONSORING A FOUR DAY CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA MAY 28-31. HEADLINING THE PROGRAM IS NOBEL PRIZE PRIZE WINNER NORMAN BORLAUG, AND SWISS SCIENTIST [...]	2003-05-28 08:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL OIIP IT PRC
03ROME2370	FAO ON "POST CONFLICT" AND OTHER EMERGENCY [...] SUMMARY: UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) OFFICIALS BRIEFED DONORS MAY 21 ON THE SITUATION IN SELECTED COUNTRIES (INCLUDING IRAQ) RECEIVING EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE THROUGH FAO. FAO WELCOMED INCREASING DONOR SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCIES BUT NOTED THAT MANY APPEA [...]	2003-05-29 07:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR AN AF CE SU FAO IQ
03ROME2429	ITALY AND THE EU: WHY DO MILK QUOTAS MATTER? [...] (C) Summary: In an attempt to finally put to rest the knotty problem of EU fines for overproducing milk, the Berlusconi government has found itself caught between an exasperated EU and intransigent Italian milk producers, supported by the Northern League (LN). The GOI has used tough tactics i [...]	2003-06-03 10:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PGOV EAGR EFIN PREL ECON IT EUN
03ROME2435	Italy's Finance Police See IPR Protection as Key [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent discussion with Emboffs, Major General Nino di Paolo underscored the commitment of Italy's Finance Police (FP) to fighting IPR piracy. IPR protection has become a top priority for the FP as it has focused on the links between IPR pirates and organized crime. Di Pao [...]	2003-06-03 16:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD PGOV IT
03ROME2485	REPORT OF FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 102nd session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Finance Committee met May 5-9, 2003. Committee members were divided on the question of the 2004-2005 budget level, with the U.S. and Japan supporting zero nominal growth, G-77 members supporting real growth, Swit [...]	2003-06-05 13:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME2493	WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) WFP has issued a copy of a 2002-2003 draft food loss report conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled "Food Aid Leakages in Bangladesh," supported by funding from the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the European Community. Preliminary findings are distu [...]	2003-06-05 14:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME250	SCENE-SETTER U.S-ITALY COMMUNICATIONS BILATERAL [...] THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS INTENDED AS AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ITALYS COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TO HELP WASHINGTON AGENCIES PREPARE FOR MARCH 6-7, 2003 BILATERAL MEETINGS IN ROME. 2. SUMMARY. ITALY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST DEVELOPED COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE AND FIXED LINE MARKE [...]	2003-01-21 15:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD IT EUN
03ROME2501	USEU VISIT: ITALY'S MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In the interest of repairing U.S.-EU relations during its upcoming EU presidency, the GOI plans to manage existing U.S.-EU trade disputes as well as the ongoing WTO trade talks in a way that will emphasize the positive. Pro-biotech elements within the GOI express hope that EU Parl [...]	2003-06-06 05:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAIR ELTN ETRD IT SENV TBIO TSPA EUN
03ROME2546	124TH FAO COUNCIL PREVIEW [...] Summary: The 124th Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council will meet June 23- 28, 2003 in Rome. Items of particular importance to the U.S. during this Council session will be: an agenda item on Director General term limits; a U.S.-requested agenda item on reporting [...]	2003-06-09 12:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR KUNR FAO
03ROME2582	FAO OECD Group: Term Limits and Bureaus [...] (U) Summary: The OECD group met June 9, 2003 to discuss bureau positions for FAO Council and Conference. The outgoing Chair (New Zealand) asked for views on expanding the mandate of the group beyond allocating bureau positions. Those who spoke (including USDel) did not support expanding the [...]	2003-06-10 11:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR KUNR FAO
03ROME2585	GOI WANTS TO COORDINATE ON BURMA DURING EU [...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM MARCO DELLA SETA, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR COVERING BURMA, POL MC AND POLOFF PASSED A SHORT HISTORY OF U.S. POLICY TOWARDS BURMA AND BRIEFLY DISCUSSED U.S. REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S DETENTION. DELLA SETA OFFERED A PRECIS OF EU AND ITALIAN POLICY TOWARDS BURMA [...]	2003-06-10 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IT BM EUN
03ROME2620	ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] The WFP Board annual session took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs (particularly in Africa where 38-40 million people face starvation). The modalities of WFP assistance to Iraq, which will represent one-third of WFP's worldwide efforts in 2003, was widely [...]	2003-06-11 13:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2662	"Donneybrook" between India and several European [...] (SBU) At two WFP Executive Board sessions (May 29 and June 2),the Netherlands and Sweden criticized India and by inference South Africa, Eritrea and China (WFP emerging developing country donors) for contributing to WFP while failing to adequately address hunger at home. The Indian ambassado [...]	2003-06-12 12:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME28	ITALY SEEKS STRONGER TRADE ROLE IN 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-07 10:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT EUN WTO
03ROME2827	ALENIA SPAZIO AND CHINA: FURTHER GOI VIEWS ON [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (S) ECMIN AND ECONOFF MET WITH MFA EXPORT CONTROL COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR ON JUNE 20 TO DISCUSS PROPOSED AD HOC CONSULTATIONS ON BOTH ALENIA SPAZIO'S ACTIVITY IN CHINA AS WELL AS OTHER MUTUAL NON-PROLIFERATION CONCERNS (REF C). 3. (S) ECMIN DREW DE [...]	2003-06-20 16:20:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC PREL IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME2846	Labor Rights Referendum Fails Over Low Turnout, [...] SUMMARY: A year-long political drama over an obscure but symbolically important provision of Italian labor law closed with a whimper on June 16, when a national referendum on the provision drew only a quarter of registered voters and failed to qualify as valid. The dispute over the provision, [...]	2003-06-23 13:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV IT UN
03ROME289	GOI PRE-GAERC VIEWS ON IRAQ, DPRK, BALKANS, ESDP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 23 AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POL MC COUNTRYMAN, DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND COORDINATOR FOR EU SECURITY SANDRO DE BERNADIN. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE POINTS IN A NON-PAPER. BALDOCCI SAID THAT MFA FRATTINI WAS "VERY PLEASED, VERY SATISFIED" WIT [...]	2003-01-24 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT

03ROME291	FURTHER GOI VIEWS ON GAERC DISCUSSION OF IRAQ [...] (C) ON JANUARY 24, WE DELIVERED POINTS ON IRAQ DEBATE AT JANUARY 27 GAERC TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS GIANCARLO ARAGONA. ARAGONA TOLD DCM THAT THE GOI CONCURRED WITH THE USG VIEW THAT THE EU SHOULD NOT ISSUE A COMMON STATEMENT ON IRAQ AT THIS TIME. CONSENSUS AT THE GAE [...]	2003-01-24 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EU IZ IT EUN
03ROME2956	GOI MINISTERS ASSERT SAFETY AND IMPORTANCE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. At the annual assembly of Assobiotec (Italy,s national association of biotechnology companies) held in Rome on June 10, 2003, Minister of Productive Activities Antonio Marzano and Minister of Health Girolamo Sirchia addressed the importance of the sector to Italy,s future. They [...]	2003-06-30 10:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT PGOV TBIO UN
03ROME3195	E/VP 2004-0023 U.S. PERSPECTIVES ON MULTILATERAL [...] NOMINATION FOR THE U.S. MISSION TO THE UN CANDIDATE, MR. ROSELEY BIN KHALID FOLLOWS. NOMINATION IN EVDP FORMAT WILL FOLLOW BY SEPTEL. 2. BEGIN KHALID NOMINATION FORM: 1)FULL NAME OF VISITOR: ROSELEY BIN KHALID 2) CURRENT PROFESSIONAL TITLE OF VISITOR: AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE, EMBASSY [...]	2003-07-14 10:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR EAID FAO
03ROME3200	CODEL HYDE DISCUSSIONS ON ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini and Members of the Italian Parliament told CODEL Hyde that improving the transatlantic relationship was a priority for the Italian EU Presidency. Fini said that the GOI recognizes and appreciates the sacrifices America has made to preserv [...]	2003-07-14 12:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EU IT EUN
03ROME3214	MID-EAST PEACE PROCESS: WHAT TO EXPECT OF ITALY AS [...] (C) Summary: Italy has identified the MidEast Peace Process as among its top foreign policy priorities during its EU Presidency (July-December 2003). PM Berlusconi has consciously upgraded Italy's relations with Israel to balance its traditional close ties to the Palestinians and make the GOI [...]	2003-07-14 17:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IS IT KPAL PREL EUN
03ROME3215	EU/BURMA: ITALIAN REACTION TO U.S. PROPOSALS;ICG [...] (C) POLOFF DISCUSSED REFTELS A AND B WITH MARCO DELLA SETA, THE ITALIAN MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR COVERING BURMA. HE WAS INTERESTED IN UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BURMA RAZALI'S BRIEFING TO THE INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (ICG) ON BURMA BUT IS UNABLE TO ATTEND ON SHORT NOTICE. HE INDICATED THE ITALIAN PE [...]	2003-07-14 17:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC BM IT EUN
03ROME3230	JIU REPORT ON FAO: AN AGENDA FOR CHANGE [...] SUMMARY. THE UN JOINT INSPECTION UNIT (JIU) REPORT ON "REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UN" CONTAINS A NUMBER OF CRITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE AREAS OF RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT, FIELD OFFICES AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEM [...]	2003-07-15 11:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME3249	FAO DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: ACCOUNTING FOR THE [...] SUMMARY: VOLUNTARY FUNDING FOR THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST DECADE DUE TO A SHARP DROP IN UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) FUNDING BUT ALSO DUE TO WHAT FAO OFFICIALS THEMSELVES ACKNOWLEDGE WAS FAO'S POOR PERFORM [...]	2003-07-17 05:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID EAGR FAO
03ROME3277	AMBASSADOR RAISES CLIMATE CHANGE, EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met Minister of Environment Altero Matteoli July 2 to discuss priority issues that might emerge during the Italian EU Presidency. Ambassador praised Italy's position on climate change and Kyoto, pointing out that PM Berlusconi had taken a significant political risk in p [...]	2003-07-18 09:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV TSPL KSCA EAID PGOV IT EUN
03ROME3304	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: EU/EUROMED INFORMAL TRADE [...] (U) Italian trade officials hosted an informal trade ministerial meeting in Palermo July 6-7. The July 6 session included trade ministers from the EU 15 plus the 10 EU accession countries, as well as European Commissioner for External Trade Pascal Lamy and European Free Trade Agreement partner [...]	2003-07-18 17:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT EUN
03ROME3360	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: U.S./EU TASK FORCE [...] (U) U.S., Commission and Council officials and representatives of the Italian EU Presidency discussed a wide range of subjects, from the U.S. Passenger Name Record and Container Security Initiatives to Europe's efforts to assist Africa, at the July 18th U.S./EU task force meeting in Rome. Ta [...]	2003-07-23 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV MOPS IT EUN
03ROME3368	U.S.-EU TROIKA POLITIAL DIRECTORS - PRODUCTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Jones had broad, frank and productive discussions at the U.S.-EU Troika Political Directors meeting, chaired by Italian MFA POLDIR Giancarlo Aragona in Rome on July 18. Both sides agreed on the need for strengthened and complementary U.S.-EU and EU-NATO security relations un [...]	2003-07-24 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME3388	EUR A/S JONES DISCUSSIONS WITH PM DIP ADVISOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-25 11:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME341	WFP FOOD AID - A "FIRST CUT" ON FUTURE WFP [...] WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) PRESENTED "NOTES FOR A CONSULTATION ON STRATEGIC ISSUES" IN ROME ON JANUARY 14, 2003. WFP REITERATED ITS INTENT TO INTENSIFY ITS FOCUS IN COUNTRIES WITH THE GREATEST NEED - WHICH IT DEFINED AS THOSE WITH A PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDI) OF LESS THAN USD 885 A [...]	2003-01-29 14:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
03ROME3413	THIRD AD HOC MEETING OF IGO'S ON WORK PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY. THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) CONVENED THE THIRD AD HOC MEETING OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (IGOS) ON WORK PROGRAMS RELATED TO SUBSIDIES IN FISHERIES 23-25 JULY 2003 AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME. THE MEETING PRODUCED A CLEARER VISION FOR FUTURE FAO [...]	2003-07-28 11:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIS SENV FAO
03ROME3481	BIOTECH: FACED WITH FALLOUT OVER CROP SEIZURES, [...] (C) SUMMARY On July 28 Ambassador met with Minister of Agriculture Gianni Alemanno over US concerns with the GOI's policy prohibiting minute amounts of biotech material in conventional seed lots. Ambassador Sembler prefaced the July 28 conversation by stating that he brought up the seizure o [...]	2003-07-31 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID IT PREL TBIO WTO
03ROME353	ITALY: 2003 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-29 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	IT MARR MCAP NATO PREF
03ROME3576	ITALIAN REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSPORT AXUM [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST from Embassy Rome DAO and Pol-Mil. See paras 4 and 5. 2. (U) On August 4, Embassy received an Aide Memoire from the Italian MFA (informal translation in para 6) asking whether the USG would authorize the use of US military aircraft to transport an ancient ston [...]	2003-08-07 13:33:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS IT AVIATION
03ROME3583	Increasing pressure on the Rohingya refugees in [...] (SBU) US/Mission Rome Humanitarian Attache visited two UNHCR-managed Rohingya refugee camps on July 29-30 - Kutupalong and Nayapara - located in Teknaf Thana (Cox's Bazar district, at the southernmost tip of Bangladesh directly bordering Burma) which house approximately 20,000 Burmese Muslims [...]	2003-08-08 04:46:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME3595	ASPECTS OF WFP NEPAL COUNTRY PROGRAM - US [...] A representative of the US Mission to the UN Food and Agricultural Agencies (FODAG) visited the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) operations in Nepal to assess security aspects of WFP's on-going development activities in view of the Maoist insurrection. UN controls to prevent sexual a [...]	2003-08-08 09:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP UN
03ROME3607	Policy dialogue session in Dhaka on WFP post- [...] (U) The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) led a July 24 policy dialogue session in Dhaka to review key findings and preliminary recommendations of its WFP commissioned Food Aid Leakages study. Sub-studies on losses linked to discharge in ports, transit losses through the nat [...]	2003-08-08 15:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME3629	REACH: ITALIAN CHEMICALS INDUSTRY'S STRATEGY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Begin summary. On July 24, SCI Officers met with Francesca Poggiali (please protect),a Federchimica official responsible for External Affairs, who is working as a consultant to the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities assis [...]	2003-08-12 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TPHY TBIO EIND IT EUN
03ROME3633	ITALY,S BUDGET BATTLE BEGINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE RELEASE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FOUR-YEAR ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT (DPEF) HAS STARTED OFF ITALY'S ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS WITH A BANG. THE DPEF, WHICH SETS BUDGETARY GUIDELINES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR AND MAKES PROJECTIONS ABOUT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, WAS A CAREFULLY CRAFTED COMPROMISE AM [...]	2003-08-12 11:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IT EUN
03ROME3679	THE FUTURE OF THE BERLUSCONI COALITION: FRACTIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Summer doldrums and August vacation have not interrupted front-page squabbling in the Italian government coalition, once perceived as a tight, cohesive group in stark contrast with the fractured center-left opposition. Public spats can be expected to continue as Italy enters a [...]	2003-08-14 07:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS
03ROME3687	BIOTECH: ARE WE MAKING PROGRESS? [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-14 10:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID IT EUN
03ROME3697	ITALY'S BUDGET BATTLE BEGINS (CORRECTED VERSION - [...] (SBU) Summary. The release of the government's four-year economic blueprint (DPEF) has started off Italy,s annual budget process with a bang. The DPEF, which sets budgetary guidelines for the upcoming year and makes projections about economic performance, was a carefully crafted compromise am [...]	2003-08-14 12:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IT
03ROME3701	U.S. COMPANY PUSHING FOR RELEASE OF TAIWAN SUB [...] (C) Summary. Kollmorgen, a U.S. producer of electro-optical submarine systems, has requested Embassy assistance in obtaining a sensitive export license for the firm's Italian subsidiary. The Italian company, Calzoni, which makes lifting devices for Kollmorgen's EO system, has requested the I [...]	2003-08-14 13:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL MASS MCAP TW IT EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME371	USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES WFP GEARING UP FOR [...] (S) USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 23-24 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM TO ASSIST IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INVOLVED THE POSSIBLE PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY OF 2.5 M [...]	2003-01-30 17:03:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
03ROME3794	BERLUSCONI'S END OF SUMMER MEETINGS WITH SCHROEDER [...] (C) Summary: The agenda for PM Berlusconi's August 22/23 meeting with German Chancellor Schroeder will include the Intergovernmental Conference and transatlantic relations. We told the PM's acting diplomatic advisor that an excellent vehicle for improving US-EU relations would be a commitment [...]	2003-08-21 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS GM AF EUN
03ROME3842	U.S.-ITALY DUAL USE EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS, [...] (S) Summary: U.S. and Italian government delegations held consultations on dual use export controls in Rome July 21-23, in order to increase mutual understanding of each country's controls and to further bilateral cooperation. Flexibility is a key component of each country's controls - in Ital [...]	2003-08-25 14:09:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC PREL IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME3926	U/S BOLTON'S MEETING WITH ITALIANS [...] (S) Summary. U/S Bolton discussed the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),North Korea, Iran and the Global Partnership with MFA DG for Political Affairs Giancarlo Aragona and other Italian MFA officials on August 27. Aragona underlined Italy's strong commitment to PSI, and agreed that th [...]	2003-08-29 10:08:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IT IAEA
03ROME395	WTO VIEWS ON BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MISSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) DIRECTOR GENERAL PANITCHPAKDI IN WHICH PANITCHPAKDI IS ASKED TO PROVIDE VIEWS ON THE HOW WFP SHOULD HANDLE BIOTECH ENGINEERED [...]	2003-01-31 16:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
03ROME398	WTO BIOTECH PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN ITALY [...] (U) PA ITALY HAS FOCUSED CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES ON BIOTECH ISSUES OVER THE PAST YEAR, SPONSORING SPEAKER PROGRAMS, DVCS, ROUNDTABLES, SEMINARS, INTERNATIONAL AND VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROJECTS, PRESS INTERVIEWS, OP-ED PIECES, AND OTHER PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE U.S. BIOTECH [...]	2003-01-31 18:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT KPAO TBIO EUN
03ROME3981	USG-WFP BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC, [...] Representatives of the United States Government (USG) and the United Nation's World Food Program (WFP) met in Washington for bilateral consultations April 23-25, 2003. Important issues discussed included the Iraq and southern Africa emergency responses; the level of cash balances presently mai [...]	2003-09-03 08:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF WFP UN
03ROME4020	WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL: ITALIAN EXPECTATIONS [...] (U) In advance of next week's WTO ministerial meeting in Cancun, DCM hosted a lunch on September 3 for key GOI officials with trade responsibilities. The guests included Amedeo Teti, Director General for Commercial Agreements, Ministry of Productive Activities (Foreign Trade); Massimo Leggeri, [...]	2003-09-04 16:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR IT EUN WTO
03ROME4021	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - ON BOARD WITH MOST USG [...] (C) Poloff discussed all points ref a with MFA European Correspondent Sandro DeBernadin on September 1. He promised to take them under consideration as he continued to draft Foreign Minister Frattini's briefing papers for the Gymnich, in consultation with appropriate bureaus within the MFA. H [...]	2003-09-04 17:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT EUN ESDP
03ROME4022	FRATTINI-STRAW MEETING READOUT [...] (C) Summary: During an August 29 meeting in Rome, FM Frattini and UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw agreed on the necessity of a quick finish for the Intergovernmental Conference on the EU constitution, but Straw cautioned that some items in the current draft would need clarification before it w [...]	2003-09-04 18:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT UK EUN ESDP
03ROME4133	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: A SLOW START ON AN [...] (C) Summary. The Italian Government unveiled an ambitious work program for its EU Presidency on July 1. Nine weeks into its Presidency, however, progress in most areas has been slow. Given the extended August break and the December holidays, Italy has, in effect, just over three months to c [...]	2003-09-10 17:42:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV ECON PREL IT EUN
03ROME4236	FINANCE MINISTER TREMONTI AND THE "CHINA THREAT" [...] Summary: The weakness of export markets and a perceived loss of Italian competitiveness have fueled a summer-long debate in Italy on the "trade threat" posed by China. The debate, led by Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti and his close ally, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi, has highlighted [...]	2003-09-17 15:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME4348	REPORT OF FAO 104TH FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 104th Session of FAO's Finance Committee met September 15-19 to discuss a number of issues particularly relevant to the Council/Conference meetings later this year. Top of the list was budget and finance for the upcoming biennium. Whereas the Organization outwardly continued t [...]	2003-09-24 12:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME4407	EU IGC - A EURO-PARLIAMENTARIAN'S VIEW [...] Summary: Poloff and Pol Specialist met with European Parliament (EUP) Constitutional Affairs Committee President Giorgio Napolitano recently to hear his views on the EU Convention's draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and his thoughts on the upcoming Inter-Governmental Confer [...]	2003-09-26 07:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV IT EUN
03ROME4436	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY Q EU AG [...] SUMMARY: at the informal meeting in Taormina, Sicily Sept 20 Q 23 EU Agricultural Ministers, Ag Commissioner Fischler, and Health Minister Byrne assessed the outcomes of Cancun and started wooing the Third World. The Common Ag Policy (CAP)- was justified as good for Europe and good for the d [...]	2003-09-26 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR IT ECON EUN ETRO WTO
03ROME4443	RIGHT TO FOOD: BUREAU MEETING TO PREPARE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 15-19, THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATED AS THE NORTH AMERICAN MEMBER OF THE BUREAU OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONA [...]	2003-09-29 06:59:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR PHUM EAID FAO
03ROME4556	FAO: TIME FOR A REASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) serves US national trade, economic development and humanitarian interests in a wide range of important areas relating to food and agriculture, where national or regional action could never be as effective as FAO-led action. If FAO did not [...]	2003-10-03 15:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAGR ABUD EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO
03ROME4564	EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERS MEETING IN ROME [...] (U) SUMMARY. EU Defense Ministers discussed five main issues during their Oct. 3-4 informal meeting in Rome, the first meeting of EU DefMins at 25. They proposed creating a working group to consider an EU role in Bosnia/SFOR, including replacing SFOR with an EU operation under UK command by [...]	2003-10-06 14:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EUN NATO
03ROME4580	ITALY: LIBYAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION A MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE MFA'S MIDDLE EAST OFFICE APPEARS MORE CONCERNED WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION STEMMING FROM LIBYA THAN WMD. POST ALSO PLANS TO RAISE OUR CONCERNS WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION GIANDOMENICO MAGLIANO, WHO OVERSEAS THE OFFICE DEALING WITH EXPORT CON [...]	2003-10-07 08:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP LY IT
03ROME4585	U/S BOLTON AND SPANISH FM PALACIO DISCUSS ARTICLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. U/S BOLTON MET SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER ANA PALACIO IN ROME ON OCTOBER 3 TO DISCUSS PROGRESS ON SIGNING ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS AND SPAIN'S CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS. FM PALACIO AGREED TO REVIEW NEW ARTICLE 98 LANGUAGE THAT MAY SATISFY EU CONCERNS ABOUT SCOPE [...]	2003-10-07 12:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP IR SP IAEA KICC
03ROME4616	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: VIEWS ON FIRST IGC SESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian EU Presidency views the results of the Summit for the opening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the European Constitution quite positively, and is hopeful that it was the beginning of a process in which European leaders start to see the constitution in terms [...]	2003-10-09 06:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN ESDP
03ROME4642	STATUS REQUEST FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Summary Italy's biotech regime is subject to EU legislation. Italy is more restrictive than EU laws in some instances. With the exception of corn, banned under the Amato Decree, Italy follows EU policies on agricultural biotechnology. For seeds for planting, the absence of an EU agreed law [...]	2003-10-10 05:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EU IT EUN
03ROME4651	ITALYS G7 FINANCIAL SHERPA CRITICIZES EU STUDY [...] SUMMARY: A HIGH-LEVEL STUDY GROUPS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STIMULATING GROWTH IN EUROPE RECEIVED MUCH CRITICISM IN ROME, ESPECIALLY FROM LORENZO BINI SMAGHI, ITALYS G7 FINANCIAL SHERPA. IN JULY 2002, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED THIS GROUP TO EXPLORE STRATEGIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWT [...]	2003-10-10 11:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IT EUN
03ROME4701	MEETING OF UNIDROIT FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) MET ON OCTOBER 9 TO CONSIDER THE ORGANIZATION'S 2004 BUDGET. THE U.S. WAS ALONE IN DISASSOCIATING WITH CONSENSUS ON APPROVING THE BUDGET (AND ITS 3.61 PERCENT INCREASE),BUT ASSURED THE [...]	2003-10-15 09:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ABUD UNIDROIT
03ROME4775	Immigration: Deputy Prime Minister Fini's Bold [...] (SBU) Summary: National Alliance leader Gianfranco Fini's proposal to extend voting rights to legal immigrants has jolted Prime Minister Berlusconi's center-right coalition, set the chattering classes abuzz and intensified intracoalition squabbles. Fini's gambit complicates Berlusconi's polit [...]	2003-10-20 12:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB IT HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME4817	BIOTECH OUTREACH TO FAO STAFF AND PERMREPS [...] The US Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome (FODAG) organized two events for a visiting team from the National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) on October 6-7: a seminar at the FAO for professional staff and a small coffee for selected permanent representatives to FAO at DCM C [...]	2003-10-22 04:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME4841	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY: OCTOBER 16-17 COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. The Italian EU Presidency is, in general, pleased with the results of the October 16-17 European Council Meeting and with progress thus far on the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC). Italy remains confident that any new EU agreements on European security architecture will not je [...]	2003-10-22 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO EUN
03ROME4927	WFP'S FINELY TARGETED AND WELL-RUN OPERATIONS IN [...] A representative from the US Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Philip Lamade, visited Zambia from September 16 - 23, 2003 to assess WFP's operations, finding its operations appropriately targeted and well run. End summary. ----------- Background ----------- 2. Zambi [...]	2003-10-29 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ZA WFP UN UNHCR
03ROME5001	EU/TURKEY CONFERENCE TAKES SOBER BUT HOPEFUL VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 20-21 POLOFF ATTENDED AN EU-TURKEY CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE AND ASPEN INSTITUTE-ROME THAT DISCUSSED THE CHALLENGES TURKEY FACES IN ATTAINING EU MEMBERSHIP. WHILE NONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS APPEARED TO DOUBT TURKEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BECO [...]	2003-11-04 13:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TU IT PREL EUN
03ROME5008	PM'S DIP ADVISORS ON REQUEST FOR TROOPS IN IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. On October 31, Deputy Diplomatic Advisors to the PM, Paolo Dionisi and Francesco Talo, confirmed that Italy will likely approve our request for an extension of its deployment in Iraq. They asked that the Italian role in Iraq security and stabilization be given more public and offi [...]	2003-11-04 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT EUN ESDP NATO AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME505	ENVIRONMENTAL FIASCOS AND ITALY'S EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDED ACTION. ON JAN. 17 EIGHTEEN DIRECTORS AND SENIOR PLANT MANAGERS AT THE ENICHEM PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX IN PRIOLO (SICILY) WERE ARRESTED FOR ALLOWING LONG-TERM SEA DUMPING OF INCINERATED ASH CONTAINING HEAVY METALS WITH DRAMATICALLY HIGH MERCURY LEVELS. THE DUMPING I [...]	2003-02-07 12:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IT SENV TPHY EUN
03ROME5076	AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT WFP'S STRATEGIC PLAN 2004-2007 [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE PERIOD 2004-2007, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE SECRETARIAT WILL BE GUIDED BY THE CONSIDERATIONS RAISED BY THE BOARD AS REFLECTED BY THE SUMMARY RECORD OF THE DISCUSSION. THE BOARD RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT [...]	2003-11-10 06:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME5093	FM FRATTINI INSISTS IGC SECURITY ARCHITECTURES ARE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Italian FM Frattini reiterated to Ambassador Sembler that "structured cooperation" would be inclusive (open to all 25 EU members) and implemented in coordination with NATO. He noted that an "encouraging statement" on European security initiatives from Secretary Powell would help [...]	2003-11-12 06:35:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL IT EUN ESDP NATO
03ROME5149	ITALY/BIOTEC... [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ref A describes Italian Agriculture Minister Alemanno's latest gambit to effectively ban biotech crop cultivation in Italy by pushing through an extremely restrictive coexistence decree-law. Given the likely negative consequences of this proposal, not least upon U.S. seed expor [...]	2003-11-13 16:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL EAID IT EUN
03ROME5176	ON THE EVE OF FAO COUNCIL AND CONFERENCE [...] Summary. As we prepare for the FAO Council and Conference meetings later this month, I am sharing our thinking on two themes: (1) fine-honing our interventions during the FAO Council and Conference deliberations, and (2) how we should approach the institutional issues now on the agendas. As [...]	2003-11-14 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KUNR ABUD EAID EAGR ETRD FAO
03ROME5184	ITALY ON THE SIXTH EU-CHINA SUMMIT AND BILATERAL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for EAP and EUR/ERA. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Expanding trade between the EU and China, the EU's continued arms embargo and North Korea topped discussions at the October 30 EU-China Summit in Beijing. The EU and China signed the Gali [...]	2003-11-17 08:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM SMIG TSPL TSPA ETRD CH IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME5195	The Netherlands evaluates its extra-budgetary USD [...] The Netherlands has just released a comprehensive evaluation of its extra-budgetary partnership with the UN's Rome-based Food and Agricultural Organization - FAO. The 25- month long study, undertaken by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB),r [...]	2003-11-17 12:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF NL FAO UN
03ROME520	TRIMISSION BIOTECH ACTION PLAN THROUGH JUNE 2003 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE; SEE PARA 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. EMBASSY ROME, EMBASSY VATICAN, AND THE U.S. MISSION TO U.N. AGENCIES IN ROME (FODAG) HAVE ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES FOR 2003: --ADVANCE THE U.S.- EU TRADE AGENDA; --MOVE THE GOI TOWARD SCIENCE-BASED POLICY FOUNDA [...]	2003-02-07 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL IT EUN
03ROME5201	UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE IRAN RESOLUTION: NO ITALIAN [...] (C) ITALY WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR CANADA'S 3RD COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON IRAN, DEPUTY POLDIR CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO TOLD POL M/C NOVEMBER 14. BISOGNIERO'S RESPONSE CONFIRMED MFA HUMAN RIGHTS COORDINATOR ALESSANDRO FALLAVOLLITA'S LATE OCTOBER ASSESSMENT THAT EU MEMBER-STATES HAD REACHED CONSENSUS TO [...]	2003-11-17 16:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR IT UNGA
03ROME5202	IRAN/FAST-BOATS: INDUSTRY MINISTRY VIEWS [...] (S) Summary. Italian export control officials are looking for a way to make permanent the "informal hold" placed on FB Design fast boat exports to Iran, according to the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade's senior licensing official. Two approaches are under consideration: 1) formally add [...]	2003-11-17 16:56:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC IR IT PARM PREL EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME5222	Current readout on 2003 funding for WFP's North [...] As of mid-October, WFP had resourced 288,901 metric tons of food assistance (valued at USD 86.6 million) against its calendar year 2003 appeal for 513,096 metric tons. Principal donors include: Republic of Korea, 100,000 mts; Russian Federation, 40,463 mts; European Commission-ECHO, 46,285 mts [...]	2003-11-19 10:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
03ROME526	ITALY/BIOTECH: GOVERNMENT SPLIT CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: DESPITE SOME RECENT PRO-BIOTECH STATEMENTS FROM OUR ALLIES IN THE GOI, ITALIAN BIOTECH POLICY CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN BY AGRICULTURE MINISTER ALEMANNO AND HIS ANTI-BIOTECH MESSAGE. THE PRIME MINISTER APPEARS TO REMAIN UNWILLING TO RISK FRICTION WITH ALEMANNO'S FACTION OF THE AN PA [...]	2003-02-10 05:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD IT PGOV EUN
03ROME5278	ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY: EU-TURKEY TROIKA READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON NOVEMBER 13, ITALIAN MFA DIRECTOR FOR AEGEAN ISSUES GIOVANNI RICCIULLI GAVE POLOFF A READOUT OF THE NOVEMBER 11 EU-TURKEY TROIKA. RICCIULLI REPORTED THAT THE MEETINGS HAD A "GOOD ATMOSPHERE" AND THAT TURKEY'S REACTION TO ITS RECENT EU PROGRESS REPORT WAS "CONSTRUCTIVE AND H [...]	2003-11-20 12:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU IT PREL EUN
03ROME5317	SHARON'S VISIT TO ITALY: ISRAELIS ECSTATIC [...] (C) Summary. Israeli Ambassador Gol described Israeli PM Sharon's November 17-19 visit to Rome as "extraordinary" for its warmth and level of reception, in part due to the confluence of events -- the synagogue bombings in Istanbul and the state funerals for fallen Italian carabinieri and civi [...]	2003-11-21 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV IS IT UNSC
03ROME5322	ITALIANS EXAMINING ISAF HELO AND OTHER REQUESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY IS STUDYING REFTEL A REQUEST TO CONTRIBUTE HELICOPTERS FOR ISAF, IS LIKELY TO DEPLOY A PRT TO GHAZNI, IS UNLIKELY TO RETURN TROOPS TO KHOST AND IS ALMOST CERTAIN TO EXTEND ITS MILITARY PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ, ACCORDING TO FRANCESCO TRUPIANO, DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO DEFMIN MARTI [...]	2003-11-22 07:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR AF IT NATO UN AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME5363	ITALY: ON SYRIA TO PRESENT VIEWS ON NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Eastern Mediterranean Office Chief, Luca Ferrari gave a read-out on MFA Mediterranean and Middle East Director General Riccardo Sessa's recent trip to Syria. Sessa traveled to Syria to inform GOS officials of the need to do more on the Arab-Israeli conflict if they want to adva [...]	2003-11-25 17:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY IT EUN
03ROME5468	ALENIA SPAZIO CEO MAURIZIO TUCCI'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Alenia Spazio CEO Maurizio Tucci described for the Ambassador on November 28 his keen interest in ensuring that nothing undermine the growing relationship of trust fostered by recent Italy-U.S. discussions on dual-use export controls and technology transfer. Tucci said he was eag [...]	2003-12-04 16:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASS IT CH TSPA EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME5491	GALILEO COMMENTS AT ROME CONFERENCE ON SPACE AND [...] THE ITALIAN CENTER FOR HIGH DEFENSE STUDIES (CASD) HELD A HEAVILY ATTENDED SEMINAR ON DECEMBER 2 IN ROME TO PRESENT A RESEARCH REPORT ON SPACE AND SECURITY POLICY IN EUROPE. KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDED: LUIGI RAMPONI, CHAIRMAN, DEFENSE COMMITTEE, ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES; JEAN JACQUES DORDAIN [...]	2003-12-05 18:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL IT EUN
03ROME5507	COEXISTENCE IN ITALY, AG BIOTECH [...] Summary: On the margins of the FAO Conference's 32nd Session in Rome, USDA's Under Secretary J.B. Penn met with Minister of Agriculture Gianni Alemanno to discuss biotechnology in Italy, and the way forward in the agricultural portion of the Doha WTO negotiations. The discussion with Alem [...]	2003-12-09 12:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD IT EUN
03ROME5540	ITALIAN OFFICIALS RECEPTIVE TO U/S FEITH BRIEFING [...] (C) Summary. Senior Italian officials responded positively to U/S Feith's December 9 briefing on the USG strategy for global force repositioning. Important details will need to be worked out and existing legal arrangements may need to be modified but Defense Minister Martino and Prime Minist [...]	2003-12-11 11:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IT NATO ESDP GLOBAL DEFENSE
03ROME5625	END OF YEAR NORTH KOREA HUMANITARIAN WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Recent press reports, WFP requests, inquiries from other donors and Assistant Secretary Boucher's comments have focused attention on the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). WFP has renewed its request for a favorable decision on the remai [...]	2003-12-16 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN
03ROME5655	REPORT OF THE 32ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE [...] At the November 26 - December 11 meetings of the FAO Conference and FAO Council, member governments debated international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues and agreed on a budget and important institutional reforms. 2. In his statement on the State of Food and Agricu [...]	2003-12-19 10:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC ETRD EFIS SENV EAID FAO WFP
03ROME5665	ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY HAS UNEVEN SUCCESS BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Against the backdrop of EU members' continuing divisions over Iraq, Italy's EU Presidency managed to further U.S. interests in fighting terrorism and in keeping the EU's defense and security policy in accord with NATO and the Berlin-Plus agreement - in line with Italy's Presidency [...]	2003-12-19 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IT EUN
03ROME568	BURMESE HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE [...] MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR ASIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARGHERITA BONIVER PUBLISHED AN OP-ED IN THE LOCAL JOURNAL L'OPINIONE FEBRUARY 6 STATING THAT THE GOI INTENDS TO HOST A CONFERENCE ON BURMESE HUMAN RIGHTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS EU PRESIDENCY, WHICH RUNS FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 2003. IT IS UNCL [...]	2003-02-12 13:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BM IT HUMAN RIGHTS
03ROME5687	ITALIAN CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON MILITARY TRANSFORMATION [...] (U) Summary. CHOD Moscha Moschini told an audience of high-level military officials that Italy's armed forces must focus on neutralizing the threat from non-state actors and contribute to international peace and security. Procurement policy should be calibrated to equip them to meet these o [...]	2003-12-22 18:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT NATO
03ROME5694	ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amounts are calculated at the exchange rate of USD 1 = Euro .90 except when noted. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Mil Officer Susanne Rose, tel: [...]	2003-12-23 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO
03ROME5747	RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF SECOND SESSION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security met in Rome October 27-29. Delegations gave their initia [...]	2003-12-30 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO
03ROME589	FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] THE WFP BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER-INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA WHERE 38 MILLION PEOPLE FACE STARVATION) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES (4.8 MILLION METRIC TONS VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION) TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE [...]	2003-02-13 12:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
03ROME699	ITALY: BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT RIDING TOUGH DOMESTIC [...] (C) ITALY HAS MADE ITS STRATEGIC CHOICE ON IRAQ. THE GOI WILL BACK FORCIBLE DISARMAMENT OF SADDAM, WITH OR WITHOUT A UN RESOLUTION, IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY. HOW IT GETS TO THAT DECISION POINT WILL BE MESSY, IN LARGE PART BECAUSE PM BERLUSCONI IS CONFRONTING A MOSTLY UNFAVORABLE POLITICAL SI [...]	2003-02-20 17:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME702	U.S. MISSION ROME AND BIOTECHNOLOGY IN 2002 [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES IN ROME PROVIDES A VERY GOOD PLATFORM FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD TO A DIVERSE AND INFLUENTIAL AUDIENCE FROM DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. A LOOK BACK AT THE MI [...]	2003-02-21 06:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ETRD EAGR EAID UN FAO WFP
03ROME760	AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ETHIOPIA - "IT'S EVEN [...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL AND AA/DCHA ROGER WINTER VISITED ETHIOPIA FEBRUARY 15-21 AND FOUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE SECOND LARGEST POPULATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. IN 2003, SOME 11.3 MILLION DROUGHT VICTIMS WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 1.4 MILL [...]	2003-02-24 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME928	ITALIAN UNIONS BARK, BUT SHOULDN'T BITE, ON [...] NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00928 01 OF 02 061453Z SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) ITALY'S LABOR UNIONS ARE GETTING A LOT OF PRESS FOR THEIR ROLE IN DISRUPTING TRANSHIPMENT OF U.S. MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND CARGO, BUT THE REAL HEADL [...]	2003-03-06 13:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR ELAB PREL IT FORCES IN ITALY
03ROME931	GOI DISAPPOINTED WITH DELAY IN EU TAKEOVER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 5, ITALIAN MFA DEPUTY HEAD OF MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO EXPRESSED SURPRISE TO POLMIN AT THE US INTERVENTION (REF A) DURING THAT MORNING'S NAC IN BRUSSELS DEALING WITH THE EU'S PROPOSED TAKEOVER OF OPERATION ALLIED HARMONY. RATHER THAN FULLY CONCURRING WIT [...]	2003-03-06 17:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU MARR MK PREL NATO EUN
03SANAA1150	YEMEN'S NEW GOVERNMENT: NEW BLOOD, MODEST REFORM, [...] (C): Begin Summary: ROYG Prime Minister Ba Jammal's new Cabinet (complete list para 12) introduces several fresh faces, but incumbents retain the major ministries and all Ministers are members of the General People's Congress (GPC). At a glance: - By relative population, the South (10 Ministe [...]	2003-05-21 04:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR YE DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA1194	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador has briefed President Saleh on your visit. Saleh wishes to meet with you and welcomes the establishment of a LEGATT office in Sanaa. As noted in the 2002 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report, ROYG has provided "excellent cooperation with the U.S." Your visit could hard [...]	2003-05-29 10:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KCRM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1202	MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE: YEMEN [...] (C) Summary: The ROYG will respond very positively to the Middle East Trade Initiative. Yemen should accede to the World Trade Organization in five years and that process should help reinvigorate efforts to conclude a Bilateral Investment Treaty. Sub regional FTAs could have wide benefits fo [...]	2003-05-31 08:32:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV YM COM
03SANAA1263	AMBASSADOR'S 6/2 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: U/S BOLTON [...] (C) Summary: In a 6/2 meeting with Ambassador, FM Qirbi said he looked forward to visiting WDC, possibly with Interior Minister Alimi for policy discussions. He welcomed Ambassador's readout of the FBI Director's meeting with Saleh earlier the same day. Ambassador briefed Qirbi on the upcomi [...]	2003-06-07 08:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR IZ IR YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN ECON COM
03SANAA127	YEMEN GENERAL AND ISLAH PARTY REACTION TO ARRESTS [...] (S) Summary: The arrest of al-Moayed in Frankfurt has surprised many in Yemen, and public reaction is extremely negative. He is a well-known humanitarian to Yemenis, and many have expressed shock about a possible connection to al-Qaeda. The Islah party is particularly concerned, and simil [...]	2003-01-14 13:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PREL KJUS YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
03SANAA1313	MEDIA REACTION ON THE ROAD MAP [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-10 09:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM
03SANAA1373	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BOLTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) You are the most senior State Department official to visit Yemen since Secretary Baker came in late 1990. The ROYG thus recognizes your visit as an important opportunity to continue building the positive bilateral relations that have evolved in the aftermath of the Cole and 9/11 attacks, [...]	2003-06-16 05:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PARM PREL OTRA OVIP YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1545	YEMENI SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT'S INTERVIEW WITH [...] (U) Begin summary: A recent interview with Speaker of Parliament Sheikh Abdullah bin Hussein al-Ahmar provides an illustrative example typifying the views of this prominent Yemeni political figure. Al-Ahmar is known for his controversial ideas as demonstrated in a June 20 interview with Lo [...]	2003-06-30 04:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA1559	YEMEN'S MEPI STRATEGY [...] (U)Summary: Embassy Sanaa presents the MEPI Strategy 2003/04 at para 2, prepared by the Embassy Development Team that includes Pol/Econ, PD and USAID. This strategy reflects Embassy Sanaa's long-term goals for MEPI. Embassy Sanaa believes MEPI will become a substantive part of our engagement [...]	2003-06-30 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KPAO EAID YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM
03SANAA1690	2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF [...] THE FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY'S YEAR 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR YEMEN. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: A. 1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) is committed to attracting foreign investors by improving its overall investmen [...]	2003-07-13 07:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV YM OPIC ECON COM

03SANAA1975	YEMEN SEEKS INCREASED COOPERATION WITH HOA TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (c) Summary: Commander of the U.S. Combined Joint Task Force for the Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA),General Maston Robeson, met with the Yemeni Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs and Interior on August 4 to discuss American and Yemeni policy [...]	2003-08-11 13:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR PREL YM SU EH COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY
03SANAA2410	GEN ABIZAID'S 9/19 MEETING WITH SALEH: EMPHASIS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: In his first visit to Yemen, GEN Abizaid, CDR USCENTCOM, met with the Country Team and called separately on Chief of Staff Qasimi (septel) and President Saleh. Saleh briefed the CDR on the ROYG's discovery and arrest of a terrorist cell over the previous few days. Saleh revea [...]	2003-09-24 07:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA2476	NEA A/S BURNS' 10/4/03 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: CT [...] (C) Summary: During a 10/4/03 call on FM Qirbi, NEA A/S Burns reviewed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and focused on U.S. development assistance. Burns stressed the need for Yemen to pursue domestic reforms as the U.S. works to increase assistance, e.g. via MEPI and, if Yemen qualifies, the MCA. [...]	2003-10-10 08:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AMGT EAID PARM MCAP SA YM IZ ICC COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM
03SANAA2534	AUGUST 29, 2003, SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Yes, Muslim Yemeni pro-Palestinian/pro-Iraqi/anti-American demonstrators. B. Have there been anti-American demonstrations in t [...]	2003-10-22 04:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA2730	MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMAKRS AT THE [...] SUMMARY: U.S. President George W. Bush's remarks at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on November 6th have been mentioned in government, opposition and independent papers. The opposition and independent papers, some of which are anti-American, published excerpts of the speech. Most [...]	2003-11-18 09:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA2754	INVITATION FOR USG PARTICIPATION IN JANUARY 2004 [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In an 11/18 meeting with Charge, FM Qirbi delivered a verbal invitation for &high-level8 USG participation in an international conference to take place in Yemen 10-12 January 2004. Shura Council Member Mohamed al-Tayeb, who will head ROYG preparations, provided background [...]	2003-11-21 07:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL EU YM ICC HUMAN RIGHTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA2767	CHARGE'S NOVEMBER 22 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: [...] (C) Summary: During Charge,s 11/22 call on FM Qirbi, there was discussion of: Article 98 negotiations (in &final stages8); CT Cooperation/Detainees (Embassy to maintain steady dialogue with Interior Minister and PSO Chief); and the al-Moayed Extradition (relatives may seek visas to visit defen [...]	2003-11-22 18:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PGOV YM KICC COUNTER TERRORISM DEMARCHE
03SANAA2769	DEMARCHE TO YEMENI FM QIRBI ON DPRK MILITARY [...] (S) On November 22, Charge, accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief, called on FM Qirbi to deliver ref a demarche, which Charge noted was a follow-up to discussions with President Saleh by both U/S Bolton and NEA A/S Burns (ref c),as well as Ambassador's meeting with Defense Minister Aliwa (ref b). Oth [...]	2003-11-23 09:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	MCAP PARM PREL YM KN DEMARCHE
03SANAA2784	USAID NATSIOS EXPLAINS MCA TO PRESIDENT SALEH [...] (c) Summary: On November 3 USAID Administrator Natsios presented Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) criteria to President Saleh, and said Yemen could qualify if Yemen improved in the "Governing Justly" category. While initially questioning the need for Yemen to make progress on such issues as [...]	2003-11-29 14:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM
03SANAA2795	YEMEN SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (sbu) Embassy Sanaa warmly welcomes you and your team to Sanaa, Yemen, December 7-8. You will be the first visitor from the Department of Commerce since Deputy Assistant Secretary Molly Williamson in May 2001. Your visit will SIPDIS afford an opportunity for follow-on talks with the Yemeni [...]	2003-11-30 11:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON YM IMF COM
03SANAA2979	YEMEN: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Embassy Sana'a responses to instructions for the "Patterns on Global Terrorism" report are keyed to lettered paragraphs in State 301352. 2. Post responses: A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...]	2003-12-21 07:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
03SANAA3008	UPDATE ON ROYG HR MINISTER'S INCIDENT AT FRANKFURT [...] (C) As part of Post's investigation into security procedures at Frankfurt Airport affecting official ROYG travelers, DCM met with United Airlines officials on December 18 to explore the incident. Background: When transferring to United Airlines in Frankfurt, the Minister of Human Rights wa [...]	2003-12-23 11:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM YM
03SANAA3009	PM SENIOR ADVISOR BODINE'S 12/17 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In an extended 12/17 meeting with President Saleh, PM Senior Advisor Bodine welcomed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and, along with the Ambassador, requested greater access for U.S. interrogation teams. Supporting U.S. assistance for Yemen's security and development, Ambassador Bod [...]	2003-12-23 11:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM PGOV KDEM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANAA3010	PM SENIOR ADVISOR BODINE'S 12/18 MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: During a 12/18/03 call on Foreign Minister Qirbi, PM Senior Advisor Bodine and Qirbi exchanged signed diplomatic notes to complete an Article 98 agreement, (ROYG has asked that this not/not be publicized, however.) Without setting a precise date, Qirbi responded positively to the [...]	2003-12-23 11:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PGOV PARM KDEM YM KICC COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY ECON COM
03SANAA3016	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF PHIL REEKER, STATE [...] SUMMARY: U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesman Phil Reeker visited Yemen during December 8-11. He held an open meeting with the press in Sana'a December 9th attended by journalists and correspondents of local newspapers, international news agencies and Arab TV channels including Al-Arabiya [...]	2003-12-23 12:30:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
03SANAA31	SANAA EAC MEETING - 4 JANUARY 2003 [...] (S/NF) Begin summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on January 4, 2003, to assess recent threat information that emerged from the investigation of the Dec. 30 Jibla Hospital shooting (see reftel) and adopt measures to enhance security for Yemen-based American citizens. Key offices [...]	2003-01-06 04:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER YM EAC
03SANAA380	IRAQ: EVOLVING YEMENI ATTITUDES TOWARD A POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: ROYG policy and Yemeni street opinion publicly oppose a war in Iraq, but the underlying reality is more nuanced. The public line articulated by Saleh and senior officials strongly denounces war and advocates concerted Arab action to prevent it, but includes no/no expression of [...]	2003-02-27 14:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL IZ YM UN
03SANAA481	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ON IRAQ: YEMENI IDEAS [...] (SBU) I spent two days this week in Aden publicizing U.S. development and security projects to remind the Yemeni government and public of their stake in our bilateral relationship as we move toward conflict in Iraq. One of my more interesting encounters was with the editors of Al Ayyam newspa [...]	2003-03-12 07:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL IZ YM
03SANAA492	AMBASSADOR HULL'S INTERVIEW WITH AL-AYYAM [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-13 15:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL PGOV IZ YM
03SANAA573	TFIZ01: SANAA SITREP ON VIOLENT ANTI-WAR [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: A violent demonstration that left several demonstrators dead and injured near the Embassy has dissipated and is over as of 1800 local time. Embassy reacted the Marine Security Guard and other measures in response and informed the Embassy and American community of the [...]	2003-03-21 14:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER CASC YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA595	YEMEN'S ECONOMY AS SEEN BY WORLD BANK ECONOMISTS [...] Sensitive But Unclassified, please protect. 2. (SBU) Summary: Two World Bank economists in Sanaa are complimentary about the ROYG's fiscal policy and commitment to reforms. In a March 17 discussion with Emboffs, the bank economists gave positive assessments of Yemeni fiscal discipline, cur [...]	2003-03-25 11:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EAID PINR YM WTRO COM
03SANAA677	ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW SIGNED, ENFORCEMENT [...] Summary: President Saleh signed the ROYG's anti-money laundering legislation into law on April 5. The law was written in consultation with the World Bank. While not specifically mentioning terrorism, the law criminalizes money laundering for the first time and requires banks to verify names of [...]	2003-04-07 13:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM PTER YM TERFIN ECON COM
03SANAA819	PRESS PLAYS ON EXAGGERATED ECONOMIC FEARS, ROYG [...] (C) Summary: Grave economic consequences from the war in Iraq have been predicted in both official and unofficial Yemeni press. However, most of the articles have been based on conjecture and faulty math. In response, ROYG officials have been reinforcing positive economic news and developing [...]	2003-04-17 14:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EPET YM COM
03SANAA955	YEMEN,S ELECTION: CITIZENS BET ON DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Summary: The April 27 parliamentary election demonstrated significant progress in Yemen's democratic path despite some flaws. Obvious enthusiasm and interest by voters in the campaign, including more than 75% turnout on election day, indicate a healthy appetite for democracy in Yemen. [...]	2003-05-01 12:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM DOMESTIC POLITICS
03SANTIAGO263	BIO FOR JUAN GABRIEL VALDES, CHILE'S PERMREP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: JUAN GABRIEL VALDES IS THE GOC'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN AS CHILE BEGINS ITS TWO-YEAR TOUR ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL. HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHILE'S FOREIGN MINISTER AND IN A PAIR OF TRADE POLICY POSITIONS. VALDES LIVED AND WORKED IN THE U.S. FOR SEVERAL YEARS DURING T [...]	2003-01-29 10:24:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UNSC CI
03SANTODOMINGO4415	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR [...] The GODR is making progress in implementing its international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Updated information for 2003 Trade and Development Act (TDA) reporting purposes follows. BEGIN ANSWERS TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. A) Whether the country has adequate laws and r [...]	2003-08-22 21:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
03SANTODOMINGO4990	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ESCALATES EFFORTS AGAINST CHILD [...] (U) On September 9 the Dominican Republic became the second country in Latin America to launch a US Department of Labor-funded Time Bound Program as part of an ongoing effort to eradicate the worst forms of child labor. The launch comes on the heels of an aggressive national campaign, recentl [...]	2003-09-16 19:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB DR
03SANTODOMINGO5562	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...]	2003-10-09 01:52:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR
03SANTODOMINGO5564	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF),DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...]	2003-10-09 01:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR
03SANTODOMINGO5759	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DISPUTE OVER RE-ELECTION OF [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) is wrangling internally over whether to nominate President Mejia as its candidate in the national election next May. Other aspirants to the PRD nomination, arguing that presidential re-election violates party policy and that the unpop [...]	2003-10-17 16:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR PGOV PINR
03SANTODOMINGO6124	EMBASSY ASSESSMENT OF DOMINICAN ECONOMIC SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. The Dominican Republic is moving into very dangerous and uncharted waters. Facing an unstable financial situation with the prospect of a downward economic spiral, President Mejia and his senior advisors have publicly stressed the need to meet IMF standby conditions. They moved [...]	2003-10-30 11:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6408	DEMARCHE ON NOTIFICATION OF NEW TEDS REGULATIONS [...] On November 5, Embassy Santo Domingo delivered demarche by facsimile on notification of new Turtle Excluder Device (TEDs) regulations to Cecilio Diaz Carela, head of the Department for Marine and Coastal Policy, Dominican Ministry of Environment. Embassy will report any response from Dominic [...]	2003-11-06 22:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ETTC SENV
03SANTODOMINGO6442	90-DAY GOALS MET IN 90 DAYS - SANTO DOMINGO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Santo Domingo has met all three of its 90-day goals set forth in reftel B. Emboffs have: a.) Increased the Dominican's readiness for CAFTA docking talks, b.) Secured GODR agreement for international election observers and identified potential observers, and c.) Convin [...]	2003-11-07 19:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KCRM SNAR AMGT DR
03SANTODOMINGO6582	HOW BEST TO SUPPORT U.S. INTERESTS IN THE [...] (SBU) The difficult economic situation in the Dominican Republic, coinciding with the early stages of a presidential campaign, presents a complex of challenges to United States interests in the country. I consider it essential to continue to support the administration of President Hipolito M [...]	2003-11-15 20:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD DR
03SANTODOMINGO6871	DOMINICAN TREASURY CONCERN ABOUT IMF NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican Technical Secretary of the Presidency Carlos Despradel says that President Mejia and his team are close to an agreement with the IMF but are concerned that speculation in the foreign exchange market may be undermining all calculations. Strong action against speculat [...]	2003-11-26 20:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV DR
03SANTODOMINGO6907	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) MFA Legal Adviser Jorge Santiago is waiting for comments on the Article 98 agreement from other government branches. 2. (C) Ambassador, in conversations with President Mejia on November 22 and 24, stressed the urgency of the Dominican Republic's ratifying its signed ICC Article 98 bila [...]	2003-11-28 21:23:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL
03SANTODOMINGO6952	WORKPLAN FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - HOW THE UNITED [...] (SBU) At your request in response to my thoughts reftel, I am providing to you in this message my suggestions for a calendar-based plan for U.S. Government actions to exert a positive influence on the economic and political situation in the Dominican Republic. I was heartened by Washington's [...]	2003-12-02 23:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EFIN PHUM MARR DR
03SANTODOMINGO7134	DOMINICAN PESO STEADY ONE WEEK AFTER PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Peso (RD) continues to hold steady against the dollar one week after President Mejia talked it down while appointing a commission headed by military and police to counter alleged irregularities in trading(reftel). Foreign exchange houses and banks were buying dol [...]	2003-12-09 10:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON ECIN DR
03SANTODOMINGO7304	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA ADDRESSES DOMINICAN [...] Summary. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Roger Noriega addressed a joint meeting of the Dominican Congress on December 10 in the Senate chamber. He urged congressional representatives to act quickly on a 2004 budget and he laid out U.S. views on the pending [...]	2003-12-12 21:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP PREL PHUM MARR DR
03SANTODOMINGO7421	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA MEETS DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Assistant Secretary Roger Noriega on December 11 discussed the presidential election campaign and proposed economic reforms with leaders of major opposition groups, including dissident factions of the ruling Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). He said the USG wants to [...]	2003-12-17 15:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
03SANTODOMINGO7456	ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORIEGA GETS IMF READOUT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 11 meeting, International Monetary Fund representatives told WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega that they were close to agreement on a new IMF program for the Dominican Republic, but expressed concern that recent steps by Mejia to "talk down" the exchange rate could [...]	2003-12-19 11:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN DR
03SANTODOMINGO7458	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2004 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following updates the National Trade Estimate Report for the Dominican Republic as requested by Reftel for 2004. TRADE SUMMARY For January through September of 2003, the United States had a trade deficit with the Dominican Republic of $112 million, a deterioration of $263 million from [...]	2003-12-19 11:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD EINV
03SANTODOMINGO7469	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: IMF RESREP ON TECHNICAL [...] IMF ResRep Ousmene Mendeng (PLEASE PROTECT) confirmed to USAID Director and EcoPol counselor on December 18 that local press reports are generally accurate concerning the elements of the technical agreement with the IMF. The agreed overall deficit target is 3.5 pct of GDP. (Note: press on De [...]	2003-12-19 12:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR EFIN
03SEOUL5653	ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-28 01:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KS
03SINGAPORE1099	"TELL THEM TO BE MORE CAREFUL:" IRAQ ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) MFA PERMSEC (2) BILAHARI KAUSIKAN, PLAINLY IRRITATED, CALLED DCM AT OOB ON MARCH 20 TO EXPRESS THE MFA'S CONCERN AT MISCHARACTERIZATION OF SINGAPORE'S POSITION DURING THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S MARCH 19 PRESS BRIEFING. SINGAPORE DID NOT APPRECIATE, HE SAID, PRESS REPORTS IMPLYING THAT IT HAD [...]	2003-03-20 09:23:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS SN
03STATE34981	REVISED GUIDANCE REGARDING LEAHY AMENDMENTS AND [...] THIS TASKER HAS BEEN CLEARED BY HR/RMA/CSEP FOR SEP POSTS. THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE - SEE PARAGRAPHS 8-13 FOR DETAILS. SUMMARY. 2. (A) THIS CABLE REPRESENTS A REVISION OF PREVIOUS GUIDANCE (REFS A AND B) CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE AND DEFENSE STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELAT [...]	2003-02-06 18:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR
03STATE73555	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH ALBANIAN [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- THE DEPUTY SECRETARY EUR DAS BOGUE ALBANIA DESK OFFICER GREGORY (NOTETAKER) ALBANIA ------- AMBASSADOR FATOS TARIFA DCM RUDINA MULLAHI IRAQ/NANO VISIT =============== 2. (C) DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE, ACCOMPANIED BY EUR DAS BOGUE, GAVE AMBASSADOR TA [...]	2003-03-20 17:21:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PREL YI AL
03STATE8026	A/S KELLY DISCUSSES KOREA, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) A/S KELLY BRIEFED AMBASSADOR YANG JIECHI JANUARY 9 ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR APPROACH TO NORTH KOREA, PREVIEWED HIS UPCOMING TRIP TO THE REGION AND DISCUSSED OVERALL BILATERAL RELATIONS. ON KOREA, KELLY STRESSED U.S. TACTICAL FLEXIBILITY IN FOCUSING ON OUR KEY OBJECTIVE, WHICH WAS TO [...]	2003-01-10 00:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH KN KS
03STATE9334	NONPAPER FOR RUSSIAN USE WITH SYRIAN VP KHADDAM: [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SYRIAN VP KHADDAM WILL BE VISITING MOSCOW NEXT WEEK. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH RUSSIAN COUNTERPARTS IN WASHINGTON, THE USG HAS REQUESTED THAT THE GOR RAISE SYRIA'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HAMAS AND HIZBALLAH. POST IS REQUESTED TO PROVIDE [...]	2003-01-11 02:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER PREL SY
03TEGUCIGALPA10	GOH Starting to Get Serious About Getting An IMF [...] (SBU) Honduran government officials are working hard to close the gap with the International Monetary Fund over a new three year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. With plans for new revenue measures of usd 175 million and planned reduction in costs (primarily personnel cu [...]	2003-01-02 23:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1243	HONDURAN CONGRESS APPROVES IRAQ TROOP DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Honduran Congress approved on the evening of May 28 both the resolution authorizing the deployment of Honduran troops to Iraq and the ICC Article 98 Agreement with the U.S. Ambassador Palmer met with the President of Congress, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, on May 2 [...]	2003-05-30 23:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM KTIA HO KICC
03TEGUCIGALPA1258	MUSICAL CHAIRS: WHO'S WHO IN HONDURAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several high-profile Honduran counternarcotics agencies are receiving a leadership makeover. Gustavo Alfredo ((Landaverde)) Hernandez is leaving the Executive Secretary position at the National Council Against Narcotrafficking (CNCN),and has been replaced by the Direction in [...]	2003-06-03 14:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM PINR PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1276	INL FY 2002 LAW ENFORCEMENT LETTER OF AGREEMENT AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. Action request for INL: Paragraph three has the proposed text of the INL FY 2002 Law Enforcement Letter of Agreement scheduled to be signed June 11, 2003 by the Ambassador and Honduran Minister of Public Security Oscar Arturo Alvarez. Post r [...]	2003-06-04 21:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAID PREL KCRM AFIN AMGT HO
03TEGUCIGALPA137	HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS CSBM MEETING [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin informed PolOff January 16 that the Honduran delegation to the OAS CSBM meeting would be AMB Policarpo Callejas, Advisor to the Foreign Minister, and AMB Salvador Redezno, OAS PermRep. Foreign Mini [...]	2003-01-17 18:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM KDEM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA139	HONDURAN DELEGATION TO CICTE IN EL SALVADOR; GOH [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel A demarche January 10 on the CICTE Third Regular Session January 22-24 in El Salvador to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. Fortin informed PolOff January 16 that the Honduran delegation to the CICTE meeting would be AMB Policarpo Callejas, Advisor to the [...]	2003-01-17 18:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL AORC HO OAS
03TEGUCIGALPA1488	Advisory Opinion Request: Restriction on Issuance [...] Summary. In light of the widespread abuse of diplomatic passports in Honduras, and the request from the MFA to assist the GOH in curbing the misuse of these passports by persons not entitled to have them, or by persons no longer entitled to use them, Post proposes to modify how we provide Non [...]	2003-06-25 14:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL CMGT AMGT
03TEGUCIGALPA1497	HONDURAN PARLACEN CONGRESSMAN BUSTED ON DRUG [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Friday June 20, a Honduran representative to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN),Cesar Augusto Diaz Flores, was arrested in Nicaragua for trafficking and possession of seven kilos of heroin (said to be worth some USD 6.3 million and a portion of a larger 20-kilo shipmen [...]	2003-06-25 20:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG CVIS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1499	OFFICIAL INFORMAL - RESUMPTION OF AIR-TRACKING [...] (S) General Hill: Thank you for your May 29 note in which you requested the April 15 accident investigation report and a review of the substantive actions taken be the Honduran military to prevent a similar occurrence from happening in the future. I will provide you a copy of the official ac [...]	2003-06-05 22:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	AMGT HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1542	MEDIA REACTIONS ON DAN FISK'S OP-ED, JUNE 30, 2003 [...] Op-ed by Rodolfo Pastor Fasquelle (former Minister of Culture in a Liberal Party administration) in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" (owned by former and future Liberal Party presidential candidate Jaime Rosenthal) on 6/30 entitled "Honduras and the U.S.: Stick and Carrot II". "I be [...]	2003-07-01 19:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL MOPS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1581	IMF PROGRAM APPEARS IN REACH IF/IF GOH ADOPTS [...] (C) For its entire year and a half in office, the Maduro administration has struggled to reach agreement with the IMF on a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program that will put Honduras back on a growth track and allow badly-needed permanent debt relief to resume. With the April [...]	2003-07-03 16:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB HO EAGER
03TEGUCIGALPA1625	Honduran Government Paper on Agricultural Finance [...] As indicated in reftel, on June 30 the Finance Minister provided to Econcouns a 32-page analysis entitled "Honduran Agriculture Laws," intended to answer IMF and USG questions on the rationale behind the April 2003 passage of Law 68- 2003. The document was prepared by the Finance Ministry to [...]	2003-07-09 20:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ETRD HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1644	58TH UNGA: HONDURAN FM SEEKING APPOINTMENT WITH [...] (SBU) On June 27, PolChief discussed the Government of Honduras' (GOH) participation in the 58th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and U.S. UNGA policy priorities with Honduran Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anibal Quinones (reftels). Quinones indicated that Honduras looked forward to [...]	2003-07-11 19:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PHUM HO UNGA UN
03TEGUCIGALPA1724	STATUS OF HONDURAN TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY: Training continues for the all volunteer Task Force Xatruch (TFX),the 370 soldier contingent Honduras plans to deploy to Iraq by mid-August. The task force is composed of 35 officers and 335 enlisted soldiers. TFX will deploy as part of the Spanish Brigade in the Polish Division [...]	2003-07-22 19:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV SP PL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1863	REPLACING PEREZ-CADALSO: HONDURAS SEEKS NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, is being sworn in this week as the president of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH). In order to make himself eligible for the position, Perez-Cadalso officially resigned as Foreign Minister on J [...]	2003-08-07 14:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS PINR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1868	SCENESETTER FOR CJCS GENERAL MYERS' VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...]	2003-08-07 20:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1931	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearing the half-way point of his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda [...]	2003-08-15 14:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1932	CJCS GENERAL MYERS MEETS WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 13, CJCS General Myers met with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro and senior government officials to discuss issues of bilateral importance and to thank Honduras for its strong support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including its troop contribution to that effort, and the s [...]	2003-08-15 14:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1933	CJCS GENERAL MYERS MEETS WITH HONDURAN MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 13, after a meeting with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, CJCS General Myers met separately with Minister of Defense Federico Breve, Honduran CJCS General Barahona, and other senior military officials to discuss issues of bilateral importance and to thank Honduras for [...]	2003-08-15 14:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2004	MEDIA REACTION ON THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/22 entitled "Anti-drug base". "If the U.S. were to set up a base with the exclusive purpose of fighting against the terrible threat of narcotrafficking, it would help stop the operations of drug mafias that use Honduran territory [...]	2003-08-22 23:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV SNAR HO IZ
03TEGUCIGALPA2034	IMF AGREEMENT HINGING ON SALARY LAW [...] (SBU) The imminent GOH submission to Congress of a new government salary bill (substituting the broader Civil Service Framework bill) is dominating the political debate in Honduras this week. President Maduro and his team have appeared on the airwaves and taken out ads in the papers defending [...]	2003-08-27 22:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB EAGR PINR ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2042	Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update [...] The Honduran economy grew at a rate of 2.5 percent in 2002, similar to its 2.6 percent growth rate in 2001. Since the population growth rate is approximately 2.6 percent, Honduras has enjoyed essentially zero real per capita economic growth over the last two years. Major factors influencing t [...]	2003-08-28 19:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2052	HONDURAN ATTORNEY GENERAL PLEDGES ENHANCED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador told Honduran Attorney General (AG) Roy Medina August 26 that he was satisfied that the AG had taken action to improve the Public Ministry's operations since their last meeting in late June. However, he pressed AG Medina on the importance of the Ministry bringing to tr [...]	2003-08-29 17:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2062	SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ASSESSMENT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 28, 2003, the IMF staff submitted to its Board of Directors the results of the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSAP) performed by a joint World Bank-IMF team between October 2002 and February 2003. This cable contains a summary of their findings. In the report, t [...]	2003-08-29 21:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID EINV PTER SNAR PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2110	EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA MAY LOSE GASOLINE TAX [...] This is an action request -- see paragraph 7 below. 2. SUMMARY: Honduran tax law changes jeopardize the tax relief Tegucigalpa currently enjoys with respect to gasoline purchases. The U.S. Mission may soon lose its current gasoline tax exemption, a discount of about 40 percent from the [...]	2003-09-04 21:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP AMGT HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2143	Honduran attendees to Cancun WTO Ministerial [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-09 21:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA225	Honduras: 2002 Preliminary Macroeconomic Update [...] The Central Bank of Honduras estimates economic growth in terms of real GDP in 2002 of two percent, lower than the rate of growth in 2001 and lower than the rate of population growth. The Consumer Price Index rose by 7.7 percent in the first eleven months of 2002; inflation for the year is pr [...]	2003-01-24 22:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAID PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2266	PRESIDENT MADURO TALKS DRUGS IN COLOMBIA WHILE [...] On September 16 President Maduro met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Cartagena, Colombia to discuss better coordination between the two nations' counterdrug efforts. Honduras is a major transshipment zone for illicit narcotics making their way north from Colombia to U.S. shores, alth [...]	2003-09-24 20:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS PHUM ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2341	MEDIA REACTION ON WTO AND ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT, OCTOBER [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 10/1 entitled "The U.S. and Its Stick and Carrot Policy". "The continuous implementation of the traditional stick and carrot policy by the U.S. in its external affairs has recently been evidenced by two events: the exoneration from [...]	2003-10-02 14:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO ETRD PGOV PARM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2355	HONDURAN VIEWS OF WTO CANCUN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In the wake of the breakdown of the Doha agenda negotiations at the Cancun WTO ministerial, Honduran officials seemed most interested in the impact on the agricultural talks in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) negotiations. The GOH will now push strongly in the CAFTA talks [...]	2003-10-03 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON ELAB PREL HO WTO
03TEGUCIGALPA2385	Honduran Gasoline Pricing: Tempest in a Teapot [...] (SBU) Summary. In September, former Industry and Trade Minister for President Maduro Juliet Handal began a public campaign to criticize the Honduran government's method of establishing maximum gasoline prices. Handal has argued in press conferences and appearances in front of the Honduran Na [...]	2003-10-09 15:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON PGOV PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2467	SCENESETTER FOR SECREATRY POWELL'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, nearly half way through his constitutionally mandated single four-year term, faces an uphill battle in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His administration, having never been quite able to muster the polit [...]	2003-10-22 00:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ETRD PTER SNAR PHUM ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2490	HONDURAS STILL FAR AWAY FROM NAMING ABMASSADOR TO [...] (C) President Maduro's National Security Advisor, Ramon Medina Luna, informed PolCouns October 21 that the Government of Honduras (GOH) was still a long way from naming an ambassador to Cuba. Medina Luna assured PolCouns that selecting an ambassador to Cuba was not a pressing issue, nor was i [...]	2003-10-23 23:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CU HO OAS
03TEGUCIGALPA2514	HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT UNSETTLES MADURO [...] (U) On October 21, Honduran Vice President Armida de Lopez Contreras (one of three presidential designates in the current Honduran constitutional leadership structure) stirred up a hornets nest when she accused an unnamed high ranking Government of Honduras (GOH) official of tampering with USD [...]	2003-10-27 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM ECON EAID EFIN PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2530	FY 2004 EIPC NOMINATION FOR HONDURAS [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tegucigalpa hereby submits its FY 2004 Enhanced International Peacekeeping Capabilities (EIPC) initiative request. 2. SUMMARY: Honduras is fresh and fertile ground for a new peacekeeping program. As a member of the Coalition of the Willing, Honduras has deployed 370 tr [...]	2003-10-29 17:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSPR MARR MCAP MOPS PINS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2612	Telecom Procurement Practices, Less Than Fair? [...] (U) Summary and action request. In an effort to promote transparency in its procurement practices, the Government of Honduras (GOH) decided to contract the UNDP to manage procurements for major infrastructure projects by the state owned telephone company, Hondutel. Unfortunately, in the firs [...]	2003-11-05 22:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV KPRV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2648	IMF TEAM RETURNING TO HONDURAS TO NEGOTIATE A [...] (SBU) Summary. An October IMF mission visit to Honduras found enough progress and high-level commitment to agree to return in November for the negotiation of a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. The government hopes to be able to push legislat [...]	2003-11-07 23:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB EAGR PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2792	HONDURAS REACHES PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT WITH IMF ON [...] (C) Summary. On November 25, the GOH and visiting IMF mission announced a preliminary agreement on a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Program (PRGF). The central government deficit targets are 3.5 percent of GDP in 2004, 3.0 percent of GDP in 200 [...]	2003-11-28 22:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2814	HONDURAS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2003 Annual Terrorism Report for Honduras follows. Points are keyed to reftel paragraph headings: A. Significant Actions by GOH ----------------------------- In 2003, President Ricardo Maduro continued his policy of strong Honduran support for U.S. efforts against terrorism, was a me [...]	2003-12-02 14:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2857	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, DECEMBER 5, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 12/5 entitled "Soldiers in Iraq and transparency". "The bloodless attack against the headquarters of our troops in Najaf, Iraq has reopened the debate among those who opposed the sending of Honduran troops to Iraq since the beginni [...]	2003-12-05 22:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL KPAO MOPS PGOV IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2861	AIDS DRUGS AND THE WTO: THE EXPERIENCE OF HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOH has been seeking to be the first country to use the August 30 WTO decision on Access to Medicines in order to stretch its limited HIV/AIDS treatment funds. Discussions with USG officials have revealed that the GOH would not need to use this decision fo [...]	2003-12-08 16:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD SOCI TBIO PGOV HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA2866	DRL PDAS KOZAK MEETS WITH HONDURAN OFFICIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: DRL PDAS Kozak, DRL/MLA Deputy Director Sicade, and EmbOffs met November 19-20 with senior GOH officials, including Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, to discuss U.S. cooperation with Latin American countries on human rights resolutions at the United Nations Commission on H [...]	2003-12-08 21:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU HO UNGA
03TEGUCIGALPA288	SCENESETTER FOR WHA/DAS FISK'S VISIT TO HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, in office for one year, faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. His Administration has been stalled on its domestic agenda since June 2002 as it tries to reconcile its ambitious goal [...]	2003-01-31 16:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD ECON MOPS KJUS HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2900	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 11, 2003 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 12/11 entitled "CAFTA: inequality and opportunities". "Nowadays, when economic and trade globalization keeps growing and generating excellent results for developed countries but increased impoverishment for developing countries, it' [...]	2003-12-15 18:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA2912	CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SERVICE; [...] On December 8, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez celebrated 25 years as a bishop (he has 33 years total in the priesthood). For his service, the Government of Honduras awarded him the "Great Extraordinary Cross", considered to be the highest award given by the GOH. At two separate ceremonies, attended [...]	2003-12-16 20:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PHUM PGOV ETRD PINR KIRF HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2939	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Summary The trans-shipment of cocaine through Honduras by air, land, and maritime routes continued, but with significant disruption in 2003. Overall, seizures in Honduras were higher than the past five years combined, with 5,738 kilos of cocaine seized. Corruption within the police, Publi [...]	2003-12-18 21:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAID PREL ETTC KCRM KJUS PHUM PTER HO
03TEGUCIGALPA349	HONDURAN MFA GIVEN SECRETARY ABRAHAM LETTER ON [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-06 16:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TRGY MNUC KNNP KSAF PINS HO IAEA
03TEGUCIGALPA350	HONDURAS GIVEN USG JANUARY 27 REMARKS ON IRAQ; [...] PolOff delivered reftel text of Ambassador Negroponte's January 27 to the UNSC and the Secretary's January 27 press statement January 29 to MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin. The MFA has not had a substantive reply but Fortin told PolOff that the GOH appreciated the information. 2 [...]	2003-02-06 16:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MNUC MOPS IZ HO IAEA UNSC
03TEGUCIGALPA4	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Embassy Tegucigalpa hereby submits 2002 International Narcotics Control Status Report (INCSR) for Honduras. Begin text: I. Summary The trans-shipment of cocaine through Honduras using air, land and maritime routes continued without significant disruption in 2002. Overall seizures in [...]	2003-01-02 20:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EAID PREL ETTC KCRM KJUS PHUM HO
03TEGUCIGALPA425	DEMONSTRATIONS IN TEGUCIGALPA: FOCUS IS ON GOH [...] (SBU) Political demonstrations continue off and on in Tegucigalpa, led by various small organizations, the loose political alliance known as the Popular Block, secondary teachers (COPEMH),and others. Sometimes the protests are staged outside the Embassy, but more commonly they are held downt [...]	2003-02-13 17:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ETRD PHUM PINR SOCI ASEC CU HO
03TEGUCIGALPA426	DOL A/DUS MAGAN MEETS CA LABOR MINISTERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Associate Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs Mike Magan visited Honduras January 23-25 to attend the Central American Labor Ministers Meeting and held discussions with labor, management, and government on the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA [...]	2003-02-13 17:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EFIN EAGR HO

03TEGUCIGALPA442	EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA RECOMMENDS EXTENSION OF TPS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Honduras remains an extremely poor country, still trying to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Mitch. While most USG-funded post-Mitch reconstruction efforts are complete, serious long-term challenges make the situation extremely difficult for the average Honduran. Hon [...]	2003-02-14 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA494	Honduras Hopes For IMF Letter of Intent by March 31 [...] (SBU) Summary. Honduras is putting the finishing touches on a package of laws that will put the GOH's fiscal house in order and satisfy the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team negotiating the terms of Honduras' three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. The package w [...]	2003-02-24 15:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA527	PRESIDENT MADURO VOWS TO COMBAT RISING MINOR [...] (U) On February 19, before a hastily convened international audience which included the ambassadors of Great Britain, Taiwan, Germany, France, Spain, as well as PolOff, President Ricardo Maduro vowed to combat Honduras' surging homicide rate for minors. Maduro expressed his administration's d [...]	2003-02-26 15:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM ASEC SNAR KJUS PREL HO
03TEGUCIGALPA532	ANTI-CORRUPTION IN HONDURAS--IS RICARDO MADURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: As President Ricardo Maduro enters the second year of his single four-year term in office, the looming question in his professed effort to transform Honduras, economy, judicial system and political environment is whether or not he is prepared to seek concrete results in his battl [...]	2003-02-26 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PGOV SNAR ECON PHUM KCRM OVIP HO
03TEGUCIGALPA549	HONDURAN TRADE POLICY IN CAFTA, FTAA AND WTO [...] (SBU) Summary. The Honduran government remains overstretched by the efforts to simultaneously establish a new trade team and participate actively in its new and ongoing trade negotiations. Melvyn Redondo is emerging as the key figure in forging a congruent Honduran trade policy, but CAFTA by [...]	2003-02-27 23:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID PGOV HO WTRO
03TEGUCIGALPA552	EAC TO REVIEW CURRENT SECURITY STATUS [...] At 10:00am on 02/19/03, a meeting of the EAC was convened by the Ambassador and chaired by the DCM. 2. The following sections/agencies were present during the EAC meeting: RSO, POL, JTF-B, USAID, PEACE CORPS, CONS, IPC, ADM, MSG, DEA, CLO, ECON, PAS, ORA and DAO. 3. The following issu [...]	2003-02-28 17:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PTER HO
03TEGUCIGALPA611	HONDURAN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE: A SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) SUMMARY: A year after the implementation of Honduras' new Criminal Procedure Code (CPC),opinions regarding its level of success are positive overall, but critics remain. Supporters cite the commencement of oral trials under the new system in 2002 as evidence of the Code's success. Crit [...]	2003-03-06 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PHUM PGOV EAID KCRM SNAR PREL ASEC HO
03TEGUCIGALPA619	GOH OPEN TO CUBA RESOLUTION IN GENEVA; REITERATES [...] (C)SUMMARY: WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Fisk discussed Cuba in meetings with President Maduro, Foreign Minister Perez-Cadalso and Minister of Defense Fred Breve during his February 6-7 visit to Honduras. Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso indicated that Honduras might be willing [...]	2003-03-07 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC PINR ASEC EAID HO CU
03TEGUCIGALPA670	HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO PROMISES "FULL SUPPORT" [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Honduran President Ricardo Maduro March 16 to discuss ref A seeking GOH support for a vision for Iraq and the Iraqi people. Maduro promised Ambassador the "full support" of Honduras for the USG position. When asked, Maduro said that the GOH might make a public statemen [...]	2003-03-17 18:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA674	ECONOMIC TOUR D'HORIZON WITH HONDURAN MINISTER OF [...] (C) In a March 12 call on Honduran Minister of the Presidency Luis Cosenza, DCM and Econcouns discussed the top economic items on the bilateral agenda. Cosenza committed to campaigning for the repeal of the teacher and nurse "estatutos" that have caused the rapid increase in government expend [...]	2003-03-18 14:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN EAID ETRD KJUS PREL ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA725	HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO ADDRESSES NATION ON IRAQ: [...] (U) Summary: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro addressed the nation the evening of March 20 on the war in Iraq and possible implications for Honduras. His basic message was that the war may cause hardships, but there was no reason to panic and that Hondurans should stick together. He stated [...]	2003-03-21 21:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EPET OIIP ASEC IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA726	HIGH EXPECTATIONS, DISAPPOINTING RESULTS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: After one year in office, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro faces numerous challenges in one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Western Hemisphere. Maduro began his administration amid high expectations. While he remains upbeat about his administration's ability to [...]	2003-03-21 22:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD PHUM KJUS CASC ECON HO
03TEGUCIGALPA752	U.S.-CAFTA: Honduran Textile Goals in the U.S.- [...] (SBU) Summary: Honduras can be expected to fight hard in the U.S.-CAFTA textile negotiations for rules of origin that allow use of fabrics produced in NAFTA, Central American, CBI and Andean countries, including allowing the manufacture of woven products, short supply provisions and flexible r [...]	2003-03-25 23:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX HO
03TEGUCIGALPA824	TFIZ01: AMBASSADOR URGES HONDURAN FM PEREZ-CADALSO [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador met April 1 with Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs Guillermo Perez-Cadalso to discuss a wide range of issues, with a focus on Iraq and combating terrorism. Ambassador urged the GOH to make stronger public statements on Iraq, including on Iraqi war crimes, and criti [...]	2003-04-02 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AORC KTIA KAWC IZ HO KICC
03TEGUCIGALPA828	BUDGET CUTS HARM ALREADY STRUGGLING HONDURAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Severe budget cuts at the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs threaten to incapacitate its ability to execute a coherent foreign policy strategy. The cuts, amounting to 31 percent since President Ricardo Maduro came into office early last year, mean new layoffs and embassy closi [...]	2003-04-03 15:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD AORC IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA856	POSSIBLE CANDIDATES TO SERVE AS FIRST HONDURAN [...] (C) The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has not yet named a Honduran ambassador to Cuba. Several names have been circulating as potential candidates. As noted in reftel B, first among these is Rene Arturo Bendana, former Ambassador to Spain and to the U.S. under past President Raf [...]	2003-04-08 18:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETTC PINR CU HO UNHCR
03TEGUCIGALPA862	TFIZ01: HONDURAN FM PEREZ-CADALSO GIVES AMB LETTER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met April 7 with Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs Guillermo Perez-Cadalso at the FM's request. Perez-Cadalso gave Ambassador a letter offering to provide Honduran troops for post-war humanitarian needs in Iraq, contingent on congressional approval of such a deploy [...]	2003-04-08 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM AORC KTIA KAWC IZ HO
03TEGUCIGALPA865	Honduran Congress Adopts New Fiscal Package; [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 2, the Honduran Congress considered and adopted in one reading a second fiscal package (the first was adopted in May 2002) designed to broaden the tax base, help reduce chronic budget deficits and move the government on the road to an IMF agreement. Congress modified s [...]	2003-04-09 15:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD ELAB HO
03TEGUCIGALPA896	C-AL3-00272: IMPORT DUTIES HAVE DECLINING [...] (SBU) Summary. Honduran trade liberalization over the past 13 years has resulted in a declining dependence on import duties and other taxes on international trade. In 2002, revenue from import duties had dropped to only 2.2 percent of GDP and an estimated 12.2 percent of total tax revenue (e [...]	2003-04-11 21:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB HO
03THEHAGUE1384	(S) INTERDICTION STRATEGY: THE DUTCH [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-02 12:59:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP NL
03THEHAGUE1450	DUTCH REACTION TO CUBAN CRACKDOWN [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-06 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU NL
03THEHAGUE1451	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 12 [...] Details about the 2003 cash flow difficulties emerged during the first round of 2004 budget consultations and the OPCW informed member states that they will have to begin cutting program delivery. 2. Two rounds of 2004 budget consultations were held in June with senior OPCW management int [...]	2003-06-06 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ABUD CWC
03THEHAGUE1499	TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER (TPO) AT POST [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-12 13:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD NL
03THEHAGUE1524	DUTCH MFA ON "PEACE CONSOLIDATION" IN MOLDOVA PAPER [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-13 13:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PBTS NATO OSCE
03THEHAGUE1546	ICTY: CROSS-BORDER PIFWC APPREHENSIONS GET A GREEN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) confirmed on June 5 that the Tribunal has jurisdiction over indictee Dragan Nikolic, who has claimed since his arrest in April 2000 to have been detained unlawfully by SFOR (refs A and B). [...]	2003-06-16 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE1552	EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor Program on [...] As requested in ref cable, Post is pleased to confirm the nomination of the Dutch participant in the EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor program on Financial Market Issues, Mr. Willem J. Kooi, Policy Advisor of International Monetary Affairs, Ministry of Finance. 2. It is understood that the t [...]	2003-06-17 07:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
03THEHAGUE1589	DUTCH PARTICIPATION AT UN IRAQ TECHNICAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-19 16:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN NL PREL
03THEHAGUE1595	DUTCH CANDIDATE FOR EU MIDDLE EAST ENVOY [...] (U) Noting that Marcel Kurpershoek is one of two finalists to replace Angel Moratinos, we want to share our impressions and some biographic details. Kurpershoek currently is resident in Pakistan, where he serves as Dutch ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Taji [...]	2003-06-20 12:09:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EU IS NL PK
03THEHAGUE1632	PORTUGAL; NETHERLANDS; CTRY CLR. GRANTED DOE; [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Thomas Sarkus for travel to The Netherlands July 6 - July 12,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State [...]	2003-06-25 09:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA
03THEHAGUE1633	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF THE OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-33, U.S. DELOFF PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE THAT INCLUDED VIKTOR KHOLSTOV, THE RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR-GENERAL (D-G) OF THE RUSSIAN MUNITIONS AGENCY (RMA). U.S. DELOFF EMPHASIZED THE URGENT NEED FOR [...]	2003-06-25 10:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1640	NIH/FIC -DR. BARSONY- TRAVEL CLEARANCE GRANTED [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Julianna Barsony for travel to The Netherlands July 4 - July 13,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of Sta [...]	2003-06-26 07:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL TBIO OTRA
03THEHAGUE1649	NETHERLANDS CTRY CLR. GRANTED BOISSEVAIN + 0, [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Jan G. Boissevain for travel to The Netherlands July 16 - July 25,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of S [...]	2003-06-26 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA
03THEHAGUE1697	The Netherlands' EU Stability Pact Dilemma [...] This message was jointly drafted by Embassy The Hague (Econ-Schultz),USEU Brussels (Econ-Brown),and ConGen Frankfurt (Treasury-Wallar) 2. Summary. The Netherlands' proposed EU stability program to be considered by the Ecofin Council July 14-15 is based on outdated numbers and presents [...]	2003-07-01 13:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN NL ECON EUN
03THEHAGUE1699	EMBASSY THE HAGUE WELCOMES ANDREW SCHOFER AND [...] (U) Embassy the Hague welcomes Andrew Schofer and Karen Enstrom and grants Country Clearance for travel to The Netherlands July 13 - July 17 2003. 2. (U) Embassy is arranging meetings and hotel reservations per ref B and C. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following th [...]	2003-07-02 06:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL OTRA PREL
03THEHAGUE1722	ILSA - READOUT FROM AMBASSADOR'S JULY 2 MEETING [...] (C) On July 2 the Ambassador met with Jeroen van der Veer, President of the Dutch side of Royal Dutch Shell, to deliver demarche ref A regarding the Azadegan oil fields in Iran. Van der Veer was accompanied by Senior Regional Adviser Dr. Gavin Graham, who recently met with EB/ESC officials i [...]	2003-07-07 05:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC IR JA NL PREL
03THEHAGUE1729	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 14TH SESSION OF [...] (U) The Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) held its 14th session in The Hague, from 9-13 June 2003. The primary focus of attention was on the draft programme and budget 2004, which calls for an 8.36 [...]	2003-07-07 13:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE1730	ICTY: UK DRAFT UNSCR ON THE COMPLETION STRATEGY [...] (C) International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Theodor Meron passed to embassy legal counselor the draft of a Security Council resolution developed by the UK that would require the ICTY Prosecutor to implement key elements of the Tribunal's so-called completion [...]	2003-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY
03THEHAGUE1732	DUTCH ON BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-07 14:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1737	LES: CY 2004 COMPENSATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] Summary. This is Post's response to compensation questionnaire requested in ref telegram. The answers are keyed to questions from paragraph 2 until 6. End Summary. 2. Questionnaire A. Desired Labor Market Position - 72nd Percentile. A1.Post's desired labor market position for FSN compe [...]	2003-07-08 09:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSN AMGT KSEP KICA
03THEHAGUE1753	DUTCH MFA ON SENIOR OSCE REPRESENTATIVE FOR MOLDOVA [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-09 13:23:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD NL
03THEHAGUE1754	EMBASSY THE HAGUE WELCOMES A/S BETH JONES [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary of State Beth Jones and Kent Logsdon for July 15 - July 16, 2003. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Embassy The Hague Political Counselor Mary Daly, (31) 70-310-9341 (Office),(31) 70-310-9348 (Fa [...]	2003-07-09 15:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL OTRA PREL
03THEHAGUE1779	DUTCH ATTENDANCE AT ICG MEETING ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-11 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM AORC NL
03THEHAGUE1789	DUTCH ON BURMA: EU WAITING UNTIL AUTUMN [...] (C) PolOff made reftel points to Roeland Kollen, Policy Officer in the MFA's South-East Asia Division, on July 11. Kollen said the EU will consider additional bilateral measures against Burma this fall; at present, the EU is deliberating on what other measures, if any, might be useful in prom [...]	2003-07-14 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1806	ICC: A CAUTIOUS BEGINNING WITH MIXED SIGNALS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Public documents of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and conversations with diplomats from friendly states parties to the Rome Statute and other members of The Hague international law community have given Embassy legal officers an early glimpse into the formative activities [...]	2003-07-15 12:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC KJUS ICTY KICC
03THEHAGUE1827	ICTY: PRESIDENT MERON URGES USG TO OPPOSE DEL [...] Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Daniel R. Russel for reason 1.5 (d). 2. (C) Summary. President Theodor Meron of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) met with the Ambassador on July 16 to convey his serious concerns about the performance of Chief Pro [...]	2003-07-17 14:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	HR KAWC KJUS NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE1837	ICC: PROSECUTOR FOCUSES ON CONGO, DISCLAIMS ANY [...] (U) Summary: On July 16, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Luis Moreno-Ocampo, held a press conference in The Hague to discuss information his office has received from around the world about possible areas for ICC inquiry. During the ICC's first year, the Office [...]	2003-07-18 13:37:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KAWC KJUS ICTY KICC
03THEHAGUE1846	DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT FURTHER FRANCO-GERMAN EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: In July 15 conversations with visiting Assistant Secretary Jones and the Ambassador, senior Dutch officials expressed concerns about Franco-German efforts to take concrete steps to implement decisions from the April 29 "Mini-Summit," especially the establishment of a distinct EU [...]	2003-07-22 09:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NL NATO
03THEHAGUE1857	DUTCH: SUMMARY OF EU THOUGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Following delivery of HR reftels on July 21, MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Human Rights, Hans Docter (protect source),confirmed that the EU will introduce UNGA resolutions on Burma and the DRC; a decision on Iran has been postponed until early September, but appears likely. Docter also s [...]	2003-07-22 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR BM CG ZI KN NL UNGA UNHRC UN
03THEHAGUE1859	COUNTERTERRORISM IN THE NETHERLANDS: ACQUITTALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent acquittals of Islamist terrorist suspects in two high profile cases (see Ref A) and increasing realization that terrorist threats affect the Dutch homeland have prompted the government of the Netherlands to propose more measures to strengthen counterterrorism legislatio [...]	2003-07-23 05:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM CASC XG PREL ECON ETRD ETTC EFIN NL EUN
03THEHAGUE1865	A/S JONES VISIT TO THE HAGUE: MIDDLE EAST AND [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-23 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD IZ NL PREL NATO
03THEHAGUE1879	NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...]	2003-07-24 15:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC
03THEHAGUE1882	EPA/OIA FIDLER [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Dave Goodwin, Anhar Karimjee, Stephen Andersen, and Sally Rand for travel to The Netherlands August 9 - August 14, 2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat as [...]	2003-07-25 08:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY
03THEHAGUE1888	ACTING NP/DAS FITZPATRICK'S MEETING WITH THE DUTCH [...] (C) Summary: Acting NP/DAS Fitzpatrick and T Senior Advisor Wurmser met with Dutch MFA Security Policy Chief Maurits Jochems on July 21 to discuss next steps concerning Iran and the IAEA. The Dutch are seized with the urgency of the Iranian nuclear issue. They agreed to support encouraging [...]	2003-07-25 12:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE1899	BHUTAN: DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT BHUTANESE REFUGEES IN [...] (C) On July 29 PolOff conveyed reftel to MFA South Asia Senior Policy Advisors Arjen Kool and Robert Claessens. Kool and Claessens noted the similarity between reftel and the July 18 EU statement on Bhutan. The GoNL remains concerned about the situation of the Bhutanese refugees, especially [...]	2003-07-29 11:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL BT NP NL UNHCR
03THEHAGUE1924	NASA (JPL) COUNTRY CLEARANCE: NOORDWIJK, [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Terry Fisher for travel to The Netherlands September 24-26,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State on [...]	2003-07-31 09:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL TSPA OTRA
03THEHAGUE1988	NETHERLANDS: 58TH UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE UPDATE [...] MFA reported updates UNGA attendance information on August 7. Information is keyed to Ref B. A. Attendance of Head of State: There are no plans for the Queen to attend. B. Attendance of Head of Government: Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister, will attend the UNGA HIV/AIDS meeting and [...]	2003-08-07 10:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA NL UNGA UN
03THEHAGUE1997	DUTCH ON INTERDICTION OF MISSILE RELATED CHEMICAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-07 15:53:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC BE NL MTCRE
03THEHAGUE2009	MEPN - WORKING GROUP ON WATER RESOURCES:COUNTRY [...] Country Clearance is granted for the MEPN - WORKING GROUP ON WATER RESOURCES U.S. DELEGATION for travel to The Netherlands August 23-30, 2003. 2. Kami Witmer will be the Control Officer. She can be reached at the following numbers/addresses: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-9339, (H) 31-70-354-0639, [...]	2003-08-08 14:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	NL PREL SENV OTRA
03THEHAGUE2033	TRAVEL CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA PERSONNEL E.O. [...] Country clearance is granted for Joseph Eugene Masini for travel to the Netherlands August 17 - August 23, 2003. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. Please note that the country clearance request cable was not received in Amsterdam Consulate or Embassy The Hague. Pleas [...]	2003-08-13 08:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA NL
03THEHAGUE2072	RESTRAINED DUTCH REACTION TO LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] Summary: Dutch government and party spokesmen are clearly unhappy with the appointment of inexperienced Mirna Godett as the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles, as well as with the criticism and inflammatory statements directed against the Netherlands by her brother, political stron [...]	2003-08-18 15:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NA NL
03THEHAGUE2163	Secretary Abraham's 8/13 Meeting with Dutch [...] (U) Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham met with Dutch Economics (also energy and telecommunications) Minister Laurens Jan Brinkhorst on August 13 in The Hague. In response to a question from Brinkhorst, the Secretary described the factors that led to the California electricity shortages - e [...]	2003-08-27 13:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG TPHY EINV KNNP IZ IR NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2167	OSCE: MOLDOVA HIGH-LEVEL ENVOY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Due to the absence of CiO Personal Representative and OSCE Task Force Director Daan Everts until August 29, PolOff delivered ref A to OSCE Task Force Senior Policy Advisor Geoffrey van Leeuwen. Van Leeuwen said the GoNL agrees that positions on both the Transnistrian and Moldovan sides hav [...]	2003-08-27 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MD NL OSCE
03THEHAGUE2171	DUTCH SUPPORT EU RESOLUTION ON IRAN DURING THE [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-28 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IR EU NL UNHRC
03THEHAGUE2177	Netherlands: Corporate Governance Issues High on [...] Summary: Dutch officials told the Ambassador that Sarbanes-Oxley implementation is still a matter of great concern to the Dutch financial community. They acknowledge that U.S. regulators have some flexibility in implementing the law's provisions but fear European voices will not find a recep [...]	2003-08-28 14:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2196	RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...]	2003-08-29 13:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
03THEHAGUE2205	RECENT TIP DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] Summary ----------- Below follows an update of recent developments in the Netherlands re trafficking in persons (TIP). Contents: --New Legislation --Other Parliamentary Activity --Outreach to National TIP Rapporteur's Office --Arrests/Prosecutions --Visitors Raise TIP: A/S Jones; Former [...]	2003-09-02 11:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG NL
03THEHAGUE2298	RESPONSE TO SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY THAT ARE CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? -YES, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MUSLIM IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, TURKS (300,000),MOROCCANS (280,000),IRAQIS (33,000),SOMALIS (29,000) [...]	2003-09-12 14:31:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
03THEHAGUE2299	DUTCH ON SUPPORTING THE UN'S REQUEST FOR LIBERIA [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-12 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL MOPS LI NL
03THEHAGUE2310	DUTCH MFA ON GYMNICH, MEPP, AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff met with MFA Director for Political Affairs Jaap Werner and Deputy Director Joop Wijnands on September 9 to discuss the results of the September 5-6 EU Foreign Ministers Gymnich meeting. Werner termed the September 2-3 visit of PM Balkenende and FM de Hoop Sch [...]	2003-09-15 13:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PREL NL UNHRC OSCE
03THEHAGUE2311	DEMARCHE REQUEST--WSIS/FREEDOM OF THE PRESS [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-15 13:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NL UNAUS
03THEHAGUE2313	DUTCH REACTION TO NONPAPER ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered nonpaper text on human rights in China (Ref A) to Dutch MFA Deputy Head of East Asia Department Gerrie Willems, and Senior Policy Advisor on Human Rights in Asia Sandra Pellegrom on September 12. The Dutch are pleased the U.S. is initiating early discussions on th [...]	2003-09-15 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CH NL
03THEHAGUE2352	Bank/Fund Meetings: Dutch Positions [...] Enhancing Crisis Prevention --------------------------- -- Adoption by the IMF on a trial basis of a "balance sheet approach" in the context of regular Article IV consultations. -- Issuing Article IV reports without the country being examined signing off. -- Making more explicit in the " [...]	2003-09-18 13:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID NL IMF IBRD
03THEHAGUE2353	Bank/Fund Meetings: Dutch Positions [...] Enhancing Crisis Prevention --------------------------- -- Adoption by the IMF on a trial basis of a "balance sheet approach" in the context of regular Article IV consultations. -- Issuing Article IV reports without the country being examined signing off. -- Making more explicit in the " [...]	2003-09-18 14:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID NL IMF IBRD
03THEHAGUE2367	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sept. 19, OPCW Director-General Pfirter made a strong pitch to delegations for an effective increase in the 2004 OPCW budget of approximately 7.4%. Pfirter assured the delegates that he and the leadership of the Technical Secretariat (TS) would work hard to identify and im [...]	2003-09-19 14:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2387	REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-23 13:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA FR NL
03THEHAGUE2421	DUTCH MFA RESPONSE TO ASPARUKHOV DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-24 15:09:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MARR PINR PGOV BU NL NATO
03THEHAGUE2431	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DISCUSSIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: ON THE MARGINS OF OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (EC)-34, U.S. DELOFFS PARTICIPATED IN MEETINGS RELATED TO RUSSIAN CWD ASSISTANCE. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) REP ANNOUNCED DOD PLANS TO OBLIGATE AN ADDITIONAL $60.3 MILLION FOR SHCHUCH'YE CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION FACILITIES (CWDF) C [...]	2003-09-25 13:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2480	NEW DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER DESIGNATED - BERNARD [...] (C) Summary: On September 30, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende asked retired career diplomat Bernard Bot to accept the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs beginning in early December, 2003. Bot declared himself most willing to accept the position. The intention is for de Hoop Scheffer to st [...]	2003-09-30 14:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NL
03THEHAGUE2484	RESCHEDULING US IRAQ CORE GROUP VISIT TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summary. Embassy recommends rescheduling proposed October 3 delegation visit to the Hague to ensure sufficient Dutch ministerial participation. We believe a White House call to PM Balkenende would significantly enhance the prospects for success. End Summary. 2. (C) Due to a F [...]	2003-09-30 16:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID NL PREL
03THEHAGUE2527	DUTCH JUSTICE MINISTER PLANS TO TARGET [...] (SBU) Action request: Please see Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel met with the Dutch Justice Minister Donner October 1 to discuss the Ministry of Justice's proposed Action Plan aimed at disrupting the cocaine traffic transiting Schiphol airport from the Caribbean. Currently, [...]	2003-10-03 05:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PTER KCRM PREL NL
03THEHAGUE2563	ICTY: PREVIEW OF CHIEF PROSECUTOR'S AND [...] (C) Summary. Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and President Theodor Meron of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will present the Security Council with a difficult dilemma during their reports to the Council on October 9. Del Ponte will report that she intends to seek [...]	2003-10-07 05:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY
03THEHAGUE2567	DUTCH RESPONSE TO CHECHNYA ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche points on the Chechnya election (ref A) to Dutch MFA OSCE Task Force Senior Policy Officer Robert-Jan Siegert on October 6, 2003. Siegert said the Dutch agree with U.S. points, but the Dutch position varies slightly. He noted FM de Hoop Scheffer, in his c [...]	2003-10-07 09:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV RS NL
03THEHAGUE2571	INITIAL DUTCH RESPONSE ON REQUEST FOR EOD TROOPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para. 2. 2. (S) On October 6, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) to Rob Gabrielse, Head of the MFA's Security Policy Bureau Operations Office. Gabrielse said the GONL recognizes the threat posed by unexploded amm [...]	2003-10-07 13:42:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR IZ NL
03THEHAGUE2573	MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO DE HOOP SCHEFFER, [...] (C) Summary: In Paris October 2, the Minsk Group Co-Chairs held separate discussions with the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, urging the two sides to quickly arrange meetings between the two presidents and announcing their desire to visit the region soon after the Azeri elections. [...]	2003-10-07 15:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ PARM NL RU OSCE EUN
03THEHAGUE2576	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DELINEATION OF [...] On 2 October 2003, Larry Denyer, Department of Commerce, presented the U.S. practice on plant and plant site delineation that is used to support the declarations and inspections of industry facilities under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This issue underlies many of the past difficul [...]	2003-10-08 11:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EIND ETTC CWC
03THEHAGUE2577	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ARTICLE VI BILATS WRAP-UP [...] US Del met with Per Runn (Deputy Director, Verification Division),Faiza Patel-King (Verification Division),Alexandru Dolea (Officer, Industry Verification Branch),and Cinthia Echavarria (Senior Policy Officer, Policy Review Branch) of the OPCW on 1 Oct 03 to discuss a variety of Article VI [...]	2003-10-08 11:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2578	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SAMPLING AND [...] Washington experts and the U.S. Permanent Delegation held bilateral consultations with the OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) on September 30, 2003 in The Hague on technical considerations associated with sampling and analysis (S&A) during CWC inspections at U.S. declared industry facilities. Dir [...]	2003-10-08 11:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EIND ETTC CWC
03THEHAGUE2581	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (C) The Oct. 20-24 Conference of States Parties will be dominated by discussion of the budget and other financial issues. We have supported the Director-General's request for a 7.36% increase, and share the DG's view that an increase of this magnitude is needed to ensure core functions are [...]	2003-10-08 13:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2610	EVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD: DUBLIN AND THE [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Dublin and USEU Brussels. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In a trip designed to build relationships on sustainable development with the January-June 2004 EU Troika (Ireland, The Netherlands, and the European Commission),and to explore specif [...]	2003-10-10 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON EFIN PREL EI NL EUN
03THEHAGUE2612	DUTCH FM-DESIGNATE SAYS TIES TO U.S. A TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) On October 10, FM-designee Ben Bot met with Amb. Sobel. Bot said he is committed to building upon the strong U.S.-Netherlands foundation that FM de Hoop Scheffer and PM Balkenende have set, including using the 2004 Dutch EU presidency to strengthen transatlantic relations. He expressed [...]	2003-10-10 15:25:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IZ NL PREL
03THEHAGUE2627	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC):WRAP-UP FOR WEEK [...] (U) It appears a consensus has been reached on an Article VII action plan for national implementation. Following an Oct. 9 meeting chaired by DG Pfirter with the Ambassadors of the U.S., U.K., India and Iran, agreement was reached on the one final substantive issue, which was the acceptable [...]	2003-10-14 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2685	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Informal budget discussions on Oct. 16 broke little new ground, and the stage is set for last-minute negotiations during CSP-8. DG Pfirter was in attendance and reiterated his call for a 7.36% increase. France stated that it had sent the DG's proposals and his calculations on the impact [...]	2003-10-22 15:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UK KS CWC
03THEHAGUE2715	COUNTRY CLEARANCE: U.S. DELEGATION TO BOSNIA WAR [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. Delegation attending the October 30, 2003 donors conference for the Bosnia War Crimes court. This delegation includes Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Pierre-Richar [...]	2003-10-29 06:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NL BK
03THEHAGUE2723	DUTCH/EU LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA RESOLUTION [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) While the EU has yet to make a decision on the upcoming Cuba resolution in the UNGA. However, Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Dutch MFA Senior Policy Advisor on Cuba, noted that the GoNL will support a "yes" vote during EU dis [...]	2003-10-29 11:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CU UNGA
03THEHAGUE2726	STATUS OF DUTCH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS: LIBERIA, [...] (S) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with the Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Operations Chief Rob Gabrielse (protect throughout) on October 29 to review the status of current and planned Dutch participation in international military operations in Liberia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. On Liber [...]	2003-10-29 15:19:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MOPS MARR KPKO PREL PGOV NL LI AF IZ BK
03THEHAGUE2747	DUTCH MFA ON AUSTRALIA GROUP PREPARATIONS [...] (C) On October 30, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the technical meeting preparations for the Australia Group to Hedda Samson, Policy Officer of the MFA's Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division. Samson agreed to give reftel points to Dutch technical expert Mario Dorigo, who will be [...]	2003-10-31 14:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL NL CBW
03THEHAGUE2750	DUTCH 2004 BUDGET: TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE [...] THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT HAS APPROVED A TOUGH DEFICIT REDUCTION PACKAGE AIMED AT LIMITING THE 2004 BUDGET DEFICIT TO 2.3 PERCENT OF GDP, WELL UNDER THE THREE PERCENT STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT (SGP) CEILING. ON OCTOBER 1, THE PARLIAMENT APPROVED A CY 2004 BUDGET THAT COMBINES SHARP SPENDING REDUC [...]	2003-10-31 16:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV MCAP NL
03THEHAGUE2766	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On Oct. 30, U.S. delegation members met with OPCW officials to discuss the status of upcoming ILO Administrative Tribunal actions stemming from the OPCW tenure policy. Additional points on side-bar discussions at the Eighth Conference of States Parties are also provided for t [...]	2003-11-04 10:53:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2797	DUTCH MFA ON IRANIAN DUAL-USE CBW PROCUREMENT [...] (C) On November 04, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Iranian dual-use CBW procurement and Dutch visa policy to Hedda Samson, Policy Officer of the MFA's Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division. Samson said she would pass the reftel points to the relevant people within the Ministry, [...]	2003-11-06 14:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC CVIS IR NL CBW
03THEHAGUE2818	ICTY: AMBASSADOR PROSPER'S MEETINGS WITH ICTY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Pierre-Richard Prosper met with the President and Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in separate meetings on October 30 in The Hague. Ambassador Prosper, meeting with ICTY officials on the margins o [...]	2003-11-07 16:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY

03THEHAGUE2843	AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 10 DINNER WITH DUTCH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel hosted dinner for Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende November 10. The PM's Diplomatic Advisor Rob Swartbol and DCM also attended. Balkenende promised that Dutch foreign policy would remain constant when Ben Bot became FM on Dec. 3, but cautioned that EU Pre [...]	2003-11-13 14:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ NL PGOV PREL
03THEHAGUE2860	DUTCH MFA ON DECEMBER PSI MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-14 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP
03THEHAGUE2863	DUTCH POSITION ON ESDP PROVISIONS IN DRAFT TREATY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel GAERC points on ESDP to Hans Sandee, Head of MFA's Security and Defense Policy Office. Sandee (protect) said the GONL fully concurred with the U.S. position and shared in confidence with Poloffs a copy of the Dutch position on ESDP provisions in the draft convention [...]	2003-11-14 14:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NL EUN NATO
03THEHAGUE2874	Biotech Regulations In The Netherlands [...] Summary: In The Netherlands, the laws and regulations affecting the approval, production, importation and labeling of products of agricultural biotechnology are for the most part based on directives and legislation of the European Union. At the moment, the Ministry for Public Health is p [...]	2003-11-17 07:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON NL SENV TBIO EUN
03THEHAGUE2886	EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor Program on [...] Post is pleased to confirm the nomination of the Dutch participant in the EU Subregional Voluntary Visitor program on Terrorist Financing, Mr. Alle T.S. Dorhout, deputy head EU external relations division of the European Integration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. It is un [...]	2003-11-18 09:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL NL
03THEHAGUE2911	DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON REQUEST FOR CS/CSS FOR OIF [...] (S) PolMilOff delivered ref A request for Combat Support/Combat Service Support (CS/CSS) assets to Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Operations Chief Rob Gabrielse on November 17. Gabrielse (protect throughout) said the GONL was currently focused on the renewal of the deployment of Dutch force [...]	2003-11-19 15:43:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL MOPS IZ AF NL
03THEHAGUE2917	DUTCH ON HUMAN RIGHTS: IRAN, CHR, TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Dutch human rights concerns continue to run parallel to those of the United States. Specifically, the GoNL will co-sponsor the Canadian UNGA 3rd committee resolution on the human rights situation in Iran (ref A). The Netherlands, [...]	2003-11-20 08:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TX IR NL UNGA UNHRC
03THEHAGUE2939	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): 1ST MEETING OF [...] (U) Summary. Two USG legal experts (Bernard Seward from State/L/ACV - JAGLCS/CLAMO and Randy Pratt from Commerce/OGC/IS) participated in the first meeting of the CWC "Network of Legal Experts" November 4-7, supported by the Commerce representative to the U.S. CWC Delegation (Brandon Williams [...]	2003-11-24 18:04:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2944	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP [...] (U) OPCW Director for Policy Making Organs Sylwin Gizowski addressed the WEOG November 18, responding to the group s invitation to suggest improvements to the work of the Executive Council. Gizowski spoke in a personal capacity, acknowledging that is was not the responsibility of the Technica [...]	2003-11-25 10:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2948	DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN CAT [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-25 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM NL
03THEHAGUE2949	DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON CZECH FIGHTER ACQUISITION [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Arms Transfer Policy Chief Paul van den IJssel on November 25. The Dutch are also focused on the issue, and Van den IJssel said they were contemplating phone calls at a "high political level" to the Czechs (perhaps by D [...]	2003-11-25 12:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MARR PREL EZ NL NATO
03THEHAGUE2956	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): A/S DESUTTER'S [...] (U) On November 17-18, Paula A. DeSutter, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance, visited SIPDIS The Hague and consulted with officials of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of SIPDIS Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and other officials. She so [...]	2003-11-25 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE2959	VISIT OF EUR PDAS CHARLIE RIES TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) During meetings in The Hague November 19-20 in advance of the Dutch EU presidency (July - December 2004),EUR PDAS Ries stressed the importance of early and close U.S.-Dutch consultations to avoid surprises and needless conflicts. On specific areas of potential cooperation, Ries pushed fo [...]	2003-11-26 09:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON PTER NL
03THEHAGUE2981	AVIATION SECURITY: DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch aviation security officials and national carrier KLM recently voiced their shared concern that new U.S. requirements for inspections of incoming cargo (a.k.a. the 10% rule) will be difficult for carriers to meet. The Dutch contend that their inspection procedures are [...]	2003-11-28 14:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON NL
03THEHAGUE2997	SCC WESTON MEETS WITH DUTCH MFA [...] (C) Summary: SCC Amb. Tom Weston, accompanied by Amb. Sobel, met with MFA Political Director Hugo Siblesz on November 24, followed by a meeting with MFA deputy Political Director for European Affairs Schaper, deputy DG for European Affairs Ed Kronenberg, and DCM Russel. Weston briefed MFA co [...]	2003-12-03 10:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY NL TY
03THEHAGUE3002	DUTCH MAY DEPLOY APACHES IN SUPPORT OF ISAF [...] (C) Summary: Dutch Defense Minister Kamp informed parliament on December 2 the GONL is investigating deploying four Apache attack helicopters to Afghanistan in support of ISAF. Kamp's decision, which came following a request from Lord Robertson during the December 1 NATO Defense Ministers' m [...]	2003-12-03 13:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL AF NL NATO
03THEHAGUE3023	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: DUTCH WILL SUPPORT JOINT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-08 12:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC NL OPDC PARM PREL
03THEHAGUE3038	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) Having resolved most critical policy issues at the October Conference of the States Parties, the 35th Executive Council managed only to remove a bit of the administrative underbrush. Russian hostage-taking of the U.S. plans regarding the Aberdeen destruction facility continued, althou [...]	2003-12-10 12:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3051	DUTCH SHARE COPY OF UK-FR-GE ESDP NONPAPER [...] (C/NF) PM Balkenende's Foreign Policy Advisor (protect) passed to Amb. Sobel a copy of a French-British-German non Paper entitled "European Defence: NATO/EU Consultation, Planning and Operations" on December 11. Post transmits the text of the non paper in para 2. 2. (C) Begin text of Fren [...]	2003-12-11 15:57:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NL NATO
03THEHAGUE3087	NETHERLANDS: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] The 2003 terrorism report for the Netherlands follows. Responses are keyed to reftel A's requirements. A. SUPPORT TO GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. Immediately following 9/11, the Dutch government announced a 46-point Plan of Actio [...]	2003-12-16 16:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL NL
03THEHAGUE3088	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) OPCW's External Relations Division (ERD) distributed the Director-General's Invitation to States Parties to Designate Points of Contact on Universality (S/388/2003, faxed to AC/CB) to all delegations on December 11. ERD's Keith Wilson told DelOff that the TS is looking at January 8 as [...]	2003-12-17 07:22:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3131	INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION CONSOLIDATED [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-18 09:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EWWT PREL ILO
03THEHAGUE3133	AL QAIDA TRAVEL BAN - NETHERLANDS [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch take their responsibilities under the UN sanction regime seriously and have a "visa lookout" system, albeit with limitations, which incorporates information on individuals listed by the 1267 Committee. Restricting use of Dutch passports for international travel is more p [...]	2003-12-18 11:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETTC NL PREL PTER
03THEHAGUE3150	THE NETHERLANDS: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON [...] (U) Point of Contact is Pol-Mil Officer Nathaniel Dean, (31) (70) 310-9346, email DeanNP@state.gov. Average exchange rate is one Euro equals 1.22 USD. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (U) The Netherlands made significant contributions to allied goals in 200 [...]	2003-12-19 15:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV NL NATO
03THEHAGUE3155	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): OPCW READY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USDel briefed the OPCW Chief of Staff and Director for Verification December 22 on Libya's agreement to abandon its chemical weapons, and conveyed U.S. readiness to provide more detailed information in the near future. The OPCW officials welcomed the offer and congratulated the [...]	2003-12-22 12:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP LY CWC
03THEHAGUE3168	DUTCH MFA ON EU'S CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-23 15:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM CH TW NL EUN
03THEHAGUE3175	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Deloffs exchanged views with Chinese counterparts Yu Dunhai and Dai Huaicheng on OPCW activities, nonproliferation issues, and CW destruction over lunch on December 23. Separate conversations with Korean First Secretary Lee Sang Soo and others covered much of the same ground. 2. (U) The [...]	2003-12-24 10:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
03THEHAGUE3199	NEW DUTCH MEASURES AGAINST COCAINE TRAFFICKING AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following mid-December approval by the Dutch Parliament, Justice Minister Donner instituted a crackdown on drug trafficking through Schiphol airport from the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Initial results (120 arrests/400+ passengers turned away or failed to show up) indicate mo [...]	2003-12-31 09:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL NL
03TUNIS1947	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, paid a farewell call July 22 on Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi. In a wide-ranging review of US-Tunisian bilateral relations, the Ambassador encouraged the GOT to build on its impressive record of economic and social development and to [...]	2003-07-23 12:06:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TS
03USUNNEWYORK727	UN/IRAQ: NO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION; SUBDUED COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SUBDUED SECURITY COUNCIL MET IN INFORMALS ON MARCH 17 TO RECEIVE WORD THAT THE U.S., UK, AND SPAIN HAD CHOSEN NOT TO BRING THEIR RESOLUTION TO A VOTE, BUT WOULD INSTEAD "RESERVE THEIR RIGHT TO TAKE THEIR OWN STEPS TO SECURE THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ." SYG ANNAN AND MOST COUNCIL M [...]	2003-03-17 22:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK768	UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL CLOSES ONE CHAPTER IN IRAQI DISARMAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A FRANKLY ANTI-CLIMATIC CONCLUSION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE IN DEBATING THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ, THE COUNCIL HELD AN OPEN SESSION MARCH 19 ATTENDED BY MINISTERS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, SYRIA, AND GUINEA. (GUINEAN FM FALL WAS IN NEW YORK TO PRESIDE OVER THE COUNCIL [...]	2003-03-19 23:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IZ
03VATICAN1033	TAIWAN AT THE HOLY SEE: CLINGING TO ITS LAST [...] (U) SUMMARY: WHILE TAIWAN IS WELL AWARE THAT THE HOLY SEE WILL SHIFT ITS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS TO BEIJING AS SOON AS IT CAN; TAIPEI CONTINUES TO USE ITS LAST EMBASSY IN EUROPE TO PRESENT ITSELF AS A MATURE DEMOCRATIC STATE THAT PLAYS A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF DEMOCRACY AND HU [...]	2003-03-13 05:17:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PREL TW VT
03VATICAN1378	VATICAN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION TO [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-01 08:55:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TBIO VT UN
03VATICAN2225	VIGOROUS POPE CELEBRATES 83RD BIRTHDAY BY [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-20 10:01:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM VT
03VATICAN283	PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS - WORKING WITH VATICAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES [...] (U) THE HOLY SEE, CATHOLIC DIOCESES WORLDWIDE, AFFILIATED NGO'S AND CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDERS ARE SIGNIFICANT, IF OFTEN OVERLOOKED, PLAYERS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF EFFORTS. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS IN EFFECT THE WORLD'S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY: SO [...]	2003-01-24 10:03:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF PGOV EAGR EAID ECON SMIG TBIO VT
03VATICAN3497	TAKING THE VATICAN TO TASK ON CRITICISM OF U.S. [...] (C) Following a post-Iraq war interview in which the Vatican's senior official for inter-religious dialogue had suggested the Administration's language during the Iraq war could have created a conviction in the Muslim world that the war was a war of religion, the Ambassador challenged the offi [...]	2003-08-01 15:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL VT
03VATICAN3847	HOLY SEE BACKS GOVERNING COUNCIL, RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) In the wake of the UN Headquarters attack, Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin reacted positively to our call for support for the Iraqi Governing Council (ref A),and said the Holy See would likely be open to talks with its representatives. Parolin expressed interest in securing Holy [...]	2003-08-25 15:23:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL PGOV EAID VT
03VATICAN4002	CANCUN WTO MINISTERIAL: HOLY SEE SEEKS FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FRANK DEWANE, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE VATICAN'S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, WHO WILL LEAD THE VATICAN'S DELEGATION TO THE CANCUN WTO MINISTERIAL, TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 27 THAT THE HOLY SEE WOULD PRESS TO ENSURE THAT "HUMAN DEVELOPMENT" WOULD BE A CENTRAL PART OF THE DIALOGUE [...]	2003-09-04 04:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL VT WTRO
03VATICAN402	HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN PLEDGES TO CLARIFY HOLY SEE'S POSITION ON BIOTECH FOODS IN ZAMBIA AND SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN CALLED IN AMBASSADOR JANUARY 21 TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE VATICAN NUNCIO IN ZAMBIA'S ASSESSMENT OF THE FAMINE AND THE DEBATE IN ZAMBIA OVER BIOTECH RELIEF FOOD. TAURAN HAD PREVIOUSLY PROMISED THE AMBASSADOR "GOOD NEWS" ON THE SUBJECT. [...]	2003-02-03 08:22:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL VT ZA
03VATICAN4461	POPE SELECTS 31 NEW CARDINALS, REINFORCING [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II's nomination of 31 new cardinals September 28 consolidates the group that will name his successor, reinforces Church leaders facing threats from Islam or restrictive regimes, and rewards several long- serving bishops for their service to the Church. The surprise announ [...]	2003-09-30 04:40:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR SOCI VT
03VATICAN4649	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON GIOVANNI LAJOLO - HOLY [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED HIS NUNCIO TO GERMANY, ARCHBISHOP GIOVANNI LAJOLO, AS SECRETARY OF THE SECTION FOR RELATIONS WITH STATE OF THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE, THE HOLY SEE'S EQUIVALENT OF FOREIGN MINISTER. THE OCTOBER 7 APPOINTMENT TAKES EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. LAJOLO SUCCEEDS ARCHBISH [...]	2003-10-10 10:29:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR VT
03VATICAN4751	JOHN PAUL II: 25 YEAR CHAMPION OF HUMAN DIGNITY [...] (U) Pope John Paul II marked the 25th anniversary of his Pontificate October 16 with over 70,000 well-wishers in St. Peter's square. The Pope is one of the most compelling public figures of the 20th Century, and continues to garner international attention even as he struggles with physical li [...]	2003-10-17 11:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR SOCI VT
03VATICAN483	HOLY SEE REACTION TO SECRETARY'S UNSC PRESENTATION; POPE TO MEET WITH TARIQ AZIZ [...] (C) HOLY SEE OFFICIALS ARE STILL ASSESSING THE SECRETARY'S UNSC PRESENTATION, AND HAVE INDICATED THEY WILL PROVIDE A CONSIDERED RESPONSE AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER. THEY SHARE THE U.S. VIEW THAT SADDAM IS A DANGER TO THE WORLD, AND HAVE NOW COME TO SEE THE MERITS OF HIS REMOVAL. [...]	2003-02-06 14:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL VT
03VATICAN5111	CUBA: HOLY SEE TAKES TRADITIONAL VIEW ON UNGA [...] (C) Reviewing the recent UNGA vote on the U.S. embargo on Cuba, the Holy See reaffirmed its opposition to the embargo, while affirming its distaste for the regime's human rights abuses. MFA Caribbean Affairs Office Director Giorgio Lingua repeated the Vatican's view that the embargo is ineffec [...]	2003-11-12 14:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD PHUM PREL VT UNGA
03VATICAN5365	HOLY SEE ON ICJ, ISRAELI SEPARATION BARRIER [...] (C) POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO HOLY SEE OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS FRANCO COPPOLA NOVEMBER 25. COPPOLA LIMITED HIS RESPONSE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) OPINION ON THE LEGALITY OF THE ISRAELI SEPARATION BARRIER. HE AGREED THA [...]	2003-11-26 07:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL VT UNGA
03VATICAN5521	AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW IRAQI CHALDEAN PATRIARCH [...] (C) IN TWO MEETINGS WITH THE AMBASSADOR, THE NEWLY ELECTED PATRIARCH OF THE CHALDEANS AND FORMER BAGHDAD AUXILIARY ARCHBISHOP EMMANUEL-KARIM DELLY, LED OFF HIS REMARKS BY CONVEYING HIS GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ACTIONS IN IRAQ TO REMOVE SADDAM HUSSEIN FROM POWER AND HIS HOPE FOR RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN [...]	2003-12-10 13:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL VT SOCI PGOV IS
03VATICAN5666	CARDINAL'S IRAQ COMMENTS CREATE DUST-UP [...] (C) During the presentation of the Pope's World Day of Peace message December 17 (ref a),Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, caused a stir with comments critical of U.S. treatment of Saddam Hussein following his capture. Media gave wide attent [...]	2003-12-19 16:28:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREL VT
03YEREVAN2883	SEVENTH ANNUAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE HELD IN YEREVAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John Ordway for reasons 1.4 (b&d). 2. (C) Summary. The seventh US-Armenian Strategic Dialogue took place in Yerevan November 20. The sides discussed regional security, defense cooperation, and cooperation on counter-terrorism. The delegation heads, EUR DAS Ly [...]	2003-12-02 05:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	AJ AM GG MARR PARM PGOV PREL PTER TU
03YEREVAN2903	ARMENIAN STUDENTS DISCUSS GEORGIA, POLITICS, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) PAS invited 11 students from the political science department of Yerevan State University to the Embassy November 26 to discuss their perceptions of the 'velvet revolution' in neighboring Georgi [...]	2003-12-02 13:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
03ZAGREB1047	CROATIA/ICC: STILL TAKING A TOUGH LINE ON ARTICLE [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR ON MAY 12 PRESSED DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER IVAN SIMONOVIC TO CONCLUDE AN ARTICLE 98 OR OTHER NON-SURRENDER AGREEMENT. SHOULD CROATIA FAIL TO DO SO BY CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 01047 01 OF 02 121715Z JULY 1 WHEN THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS [...]	2003-05-12 17:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR UNSC NATO
03ZAGREB107	CROATIA: THREE YEARS OF POST-TUDJMAN GOVERNMENT; A MIXED REPORT CARD [...] (C) WITH ONE GREAT EXCEPTION, THE THIRD YEAR OF THE RACAN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00107 01 OF 05 151634Z GOVERNMENT RESEMBLED THE FIRST TWO: CROATIA MADE MODEST PROGRESS ON SOME REFORM ISSUES, STUMBLING FORWARD WHILE SPENDING FAR TOO MUCH ENERGY AND TIM [...]	2003-01-15 15:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB1230	KEEPING THE HDZ AT ARM'S LENGTH [...] (C) THE USG WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD THE HDZ AT ARM'S LENGTH CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 01230 01 OF 02 300952Z UNTIL IT HAS DEMONSTRATED -- IN ACTIONS, NOT JUST WORDS -- THAT IT WILL SUPPORT POLICIES WHICH ADVANCE OUR STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING STABILITY IN THE RE [...]	2003-05-30 09:33:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM HR
03ZAGREB1266	CROATIA CONSIDERING OFFERING TROOPS TO IRAQ [...] (C) Croatia is actively considering contributing forces to support Phase IV operations in Iraq. The idea of contributing a small number of military police to deploy as part of a multi-national unit has been broached with the Embassy informally several times, including with the Ambassador by [...]	2003-06-05 09:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL MOPS HR IQ
03ZAGREB127	CROATIA EAGER TO MOVE FORWARD TO SIGN ADRIATIC [...] (C) THE ATTITUDE OF OFFICIALS IN THE GOC TOWARD THE "ADRIATIC CHARTER," AS PROMOTED BY BRUCE JACKSON, HAS BECOME SHARPLY MORE POSITIVE. CROATIA IS NOW PREPARING TO PARTICIPATE IN A DRAFTING SESSION WITH ALBANIA AND MACEDONIA AND LOOKS TO SEND ITS FOREIGN MINISTER TO WASHINGTON FOR A SIGNING [...]	2003-01-17 16:05:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM HR AL NATO
03ZAGREB1278	COMMITTING CROATIA'S FY-2003 FMF BUDGET [...] (C) IF CROATIA ACTS QUICKLY, IT CAN COMMIT THE FY2003 FUNDS AT RISK OF SUSPENSION UNDER THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBER'S PROTECTION ACT BEFORE CUTOFF DATE. AS INSTRUCTED (REFTEL A),ON JUNE 4 WE INFORMED THE GOC HOW IT CAN COMMIT THE USD 5.5 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR FY2003 TO AN EXISTING FMF CASE I [...]	2003-06-05 14:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KTIA ABUD MASS HR KICC NATO
03ZAGREB1296	CROATIA'S DETERIORATING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. [...] (C) So far, 2003 has not been a good year for our bilateral relationship with Croatia. On issue after issue, whether Iraq, intellectual property rights, unblocking of assets of the Former Yugoslavia, or now our proposed Article 98 agreement, the GOC not only has failed to deliver, but has ant [...]	2003-06-06 16:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PREF KAWC HR EVN NATO
03ZAGREB1298	SCENESETTER FOR AMB. LINO'S VISIT TO CROATIA JUNE [...] (C) With its application for membership in the EU's "in-box" and parliamentary elections around the corner, it is extremely unlikely that the Croatian government will move any closer to signing an Article 98 Agreement during your visit, or even discuss texts. We expect their entire focus will [...]	2003-06-06 17:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR HR KICC
03ZAGREB1299	UNDP/UNFPA PROGRAMS IN CROATIA [...] UNDP MAINTAINS A SMALL PRESENCE IN CROATIA; UNFPA IS NOT ACTIVE IN THE COUNTRY. POST RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS CONTAINED IN REFTEL PARA 7 FOLLOW. 2. UNDP IS ENGAGED WITH THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS. SPECIFICALLY, UNDP HAS WORKED WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO PR [...]	2003-06-09 05:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PREL HR UNDP
03ZAGREB1328	POPE ENCOURAGES CROATIA'S EU ASPIRATIONS [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II VISITED CROATIA BETWEEN JUNE 5-9 -- HIS THIRD VISIT TO THIS OVERWHELMINGLY CATHOLIC COUNTRY. IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS ON ARRIVAL AT THE RIJEKA AIRPORT THE POPE NOTED THAT "CROATIA RECENTLY SUBMITTED ITS APPLICATION TO BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART, BOTH POLITICALY AND ECONOMICALL [...]	2003-06-10 13:25:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL HR
03ZAGREB1365	MESIC SPEECH AT EMBASSY OPENING FAILS TO BOOST [...] (C) On June 13, President Mesic attended the ceremonial opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Zagreb. The Ambassador used the festive occasion to declare that the imposing, state-of-the art chancery is a concrete example of the United States' long-term commitment to Croatia. Rather than use his [...]	2003-06-13 16:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU HR
03ZAGREB1400	LINO DELEGATION VISIT: CROATIA WILL NOT SIGN [...] (C) Citing both political and legal reasons, the GoC told PM/B's Ambassador Marisa Lino on June 12 that Croatia cannot now sign an Article 98 Agreement. EU pressure, Croatia's status as a signatory of the Rome Statute and a "sensitive" domestic political environment were the main reasons cite [...]	2003-06-18 13:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR HR KICC
03ZAGREB1474	GOC APPROVES HOUSING MEASURES AIMED AT [...] (C) In what is being viewed as an abrupt change of policy, the Croatian Government on June 12 finally approved measures aimed at providing subsidized housing to refugees who enjoyed "tenancy rights" under the old Yugoslav system. In another development, Prime Minister Racan, for the first time [...]	2003-06-27 07:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV ECON HR BK
03ZAGREB1545	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) ON JULY 2 AMBASSADOR FRANK TOLD PRESIDENT MESIC AND FM PICULA THAT THE U.S. WOULD WORK WITH THE GOC TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, REFORMS OF THE ECONOMY, AND CROATIAN MEMBERSHIP IN NATO AND THE EU. HE CAUTIONED THAT THE GOC MUST COOPERATE WITH THE ICTY AND WORK TO RESOLVE RETURNS [...]	2003-07-07 07:43:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR NATO
03ZAGREB159	SCENESETTER FOR DAS BOGUE AND BRADTKE VISIT TO [...] (C) YOUR VISIT TO ZAGREB WILL TAKE PLACE JUST DAYS AFTER CROATIA'S FIRST ANP REVIEW AT NATO AND IN THE MIDST OF THE GOC'S PROCESS OF RE-DEFINING ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATO'S OTHER CONTINUING ASPIRANTS. BUT NATO IS NOT MUCH IN THE NEWS IN ZAGREB THESE DAYS; FOCUS IS ON RELATIONS WITH ICTY, C [...]	2003-01-22 18:28:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHUM HR IT NATO
03ZAGREB1660	POLITICS, POLITICS: AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON [...] (C) The opposition-leading HDZ party will remain strong after parliamentary elections this November, but it will not be able to form a government; Croatia's next coalition government will be largely similar to the current lineup of parties, Parliament Speaker Zlatko Tomcic confidently predict [...]	2003-07-23 15:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU HR NATO
03ZAGREB1680	REFUGEE RETURN ISSUES AND OPIC ROAD FINANCE; THE [...] (C) ON JULY 21, THE AMBASSADOR PAID AN INTRODUCTORY CALL ON RADOMIR CACIC, CROATIA'S MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, RECONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING. THE AMBASSADOR TOLD CACIC HE WAS PLEASED WITH RECENT GOC INITIATIVES AIMED AT SPEEDING UP THE PACE OF REFUGEE RETURNS. HE ENCOURAGED CACIC AND HIS MINI [...]	2003-07-25 15:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BEXP EFIN ELTN PGOV PBTS HR
03ZAGREB1718	ASHDOWN IN ZAGREB [...] (C) DURING A JULY 30 VISIT TO ZAGREB, HIGH REPRESENTATIVE ASHDOWN PRAISED THE RACAN GOVERNMENT'S PRODUCTIVE POLICY TOWARD BOSNIA OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE POLICY WOULD CONTINUE AFTER UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN CROATIA. HE REFUSED TO BE ENGAGED IN NEGOTIATIONS ON THE [...]	2003-07-31 15:20:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK HR
03ZAGREB1758	CROATIA: INPUT FOR CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] Croatia has a good record on preventing the worst forms of child labor. The Government has strengthened its legislative base and has made progress on implementation and enforcement. In preparing our response to reftel, post met with officials at the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and [...]	2003-08-08 15:38:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM HR
03ZAGREB1796	CROATIA OPPOSES TIRANA'S ADRIATIC CHARTER MOU [...] (C) SUMMARY: CROATIA IS OPPOSED TO SIGNING THE ALBANIAN-PROPOSED MOU (REFTEL) ON IMPLEMENTING THE ADRIATIC CHARTER IN ITS PRESENT FORM. MFA AND MOD INTERLOCUTORS ASKED FOR U.S. VIEWS ON THE DRAFT MOU BEFORE CROATIA TAKES A FIRM POSITION, BUT THEIR INITIAL READ OF THE MOU IS THAT IT GOES BEYO [...]	2003-08-13 15:21:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL MK HR NATO
03ZAGREB1925	INTENT TO DECLARE EEZ ADDS NEW WRINKLES TO OLD [...] (C) On September 3, the Slovenian Charge called upon the DCM to deliver a fairly low-key pitch that the U.S. and EU help "create the atmosphere" for a resolution over the conflict over the Croatian intention to announce an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Adriatic. In a presentation that [...]	2003-09-05 08:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT EFIS SENV SI HR EUN
03ZAGREB1927	TIME RUNNING OUT FOR AGREEMENT ON PLOCE PORT [...] (C) PM Racan has vowed that Croatia will ratify the Ploce Port Agreement by the end of September despite continued local and parliamentary opposition to the agreement. GOC and GOBiH have met frequently in recent weeks to try to reach a compromise that would provide Croatia the political cover [...]	2003-09-05 11:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON HR
03ZAGREB1937	PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) The DCM met September 3 with President Mesic,s new Foreign Policy Advisor, Ambassador Ivica Mastruko. Mastruko said there had been no discussion of military-related projects during President Mesic,s recent trip to Libya. President Mesic has washed his hands of any personal efforts to fac [...]	2003-09-05 13:47:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL HR LY
03ZAGREB2004	MESIC IN BELGRADE: HISTORIC VISIT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CROATIAN AUTHORITIES ARE GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH PRESIDENT MESIC'S SEPTEMBER 10 TRIP TO BELGRADE. THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR, ANOTHER MESIC STAFFER, AND THE HEAD OF THE MFA'S EASTERN BALKANS OFFICE TOLD US THE TRIP WENT BETTER THAN EXPECTED, WITH THE TWO PRES [...]	2003-09-12 15:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR SM
03ZAGREB2063	MESIC ON REFUGEE RETURNS [...] (SBU) WE READ WITH INTEREST REFTEL A IN WHICH SAM FOREIGN MINISTER GORAN SVILANOVIC SAID HE WELCOMED THE INITIATIVE OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT STIPE MESIC FOR A TRIPARTITE MEETING OF CROATIA, BOSNIA, AND THE SAM TO TAKE UP REFUGEE ISSUES. 2. (SBU) SINCE THE SUBJECT HAD NOT COME UP IN OUR FIRST R [...]	2003-09-22 14:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF HR YI
03ZAGREB213	IMPLEMENTATION OF USAID POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ON [...] SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, USAID/CROATIA IS CURRENTLY FUNDING TWO ACTIVITIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) AND ONE FOR HIV/AIDS AND PLANS TO FUND TWO ADDITIONAL HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES IN MID-MARCH. ALL PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE CONTRACTS APPROPRIATELY REFLECT USG P [...]	2003-01-30 13:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI HR
03ZAGREB2132	WHO'S WHO IN CROATIAN POLITICS - AN ELECTION PRIMER [...] (C) Croatia's next parliamentary elections are expected to take place on November 23. For the uninitiated, the number of political parties, alliances and personalities might seem overwhelming. At this stage in Croatia's democratic development, political parties are beginning to stake out di [...]	2003-10-02 12:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR HR
03ZAGREB2143	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON THE MUFTI [...] (U) On October 3, the Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on Sevko Omerbasic, Mufti of Zagreb and Croatia. Omerbasic, an educator and known moderate, has been quoted in the press as being critical of U.S. actions in Iraq. When asked if there had been any efforts to promote extremism in C [...]	2003-10-03 16:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV HR
03ZAGREB2144	GOC RECEIVES POOR GRADES ON RETURNS-RELATED ISSUES [...] (C) Since its declarations this spring and June 12 initiative aimed at providing subsidized housing to refugees who enjoyed "tenancy rights" under the old Yugoslav system, the GOC has made little progress on key return-related issues. The number of refugees returning to Croatia lags behind th [...]	2003-10-06 05:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV ECON HR BK
03ZAGREB2186	GOC TO WATCH POTENTIAL LIBYA CONTRACTS CLOSELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS AVISOR IVICA MASTRUKO ON OCTOBER 6 AND TO MFA ASSTANT MINISTER FOR NON-EUROPEAN AFFAIRS DRAZEN MARGETA ON OCTOBER 7. THE GOC INTERLOCUTORS SAID THAT WHILE CROATIA HAD A SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN SECURING PURELY CIVILIAN WORK I [...]	2003-10-10 09:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP LY HR
03ZAGREB2200	CROATIAN ELECTIONS PUT OUR BILATERAL ISSUES ON HOLD [...] (C) With the parliamentary campaign heating up, some bilateral issues have been put on hold until they can be addressed without political interference. In separate meetings, Presidential Foreign Policy Affairs Advisor Ivica Mastruko and MFA Asstant Minister for Non-European Affairs Drazen Mar [...]	2003-10-10 13:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHSA PBTS HR NATO
03ZAGREB2217	POLITICAL PARTIES IN CROATIA - ELECTION PRIMER, [...] (C) Croatia's transition from socialism through war and finally towards integration in Euro-Atlantic institutions has led to a proliferation of political parties. Fully sixteen parties are now represented in Croatia's parliament and still others hope to win seats in the next Sabor. Some of t [...]	2003-10-15 07:51:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR HR
03ZAGREB2224	STATUS OF CROATIAN BIOTECH REGULATIONS [...] The following information responds to questions reftel, approximately in the order questions were asked. Entry Into Force ---------------- 2. Over the past five months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation regulating the importation, cultivation and marketing of biotech crops and f [...]	2003-10-16 06:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR
03ZAGREB2270	CROATIA'S PROGRESS ON REFORMS THREATENED BY [...] (C) New polls show that the reform-oriented parties which formed the Racan government are trailing Croatia's right-wing nationalist opposition in the race for November 23 parliamentary elections. Unless the current coalition turns it around -- and pollsters tell us they could still manage th [...]	2003-10-21 15:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HR KWCI
03ZAGREB2391	CROATIAN ELECTIONS: GOOD TIME TO STAY ON SIDELINES [...] (C) Summary: Elections are less than two weeks away and remain too close to call. Both sides have complained that the U.S. favors the other side. In contrast to 2000, when post played a rather prominent role shepherding the cats that made up Croatia's democratic opposition parties into som [...]	2003-11-12 12:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR
03ZAGREB2409	ELECTIONS: OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL [...] (C) THE NOVEMBER 23 DATE FOR CROATIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION HAS BEEN COMMON KNOWLEDGE FOR MONTHS, BUT THE LAUNCH OF THE "OFFICIAL" CAMPAIGN STILL SEEMS TO HAVE CAUGHT PM RACAN'S SDP FLAT-FOOTED. THE RIGHT-WING HDZ HAS A WELL-FUNDED, WELL-ORGANIZED (IF SOMEWHAT INTIMIDATING) CAMPAIGN MA [...]	2003-11-14 15:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2432	ELECTIONS: NEW POLLS SHOW RACE CLOSER THAN EVER [...] (C) SEPARATE POLLS PUBLISHED IN CROATIA'S TWO LEADING DAILY NEWSPAPERS ON NOVEMBER 17 INDICATE THAT THE RACE FOR CROATIA'S NOVEMBER 23 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION WILL BE A PHOTO FINISH. ONE PAPER GIVES THE EDGE TO A RIGHT-OF-CENTER COALITION LED BY THE NATIONALIST HDZ AND THE OTHER SUGGESTS [...]	2003-11-18 14:15:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2446	CROATIAN VOTERS RELUCTANT TO GIVE CREDIT FOR [...] (SBU) Going into the elections this weekend, the current coalition government has a good story to tell -- healthy GDP growth, declining unemployment, progress on its Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU, new roads, and constructive relationships with the IMF and World Bank. Eve [...]	2003-11-20 06:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV HR
03ZAGREB2453	CROATIA'S ELECTIONS: ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP [...] (C) Voters head to the polls this Sunday, November 23, in what will probably be the closest general election in Croatia's short history. The only result we're ready to predict is that the overwhelming majority of voters will cast ballots for candidates who back integration into Euro-Atlantic [...]	2003-11-20 12:54:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HR
03ZAGREB2478	ELECTIONS: SANADER'S HDZ WINS BIG, BUT WILL HAVE [...] (SBU) The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) founded by former President Franjo Tudjman was a big winner in Croatia's November 23 parliamentary election, but will still have to form a coalition in order to seat a government. According to unofficial results, the HDZ won 65 of 76 seats needed for [...]	2003-11-24 13:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR
03ZAGREB2487	SANADER'S HDZ REACHING OUT EARLY TO IMPROVE [...] (C) MIOMIR ZUZUL, CERTAIN TO BE HDZ'S NOMINEE AS CROATIA'S NEXT FOREIGN MINISTER, TOLD THE AMBASSADOR ON NOVEMBER 24 THAT THE HDZ IS SEEKING TO FORM A COALITION WITH THE CROATIAN PEASANTS' PARTY (HSS) AND THE ETHNIC SERB PARTY TO AVOID HAVING TO BRING THE EXTREME RIGHT-WING CROATIAN PARTY [...]	2003-11-25 13:49:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2496	WHO WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL? HDZ LOOKS FOR COALITION [...] (C) DESPITE HIS OVERWHELMING VICTORY IN THE NOVEMBER 23 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, HDZ PRESIDENT IVO SANADER MAY HAVE TO WORK OVERTIME TO FORM A COALITION. THE HDZ WON 66 OUT OF 152 SEATS IN THE NEXT PARLIAMENT, MAKING 77 THE "MAGIC NUMBER" FOR A GOVERNMENT PROPOSED BY IVO SANADER TO WIN A VOTE [...]	2003-11-25 16:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB2505	SCENESETTER FOR PROPOSED DECEMBER 6 SECDEF VISIT [...] (C) Your visit to Croatia just two weeks after parliamentary elections will give the USG a unique opportunity to influence the next government's policy. Although HDZ President Ivo Sanader has not finished putting together the coalition which will give him the support needed to pass a vote of [...]	2003-11-26 15:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV HR NATO
03ZAGREB2544	LITTLE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL ON TENANCY [...] On December 1-2 the OSCE Croatia Mission's Return and Reintegration Unit briefed their field staff, regional OSCE staff (Belgrade and Sarajevo),and regional UNHCR staff on the status of implementation of the GOC's plan to address the issue of lost Occupancy Tenancy Rights (OTR). OTR has been [...]	2003-12-04 07:48:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREF HR
03ZAGREB2565	SANADER'S HDZ STILL COBBLING TOGETHER COALITION; [...] (C) Nearly two weeks after his party scored a resounding win in Croatia's November 23 parliamentary election, HDZ President Ivo Sanader is still rounding up votes to pass a vote of confidence in the new parliament. Sanader will certainly be Croatia's next Prime Minister, but it is taking him [...]	2003-12-05 14:24:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HR
03ZAGREB2623	LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM PRIME MINISTER [...] ON DECEMBER 14, HDZ PARTY PRESIDENT AND CROATIAN PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE IVO SANADER SENT TO THE EMBASSY A LETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH. THE LETTER (ORIGINAL BEING POUCHED TO WASHINGTON, FULL TEXT BELOW) CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT BUSH ON THE CAPTURE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN AND PLEDGES CLOSER BILATERAL [...]	2003-12-15 10:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ HR
03ZAGREB2646	CROATIA DEFERS DECISION TO REFIT LIBYAN NAVAL VESSEL "AL MUNYED" [...] (S) ON DECEMBER 4, WE DELIVERED REF B POINTS TO SENIOR OFFICIALS AT CROATIA'S DEFENSE AND FOREIGN MINISTRIES AND TO ADVISERS IN PRESIDENT MESIC'S OFFICE, UNDERSCORING THAT REFITTING THE DIVER SUPPORT VESSEL WOULD ADD TO LIBYA'S MILITARY CAPABILITIES AND COULD INCREASE LIBYA'S ABILITY TO SUPPO [...]	2003-12-18 13:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC PINR LY HR PASS
03ZAGREB2656	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM-DESIGNATE SANADER: [...] (C) We have "extremely high expectations." That was how Ivo Sanader described on December 19 what he hopes will be very good bilateral relations with the U.S. when he becomes Croatia's Prime Minister next week. Meeting at the Ambassador's request in the HDZ party headquarters, Sanader stre [...]	2003-12-19 15:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR
03ZAGREB2676	NOW PRESENTING CROATIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT - SANADER [...] (C) Croatia's newly-constituted parliament confirmed Ivo Sanader as Prime Minister On December 23. The parliament also voted confidence in Sanader's ministerial appointments. The new cabinet will have 15 members, including Sanader and two deputy Prime Ministers, a sharp change from Racan's cu [...]	2003-12-23 13:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HR
03ZAGREB284	DASD RICARDEL LEADS BILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (C) FROM FEBRUARY 3-5, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MIRA RICARDEL LED A TEAM OF U.S. POLICY MAKERS FROM OSD, THE JOINT STAFF, MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD AND US EUROPEAN COMMAND IN BILATERAL DEFENSE CONSULTATIONS WITH CROATIA. IN MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT MESIC, PRIME MINISTER RACAN, DEF [...]	2003-02-06 08:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MCAP MASS HR NATO
03ZAGREB292	CROATIA SUPPORTIVE AFTER POWELL PRESENTATION [...] (U) CROATIAN PRESIDENT MESIC AND OTHERS IN THE GOC HAVE BEEN LARGELY SUPPORTIVE SINCE SECRETARY POWELL'S PRESENTATION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 5. THE AMBASSADOR SAW CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00292 01 OF 02 061736Z TOMISLAV JAKIC, MESIC'S FOREIG [...]	2003-02-06 17:15:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ HR UNSC

03ZAGREB297	CROATIA: SABOR TO DEBATE POSITION ON IRAQ; [...] (C) THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEES OF THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT WILL HOLD A JOINT HEARING ON FEBRUARY 12 TO DISCUSS CROATIA'S POLICY TOWARD POTENTIAL MILITARY ACTION IN IRAQ. SOME OF CROATIA'S LEADING PARLIAMENTARIANS OBJECTED TO NOT BEING CONSULTED IN ADVANCE OF THE GOVE [...]	2003-02-07 15:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR IZ
03ZAGREB305	DOES THE OTP HAVE A STRATEGY FOR CROATIA? [...] (C) THOMAS OSORIO, HEAD OF ICTY'S ZAGREB OFFICE, TOLD US THAT OTP SPOKESPERSON FLORENCE HARTMANN'S FEBRUARY 5 STATEMENT CRITICIZING THE GOC FOR FAILING TO APPREHEND ICTY INDICTEE ANTE GOTOVINA AND FOR FAILING TO MEET ICTY INFORMATION REQUESTS REPRESENTS THE OPENING SALVO OF A NEW OTP BID TO PR [...]	2003-02-11 17:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PGOV PREL HR ICTY RV
03ZAGREB337	GOC PUSHING BACK ON IC CRITICISM ON RETURNS [...] (C) THE GOC IS REACTING TO IC PRESSURE ON REFUGEE RETURNS. MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND RECONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING, RADIMIR CACIC, HELD A HASTILY ARRANGED MEETING ON FEBRUARY 4 WITH THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY TO PRESENT HIS MINISTRY,S PROGRAM ON REFUGEE RETURN. THE EVENT AT THE SHERATON HOTEL [...]	2003-02-12 17:19:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ECON HR OSCE EUN UNHCR
03ZAGREB347	IRAQ: BUCKING UP THE WEAK-KNEED CROATIANS [...] (C) CROATIA'S INITIAL SUPPORT FOR THE USG POSITION ON CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00347 01 OF 02 131644Z IRAQ IS WAVERING UNDER PRESSURE FROM EU COUNTRIES AS THE GOC PREPARES TO PRESENT ITS APPLICATION FOR EU MEMBERSHIP. PUBLIC OPINION AGAINST ACTION IN IRAQ [...]	2003-02-13 16:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HR IZ UN
03ZAGREB367	QANTIWAR PROTESTS STAGED IN ZAGREB AND OTHER [...] SUMMARY: A FEW THOUSAND NGO ACTIVISTS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS GATHERED ON FEBRUARY 15 IN ZAGREB AND OTHER CROATIAN CITIES TO PROTEST AGAINST A WAR IN IRAQ. THE POLICE ESTIMATED THAT THE CENTRAL RALLY IN DOWNTOWN ZAGREB UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00367 210153Z [...]	2003-02-19 07:10:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV HR IZ
03ZAGREB376	VOJNIC: OFFERING EQUAL MISERY FOR ALL [...] (C) ONLY 50 MILES FROM ZAGREB, THE MUNICIPALITY OF VOJNIC STANDS AS A STARK EXAMPLE OF THE ECONOMIC REALITIES FACED BY CROATS, SERBS, AND MUSLIMS ALIKE IN CROATIA'S WAR AFFECTED REGIONS -- RURAL COMMUNITIES LONG PLAGUED BY ECONOMIC DECLINE AND OUT MIGRATION. THE EFFECTS OF THE 1991-1995 "HOMEL [...]	2003-02-20 06:56:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PREF ECON PGOV HR
03ZAGREB393	IRAQ: JUST ANOTHER POLITICAL FOOTBALL FOR CROATIAN [...] (C) A FEBRUARY 18 JOINT SESSION OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEES OF THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT FAILED TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY LINE ON IRAQ. PREDICTABLY, THE FAILURE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IRAQ, BUT WITH THE COALITION'S INCOMPETENCE AND THE OPPOSITION'S OPP [...]	2003-02-21 14:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR IZ
03ZAGREB501	CROATIA: PROCEDURES APPROVED FOR STREAMLINED [...] (C) AS OF MARCH 10, CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT TRANSPORTING U.S. TROOPS TO SUPPORT POTENTIAL ACTION IN IRAQ MAY TRANSIT CROATIAN AIRSPACE WITH THE STANDARD ICAO FLIGHT PLAN AS THE ONLY ADVANCE WARNING REQUIRED, PROVIDED THEY DO NOT INTEND TO LAND. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE IS REQUIRED FOR FLIG [...]	2003-03-07 16:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL HR IZ
03ZAGREB519	SANADER'S HDZ: RATINGS UP, BUT STILL NOT READY FOR [...] (C) CROATIA'S OPPOSITION HDZ HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO REHABILITATE ITSELF IN THE EYES OF VOTERS EVER SINCE IT WAS EJECTED FROM POWER IN JANUARY 2000. PARTY LEADERS CLAIM -- LOUDLY AND OFTEN -- THAT THE HDZ IS COMPLETING ITS "DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION" FROM THE CORRUPT, NATIONALIST PARTY FOUN [...]	2003-03-10 17:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM HR
03ZAGREB523	"ADRIATIC 3" FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING, DUBROVNIK, [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE ALBANIAN, CROATIAN AND MACEDONIAN FOREIGN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00523 01 OF 02 111302Z MINISTERS MET BRIEFLY IN DUBROVNIK MARCH 7 TO CONFIRM THE "ADRIATIC CHARTER" DRAFT TEXT (ALREADY WITH DEPARTMENT),ISSUE A DECLARATION AND GIVE THE I [...]	2003-03-11 12:50:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HR AL MK IZ NATO
03ZAGREB631	TFIZ01: CROATIA: POLITICIANS BACK GOC OPPOSITION [...] (C) ALMOST ALL OF CROATIA'S POLITICIANS HAVE PUBLICLY BACKED THE GOC DECISION NOT TO SUPPORT MILITARY ACTION IN IRAQ ABSENT A NEW UNSC RESOLUTION (REFTEL). POLITICAL UNITY IN CROATIA IS A GENUINE RARITY. SOME LEADING GOVERNMENT FIGURES WANT TO TRY TO CATCH WHAT THEY THINK IS A WAVE OF LOCAL [...]	2003-03-19 17:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR HR IZ
03ZAGREB657	MOST CROATIAN POLITICAL PARTIES DISAPPROVE OF THE MILITARY ACTION [...] MEDIA COVERAGE OF IRAQ IN CROATIA IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAS BEEN UNIFORMLY HOSTILE TO THE U.S. POSITION. MUCH OF IT HAS FOCUSED ON CRITICISM OF THE IRAQ CAMPAIGN BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. MPS REPRESENTING THE RULING COALITION AND JOINED BY SOME OF THE MARGINAL PARTIES IN THE OPPOSITION H [...]	2003-03-21 16:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM HR
03ZAGREB664	TFIZ01: TOP OFFICIALS COMMENT ON WAR IN IRAQ [...] IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED ON MARCH 22 IN THE MASS MARKET DAILY "JUTARNJI LIST," PRIME MINISTER IVICA RACAN REITERATED HIS GOVERNMENT'S POSITION "REGRETTING" THE LACK OF UNSC UNITY OVER THE DECISION TO USE FORCE TO COMPEL IRAQ TO DISARM. HE SAID THAT ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT'S STATEMENTS FOL [...]	2003-03-24 17:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM HR IZ
03ZAGREB669	TFIZ01: CROATIA'S PM DISCUSSES GOC IRAQ POLICY [...] (C) PRIME MINISTER RACAN "INVITED THE AMBASSADOR FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00669 01 OF 03 251246Z COFFEE" MARCH 24 TO CLARIFY THE GOC'S REASONS FOR ADOPTING A POSITION NOT ALIGNED WITH OURS ON IRAQ. (THIS GOC POSITION HAS BEEN PLAYED OUT UNHELPFULLY [...]	2003-03-25 12:46:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC PGOV MARR HR IZ
03ZAGREB679	TFIZ01: UNCHR/CROATIA: CROATIA WILL OPPOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOC WILL VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSAL FOR A SPECIAL SITTING ON THE IRAQ CONFLICT, "AS IT IS CURRENTLY FRAMED AND GIVEN THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE COMMISSION." HOWEVER, DEPUTY FM SIMONOVIC TOLD AMBASSADOR IN CONVEYING THIS POSITION THAT THE SITUATION AT THE UNCHR IS "FLUID" AND TH [...]	2003-03-25 17:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL HR IZ UNCHR
03ZAGREB685	TFIZ01: CROATIAN PARLIAMENT DEBATES IRAQ: NO [...] ON MARCH 26, CROATIA'S PARLIAMENT DEBATED THE GOC POSITION ON IRAQ. DEBATE WAS LIMITED BY A STRUCTURE AGREED IN ADVANCE BY PARLIAMENT LEADERS ON MARCH 21. AT THE BEGINNING OF "QUESTION TIME," PM RACAN DELIVERED A BRIEF REPORT; PARTY LEADERS THEN HAD FIVE MINUTES EACH TO RESPOND. PM RACAN'S [...]	2003-03-26 17:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HR IZ
03ZAGREB803	CROATIA ELECTIONS: RACAN'S SDP NEEDS TO TURN IT [...] (C) THE UNOFFICIAL STARTING GUN FOR THE NEXT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION HAS GONE OFF, BUT PM RACAN'S COALITION-LEADING SDP IS STALLED AT THE START. A NEW USAID-SPONSORED IRI POLL SHOWS THAT ONLY 13 PERCENT OF VOTERS NOW PLAN TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS FOR THE SDP. VOTER DISSATISFACTION WITH THE GOVE [...]	2003-04-11 11:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID HR
03ZAGREB862	DONJI LAPAC STRUGGLES AHEAD [...] (SBU) REFUGEE RETURNS, RECONSTRUCTION, AND ETHNIC RELATIONS DOMINATED A RECENT VISIT TO DONJI LAPAC, A MUNICIPALITY OF 3,400 NEAR CROATIA'S WESTERN BORDER WITH BOSNIA. SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE WAR, BOTH IN TERMS OF DISPLACEMENT OF THE POPULATION AND DESTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, THE MUNICIPA [...]	2003-04-18 08:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF HR
03ZAGREB914	IMPLEMENTING THE CROATIA EXBS PROGRAM [...] (SBU) POST WELCOMES DEPARTMENT'S DECISION TO LAUNCH AN EXBS PROGRAM IN CROATIA AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE EXBS PROGRAM "ROAD MAP" (REF A). THE TECHNICAL PROGRAMS AND TRAINING THAT COME WITH THE EXBS PROGRAM GIVE US ADDED LEVERAGE TO FOSTER INCREASED GOC COOPERATION ON REGIONA [...]	2003-04-25 05:54:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KSTC ETTC PARM PREL HR HRKSTC
03ZAGREB927	CROATIA/ICTY: DPM GRANIC SHOOTS GOC IN FOOT AS [...] SUMMARY: DEPUTY PM GRANIC'S RASH CRITICISM THIS WEEK OF THE ZAGREB DIPLOMATIC CORPS -- INCLUDING THE U.S. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00927 01 OF 02 280635Z AMBASSADOR -- EMBARRASSED THE GOC AND OVERSHADOWED AN OTHERWISE SOLID ATTEMPT TO SENSITIZE THE CROATI [...]	2003-04-28 06:25:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC PREL PGOV PHUM HR UNSC ICTY
03ZAGREB995	GOC LURCHING FORWARD ON IMPLEMENTING MINORITIES LAW [...] (C) IN DECEMBER 2002, THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT PASSED A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 00995 01 OF 03 061502Z NEW "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ON NATIONAL MINORITIES." THAT LAW WAS WIDELY HAILED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AS A REASONABLE COMPROMISE AND A STEP FORWAR [...]	2003-05-06 14:50:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HR IT
04ABUDHABI1026	SECOND INTERNATIONAL HAWALA CONFERENCE, APRIL 3-5 [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (C). 2. (C) Summary and comment: More than 350 participants from Latin America, Asia, Europe and the United States attended the Second International Hawala Conference, April 3-5 in Abu Dhabi, sponsored b [...]	2004-04-06 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI1197	UAE CABINET CHANGES COMING [...] (C) Summary: The UAE's Cabinet of Ministers, unchanged in seven years, is due for a shake-up, and some weaker ministries may be abolished, according to our contacts. Changes are coming to the senior ranks of the military as well, and the Government may form a new ministry for women's affairs. [...]	2004-04-19 07:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TC
04ABUDHABI1221	MEDIA REACTION: BUSH DECLARATION/IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE DETERIORATING SITUATION IN IRAQ AND PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENT DENYING THE PALESTINIANS THEIR RIGHT OF RETURN DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" NOTED THAT THE U.S. MADE ITS DECISION TO BURN ITS BRIDEGES AS A PEACE MEDIATOR. ANOTH [...]	2004-04-19 14:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI1222	Strong reaction to President's remarks on [...] (C) Summary: The response in the UAE to President Bush's April 14 remarks supporting Israel's Gaza withdrawal plan has been stronger and more anti- Administration than what we are used to hearing. The April 17 assassination of HAMAS leader Rantissi ratcheted up the tenor of the criticism, wit [...]	2004-04-19 14:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TC
04ABUDHABI1289	UAE LABOR CONDITIONS UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Following is an update of UAE labor issues in March and early April. Topics include: an update of the proposed labor law; discussions of working conditions for domestic servants; an inter-ministry proposal to create a nation-wide labor court system; employer/employee disputes reporte [...]	2004-04-25 12:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI140	MEDIA REACTION: PERLE'S STATEMENT, IRAQ, PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: THE SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND IRAQ IN ADDITION TO RICHARD PERLE'S STATEMENTS DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" COMMENTED ON RICHARD PERLE'S REQUEST TO THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE FIRM STEPS IN DEALING WITH SAUDI ARABIA AND OT [...]	2004-01-13 06:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI1431	MEDIA REACTION: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RETIRED U.S. [...] SUMMARY: ALL ENGLISH AND ARABIC DAILIES CARRIED FRONT PAGE STORIES WITH TITLE SUCH AS "EX DIPLOMATS CONDEMN BUSH POLICY ON MIDEAST." 2. AN EDITORIAL ON 05/5 IN DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS-ORIENTED "AL BAYAN" EMPHASIZED THAT THE LETTER, WHICH WAS SENT TO PRESIDENT BUSH BY MORE THAN 50 RETIRED U. [...]	2004-05-05 13:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI1436	LABOR CONDITIONS REPORT DELIVERED TO PRESIDENTIAL COURT [...] SUMMARY: The UAE Ministry of Labor has submitted a new 14- point recommendation report on workers' rights to the office of the President and the Dubai Executive Council for review. The report's aim is to address the "growing tide of complaints against employers, primarily over unpaid wages an [...]	2004-05-05 13:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1465	UAE OIL MINISTER calls for OPEC to take steps to [...] (U) ON THE MARGINS OF AN ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE IN ABU DHABI ON MAY 8, UAE PETROLEUM MINISTER OBEID BIN SAIF AL- NASIRI CALLED FOR OPEC TO "DO SOMETHING" ABOUT HIGH OIL PRICES AND RAISE THE CARTEL'S OFFICIAL PRODUCTION QUOTA. HE NOTED THAT OPEC MEMBERS ALREADY ARE OVERPRODUCING THE CURRENT Q [...]	2004-05-09 11:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV EPET TC
04ABUDHABI1508	PUBLIC REACTION TO ABUSE OF IRAQI PRISONERS [...] SUMMARY: NEGATIVE AND VEHEMENT PUBLIC REACTION TO PHOTOS AND REPORTS OF IRAQI PRISONER ABUSE CONTINUED. EVER SINCE IT HIT THE PRESS, THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DOMINATING LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA AS WELL AS PUBLIC OPINION IN THE UAE. CONTACTS COMMISERATE THAT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS HAVE BECOME NE [...]	2004-05-11 04:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI1809	UAE TO REBUT ICFTU CAMEL JOCKEY REPORT AT ILO GENEVA [...] SUMMARY: During this week's ILO 92nd Session in Geneva, the UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs will rebut allegations that the UAE is not doing enough to curb the employment of underage foreign boys as camel jockeys. The UAEG will use the forum to highlight the UAE's progress over the ye [...]	2004-06-02 06:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1882	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/WEST BANK/TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] SUMMARY: THE NEWLY APPOINTED IRAQI GOVERNMENT, THE SITUATION IN THE WEST BANK AND THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS IN AL KHOBAR IN SAUDI ARABIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UAE COLUMNIST ABDULLAH RASHEED CRITICIZED THE LACK OF MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN [...]	2004-06-07 13:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI1985	LABOR UNIONS [...] UAE Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mattar Humaid Al- Tayer has confirmed that the Cabinet of Ministers will approve a new law this year allowing workers to join labor unions. Al-Tayer, speaking at the 92nd Session of the International Labor Organization in Geneva, said the draft law is [...]	2004-06-16 11:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI1992	SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER, GEN ABIZAID, [...] (U) GENERAL ABIZAID: WELCOME BACK TO THE UAE. WE HAVE REQUESTED MEETINGS FOR YOU WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE SHAYKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, AS WELL AS WITH ABU DHABI DEPUTY CROWN PRINCE AND UAE ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF STAFF LT GEN SHAYKH MUHAMMAD BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN (MBZ). BOTH SHAYKHS WI [...]	2004-06-16 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PINS PREL PTER PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI2033	UAEG DECLINES TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFO ON GAS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) In a June 14 meeting with Econoff, Chief Operating Officer of Mubadala (and former Projects Manager for UAE Offsets Group) Khaldoon Al-Mubarak (protect) said the UAEG would not provide fu [...]	2004-06-21 13:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR
04ABUDHABI2059	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] SUMMARY: THE SECURITY SITUATION AND THE KILLING OF THE AMERICAN HOSTAGE IN SAUDI ARABIA DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AYSHA SULTAN NOTED IN "AL BAYAN" THAT HATRED TOWARDS THE U.S. IS INCREASING AMONG THE YOUNGER GENERATION. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT A [...]	2004-06-22 12:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI2113	SHAYKH MOHAMED BIN ZAYED REJECTS UNARMED [...] (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi Deputy Crown Prince and UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Shaykh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ) met on June 26 with a SAF/IA team led by Brigadier General Ronald Yaggi, Director of Regional Affairs for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affair [...]	2004-06-27 12:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MASS TC
04ABUDHABI2130	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: HANDING OVER IRAQ TO IRAQIS AND THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL ITTIHAD" CRITICIZED THE BRUTAL PICTURES OF HOSTAGES THAT MEDIA HAVE CONTINUOUSLY PUBLISHED AND AIRED ON TV. ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN [...]	2004-06-28 13:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI2131	UAE - MANDATORY SUBMISSION OF JOB OFFERS ALONG [...] (U) STARTING OCTOBER 1, 2004, THE UAE MINISTRY OF LABOR WILL REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO SUBMIT JOB OFFERS STATING THE SALARY AND JOB TITLE OF THEIR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES AT THE SAME TIME EMPLOYERS SUBMIT VISA APPLICATIONS. THE CURRENT PRACTICE IS FOR EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT DETAILS ON THE VI [...]	2004-06-29 03:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI2154	UAE CABINET APPROVES SETTING UP LABOR UNIONS [...] (U) THE UAE'S CABINET OF MINISTERS ON JUNE 28 APPROVED A MEMO SUBMITTED BY THE MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LABOR UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE UAE. THE GOVERNMENT'S NEXT STEP WILL BE TO FORM A MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE TO DRAFT A FEDERAL LAW CREATING UNION [...]	2004-06-29 13:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI2179	UAE HAILS IRAQ SOVEREIGNTY TRANSFER [...] (C) The UAE Cabinet of Ministers hailed the transfer of power to the Interim Iraqi Government at its weekly session on June 28, and Embassy contacts in the UAE foreign policy apparatus commented that the long-awaited transfer of power should give a boost to U.S. diplomacy, particularly in the [...]	2004-06-30 12:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
04ABUDHABI220	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI ELECTIONS/ISRAELI FENCE/ SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2004-01-21 04:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP TC
04ABUDHABI2254	UAE: MAJOR SHAKE-UP IN THE SUPREME PETROLEUM [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C/NF) Summary and comment: In a surprise move, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan overhauled the membership of the secretive Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) on June 29. [...]	2004-07-06 14:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV EPET PINS PREL PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI2353	MEDIA REACTION: THE WALL [...] SUMMARY: THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE'S DECISION THAT THE WALL BEING BUILT BY ISRAEL IN THE WEST BANK IS ILLEGAL DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL BAYAN" (CIRCULATION 40,000) NOTED THAT THE U.S. IS THE ONLY ONE SUPPORTING ISRAEL'S REFUSAL OF TH [...]	2004-07-14 08:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI2371	LETTER FROM THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT TO SECRETARY [...] (SBU) ON JULY 13, POST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE SIGNED BY THE IRAQI FINANCE MINISTER AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REGARDING TREATMENT OF IRAQ'S EXTERNAL DEBT. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: 12TH JULY 2004 H.E. MR. JOHN SNOW SECRETARY OF TREASURY SIPDIS UNITED STATES DEAR SIR, W [...]	2004-07-14 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON OPDC PREL IZ TC
04ABUDHABI2372	LETTER FROM THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT TO SECRETARY [...] (SBU) ON JULY 13, POST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE SIGNED BY THE IRAQI FINANCE MINISTER AND CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REGARDING TREATMENT OF IRAQ'S EXTERNAL DEBT. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: 12TH JULY 2004 H.E. MR. COLIN POWELL SECRETARY OF STATE SIPDIS UNITED STATES DEAR SIR, W [...]	2004-07-14 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON OPDC PREL IZ TC
04ABUDHABI2437	UAE NEARING MAXIMUM OIL PRODUCTION LIMITS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) Summary: During a July 20 meeting with Charge and Econoff, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Deputy CEO and new member of the Supreme Petroleum Council (see ref C) Abdullah Nasser Al [...]	2004-07-21 11:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
04ABUDHABI2524	MUSLIM WORLD OUTREACH--ABU DHABI RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is little sign of an active political Islamic movement in the UAE. The UAEG promotes the moderate practice of Islam and the vast majority of religious group in the UAE follow a moderate practice of Islam in line with UAEG policy. The Mission is actively engaging Emirati [...]	2004-07-28 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO OIIP EAID KDEM OPRC PREL PHUM PTER KISL
04ABUDHABI2589	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/DARFOUR/SECURITY IN THE U.S. [...] SUMMARY: THE U.S. WARNINGS AGAINST FUTURE TERRORISTS ATTACKS OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS AND THE REVELATION THAT THESE WARNINGS WERE BASED ON VERY OLD INFORMATION, THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION IN IRAQ, AND THE SITUATION IN DARFOUR DOMINATED COVERAGE IN LOCAL PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN [...]	2004-08-04 10:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI272	MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA COVERED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS EXTENSIVELY AND EXCERPTS FROM THE SPEECH WERE CARRIED IN ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. ABU DHABI TV CARRIED THE SPEECH LIVE WITH SIMULTANEOUS ARABIC TRANSLATION, WHILE DUBAI TV ALSO REPORTED THE SPEECH. EDITORIALS [...]	2004-01-26 14:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI2980	TIFA works: UAEG Fixes IPR Problems [...] (SBU) Summary: In a successful use of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) process, the Embassy worked with Pfizer and the UAEG to stop violations of Phizer's patent on Viagra. In May, we facilitated meetings between Pfizer and the UAEG to identify Pfizer's concerns, and the C [...]	2004-09-01 06:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR WTO USTR TC
04ABUDHABI2998	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ/WEST BANK [...] Summary: The suicide bombings in Beersheeba yesterday and the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq dominated coverage in local print and electronic media. An editorial in "Al Khaleej" noted that the suicide bombings in the West Bank are defensive acts. An editorial in "Al Bayan" su [...]	2004-09-02 03:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI3073	DEMARCHE RE US CANDIDACY TO THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL [...] EconChief Delivered Reftel demarche to MFA Director For International Cooperation Yacoub Al-Hosani on August 25 urging support for the U.S. candidacy to the Universal Postal Union' Postal Operations Council (POC) and for the election of James Wade as POC Chair. Al-Hosani stated that the UAEG [...]	2004-09-08 11:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC TC
04ABUDHABI3095	OPEC TO RAISE PRODUCTON QUOTA? [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum advisor Dr. Ibrahim Ismail (protect) told EconChief that he thought that OPEC Ministers would raise the production quota by 1-1.5 mb/d to reflect at least some of OPEC's current overproduction and to help calm the markets. He also said that the ministers w [...]	2004-09-13 13:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON TC
04ABUDHABI3205	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT: THE UAE WILL NOT BOYCOTT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: MFA U/S Abdulla Rashid Al-Noaimi (defacto number 2) told the Ambassador on September 15 that the UAE had renounced implementation of the Secondary and Tertiary aspects of the Arab League Boycott and would not boycott [...]	2004-09-15 11:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT KMPI ECON ETRD TC
04ABUDHABI3409	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH UAE FOREIGN [...] (C) Making her initial call on UAE Foreign Minister Rashed Abdullah al Noaimi September 27, the Ambassador and the FM reviewed our robust bilateral cooperation agenda and discussed cooperation under BMENA and MEPI. The Minister expressed his desire to cooperate with the U.S. and benefit fro [...]	2004-09-28 12:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KMPI TC
04ABUDHABI3410	UAE Succession Update: The Post-Zayed Scenario [...] (S) Summary: The UAE will likely experience a smooth transition of power once the elderly President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan leaves the scene. Day-to-day governance of the UAE is now firmly in the grasp of the post-Zayed generation. Sheikh Zayed's decree appointing his son Mohammed [...]	2004-09-28 12:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PINR PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI3484	CONSULTING WITH IRAQ'S NON-PARIS CLUB CREDITORS [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA U/S Al-Noaimi told the Ambassador that the UAE is not currently asking the Iraqis to repay their debt and was not raising it with the IIG. He said that the IIG had asked to send a team to the UAE to discuss debt, but had not done so yet. Ministry of Finance Assistant U/S K [...]	2004-10-04 10:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC
04ABUDHABI3526	SCENESETTER FOR USTR ZOELLICK'S TRAVEL TO THE UAE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Michele J. Sison for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Ambassador Zoellick: I would like to welcome you to the UAE. Your visit comes during a dynamic period in the U.S.-UAE bilateral relationship. Over the last few years, relations between the UAE and the U.S [...]	2004-10-06 14:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP TC ETRD ECON EINV PREL
04ABUDHABI3527	UAE First Lady: Behind-the-Scenes Player [...] (C) Summary: First Lady Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Al Kitbi is a key political player and will likely remain so even after UAE President Sheikh Zayed departs the scene. She has succeeded in promoting her six sons to key positions of power and influence, including her oldest son, Mohammed, who [...]	2004-10-06 14:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PINR PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI3583	Embassies Abu Dhabi and Baghdad Join Forces to Train [...] Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi's Public Affairs Section combined forces with Embassy Baghdad to host 10 Iraqi journalists, (8 men & 2 women) in a workshop entitled Effective Use of the Internet for Journalists, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 25th to 30th, 2004. Embassy Baghdad Publi [...]	2004-10-12 04:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO TC OIIP KIRC
04ABUDHABI3689	MEDIA ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST: WORKSHOP [...] SUMMARY: An October 4 - 6 Regional Media Assistance workshop in Abu Dhabi, funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and USAID, succeeded in soliciting an abundance of ideas and insights from Middle Eastern media experts. Participants were frank about the need for a more indepe [...]	2004-10-18 11:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KPAO PHUM XF
04ABUDHABI3693	A/S BLOOMFIELD MEETS UAE DEPUTY PM SHEIKH HAMDAN [...] (S) Summary: During an October 17 meeting, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed and A/S Bloomfield reviewed US-UAE bilateral cooperation and discussed the current situation in Iraq as well as specific military cooperation issues. Sheikh Ha [...]	2004-10-18 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MCAP MASS IZ IR GE TC
04ABUDHABI3739	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ELECTIONS [...] NOTING THAT CANDIDATE KERRY WILL NOT BE BETTER THAN PRESIDENT BUSH WHEN IT COMES TO ISSUES OF THE REGION, "AL BAYAN" EDITORIALIZED 10/19: (ARABIC DAILY, DUBAI-BASED BUSINESS- ORIENTED, CIRCULATION 40,000) "SOME MIGHT THINK THAT THE CURRENT AMERICAN POLICY MIGHT CHANGE FOR THE SAKE OF INTERN [...]	2004-10-20 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI3925	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL THOMAS TO THE UAE [...] (U) Chairman Thomas: On behalf of Ambassador Sison, I would like to welcome you and your delegation to the UAE. Your visit comes during a dynamic period in the U.S.-UAE bilateral relationship. I understand that you have been briefed on the UAE, so I just wanted to highlight some issues for y [...]	2004-11-01 13:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TC
04ABUDHABI3955	Cabinet reshuffle enhances stability ahead of [...] (C) Summary: The UAE leadership announced a ministerial reshuffle late the evening November 1. The reshuffle further solidified the Al Nahyan control and rejuvenated the Cabinet with several younger technocrats, while retaining Dubai's Al Maktoum hierarchy in their titular federal roles. UAE [...]	2004-11-02 13:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL TC
04ABUDHABI4003	UAE WOMEN STUDENTS GET INSIGHT ON ABC'S OF [...] SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AMERICAN EMBASSY WOMEN VISITED ZAYED UNIVERSITY, AN ALL-WOMEN'S COLLEGE, TO SHARE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES ON WHAT MOTIVATES THEM TO VOTE THE WAY THEY DO. THE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN EMIRATI STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF SHOWED THAT WE DO NOT SHARE TH [...]	2004-11-08 11:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPPD KPAO TC
04ABUDHABI4061	UAE minimizing influence of Islamic extremists [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several years, senior UAE ruling family members have shared concerns with us about a small, yet potentially harmful Islamic extremist movement in their politically and socially moderate federation, and they have outlined their efforts to minimize this extremist influ [...]	2004-11-10 12:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KISL PGOV PREL TC
04ABUDHABI4130	UAE FOREIGN POLICY UNALTERED BY ZAYED'S DEATH [...] (C) Sheikh Zayed,s death earlier this month will not alter UAE foreign policy, MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid told the Ambassador on November 20. There may be changes in &style, rhythm, and momentum under new President Khalifa but the UAE,s foreign policy depends on institutions, not peo [...]	2004-11-21 12:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL TC
04ABUDHABI4188	UAE: Biographies of New Cabinet Members [...] (U) The November 2 cabinet reshuffle merged six ministries into three, created a new ministry, shifted portfolios and elevated seven new people to ministerial rank. As part of our analysis of the new cabinet, we have prepared biographies of its members. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed swore in his n [...]	2004-11-22 13:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON TC
04ABUDHABI4218	UAE HUMANITARIAN AID FURTHERS FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is a major international aid donor, with the annual average of humanitarian aid in the form of development loans, grants, and in-kind charitable donations reaching more than 3.5 percent of its gross domestic product. Organizations such as the Abu Dhabi [...]	2004-11-23 12:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PTER TC
04ABUDHABI435	NEED TO CHANGE POLICY NOT THE MEDIUM: MEDIA AND [...] SUMMARY: REACTION IN THE UAE PRINT MEDIA TO THE NEW AL-HURRA TELEVISION CHANNEL SO FAR IS UNANIMOUS IN ITS ASSERTION THAT, UNLESS THE U.S. PLAYS A BALANCED ROLE IN A PEACEFUL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS, NOTHING AMERICA DOES WILL SUCCEED IN CHANGING PEOPLE'S MINDS. ONE COL [...]	2004-02-18 14:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI4400	NEW UAE OIL MINISTER CONFIRMS MODERATE STANCE [...] (C) Summary: New UAE Energy Minister Al-Hamili told Ambassador on December 5 that the UAE was committed to meeting market needs. He also underlined the UAE's interest in market stability and moderate prices that support global growth. The Minister stressed that OPEC was doing all it could to [...]	2004-12-05 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON TC
04ABUDHABI4468	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SUPPORTS MODERATE OIL PRICES, [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor and Supreme Petroleum Council Member Al-Suwaidi told Ambassador December 8 that the UAE supports a stable oil price that was fair to both producers and consumers. He said that overly high prices were not in the UAE's long-term interest and added that the UAE [...]	2004-12-08 13:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV TC
04ABUDHABI4564	2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES [...] The body of this cable is the submission of the 2005 National Trade Estimate for the United Arab Emirates. A word file with tracked changes will be emailed to USTR and NEA. 2. Begin text: TRADE SUMMARY The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Shar [...]	2004-12-15 09:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD TC
04ABUDHABI4566	2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] The body of this cable is the submission of the narcotics section of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for the United Arab Emirates. 2. Begin text: I. Summary Although not a narcotics-producing nation, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is believed to be [...]	2004-12-15 09:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR TC
04ABUDHABI4586	ABU DHABI EMIRATE RESTRUCTURING [...] (C) Summary: On December 8, UAE President Khalifa, in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, reorganized some local departments in the emirate, pared the membership on the Abu Dhabi Executive Council from 14 to 9 members, and appointed a presidential advisor with the rank of minister. President [...]	2004-12-15 10:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR TC
04ABUDHABI4605	2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] The body of the cable is the submission of the money laundering and financial crimes section of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for the United Arab Emirates. 2. Begin Text United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE),which remains a largely cash- ba [...]	2004-12-15 12:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER KTFN SNAR EFIN TC
04ABUDHABI498	LABOR CONDITIONS IN THE UAE [...] SUMMARY: THE UAE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO STRICTLY REGULATING AND ENFORCING LABOR LAWS. THIS CAN BE WITNESSED BY ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO BRING LOCAL LABOR STANDARDS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL NORMS. THE MINISTRY OF LABOR IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON REVISING THE LABOR LAW, WHICH IS [...]	2004-02-25 14:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
04ABUDHABI629	Perceived inaction on Roadmap fuels debate [...] (C) Summary: There is a perception here among policymakers, students, journalists, and academics, that the USG no longer considers the Palestinian- Israeli issue a major priority. That perception is fuelled in recent weeks by the lack of any mention of it in the President's inaugural intervie [...]	2004-03-07 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS TC
04ABUDHABI630	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO [...] (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. During your visit, we have requested meetings with Abu Dhabi Deputy Crown Prince and UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ),and Dubai Crown Prince General Shaykh Muhammad bin Rashid Al M [...]	2004-03-07 14:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
04ABUDHABI643	MEDIA REACTION: GREATER MIDDLE EAST/IRAQ/HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: THE NEW U.S. "GREATER MIDDLE EAST" INITIATIVE AND THE SITUATION IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED THAT THE ARAB ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE AMERICAN PROJECT WAS "DIVIDED, AS USUAL." ANOTHER EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" POINTED OU [...]	2004-03-09 03:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI652	UAE OIL MINISTER: "OPEC MAY REVIEW PRODUCTION [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) UAE Oil Minister Obaid Al-Nasseri told reporters last week that OPEC would stand by the April 1 production cuts, but review its policy at the OPEC meeting at the end of March. Indeed, the [...]	2004-03-09 13:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
04ABUDHABI684	UAE: 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-10 15:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
04ABUDHABI716	A/S WAYNE'S BILATERAL MEETINS IN ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE hosted Iraq Donors' Conference concluded successfully on February 29 with the launch of the UN/WB Trust Funds, which received pledges of about one billion dollars (septel). The UAEG did not pledge the $10 million to the trust fund necessary to join the donors committee [...]	2004-03-14 09:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PTER ETTC IZ TC
04ABUDHABI721	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BURNS' VISIT TO THE UAE, [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Burns: I look forward to welcoming you back to the UAE for your March 21 visit for the second U.S.-UAE Bilateral Strategic Partnership meeting. Your Emirati interlocutors also are eager to see you. We have requested meetings with Deputy Prime Minister and Mi [...]	2004-03-14 13:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON AF IR IS IZ TC
04ABUDHABI813	MEDIA REACTION: DEMONSTRATIONS / DEATH OF JOURNALISTS [...] SUMMARY: DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCUPATION IN IRAQ ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AND THE DEATH OF THE TWO REPORTERS FROM AL ARABIYAH SATELLITE NEWS CHANNEL DOMINATED COVERAGE IN ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL KHALEEJ" NOTED HOW THE WHOLE WORLD IS AGAINST U [...]	2004-03-22 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
04ABUDHABI879	GUIDANCE ON U.S. POLICY WITH RESPECT TO [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-28 11:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PARM PREL PGOV OPDC ETTC KSTC LY TC
04ABUDHABI905	CENTCOM COMMANDER DISCUSSES IRAQ, SYRIA, [...] (S/NF) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid on March 17 discussed Iraq's transfer of sovereignty and potential future leadership, Pakistan's military operations against Al Qaida along the Afghan border, terrorism financing, U.S. approaches to Syria, with Abu Dhabi Deputy Crown Pri [...]	2004-03-29 12:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER AF SY IZ PK TC
04ABUDHABI91	Julphar and Viagra Plus [...] (SBU) Econchief Abu Dhabi and Econoff Dubai separately met with Dr. Ahmed El Hakim, Pfizer's Director of External Affairs and Health Policy for the Middle East Region (based in Cairo),Zeydan Abuissa, Pfizer's General Manager in Dubai, and Merck's Matthew Anderson (representing Pharma) on Janu [...]	2004-01-07 10:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD TC
04ABUDHABI932	OPIC VISIT READOUT [...] SUMMARY: A delegation from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) visited the UAE February 27 to 29 to assess progress on labor rights issues. They met with representatives from the Ministries of Finance and Industry, Labor, Foreign Affairs, and the Central Bank, as well as U.S. ba [...]	2004-03-31 12:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS TC
04ABUDHABI95	A SENIOR EMIRATI ON POLITICAL REFORM, IRAQ AND [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and Comment: The Ambassador met one-on-one with Mohamed Habroush Al Suwaidi, chairman of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi, to discuss the current situation in Iraq, the recent appointment of Shaykh Mo [...]	2004-01-07 12:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TC
04ABUJA1007	U/S TAYLOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] Summary: In a meeting with Treasury U/S Taylor, Nigerian Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala said the Ministry will carry out an audit of petroleum revenues to make sure the GON is getting its fair share, and the results will be reported to the public. The GON is sidelining its windfall cash from [...]	2004-06-08 07:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINT EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC NI
04ABUJA1012	NLC PLANS GENERAL STRIKE TO BEGIN JUNE 9 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced a 21-day general strike to begin June 9 against the latest increase in the price of gasoline. Less than twelve hours until its deadline, numerous organizations are supporting the strike even as efforts are under way to resolve t [...]	2004-06-08 13:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ELAB NI
04ABUJA1048	FUEL SUBSIDIES IN NIGERIA: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A [...] (U) SUMMARY: Up until April or May, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) received an allocation of petroleum from the GON at below-market rates, sold part of it on world markets, and used the rest to subsidize gasoline prices domestically, all outside the government's formal budget [...]	2004-06-11 13:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI
04ABUJA1070	STRIKE WAS MINOR SETBACK FOR GASOLINE [...] (C) Summary: The strike and rollback of prices are a temporary setback for gasoline deregulation, similar to the other rollbacks on price and the fuel tax over the past year. The GON likely will regroup and raise the basic pump price again in a few months, as it has done over the past year fro [...]	2004-06-16 13:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET ECON EFIN NI
04ABUJA112	DEPUTY SECRETARY CLAUDE ALLEN, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF [...] Deputy Secretary Claude Allen, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and a delegation from the African Development Foundation (ADF) and the U.S. Mission met with President Olusegun Obasanjo on January 18th to discuss major health threats of polio and HIV/AIDS and to introduce the ADFs e [...]	2004-01-22 05:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA US GH NI MI TZ
04ABUJA1159	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON MEETING [...] (U) Summary: Human Rights Watch (HRW) representatives briefed the Ambassador about a meeting with President Obasanjo and various ministers. They said Obasanjo did not engage HRW on the GON's inadequate response to violence in Nigeria, and refused to budge on the issue of Charles Taylor's ex [...]	2004-06-30 12:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ASEC NI
04ABUJA1163	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (U) Following is the text of a letter from President Obasanjo to President Bush seeking the USG's support for the GON's nomination of Mr. Olasbisi O. Ogunjobi to be the next President of the African Development Bank. Biographical information on Ogunjobi is provided following the text of Pres [...]	2004-07-01 07:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID NI AID

04ABUJA1319	KADUNA ROUNDTABLE: GRIM ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AND LACK [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador recently traveled to Kaduna, the political nerve center of the North, where he met political and religious leaders. All agreed that Nigeria's situation was difficult, with less money in circulation in spite of outsized oil revenues over the last few years and Pre [...]	2004-07-29 12:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON NI

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