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06KINSHASA1365 | DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DRC: CAVEAT EMPTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. An increasing number of attempts to defraud potential American investors and traders have come to Post's attention in the past few months. While most are occurring in the extractive industries sector, driven by high global market prices, other sectors are not immune. Blatantly [...] | 2006-08-29 14:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON KCOR EPET PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1370 | DRC ELECTIONS: PPRD HOLDS SLIM PLURALITY IN [...] (U) With approximately half of the DRC's electoral districts reporting, initial election results for the National Assembly show the Kabila-affiliated People's Party for Reconstruction and Development (PPRD) currently leading all other political parties. No results, however, have yet been poste [...] | 2006-08-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1373 | INCREASING ECONOMIC PROBLEMS IN THE KASAIS [...] (U) Summary. Eastern and Western Kasai have been experiencing increasing economic difficulties, seemingly due primarily to labor strife, the diamond parastatal's ongoing problems, and seasonal effects. Both Kasais have experienced shortages of produce, goods and petroleum products, with conseq [...] | 2006-08-30 14:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN ELTN PGOV ELAB CG |
06KINSHASA1378 | MIXED COMMISSION BEGINS WORK ON INVESTIGATING [...] (U) The first session of the newly established Mixed Commission -- bringing together representatives of President Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba -- was held August 29 at MONUC headquarters. As reported reftels, the goals of the Commission are to facilitate a dialogue between the K [...] | 2006-08-30 15:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1379 | DRC PORT AUTHORITY LOOKING INTO RAILWAY REHABILITATION [...] (U) The DRC is continuing to discuss plans to rehabilitate its Matadi-Kinshasa rail line, which currently operates at only about ten percent of capacity. A Chinese company, China Machine Building International Corporation (CMIC) signed a memorandum of understanding April 6 to provide ONATRA (t [...] | 2006-08-31 05:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EINV PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1387 | ITURI UPDATE: KARIM STALLING ON INTEGRATION, [...] (C) Summary: Militia leader Peter Karim, who agreed in mid-July to disarm his Front for National Integration (FNI) militia and integrate his forces into the Congolese military (ref A),is refusing to honor the agreement he signed with the GDRC. Since the accord was reached, Karim has charged t [...] | 2006-08-31 15:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1388 | Kinshasa Broadcast Media Pledge to Try to Avoid Turning [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of inflammatory broadcasts and counter-broadcasts pitting media allied with Jean-Pierre Bemba and Joseph Kabila against each other, the directors of Kinshasa television stations signed pledges of good conduct on August 26 and 30. There has already been one violation [...] | 2006-08-31 16:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINS KPAO CG |
06KINSHASA139 | ITURI UPDATE: OPERATIONS CONTINUE AGAINST MILITIAS [...] (C) Summary: Following a series of military operations against armed militias in Ituri District (reftels),MONUC and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) launched Operation Ituri Encourager January 12 to eliminate remaining militia elements in the region. To date, the joint operations have resul [...] | 2006-01-27 10:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG UG |
06KINSHASA1390 | IRANIAN EMBASSY RESPONDS TO SUNDAY TIMES ARTICLE [...] (U) On August 28, the Congolese newspaper Le Potentiel printed the Iranian Embassy's denial of the August 6 Sunday Times article (reftel),which alleged a DRC-Iran uranium smuggling link. The Times reported that in October 2005 Tanzanian authorities stopped a shipment of Uranium 238 ore from [...] | 2006-09-05 08:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EMIN KGIT ETRD PREL PGOV IAEA CG IR |
06KINSHASA1391 | NO SIGNS OF MINING ACTIVITY AT SHINKOLOBWE [...] (C) Summary. In the course of investigating ongoing rumors and press reports of a DRC-Iranian enriched uranium link, EconOff visited DRC's Shinkolobwe uranium mine August 9, but found no evidence of any mining. Neither visual nor scientific evidence at or around Shinkolobwe indicates mining oc [...] | 2006-09-05 08:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EMIN KGIT ETRD PREL PGOV IAEA CG IR |
06KINSHASA1392 | MISSING CONTAINERS NOT LIKELY RADIOACTIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 08:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | CG EMIN ENRG ETRD IAEA KGIT PGOV PREL |
06KINSHASA1396 | IMF AND WORLD BANK PROGRAMS IN HOLDING PATTERN [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of the IMF and World Bank (WB) say their institutions' programs in the DRC are essentially in a holding pattern. IMF Resident Representative Xavier Maret said the fund's current focus is on helping the DRC maintain macroeconomic stability, while WB Resident Repr [...] | 2006-09-06 11:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EAID ECOR PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1398 | DRC AUGUST MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. - The DRC's teachers' unions are calling for a nationwide strike in public schools to demand increased salaries. - Employees of SNCC (the DRC's railway authority) and OCPT (the telecommunications parastatal) are on strike, as are medical professionals in some cities. - The [...] | 2006-09-06 16:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ELAB EAIR EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1401 | Media Pledge Extends to Kabila and Bemba Camps [...] (SBU) Summary: High-level representatives of both President Kabila and VP Bemba on September 4 signed a pledge to rein in their respective media. The Ambassador has heard from representatives of President Kabila that pro-Bemba broadcast media will be restored by the end of this week. The pled [...] | 2006-09-07 15:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG |
06KINSHASA1406 | DRC ELECTIONS: VALIDATION OF FIRST-ROUND [...] (U) Summary. The DRC's Supreme Court has delayed rendering its decision on the country's first-round presidential results due to a debate surrounding the timing of the second round of voting. The Court had been scheduled September 5 to make public its decision, which would have validated the r [...] | 2006-09-08 10:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1407 | DRC ELECTIONS: VALIDATION OF FIRST-ROUND [...] (U) Summary. The DRC's Supreme Court has delayed rendering its decision on the country's first-round presidential results due to a debate surrounding the timing of the second round of voting. The Court had been scheduled September 5 to make public its decision, which would have validated the r [...] | 2006-09-08 10:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1408 | DRC ELECTIONS: VALIDATION OF FIRST-ROUND [...] (U) Summary. The DRC's Supreme Court has delayed rendering its decision on the country's first-round presidential results due to a debate surrounding the timing of the second round of voting. The Court had been scheduled September 5 to make public its decision, which would have validated the r [...] | 2006-09-08 10:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1409 | DRC ELECTIONS: CARTER CENTER CONCLUDES FIRST-ROUND [...] (U) Summary: The Carter Center concluded in a September 1 statement that the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections were "credible," despite important procedural and logistical flaws. While voting and the counting process were generally successful, the Center noted certain irregul [...] | 2006-09-08 10:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA141 | ITURI UPDATE: OPERATIONS CONTINUE AGAINST MILITIAS [...] (C) Summary: Following a series of military operations against armed militias in Ituri District (reftels),MONUC and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) launched Operation Ituri Encourager January 12 to eliminate remaining militia elements in the region. To date, the joint operations have resul [...] | 2006-01-27 11:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG UG |
06KINSHASA1410 | SECURITY AT THE DRC’S NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER [...] (C) Summary. Four EmbOffs and an Econ LES toured the Kinshasa Nuclear Research Center (CREN-K) July 27 to assess security and determine its needs. CREN-K houses the DRC's two nuclear reactors, neither of which functions, although staff continue to conduct nuclear-related research and teaching at th [...] | 2006-09-08 11:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EMIN ETRD KGIT PREL PGOV IAEA CG |
06KINSHASA1411 | MLC CONTINUES EFFORTS TO DISCREDIT KABILA VIA [...] (C) DRC Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's political party, the MLC, appears to be continuing its campaign to discredit and undermine President Joseph Kabila by trying to convince the international community that the Presidency is illegally trafficking enriched uranium (reftel A). 2. (C) On [...] | 2006-09-08 11:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EMIN KGIT ETRD PREL PGOV IAEA CG |
06KINSHASA1412 | DRC ELECTIONS: PROVISIONAL LEGISLATIVE RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: National provisional results released September 7 by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) for the DRC's next National Assembly show no political party or coalition controlling a majority of the chamber's 500 seats. According to the CEI figures, the People's Party for Reconst [...] | 2006-09-08 11:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1427 | CIAT ISSUES STRONG STATEMENT AGAINST WEAPONS, [...] (U) With the approach of presidential (second round) and provincial elections, the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) issued a strong statement of concern September 11 about the presence of weapons and armed men in Kinshasa. According to the statement, the CIAT and the [...] | 2006-09-12 15:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS MARR PREL CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1434 | BEMBA MEDIA IS BACK AND ALREADY SANCTIONED BY HAM [...] (U) Summary. One day after recommencing their broadcast operations, two television stations owned by Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba were sanctioned by the High Media Authority (HAM) for violating the media code of conduct. The two stations had broadcast scenes from Bemba's political [...] | 2006-09-13 17:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1438 | OCTOBER 29 REMAINS LIKELY SECOND-ROUND DRC [...] (U) The DR Congo Supreme Court of Justice ruled September 13 that the October 29 date set by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) for the second round presidential run-off election was unconstitutional. Citing the new constitution approved by voters in December, 2005 the Court declared th [...] | 2006-09-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1439 | THREE DAYS IN KINSHASA: HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS AND A [...] (C) Summary. Two days of high-level visitors to Kinshasa September 11 and 12 were followed September 13 by the long-awaited face-to-face meeting between President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, the two protagonists in the Congolese presidential elections and August 20-22 [...] | 2006-09-14 14:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG EUN UK SA |
06KINSHASA1447 | Media Authority Issues Ruling Against Pro-Kabila TV [...] (U) Following its decisions September 12 - when the High Media Authority (HAM) reprimanded or fined two Bemba-owned TV stations (for jumping the gun with campaign broadcasts) and issued a warning to the state-owned RTNC (for a show where Jean-Pierre Bemba was referred to as a treacherous snake) [...] | 2006-09-15 11:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINS KPAO CG |
06KINSHASA1448 | ANOTHER TRANSITION PROCEDURAL GLITCH [...] (U) In accordance with the DRC,s very complicated new constitution, and following the July 30 presidential and National Assembly elections, the 500 members of the new elected National Assembly are to take office in an initial session on September 22. The ceremonial installation is expected to [...] | 2006-09-15 13:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1451 | SUPREME COURT ALLOWS OCTOBER 29 DR CONGO ELECTION [...] (U) The DRC's Supreme Court ruled September 15 that the October 29 date for the second-round presidential run-off election can stand. Responding to a September 5 appeal filed by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI),the Court declared that it is "technically impossible" to organize elec [...] | 2006-09-15 13:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1458 | RUBERWA AS STATESMAN: AUDITIONING FOR HIS NEXT [...] (C) Summary. Congolese Vice President and disappointed presidential candidate Azarias Ruberwa has positioned himself as a mediator and statesmen in the run-up to the second round of elections. His primary message now consists of three main points: reconciliation between Kabila and Bemba, act [...] | 2006-09-18 16:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1462 | TEACHER'S STRIKE PETERS OUT [...] (U) Summary. The DRC's public school teachers' strike has ended after just two weeks, and students are slowly returning to school as of September 18. Teachers were on strike in several parts of the DRC to press for increased salaries and benefits, but realized it is unlikely the current lame d [...] | 2006-09-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI CG |
06KINSHASA1470 | FIRE AT VP BEMBA'S TELEVISION STATIONS ONE DAY, [...] (SBU) Summary: A fire broke out September 18 at a building housing offices of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba,s MLC party and his television stations. The fire was quickly extinguished, although two serious associated injuries have been reported; there were no Amcits involved. The cause o [...] | 2006-09-19 17:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1471 | KABILA ALLIES CLAIM DRC PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY [...] (U) Officials of a coalition of political parties that support DR Congo President Joseph Kabila claim to have assembled a majority in the newly-elected National Assembly. In a September 19 declaration, Coordinator Andre-Philippe Futa of the Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) said the [...] | 2006-09-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1472 | BEMBA,S MEN FAN THE FLAMES IN THE WAKE OF [...] (U) Summary: Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's political party issued a strongly-worded statement September 19 charging that the fire that knocked his media outlets off the air the day before was a "criminal act" designed to prevent him from conducting campaigning. Bemba's political allian [...] | 2006-09-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1473 | IMF RES REP VIEWS ON DRC ECONOMIC SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The IMF resident representative to the DRC said that there will be no review of the current Staff Monitored Program (SMP) until the end of 2006, due mainly to the ongoing electoral process, security concerns, and a lack of data. He suspected that DRC government over-budget spe [...] | 2006-09-20 16:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1474 | ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE AUGUST VIOLENCE [...] (U) Summary. The August 20-22 violence in Kinshasa clearly impacted the DRC's economy, although the full extent of the damage is not clear. Both in the informal and formal economies businesses suffered losses due to both closure and physical damage, although the latter was quite limited. End s [...] | 2006-09-20 16:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EAIR PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1478 | BEMBA,S READOUT OF KABILA MEETING REINFORCES [...] (C) Summary. DR Congo VP Bemba gave a readout of his meeting last week with Presidet Kabila during a September 18 discussion with te Ambassador. His version focused on their exchnges of views, including charges and counter-chargs, on the August 20-22 armed confrontations between their troops. [...] | 2006-09-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1481 | SECOND ROUND DR CONGO PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SET TO [...] (U) DR Congo's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has set the dates for official campaigning in the October 29 second-round presidential and provincial assembly elections. CEI President Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu announced that the presidential campaign will last 15 days, from October 13 [...] | 2006-09-22 09:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1484 | SECOND ROUND DR CONGO PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SET TO [...] (U) DR Congo's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has set the dates for official campaigning in the October 29 second-round presidential and provincial assembly elections. CEI President Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu announced that the presidential campaign will last 15 days, from October 13 [...] | 2006-09-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1485 | GIZENGA'S PARTY MAKES COMMON CAUSE WITH KABILA IN [...] (C) Summary: Antoine Gizenga's Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU) announced September 21 it would join a parliamentary coalition of the Kabila-affiliated Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP),and will support President Kabila in the October 29 presidential run-off. While such an alliance [...] | 2006-09-22 11:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1487 | UDPS STRUGGLING TO SAVE ITS FUTURE IN LATEST [...] (C) Summary: Senior officials of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) have been quietly negotiating with representatives of both President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba since DR Congo's July 30 first-round elections. They say talks with Kabila's People's Pa [...] | 2006-09-22 12:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1499 | CONGO'S NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS WORK [...] (U) DR Congo's newly-elected National Assembly met for the first time September 22 in Kinshasa. Of the 500 deputies elected on July 29, 438 participated in the largely ceremonial session. The pro-forma selection of its provisional bureau was the Assembly's sole order of business. 2. (U) J [...] | 2006-09-26 13:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1500 | MINING SECTOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. During the past month several miners died in mining-related accidents, and two conflicts between mining companies and the GDRC have arisen. End summary. Mining Accidents ---------------- 2. (U) The Mayor of the Western Kasai diamond-mining town of Tshikapa has banned some mi [...] | 2006-09-26 14:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON SENV ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1505 | DRC'S BEMBA FORMS NEW ALLIANCE TO COUNTER KABILA [...] (SBU) Summary: DR Congo Vice President Bemba announced September 23 the creation of a new political alliance, the Union for the Nation (UN). It appears unlikely to bolster significantly his electoral prospects in the October 29 presidential vote. End summary. 2. (U) Congolese Vice Presid [...] | 2006-09-27 16:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1508 | UDPS SHOWS PUBLIC SPLIT OVER POSSIBLE ALLIANCE [...] (U) Summary. Infighting among members of DR Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party spilled over into the public September 26 when several members issued a communique supporting the presidential candidacy of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. Bemba's Movement for the Liber [...] | 2006-09-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1518 | Media Authority Issues Further Rulings; Bemba Media Resume [...] (U) Summary: Bemba-owned TV stations, which had nearly been destroyed by fire, have resumed broadcasting. A pro-Bemba radio station, whose signal was shut down in late August, is also back on the air. The High Media Authority (HAM) suspended or reprimanded two Kinshasa TV stations September 26 [...] | 2006-09-29 11:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG |
06KINSHASA1521 | CAMPAIGN OPENS FOR DR CONGO'S PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Campaigning officially began at midnight September 28 for the DRC's provincial assembly elections. The 11 assemblies constitute a new level of government for the DRC, and are granted considerable authority under its new constitution. The new DRC constitution stipulates that the central gov [...] | 2006-09-29 11:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1523 | KABILA AND BEMBA AGREE ON MOVES TO REDUCE ARMS ON [...] (U) Negotiators for President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba signed an agreement September 23 aimed at reducing arms on the streets of Kinshasa and the risk of further confrontations between their armed forces. The agreement aims to calm tensions in the wake of the August 2 [...] | 2006-09-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF KDEM MARR CG |
06KINSHASA1529 | GIZENGA OFFICIALLY SIGNS ON TO SUPPORT KABILA, [...] (U) Summary: PALU leader Antoine Gizenga formalized his support September 30 for President Joseph Kabila in the second round of DR Congo's presidential elections in an agreement that also guarantees PALU the position of Prime Minister. The agreement also commits PALU and Kabila,s AMP to a co [...] | 2006-10-02 16:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA153 | NORTH KIVU: MOUNTING TUTSI-HUTU TENSIONS CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary: Last week's military events in North Kivu (ref a) reflect deeper tensions currently working to destroy the increasingly fragile balance of Tutsi and Hutu interests fostered over three years ago by Governor Eugene Serufuli. The premises (and implied promises) of the loose political [...] | 2006-01-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CG |
06KINSHASA1535 | INTER-MILITIA CLASHES THREATEN ITURI,S SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Rival FNI and MRC militia forces clashed last month in DR Congo's Ituri District. Precise reasons remain unknown, but appear to encompass elements of turf war, militia recruitment and ethnic protection. For now, the fighting is limited in area, but risks disturbing the delicate [...] | 2006-10-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA1540 | OSCAR KASHALA -- NOT THE FORCE HE THOUGHT HE WAS [...] (C) Summary: Former DR Congo presidential candidate (and American citizen) Oscar Kashala, who once claimed to be the next "power broker" in Congolese politics (reftel),has proven little more than a flash in the pan. He won less than four percent of the vote in the July 30 presidential elect [...] | 2006-10-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1542 | DRC SEPTEMBER MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. - The DRC's main teachers' unions and employees of the OCPT (DRC's telecommunications parastatal) ended their strikes; employees of the RVA (DRC's airport operating agency) have scaled back their strike. - Employees of SNCC (the DRC's railway authority) remain on strike. [...] | 2006-10-05 15:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ENRG ELAB EAIR EMIN ECON PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1543 | EUFOR: MANDATE TO END NOVEMBER 30 [...] (C) Summary. Senior EU Force (EUFOR) commanders in Kinshasa say that EUFOR intends to leave the DRC as scheduled November 30. They think they are doing the job they were sent to do, and doing it well. End summary. 2. (C) EUFOR Commander and Major General Christian Damay and chief of staf [...] | 2006-10-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL EUN CG |
06KINSHASA1555 | HIGH MEDIA AUTHORITY SUSPENDS PRO-KABILA NEWSPAPER [...] (U) Summary: The High Media Authority suspended the pro-Kabila daily "L'Avenir" for impugning political adversaries. The HAM also reduced sanctions against those accused of inflammatory rhetoric during the official launching of the pro-Bemba political alliance. End summary. 2. (U) The High [...] | 2006-10-10 18:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG |
06KINSHASA1557 | POLITICAL FIGURE NGOY RUNS AFOUL OF MEDIA AUTHORITY [...] (U) Pastor Theodore Ngoy, a minor opposition figure arrested in 2005 for offending the president, has made headlines again by violating the Code of Good Conduct for Political Parties and the Media. During an October 3 political broadcast on Canal Congo Television (CCTV),which is owned by V [...] | 2006-10-11 11:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM ELECTIONS CG |
06KINSHASA1558 | CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR MASSIVE PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) The influential National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) called upon all Congolese to vote in massive numbers in the upcoming October 29 presidential runoff and provincial assembly elections, but maintained that the Catholic Church (as well as CENCO itself) will remain neutral in the [...] | 2006-10-11 11:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1559 | MONUC TO CONTINUE JOINT PATROLS IN KINSHASA AFTER [...] (U) In an October 7 interview with Radio Okapi, SRSG William Swing confirmed that MONUC will continue operating joint patrols in Kinshasa -- comprising MONUC peacekeepers and police forces, Congolese national police (PNC),and EUFOR troops -- beyond the October 29 election and the immediate p [...] | 2006-10-11 11:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1561 | WITH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MANDATES APPROVED, KEY [...] (U) Summary: With the mandates for newly-elected National Assembly delegates approved, the eight-day delay period for all members to accept or reject their seats expires October 11. As a result, the 49 members elected to the National Assembly who have also been serving as Ministers, governor [...] | 2006-10-11 17:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1562 | UDPS LEADERS IN EASTERN KASAI URGE VOTERS TO HEAD [...] (U) Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) leaders in Eastern Kasai province -- the stronghold of the party and home province of its president Etienne Tshisekedi -- issued a communique October 6 encouraging all Congolese to participate "massively" in the October 29 presidential runoff a [...] | 2006-10-11 17:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1567 | ITURI MILITIA LEADERS AWARDED RANK OF COLONEL IN [...] (C) Summary: Ituri militia leaders Peter Karim of the Front for National Integration (FNI) and Mathieu Ngonjolo of the Congolese Revolutionary Movement (MRC) will be named as colonels by the GDRC after they agreed earlier this year to surrender their weapons and demobilize their respective mil [...] | 2006-10-12 13:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1573 | DRC ELECTIONS: RUBERWA DECLARES HIMSELF NEUTRAL [...] (U) Vice President Azarias Ruberwa announced October 12 that he and his party -- the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) -- will remain neutral in the upcoming presidential runoff election between President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. The RCD's Founder's College release [...] | 2006-10-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1574 | ITURI UPDATE: FRPI ATTACKS FARDC POSITIONS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: A series of clashes between the Congolese military and the Patriotic Force of Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) militia has heightened security concerns in the southern part of Ituri District. Two Bangladeshi MONUC peacekeepers were wounded in the latest round of fighting, which resulted [...] | 2006-10-13 12:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1575 | DRC ELECTIONS: MEDIA AUTHORITY SETS PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) The DRC's High Media Authority (HAM) has proposed for October 26 the one and only planned presidential debate between President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. Neither Kabila nor Bemba participated in the handful of televised debates held among the 32 candidates who ran [...] | 2006-10-13 12:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1578 | DRC ELECTIONS: SECOND-ROUND PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (U) Campaigning for the DRC's second-round presidential race officially begins at midnight local time October 13. President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, the top two finishers among the 32 contenders in the first round on July 30, will have just fifteen days for their cam [...] | 2006-10-13 19:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1590 | KATANGA COPPER BELT: MANY ARTISANAL MINERS, MANY [...] (SBU) Summary. Artisanal mining is one of the major issues facing the extractive industries sector, as it moves towards industrialization. The GDRC is ill-equipped to address this issue adequately, leaving mining companies to forge their own solutions with only nominal government support or inp [...] | 2006-10-17 11:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN PGOV ECON ETRD CG |
06KINSHASA1591 | EASTERN KASAI GOVERNOR REJECTS ASSEMBLY SEAT: [...] (C) Summary: Dominique Kanku, the governor of Eastern Kasai province, has declined to take his seat in the DRC's new National Assembly, opting instead to remain in his current position. Kanku is the first high-level GDRC official elected to parliament on July 30 to make it known he intends to [...] | 2006-10-17 11:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCOR CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1601 | EMINENT PERSONS COMMITTEE URGES ALL TO CONTRIBUTE [...] (U) The Eminent Persons Committee, chaired by former Mozambique president Joachim Chissano, issued a statement October 14 calling on all Congolese to contribute to the stability of the DRC's electoral process. The statement followed a series of meetings by the Committee with political officia [...] | 2006-10-18 14:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1602 | TSHISEKEDI EXPELS UDPS MEMBERS ADVOCATING ALLIANCE [...] (U) Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) President Etienne Tshisekedi issued two decisions October 16 effectively expelling several high-ranking members of the party who have been advocating an alliance with presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba. Those named were members of the p [...] | 2006-10-18 14:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1603 | DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Four days into the DRC's second-round presidential campaign, preparations are on track for the October 29 vote. Ballots and voting materials are being delivered, while training of poll workers is entering its final stages. The general mood of the country remains calm, although [...] | 2006-10-18 14:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1608 | IMF ON RECENT MACROECONOMIC DETERIORATION [...] (SBU) Summary. A visiting IMF team characterized the DRC economic situation as "difficult" and expressed concern over a worsening macroeconomic outlook. The Fund laid the blame for rising exchange and inflation rates squarely on GDRC overspending, fueled in part by Central Bank credit to the [...] | 2006-10-18 15:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1616 | FINAL WAVE OF APPOINTMENTS IN TRANSITIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Following President Kabila's ruling faction appointments of replacements for newly elected National Assembly members who were required to retire from their government posts on October 11 (ref A),the remaining transitional factions followed suit by naming their own replacements [...] | 2006-10-19 15:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1617 | BRAZZAVILLE/CONGO: PASTOR NTUMI JOINS THE PARTY [...] (C) Papal Nuncio Msgr. Andres Carrascoso-Coso contacted Charge d'affaires on October 15 with an urgent request to meet for an update on developments in the Pool region. Msgr. Carrascoso has been a key contact point with former Ninja rebel leader Pastor Ntumi for western group members of the [...] | 2006-10-19 15:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ASEC AU CF PHUM |
06KINSHASA1618 | DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA AND NZANGA MOBUTU FORMALIZE [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila and Nzanga Mobutu, sons of two bitter enemies, signed an accord October 17 in Kinshasa to ally their parties for the October 29 presidential run-off election and in the new National Assembly. Nzanga, head of the Union of Mobutuist Democrats (UDEMO),had announced hi [...] | 2006-10-19 15:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1621 | GECAMINES' CHIEF HAS UNREALISTIC VISION [...] (C) Summary. Paul Fortin, CEO of the DRC's copper and cobalt mining parastatal, Gecamines, remains optimistic about the future of Gecamines, perhaps overly so, given the grave challenges his organization faces. Rather than try to resurrect a nearly moribund mining company, Fortin may have mor [...] | 2006-10-20 09:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1622 | DRC CAMPAIGN ELECTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba have signed an agreement detailing the code of conduct for the presidential campaign. There is not yet agreement, however, regarding the adoption of a post-electoral accord providing certain guarantee [...] | 2006-10-20 11:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1624 | EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. The extractive industries in the DRC have recently been rocked by legal actions, public denouncements and the deaths of several miners. Meanwhile, interest in exploring the DRC's petroleum reserve capacities continues. End summary. GOLD AND DIAMOND SECTORS --------------------- [...] | 2006-10-20 11:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EMIN ENRG KJUS PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1632 | BELGIUM TO CANCEL NEARLY USD 400 MILLION IN DRC [...] (U) The Government of Belgium (GOB) announced October 17 that upon the GDRC's achievement of the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) completion point, it will cancel all remaining sovereign DRC debt. (Note: As noted in reftel, completion point will be no earlier than the fourth quarter of 20 [...] | 2006-10-23 15:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1635 | DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: With five days remaining until the DRC's October 29 presidential and provincial assembly elections, logistical aspects remain on track. A post-election agreement governing the status of the electoral loser has yet to be agreed upon, with advisers to President Kabila calling such a [...] | 2006-10-24 11:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA164 | NORTH KIVU: SERUFULI VERSUS NKUNDA? [...] (C) PolCouns spoke January 29 with North Kivu Governor Eugene Serufuli, immediately following a second and highly provocative attack against Serufuli's stronghold, Rutshuru, by disgruntled FARDC forces. Serufuli and MONUC sources agreed that the insurgent elements were taking advantage of a ta [...] | 2006-01-31 17:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1642 | DRC ELECTIONS: KASAIANS SHOWING GREATER [...] (C) Summary: With the DRC's second-round presidential elections taking place October 29, attitudes towards the electoral process in the provinces of Western and Eastern Kasai are changing. Kasaian in the strongholds of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) have been to some degree [...] | 2006-10-25 08:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1643 | EU-GDRC PRESIDENCY TENSIONS [...] (C) The British, French, and Belgian Ambassadors informed the Ambassador October 24 that a European Union (EU) ministerial-level "Troika" delegation in Kinshasa two weeks ago had been unable to secure a meeting with President Kabila, to the general irritation of the Europeans. The three diplo [...] | 2006-10-25 10:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL CG GE EU |
06KINSHASA1644 | DRC ELECTIONS: KASHALA ENDORSES BEMBA FOR PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Former DRC presidential candidate Oscar Kashala officially endorsed Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba for president October 24. Kashala will begin campaigning immediately on Bemba's behalf, beginning with a trip to Western and Eastern Kasai provinces, followed by visits to Lubumbashi, Nor [...] | 2006-10-25 11:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1652 | DRC ELECTIONS: KASAIAN VOTES WILL BE KEY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Western and Eastern Kasai provinces are a key battleground in the October 29 presidential election. The over two million voters who abstained in the July 30 first round could be crucial to victory for President Joseph Kabila or Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. Neither obtained a [...] | 2006-10-25 18:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1654 | DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Plans for a debate between President Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba have been scrapped because neither camp could agree on the format for the encounter. Neither Kabila nor Bemba has personally campaigned as the official campaign period comes to a close, although Bemba [...] | 2006-10-26 14:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1658 | LEADERSHIP GAP IN ECONOMIC MINISTRIES [...] (SBU) In its final months, the transitional government is facing a large economic leadership void. On October 14 a presidential decree announced several new ministers and vice ministers, as well as the resignation of numerous parastatal managers. All positions affected are held by factions of [...] | 2006-10-26 15:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PINR PGOV PDEM KCOR CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1663 | DRC ELECTIONS: SECURITY CONCERNS MINIMAL IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Western and Eastern Kasai provinces witnessed acts of politically-related violence before and during the July 30 elections. The potential for isolated incidents remains, but security and political officials in the region do not foresee problems that could derail the October 29 ele [...] | 2006-10-27 10:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1664 | NZANGA MOBUTU RETURNS TO KINSHASA AFTER VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Nzanga Mobutu is reportedly safe and en route to Kinshasa following violence October 26 in Gbadolite in Equateur province. Congolese military forces and MONUC peacekeepers re-established order after some looting and civil unrest in the late afternoon. Gbadolite is calm on October [...] | 2006-10-27 11:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1666 | DRC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RUNOFF: SITREP 10/27 [...] (U) Campaigning for the October 29 DRC vote ends October 27 at midnight. Voters will elect delegates to the new provincial assemblies, which will later elect senators and governors, but the race dominating the public eye is the second round presidential runoff between transitional President [...] | 2006-10-27 12:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1667 | DRC ELECTIONS: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS [...] (U) The following is a series of frequently asked questions and answers regarding the DRC's October 29 presidential run-off and provincial assembly elections. ----------------------------------------- Q: WHAT IS THE OCTOBER 29 ELECTION ABOUT? ----------------------------------------- 2. [...] | 2006-10-27 12:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1668 | DRC ELECTIONS: PALU CONFIDENT ITS MEMBERS WILL [...] (C) Summary: Close advisers to Antoine Gizenga, the Secretary General of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU),said SIPDIS they are confident the party's supporters will vote for President Joseph Kabila in the October 29 run-off election. They confirmed that Gizenga himself will not campaign f [...] | 2006-10-28 09:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1669 | DRC ELECTIONS: MLC LEADERS ON CAMPAIGN AND [...] (C) Summary: Key officials of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) say they are confident that Bemba will hold key strongholds in the October 29 presidential election and increase his tally elsewhere. They complain that MLC supporters are being harassed [...] | 2006-10-28 13:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1670 | DRC ELECTIONS SITREP 10/28, 1200 [...] (U) Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo remains calm on the eve of the October 29 presidential and provincial elections. Official campaigning ended at midnight October 27 and there have been no reports since of serious incidents in Kinshasa or elsewhere. Voting will begin at 0600 local ti [...] | 2006-10-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1671 | DRC ELECTION DAY: SITREP 1, 10/29 1000 [...] Senior representatives from the Kabila and Bemba camps issued a joint appeal October 28 requesting their followers to vote with "the same calm, order and serenity" as they did in the first round. A copy of the statement has been transmitted to AF/C and S/ES-O. An unofficial translation of p [...] | 2006-10-29 10:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1672 | DRC ELECTION DAY: SITREP 2, 10/29 1230 [...] Despite isolated problems, observers continue to report generally smooth, orderly voting throughout the country in the October 29 DRC elections. Without exception, voters seem to be familiar with the process, which has helped reduce the amount of time people are spending waiting to vote. [...] | 2006-10-29 11:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1673 | DRC ELECTION DAY: SITREP 3, 10/29 1600 [...] (U) The heavy rain that began early this morning in Kinshasa stopped around 1400 local time. Embassy observers in the capital report that voter turnout since midday has slowly and steadily increased as the rain abated. The Ambassador and DAS Don Yamamoto are leading a 15-member team of Embassy [...] | 2006-10-29 15:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1674 | DRC ELECTION DAY: SITREP 4, 10/29 2130 [...] Kabila and Bemba reached agreement late this afternoon on a Declaration of Post-Electoral Intentions that includes commitments for both the winner and loser in the October 29 presidential election. The declaration, signed by Samba Kaputo for Kabila and Thomas Luhaka for Bemba and witnessed b [...] | 2006-10-29 21:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1675 | SITREP 5: INITIAL OBSERVATIONS: PEACEFUL AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Preliminary conversations with representatives of several of the international observer missions in DR Congo for the October 29 elections generally reflected U.S. Mission reports of mostly peaceful and efficient voting in all areas of the country. Missions will release officia [...] | 2006-10-30 11:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1677 | DRC ELECTIONS: VOTING COMPLETED, COMPILATION BEGINS [...] (U) Summary: The DRC's October 29 presidential run-off and provincial assembly elections generally passed smoothly and peacefully, with only a few logistical problems and isolated incidents of violence reported. Officials with the major political parties have expressed their overall satisfactio [...] | 2006-10-30 13:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1679 | DRC ELECTIONS: MLC POST-ELECTION PRIORITIES [...] (C) Summary: Senior officials of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) party said before the October 29 election that a Bemba-led government would work closely with President Kabila's PPRD. They say the immediate focus would be on reform of the security [...] | 2006-10-31 08:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1683 | DRC ELECTIONS: BALLOT COMPILATION UNDERWAY WITH [...] (U) Summary: AF DAS Yamamoto emphasized to the Congolese press strong U.S. interest in working with a freely-elected Congolese government after heading the U.S. observer team for the October 29 DRC elections. One of two Kinshasa television stations owned by Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba is a [...] | 2006-10-31 15:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1686 | SOUTH AFRICAN OBSERVER MISSIONS CALLS DRC [...] (U) The South African Observer Mission (SAOM) characterized the DRC's October 29 presidential and provincial elections as "democratic, peaceful, credible, and transparent." The 108-member observer mission was deployed in all eleven provinces, with an average of three teams in each. It was le [...] | 2006-11-01 09:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM SA CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1687 | DRC ELECTIONS: CDCE/EURAC OBSERVERS PRAISE CONDUCT [...] (U) A joint observation mission of the Civil Society Framework for Cooperation in Election Observation (CDCE) and the European Network for Central Africa (EURAC) praised the conduct of second-round DRC elections in a statement released October 31. The mission, which included more than 50,000 [...] | 2006-11-01 13:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1689 | BEMBA MEDIA STILL OFF THE AIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Political and technical problems have kept media owned by presidential contender Jean-Pierre Bemba off the air for most of the last few days, both before and after the October 29 voting. MONUC is reportedly mediating this issue in an attempt to restore the signals. The High Media [...] | 2006-11-01 15:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1692 | DRC ELECTIONS: CARTER CENTER COMMENDS "ORDERLY AND [...] (U) Former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark released a preliminary statement by the Carter Center on the October 29 DRC elections at a press conference November 1 in Kinshasa. The Carter Center congratulated the Congolese people for an orderly and peaceful vote, and credited the Independent [...] | 2006-11-02 12:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1693 | KABILA ALLIES LOOK AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Kabila allies Kamitatu and Ghonda told the Ambassador November 1 they were optimistic about elections, with Kabila garnering a total percentage in the mid-50,s percentile. Kamitatu believes the new National Assembly organization is moving forward, and both the Congolese politicia [...] | 2006-11-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1694 | DRC ELECTIONS: FATAKI RE-VOTE ON FOR TODAY, BALLOT [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced November 1 it had delayed by one day a scheduled re-vote in the distant Ituri District town of Fataki. The CEI had ordered a re-vote at 43 polling sites after a mob destroyed ballots and other material following the killing of two CEI wo [...] | 2006-11-02 13:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1697 | ELECTION RELATED DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Malu Malu provided a briefing to members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) at the regular weekly CIAT meeting November 2. Among the highlights of his presentation: a) Work to tabulate results from the Octob [...] | 2006-11-03 08:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA170 | NORTH KIVU TENSIONS UNDERSCORE NEED FOR SYSTEM [...] (C) Actions by "insurgent" FARDC troops over the weekend of January 21, reported in reftel and previous cables, represent a major setback to efforts to establish stability in the province. There are continuing clashes in the province between "insurgent" troops and primarily MONUC forces. The [...] | 2006-02-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1700 | FDLR DENOUNCES U.S. SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (U) The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) issued a statement November 1 calling the U.S. decision to impose UN sanctions against the group as "unjust, useless, unjustified and counterproductive." It claimed the group has never been involved in arms trafficking or in undermi [...] | 2006-11-03 10:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER EFIN KPKO CG BE RW |
06KINSHASA1701 | DRC ELECTION AUTHORITIES SEEKS TO AVOID ABUSE OF PARTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of presidential candidates Kabila and Bemba signed an agreement November 1 not to publish partial election results. Two newspapers have been suspended by the High Media Authority (HAM) for abusive extrapolation of partial results. HAM President Mutinga has report [...] | 2006-11-03 11:06:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1702 | DRC ELECTIONS: 18 PERCENT OF POLLING STATIONS [...] (U) DRC Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Apollinaire Malu Malu said in a November 2 press conference that results from more than 9,000 of the DRC's 50,045 polling stations have been compiled. Although this represents 18 percent of all stations, the CEI has not yet released any [...] | 2006-11-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1703 | DRC ELECTIONS: EU PRAISES CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS [...] (U) The European Union Electoral Mission released a preliminary statement regarding the October 29 DRC election on November 1. It praised the elections as peaceful and orderly, and highlighted the organizational effectiveness of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). The EU mission depl [...] | 2006-11-03 11:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1704 | DRC OCTOBER MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) - During an October visit, an IMF team noted the DRC's growing inflation and Central Bank-financed budgetary overspending. - The Belgian government will cancel the GDRC's remaining debt once it achieves Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) completion point. - The employees of the RVA (D [...] | 2006-11-03 12:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELAB EMIN EAIR ECON PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1709 | DRC ELECTIONS: EIGHT OBSERVER MISSIONS ISSUE [...] (U) On November 2, eight international observer missions issued a positive joint statement on the October 29 DRC provincial and second-round presidential elections. The missions collectively deployed teams in all eleven provinces, including the capital, Kinshasa. They represented the Carter [...] | 2006-11-06 10:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA171 | SOUTH KIVU: NEW FACES, OLD PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: In Jan 12-13 meetings with the Ambassador and EmbOff, the new South Kivu Governor, MONUC Pakistani Brigade Commander, and FARDC Military Commander all expressed their commitment to moving ahead with a positive agenda for the province. The discussions, however, revealed many famili [...] | 2006-02-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1712 | DRC ELECTIONS: FIRST RESULTS SHOW KABILA WITH [...] (U) The DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) posted on its website November 5 the first official vote tallies from the October 29 presidential election. The numbers represent only six percent of the country's electoral districts and give President Joseph Kabila a lead over Vice Preside [...] | 2006-11-06 15:30:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1714 | DRC ELECTIONS: SUPREME COURT REMOVES BEMBA ALLY [...] (U) The DRC's Supreme Court overturned the July 30 election to the National Assembly of a close ally of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba November 2 on grounds of voter intimidation and fraud. Roger Lumbala, president of the RCD/N political party, had his victory annulled after the Court found [...] | 2006-11-06 16:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1715 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Presidential security adviser (and newly-elected parliamentarian) Guillaume Samba Kaputo believes that President Kabila comfortably won the second round of presidential elections on October 29 with as much as 60% of the vote. Though not discounting the possibility of violence onc [...] | 2006-11-06 16:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO ECON CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1716 | DRC ELECTIONS: AFRICAN OBSERVER MISSIONS ECHO [...] (U) Summary. Interim statements on the October 29 DRC elections released this week by four African observer missions echoed the conclusions of other international observers (reftels): the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) conduct of elections improved from the July 30 first-round, poll [...] | 2006-11-07 10:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1719 | DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA MAINTAINS LEAD OVER BEMBA IN [...] (U) The DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) on November 7 released results from five additional electoral districts from the October 29 presidential election. Seventeen electoral districts, ten percent of the country's total, have been reported to date and give President Joseph Kabila [...] | 2006-11-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA172 | CONFIDENTIAL TEMPLATE [...] (C) Summary: A roughly six-hour January 23 meeting of the CIAT with the President and Vice Presidents produced little other than a renewed demonstration of how difficult it is for the Transition Government to function. A January 25 session of the Mixed Commission on Security was also long, bu [...] | 2006-02-01 15:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1724 | DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA MAINTAINS LEAD WITH 26 [...] (U) With results from 26 percent of the DRC's electoral districts now tabulated, President Joseph Kabila maintains a preliminary lead over Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba in the October 29 DRC presidential vote. The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) released results from 27 additional el [...] | 2006-11-08 17:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1725 | KABILA AND BEMBA HOLD FIRST POST-ELECTION MEETING [...] (U) Presidential candidates Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba met November 7 for the first time since the October 29 run-off vote. The meeting, at the Presidential Palace in Kinshasa, was only the second time the two have been seen in public together since the August 20-22 shootout between th [...] | 2006-11-08 17:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1729 | DRC ELECTIONS: 57 PERCENT OF DISTRICTS REPORTING, [...] (U) Votes from 57 percent of the DRC's electoral districts have now been tabulated. President Joseph Kabila has received 62.3 percent of the votes counted, Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba 37.7 percent. More than half these votes come from Kabila's eastern strongholds. The total number of valid [...] | 2006-11-09 14:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA173 | PRESIDENTIAL AND SECURITY COORDINATION MEETINGS: [...] (C) Summary: A roughly six-hour January 23 meeting of the CIAT with the President and Vice Presidents produced little other than a renewed demonstration of how difficult it is for the Transition Government to function. A January 25 session of the Mixed Commission on Security was also long, bu [...] | 2006-02-01 16:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1730 | MEDIA REGULATORY BODY BARS POLITICIANS FROM THE AIR, [...] (U) Summary: Over the past week, the High Media Authority (HAM) sanctioned or warned several politicians for proclaiming the victory of either presidential candidate, and for other provocative speech. Three newspapers were suspended for election-related infractions. A number of television and [...] | 2006-11-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1731 | LOANS TO DRC FROM CHINA, INDIA, KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Post submits the following in response to reftel A's request for information on new lending from emerging bilateral creditors. The GDRC's bilateral lending agreements include China, India and Kuwait, although detailed information about the loans is difficult to obtain. (Note: Even the IM [...] | 2006-11-10 08:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ETRD EMIN PGOV CG CH IN KU |
06KINSHASA1732 | DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA ALLEGES DISCREPANCIES IN VOTE [...] (U) Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has charged that the vote counts for the October 29 election being released by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) differ significantly from those provided by his MLC party's witnesses. In a November 8 letter to CEI President Apollinaire Malu Malu, [...] | 2006-11-10 09:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1735 | TENSION OVER GECAMINES' ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THEFT [...] (C) Tension over efforts to stop natural resource theft nearly resulted in violence in Kolwezi, Katanga province, over the November 3 weekend. November 2, the CEO of Gecamines, the DRC's copper/cobalt mining parastatal, told Gecamines employees in Kolwezi that the ongoing theft of copper/coba [...] | 2006-11-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ETRD ECON KCOR PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1736 | DRC ELECTIONS: VOTE COUNT NEARLY COMPLETE [...] (U) As of November 13, preliminary figures released by the DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI),accounting for 90 percent of the country's electoral districts, place President Joseph Kabila ahead of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba by 58.8 to 41.2 percent. Approximately 2.5 million vo [...] | 2006-11-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1737 | DISPUTE EMERGING OVER GOLD MINING DEAL [...] (C) Summary. The CEO of OKIMO, the DRC's gold-mining parastatal, is publicly disputing the validity of a concession contract with the Australian-based company Moto Goldmines Limited (Moto) and a Congolese company, Orgaman, claiming that members of OKIMO's management illegally signed it. If the [...] | 2006-11-13 16:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON KCOR PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA174 | MLC NOMINATES BEMBA FOR PRESIDENT, ADOPTS PLATFORM [...] (U) Summary: The Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) held its party congress January 27-29 in Kinshasa in advance of national elections in 2006. The MLC unanimously nominated the party's chairman, Jean-Pierre Bemba, as its presidential candidate and adopted a national campaign platform. [...] | 2006-02-01 17:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1740 | VIOLENCE QUELLED, BUT KINSHASA TENSELY AWAITING [...] (U) Summary: Three hours of violence erupted in the Gombe district of central Kinshasa late in the morning on Saturday, November 11. Most of the fighting occurred near the official residence of Vice President Bemba on Gombe's main thoroughfare, and near Bemba's private riverside residence. [...] | 2006-11-14 09:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CG KPKO CASC ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1742 | DRC ELECTIONS: 94 PERCENT OF ELECTORAL DISTRICTS [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila leads Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba by 59.3 to 40.7 percent of votes thus far counted by the DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). As of November 14, the CEI has reported preliminary results from 159 of the country's 169 electoral districts, nearly 94 per [...] | 2006-11-14 10:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1743 | BEMBA FOCUSING ON POLITICAL FUTURE IN OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has effectively recognized he has lost the October 29 DRC elections, but is laying the groundwork for claiming electoral fraud. Nonetheless, he increasingly is focusing on his political future. He told the Ambassador he and his troops plan to m [...] | 2006-11-14 13:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO AADP CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1746 | CATHOLIC CARDINAL ISSUES INCENDIARY STATEMENT RE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Catholic Cardinal of Kinshasa, Frederic Etsou, conducted a November 13 interview from Paris with Radio France International(RFI)where he is being treated for illness , and issued a written statement, attacking the integrity of the DRC elections and accusing the West of seek [...] | 2006-11-14 17:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA175 | VICE PRESIDENT RUBERWA STILL CONFIDENT OF [...] (C) During a January 25 discussion, VP Azarias Ruberwa (President of the Rally for Congolese Democracy party) told PolCouns that he is confident of his chances to win election as president of the DRC. (Note: Ruberwa was unanimously nominated as his party's presidential candidate during the p [...] | 2006-02-01 17:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1751 | DRC ELECTIONS: UNOFFICIAL TALLIES COMPLETE [...] (SBU) With 100 percent of electoral districts reporting as of November 15, unofficial tallies released by the DRC Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) show President Joseph Kabila with 58.07 percent of the vote versus Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's 41.93 percent. CEI spokesman Dieudonne [...] | 2006-11-15 15:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1752 | FAILED CANDIDATES DENOUNCE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE [...] (SBU) Fifteen members of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's presidential campaign alliance, including Oscar Kashala, issued a statement November 14 denouncing the DRC Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) for releasing fraudulent vote tallies. All except Roger Lumbala, whose election to pa [...] | 2006-11-15 15:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1753 | GOVERNMENT TARGETS STREET GANGS FOR "NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Government authorities plan to transport several hundred allegedly criminal homeless adults and children to rural areas for agricultural work or schooling following their detention in the aftermath of November 11 violence in Kinshasa (reftel). The Minister of the Interior outl [...] | 2006-11-15 15:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1754 | CARTER CENTER ISSUES SECOND POST-ELECTION STATEMENT [...] (SBU) In the aftermath of the incendiary claims in a November 13 statement from Cardinal Etsou attacking the integrity of the DRC elections (reftel),several international election observer groups are issuing statements of their own reasserting the positive assessments of the electoral proces [...] | 2006-11-15 16:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1755 | PROVISIONAL RESULTS GIVE KABILA WIN IN DRC [...] (U) The DRC Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) released provisional results of the October 29 presidential runoff giving Transitional President Joseph Kabila a victory over Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba by 58.05 to 41.95 percent. CEI President Apollinaire Malu Malu announced the resul [...] | 2006-11-16 09:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1757 | DRC ELECTIONS: THE NATIONWIDE STATISTICS [...] (U) The DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced provisional presidential election results November 15, giving President Kabila victory over Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba by 58.05 to 41.95 percent. A total of 16.2 million valid votes were cast, with a nationwide participation [...] | 2006-11-16 15:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1758 | DRC PARLIAMENT: LUTUNDULA ADVOCATES AMBITIOUS [...] (U) Summary: Longtime Congolese parliamentarian Christophe Lutundula outlined his legislative priorities for the new National Assembly in a November 8 meeting with EmbOffs. Lutundula advocates broad reforms and scrutiny of contracts in the natural resources sector, as well as stringent meas [...] | 2006-11-16 16:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN KCOR KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1759 | VOTES BY SPECIAL DISPENSATION -- A REAL ISSUE? [...] (U) Summary: DRC presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba and his alliance have raised concerns about the large number of ballots by special dispensation ("derogation") in the October 29 election. They claim these votes were cast fraudulently by supporters of rival Joseph Kabila. Vote brea [...] | 2006-11-17 08:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1762 | DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA SAYS HE WILL CHALLENGE [...] (U) Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba said November 16 that he cannot accept the results of the DRC's October 29 presidential election and that he will use legal means to challenge the outcome. Bemba read a statement in both French and Lingala in a special broadcast on one of the Kinshasa-based [...] | 2006-11-17 10:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1768 | ITURI UPDATE: GDRC SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH KARIM, WITH [...] (C) Summary: The GDRC has signed a follow-up agreement with Ituri militia leader Peter Karim aimed at accelerating the demobilization and surrender of his Front for National Integration (FNI) forces. The latest deal promises the FNI will begin disarming by November 27, but stipulates that an a [...] | 2006-11-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG UG |
06KINSHASA1769 | ITURI UPDATE: GDRC HAS FIRST MEETING WITH FRPI [...] (C) A GDRC delegation charged with negotiations with Ituri District militia groups and led by Vice Minister of Defense Yves Mena held its first official meeting with the Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) November 18. FRPI leader Cobra Matata was not present, but was represented by [...] | 2006-11-20 16:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CG UG |
06KINSHASA1774 | CEI RESPONSES TO BEMBA'S COMPLAINTS [...] (U) Summary: Presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba, in his capacity as President of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC),filed six separate complaints with electoral authorities of alleged irregularities in the DRC's October 29 election. Most were general and not backed up [...] | 2006-11-21 09:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1777 | VIOLENCE STRIKES COURTHOUSE, DELIBERATIONS AND [...] (U) Summary: Supporters of presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba clashed with police November 21 at the Supreme Court building on the initial day of hearings on Bemba's chalenges to provisional presidential election resuls announced on November 15. No American citizens ere involved, altho [...] | 2006-11-22 11:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1778 | EU ANALYSIS FINDS NO SUPPORT FOR BEMBA FRAUD CLAIMS [...] (U) An analysis by the European Union (EU) Electoral Observer Mission of votes cast in the October 29 presidential election does not support charges of widespread fraud raised by Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba and his supporters in complaints to the Independent Electoral Commission (ref A) [...] | 2006-11-22 16:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1779 | MEDIA REPORT MISTAKES TRIBAL CONFLICT FOR [...] (U) Summary. A November 20 wire service report erred in describing a conflict in Bolobo, 175 miles north of Kinshasa, as fighting between Kabila and Bemba supporters. In fact, the violence was a flare-up of a longstanding inter-tribal dispute over land-use rights and had nothing to do with [...] | 2006-11-22 16:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA178 | FARDC SECOND BRIGADE TO MOVE TO NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Following the FARDC Fifth Brigade's ignominious flight in the face of insurgent attacks in Rutshuru, North Kivu (reftel),the Second Integrated Brigade has been ordered to North Kivu from Kinshasa. According to MONUC Goma Poloff, approximately 150 troops had arrived at Goma airport by Feb [...] | 2006-02-02 12:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1780 | BEMBA ADVISER PREDICTS COURT LOSS, PROVINCIAL WINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Delly Sesanga, a key member of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC),expects Bemba's Supreme Court challenge of the October 29 presidential vote will not succeed. He claimed that early vote tallies indicated the MLC will control at [...] | 2006-11-24 09:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1781 | BEMBA TOLD TO MOVE GUARD FORCES OUTSIDE CITY [...] (U) Approximately 50 members of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's personal guard were transported from Kinshasa to a military camp November 23. SRSG Swing confirmed to the Ambassador that the troops traveled in Congolese army vehicles from Bemba's private residence on the Congo River, and [...] | 2006-11-24 09:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1782 | DRC ELECTIONS: SUPREME COURT BEHIND SCHEDULE IN [...] (U) Summary: The DRC's Supreme Court has fallen behind schedule in ruling on legal challenges to the results of the July 30 legislative elections. The DRC's electoral law stipulates the Court has two months to deliberate and rule on electoral complaints. As of November 18, however, the Court h [...] | 2006-11-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1786 | POLL ON MEDIA USAGE IN KINSHASA SHOWS PUBLIC SOMEWHAT [...] (U) Summary: According to a recent poll, television ranks first in terms of overall audience in Kinshasa, radio second and newspapers third. Newscasts are the programs most watched and listened to overall in broadcast media. Politically-affiliated media, particularly pro-Kabila outlets, lost au [...] | 2006-11-27 08:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1787 | RENEGADE TROOPS FORCE DRC MILITARY TO ABANDON [...] (U) Summary. Weekend fighting in the eastern DRC between forces loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda and government troops have left at least four dead, 72 injured and an undetermined number of internal refugees. Sporadic clashes in the vicinity were reported November 27. UN peacekeepi [...] | 2006-11-27 12:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA1788 | DRC ELECTIONS: PRO-KABILA COALITION AHEAD IN AT [...] (U) Summary: The DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has announced results for 472 of the 632 provincial assembly seats in the October 29 election. According to CEI tallies, President Joseph Kabila's Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) coalition has won majorities in four of [...] | 2006-11-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1789 | SUPREME COURT RULING ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (U) The DRC Supreme Court, after its deliberations were disrupted by violence at the Court on November 21 (reftel),resumed hearing arguments November 24 and 25 on Jean-Pierre Bemba's electoral challenge, and resumed reviewing the provisional presidential election results announced on November [...] | 2006-11-27 15:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1791 | KABILA DECLARED PRESIDENT; SUPREME COURT THROWS [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court on November 27 certified the provisional results of the October 29 presidential runoff by declaring Joseph Kabila the victor of the DRC's first democratic presidential election in over 40 years. The Court also dismissed each of Jean-Pierre Bemba's eight elector [...] | 2006-11-28 12:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1793 | ITURI UPDATE: GDRC SAYS "NO GUARANTEES" FOR [...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister of Defense Bernard Mena, who recently headed a GDRC delegation to meet with the region's militia leaders in Ituri District (reftels),characterized the meetings as "positive." Mena said he believed the militias were ready to disarm because their operations have been [...] | 2006-11-28 12:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1794 | AREAS AROUND SAKE UNDER CONTROL OF MONUC, FARDC [...] (SBU) Summary: Areas around the North Kivu town of Sake were retaken late November 27 by joint forces of the Congolese military (FARDC) and MONUC peacekeepers. Locations on the outskirts of Sake had briefly fallen under control of non-integrated FARDC troops loyal to dissident General Laurent [...] | 2006-11-28 13:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA1795 | KINSHASA GOVERNOR PROMISES POLICE REFORMS [...] (C) Summary. Kinshasa Governor Baudouin Liwanga reviewed issues November 22 raised by the Supreme Court riot by Bemba supporters the day before. He acknowledged that the lack of discipline by police who fled the scene was a serious problem, and took note of the Ambassador's concern about the [...] | 2006-11-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1797 | MILITARY JUSTICE REACTS QUICKLY TO DISCOVERY OF [...] (U) DRC military prosecutors have moved quickly in response to widely-publicized reports of three mass graves found near Bunia in Ituri District. The Military Prosecutor for Ituri, John Penza, arrested two senior officers of the Congolese national army's (FARDC) First Integrated Brigade (1s [...] | 2006-11-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO KJUS CG |
06KINSHASA1799 | GOVERNMENT SENDS SHEGUES TO WORK CAMP, RELEASES [...] (U) MONUC's human rights division reported on November 15 that the number of apparently homeless persons rounded up by police following politically-inspired violence November 11 had grown to 505 from the original total of 337. The three hours of violence between supporters of presidential c [...] | 2006-11-29 08:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA18 | PRESIDENT KABILA'S NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE [...] (U) In a televised New Year's message December 31, President Joseph Kabila thanked the Congolese for their patience and sacrifices as the country nears the end of the transition period. Affirming his determination to lead the nation to free and fair elections, he congratulated them on the hi [...] | 2006-01-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1802 | DRC ELECTIONS: BEMBA PLEDGES TO LEAD POLITICAL [...] (U) Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba said November 28 he will remain a member of the DRC's political opposition. In a nationally televised address November 28, Bemba said in the larger interest of the nation and of the necessity to preserve peace and prevent violence, he will undertake the res [...] | 2006-11-29 13:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1803 | NORTH KIVU UPDATE: SITUATION TENSE BUT UNDER [...] (C) Summary: The North Kivu town of Sake remains under the combined control of the Congolese military (FARDC) and MONUC peacekeepers as of November 29. A MONUC military official described the situation as fluid and tense, but under control. Small skirmishes erupted between elements of the non- [...] | 2006-11-29 14:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA1806 | REFUGEES FROM BANDUNDU CONFLICT RELUCTANT TO RETURN TO DRC [...] (SBU) Attempts by UNHCR and DRC officials to persuade some 2-3000 people to return to the DRC territory of Bolobo from camps across the Congo River near Bouanga, Republic of the Congo have proven largely unsuccessful, Jens Hesemann of UNHCR told us November 28. The refugees are primarily ethnic [...] | 2006-11-29 15:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM CG |
06KINSHASA1808 | ITURI UPDATE: FRPI MILITIA AGREES TO JOIN [...] (C) Summary: The Patriotic Front for Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) militia led by Cobra Matata has agreed to demobilize. The agreement follows November 18 discussions between the GDRC and the FRPI that the militia's future participation in the program (reftel). The FRPI has placed some conditions [...] | 2006-11-30 07:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1809 | ITURI UPDATE: KARIM REFUSING TO BEGIN MILITIA [...] (C) Ituri militia leader Peter Karim is refusing to begin sending his Front for National Integration (FNI) force to demobilization sites despite signing an agreement November 17 to do so (reftel). 2. (C) A MONUC disarmament mission to Doi, some 35 miles north of Bunia, was denied access Nov [...] | 2006-11-30 07:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1812 | NORTH KIVU UPDATE: SAKE CALM, NEGOTIATION MISSION [...] (U) The North Kivu town of Sake remains calm November 30 according to MONUC military officials. Major Ajay Dalal of MONUC's North Kivu Brigade told us November 30 no fighting occurred in the past day and no movement of troops took place overnight. Sake was under control of MONUC and the integra [...] | 2006-11-30 13:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA1815 | PRESIDENT KABILA MAKES UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO NORTH [...] (SBU) President Joseph Kabila arrived in Goma, North Kivu in an unannounced visit November 30, accompanied by PPRD Secretary General Vital Kamerhe and advisor Marcellin SIPDIS Cishambo. Kabila traveled to Goma to address issues raised by fighting between forces loyal to renegade General La [...] | 2006-12-01 11:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1816 | MANDATE OVER, EUFOR TROOPS BEGIN PULLING OUT OF DRC [...] (C) Summary: The four-month mandate of the European Union force (EUFOR) deployment to the DRC officially ended at midnight November 30. The first flight of troops left Kinshasa for Gabon the same evening, and EUFOR has ended its security patrols in the capital. EUFOR officials said the majorit [...] | 2006-12-01 11:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA1817 | KABILA AND BEMBA HOLD PRIVATE MEETING [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba met at Bemba's riverside residence early in the afternoon of November 30. This was the first meeting between the two since the Supreme Court's official certification of Kabila's election (reftel). 2. (SBU) Presidency official [...] | 2006-12-01 11:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1824 | RUBERWA LOOKS TOWARD THE FUTURE [...] (C) Summary. In a private meeting, Vice President Azarias Ruberwa emphasized the need to address the security, political and judicial concerns of defeated presidential candidate and fellow Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. He declared himself open to working with President Joseph Kabila as [...] | 2006-12-04 12:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO AADP CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1826 | ITURI UPDATE: MILITIAS SIGN COMMON PEACE ACCORD, [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Ituri District's main militias agreed to a common peace accord with the GDRC November 29 in Bunia. The common accord details obligations and establishes a timeline for demobilization. Karim insists on amnesty before surrendering. End summary. 2. (U) The GDRC [...] | 2006-12-04 16:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1827 | DRC ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The pro-Kabila Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) has won majorities in at least five of the DRC's eleven provincial assemblies, according to provisional figures announced December 1. The pro-Bemba Union for the Nation (UN) coalition has won control of at least two. Pr [...] | 2006-12-04 16:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1828 | KABILA MEETS WITH NORTH KIVU COMMUNITY LEADERS [...] (C) President Joseph Kabila concluded his unannounced visit to North Kivu December 2. The visit, which began November 30 (ref A),included meetings with the Barazza interethnic regional council, community leaders, and residents of Sake, which had seen fighting between the FARDC and forces lo [...] | 2006-12-05 12:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1831 | ELEVEN SOLDIERS LEAVE NKUNDA'S FORCES IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Eleven soldiers loyal to General Laurent Nkunda, including two top officers, have left the renegade general's forces to be integrated into the Congolese military (FARDC),according to MONUC military officials. MONUC peacekeepers in North Kivu launched a secret mission December 4 to extract [...] | 2006-12-05 16:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA1832 | NKUNDA LOYALISTS, FARDC CLASH IN NORTH KIVU BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Non-integrated troops loyal to renegade general Laurent Nkunda clashed with integrated forces of the Congolese military (FARDC) December 5 at the DRC border post of Bunagana. Elements of the non-integrated 83rd Brigade captured Bunagana and the nearby towns of Runyoni and Jomba. I [...] | 2006-12-07 11:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG UG |
06KINSHASA1833 | KABILA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT OF THE THIRD [...] Summary: Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 6. Numerous African heads of state as well as high level international delegations attended the ceremony in Kinshasa. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao headed the USG Presidential Delegation [...] | 2006-12-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1834 | FARDC CHANGES COMMANDERS IN NORTH KIVU AFTER SAKE [...] (C) Summary: The Congolese military (FARDC) has made a series of high-level changes in its leadership in North Kivu province following the November 25-27 fighting in Sake (reftels). The heads of two Integrated Brigades which had performed poorly against pro-Nkunda forces were relieved of comma [...] | 2006-12-07 15:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA1835 | FORMER NKUNDA OFFICERS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO [...] (C) Summary: MONUC military officials in North Kivu December 4 debriefed former top lieutenants to Laurent Nkunda after the two abandoned the renegade general's ranks earlier that day (ref A). Colonel Bernard Mbyamungu and Major Dieudonne Kabika told MONUC interrogators the November 25 fightin [...] | 2006-12-07 15:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG RW UG |
06KINSHASA1841 | RESIDENTS FLEE FIGHTING NEAR DRC-UGANDA BORDER [...] (U) Initial press reports indicating up to 12,000 people fleeing fighting between DRC government and renegade forces near the border town of Bunagana (septel) appear to be somewhat inflated. Jens Hesemann of UNHCR Kinshasa told us December 7 that the UNHCR office in Kampala reports that 7000 C [...] | 2006-12-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1846 | NORTH KIVU UPDATE: FARDC LAUNCHES FAILED OFFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary: Integrated units of the Congolese military (FARDC) attacked positions of non-integrated troops loyal to renegade general Laurent Nkunda near Runyoni and Sake in North Kivu province December 8 and 9. Neither offensive was successful. Divisions appear to be emerging in the FARDC's m [...] | 2006-12-11 11:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA1848 | DRC ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION EXTENDS [...] (U) The DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has extended the registration deadline for candidates running for provincial governors and vice governors through December 12. The CEI had originally planned to end enrollment December 8. According to CEI spokesman Dieudonne Mirimo, the exten [...] | 2006-12-11 14:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1850 | Kabila Lists Ways Toward Economic Growth [...] (U) Summary. In his inaugural address and in a list of "100 Proposals for the Reconstruction of the DRC" released the following day, President Joseph Kabila made a call to action and gave some idea of his priorities for promoting Congolese economic growth. End summary. -------------------- [...] | 2006-12-12 10:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV KCOR CG |
06KINSHASA1853 | DRC ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION PUBLISHES LIST [...] (U) Summary: The DRC's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) published December 12 the provisional list of 1,127 candidates running for the 108 seats available in the national Senate. Former Vice Presidents Jean-Pierre Bemba and Abdoulaye Yerodia, along with several former presidential candid [...] | 2006-12-13 17:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1856 | UNRESOLVED POLITICAL QUESTIONS, BEHIND-THE-SCENES [...] (C) Summary. Longtime Congolese political figure Antoine Gizenga is expected to be named as prime minister in the new government of President Joseph Kabila. Kabila has been presented with recommendations for ministerial appointments, but has announced no nominations. Formal installation o [...] | 2006-12-14 11:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1857 | WORLD BANK WANTS CRUCIAL ROLE IN POST-ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The World Bank's (WB) current priorities in the DRC are to develop a coordinated donor strategy; support the DRC's balance of payments; to implement short-term, high impact development projects; and to revive its nearly-moribund Demobilization, Disarmament and Reinsertion (DDR) [...] | 2006-12-14 12:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID KCOR PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA1861 | ITURI UPDATE: OBSTACLES DELAYING MILITIA [...] (C) Summary: Approximately 100 Ituri District militia members have voluntarily disarmed since peace agreements were signed in October between the GDRC and three of the District's militia groups. Congolese military officials had expected nearly 5,000 militia members to sign on by the end of the [...] | 2006-12-15 11:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO ASEC EAID CG |
06KINSHASA1870 | FARDC BUILDING UP FORCE LEVELS IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Summary: The Congolese military (FARDC) has begun a substantial build-up in North Kivu province following clashes beginning in late November between elements of its integrated and non-integrated brigades. At least seven brigades have been deployed in and around the provincial capital of Gom [...] | 2006-12-18 11:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA1871 | BEMBA FLIES TO EUROPE TO TREAT BROKEN LEG [...] (SBU) Presidential runner-up and transitional vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba apparently broke his left leg on December 15, necessitating his evacuation to Europe for specialist treatment. The local media reported that Bemba stumbled during a regular "exercise session" at his home on Decemb [...] | 2006-12-18 11:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1877 | NORTH KIVU UPDATE: CALLS FOR PEACE AND MILITARY [...] (U) Members of the North Kivu Hutu and Tutsi communities held a press conference in Goma December 16 to call for dialogue between renegade General Laurent Nkunda and the GDRC. The leaders of the community, including North Kivu Governor Eugene Serufuli, a Hutu, and National Assembly member Fa [...] | 2006-12-19 10:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1882 | OPPOSITION LAWYER CHARGED WITH INSURRECTION, ARMS [...] (C) Summary: Marie-Therese Nlandu Mpolo-Mene, a senior official during the Mobutu regime and an ally of Jean-Pierre Bemba, was charged by a military court December 11 with incitement to overthrow the government and with possession of illegal firearms. Kinshasa Special Police had arrested Nl [...] | 2006-12-20 14:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA1890 | ELECTIONS UPDATE: MOMENTUM IN MOVING TOWARD [...] Summary. Antoine Gizenga, widely expected to become Prime Minister, was named government "informateur" on December 19 and is charged with determining if a majority can be found in the National Assembly. The Supreme Court will soon announce its certification of the National Assembly's Intern [...] | 2006-12-21 17:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1895 | ELECTIONS UPDATE: SUPREME COURT APPROVES NATIONAL [...] (U) The DRC's Supreme Court approved the Internal Rules for the National Assembly on December 21, two days ahead of the deadline (reftel). According to the Constitution, each parliamentary chamber's first duty is to draft internal rules which must be reviewed for constitutionality by the Supr [...] | 2006-12-22 09:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1918 | DRC NOVEMBER MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) - The GDRC increased fuel prices. - The EU announced it will double its aid to the DRC for 2008-2013. - Transparency International has once again ranked the DRC as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. - The DRC has joined the new Africa Diamond Producers Association. [...] | 2006-12-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELAB EMIN EPET ECON PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA192 | MONUC PROVIDES UPDATE ON MILITARY ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Due to recent actions by armed groups (reftel) and the high level of MONUC activity in response, MONUC spokesperson included an extended briefing on MONUC military activities in the east during the weekly MONUC press cQrence held on February 1. Main points follow: NORTH KIVU -------- [...] | 2006-02-03 13:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA1922 | ITURI UPDATE: SKIRMISH BETWEEN FNI AND FARDC [...] (SBU) A December 24 skirmish between Peter Karim's FNI and FARDC forces in Juba territory, Ituri District left at least one government soldier dead and caused some civilians to flee to the forest. It is unclear who fired first, but according to MONUC, FNI militia members took several FARDC [...] | 2006-12-26 10:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1928 | PARLIAMENTARY UPDATE: DRC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The DRC's new National Assembly will elect its new leadership ("Permanent Bureau") by December 28. Vital Kamerhe is expected to be elected the assembly's president. Election of the new parliamentary leadership should be closely followed by the announcement of the prime ministe [...] | 2006-12-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA1932 | WAR CRIMES TRIAL AGAINST FARDC TROOPS BEGINS IN [...] (U) The trial of 14 FARDC soldiers implicated in the deaths of civilians found in mass graves began December 27 in Bunia, Ituri. The mass graves, containing the remains of 32 men, women, and children missing since August, were discovered at a FARDC camp in Bavi November 22 (reftel). The ac [...] | 2006-12-28 13:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO KJUS CG |
06KINSHASA1936 | ITURI UPDATE: GDRC WANTS NEGOTIATIONS, BUT KARIM [...] (SBU) Despite his request to meet with a visiting GDRC delegation (reftel),FNI militia leader Peter Karim failed to show up for the planned meeting at Buba, Ituri on December 28. Delegation member Colonel Mukuntu Kiyana-Tim, Military Advisor at the Presidency, told MONUC that Karim had to [...] | 2006-12-29 08:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1938 | NORTH KIVU UPDATE: CONTINUED FIGHTING, RENEGADE [...] (SBU) Fighting re-erupted at Runyoni, North Kivu early in the morning of December 28 when forces loyal to renegade General Nkunda attacked the FARDC post at Bugusa. According to MONUC, the incident began when the FARDC 94th Battalion tried to attack renegade troop positions at Bisiza. The r [...] | 2006-12-29 09:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS DPKO CG |
06KINSHASA1939 | ELECTIONS UPDATE: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-29 09:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA197 | DRC: SUPREME COURT CERTIFIES REFERENDUM RESULTS, [...] (U) The Supreme Court on February 3 certified the results of the December 18-19 constitutional referendum. As reported reftel, the referendum passed with 84 percent of the vote in favor and 16 percent against. The constitution will become effective after being promulgated by President Joseph Ka [...] | 2006-02-06 12:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA210 | ABSENTEE CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) President Joseph Kabila's political party, the PPRD, is winding up a general convention in Kinshasa (to be reported septel). The primary purpose of the gathering is to energize the party and nominate Joseph Kabila as the party's candidate in presidential elections expected in coming mon [...] | 2006-02-08 12:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA211 | KABILA TO INITIATE CONSULTATIONS WITH NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Presidency staff have confirmed to us that President Kabila will be initiating a series of consultations in Kinshasa with a variety of North Kivu provincial community leaders in an effort to reduce tensions in the province following the recent violence initiated by "insurgent" FARDC troops [...] | 2006-02-08 12:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA215 | NORTH KIVU: SITUATION FLUID [...] (C) Summary: Kinshasa has responded both politically and militarily to the crisis in North Kivu, and the relatively rapid response has helped temporarily reduce, but not eliminate, tensions. Both MONUC Head of Office M'hand Lajouzi and Defense Minister Adolphe Onusumba believe that North Kivu [...] | 2006-02-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL CG |
06KINSHASA216 | NEW MANAGEMENT INSTALLED IN MINING PARASTATAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 16:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ECON EINV EAID PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA217 | ANTI-TUTSI INCIDENT AT KITONA TRAINING BASE [...] (C) An apparent anti-Tutsi incident at the Kitona military base, where graduation of the Seventh Integrated Brigade was planned this weekend, could further exacerbate tensions in North Kivu. Initial reports suggest that following a dispute between a Tutsi soldier and a Bantu soldier from the [...] | 2006-02-08 16:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA222 | PPRD NOMINATES KABILA FOR PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: The People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) February 6 nominated President Joseph Kabila as its candidate for the DRC's presidential elections in 2006. During a disorganized party congress in Kinshasa, the PPRD lauded Kabila's efforts to bring peace and stability [...] | 2006-02-09 15:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA228 | DRC ELECTIONS UPDATE: LAST REGISTRATION CENTERS [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced February 9 that the last remaining voter registration centers, located in Bandundu and Equateur provinces, will close February 10, bringing an end to enrollment efforts nationwide. Though the official enrollment period ended December 15, [...] | 2006-02-10 15:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA23 | UDPS, TSHISEKEDI ASSERT CHANGE IN DIRECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In an ostensible reversal of its political strategy, the Union for Democratic and Social Progress (UDPS) announced it will participate in the DRC's 2006 elections, with UDPS leader Etienne Tshisekedi running as a candidate for president. As with previous messages from Tshisekedi [...] | 2006-01-05 13:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA230 | WILL THE DRC BUY WHAT COMESA IS SELLING? [...] (U) Summary. COMESA, the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa, continues its attempts to engage the DRC. COMESA's Deputy Secretary-General led a delegation to the DRC the week of January 23, with the primary purpose of appealing to GDRC officials to pay membership dues and join the cus [...] | 2006-02-13 09:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EMIN PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA231 | DRC JANUARY ECONMIC REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- - An IF delegation visited Kinshasa for an interim revie of the GDRC's compliance with the IMF economic rogram. - A December 30 presidential decree estalished OFIDA, the Congolese customs agency, as te sole customs collector. - Labor strife, includig threatened an [...] | 2006-02-13 09:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EAIR ETRD PGOV CG EMI |
06KINSHASA234 | PRESIDENT TO PROMULGATE CONSTITUTION FEBRUARY 18 [...] (U) President Kabila intends on February 18 to promulgate the constitution approved overwhelmingly by Congolese voters in a December 18-19 referendum. A large ceremony is apparently being planned, to include a military parade, a speech by Kabila, and the presence of ROC President Sassou Ngues [...] | 2006-02-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA239 | DRC MEDIA TROUBLES IN JANUARY [...] (U) Summary: Some Congolese media were exposed to harassment during the second half of January. Adding together: 1) defamation as a criminal offense, 2) some irresponsible journalism, 3) lawlessness in some areas, and 4) coming elections, the free press will certainly face some added challeng [...] | 2006-02-13 16:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV CG KPAO |
06KINSHASA247 | UDPS MOVES TOWARDS ELECTIONS KICKING AND SCREAMING [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings, Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) officials said the long-time opposition party will participate in the upcoming national DRC elections and is planning to hold a national congress in February. These same officials, however, complained bitterly [...] | 2006-02-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA260 | GENERAL NUMBI APPARENTLY SEEKING LARGER ROLE IN [...] (C) Air Force Commander General John Numbi and Minister of Defense Adolphe Onusumba (representing the PPRD and RCD, respectively) were dispatched to North Kivu by President Kabila following attacks on Rutshuru (ref a) by military insurgents. Ref b reported Onusumba's readout of his meetings in [...] | 2006-02-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CG |
06KINSHASA265 | ITURI UPDATE: FARDC MOVING INTO POSITION AGAINST [...] (C) Following a three-week delay due to logistical problems in previously planned military operations against the Patriotic Force of Resistance in Ituri (FRPI),the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) is moving commando troops from their base in Aba to Tchei (with the help of MONUC),where remnant [...] | 2006-02-16 16:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA268 | UDPS SECRETARY GENERAL PREPARING FOR THE END [...] (C) UDPS Secretary General Remy Masamba is simultaneously laying the groundwork for his party's conference and preparing for its demise. Invitations to national UDPS members to come to Kinshasa for the conference -- which would be held sometime between February 28 and March 2 -- are ready to b [...] | 2006-02-17 10:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA270 | JED GOES PUBLIC WITH REPORT ABOUT KILLING OF [...] (SBU) Summary: A report by Congolese NGO Journaliste en Danger (JED) purports to tie the murder last November of journalist/political adviser Franck Ngyke Kangundu to PPRD party politics. JED's President and General Secretary have gone underground, following threats supposedly linked to JED's [...] | 2006-02-17 12:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO PHUM CG |
06KINSHASA292 | IMF MISSION LOOKS AT DRC 2005 PERFORMANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. An IMF team was in Kinshasa January 24 to February 3 to review the DRC's performance in the third and fourth quarters of 2005. The IMF was generally satisfied with macroeconomic stability during the last half of 2005. Their principal concern was GDRC overspending in some budget [...] | 2006-02-22 16:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV CG CIAT EAC ELECTIONS IMF |
06KINSHASA304 | MINISTER OF PLAN THAMBWE-PRSP, THEN POLITICS [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Minister of Plan Alexis Thambwe for lunch February 9 to discuss the current economic and political situation in the country. In follow-up to the recent IMF mission (reftel) and concerns focused on the GDRC,s compliance with the current IMF reform program and HIPC Ini [...] | 2006-02-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN CG MONUC |
06KINSHASA341 | FARDC LEADS MILITARY OPERATION IN SOUTH KIVU [...] (SBU) For the first time, the Congolese military (FARDC) has played the lead role in planning a joint MONUC-FARDC mission against the FDLR in South Kivu. The FARDC Third Integrated Brigade and the FARDC First Reserve Brigade supplied the majority of the troops -- more than 1,000 to MONUC's 30 [...] | 2006-03-01 15:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG UN |
06KINSHASA342 | MAI MAI RESISTANCE PATRIOTS PARTY SUPPORTS KABILA [...] (SBU) At its congress February 14-15 in Kinshasa, the Mai Mai Resistance Patriots Party (CRM) endorsed current President Joseph Kabila as its candidate for president. Party members also agreed to seek alliances with other parties in order to be part of a legislative majority with a say in the [...] | 2006-03-01 15:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA346 | TRIPARTITE-PLUS FUSION CELL HOLDS GRADUATION [...] (U) Summary. The Tripartite-Plus Fusion Cell held a "graduation" in Kisangani for its initial trainees on 25 February. The brief ceremony was attended by MONUC officials, several Congolese political representatives including Governor of Province Orientale Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga, and Nation [...] | 2006-03-02 08:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR KPKO CG MONUC |
06KINSHASA360 | SECURITY SECTOR REFORM: GOING NOWHERE, SLOWLY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Sector Reform Joint Commission met on March 1 to address a heavy agenda, including the police census and the military disarmament and integration process. Despite the repeated concerns from the international community and the usual excuses from the GDRC, business r [...] | 2006-03-03 13:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA369 | DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONDEMNATION OF [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered March 3 reftel demarche and statements to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli. Djoli said the GDRC deplored the attack on the Al-Askariya shrine as well as any acts of violence in Iraq. He added that the USG must find a solution to the violence or ri [...] | 2006-03-06 10:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ CG |
06KINSHASA37 | DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMIS REHAT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and talking points January 6 to Jacques Djoli, the new chief of staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djoli said the crisis in Darfur required continued attention and security assistance from the African Union and other interested parties. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2006-01-09 10:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO SU CG |
06KINSHASA378 | FIGHTING CONTINUES IN ITURI, MUTINEERS TO BE [...] (C) Despite the suspension of Operation Ituri Engraver (reftel),fighting between militia elements and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) continues in Ituri District. Elements of the Patriotic Forces for Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) March 5 attacked MONUC and FARDC positions in Kagaba (approxim [...] | 2006-03-07 12:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA379 | CONGOLESE BISHOPS WEIGH IN ON ELECTORAL PROCESS [...] (U) Following a week-long conference from February 27-March 4, the Congolese National Episcopal Conference (CENCO) -- an influential political actor in the DRC -- issued a statement from the country's Catholic bishops on the state of political events in the DRC. In its message, CENCO deplored [...] | 2006-03-07 12:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA38 | DRC SATISFIED WITH ICJ RULING, STILL CONSIDERING [...] (C) While delivering demarche January 6 to new Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli (septel),PolOff and Djoli discussed the December 19 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling against Uganda. The Court ruled that Uganda "violated the principles of non-use of force in [...] | 2006-01-09 10:55:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO KJUS CG UG |
06KINSHASA380 | WESTERN KASAI: CALM, BUT UNPREDICTABLE [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and EconOff February 21-23 visited Kananga, the capital of Eastern Kasai province. During the visit, PolOff met with a variety of local political representatives and civil society actors to gauge the province's preparedness for national elections in 2006 and the potential f [...] | 2006-03-07 12:08:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA381 | "ESCAPED" OPPOSITION LEADER TAKES REFUGE AT SOUTH [...] (SBU) Following a March 2 Supreme Court hearing regarding the legality of his detention, Pastor Ngoy, a minor but vocal opposition leader, managed to elude his police guard to take refuge at the South African embassy. He had been jailed at Kinshasa Central Prison since December 31 for "offendi [...] | 2006-03-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA382 | OPERATION SOUTH SENTINEL ENDS WITH FARDC CONTROL [...] (SBU) Operation South Sentinel, a joint FARDC - MONUC mission against the FDLR in South Kivu (reftel),ended March 5 with 300-400 FDLR troops pushed out of the area and with government control established over Ekingi, Manga, and Chibiroro towns. The towns, all in the Bunyakiri area of South K [...] | 2006-03-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA383 | RUBERWA MISSES THE POINT; NO PROGRESS ON MINEMBWE [...] (C) During a lengthy meeting March 3 PPRD officials (Senior Presidential Advisor Augustin Katumba, Presidential Chief of Staff Leonard She Okitundu, Minister of Interior Theophile Mbemba and Presidential Political Advisor Marcellin Shekembo) outlined for RCD Vice President Azarias Ruberwa and [...] | 2006-03-07 16:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA39 | ELECTORAL COMMISSION SAYS NO TO UDPS DEMANDS [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced January 7 that it would not reopen registration centers for the convenience of UDPS members who boycotted the registration process from June to December 2005. CEI Director Abbe Malu Malu noted that the time constraints of the electoral [...] | 2006-01-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA393 | DRC: THE WORLD IS WATCHING [...] (SBU) The extraordinary visit of three United Nations (UN) agency heads to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the week of February 28 underscored the urgent need for support for the nation as it prepares for its first democratic elections in 40 years, and for the post-transition government [...] | 2006-03-08 16:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA398 | DRC'S NEW LEADING LABOR UNION [...] (SBU) Summary. The successor to the Mobutu-era's single trade union has lost its place as the nation's leading labor organization to a better-organized, savvier competitor, the Confederation Syndicale du Congo (CSC). During a meeting with EconOff March 6, the CSC's president, Symphorien Dunia, [...] | 2006-03-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR CG |
06KINSHASA405 | EASTERN KASAI: UDPS FANS TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and EconOff conducted a two-day visit February 23-24 to Mbuji-Mayi, the capital of Eastern Kasai province. During the trip, emboffs met with a variety of local officials, political party representatives and MONUC staff to assess the political, economic and security situatio [...] | 2006-03-09 16:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA406 | NORTH KIVU UPDATE [...] (SBU) After several weeks of armed conflict north of Goma, MONUC now assesses the situation in North Kivu as "sensitive but under control." As of March 2, the insurgents who invaded Rutshuru (reftel) have completely vacated Chegerero, Jomba, Bunagana, and Runyoni and have retreated to temporar [...] | 2006-03-10 08:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA409 | UDPS DEMONSTRATION ATTEMPT ENDS IN ARREST, MINOR [...] (SBU) The opposition UDPS party called for a March 10 march from Kinshasa's central train station to MONUC Headquarters reportedly to deliver a note addressed to visiting UN Deputy Secretary for Peacekeeping Jean-Marie Guehenno. The UDPS failed to apply for a permit to march until March 8. Th [...] | 2006-03-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC ASEC CG |
06KINSHASA410 | ELECTORAL LAW PROMULGATED; FIRST ROUND OF [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila signed the DRC's long-awaited electoral law the evening of March 8 and officially promulgated the document March 9. The electoral law lays out the conditions under which the DRC will hold its first national democratic elections in more than 40 years. With its promul [...] | 2006-03-10 12:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA411 | ITURI: MILITIAS CONTINUE TO ATTACK FARDC POSITIONS [...] (C) According to MONUC officials, elements of the Patriotic Force for Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) militia continue to attack positions of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) in Ituri District. Although Operation Ituri Engraver ceased activities over a week ago (reftel),FARDC and MONUC troops a [...] | 2006-03-10 12:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG UG |
06KINSHASA422 | UDPS OFFICIAL RELEASED FROM DETENTION [...] (C) Following his arrest March 10 during a demonstration in Kinshasa (reftel),Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) Secretary General Remy Masamba was released from police custody after being held for approximately two hours. Masamba told PolCouns March 11 he was treated "like a cele [...] | 2006-03-13 14:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA424 | RUBERWA STILL MULLING WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) I met with Vice President Ruberwa at his residence late Monday morning, March 13, to discuss the ongoing debate about his and his party,s (RCD-Goma) status in the Transition and electoral process. Only Ruberwa Chief of Staff Jean-Marie Emungu was also present, and Emungu confined himself [...] | 2006-03-13 16:42:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA431 | INTERIOR MINISTER MBEMBA: NO MINEMBWE TERRITORY [...] (SBU) In a March 9 press conference, DRC Interior Minister Theophile Mbemba claimed there were administrative reasons why Minembwe could not be an authorized territory, as has been advocated by RCD chief and Vice President Azerias Ruberwa (reftels). First, according to Mbemba, it is the Presi [...] | 2006-03-14 14:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA435 | ITURI: FARDC AND MONUC SEAL OFF BUNIA FROM MILITIAS [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC),with support from MONUC peacekeepers, have sealed off Bunia to prevent the infiltration of militia forces into the city. Following the cessation of Operation Ituri Engraver (reftels),militias have continued sporadic attacks against the FARDC and MONUC [...] | 2006-03-14 16:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG UG |
06KINSHASA439 | DRC: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Summary: In the almost three years since the Global and Inclusive Accord was implemented with the installation of a transitional government, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has done much to improve the country's investment climate. While there is still much more to do, the pacifica [...] | 2006-03-15 09:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV |
06KINSHASA44 | GOVERNMENT ARRESTS MINOR OPPOSITION FIGURE [...] (SBU) Pastor Theodore Ngoy, an opposition gadfly and self-proclaimed presidential candidate, was arrested December 29. His arrest came one day after he filed a motion with the Supreme Court to cancel the results of the December 18 referendum due to his (comment: unsubstantiated) claim that P [...] | 2006-01-09 15:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA440 | ARE DIAMONDS STILL THE KASAIS' BEST FRIENDS? [...] (C) Summary. The Eastern and Western Kasai provinces produce the majority of exported diamonds in the DRC, although official statistics underreport production and overreport value. Artisanal mining dominates the sector in both provinces. Although the majority of production is currently industr [...] | 2006-03-15 10:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA442 | FARDC BEGINS REINFORCING TROOPS IN ITURI [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) have begun transferring elements of the 2nd Integrated Brigade in Beni to Bunia to assist existing FARDC troops in their fight against militia forces. According to MONUC-Bunia Head of Office Sharouh Sharif, more than 700 new FARDC troops have arrived in [...] | 2006-03-15 13:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA447 | CHINESE ECONOMIC OUTREACH IN THE KASAIS [...] (C) During a February 21-24 visit to Western and Eastern Kasai by EconOff and PolOff, the Chinese ambassador to the DRC, Fan Zhenshui, also visited the region. According to MONUC and other sources in the provinces, the Chinese ambassador met with a variety of local business and political leade [...] | 2006-03-16 06:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EMIN ECON CG CH |
06KINSHASA457 | RCD-GOMA DEBATES CONTINUE [...] (C) A delegation of CIAT Ambassadors, including UN SRSG Swing and the European Commission, Canadian, British, and American Chiefs of Mission, met with Vice President Ruberwa Thursday evening for about an hour and a half to discuss the ongoing debate about RCD-Goma's status and continuing parti [...] | 2006-03-17 11:09:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA459 | LEADING MLC POLITICIAN OPTS FOR INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) party suffered a second high-profile defection March 15 when Minister of Plan Alexis Thambwe Mwamba announced that he would run for election as an independent candidate, and resigned from the MLC and from his ministerial po [...] | 2006-03-17 13:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA460 | TSHISEKEDI REMAINS DISSATISFIED WITH ELECTORAL [...] (U) Etienne Tshisekedi, leader of the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS),told several hundred party supporters March 14 that his party will participate in national elections, but only if the electoral process is "credible" and "fair." Tshisekedi said during a rally at UD [...] | 2006-03-17 13:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA467 | GUEHENNO ASSESSES DRC POLITICAL LANDSCAPE [...] (U) UN Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guehenno completed his 9-day visit to the DRC with a press briefing March 15, urging the Congolese and their political leaders to continue moving towards free and democratic elections. Guehenno, on his fifth trip to DRC with [...] | 2006-03-20 17:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA470 | N. KIVU GOVERNOR POLITICAL POSITIONING [...] (C) During a February 28 dinner in Goma (North Kivu Province) Governor Eugene Serufuli asserted to the Ambassador his confidence about the electoral future of North Kivu. Serufuli indicated that he has been coordinating with President Kabila and his staff, ostensibly regarding handling of the [...] | 2006-03-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA474 | UDPS RECEIVES AUTHORIZATION FOR MARCH 22 [...] (U) The opposition party Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) received authorization March 20 from the Governor of Kinshasa to hold a peaceful march in Kinshasa March 22. The UDPS plans to march in the city's central district and deliver a letter at MONUC headquarters for SYG Kofi An [...] | 2006-03-21 16:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA477 | UDPS HOLDS PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION IN KINSHASA [...] (U) As announced (reftel),the opposition party Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) March 22 held a peaceful demonstration in central Kinshasa. By late morning, approximately 700 UDPS supporters had gathered at Kinshasa's central train station. A portion of this group marched to MON [...] | 2006-03-22 16:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA478 | ITURI: INSECURITY ON THE RISE [...] (C) Summary: The security situation in the DRC's northeastern Ituri District is worsening as various militia groups continue their attacks on the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) and MONUC troops. Elements of the Patriotic Front for Resistance in Ituri (FRPI) and the Congolese Revolutionary Mov [...] | 2006-03-22 17:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG UG |
06KINSHASA481 | MILITARY SITUATION IN THE KASAIS: STABLE, FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: During a February 21-24 visit to Western and Eastern Kasai provinces, PolOff met with a variety of local political actors (reftels) and with the commanders of the DRC's 4th and 5th Military Regions. Neither province has been subject to violence and militia activity as have the DRC' [...] | 2006-03-23 15:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA485 | KOFI ANNAN'S VISIT TO DRC CONTINUES INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Continuing to promote the international theme of a steady march toward peaceful elections and conflict-free governmental transition, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan completed his two-day trip to Kinshasa and left for Kisangani the morning of March 23. During his meetings with DRC [...] | 2006-03-23 17:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA488 | GDRC TERMS UGANDAN THREAT TO INTERVENE [...] (U) Summary: Press reports suggesting Uganda's possible intent unilaterally to pursue Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) militants into Congolese territory provoked a pointed response from the GDRC. The Ugandan charge was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 22 March where he was told by F [...] | 2006-03-24 11:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CG UG |
06KINSHASA489 | ELECTIONS UPDATE: KABILA, BEMBA REGISTER, [...] (U) Summary: Incumbent President Joseph Kabila officially registered March 23 as an independent candidate in the DRC's upcoming democratic elections. Vice Presidents Jean-Pierre Bemba (MLC) and Z'ahidi Ngoma (political opposition) had already registered on March 21 and 22, respectively. Vice [...] | 2006-03-24 15:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA490 | TROUBLING DEVELOPMENTS IN ITURI [...] (C) Both MONUC Head of Office Sharu Sharif and Ituri District Commissioner Petronelle Vaweka told PolCouns March 22 that the militia group MRC, under the leadership of Peter Karim, is planning to attack Bunia. The MRC has augmented its numbers by recruiting disgruntled ex-combatants who have no [...] | 2006-03-24 15:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA493 | ELECTIONS UPDATE: RUBERWA IS IN, TSHISEKEDI STILL [...] (C) Vice President Azarias Ruberwa (president of the Rally for Congolese Democracy, RCD) confirmed March 26 that he and his party will take part in upcoming elections, despite previous threats to boycott the remainder of the transition or elections, or both (ref). He told PolCouns that the list [...] | 2006-03-28 06:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA494 | ELECTIONS UPDATE: RUBERWA IS IN, TSHISEKEDI STILL [...] (C) Vice President Azarias Ruberwa (president of the Rally for Congolese Democracy, RCD) confirmed March 26 that he and his party will take part in upcoming elections, despite previous threats to boycott the remainder of the transition or elections, or both (ref). He told PolCouns that the list [...] | 2006-03-28 06:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA504 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IMPASSE LIKELY SOLVED [...] (C) The question of who should preside over the National Assembly, Olivier Kamitatu or Thomas Luhaka, may have been resolved. The two met March 28 in a discussion facilitated by President Kabila's Ambassador-at-Large Antoine Ghonda, and they reached an agreement on key issues underpinning Kami [...] | 2006-03-30 10:49:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA505 | UDPS MEMBER ENTERS PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Eve Bazaiba, member of the UDPS Founders and so-called Director of the party (in charge of recruitment and social programs) registered March 23 as an independent presidential candidate. Her decision prompted party leader Etienne Tshisekedi to hold a meeting over the weekend with the Founde [...] | 2006-03-30 10:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA509 | IDPS INSECURE AND HUNGRY IN NORTH AND CENTRAL [...] Summary: As part of UNHCR's Country Operations 2007 planning session for donors, a field mission to Katanga province was conducted March 14-16. This trip gave donors an opportunity to view firsthand the current state of affairs, infrastructure, political climate and security concerns. The [...] | 2006-03-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA528 | A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH DRC VICE PRESIDENT RUBERWA [...] (C) Summary: During an April 2 meeting, DRC Vice President Azarias Ruberwa provided an overview of current Congolese developments remarkably similar to that given earlier in the day by President Kabila (ref). He emphasized that despite last-minute complications, the electoral process is ir [...] | 2006-04-04 07:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MARR EFIN CG |
06KINSHASA544 | KAMITATU DECIDES TO ABIDE BY SUPREME COURT RULING [...] (U) In a carefully worded statement, Olivier Kamitatu announced April 3 that he will "abide by" the February Supreme Court decision requiring him to abandon his post as President of the National Assembly so that he "does not constitute an obstacle" to the business of the Assembly in the months [...] | 2006-04-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA547 | CANDIDATE REGISTRATION ENDS; UDPS TO BOYCOTT [...] (U) Summary: Candidate registration for the DRC's national presidential and legislative elections ended April 2, with the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) validating 32 dossiers for president. The CEI also received 8,650 applications for legislative candidates for the country's 500 Natio [...] | 2006-04-07 09:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA56 | FARDC-MAI MAI FIGHTING FORCES 30,000 TO FLEE [...] (SBU) Despite recent media reports of up to 125,000 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Katanga province, the number of people who have fled their homes since mid-November is actually about 30,000. According to Anne Edgerton, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affa [...] | 2006-01-11 15:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA566 | DRC MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary -------------- -The DRC?s IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program lapsed March 31, without going to a sixth review. -The GDRC widened its ban on the import of poultry products. -Employees of Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises (LAC) objected to the parastatal?s new partnersh [...] | 2006-04-11 17:33:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ELAB EAGR EAIR ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA572 | TWO PEACEKEEPING BATTALIONS IDENTIFIED FOR KATANGA [...] (SBU) In order to address the security situation in the northern and central Katanga province (reftels),MONUC has identified two battalions for near-term deployment. The first, a contingent of Pakistani peacekeepers, Jordanian medical officers, and 50 military observers currently assigned t [...] | 2006-04-12 17:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPKO MOPS CG BU |
06KINSHASA573 | KABILA'S MILITARY STATUS CLARIFIED [...] (U) The debate over President Kabila's military status has been clarified following the publication of an official government decree accepting Kabila's voluntary resignation from the Congolese Army. The decree, signed March 15 by Kabila himself, was not made public until it appeared in the Apr [...] | 2006-04-12 17:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA574 | ITURI UPDATE: MONUC MAY REVIEW ITS RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Senior MONUC military officials are expressing frustration regarding joint Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC)-MONUC military operations in Ituri. Faced with logistical roadblocks impeding the FARDC's ability to respond quickly to situations and the general unprofessionalism of the Co [...] | 2006-04-12 17:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA575 | DRC ELECTIONS: MORE THAN 8,300 APPROVED TO RUN FOR [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced April 12 that 8,340 dossiers have been validated from candidates running for seats in the 500-member National Assembly. The CEI received 9,797 candidacies nationwide; the remaining 1,457 dossiers are still being reviewed by the CEI. Thos [...] | 2006-04-13 11:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA58 | CONSTITUTION APPROVED; PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE [...] (U) Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu announced January 11 that Congolese voters approved the DRC's new constitution by a margin of 84 percent to 16 percent. The CEI said that 62 percent of the DRC's 25 million voters participated in the December 18 re [...] | 2006-01-12 09:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA584 | WFP ACTS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER IN NORTH AND CENTRAL [...] Summary: Although severely underfunded and facing huge logistical challenges, the World Food Program (WFP) is racing to feed internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Katanga province. The first WFP airdrops of food outside of Sudan in eight years began April 5, with more Katanga-focu [...] | 2006-04-14 12:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PGOV EAID CG |
06KINSHASA589 | CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: MOUNZEO-MACKOSSO (PWYP) [...] (U) Summary: In the wake of PWYP (Publish What You Pay) Coalition charges of political intimidation and procedural irregularities in the arrest of transparency campaigners Christian Mounzeo and Brice Mackosso, embassy officers contacted key host-government authorities, NGO liaison officers [...] | 2006-04-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR AU CF |
06KINSHASA593 | POLITICAL PLURALISM ON DISPLAY IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) During an April 12-17 visit to North Kivu, PolCouns visited and passed through villages small and large in Rutshuru and Masisi territories. Even in the smallest villages -- in some cases comprising only a few families and about 30 people -- the flags of various political parties were on di [...] | 2006-04-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA600 | ELECTORAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE LIST OF [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced April 15 the final and definitive list of presidential candidates. Following its review of more than 40 challenges to the list, the Supreme Court added the name of one independent candidate who had previously failed to provide copies of [...] | 2006-04-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA607 | DRC ELECTIONS: MORE THAN 9,500 CANDIDATES FOR [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced April 17 that 9,587 candidates have been provisionally approved to run for the 500-seat National Assembly. The CEI rejected 312 candidates for not conforming with the DRC's electoral law. On April 12, the CEI published a list of 8,340 a [...] | 2006-04-18 10:01:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA612 | NORTH KIVU: MAI MAI AND RENEGADE SOLDIERS [...] (C) During an April 12-17 trip to Rutshuru and Masisi territories in North Kivu PolCouns had a chance to meet with some Mai Mai elements near Walikale, including a new figure, Colonel Morph, and also to talk with the troublesome Colonel Smith. Four Mai Mai leaders, having evidently heard that [...] | 2006-04-18 16:21:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL CG |
06KINSHASA619 | NORTH KIVU: CONGOLESE TUTSIS SAY NKUNDA, RUBERWA [...] (C) Summary: During an April 12-18 trip to North Kivu, PolCouns had the chance to speak at length with several Congolese Tutsis (businessmen, soldiers, bureaucrats, farmers) on a variety of subjects of interest to them. Particularly important to this group were the presence in North Kivu of [...] | 2006-04-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CG |
06KINSHASA620 | KABILA INTERVIEW MARKS BEGINNING OF PUBLIC IMAGE [...] (U) Summary: In a rare print interview published in the April 9 edition of "Jeune Afrique Intelligent," President Kabila presented himself as the "candidate of the people" and claimed he will win the presidency in the DRC's forthcoming elections. Kabila held forth on a variety of topics, inclu [...] | 2006-04-19 15:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA623 | SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SHABUNDA [...] (U) In general, security and humanitarian access have significantly improved in Shabunda and Mwenga territories over the past few years. Long-term security issues in these territories are caused by the activities of dissident Mai Mai groups rather than the actions of the FDLR. Particularly si [...] | 2006-04-19 15:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA629 | NORTH KIVU: STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE IN RUTSHURU [...] (C) Summary: During an April 12-13 trip through remote areas in North Kivu, Emboff witnessed firsthand the difficult reality of integrated FARDC troops in their pursuit of FDLR elements. While this particular FARDC brigade seemed well-supplied and in good spirits, the obstacles faced by the [...] | 2006-04-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL CG |
06KINSHASA630 | DRC ELECTIONS: WHEN DOES THE CAMPAIGN REALLY BEGIN? [...] (SBU) Summary: Confusion reigns, even within the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) itself, as to the proper interpretation of when the "official" presidential campaign period should begin. At least two different intepretations, based on two contradictory clauses of the Electoral Law, ha [...] | 2006-04-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA631 | ITURI UPDATE: NEW ANTI-MILITIA CAMPAIGN IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: MONUC and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) are making final preparations for a new anti-militia campaign in Ituri District. While no date for the operation has been set, MONUC commanders believe fighting will begin soon. Meanwhile, militia forces of the Congolese Revolutionary [...] | 2006-04-20 16:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA638 | UNHCR WILL DEPLOY STAFF TO NORTH AND CENTRAL [...] The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) plans to begin deploying staff for long- term assignment to the North and Central Katanga villages of Mitwaba and Dubie on April 22. UNHCR, in cooperation with Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF),will begin registration of in [...] | 2006-04-24 11:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA640 | ITURI UPDATE: MONUC, FARDC ADVANCE ON MILITIAS [...] (C) According to internal reports from MONUC's Eastern Division military headquarters, MONUC forces conducted joint operations with the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) April 21-23 to seize several towns in Ituri District from militia control. The recent operations were meant to prepare the gro [...] | 2006-04-24 16:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA651 | MILITARY COURT SENTENCES FARDC MUTINEERS [...] (U) The military court of Ituri District rendered its verdict against 27 of the commandos of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) who mutinied during a anti-militia operation March 1 (reftel). The court sentenced ten of the mutineers to 20 years in prison, while one received a sentence of 15 yea [...] | 2006-04-26 15:57:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA661 | UPDF FORCES REPORTEDLY CLASH WITH LRA, FARDC [...] (C) MONUC Eastern Division commanders report that elements of the Ugandan People's Defense Forces (UPDF) clashed April 26 with suspected rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) near the DRC border post of Lasso (approximately 12 miles northeast of Aba). MONUC commanders also told PolOff that [...] | 2006-04-27 14:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG SU UG |
06KINSHASA676 | DRC ELECTIONS: BALLOTS TO BE PRINTED IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) The electoral commissions of the DRC and South Africa signed an agreement April 27 which will provide for the printing of the DRC's presidential and legislative electoral ballots in South Africa. The GRSA will fund the paper for the ballots as well as the transportation of the finished b [...] | 2006-04-28 12:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG SF |
06KINSHASA68 | DECEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- - USG debt relief for the DRC has been extended through March 2006. - The World Bank approved two grants totaling USD 215 million to support the implementation of the GDRC's economic program, reconstruction and rehabilitation. - A UN-organized audit of six Congo [...] | 2006-01-13 11:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN EAIR PGOV CG AID |
06KINSHASA681 | DRC ELECTIONS SET FOR JULY 30 [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission announced April 30 that the first round of presidential and legislative elections will be held July 30. During an evening press conference April 30 attended by PolOff, CEI President Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu said the vote was delayed from the previousl [...] | 2006-05-01 09:19:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA686 | A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH NORTH KIVU GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 4 meeting, North Kivu Governor Eugene Serufuli told A/S Frazer and the Ambassador that the biggest problems facing North Kivu were continued insecurity, a lack of economic progress, and the challenge of establishing a democratic culture. End summary. 2. (C) S [...] | 2006-05-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA696 | ITURI UPDATE: FARDC SEIZES AMMUNITION CACHE, [...] (C) According to internal MONUC Eastern Division situation reports, elements of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) intercepted April 30 an illegal arms shipment destined for militias operating in Ituri District. MONUC security officials in Bunia had received reports from FARDC sources that a [...] | 2006-05-04 09:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA697 | FDLR ACTIVITY MOUNTING [...] (C) In the volatile eastern Congo region, both North and South Kivu are once again facing unrest. MONUC sources report that recent combined operations against the FDLR have resulted in fifteen deaths, including eight civilians, six suspected FDLR militia members, and at least one FARDC sold [...] | 2006-05-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA698 | ANGRY CITIZENS WANT ACTION AGAINST FDLR [...] (C) The airport in Bukavu was temporarily closed May 3 when about 500 residents of the town staged a demonstration on the road leading to the airport to protest perceived lack of action by either the Congolese military (FARDC) or the U.N. peacekeeping force (MONUC) against the FDLR, whose cont [...] | 2006-05-04 13:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR CG |
06KINSHASA699 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: SENATOR ANATOLE [...] (C) PolCouns met May 2 with presidential aspirant, and current Senator, Anatole Matusila. Matusila is one of about a dozen serious candidates (among the 33 on the list) for the presidential post. A well-liked man, Matusila usually is characterized as "moral" and "honest," and bills himself as [...] | 2006-05-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA701 | FINAL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION OF THE TRANSITION [...] (C) Following weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations and deal making, the final plenary session of the National Assembly opened May 3, with Thomas Luhaka presiding as the new President of the Assembly. (Note: Luhaka was named in November 2005 by Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba to replace Oli [...] | 2006-05-04 16:00:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA702 | CONFRONTATION BETWEEN BEMBA MILITIA AND [...] (C) There were some tense moments in Kinshasa April 29-May 1 as what began as a minor confrontation between elements of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's MLC militia and President Kabila's "Presidential Guard," the GSSP, threatened to escalate. 2. (C) For the last several months Bemba has [...] | 2006-05-05 09:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CG |
06KINSHASA703 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: EUGENE DIOMI [...] (C) Although there are 33 presidential candidates registered for the DRC's upcoming elections, there are only about a dozen who can actually be considered serious candidates. One of these is Eugene Diomi, head of the Christian Democrats, a party which has its roots in Bas Congo province (Diomi [...] | 2006-05-05 09:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA704 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: EUGENE DIOMI [...] (C) Although there are 33 presidential candidates registered for the DRC's upcoming elections, there are only about a dozen who can actually be considered serious candidates. One of these is Eugene Diomi, head of the Christian Democrats, a party which has its roots in Bas Congo province (Diomi [...] | 2006-05-05 09:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA705 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: EUGENE DIOMI [...] (C) Although there are 33 presidential candidates registered for the DRC's upcoming elections, there are only about a dozen who can actually be considered serious candidates. One of these is Eugene Diomi, head of the Christian Democrats, a party which has its roots in Bas Congo province (Diomi [...] | 2006-05-05 09:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA706 | ARCHBISHOP MONSENGWO CRITICIZES CEI FOR LACK OF [...] (U) Monsignor Laurent Monsengwo, the Catholic archbishop of Kisangani and president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO),criticized the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) for establishing a new electoral calendar (reftel) without first consulting the DRC's political actor [...] | 2006-05-05 11:59:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA711 | SSR - BLOCKAGES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: Little progress was made at the May 3 meeting of the Joint Commission on Security on key issues of improving military discipline and establishing a viable rhythm for integration and demobilization. SRSG Swing strongly cautioned the GDRC officials present that the already falteri [...] | 2006-05-08 15:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA721 | ELEVEN CANDIDATES CALL FOR ELECTORAL COMMISSION [...] (U) A group of eleven mostly marginal presidential candidates has published a letter criticizing Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu, president of the Independent Electoral Committee (CEI),for "unilaterally" announcing July 30 as the DRC's election date. The letter's authors call for Malu Malu to be [...] | 2006-05-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA722 | SUPREME DEFENSE COUNCIL MAKES KEY DECISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a series of marathon meetings beginning May 6 and running through late evening May 8, the Supreme Defense Council, chaired by President Kabila and attended by senior GDRC officials, addressed serious shortcomings plaguing the FARDC, including human rights violations, and failur [...] | 2006-05-09 11:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MARR KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA747 | MEMBERS OF MAI MAI LEADER GEDEON'S GROUP SURRENDER [...] (SBU) In a move which should reduce much of the tension in northern Katanga province, approximately 200 members of Mai Mai leader Gedeon's group surrendered to MONUC forces on May 6 and were taken to Lubumbashi. Of these, slightly more than half are reported to be militia troops, including chi [...] | 2006-05-11 13:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA762 | ITURI UPDATE: FARDC, MONUC LAUNCH NEW ANTI-MILITIA [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC),backed by MONUC peacekeepers, launched May 9 a new military operation in Ituri District with the aim of eliminating militias from the Congolese Revolutionary Movement (MRC) in Djugu territory near Lake Albert. Operation Ituri Ember, which is composed of [...] | 2006-05-12 11:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA763 | DRC ELECTIONS UPDATE: VOTING MATERIAL ARRIVES AS [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced May 9 that it had received a first shipment of nearly 60 tons of voting material to be used in the DRC's July 30 elections. The elections kits, which were manufactured and delivered from South Africa, contain such items as voting booths, [...] | 2006-05-12 11:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA772 | ITURI UPDATE: MILITIA ATTACK FARDC POSITIONS IN [...] (C) Militias believed to be associated with Peter Karim and the Congolese Revolutionary Movement (MRC) May 13-14 attacked positions of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) near the town of Nioka (approximately 50 miles northeast of Bunia). According to FARDC spokesman Capt. Olivier Mputu, the m [...] | 2006-05-15 12:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA777 | ITURI UPDATE: OPERATION EMBER ENDS; FARDC [...] (C) MONUC Ituri Brigade Commander General Mahboob Haider Khan announced May 15 the end of Operation Ituri Ember, which had been launched May 9 to eliminate militia control in certain areas of Djugu territory in Ituri District (ref A). The operation, which General Mahboob said had been a success [...] | 2006-05-16 10:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO KDEM MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA780 | BLUNTING BEMBA'S BITE [...] (C) PolCouns met May 14 with Air Force General John Numbi, who had just returned from heading a mission to seize arms and ammunition illegally stockpiled by VP Jean-Pierre Bemba in Bandaka. (Note: Per reftel, during the Supreme Defense Council meetings the weekend of May 6, Bemba was ordered t [...] | 2006-05-16 14:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CG |
06KINSHASA783 | ITURI UPDATE: FARDC CAPTURES NOTORIOUS MILITIA [...] (C) According to MONUC Head of Office Sharouh Sharif, soldiers from the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) on May 16 captured militia commander General Innocent Kayinga (code-named "Indian Queen"). Kayinga was a leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) and one of the most wanted militia me [...] | 2006-05-17 10:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA785 | EASTERN DRC VOTERS REJECT MONSENGWO'S CALL FOR NEW [...] (C) During a May 4-10 visit to several towns in eastern DRC, PolOff discovered strong disagreement to the appeal by Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo to launch a new national political dialogue in order to achieve a "consensus" on the DRC's political calendar (ref A) -- if, in fact, such a dialogue [...] | 2006-05-18 08:46:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA788 | ELECTIONS: ITURI POLITICS NOT YET IN FULL BLOOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to the open displays of political showmanship elsewhere in the DRC, Ituri District has yet to see much public electoral campaigning within its borders. Political parties freely operate in the region, but the practice of politics remains largely out of public view, as [...] | 2006-05-18 16:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA790 | KABILA TO WED ON JUNE 4 [...] (U) Cardinal Frederic Etsou, the Archbishop of Kinshasa, announced during his May 14 sermon that President Joseph Kabila will marry his long-time partner, Marie-Olive Lembe, on June 4 (which will also mark Kabila's 35th birthday). Etsou said the ceremony will take place in the Sanctuary of Not [...] | 2006-05-19 09:23:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA793 | ELECTIONS: PPRD SURPRISINGLY COMPETITIVE IN GRAND [...] (C) Summary: North Kivu's "Grand Nord" region, the assumed stronghold of candidates and political parties of Nande tribal origin, is undergoing a political transformation of sorts in the months leading up to the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections. Long a power base for nation [...] | 2006-05-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UG RW ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA797 | IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? [...] (U) DRC's physicians launched a general strike in public hospitals May 8, and are now providing only emergency services. The doctors' primary demands are a wage increase and the payment of salary arrears. 2. (U) April 28, Synamed, a physicians' union, advised the Health and Civil Service [...] | 2006-05-22 05:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG |
06KINSHASA800 | ITURI UPDATE: FARDC-MONUC OPERATION RETAKES [...] (C) Elements of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC),backed by MONUC peacekeepers, retook control of the Ituri town of Tchei (approximately 43 miles south of Bunia) May 21 during Operation Ituri Explorer. The operation, which was launched May 20 and included some 3,000 FARDC troops and 1,000 M [...] | 2006-05-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO MOPS CG |
06KINSHASA806 | DRC APRIL ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary -------------- - Plane crashes continue to plague the DRC's aviation industry. - Belgium will lead a donor effort to help the DRC restructure its civil service. - A Canadian company launched rehabilitation of one Inga Dam turbine as part of a multi-year project. - Employees o [...] | 2006-05-22 16:10:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ELAB EAIR EMIN ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA826 | DRC ELECTIONS: DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) announced May 23 that it will extend until May 26 the registration period for candidates for provincial legislatures. According to the previously released electoral calendar, provincial registration was to have ended May 22 (after starting May 2). [...] | 2006-05-24 16:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA827 | ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION FACES MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary: As it organizes the DRC's first free elections in more than 40 years, the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) faces significant logistical challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country. The lack of an adequate transportation infrastructure makes delivering votin [...] | 2006-05-24 16:29:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA834 | MONSENGWO CONTINUES TO PUSH POLITICAL "DIALOGUE" [...] (U) In an interview published May 22 by the Belgian newspaper "La Libre Belge," Monsignor Laurent Monsengwo, the Catholic archbishop of Kisangani and president of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO),reiterated his appeal for a political "dialogue" to reach a national consensus [...] | 2006-05-26 09:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA837 | POLICE SURROUND HOMES OF FOUR DRC PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) The Kinshasa homes of four DRC presidential candidates, as well as those of other prominent political personalities, were temporarily surrounded by elements of the Congolese police beginning the night of May 23. Among the presidential candidates involved were Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga (Conventi [...] | 2006-05-26 10:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA851 | ONE MONUC PEACEKEEPER KILLED, SEVEN OTHERS [...] (C) Officials with MONUC and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) confirmed that one Nepalese peacekeeper was killed May 28 during an anti-militia operation in Ituri and that seven other Nepalese peacekeepers were captured. During Operation Ituri Element 3, a joint search-and-cordon operation w [...] | 2006-05-30 11:22:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA853 | ITURI UPDATE: MONUC CONFIRMS CAPTURED PEACEKEEPERS [...] (C) MONUC sources told PolOff May 30 they have verified that the seven Nepalese peacekeepers captured during operations May 28 (reftel) are alive and being held by militia leader Peter Karim. According to MONUC officials, MONUC is working with a group of intermediaries in Ituri to make contact [...] | 2006-05-30 15:56:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA859 | FARDC IN EASTERN DRC OFTEN UNDERMINING SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) constitute one of the more problematic elements of the overall security situation in eastern DRC. Underpaid, underequipped, poorly disciplined, and poorly led, elements of the FARDC continue to harass, extort and menace local populations, thereb [...] | 2006-05-31 11:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPKO KDEM MARR CG UG |
06KINSHASA862 | DRC ELECTIONS: MORE THAN 11,000 CANDIDATES FOR [...] (U) The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has released figures showing that 11,044 candidates registered to run for 632 available seats in the DRC's 26 provincial legislatures. (Note: More than 9,700 candidates registered for the 500 National Assembly seats. End note.) According to CEI Pr [...] | 2006-05-31 14:54:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA863 | KABILA CONTINUES TALKING TO FOREIGN PRESS [...] (U) President Joseph Kabila continued talking to the foreign press with an interview published in the May 25 edition of the French newspaper "Le Monde." In the article, Kabila presented himself as a true Congolese who is ready to work to rebuild and reunify the Congo. Kabila also said the work [...] | 2006-06-01 12:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA876 | RUBERWA ACCOUNT OF MAY MEETING WITH UGANDA [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Ruberwa told the Ambassador that he had a frank but useful exchange in a long meeting with Ugandan President Museveni in Kampala on the margins of the latter's inauguration. Ruberwa said he told Museveni that the GDRC is concerned over continuing reports of Ugandan [...] | 2006-06-02 10:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UG CG |
06KINSHASA879 | Doctors' Strike Spreads [...] (U) Doctor's union members and health employees of Kinshasa's public hospitals have decided to continue and intensify their strike, begun on May 8 (reftel). They say that the GDRC has not made sufficient efforts to respond to their demands. 2. (U) On May 29, SYNAMED, the union that repres [...] | 2006-06-02 12:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG |
06KINSHASA890 | DRC MAY MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary -------------- - IMF team visits DRC to put a Staff Monitored Program (SMP) in place and to assess situation since the end of the PRGF program. - DRC public hospital physicians launch a general strike while some government enterprises face possible strikes. - DRC Minister o [...] | 2006-06-05 16:24:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ELAB EAIR EMIN ETRD PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA897 | DRC'S ELECTION CALENDAR: LONG-TERM VIEW [...] (C) Summary: While there are still many hurdles to clear to ensure a successful July 30 first-round election as scheduled, the Independent Election Commission (CEI) and the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) have initiated detailed planning for the second round, and the [...] | 2006-06-06 11:39:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO GC ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA898 | ITURI UPDATE: TALKS STILL UNDERWAY FOR RELEASE OF [...] (C) According to MONUC and Congolese government officials, talks are still underway with militia leader Peter Karim and his Front for National Integration (FNI) regarding the release of seven Nepalese peacekeepers captured in Tsupu May 28 (ref C). MONUC officials confirm that a Crisis Managemen [...] | 2006-06-06 12:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | SECRET | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA910 | REFUGEES RETURN TO SUDAN FROM DRC [...] (U) The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) began the assisted return of Sudanese refugees from the DRC on June 7. Two hundred and twenty six Sudanese refugees left the Ingboko area of Orientale province, DRC by UNHCR convoy for home in the Yei and Juba areas of southern Sud [...] | 2006-06-08 07:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PGOV CG SU |
06KINSHASA918 | PRESIDENT KABILA'S MOTHER SPEAKS OUT [...] (U) Summary: In a rare public interview, President Kabila's mother, Mama Sifa Maanya, sought to dispel rumors regarding the President's origins, saying unequivocally that Kabila is her son by birth. Speaking to the Belgian newspaper "Le Soir," Sifa described the struggles and sacrifices she an [...] | 2006-06-09 11:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KPKO KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA919 | FINANCE MINISTER ON DRC'S OVERSPENDING AND IMF [...] (C) At a May 30 meeting with DRC Finance Minister Marco Banguli, Ambassador delivered a tough message against GDRC overspending and said that, after the GDRC's first priority of holding elections, the main objectives for the remaining period of the Transition government should be the security [...] | 2006-06-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA920 | CARTER CENTER CONFIDENT IN DRC ELECTORAL PROCESS [...] (U) The Carter Center's elections observation mission in the DRC announced June 6 it is confident the country's July 30 elections can be conducted successfully and that the electoral calendar published by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) can be met. The Center noted the extremely [...] | 2006-06-12 12:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA922 | CONTINUED PROBLEMS FOR DRC AIRLINES [...] (SBU) Summary. After a disastrous 2005 in which nearly 10 percent of all Congolese commercial aircraft were involved in crashes, the DRC continues to suffer from numerous accidents. Government aviation council recommendations for improvement and a UN safety inspection of the "better" DRC ai [...] | 2006-06-12 16:27:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON KPKO PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA937 | MANAGING THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN THE DRC'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC has reportedly agreed to fund a much-reduced budget, which would allow the High Media Authority (HAM) to provide for minimal fair media coverage to the 33 presidential candidates. The more than 9,700 legislative and 12,300 provincial candidates, however, will likely be [...] | 2006-06-14 08:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA938 | FIRST SHIPMENT OF BALLOTS ARRIVES IN DRC [...] (U) The first shipment of presidential and legislative ballots for the DRC's July 30 elections arrived in Kinshasa June 10 from printers in South Africa. The legislative ballots were subsequently delivered to Kananga, the capital of Western Kasai province, for delivery to voting centers there. [...] | 2006-06-14 09:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA942 | UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE [...] (U) Summary: Following a three-day visit in the DRC, a delegation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) announced it was "encouraged" by the country's political progress and rebuffed calls for a "dialogue" that would delay July 30 elections or lead to a re-negotiation of transitional institution [...] | 2006-06-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPKO KDEM UNSC CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA954 | AJELLO STUMBLES IN PREMATURE ELECTORAL CALENDAR [...] (SBU) During a June 13 press conference in Brussels, European Union Special Representative for the Great Lakes Aldo Ajello reportedly presented what he claimed was the calendar for the second phase of the DRC's elections. According to Ajello, the results from the first round of elections (to b [...] | 2006-06-15 16:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA959 | ITURI UPDATE: MILITIAS SURRENDERING BEFORE NEW [...] (C) According to internal MONUC military reports, 120 militia members -- including two women -- from the Front for National Integration (FNI) in Ituri surrendered June 14 to MONUC and Congolese troops in Toni (approximately 12 miles southeast of Bunia). MONUC military officials said another 50 [...] | 2006-06-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA963 | UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SKEPTICAL ABOUT UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Summary: Many Congolese university students, particularly in the capital, have little faith in the elections or the transparency of the electoral process. Many say they see scant benefit in voting in an election when the outcome is assumed to be already set. Others say they have littl [...] | 2006-06-19 10:12:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA965 | PRESIDENT KABILA WEDS [...] (U) President Kabila June 16 wed his long-time partner Olive Lembe in a civil ceremony at his official residence in Kinshasa. The civil ceremony was followed June 17 by a religious marriage, presided over by Catholic Cardinal Frederic Etsou and Protestant Monsignor Pierre Marini (who is also P [...] | 2006-06-19 11:40:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA966 | ITURI UPDATE: MILITIAS CONTINUE TO SURRENDER [...] (C) According to internal MONUC military reports, more than 100 Ituri militia members surrendered to MONUC and Congolese troops June 16-17 in advance of a new June 30 disarmament deadline (reftel). MONUC officials said that nearly 300 militia members throughout Ituri have relinquished their we [...] | 2006-06-19 11:43:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA968 | IMF REVIEWS PROGRESS, SETS UP DRC STAFF-MONITORED [...] (SBU) Summary: An IMF team was in Kinshasa for five days May 27 to June 1 to look at the DRC's performance since February 2006 and to finish setting up a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP). The SMP will provide a bridge between the PRGF program that lapsed on March 31 and the new PRGF the GDRC hop [...] | 2006-06-20 10:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV CG |
06KINSHASA969 | MLC LAUNCHES NEW POLITICAL ALLIANCE [...] (U) The Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC),the political party of Vice President (and presidential candidate) Jean-Pierre Bemba, has entered into a new political alliance with a host of smaller Congolese political parties. MLC Secretary General (and Minister of Budget) Francois Mwamba [...] | 2006-06-20 11:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA972 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OSCAR KASHALA [...] (C) Summary. Presidential candidate (and AmCit oncologist) Oscar Kashala believes he is well positioned for July 30 elections, having forged an alliance with minor political parties that could lead to direct cooperation with Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba and/or UDPS leader Etienne Tshiseke [...] | 2006-06-21 11:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA976 | SLOGGING TOWARD JULY 30 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Kabila, the four GDRC Vice Presidents, other senior officials and members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met for four and a half hours June 21 to discuss election planning and the post-June 30 future. The Independent Election Committee [...] | 2006-06-22 11:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA978 | ITURI'S MILITIAS: WHY THEY CONTINUE TO FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Ituri District's security has long been threatened by the presence of local armed militias backed by Congolese and Ugandan elements seeking to profit from the region's abundant natural resources, instability, and lack of central government authority. Over the past three years, a s [...] | 2006-06-22 13:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM CG UG |
06KINSHASA980 | ITURI UPDATE: MORE THAN 200 MILITIA MEMBERS [...] (C) Internal MONUC military documents report that from June 20-21, more than 200 militia members voluntarily surrendered to MONUC and FARDC troops in Ituri. On June 20, 60 militia members surrendered to Pakistani peacekeepers at Nizi, turning over more than four dozen AK-47 rifles. The same da [...] | 2006-06-22 15:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO CG |
06KINSHASA987 | CONTROVERSIAL SPIRITUAL LEADER SENTENCED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuthino Fernando, the spiritual leader of the Church of the Army of Victory, was sentenced June 16 to twenty years in prison on charges of masterminding a failed December 2002 assassination attempt on a fellow pastor. Kuthino was arrested at his church in Kinshasa where police r [...] | 2006-06-23 14:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CG |
06KINSHASA988 | UDPS SAYS VIOLENCE "INEVITABLE" AFTER ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: A top-ranking official with the opposition Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) said June 21 that violence will be "inevitable" in the DRC after the country's elections, and that his party will take "no responsibility" for what will take place. Claiming that the internat [...] | 2006-06-23 14:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS |
06KINSHASA998 | EUROPEAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE FORMALLY LAUNCHED [...] (U) Summary: In the first of what will reportedly be weekly press conferences, on June 22 the initial phase of the European Union election support/peacekeeping operation force was formally introduced by Aldo Ajello, EU Special Rep to the Great Lakes, and Gen. Karlheinz Viereck (Germany),comma [...] | 2006-06-27 06:52:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MOPS KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS |
06KIRKUK10 | WASHINGTON POST FABRICATED STORY, ACCORDING TO SALAH AD DIN [...] This is a SET Tikrit telegram. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. A January 12 Washington Post news article describes the Iraqi presidential palaces in Tikrit, formally known as FOB Danger. The article claims to quote the Salah Ad Din provincial Governor as accusing his deputy and the ISF of [...] | 2006-01-26 21:58:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC IZ |
06KIRKUK100 | SADRISTS SEEK TO BLOCK KURDISH DESIGNS FOR KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Sadr group is searching for ways to impede progress on the Kurdification of Kirkuk. A Sadr representative in Kirkuk said the Sadrists, who represented about 75 percent of the Shia Arab population in Kirkuk, were at odds ideologically with the Badr Organization on Kirkuk iss [...] | 2006-04-25 13:34:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU |
06KIRKUK101 | IRANIAN KURDS ORGANIZING AGAINST TEHRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an Iranian journalist in hiding in Northern Iraq, Iranian President Ahmadinejad has been cracking down on the Kurds in Iran and has caused souring relations between the Iranian Government and minorities. The Iranian Government under Ahmadinejad has become more reli [...] | 2006-04-28 15:34:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PHUM PNAT PREF PREL PINR PGOV KDEM KCOR |
06KIRKUK102 | HALABJAH DETAINEES SPEAK ABOUT KRG ABUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. A young teacher and student each describe their detention following the Halabjah protests on March 16. Neither of them participated in the demonstrations. The PUK thwarted more student demonstrations in Kalar through beefed-up security and intimidation. PRT finds these disturb [...] | 2006-04-28 15:34:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL PHUM IZ IR |
06KIRKUK103 | KIRKUK PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEMBERS BOYCOTT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Arab council members boycott and Turcoman council members threaten to boycott the Kirkuk Provincial Council if the Kurdish bloc does not meet their demands. Boycott Threatened ------------------ 2. (SBU) On April 18, Turcoman and Arab council members finally submitted [...] | 2006-04-29 11:02:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK104 | KDP ASAYISH CHIEF ON SECURITY ISSUES IN KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The chief of Asayish in Kirkuk said the Iraqi Army and police in Kirkuk were neither effective nor serious in their duties because their loyalties were based on ethnic bonds. He said Hawijah was a terrorist safe haven and that its poor security situation had a negative effect o [...] | 2006-04-29 16:49:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINS PINR PREL PTER PNAT IZ IR SY TU |
06KIRKUK105 | PUK ASAYISH CLAIMS SECURITY DOMINANCE IN KIRKUK [...] SUMMARY. The PUK chief of Asayish (internal security) in Kirkuk complained that the MNF-I and Iraqi Army did not recognize the Asayish as a formal security force below the greenline and expressed frustration that the Asayish had to obtain MNF-I permission prior to making an arrest. He claime [...] | 2006-04-29 16:49:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINS PINR PREL PTER PNAT IZ IR SY TU |
06KIRKUK106 | KIRKUK NGO PROMOTES WOMEN'S RIGHTS, CITY PROJECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 18, Fathal Uthman Rasul, founder and director of the Rozh Foundation for Women's Rights, discussed the organization's work with IPAO. The Rozh Foundation is an NGO in Kirkuk that promotes women's liberties, civil society projects and educational opportunities. The Dir [...] | 2006-04-30 18:03:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN KDEM PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK107 | (C) KRG-ERBIL INTERIOR MINISTER ON BORDER TENSIONS WITH [...] (C) On the margins of the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce conference in Erbil on April 27 Kurdish Regional Government Interior Minister Karim Sinjari briefly discussed recent border tensions with Turkey. Sinjari described the shelling of an Iraqi (Kurdish KDP) border post at Zaha-Sidarkan [...] | 2006-05-02 07:14:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PNAT PGOV PINR IZ TU IR |
06KIRKUK11 | (SBU) KURDS EXPECT SHIITES WILL AGREE KIRKUK CAN JOIN KRG [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Kurdistan Regional Government-Sulaymaniyah (KRG-S) leaders complained to RC and DRC January 26 that the December elections had cheated the Kurds out of seats, though this would not prevent the Kurdish alliance from participating in the government. PUK Dep GenSe [...] | 2006-01-28 19:58:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PNAT EFIN PREL IZ |
06KIRKUK112 | KRG WOOING "COWARDLY CAPITAL" WITH NEW INVESTMENT STRATEGY [...] Summary: The KRG is attempting to win-over hesitant foreign investors with a combination of new airports, trade shows, and investment incentives. In a meeting April 22 with KRG Deputy Finance Minister Abdullah Abdulrahim, Abdulrahim told Emboffs that he welcomed input and U.S. technical assist [...] | 2006-05-10 07:36:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ |
06KIRKUK113 | KRG SWEARS IN UNIFIED CABINET [...] (SBU) The Kurdistan Regional Government swore in its new unified cabinet May 7, the major step in its path towards full unification. Until now, the KRG had rival cabinets in Erbil (dominated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party) and in Sulaymaniyah (dominated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdista [...] | 2006-05-14 14:47:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM EPET KWMN IZ |
06KIRKUK115 | SULAY STUDENTS VIEW ELECTION THROUGH KURDISH EYES [...] (SBU) Summary: Students from Sulaymaniyah University met on May 24 with IPAO to share reactions to the formation of the national government. The twenty-six students equally represented men, women, and both younger students from a variety of departments and older students attending graduate l [...] | 2006-06-04 14:02:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PNAT IZ |
06KIRKUK116 | SULAYMANIYAH GOVERNOR AND KURDISTAN TOILERS PARTY RESPOND TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings on May 24, Sulaymaniyah Governor Dana and leaders of the Kurdistan Toiler's Party (KTP) shared with IPAO their reactions to the formation of the newly formed governments in Erbil and Baghdad. Sulaymaniyah Governor Dana said it would be difficult for Prime [...] | 2006-06-04 14:08:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ENRG IZ |
06KIRKUK117 | PUK LEADERSHIP: PARTY CHANGE, KRG UNITY, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. On May 31 PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed PRT/REO POLOFS that the number of new KRG ministries was linked to building support for the Kurds on the 2007 Kirkuk Referendum. Further, the PUK would soon hold a congress to restructure the party to adapt to the new political [...] | 2006-06-13 13:34:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PNAT KDEM KCOR EPET IZ IN |
06KIRKUK119 | OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN IRAQ FROM DEPARTING A/RC [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Kurds have long made clear they want the territories Saddam stripped from Kurdish control. Kirkuk province is main prize. We believe the Kurds would let Hawijah go in exchange for the other territories they seek. The Commission for the Resolution of Real Property Disputes [...] | 2006-06-20 14:41:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | PGOV PINR PINS KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK12 | (C) KRG UNIFICATION: TWO YEARS TO FORM NEW SECURITY SERVICE [...] (S) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Kurdistan Regional Government-Sulaymaniyah (KRG-S) PM Omar Fattah told RC and DRC January 26 he expected the two main Kurdish parties to name a PM and a Deputy PM for a unified KRG in the next few days so the Kurds could present a unified face in Baghdad. PUK De [...] | 2006-01-28 20:03:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | PGOV EAID PINR PINS KDEM IZ IS BAGHDAD FOR POL |
06KIRKUK120 | DISPLACED ARAB FARMERS IN KIRKUK UNHAPPY OVER DISPLACEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A farmers' union in Kirkuk province - claiming to represent 5,000 displaced families - said that one of the United States' key mistakes in Iraq was not taking more initiative to help solve the internally displaced persons (IDP) problem. The farmers claimed that following Oper [...] | 2006-06-20 14:53:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM KIDE IZ |
06KIRKUK121 | ASSYRIAN LEADERS ON ARTICLE 140, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: PRT team leader met with Assyrian Democratic Movement Kirkuk Chairman Sargon Lazar on June 20 and Assyrian Archbishop Louis Sako on June 21 to discuss implementation of Article 140. Lazar said there were rumors of a falling out between President Talabani and PM Maliki over Artic [...] | 2006-06-29 16:21:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF |
06KIRKUK122 | KIRKUK SUNNI ARABS ON KIDNAPPINGS AND ARTICLE 140 [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 22, Iraqi Republican Gathering's Kirkuk office head detailed a series of kidnappings between Kurds and Sunni Arabs in Kirkuk. He used the incidents as an example of how organized the Sunni Arab population would be against the annexation of Kirkuk. He warned that Isl [...] | 2006-06-29 16:36:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER IZ |
06KIRKUK123 | (U) NEW KIRKUK KURDISH POLITICAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ARTICLE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: IPAO on June 26 met with leaders representing local Kurdish parties who recently set aside differences to push implementation of Article 140. Kurdish representatives universally agreed that Baghdad must implement Article 140 immediately or risk discredit amo [...] | 2006-07-15 14:22:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PNAT PREF PREL KDEM ECON EINV IZ |
06KIRKUK124 | (U) KURDISTAN REFERENDUM MOVEMENT LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: IPAO on July 3 met with leaders of the Kurdistan Referendum Movement (KRM) to discuss the structure of the organization, its current political goals, and future plans for a referendum on Kurdistan independence. (Note: the KRM was responsible for an unofficia [...] | 2006-07-15 14:28:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PNAT PREF PREL PBTS KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK125 | (C) PUK CHANGES; KIRKUK MUST JOIN KDP; IRAN NO ALLY [...] (C) Summary. PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed IPAO on July 1 in Sulaymaniyah that the PUK had undertaken major reforms, including the re-election of all PUK leaders, beginning with the villages, districts, and sub-districts. Also, he said the Article 140 referendum was necessary [...] | 2006-07-15 14:33:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK126 | (C) KDP-PUK UNITED FRONT AFTER DOKAN MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. KRG Prime Minister Nechirwan Barzani and PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed IPAO in separate meetings on July 2 and 1 respectively that the KDP and PUK politburos had agreed to end direct party interference in government affairs; delay appointment of deputy ministers; [...] | 2006-07-15 14:38:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK127 | (C) PM BARZANI: INVESTMENT LAW PASSES; KRG EDUCATION IN [...] (C) Summary. KRG Prime Minister Nechirwan Barzani said in July 2 meetings with IPAO that the new Investment Promotion Law had been held up in Parliament over the provision for 100% foreign ownership of property. He said the KRG had a window of opportunity for attracting foreign investment t [...] | 2006-07-15 14:42:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK128 | (U) KRG VP KOSRAT RASUL: KRG CHALLENGES, REFORMS, [...] (C) Summary: KRG Vice President Kosrat Rasul told IPAO in a July 1 meeting in Sulaymaniyah that the biggest challenge facing the newly unified KRG was public dissatisfaction over government services and the subsequent appeal of the Islamic movement. In his first address to the KNA as KRG V [...] | 2006-07-15 14:45:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK129 | (U) KIRKUK IECI HEAD ON NORMALIZATION, UPCOMING CENSUS AND [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kirkuk head of the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI),Ferhad Talabani, is threatening to close the office due to poor security, government corruption, and lack of funding. Talabani detailed the ethnic breakdown of the office personnel and perceiv [...] | 2006-07-19 16:12:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK130 | KIRKUK ARAB LEADERS DENOUCE PLAN TO RETURN ARABS TO THE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Several Kirkuk Arab leaders including Sunni and Shia representatives criticized plans to return Kirkuk Arabs to the south. They agreed that while many Arabs have already left, it was primarily due to discrimination, persecution, and arrests. They stated that [...] | 2006-07-20 13:57:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER PREL KISL IZ IR TU |
06KIRKUK131 | (C) ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT LEADER ON CHRISTIANS' [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) General Secretary, Salim Kako, stated on July 9 that poor security and ethnic discrimination were causing Christians and Kurds to resettle to northern areas of Iraq, which was straining the relations between Kurdish and Assy [...] | 2006-07-25 09:11:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ECON KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK133 | (SBU) NEW KURDISH BLOC ON POLITICAL GOALS, OPPOSITION TO [...] (C/NF) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Leaders of the recently formed 5-party Kurdish political opposition bloc said they would focus on local issues and push to reduce the domination of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). They asserted that their bloc [...] | 2006-07-25 11:36:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM PTER IZ |
06KIRKUK134 | (C/NF) KDSP LEADERS ON KRG'S CLOSURE OF KDSP OFFICES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 12:16:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PTER PNAT PREF KDEM IZ TU |
06KIRKUK135 | (C) PUK ASAYISH HEAD - KIRKUK SECURITY WORSENING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Asayish head, Hallkawt Abdullah Aziz, said on July 24 that the security situation in Kirkuk was getting worse. He said terrorists had sympathizers among the Iraqi Police (IP) officers and checkpoint guards who facilitated t [...] | 2006-07-31 10:23:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK136 | (C) KDP KIRKUK ASAYISH HEAD ON SECURITY, MERGER WITH PUK, [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: KDP Kirkuk Asayish head, Hallo Najat Hamza, told IPAOs on July 25 that the terrorists were getting stronger and were targeting security forces in Kirkuk. Hamza said the open borders of Kirkuk and guards cooperating with the terrorists at checkpoints were pri [...] | 2006-08-02 17:27:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK137 | (C) KIRKUK TURKOMAN DIVIDED ON ARTICLE 140, FUTURE STATUS OF [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Turkoman political leaders from different blocs said on July 26 they do not agree on the issues of implementation of Article 140 and the future status of Kirkuk. In separate meetings bloc leaders from the Iraqi Turkoman Front (ITF) and the Iraqi Turkoman Nat [...] | 2006-08-02 17:49:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ TU |
06KIRKUK138 | (C) KIRKUK ROAD CONSTRUCTION HEADING NORTH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kirkuk Provincial Council (KPC) member and Director of Roads and Bridges, Qasim Hamza, said on August 1 that poor security in southern Kirkuk was diverting road reconstruction projects to safer areas north of the city. He said that badly needed road and brid [...] | 2006-08-15 11:17:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF ECON EIND ELTN |
06KIRKUK139 | KIRKUK POLICE SAY SECURITY SITUATION DETERIORATING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: According to police, the security situation in Kirkuk province has reached new lows. IP forces were taking major casualties and the Sadr group was encouraging movement from the south to areas in southern Kirkuk in an attempt to ignite tensions between Sunni and [...] | 2006-08-15 11:31:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER IZ KDEM |
06KIRKUK140 | KIKRUK POLICE CHIEF ON KIRKUK SECURITY AND HIS IMPENDING [...] (C) Kirkuk police chief General Sherko Shirku told IPAO on July 25, 2006, that security is better in Kirkuk than most other places in Iraq. When informed that most sources thought security was deteriorating in recent months, he said he believed that was because two months ago Sadr said that th [...] | 2006-08-15 11:35:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER IZ KDEM |
06KIRKUK141 | READOUT OF RECENT PROTESTS IN KURDISTAN SULAYMANIYAH REGION [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Several participants and organizers of the recent protests in the Chamchamal sub-districts of Sulaymaniyah Province said on August 17 poor services in the water, electricity, and fuel sectors had prompted growing calls for government reform in the Kurdistan [...] | 2006-08-20 17:08:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT IZ KDEM |
06KIRKUK142 | (C) KRG PROVIDING WATER TO 450-PLUS VILLAGES IN KIRKUK; POOR [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kirkuk Provincial Council (KPC) Minister of Water, Abdul Qadir, told IPAO on July 31 the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has been supplying well water to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),mostly Kurds, in more than 450 villages on the periphery of Kirk [...] | 2006-08-22 06:47:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ IR |
06KIRKUK143 | (C) KRG MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON MONITORING MOSQUES, [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (MARA) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Mohammad Ahamd Saeed Shakaly, said on August 8 that his ministry monitored more than 3000 mosques in the Kurdistan region and that checking sermons was a matter of "pu [...] | 2006-08-22 07:03:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK144 | (C) KRG MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON CHALLENGES, RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Minister of Education (MOE) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Dilshad Abdul Rahman Osman Younis, said on August 8 that his ministry had limited relations with the MOE in Baghdad, which was divided into separate Sunni and Shia departments, and that t [...] | 2006-08-22 07:19:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK145 | (C) KRG MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON REGIONAL AUTHORITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-22 07:50:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK146 | (C) KRG CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES KURDISH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Chair of the Constitution Committee for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Farset Ahmad Abdallah, said on August 10 that resource control, Article 140, and regional defense were the key redlines defining federalism for the Kurdistan region. He said that [...] | 2006-08-22 08:04:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK147 | (C) KRG MINISTER FOR PESHMERGA AFFAIRS ON MERGER, SECURITY, [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister for Peshmerga Affairs, Omar Osman Ibrahim, said on August 7 the KDP and PUK were ready to merge their Peshmerga forces within six months (Septel.). Ibrahim said Peshmerga were located below the 'Green Line' anywhe [...] | 2006-08-22 09:00:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER IZ TU KDEM |
06KIRKUK148 | (C) KRG INTERIOR MINISTER ON SECURITY CONCERNS, RELATIONS [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Minister of Interior (MOI) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Karim Sinjari, said on August 10 that nearly non-existent liaison relations with the MOI in Baghdad would have an impact on security in the Kurdistan region and throughout Iraq. He said [...] | 2006-08-22 09:09:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER IZ TU |
06KIRKUK16 | (SBU) POLITICAL ROUNDTABLE BRINGS PARTIES TOGETHER IN SALAH [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Several political parties in Salah Ad Din Province meet weekly to develop political cohesiveness in the province. The group is showing an amazing unity of purpose during its first two months in existence. END SUMMARY. -------------- (U [...] | 2006-01-29 19:07:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ |
06KIRKUK17 | (SBU) PUK FACILITATES ARAB DEPARTURE FROM KIRKUK [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Dr. Farhad Omar works in a new PUK-funded group assisting Arabization Arabs who want to return voluntarily to southern Iraq. He and a Kurdish member of the Kirkuk provincial council told DRC and IPAO on January 25 that "Kurdistan Unity and Brotherhood (KUB)" a [...] | 2006-01-29 19:11:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK174 | KIRKUK RULING COALITION AGAINST BAKER-HAMILTON REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10 key representatives of the ruling PUK/KDP-dominated local government demarched the REO, and on October 11 affiliated NGO's held a demonstration in front of our gate, about the Iraq Study Group (ISG) Report. In the PUK/KDP's view, the ISG report was biased in favor [...] | 2006-12-14 09:55:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK179 | ANOTHER ANTI-ISG DEMONSTRATION AT REO - KIRKUK [...] (U) On December 19, a group of about 100-150 demonstrators from the Turcoman People's Women Union assembled in front of the REO to express discontent with provisions of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) report. The Women Union is an affiliate of the Turcoman Brotherhood Party (led by Walid Sharika, a [...] | 2006-12-21 14:20:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PGOV PBTS IZ |
06KIRKUK18 | (SBU) SALAH AD DIN GOVERNOR WINS KRG LARGESSE [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Governor of Salah Ad Din, a predominantly Sunni Arab province, is making inroads with Kurdish Regional Government President Barzani. Governor Hamad met with Barzani in January; he came away with a commitment for the KRG to fund medical s [...] | 2006-01-29 19:15:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM IZ TU JO SA |
06KIRKUK19 | (SBU) TURCOMAN FRONT FEELS CHEATED, BUT SAYS ELECTION A STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) leader Sadettin Ergech called on Regional Coordinator (RC) and UK Consul General January 28. Ergech was the only person running as a Turcoman who won a seat in the December national legislative elections (some Turcomans running with [...] | 2006-01-30 18:53:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK20 | (U) KIRKUK CHURCHES BOMBED [...] (S) According to Coalition military and local Iraqi security service information, on January 29 two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) detonated near two churches in northern Kirkuk city. The first VBIED detonated at 1435 hours near the Mar-Afram church in the Quriyah neighbo [...] | 2006-01-31 06:37:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | PTER PINS PHUM KIRF PGOV ASEC IZ |
06KIRKUK21 | (SBU) KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION TALKS THE TALK [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On January 29, RC, DRC and IPAO met Abdulrahman Siddiq Karim, the smooth-talking head of public affairs for the Kurdistan Islamic Union. Abdulrahman was upbeat on the KRG investigation into the Dahuk incidents in which several KIU members were killed, includin [...] | 2006-01-31 19:51:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PREL IZ |
06KIRKUK22 | (SBU) KAMAL SAYID QADIR KARIM: CONVICTION OVERTURNED, LOWER [...] (SBU) On January 19, the Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil (KRG-E) Court of Cassation struck down the lower court's December 19 conviction of Austrian citizen and native Iraqi Kurd journalist and political activist Kamal Qadir Karim, aka Kamal Sayid Qadir (KSQ). The lower court had senten [...] | 2006-01-31 19:53:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK23 | (U) RC FAREWELL VISIT TO ERBIL [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On January 29, Regional Coordinator (RC),accompanied by Deputy RC and IPAO, held farewell meetings in Erbil with senior Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil (KRG-E) leaders affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),including Karim Sinjari, the Minis [...] | 2006-02-01 13:53:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IZ |
06KIRKUK24 | KRG UNIFICATION: AWAITING A DEPUTY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 2, KNA Speaker Mufti, Deputy Speaker Kirkuki and Kirkhi Alti Barmakh, the leader of the KNA's Turcoman bloc, all expected the PUK to nominate KRG-Sulaymaniyah PM Omar Fattah, PUK Erbil office director Arsalan Baiz or KRG-S Deputy PM Emad Ahmed to be Deputy PM for a u [...] | 2006-02-04 08:54:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ TU |
06KIRKUK25 | (SBU) KRG DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kurdistan Regional Government-Sulaymaniyah (KRG-S) Interior Ministry says it has information only on 15 of the 200 or so names on the U.S. list of individuals allegedly detained in Kirkuk and taken to the KRG. The Minister says 3 have been released and the remaining 12 had [...] | 2006-02-04 17:16:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK26 | KRG CONSTITUTION: KURDS HOPE TO ENTICE MINORITIES [...] (C) The KNA's Constitutional Committee continues to work on a KRG Constitution. Members expect further changes. In the next few weeks, the committee is supposed to send the draft to party leaders. Once they have blessed it, the committee will issue it for public comment. KNA Deputy Speake [...] | 2006-02-04 17:19:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PNAT PHUM KDEM KISL IZ TU |
06KIRKUK27 | (S) KURDISH IA UNIT SPLITS OVER DEPLOYING OUT OF KIRKUK [...] (S) The 101st tells REO that the MOD ordered the 4th BN, 2nd BDE, 4th Iraqi Army DIV to deploy from Kirkuk outside of Kirkuk province to Bayji. We understand this IA unit is composed of Kurds, but was not a former Peshmerga unit. After the order was given, about half (50%) of the unit deser [...] | 2006-02-05 06:40:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | MOPS PGOV KDEM PINS IZ |
06KIRKUK31 | TRAIN TO WORK PROPOSAL [...] This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. In Salah Ad Din Province, a group of men is trying to tackle part of the employment problem. They have devised a program very similar to the U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps, and hope to present it to the PRDC this month. Funding [...] | 2006-02-08 16:52:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV IZ |
06KIRKUK32 | (U) SENIOR PUK LDR ON UNIFICATION, BAGHDAD TALKS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On February 7, RC(A) met with Kosrat Rasul, the Executive Secretary of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK's) politburo. Rasul discussed the unification of the two Kurdistan Regional Governments (KRGs) and national political developments in Baghdad. He sa [...] | 2006-02-09 19:06:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
06KIRKUK33 | (U) KURD TOILERS PARTY SEEKS USG INTERVENTION [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On February 7, RC(A) met with Qadr Aziz, the General Secretary of the Kurdistan Toilers Party, a secular, left-leaning Kurdish party that participated in the December legislative elections as a member of the Kurdish Alliance with the dominant Kurdistan Democra [...] | 2006-02-11 17:28:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV IZ |
06KIRKUK34 | (U) PUK DEMONSTRATION AT REO KIRKUK [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On February 12, PRT Kirkuk Deputy Team Leader, IPAO and RSO met with Provincial Council Chairman and Kirkuk PUK leader Rizgar Ali at the REO. The subject was the February 7 shooting incident in which a REO PSD shot and killed a taxi driver and one of his passe [...] | 2006-02-12 18:49:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IZ |
06KIRKUK35 | (C) SUNNIS ASCENDANT IN DIYALA [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The announcement of the results of the December 15 Council of Representatives elections has punctuated a scramble by the IIP to put together a coalition of Sunni Arab leaders in Diyala that can claim to represent the interests of the majori [...] | 2006-02-13 16:07:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK36 | MEDIA CONSTRAINTS IN KURDISTAN: AN EDITOR'S VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. The current editors of Hawlati, Kurdistan's most independent newspaper, (strictly protect) charge that Kurdish parties' dominance make press freedoms worse there than in the rest of Iraq. They said the government routinely monitored who met with foreign officials. They said th [...] | 2006-02-13 16:19:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR IZ |
06KIRKUK37 | (U) CORRUPTION IN THE KURDISH NORTH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Corruption is Kurdistan's biggest economic problem. The two ruling parties' dominant control lets corruption flourish. Corruption relies on family-clan and/or peshmerga ties. Kurdish corruption starts at the top with a few political "godfathers" who quietly di [...] | 2006-02-16 19:39:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR ECON PGOV PREL IZ |
06KIRKUK38 | (SBU) SALAH AD DIN LEADERS SPLIT OVER PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SET and IRMO Tikrit discussed Salah Ad Din province economic development planning with provincial leadership. Although the discussion was candid, it brought to light concerns the provincial council chairman had about extend [...] | 2006-02-18 16:17:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EAID IZ |
06KIRKUK39 | KRG-E JUSTICE MINISTRY FACES POLITICAL PRESSURE AND LEGAL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The RC(A) met February 16 with Hadi Ali, the Justice Minister in the Erbil Kurdistan Regional Government, and the ministry's Director General, Judge 'Abdulbassit 'Abdullah Farhad. Ali is from the Kurdistan Islamic Union and has been the KRG-E Justice Minister f [...] | 2006-02-19 18:43:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL PINR KWMN IZ |
06KIRKUK4 | (U) KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO UNITE [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) announced January 7 that they had reached agreement on uniting the two Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) administrations in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. The announcement was made by KRG [...] | 2006-01-09 14:56:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ KDP |
06KIRKUK40 | (U) BA'QUBAH CARTOON DEMONSTRATION LARGEST IN OVER A YEAR [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A February 19 demonstration in Ba'qubah protesting Danish cartoons and the alleged 2004 British beating of students in al-Amarah amassed one of the largest crowds Ba'qubah has seen in a demonstration to date. The numbers may imply a cons [...] | 2006-02-22 09:50:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM KDEM PINS IZ |
06KIRKUK41 | OUTGOING TNA MEMBER ON IRAQ'S FUTURE [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Tikrit SET Officer and 101 AASLT Deputy G-9 met with outgoing Transitional National Assembly (TNA) member, Hatem Mukhls, on 9 February. Mukhls said few candidates in the December elections understood voters. He sees ri [...] | 2006-02-22 09:53:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER IZ |
06KIRKUK42 | (U) PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN KIRKUK AND KURDISH REGION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 11:03:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV KISL IZ PINR |
06KIRKUK43 | (U) PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN KIRKUK AND KURDISH REGION IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-24 07:06:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV KISL IZ PINR |
06KIRKUK44 | (S) SAMARRA BOMBINGS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PLANNED IN ADVANCE [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (S) Intelligence reporting about people and tribes in the Samarra area suggests plans to destroy the Golden Mosque were made as early as a year ago. HUMINT reporting in April 2005 points to plans by Samarra AQIZ members to destroy the mosque. Those AQIZ m [...] | 2006-02-24 10:21:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | PINS PGOV PTER KISL PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK45 | (C) SAMARRA UPDATE, 1900 2-23-06 [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Mostly peaceful protests occurred in Samarra on the first day after the Golden Mosque was bombed. The entire province was calm. END SUMMARY. 3. (C) At approximately 9:20 AM, the Iraqi Police (IP) guarding the ruins of the Golden Mosque o [...] | 2006-02-24 10:26:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV PTER KISL IZ |
06KIRKUK46 | (C) ORGANIZED, WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION IN FUEL DISTRIBUTION [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: A highly organized corruption ring is running a black market for fuel in Kirkuk, manipulating fuel prices, and siphoning fuel to Iran and Turkey for profit. The organization parallels KDP and PUK party, Peshmerga and Asayish structures. Attempts to cover up its [...] | 2006-02-26 19:06:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR EPET ECON PINS IZ |
06KIRKUK47 | (C) TOZKHURMATO TO JOIN KIRKUK PROVINCE? [...] (U) This is a joint Kirkuk and SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Governor Hamad of Salah ad Din Province says he would not object to Tozkhurmato's rejoining Kirkuk province, were residents to favor that in a referendum. By contrast, a Tozkhurmato Turcoman strongly oppose [...] | 2006-02-27 14:35:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS EAID PHUM IZ |
06KIRKUK48 | SALAH AD DIN WANTS PROVINCIAL COUNCIL DISTRICTS [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Salah Ad Din contacts are pushing to elect the next provincial council by district. The January 2005 elections brought 15 Provincial Council members from a single district because of the Sunni boycott. District elections w [...] | 2006-02-28 19:45:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK49 | (C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...] | 2006-03-01 19:13:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR |
06KIRKUK50 | (C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...] | 2006-03-02 05:41:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR |
06KIRKUK51 | KURDISH ECONOMY: OIL, IRAN AND CUSTOMS [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. Sarkis Aghajan Mamendu, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil, told RC February 28 that the two KRG finance ministries would have a unified KRG budget by the end of 2006. The KRG would not fire any employees i [...] | 2006-03-02 19:16:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET ETRD IZ |
06KIRKUK52 | NDI SUPPORTS IRAQI WOMEN'S POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A National Democratic Institute (NDI) Program Manager for women's issues told IPAO's in late February that Iraqi women had not yet obtained an independent voice in political parties. NDI works with women from all Iraqi political parties to implement constitutional provisions adv [...] | 2006-03-02 20:16:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN KDEM PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK53 | GOVERNMENT FORMATION: KDP GRIPING ABOUT TALABANI [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. RC met separately on February 28 with Falah Bakir, a close aide to the KRG-E PM (and future unified KRG) PM Barzani, and with Fadil Mirani, Secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's Politburo. On Baghdad government formation, Bakir downplayed Talabani's rol [...] | 2006-03-05 19:11:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ IR |
06KIRKUK55 | KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION MAINTAINS A MODERATE, INDEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kurdistan Islamic Party (KIU) hopes to be a viable option for Kurdish voters that are not satisfied with what they perceive to be the corrupt, self-serving policies of the KDP and PUK. KIU officials reputedly reject violence in the name of Islam and argued that the Iraqi Go [...] | 2006-03-07 19:12:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU |
06KIRKUK56 | KURDS' PUSH ON TAL ARTICLE 58 SPARKS TEMPORARY PROVINCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kurds sprung a surprise proposal at the March 1 Kirkuk Provincial Council meeting to implement TAL article 58 at the provincial level. Turcoman and Arab PC members staged a walkout to show their displeasure, but both sides sidestepped a long-term boycott. END SUMMARY. (SBU) [...] | 2006-03-09 11:54:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK57 | KRG UNIFICATION: CABINET FORMATION NEXT [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. On February 28, RC met separately with Falah Bakir, a close aide to Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil PM Barzani, and with Kurdistan Democratic Party Politburo Secretary Fadil Mirani on the unification of the two KRG's. The next step is for KRG President Masu [...] | 2006-03-09 16:57:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM IZ IR |
06KIRKUK58 | KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT PUK PRIME MINISTER PUSHES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, leaders of the Patriotic United Kurdistan (PUK) demanded that the next Baghdad government tackle TAL 58 issues: "Kirkuk is a part of Kurdistan." The leaders reaffirmed the PUK's support for the U.S. presence in Iraq and their desire for continuing long-term [...] | 2006-03-09 17:02:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU |
06KIRKUK59 | SUNNI POLITICIANS SAY HAWIJAH PRIME FOR COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two members of the Iraqi Republican Gathering separately stressed the need to expand Coalition outreach to Sunni Arabs in Hawijah - a Sunni Arab city southwest of Kirkuk. They admitted the city was a Ba'athist stronghold, but claimed it had few foreign fighters, and recommended [...] | 2006-03-10 14:02:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINS PINR PTER IZ |
06KIRKUK61 | TRIBAL LEADER WARNS OF FUNDAMENTALISM, CORRUPTION IN KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The leader of the second largest Kurdish tribe in Iraq, the Harki, identified corruption, nepotism and the growth of Islamic fundamentalism fueled by economic instability as the major threats to democracy in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Shaykh Mahmud Asad Fattah Harki said that th [...] | 2006-03-14 12:21:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM APER IR SY TU IZ PREL |
06KIRKUK62 | (U) DIYALA REPRESENTATIVES' BIOS [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SET has collected background information on nine of the ten representatives elected from Diyala province in the December 2005 elections. These representatives-elect share virtually no common characteristics, but their backgrounds reveal a l [...] | 2006-03-15 11:58:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK63 | PROVINCIAL GOVT STRUGGLES FOR POWER, BUDGET [...] (U) Summary. Sulaymaniyah provincial leaders stressed the need for the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) to grant them legal authority and practical power to carry out projects. Provincial Governor Dana Ahmad Majid requested U.S. technical assistance for urban planning and taking a census of [...] | 2006-03-17 14:19:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK64 | (S) OPERATION SWARMER UPDATE 0600 BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. OPERATION SWARMER began on March 16, Northeast of Samarra, Iraq to kill or capture AIF, to disrupt AI operations, and to capture weapons caches. The Governor of Salah Ad Din Province gave a news conference, and will give a second on March 17 [...] | 2006-03-17 14:27:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | MOPS PINS PGOV PTER IZ |
06KIRKUK65 | KURDISH TRIBAL OPINION OF COALITION WORSENING OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The leader of the influential Baradusti tribe in the Kurdish region of Iraq described the Iraqi security situation as worse today than during Saddam Hussayn's era. The continued violence throughout Iraq is denting Kurdish popular opinion of the Coalition. The U.S. presence, how [...] | 2006-03-18 19:08:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR PTER KWMN IZ IR |
06KIRKUK66 | SULAY GOVERNOR: IRAN'S INFLUENCE INCREASING [...] (C) Sulaymaniyah Provincial Governor Dana Ahmed Majid complained on 13 March to RC(A) and IPAO about Iran's growing influence on Iraq's energy, oil refineries, and imports and exports. Majid said Iran was heavily invested in a new railway route from Basrah to China, which would cross Iranian [...] | 2006-03-19 20:17:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KISL PINS IZ IR |
06KIRKUK67 | TURCOMAN FRUSTRATION MOUNTS IN KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary. The Turcoman are frustrated with the Kurds' domination of Kirkuk politics. An Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) leader warned that the Turcoman and Arabs might unite against Kurdish injustices. The Turcoman reject the national Normalization Committee on Kirkuk and believe that the IP [...] | 2006-03-20 18:49:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK68 | (C) PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP LOSING SUPPORT, LOSING INTEREST [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The citizens of Salah Ad Din province by and large support neither the Provincial Council Chairman nor the Governor. Instead, they are calling for a strong leader who will find jobs, improve the security situation, reduce corruption, and imp [...] | 2006-03-23 12:14:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IZ |
06KIRKUK69 | HALABJAH DISCONTENT SPARKS VIOLENCE, CRACKDOWN [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. On March 16, protestors in Halabjah torched a museum erected to commemorate the March 16, 1988, chemical weapons attack there. Locals believe the PUK has largely used the Halabjah museum to extract foreign assistance, but failed to spend the funds on Halabjah. [...] | 2006-03-24 13:28:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR |
06KIRKUK70 | (C) KAMAL QADR KARIM: CONVICTED FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL, PARDON [...] (SBU) Media reports say a Kurdistan Regional Government-Erbil court convicted Austrian citizen and Kurdish political activist Kamal Qadr Karim on March 26 of criminal defamation and sentenced him to 18 months in jail. As reported reftels, on December 19 a court had sentenced him to 30 years [...] | 2006-03-27 18:43:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK71 | TURCOMAN - UNIFIED IN KIRKUK, DIVIDED IN BAGHDAD -REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Islamic Turcoman Union represents most Shia Turcoman in Kirkuk. The party works with other Turcoman parties on issues locally but is aligned with the Unified Iraqi Alliance in Baghdad. The Shia Turcoman remain frustrated with the perceived bias and indecision in the land [...] | 2006-03-29 04:37:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK72 | IRAQI ARMY RAID ON TURCOMAN VILLAGE - TWO DEAD, SEVERAL [...] (C) Summary. A mid-march Iraqi Army (IA) raid in predominately Turcoman village near the At Tamim - Salah ad Din provincial border results in two deaths, several injuries, and alleged widespread destruction of property. Turcoman frustration increases to what they perceive as an excessive mil [...] | 2006-03-29 04:39:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV KDEM IZ |
06KIRKUK73 | KRG UNIFICATION: PLOTTING A PATH [...] (C) SUMMARY. KRG PM Barzani told RC(A) March 29 that that each of the dual Erbil and Sulaymaniyah KRG ministries would form a committee to consider who should get the top jobs in the unified ministry and to find new jobs for redundant incumbents. No one would suffer a pay cut. The PUK has [...] | 2006-03-31 07:49:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINS PHUM MCAP KCOR IZ |
06KIRKUK74 | (C) PM BARZANI TO PARDON KAMAL QADR KARIM IN NEXT FEW DAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. KRG PM Barzani told RC(A) March 29 that he would pardon Kurdish political activist Kamal Qadr Karim "in the next three to four days." We suspect they will deport him. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) While discussing human rights with RC(A) March 29 in relation to the riot in Halabja [...] | 2006-03-31 10:42:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK75 | KURDISH TRIBAL LEADER DOWNS KDP AND PUK, URGES U.S. TO STAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leader from the influential Kurdish tribe of Surchi said tribes were forced to work with the KDP and PUK because the parties controlled all the region's revenue. He thought the two Kurdish parties were incapable of working together. Shaykh Surchi urged the U.S. to remain in [...] | 2006-03-31 15:29:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR |
06KIRKUK76 | HALABJAH: PM BARZANI BLAMES THE PUK [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. With RC(A) March 29, KRG-Erbil PM Barzani blamed the PUK for the heavy-handed response by the KRG-Sulaymaniyah to the Halabjah riot. Barzani said the PUK had known about the growing tension, but had done nothing to stem it. The PUK had undertaken many projects [...] | 2006-03-31 15:30:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK78 | STUDENT PROTEST SPARKED HALABJAH VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The KRG had denied permission for the March 16 protests at Halabjah. The KRG Deputy PM had agreed to student protest organizers' demands the night before, but was too late to prevent the violent March 16 Halabjah protests. Protestors were mostly male students from Halabjah, and [...] | 2006-04-07 14:03:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR |
06KIRKUK79 | PUK CRACKDOWN ON ALLEGED HALABJAH PROTESTORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the wake of the March 16 violent protests in Halabjah, the PUK has confiscated cameras and film, using them to identify perpetrators. Asayish security forces were arresting suspected protestors by conducting raids in the middle of the night wearing ski masks. A source in th [...] | 2006-04-07 14:03:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR |
06KIRKUK8 | (U) KURDISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES KRG UNIFICATION [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Ambassador Khalilzad attended the January 21 special session of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA),which unanimously approved reftel agreement on unification of the two Kurdistan Regional Governments (KRGs). Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (leader of the Patri [...] | 2006-01-23 12:24:00 | REO Kirkuk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IZ KDP |
06KIRKUK80 | MORE PROTESTS AHEAD IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. A freelance press interpreter says some who participated in the violent Halabjah protests could now be inclined to become KRG insurgents because the PUK is giving them few other options. Our contact said he had heard reports that some protestors had fled to the mountains or Ira [...] | 2006-04-07 14:07:00 | REO Kirkuk | SECRET | PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL PINR IZ IR |
06KIRKUK81 | SUNNIS IN HAWIJAH MAY PREFER POLITICIANS TO TRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Sunni community in the Kirkuk province wanted to benefit from U.S. outreach efforts, but the U.S. needed to work with the right Sunni leaders. A Sunni Arab politician from Kirkuk argued that the people of Hawijah were fed up with the tribes' inability to deliver security to [...] | 2006-04-10 05:42:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINS PINR PTER IZ |
06KIRKUK82 | GAS/OIL REFINERY TO BE BUILT IN KURDISH REGION [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi KAR Group CEO Baz Karim discussed bids for two new oil refineries, including the first in the Kurdistan region, slated for Koia, Sulaymaniyah Province. Karim also requested advocacy from the United States for KAR's bid on the proposed $1.3 billion Al- Nahrian Refinery, in c [...] | 2006-04-10 05:47:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV PGOV PINR IZ |
06KIRKUK83 | ZEBARI SHAYKH SAYS TRIBES CONTROL SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN NORTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Zebari tribe said he supported the Coalition presence in Iraq, but requested that the U.S. pay more attention to the tribes. He explained that while the Sunni Arabs of Iraq are demanding a U.S. withdrawal, the Kurds fear it. Zebari said Kurds blamed the U.S. fo [...] | 2006-04-10 13:50:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR |
06KIRKUK85 | DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: CIVIL SOCIETY STRUGGLES FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a visit by DRL to Northern Iraq, civil society funding recipients said they struggled to maintain independence against strong opposition, and in some cases persecution, from political parties. Media sources said they faced detainment and abuse from government authorities f [...] | 2006-04-12 10:12:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ |
06KIRKUK86 | DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: TREATMENT AT LAST FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: A DRL site visit to Northern Iraq revealed that implementing partners are providing Iraqis for the first time with treatment for the mentally ill, legal services for women in jail, and a major effort to record the stories of victims of torture, imprisonment, and the genocide campa [...] | 2006-04-12 10:41:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ |
06KIRKUK87 | IRAQI OIL CO. TALKS CONSTITUTION, CORRUPTION, COMPROMISE [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi businessman and CEO of KAR Group Baz Karim said that the Iraqi national government and the Kurdistan Regional Government were handling new oil contracts in accordance with the new constitution, even though it was not yet in effect. Karim also said the two sides had recently [...] | 2006-04-12 10:48:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET ENRG ECON KCOR PREL PINR IZ NO CA |
06KIRKUK88 | YOUNG KURDS WARN OF IMMINENT PROTESTS IN KALAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Students and recent graduates from Kalar concurred that demonstrations would likely ignite there, but they disagreed on when those demonstrations might occur or how violent they would be. One student was adamant about protesting on April 14 - the commemoration of the Anfal atta [...] | 2006-04-12 13:53:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR |
06KIRKUK9 | (C) KRG-E INTERIOR MINISTER OFFERS POLICE HELP [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with Regional Coordinator (RC),Karim Sinjari, Minister of Interior for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil (KRG-E),said he agreed with the USG decision to make 2006 "the year of the police." He said Iraq's police force suffered f [...] | 2006-01-23 12:28:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV PREL MARR IZ |
06KIRKUK92 | STREET TALKS BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN A KURDISH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. On a visit to Ankawa District in Erbil City, business owners told IPAO an influx of migrants was pushing up real estate prices. The owners complained about inflation, fuel prices, and how winning contracts required party membership. Ankawa is a middle-class, pre [...] | 2006-04-14 09:10:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ |
06KIRKUK94 | KRG OIL REP SAYS DOORS ARE OPEN TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: KRG Erbil Oil & Gas Establishment General Director Serwan Aziz said that the Iraqi National Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil were handling new oil contracts in accordance with the new constitution, as if it were already in place. Aziz also said that when t [...] | 2006-04-21 13:04:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV ENRG PREL IZ NO |
06KIRKUK95 | STUDENT UNIONS MAKE DEMANDS TO KRG ON HALABJAH DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Students from Halabjah and As Sulaymaniyah issued a list of demands to the KRG following the violent protests in Halabjah (REFTELS),because detained protestors were being denied fundamental rights. They told REO April 8 that they might go on strike or organize peaceful demonst [...] | 2006-04-21 13:08:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KDEM KCOR KISL IZ IR |
06KIRKUK96 | KURDISTAN ISLAMIC GROUP SEEKS U.S. RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY. (C) The Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) supported U.S. invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq, but has been disappointed with some U.S. actions toward it. The party seeks to uphold the holiness of Islam and advocates Sharia law as the main source of guidance on Iraqi law. The KIG and the [...] | 2006-04-21 13:08:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM APER IR SY TU IZ PREL |
06KIRKUK97 | IRANIAN FORCES ATTACK IRAQI KURDISH VILLAGES [...] (C) On April 21, Iranian military forces bombed Iraqi villages near the tri-border area of Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. Deputy speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly, Kamal Kirkuki, confirmed that the attacks occurred around 5:00 A.M. in the northern Iraqi villages of Haji Umran and Kherena. [...] | 2006-04-22 17:22:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS PINR PINS PREF PNAT PREL PTER PHUM IZ |
06KIRKUK98 | BADR ORGANIZATION IN KIRKUK COOPERATING ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Badr Organization claims to be a multiethnic group in northern Iraq. Badr representatives claim most Shia Arabs in Kirkuk are Ba'ath loyalists. The Badr representatives claimed to defer security responsibilities to the Iraqi Army and police. The Badr Organization is postp [...] | 2006-04-25 13:34:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU |
06KIRKUK99 | KURDISH REFUGEE SPEAKS ABOUT IRANIAN TORTURE; REQUESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. An Iranian Kurd contacted Kirkuk Regional Embassy Office requesting asylum. He maintained that Iranian authorities detained him in June 2005 for writing negatively about the government. He claimed that he was tortured by Iranian intelligence and sent to Mariwan prison for thre [...] | 2006-04-25 13:34:00 | REO Kirkuk | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PHUM PNAT PREF PREL PINR PGOV KDEM KCOR |
06KRAKOW266 | BIO OF CANDIDATE FOR MINISTER IN POLISH MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: CG met with Krzysztof Szczerski, Vice Director of the Institute for Political Sciences and International Relations at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Szczerski confirmed what we had heard--that he is being considered for a high position in the Polish MFA and that he will kn [...] | 2006-12-13 15:51:00 | Consulate Krakow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PL |
06KUALALUMPUR1259 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; we are currently conducting negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Our robust and growing military-military cooperation is r [...] | 2006-07-07 08:49:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1353 | MIDDLE EAST: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HAMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 21 meeting with the Ambassador called at the Foreign Minister's request, FM Hamid urged that the U.S. get all sides in the current Lebanon crisis to implement a cease fire as soon as possible. He labeled Israel's response to the kidnapping of its soldiers as "dis [...] | 2006-07-21 08:46:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MY IS LE |
06KUALALUMPUR1354 | MALAYSIA MULLS SENDING PEACEKEEPERS TO LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak told the press during a July 20 encounter in London that Malaysia would be willing to send peacekeeping forces to southern Lebanon should the UN Security Council call for such a force. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hamid Albar has issued a seri [...] | 2006-07-21 09:26:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1458 | MALAYSIA HOSTS OIC CONFERENCE ON LEBANON AND [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on August 3 hosted dignitaries from 17 other countries belonging to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to discuss and plan a course of action in the Lebanon and Palestine conflicts. Predictably, Abdullah called for an immedi [...] | 2006-08-03 23:19:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1466 | OIC RELEASES STATEMENTS ON LEBANON AND PALESTINE [...] (C) Summary: The Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) released two documents concerning Lebanon and Palestine following their August 3 meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia (reftel). While both documents reiterated old rhetoric condemning Israel and predictably called for an immediate ceasefire, [...] | 2006-08-04 07:35:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1499 | MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S LATEST COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar rejected the draft United Nations (U.N.) resolution on Lebanon during an August 8 press conference. He also fielded questions on suggestions by former Prime Minister Mahathir that the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) supply arms [...] | 2006-08-09 09:24:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1516 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DEBATE LEADS TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Pressure from non-Muslims to examine religious freedom in Malaysia has generated passionate debate here in recent months, leading to PM Abdullah's July 25 warning, repeated on August 11, for the media and public to refrain from openly debating contentious religious and racial issues. For t [...] | 2006-08-11 08:13:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KISL KIRF KDEM KPAO MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1586 | YOUR VISIT TO MALAYSIA [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah has yet to steer clear of the choppy political waters created by former-Prime Minister Mahathir's continuing attacks on Abdullah and his family. We doubt that these attacks will jeopardize the PM's tenure in office, but they have put the government on th [...] | 2006-08-18 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV PGOV MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1587 | MALAYSIA REACTS TO CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian officials have welcomed the passage of United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1701, and the Malaysian media's preoccupation with the Middle East crisis has quickly diminished. GOM officials reaffirmed their commitment to a lasting peace in the Middle East [...] | 2006-08-18 11:05:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS LE MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1636 | PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER FACES DEATH THREAT [...] (C) Prominent Muslim lawyer and human rights activist Malik Imtiaz has become the target of a death threat printed on a leaflet and distributed via email beginning in mid-August. On August 24 Imtiaz privately told us he believes the death threat was orchestrated by several newly established Muslim [...] | 2006-08-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KISL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1660 | A/S SAUERBREY URGES MALAYSIA TO EDUCATE REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission to Malaysia to stress our support for the UNHCR's activities, commend the GOM for providing temporary residency to Acehnese and Rohingya refugees from Burma, and urge the GOM to [...] | 2006-09-06 00:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG PREF KISL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1661 | MALAYSIA ANNOUNCES NEW ANTI-TIP MEASURES DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey used her August 24-26 mission in Kuala Lumpur to press Malaysia to take action on trafficking in persons (TIP) and she received new information concerning the GOM's current approach. A senior Internal Se [...] | 2006-09-06 00:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN PREF SMIG MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1764 | "NO TEARS FOR THAKSIN" -- INITIAL MALAYSIAN [...] (S) Summary: Malaysian officials and politicians reacted with ambivalence on September 20 to news of Thailand's military coup, shedding no tears for the widely disliked Thaksin, but expressing disapproval at the use of force to change their neighbor's government. Malaysians, beginning with P [...] | 2006-09-20 10:23:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS MOPS TH MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1779 | MAHATHIR DEFEATED AS PARTY DELEGATE, STILL INVITED [...] (C) Summary: UMNO party machinery working for Prime Minister Abdullah defeated former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad's efforts to become a delegate to the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) General Assembly to be held in Kuala Lumpur November 14-17. Mahathir's son, Mukhriz, came [...] | 2006-09-22 09:11:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1804 | MALAYSIA'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CALLS FOR ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan, during a September 21 conference hosted by the police and the NGO Tenaganita, called for the creation of comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and for the establishment of government run shel [...] | 2006-09-26 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1834 | SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ANWAR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Admiral Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, Chief of Malaysian Defense Forces, will visit the U.S. from September 30 - October 12. Admiral Anwar's visit provides us with an excellent opportunity to strengthen our efforts for mil-mil cooperation, influence Malaysia's military equipment acquisitions and [...] | 2006-09-30 00:55:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1908 | MALAYSIAN YOUTH POLL REVEALS RELIGIOUS DIVISIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 08:00:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1913 | MALAYSIAN YOUTH POLL REVEALS SHARP ETHNIC DIVIDE [...] (SBU) A recent opinion poll, funded by The Asia Foundation, of over 1,500 young Malaysian adults aged 18-32 showed sharp differences of views on religion and national identity and the relation between state and religion among the country's three largest ethnic groups - the Malays, Chinese and [...] | 2006-10-13 02:49:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN PINR SOCI KISL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1935 | SARAWAK: OPPOSITION ADRIFT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LACK SERVICES; POLICE REJECT CRITICISM [...] (C) We met with political opposition leaders, human rights advocates and police during an October 2 visit to Sarawak's state capitol of Kuching. While the nationally active ethnic Chinese opposition party DAP performed well in the May 20 state assembly election, we found the party has not yet [...] | 2006-10-13 09:35:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1948 | SABAH: POROUS BORDERS; PROBLEMS WITH FOREIGNERS; UNHAPPY UMNO COALITION PARTNER [...] (C) The police, political leaders, a human rights official in the East Malaysia state of Sabah recently expressed their concerns to us about rising crime and the security impact from the high number of foreigners - both legal and illegal - residing in the state. Sabah's Acting Police Commissio [...] | 2006-10-17 05:11:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SMIG ASEC MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1975 | MALAYSIA’S CHINESE MINORITY: THE POLITICS OF MARGINALIZATION [...] (C) Malaysia's Chinese minority struggles to find new footing in national politics. In September Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew ignited a nation-wide debate on the marginalization of Malaysia's Chinese minority. Leaders from across the Chinese political spectrum agreed, at least p [...] | 2006-10-19 09:04:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MY |
06KUALALUMPUR1976 | SURAYUD'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOCUSES ON SOUTHERN [...] (C) Thai interim Prime Minister Surayud's October 18 visit to Malaysia focused on unrest in Thailand's ethnic Malay/Muslim south. Surayud pledged Thailand would increasingly consult with Malaysia regarding efforts to end the southern conflict, according to a Thai diplomat, but Malaysian Prim [...] | 2006-10-19 10:13:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2035 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR JOHN MILLER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Ambassador Miller, we welcome your visit to Kuala Lumpur and hope that your presence in Malaysia will assist us in encouraging the GOM to take substantive and positive measures as outlined in the Malaysia TIP Action Plan (ref A). Your schedule will allow you to engage with a range of g [...] | 2006-11-01 07:01:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2081 | MALAYSIA CHOOSES A NEW KING [...] (SBU) Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Sultan Mahmud Al Mukatfi Billah Shah, the Sultan of Terengganu and current Deputy King will become the thirteenth "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" or the King of Malaysia for a five-year term effective December 13, 2006, following his election by the Malaysian Conferenc [...] | 2006-11-07 23:29:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2119 | PM A/S HILLEN URGES GREATER SECURITY COOPERATION, [...] (C) PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen encouraged greater bilateral and regional security during November 8 meetings with senior Malaysian officials in the Foreign Affairs and Defense ministries. He acknowledged Malaysia's strong support for UNSCR 1718 and discussed non-proliferation conc [...] | 2006-11-16 02:20:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR PGOV MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2125 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NAJIB ON THAILAND [...] (C) During a November 14 conversation with visiting US PACOM Commander Fallon and the Ambassador, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak offered his assessment of the situation in Southern Thailand. Najib said that the GOM was reassured by the clear change in policy toward the South [...] | 2006-11-16 09:23:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF TH MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2137 | CHIN REFUGEES STRUGGLE WHILE AWAITING UNHCR REGISTRATION AND RESETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) In their primitive jungle camps and at a medical clinic they established in Kuala Lumpur, Burmese Chin refugees recently described to us their harassment by police and their perceptions of UNHCR indifference regarding their plight. Up to 1,000 Chins live in jungle camps abutting palm oil plan [...] | 2006-11-20 05:27:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF SMIG PREL PGOV UNHCR MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2140 | MALAYSIA: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur provides the following submission as an interim assessment of targeted actions by Malaysia on trafficking in persons since the June release of the 2006 TIP report, as requested ref A. Shelter for Trafficking Victims ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The [...] | 2006-11-20 09:52:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2147 | 2006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: ABDULLAH OVER MAHATHIR [...] (C) Summary: The United Malays National Organization's (UMNO) General Assembly marked Prime Minister's Abdullah consolidation of power within UMNO and the clear political defeat of his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad after months of public attacks by Mahathir. Mahathir did not attend the assembly due [...] | 2006-11-21 09:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2160 | G/TIP DIRECTOR MILLER URGES MALAYSIA TO PROTECT [...] (SBU) G/TIP Director John Miller's November 8-11 visit to Malaysia focused on urging the GOM to pass comprehensive anti-trafficking legislation, fund and establish victims' shelters, and properly identify trafficking victims. While the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP),Ministry of Women, Family [...] | 2006-11-22 09:25:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2167 | 2006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EXTENDING (AND [...] (C) The defense of Malay rights, heated racial rhetoric, and Islamic themes dominated the 2006 UMNO General Assembly, with the often jolting Malay speak reaching Malaysians directly for the first time through unfiltered, live television coverage. Deputy Prime Minister Najib opened the 2006 U [...] | 2006-11-27 08:17:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2196 | DCM RAISES VENEZUELA, AMCITS' DETENTION WITH NEW [...] (C) The DCM and polchief paid an introductory call on the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's new Under Secretary for the Americas, Ambassador Ramlan Ibrahim, on November 30. Ramlan said he saw opportunities to further strengthen ties with the U.S. based on the strong personal relationship between [...] | 2006-11-30 08:24:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC ASEC VE MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2198 | NSD CHIEF DETAILS SECURITY DUTIES, THAI VISIT, [...] (C) The head of Malaysia's National Security Division (NSD),Ahmad Fuad, discussed NSD's broad duties, including its disaster management role, and inquired about U.S. technical assistance during a November 29 meeting with the DCM. Fuad said that Thai General Sonthi had used his visit to Kual [...] | 2006-11-30 09:10:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EAID SENV RP TH MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2199 | 2006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: A MALAY/MUSLIM [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah's keynote address to the 2006 UMNO General Assembly described a "fiercely independent" foreign policy focused on the Muslim world, and practical rather than confrontational in tactics. Before the Malay-Muslim party members, Abdullah focused exclusively on the conc [...] | 2006-11-30 09:29:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KISL MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2287 | DAS JOHN EXPLORES STRONGER TIES WITH MALAYSIA, [...] (C) DAS John encouraged stronger ties with Malaysia during his December 6 meetings with Foreign Ministry officials Ambassador Ghazzali Khalid and the new Americas division chief Ramlan Ibrahim, with both sides concluding that good relations between President Bush and Prime Minister Abdullah p [...] | 2006-12-15 00:19:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS ECON KISL ASEAN MY |
06KUALALUMPUR2297 | MALAYSIA ATTORNEY GENERAL COMMITS TO DRAFTING [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Attorney General told the Ambassador and visiting U.S. Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim on December 12 that he had directed his staff to begin drafting comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons, a move which represents a key component of the TIP a [...] | 2006-12-15 09:52:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS MY |
06KUALALUMPUR313 | CARTOON CONTROVERSY ENVELOPS MALAYSIA'S PREMIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new cartoon controversy erupted in Malaysia on February 20 when the country,s second-largest English-language newspaper, the New Straits Times (NST),published a syndicated cartoon poking fun at the global Prophet Muhammad cartoon controversy. Muslim NGOs and the Islamic opposi [...] | 2006-02-23 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV KISL KPAO MY |
06KUALALUMPUR332 | MINISTER SHAFIE ON EAST SABAH SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal and Ambassador LaFleur discussed IPR enforcement, planned new regulations on distributive trade, and the security situation in eastern Sabah state. Economic issues will be reported septel. Shafie said he receives special intelligence repo [...] | 2006-02-28 00:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV MY |
06KUALALUMPUR357 | Fuel Prices, Interest Rates, FDI, and Inflation [...] U) Summary: The biggest news arrived at the end of the month when the government of Malaysia (GOM) announced a 23% hike in gasoline and diesel prices. Earlier in the month, Bank Negara - Malaysia's central bank - announced another overnight policy rate hike to help control inflation and disco [...] | 2006-03-02 23:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL MY EPET PGOV |
06KUALALUMPUR365 | CARTOON CONTROVERSY ENVELOPS MORE MEDIA SOURCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the third time in a month, the Malaysian government has suspended publication of a daily newspaper that printed an image of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon. The government-controlled New Straits Times (NST) managed to avoid punishment, however, after it issued an "unreserved apolo [...] | 2006-03-03 06:47:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM ASEC PREL PGOV KISL KPAO MY |
06KUALALUMPUR419 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA OF USTR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; the March 8 rollout of the FTA added momentum to the upward trend. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and is a reliable, if quiet, partner in the fight against terrorism. While [...] | 2006-03-10 09:34:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV MY |
06KUALALUMPUR857 | 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-11 01:45:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ENIV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV MY |
06KUALALUMPUR954 | MALAYSIA ON IRAQ GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 04:03:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ MY |
06KUALALUMPUR982 | RHETORIC AND PREDICTABILITY MARK NAM MINISTERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30 the Non-Aligned Movement's Coordinating Bureau (NAM-CoB) concluded its four-day ministerial conference in Malaysia's administrative capital, Putrajaya. The meeting was replete with the customary NAM rhetoric, and ended with the body of 116 nations issuing five statemen [...] | 2006-05-31 22:56:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NACB IS IR MY |
06KUALALUMPUR995 | MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-01 09:51:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR |
06KUWAIT101 | WHO'S WHO OF WORLD LEADERS ARRIVES IN KUWAIT TO [...] A who's who of the Middle East and the world's most prominent leaders has been pouring into Kuwait since January 15 to mourn the death of Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (reftels),Amir of Kuwait since 1977, and to pay their respects to a "great leader and a great man" who led the cou [...] | 2006-01-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT1021 | MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait March 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1055 | CODEL MCCAIN THANKS GOK FOR IRAQ SUPPORT; PM TELLS [...] (C) Summary: Senator McCain and a delegation of Senators, Congressmen, and Governors met March 24 with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, and other senior Kuwaiti officials to express U.S. gratitude for Kuwait's generous assistance to Operation Iraqi F [...] | 2006-03-27 06:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1056 | RE-ENGAGING GOK AGENCIES ON CTF/AML TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) In an effort to develop and implement a multi-pronged technical assistance training program (per ref A) with relevant GOK CTF/AML agencies, Econoff met separately with officials at the GOK Ministry of Justice's Office of the Public Prosecutor (PPO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Indus [...] | 2006-03-27 06:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT107 | CAMELS JOCKEYED EXCLUSIVELY BY ROBOTS AT KUWAIT [...] On January 12, Poloff visited the Kuwait Camel Racing club in the Kabid area of Kuwait, located about 30km southwest of the capital city. During the November - April racing season, races take place for two to three hours most Thursdays. Poloff observed during his unscheduled two-hour visit that [...] | 2006-01-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KU |
06KUWAIT1077 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Talal Dashti, one of twelve candidates in an election for a vacant Municipal Council (MC) seat, told Poloff March 26 he refused to participate in a pre-election Shi'a primary to choose one of the seven Shi'a candidates in the election to represent the constituency's S [...] | 2006-03-28 07:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT109 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) HOST COUNTRY [...] Summary: (C-Rel Kuwait) On December 17, an interagency team led by OSD Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Dr. David Cooper, met with Kuwaiti officials to work towards conclusion of the HCA. a. Kuwait had several minor text revision proposals, all of which the U.S. delegation accept [...] | 2006-01-16 14:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1135 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MUNICIPAL COUNCIL DECISION SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Kuwait Municipal Council denied on March 20 a Catholic group's request for land to build a new church. The denial caused a vigorous public debate over the limits of religious freedom for non-Muslims in Kuwait. All agreed on freedom of conscience, but some argu [...] | 2006-04-02 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1138 | MFA OFFICIAL CITES INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN RIHS [...] (S) During a March 20 meeting, and in subsequent conversations, Econoff followed-up with Khaled Al-Maqamis, the MFA's Director of Follow-up and Coordination (MFA TF lead) to elicit GOK feedback on the USG non-papers about the Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) and potential TF-des [...] | 2006-04-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT1145 | GOK PROPOSES LATE AUGUST-EARLY SEPTEMBER DATES FOR [...] (C) Mohammed Abul Hassan, Political Advisor to Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, informed the Charge April 3 that the Amir appreciated the President's invitation to visit the White House and hoped a two-day visit could be scheduled between August 25 and September 16, 2006. [...] | 2006-04-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1146 | AMIRI ADVISOR WELCOMES RICE-STRAW VISIT TO IRAQ; [...] (SBU) During an April 3 meeting on other issues, Political Advisor to the Amir Mohammed Abul Hassan queried the Charge about the success of the Secretary and British Foreign Secretary in encouraging the Iraqis to form a coalition government. Drawing from the Secretary's roundtable with the [...] | 2006-04-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
06KUWAIT1177 | KUWAIT GIVES GREEN LIGHT ON OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) On April 4, CDA and Econoff met with Deputy Director of Civil Aviation for Aviation Safety and Air Transport Affairs Fawaz Al-Farah to follow up on the ongoing Open Skies discussions. The meeting was prompted by a letter to the Ambassador from Minister of Communications Dr. Ismail Al-S [...] | 2006-04-04 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1196 | FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE CANDIDATE RUNNER-UP IN [...] (U) Jenan Bushehri, one of two female candidates in the April 4 Municipal Council by-election, came in second behind Yousef Al-Suwaileh, a Sunni candidate representing the Al-Awazem tribe. (Note: The Municipal Council has national jurisdiction over land allocation, zoning, and public and hea [...] | 2006-04-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1200 | KUWAIT FUND SIGNS $17 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT WITH [...] (U) In an April 4 ceremony in Beirut, the Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) Abdulwahab Al-Bader signed a $17 million loan agreement with the Government of Lebanon (GOL) to finance a water project in the country. 2. (U) KFAED Regional Manager for Ara [...] | 2006-04-05 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EAID KU |
06KUWAIT1206 | MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait April 5, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-08 04:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1214 | TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY RANDAL QUARLES MEETS WITH [...] (C) Begin Summary: During separate March 21 meetings with Treasury Undersecretary Randal Quarles, GOK and Kuwaiti banking officials expressed confidence in the U.S. economy's mid-term vitality, predicted sustained levels of investments in U.S. Treasuries, inquired about the impact on the U.S. [...] | 2006-04-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1291 | KUWAIT LAUNCHES NEW OFFSET COMPANY [...] On April 11, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) announced the establishment of the National Offset Company to manage and implement the GOK's recently re-established offset program. The company's establishment had previosly been scheduled for January 2006 but was delayed pending registrati [...] | 2006-04-12 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1317 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT POSTPONES DISCUSSION OF [...] (U) On April 17, Parliament unanimously approved a Government motion to postpone discussion on proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, until May 15. Parliament previously voted to discuss the proposals on April 17 (ref D),but agreed to the postpon [...] | 2006-04-17 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1318 | MEDIA REACTION: MUBARAK'S STATEMENTS ON SHIITES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1321 | MEDIA REACTION: UNNEIGHBORLY IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1323 | MEDIA REACTION: KUWAITI WOMEN VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-18 04:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1352 | KUWAIT: UN SOMA PASSED BY COMMITTEE BUT NOT BY [...] (U) Post has confirmed that, as of Monday April 17, the United Nations Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA) reputed to have passed in reftel has not yet been voted on in Kuwait's National Assembly (NA). The UN SOMA has been approved by the NA's Foreign Affairs Committee. Legislative action sta [...] | 2006-04-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
06KUWAIT1391 | MEDIA REACTION: Iran [...] Saturday, April 22, 2006 -- The moderate Arabic-language daily Al-Anbaa published "The nuclear scenario" by Mr. Mifrih Al-Noumis Al-Anzy in which he wrote: "There are four possible explanations for the current crisis in the Gulf: one, Iran's interference in Iraqi domestic matters to cause th [...] | 2006-04-24 04:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1396 | MEDIA REACTION: Iran [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 13:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1397 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADDRESSING UN FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) On April 23, Econoff delivered reftel points to Mansour Alolaimi, First Secretary and Division Director for Afghanistan and Iran at the Ministry of ForQn Affairs. Alolaimi, appearing receptive but noncommittal, explained that only the Foreign Minister, with the approval of the Prime Min [...] | 2006-04-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL AF KU |
06KUWAIT1421 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: MORE [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador chaired on April 22 the regular meeting of Post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). In addition to the Ambassador and DCM, the CWG includes section chiefs or representatives from CONS, ECON, DATT, RSO, OMC-K, PAS, POL, and SIMO. 2. (S/REL UK AUS) The meeting [...] | 2006-04-25 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT143 | PA PRESIDENT ABBAS AND OTHER FOREIGN DIGNITARIES [...] On the last official day for condolences, foreign dignitaries continued to arrive in Kuwait to pay their respects to the family of the late Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Heads of state and government waited patiently with thousands of Kuwaitis for an opportunity to express th [...] | 2006-01-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1450 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THIRD MEETING OF MENA/FATF, [...] (C) On April 19, Econoff delivered ref A talking points to Naser Al-Ammar, Director of the Ministry of Social Affair and Labor's Charity Oversight office (GOK lead). 2. (C) Al-Ammar, who is one of the principal authors of the MENA/FATF charities paper (ref B),was unable to attend the Cair [...] | 2006-04-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT1451 | RAFSANJANI VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK SAYS IRANIAN [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador April 26 that April 16-17 discussions with former Iranian president Rafsanjani failed to produce any flexibility from the Iranian government on its nuclear ambitions. Al-Jarallah said what was supposed to b [...] | 2006-04-27 08:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1452 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered April 26 reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah said he knew of China's and Saudi Arabia's interest in one of the Asian seats and agreed that members of the new Human Rights Council needed to have strong hum [...] | 2006-04-27 08:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KU UN |
06KUWAIT146 | MASSES OF KUWAITI WOMEN MOURN THE AMIR WHO [...] On January 16, a delegation of female EmbOffs and family members paid a visit to female members of the Al-Sabah ruling family at Dasman Palace, the late Amir's home, to express their condolences for the January 15 death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The palace and surround [...] | 2006-01-17 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWMN KU |
06KUWAIT1505 | FROM CRADLE-TO-GRAVE: AN OVERVIEW OF KUWAIT'S WELFARE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: With its immense oil wealth, the Kuwaiti Government provides Kuwaiti citizens, who do not pay taxes, with cradle-to-grave welfare benefits, including free health care, free education, public or private sector employment, and substantial housing assistance. (Note: Ku [...] | 2006-05-01 11:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI KU |
06KUWAIT1512 | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF TOP DAILY ATTACKED FOR PROVOCATIVE STATEMEN [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation: Jassem Boodai, the Editor-In-Chie If asked by press, we suggest guidance making the following points: -- We are aware that remarks made by the editor of a Kuwaiti newspaper If asked if there are charges against Jassem Boodai: Our Embassy check End Sum [...] | 2006-05-02 12:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1513 | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF TOP DAILY ATTACKED FOR PROVOCATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation: Jassem Boodai, the Editor-In-Chief of KuwaitQs leading Arabic daily, Al-Rai Al-Aam, is being attacked by Kuwaiti bloggers and at least one newspaper for remarks he made to a visiting Codel on January 20. Boodai himself is not facing charges. He may be called [...] | 2006-05-02 12:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1514 | FREEDOM AGENDA: USPTO IPR WORKSHOP SPURS LIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. From April 29 - May 1, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) IPR experts, accompanied by U.S. federal judges, delivered a MEPI "Workshop on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights." The three-day workshop drew participants responsible for IPR enforcement [...] | 2006-05-02 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KMPI KU |
06KUWAIT1519 | DEFENSE AND INTERIOR MINISTER ON TERROR FINANCING [...] (C) Summary: In a May 1 meeting with Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense and Interior Minister, the Ambassador raised shutting down jailed terrorists communications and U.S. interest in proceeding quickly on two military construction projects. Durin [...] | 2006-05-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KTFN KU IR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1529 | FREEDOM AGENDA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REVOKES [...] On May 1, the Constitutional Court, one of Kuwait's top judicial bodies, unexpectedly revoked a 1979 law prohibiting public gatherings without prior Government approval. In a verdict in a case against two Kuwaiti lawyers who faced up to two years in prison for holding a public meeting to crit [...] | 2006-05-02 14:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1541 | FOLLOWING UP ON PSI: KUWAIT INCLINED TO ENDORSE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 05:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1570 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a May 2 meeting, the Cabinet failed to agree on whether to support a reduction in the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten or five. Parliamentary debate on the issue, scheduled for May 15, could be postponed if the Government's proposal is further delayed. Nation [...] | 2006-05-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1594 | APPEAL OF PENINSULA LIONS VERDICT: JUDGE REFERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of the remaining 36 Peninsula Lions defendants took a new turn on May 3 when the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals referred the original 37 cases to the Constitutional Court for a decision on the constitutionality of the charges relating to collaboration to commit [...] | 2006-05-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV JO IZ SA KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT1598 | PRESIDENTIAL LETTER TO GCC LEADERS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-06 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1599 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Saturday, 6 May, 2006 -- Ahmed Bu-Dostour wrote in the conservative Arabic-language daily Al-Watan under the title "Will Al-Maliki fix what Al-Jaafari ruined": "The first public statement made by Al-Maliki called for the dismantlement of armed militias and their integration into the army. Al [...] | 2006-05-07 05:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1614 | PSI ENDORSEMENT AND EXERCISES: POLISH EMBASSY AND [...] (C) Polish Ambassador to Kuwait Kazimierz Romanski called on the Ambassador on May 7 to seek U.S. support for a joint demarche to the Government of Kuwait encouraging endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and participation in a June 23 High Level Meeting in Warsaw. Roman [...] | 2006-05-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1622 | ARAB IRANIAN COMMUNITY IN KUWAIT CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) On May 6, Poloff met with five activists from the Arab Iranian (Ahwazi) expatriate community in Kuwait at their request: Adulkhaligh Delavi, Sabah Haidary, Atiya Savari, Naji Sawaeidy, and Hosain Ahwazy, who currently lives in London. (Comment: Poloff was in a listening mode and did not [...] | 2006-05-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT1624 | GCC CONSULTATIVE SUMMIT: KUWAIT PROPOSES [...] (U) Summary: Arabic Daily Al-Qabas printed in its May 8 edition the text of a paper reportedly presented by the GOK to GCC member states during the May 6 Consultative Summit in Riyadh. The paper outlines a two-part strategy to address issues facing the Gulf states, including Iran, Iraq, the [...] | 2006-05-08 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU PTER |
06KUWAIT1637 | UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The Islamic Constitutional Movement (Al-Haraka Al-Dusturi Al-Islamiyya),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, is one of, if not the, largest and most influential political associations in Kuwait. (Note: The Government does not officially recognize [...] | 2006-05-09 10:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT1638 | UNDERSTANDING THE KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 10:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT1639 | IRAN'S UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY: KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KUNR KU |
06KUWAIT1642 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITIS RALLY ON CONSTITUENCY [...] (U) Approximately 150 Kuwaitis staged a rally on May 5 in support of electoral constituency reform (ref b). Wearing orange and white, carrying signs that read "five for the sake of Kuwait," and exchanging "high five's," they protested for over two hours across the street from Seif Palace whe [...] | 2006-05-09 13:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1673 | FREEDOM AGENDA: CABINET APPROVES TEN [...] (C) Summary and comment: On May 9, the Cabinet approved a draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Information Minister Dr. Anas Al-Rashaid, a liberal who supports five constituencies, resigned in protest of the draft law and a related proposal (not approved) [...] | 2006-05-10 15:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT1674 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Saturday, 6 May, 2006 -- Mohamed Zain wrote in the pro-government Arabic-language daily Al-Seyassah under the title "Iraq without a people ruled by wolves": "As Alawi has gone so did Al-Jaafari, and Al-Maliki will stay for a short while then go so that another person may come to the same set [...] | 2006-05-11 03:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1675 | REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: [...] (S REL AUS UK) Summary: Chiefs of Mission from Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria conferred via video conference on April 26 to follow up on Regional Strategy Initiative (RSI) proposals first formulated at a March 7-8 counterterrorism (CT) strategy session in Kuwait (Ref A) to counter foreign [...] | 2006-05-11 03:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV IZ KU SY JO TU SA |
06KUWAIT1687 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: During separate April 29 meetings with senior GOK officials, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey praised the USG's strong alliance with Kuwait; called for a law criminalizing terrorist financing to bolster the GOK's steadfast CT support and address existing legal gaps; encourag [...] | 2006-05-13 08:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PTER PREL KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT1742 | KUWAIT AND PSI: "POSITIVE" RESPONSE COMING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 13:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1744 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT'S ORANGE REVOLUTION: [...] (U) In a much-anticipated May 15 Parliament session, the Government introduced a bill to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Members of the Independent (pro-Government) bloc then submitted a motion to refer the bill to the Constitutional Court to examine its constit [...] | 2006-05-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENGA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1745 | HIGH-LEVEL VISITS FROM SYRIA, IRAQ, AND LEBANON TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 15 meeting, MFA U/S Al-Jarallah said that leaders from Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq who all visited Kuwait in the past two weeks came in search of investment and development funds. All pressed for government and private investment, and Kuwait believes there are invest [...] | 2006-05-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1759 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: During April 29 meetings with GOK officials on terrorism financing (septel),Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey previewed a U.S. strategy aimed at increasing financial pressure on Iran by cutting off its access to financial institutions in Europe, Japan, and the UAE. The Fina [...] | 2006-05-16 07:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN IR KU |
06KUWAIT1768 | KUWAITI EDITOR CHOOSES JAIL OVER BAIL IN TEST OF [...] (U) Hamad Turki Buyabis, editor of the Kuwaiti weekly Al-Shaab, was jailed May 15 after refusing to post bail in a case involving publishing material deemed offensive to the Amir. The Public Prosecutor's office had called Buyabis in for questioning because his weekly had published some of A [...] | 2006-05-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KU |
06KUWAIT1769 | GOK REAFFIRMS THAT GITMO DETAINEES WILL BE TRIED; [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (C) On May 13, Polchief delivered ref A information on Guantanamo detainee Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al-Awda (US9KU-000232DP) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Coordination and Follow-Up Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis. Al-Ma [...] | 2006-05-16 12:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU |
06KUWAIT1772 | KUWAIT REVALUES CURRENCY AGAINST THE DOLLAR [...] (U) On May 11, the Central Bank of Kuwait announced a 1 percent revaluation of the Kuwaiti Dinar against the USD, appreciating the currency from 292 to 289 fils/dollar. A statement issued by the Central Bank Governor's office justified the revaluation as an effort by the CBK to "preserve the [...] | 2006-05-16 13:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PREL KU |
06KUWAIT1773 | FREEDOM AGENDA: BETWEEN DISSOLUTION AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 16, Parliament approved by a simple majority a motion to refer the Government's draft law on constituency reform to the Constitutional Court for review. The session was boycotted by 29 MPs who support five constituencies and strongly criticize the Government for submitting [...] | 2006-05-16 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1774 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY [...] May 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the historic parliamentary decision granting Kuwaiti women full political rights. The Ambassador attended an event entitled "Together towards a Promising Partnership" under the patronage of Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad and attended by Crown Prince Shayk [...] | 2006-05-16 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KWMN WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS |
06KUWAIT1788 | KUWAITI EDITOR RELEASED WITHOUT BAIL AFTER FUROR [...] (U) Hamad Turki Buyabis, editor of the Kuwaiti weekly Al-Shaab who was detained on May 15 for breaking Kuwait's Press and Publications law (ref A),was released from custody May 16 without having to post bail. Buyabis refused to pay bail following questioning by the Public Prosecutor's offic [...] | 2006-05-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KU |
06KUWAIT1789 | FREEDOM AGENDA: THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS ITS COOL AS PRESSURE [...] (U) Debate over constituency reform continues with the Government requesting on May 17 the convening of a special National Assembly session on May 22 to discuss the draft law to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to ten. Post contacts report that the Government is considerin [...] | 2006-05-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1790 | KUWAIT TELLS DOD-STATE-NSC TEAM GCC CONSENSUS [...] (C) Summary: In May 14 meetings with National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled and MFA U/S Al-Jarallah, a senior State-Defense-NSC team (DOD PDUSD Henry, State PM A/S Hillen, and NSC Senior Director Doran) reiterated the U.S. commitment to Gulf security, outlined the U.S. Gu [...] | 2006-05-19 17:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1814 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-21 04:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1818 | SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION: KUWAIT [...] Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent messages of congratulations to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki shortly after the May 20 vote of confidence approving the new Cabinet. According to the press, the Amir "wished the new government members [...] | 2006-05-21 10:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
06KUWAIT1831 | GUANTANAMO DETAINEES ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES; [...] (SBU) On May 21, Court of First Instance Judge Hamoud Al-Mutaawa announced that the five Kuwaitis formerly detained at Guantanamo had been acquitted of all charges against them. (Following their return to Kuwait, the GOK brought various charges, including membership in an illegal organization [...] | 2006-05-21 17:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT1832 | COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER EXPELLED FROM ISLAMIST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-21 18:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1833 | KUWAITI AMIR DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT; NEW ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary and comment: On May 21, the Amir issued decree 146 exercising his constitutional power to dissolve Parliament after weeks of contentious debate on reducing the number of electoral constituencies reached an impasse with 29 Members of Parliament (MPs) intent on "grilling" the Prime [...] | 2006-05-21 19:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT184 | ONGOING INTRA-RULING FAMILY NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment. Members of the ruling Al-Sabah family have been meeting continuously over the past three days to negotiate distribution of power after the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber on January 15. Constitutionally, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad automatically became Amir, though his very [...] | 2006-01-21 15:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT1844 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION PRESENTS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Elections for a new National Assembly will take place on June 29, almost certainly on the basis of the status quo 25 constituencies. Reformers who rejected a compromise offer of 10 constituencies in order to hold out for their proposed 5 constituency model, will now [...] | 2006-05-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1846 | MY KINGDOM FOR A DRINK: KUWAIT FACES WATER [...] Kuwait enters the summer season facing a shortage of drinking water due to extravagantly wasteful use of fresh water by households, businesses, government offices, and agricultural entities. Because Kuwait receives less than 100mm per year of rainfall, it relies almost entirely on desalinate [...] | 2006-05-22 16:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT185 | AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 21 meeting with the Ambassador on GOK assistance and labor issues, Afghan Ambassador to Kuwait Yussuf Samad praised the USG for its ongoing support to Afghanistan; pointed to GOK unwillingness to re-start assistance absent a solution to old GOA arrears; acknowl [...] | 2006-01-21 16:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB PGOV PREL PINR AF XD KU |
06KUWAIT1852 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REACTIONS TO PARLIAMENT DISSOLUTION [...] (U) Summary: The Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament has Kuwaitis focused on the prospects for meaningful political reform and the impact of women voting in national elections for the first time. A number of public figures have already declared their intent to run for office, among [...] | 2006-05-22 17:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1862 | KUWAITI FM CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 10:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KU IZ STATE |
06KUWAIT1887 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 17:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1888 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REFINING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE [...] (C) Key elements of Embassy Kuwait's Freedom Agenda are promoting democratic reform through full political participation by Kuwaiti women and encouraging the formation of political parties to reduce tribal influence and religious ideology on domestic politics. The May 21 Amiri decisions to [...] | 2006-05-23 17:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KU |
06KUWAIT1889 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REFINING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE [...] (C) Key elements of Embassy Kuwait's Freedom Agenda are promoting democratic reform through full political participation by Kuwaiti women and encouraging the formation of political parties to reduce tribal influence and religious ideology on domestic politics. The May 21 Amiri decisions to [...] | 2006-05-23 17:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KU |
06KUWAIT1914 | GOK CONFIRMS TO PSI COFOUNDERS ATTENDANCE AT JUNE [...] (C) During a May 24 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, the Ambassador again encouraged Kuwait to transmit the GOK's formal response endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Al-Jarallah restated GOK political support for the initiative an [...] | 2006-05-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1915 | FREEDOM AGENDA: RACING THE CLOCK TO PREPARE FOR KUWAIT'S [...] Summary: Debate over the Amir's May 21 decision to dissolve Parliament is already fading as focus shifts to the June 29 parliamentary elections. Though candidate registration begins officially May 25, many prospective candidates have already launched their campaigns. According to one estimat [...] | 2006-05-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT1919 | UNITED AIRLINES TO KUWAIT; OPEN SKIES STILL PENDING [...] (SBU) The Ambassador sent on May 24 a letter to the Minister of Communication, Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti, formally notifying the GOK of United Airlines' (UA) decision to launch nonstop service this winter between Kuwait City and Washington, D.C. Post helped ensure that UA's press release reached [...] | 2006-05-24 17:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1921 | PARADE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS TALK IRAN IN KUWAIT: [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah briefed the Ambassador on the flurry of Foreign Minister visits -- Russia, China, Iran, and Germany -- who visited Kuwait May 20 - 22. All were in the region to discuss bilateral issues or to attend the Asian Cooperative Dialogue meeting i [...] | 2006-05-24 17:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1933 | KUWAIT FUND REPORTS LIMITED PROGRESS ON ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 22 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries cited no progress, other than a preliminary report on school construction, pertaining to the GOK's $560M reconstruction package for Iraq (ref B). T [...] | 2006-05-28 17:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ KU |
06KUWAIT1940 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM'S TRIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-29 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1980 | SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 2-3 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF NEA [...] (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait. Your June 2-3 visit follows the recent productive visits of other Department principals -- Under Secretary Joseph, Assistant Secretary Hillen, Counselor Zelikow, and Assistant Secretary Wayne. You will meet with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Post [...] | 2006-05-30 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT1986 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI, BMENA, AND EXCHANGES BASIS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has pursued a consistent, comprehensive plan in support of women's empowerment and full political participation in Kuwait. That support has involved more than 350 Kuwaiti women in professional development and exchange programs, public diplomacy activities, regional [...] | 2006-05-30 16:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO KMPI PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT200 | SUCCESSION STRUGGLE: JABERS VS. SALEMS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Yousef Al-Zalzalah, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told visitors to his diwaniya (traditional gathering) the evening of January 21 that the National Assembly had received two contradictory requests: one from the Cabinet to begin proceedings to declare Shaykh Saad medi [...] | 2006-01-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT2023 | DEFENSE MINISTER DESCRIBES GCC DISCUSSION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 17:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2025 | ARAB AND KUWAIT FUND HEADS CALL FOR CLOSER [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings on May 29 and 31 with the Ambassador, Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Abdulatif Al-Hamad, Chairman of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) reaffirmed their organiz [...] | 2006-05-31 17:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ AF GZ WE XF KU |
06KUWAIT2026 | FREEDOM AGENDA - KUWAIT ELECTION UPDATE: 24 WOMEN [...] (C) Summary: A total of 244 candidates, including 24 women, have registered so far for the June 29 parliamentary elections. Kuwaiti women, participating in national elections for the first time in Kuwait's history, have responded with enthusiasm. Women account for 194,910 of Kuwait's 340,24 [...] | 2006-05-31 18:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2028 | DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT RE U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) Ambassador spoke with MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah shortly after the Secretary had completed the statement on Iran to deliver reftel points. (The Foreign Minister was on a plane en route from China to Bahrain.) Ambassador asked that the GOK immediately issue a statement of support, callin [...] | 2006-05-31 18:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR KU |
06KUWAIT2035 | KUWAIT WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) MFA U/S Jarallah called the Ambassador the evening of May 31 to say that the Amir and Crown Prince had been briefed on our statement on Iran and welcomed the U.S. move. An official statement had been released to the media. 2. Kuwait News Agency is carrying the following official react [...] | 2006-05-31 22:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR KU |
06KUWAIT2065 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON PENDING TERROR FINANCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a May 31 meeting with the Ambassador, the Central Bank Governor pointed to GOK interagency progress in finalizing a draft TF law; cited inflation and rising import costs as factors prompting a revaluation of the Kuwaiti Dinar against the USD; and voiced a readiness to [...] | 2006-06-03 17:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT208 | PROPOSED JANUARY 24 VOTE ON AMIR-DESIGNATE'S [...] (C) Summary: The leadership situation in Kuwait is in continual flux with one National Assembly session scheduled for January 24 at 10am to vote on declaring Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem medically unfit for office, and another session scheduled for 6:30pm the same day to allow Shaykh S [...] | 2006-01-23 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT2081 | KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE MAY 25-31: A CLEAR SPLIT [...] Summary: A divide has emerged in how the Kuwait media are covering the upcoming parliamentary elections. Newspapers, which are privately owned, are delving with delight into controversial matters such as vote buying, women candidates and whether members of the ruling family should stand for el [...] | 2006-06-05 07:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT209 | SABAH FAMILY MEMBER SAYS MEETINGS TONIGHT "PIVOTAL" [...] (C) Kuwaiti Ambassador to the U.S. Shaykh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah called the Ambassador the evening of January 23 on a visa matter, but engaged in discussion of the topic of the hour--ongoing Sabah family infighting over succession. (Shaykh Salem is currently in Kuwait and presumably is atten [...] | 2006-01-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT2118 | GOK INVESTIGATION OF REVIVAL OF THE ISLAMIC [...] Summary: During separate meetings with Econoff on June 5 and 6, senior GOK officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs and Labor pointed to ongoing GOK efforts to investigate the activities of the Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS); promised an official GOK [...] | 2006-06-06 20:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT2148 | FREEDOM AGENDA AND JUNE 29 ELECTIONS: PROGRESS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: The June 29 Kuwaiti parliamentary election campaign has commenced. Some observers will be tempted to use votes for women and reform candidates as a litmus test for the pace and success of political reform in the Gulf region. A more nuanced view is required. The [...] | 2006-06-07 17:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2149 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION ON THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 17:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2150 | FREEDOM AGENDA: GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM BLOSSOMS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of Kuwait's recent "orange revolution" is the role played by the ad hoc coalition of pro-reform youth organizations known as the "orange movement." These youth organizations, which include both liberals and Islamists and were not [...] | 2006-06-07 17:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2151 | ELECTION UPDATE: TENTS, BLACKSMITHS, FLAT SCREEN TVS AND [...] (U) Summary: Preparations for Kuwait's June 29 parliamentary elections are proving to be an economic windfall for the country's catering services, tent suppliers, flat screen television vendors, print shops, and blacksmiths as 386 candidates, including 31 women, splurge on these and other of [...] | 2006-06-07 17:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2152 | KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE 1-6: KEY ISSUES [...] Summary: With registration for candidates closed, the media in Kuwait has switched focus from announcing entrants into the race for Parliament to reporting on candidate platforms and those withdrawing their candidacies. Among the news coverage, several key issues have crystallized and are recei [...] | 2006-06-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2154 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI GOVERNMENT AND HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 20:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2155 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION ON VOTING, ETHICS AND CENSORSHIP IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 20:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2173 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PROMISES, WOMEN, AND NEW FACES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-10 10:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2190 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN, HOPES FOR REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2193 | NEW KUWAITI INFORMATION MINISTER AIMS TO CUT PUBLIC MEDIA [...] Summary: Charg d'Affaires paid a courtesy call on Kuwait's new Minister of Information Mohammed Nasser Al-Sanousi on June 7, 2006. The Minister, who was sworn in by the Amir on May 16, is a U.S.-educated businessman with extensive prior media experience in both the public and private sectors. [...] | 2006-06-10 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KU PINR FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2194 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEMISE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-10 17:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2214 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN TAKE ON THE ELECTORAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-11 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2236 | KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO POLAND AND DEFENSE MINISTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2237 | CITIGROUP LAUNCHES OPERATIONS IN KUWAIT [...] (U) On June 11, Citigroup marked its official entry into Kuwait's financial market by hosting a reception attended by private and public sector officials and the diplomatic community, including the Charge d'Affaires and other Emboffs. Citigroup is the fourth foreign bank, along with BNP Pari [...] | 2006-06-12 15:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2238 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND THE LESSONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 16:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2239 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTORAL SLOGANS, ALLIANCES, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 16:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2257 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY PLANS ISLAMIC MODERATION [...] Summary: (U) Building on the success of its International Moderation Conference held in London in May, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs is proceeding to organize a similar conference in the U.S. in early November 2006. During a June 11 courtesy call by the Charge d'Affaires on [...] | 2006-06-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO SCUL XF KU |
06KUWAIT226 | KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE BOUNCES BACK ON SUCCESSION [...] (SBU) Reacting to the resolution of the succession issue in favor of Prime Minister and next Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, traders on the morning of January 24 pushed the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) back up to 11,782 by the closing bell at 12:30, making up for all of the losses of the p [...] | 2006-01-24 09:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2264 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, CORRUPTION, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2267 | KUWAIT'S WATER SHORTAGE CONTINUES AMID RUMORS OF [...] (SBU) Kuwait's water shortage continues as disruptions of water supplies and low pressure problems have been reported throughout the country, affecting some areas more severely than others. Shortages in some districts have led residents to increasingly rely on fresh water from tanker trucks ( [...] | 2006-06-13 14:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EPET PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2271 | THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND: SUPPORT FOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: An emerging consensus between ideologically opposite political blocs on the need for political reform in Kuwait has led to the formation of a number of unprecedented alliances in advance of the June 29 parliamentary elections. Some Islamist groups, like the Islamic Constituti [...] | 2006-06-13 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2295 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND THE GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 16:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2296 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 16:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2297 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JUNE 19-21 OIC [...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered ref A demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad on June 13. Al-Murad, who will represent the GOK at the June 19-21 meeting in Baku, said that Iran was not on the OIC agenda and there would be [...] | 2006-06-14 17:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR KU |
06KUWAIT2298 | FREEDOM AGENDA: LOCAL NGO RECRUITS VOLUNTEERS TO [...] (C/NF) In a June 14 meeting with Poloff, Nasser Al-Abdly, the Chairman of the Kuwait Society for Developing Democracy (www.demokwt.com),a local NGO, reported that his organization hoped to recruit 700 local volunteers to monitor Kuwait's June 29 parliamentary elections. He said KSDD had giv [...] | 2006-06-14 17:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2299 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered June 13 ref A demarche seeking support for Guatemala over Venezuela for a 2006 seat on the UN Security Council to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Noting that NEA A/S Welch had recently raised [...] | 2006-06-14 18:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC KU |
06KUWAIT2300 | KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE 8-14: NEWSPAPER JOINS [...] Summary: Corruption and alleged vote-buying held sway in the media this week as the June 29 elections draw nearer. One Arabic-language daily joined the fray by launching its own anti-vote-buying campaign with front-page banners and by setting up a hotline for the public to report corruption. R [...] | 2006-06-15 10:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2301 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 13:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2302 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AFTERMATH OF ZARQAWI'S DEMISE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2322 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - CANDIDATES, REFORM, AND CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-17 10:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2323 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AFTER ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND HIS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-17 10:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR PTER KDEM PGOV IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT233 | PARLIAMENT VOTES TO RELIEVE AMIR-DESIGNATE; KUWAIT [...] A late night January 23 meeting between Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and National Guard Commander Shaykh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah supposedly set in motion the scenario for the January 24 abdication of Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. It [...] | 2006-01-24 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KU |
06KUWAIT2333 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU SUFFRAGE |
06KUWAIT2334 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT235 | KUWAITI DETAINEES IN GITMO AND IRAQ: ARB DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 4, 5, and 6. 2. (C) Summary: PolChief delivered January 24 to MFA Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis ref A demarche on the Administrative Review Board (ARB) procedures for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Rajab Amin. Al-Maqamis welcomed the infor [...] | 2006-01-24 15:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2366 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS, CENSORSHIP, REFORM AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-18 18:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2391 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 13:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV IR KU |
06KUWAIT2392 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ELECTION PARTICIPATION [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The participation of women in the June 29 parliamentary elections is having a profound impact on Kuwaiti society. Issues of equality and social import have taken a prominent place in the local media, and candidates have been forced to address issues important to w [...] | 2006-06-19 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KWMN KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2393 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: ISLAMISTS WELCOME YOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 14:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2394 | FREEDOM AGENDA: IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIST GAINS IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: There is a strong possibility that the Kuwaiti Parliament elected on June 29 will include more Islamist members than the previous one. Islamists are well-organized and poised to capitalize on the women's vote. While there are legitimate concerns about the impact this would ha [...] | 2006-06-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KISL KU FREEDOM AGENDA ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT2416 | TERRORISM FINANCE - UN 1267 SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (S/NF) Reftel requests post's assessment of likely GOK reaction to UN 1267 Committee listing of Jaber Al-Jalahmah, Mubarak Al-Bathali, and Hamed Abdullah Al-Ali. Our assessment is that at this time, elements within the GOK are hesitant when it comes to public designations, but senior GOK of [...] | 2006-06-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN TERROR FINANCE |
06KUWAIT2419 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: WELCOME TO THE BIG TOP: [...] (C/NF) Campaigning in Kuwait is quite a production. In addition to waxing eloquent on all manner of issues, candidates are expected to provide lavish buffets, fresh-squeezed juice, copious amounts of tea and coffee, and big screen TVs showing the latest World Cup match. And all this in the [...] | 2006-06-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2420 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: CORRUPTION, U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2442 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (U) Summary and comment: Government censorship and the fight against corruption stole the headlines as media coverage of the June 29 elections hits its stride. The Information Minister was the object of sharp criticism in the press from candidates and among the public over his role in blocki [...] | 2006-06-21 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KMPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2443 | KUWAITI OFFICIAL: WATER CRISIS OVERBLOWN, NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 20 meeting with Econoff, Kuwaiti water official Suhaila Marafi said that news reports, campaign propaganda, and rumor have exaggerated the extent of Kuwait's water shortage, and that the planned July 21 opening of a new desalination plant in Subiya will solve supply [...] | 2006-06-21 13:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EPET PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2446 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: CORRUPTION EMERGES AS THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Corruption has emerged as the central issue in the June 29 parliamentary elections. Allegations of vote-buying are common and often politically-motivated, but there is no doubt that some candidates attempt to influence voters with bribes. Nonetheless, the intensity of the ca [...] | 2006-06-21 14:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EIND KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2447 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: REDISTRICTING, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2448 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL DISTRICTS, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 18:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2449 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: POLITICAL CORRUPTION, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2478 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS [...] Secretary General of Kuwait's Journalists Association, Mr. Faisal Al-Qanai suggested a new election strategy, "Let's take it back to what it used to be." In his daily column in pro-government Arabic daily Al-Seyassah that carried the same headline Mr. Qanai proposed, "The election campaign slo [...] | 2006-06-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU IR MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2509 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS [...] An op-ed headlined "And a Purse Too," by Ahmed Mohammed Al-Fahd in the conservative Arabic daily Al-Watan stated, "If we were to calculate roughly the cost of gifts allegedly given to prospective women voters, we would deduce that buying purses for women is cheaper and better than paying money [...] | 2006-06-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU IR MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT251 | MEETING WITH RIHS CHAIRMAN: DEFENSIVE IN FACE OF [...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Emboffs (Poloff, Econoff, PolMiloff) conducted a meeting with Tareq Al-Essa, chairman of the influential Kuwaiti-based Islamic charity, Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS)--"Jamiat Ahiya Al-Turath Al-Islami." During the meeting, Al-Essa was charming but [...] | 2006-01-25 12:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KTFN KU |
06KUWAIT2521 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: STRENGTHENED ANTI-FRAUD [...] (C/NF) During a June 24 meeting, the Director of the Ministry of Interior's National Assembly Elections Department, Ali Murad, showed Poloff the voting stands and transparent ballot boxes the GOK has ordered to prevent electoral fraud in the June 29 parliamentary elections. The voting stands [...] | 2006-06-26 09:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2527 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: CABINET SHUFFLE RUMORED LIKELY [...] (C/NF) Summary: With the June 29 parliamentary elections fast approaching, candidates are making one final push to garner support. Several high-profile former members of Parliament are expected to easily win re-election, but beyond these it is unclear who will emerge victorious. Most contac [...] | 2006-06-26 13:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2532 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-26 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT255 | CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN ENGAGES KUWAITIS ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 20-21 visit to Kuwait, CODEL Ros-Lehtinen met with Kuwaiti officials to offer condolences on the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Sabah, and to express USG appreciation for Kuwaiti support for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and for Kuwait's $500 million pledge to h [...] | 2006-01-25 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV KWMN IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2558 | SECRETARY'S LETTER ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) The Charge delivered June 27 ref A letter from the Secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary SIPDIS Khaled Al-Jarallah on the five Kuwaiti nationals detained at Guantanamo. (Senior MFA officials returned to work June 26 after accompanying the Amir on a 10-day trip to Asi [...] | 2006-06-27 10:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KAWC OPDC KU |
06KUWAIT2561 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: CORRUPTION; SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 11:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2563 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: APPROACHING GULF ARAB [...] (C/NF) The Charge delivered June 27 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah ref A demarche encouraging Gulf states to invite Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki for an official visit. Referring to positive GOK statements following the formation of the new Iraqi government, [...] | 2006-06-27 12:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID PGOV KU IZ DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT2568 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: YOUTH ACTIVISTS HIGHLIGHT [...] (C/NF) In a June 26 meeting with Poloff, "orange movement" (ref B) leaders Kahled Al-Fadhalah, Jassem Al-Maqamis, and Dana Al-Salem shared their views on the upcoming elections. All three studied in the U.S. and were active in the U.S. branch of the National Union of Kuwait Students (NUKS). [...] | 2006-06-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2588 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 11:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT259 | WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN KUWAIT?: EXPECTED SUCCESSION [...] (U) The Council of Ministers nominated Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the 15th Amir of Kuwait during an emergency meeting the evening of January 24, hours after Parliament unanimously voted Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem Al-Sabah medically incapable of holding the positi [...] | 2006-01-25 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT2590 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Some 100 foreign media, mostly from the Middle East and the Gulf Region, will be in Kuwait to cover the June 29 elections. Few U.S. or major international media outlets are present; however a CNN reporter is planning to arrive June 28. The Ministry of Information opened a forei [...] | 2006-06-28 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2593 | ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAITI CANDIDATES REPRESENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Two hundred and fifty-two candidates will compete in Kuwait's National Assembly elections on June 29. Over 340,000 voters will go to 91 polling stations between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm to elect two representatives from each of 25 electoral districts. Fifty-seven percen [...] | 2006-06-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2598 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTION DAY AND WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 15:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2599 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS RESULTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-30 11:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT260 | FAILAKA ATTACK SENTENCES INCREASED ON APPEAL: [...] (U) On January 24 Kuwait's Court of Appeals overturned most of the original sentences of the twelve defendants charged in the October 8, 2002 Failaka Island shooting which resulted in the death of USMC Lance Cpl. Antonio Sledd and the injury of USMC Lance Cpl. George Simpson. The court sente [...] | 2006-01-25 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM PGOV PINR KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT2600 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI WOMEN NOT REPRESENTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Kuwaiti women voted and ran for office for the first time on June 29. While initial reports indicate only 35% of registered women voted, EmbOffs who visited polling stations saw crowds of women taking part in the electoral process in both urban and tribal areas. [...] | 2006-06-30 12:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2601 | KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION DAY COVERAGE - JUNE 30 [...] (U) Summary and comment: International broadcast coverage of the June 29 Kuwait National Assembly elections ran the gamut from near full-time coverage on Al-Arabiya to a brief mention late in the evening on BBC World. CNN, France 2, the New York Times and the Washington Post were among the m [...] | 2006-06-30 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2602 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PRO-REFORM CANDIDATES WIN [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: Pro-reform candidates won a resounding victory in the June 29 parliamentary elections as voters sent a clear message to the Government on the need for political reform to combat corruption. Pro-reform MPs now have a clear majority (34) in the 65-member Parliament. [...] | 2006-06-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN PINR KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT263 | UN REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH UPCOMING KUWAIT-IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Summary: In a January 25 meeting with the Ambassador, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Moez Doraid, requested assistance for the upcoming border assessment team's visit to the Kuwait-Iraq border area [...] | 2006-01-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ UN |
06KUWAIT2634 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTIONS: RESULTS AND PREDICTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-01 12:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2671 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTION RESULTS AND FORMATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 15:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2694 | APPEALS COURT ACQUITS FOUR KUWAITI YOUTH WHO [...] (U) On June 26, Judge Saleh Al-Muraishid of Kuwait's Appeals Court acquitted four men -- Fahed Al-Mutairi, Dhari Al-Zahamil, Abdullah Al-Shimmari, and Zayed Al-Enezi -- of charges of entering Iraq to fight U.S.-led coalition forces. The four were extradited from Syria in 2004 and convicted an [...] | 2006-07-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KISL KU TERRORISM ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT2695 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ELECTION RESULTS AND THE NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 19:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2726 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - THE NEW GOVERNMENT AND THE ENEMIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-08 10:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2749 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2751 | FREEDOM AGENDA: POST HOSTS YOUNG DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-09 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2764 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN IRAQ AND GAZA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 07:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2773 | MELKITES DENIED PERMISSION TO BUILD CHURCH [...] (C/NF) On July 8, the Technical Committee of the Municipal Council officially denied the Greek Catholic (Melkite) Church's request for land on which to build a new church. Committee chairman Majid Al-Mutairi told Church representative Pier Maloof that the Committee had refused the applicati [...] | 2006-07-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KIRF KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2774 | FREEDOM AGENDA: EMBASSY ANALYSIS OF ELECTION [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwaiti news media reported that only 35% of eligible women voted in the June 29 Parliamentary elections. Post's statistical analysis puts the number at approximately 60%. Although Islamists made gains in the National Assembly, a close look at the voting number [...] | 2006-07-10 12:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2775 | FAMILIAR FACES IN KUWAIT'S NEW CABINET; TWO [...] (C/NF) Amir Shaykh Sabah approved July 10 the new Cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah. As is customary, the previous Cabinet resigned July 1 after the parliamentary elections (ref A). The new 16-member Cabinet, the 23rd since Kuwait gained independence in 1962, [...] | 2006-07-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2776 | IRAQI PM MALIKI LEADS MINISTERIAL DELEGATION ON [...] (S/NF) MFA Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah told CDA on July 10 that the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had been "very very positive" and that Maliki had made a good impression on GOK officials. His reconciliation initiative briefing elicited promises of "full support" from the Amir. T [...] | 2006-07-10 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2821 | FREEDOM AGENDA: CABINET APPROVES FIVE CONSTITUENCY [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The new Cabinet approved July 11 a draft electoral reform bill and a draft bill to write off the interest on retirees' loans. Many saw the measures as a conciliatory move by the Government to repair relations with Parliament. Jassem Al-Khorafi was re-elected as Sp [...] | 2006-07-12 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2822 | PARLIAMENT ESTABLISHES COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE [...] (U) In its inaugural session on July 12, Kuwait's new Parliament voted unanimously to establish a committee for dealing with the over 100,000 "Bidoon" -- Arabs with no legal documentation proving their citizenship -- living in Kuwait. The proposal for the committee was initiated by MP Khudair [...] | 2006-07-12 15:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2824 | KUWAIT MEPIC 5: MEPI MEETS CHANGE, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q3. The Amir's dissolution of the National Assembly on May 21 and the ensuing elections held on June 29 compelled a change in the scope of the Mission's MEPI programming for the quarter as well as for the c [...] | 2006-07-13 14:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KMPI KPAO PGOV KU KDEM MEPI FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2836 | (C) TFLE01: GOK CALLS ON U.S. TO PRESSURE ISRAEL [...] (C/NF) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah convoked the Charge on July 15 to convey a message from the Amir to President Bush about the situations in Lebanon and the West Bank. Al-Jarallah described Lebanon and Palestinian areas as "boiling now" and said recent deve [...] | 2006-07-15 13:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT284 | COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING A TOP PRIORITY FOR [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a January 24 meeting with Econoff, Ahmed Al-Ansari, the head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's relatively new Combating Money Laundering Operations office (est. 2003),underscored his office's commitment to raising private sector awareness and ensuring co [...] | 2006-01-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT285 | FREEDOM AGENDA AND THE KUWAITI SUCCESSION: [...] (C) The Freedom Agenda took a step forward this week as Kuwait's parliament played a vital role in the constitutional removal of one Amir and the appointment, scheduled for confirmation on January 29, of another. In the flurry of commentary about the Hamas electoral gains, the significance o [...] | 2006-01-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT2871 | FREEDOM AGENDA: REFORMERS WIN MAJOR VICTORY AS [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Parliament voted July 17 to reduce the number of electoral constituencies from 25 to five. The vote comes after months of contentious debate on the issue, which culminated in the Amir's dissolution of Parliament on May 21. According to one liberal political analy [...] | 2006-07-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2881 | TFLE01: KUWAIT BLOGGERS RANT ABOUT CASUALTIES IN LEBANON [...] Summary and comment: Kuwaiti bloggers are filling cyberspace with thoughts and analysis of the violence in Lebanon and Gaza. A review of several blog sites shows much sympathy for civilian casualties and regret for damage to infrastructure in Lebanon. "Just one picture of a dead little girl d [...] | 2006-07-18 13:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
06KUWAIT2883 | TFLE01: TWO MORE PRO-HIZBALLAH PROTESTS; KUWAIT [...] (U) According to press reports, 400 protesters gathered the evening of July 17 in front of a mosque about five miles from the Embassy to show their support for Hassan Nasrallah and Hizballah. Carrying pro-Hizballah banners and placards bearing anti-U.S. and anti-Israel statements, they calle [...] | 2006-07-18 15:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KU LE IS |
06KUWAIT2896 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW PUBLIC AND AMIRI BUDGETS [...] (U) On July 18, Parliament held its final session before recessing for the summer. The assembly is scheduled to reconvene on October 30. During the session, Parliament voted 39 to 10, with two abstentions, in favor of the 2006-2007 public budget previously approved by the Cabinet. The 10.86 [...] | 2006-07-19 11:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EFIN KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2915 | OCTOBER 16 - 27 POLITICAL TRAINING FOR FSN STAFF: [...] Per reftel A, Embassy Kuwait nominates FSN Political Assistant Rasha Farouk Rizk Salib for the October 16 - 27, 2006 course on Political Training for locally employed staff. Ms. Salib has been employed by Embassy Kuwait since April 2005 and has not benefited from FSI training. Post considers [...] | 2006-07-22 06:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AFSN AMGT PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT2929 | IT PAYS TO BE AN MP: PARLIAMENTARIANS' ATTRACTIVE [...] In addition to a monthly salary of 2,300 KD ($7,950),the fifty elected Members of Kuwait's Parliament receive a number of other lucrative benefits. Each MP is provided with a new Ford or Lincoln to drive while serving in Parliament; the Speaker and Deputy Speaker receive a new vehicle worth [...] | 2006-07-22 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT2953 | KIMMITT/ZELIKOW VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK LEADERSHIP [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and State Department Counselor Zelikow, during a July 22 visit, briefed Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah, Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi, Fawzi Al-Hunaif of the Kuwait Fund, and Director General of the Arab [...] | 2006-07-23 15:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT2970 | CABINET APPROVES 200 KD ($692) GRANT FOR ALL KUWAITI [...] (U) The Cabinet approved July 23 an Amiri directive giving all one million Kuwaiti citizens a single financial grant of 200 KD ($692). Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti said the grant was given "to ease the financial burdens suffered by the Kuwa [...] | 2006-07-24 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KU |
06KUWAIT3009 | COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS ACQUITTALS OF FIVE [...] (C/NF) Kuwait's Court of Appeals upheld the acquittal of five Guantanamo detainees on terror-related charges, including membership in Al-Qaeda. Four of the five were released shortly after their May 21 acquittal in the Court of First Instance while the fifth, Adil Zamil Abdulmohsen Al Zamil [...] | 2006-07-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT303 | SHAYKH SABAH SWORN IN AS AMIR AFTER UNANIMOUS [...] (C) On January 29, Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah became the 15th Amir of Kuwait after taking the constitutionally-mandated Amiri oath in front of Parliament and approximately 1,000 invited guests. Shaykh Sabah was nominated by the Council of Ministers on January 24 after Parliament [...] | 2006-01-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3053 | PROSECUTORS REQUEST SUPREME COURT HEARING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 10:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT3078 | BIDOON ACTIVIST MP: BIDOON (STATELESS ARABS) ARE [...] (C/NF) After the recent announcement of the formation of a Bidoon Affairs Committee in the National Assembly, Poloff met with Committee Rapporteur Khodair Al-Enezi on July 29 to hear his views the Bidoon issue. (Note: The Bidoon -- which means "without" in Arabic -- are Arab residents whose [...] | 2006-08-01 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PTER KU |
06KUWAIT3079 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT SENDS PENINSULA LIONS CASE [...] (C/NF) On July 26, Kuwait's Constitutional Court ruled that Article 56 of the Penal Code, dealing with collaboration to commit a crime, was in fact constitutional and immediately returned the Peninsula Lions case back to the Court of Appeals. The Constitutional Court's rapid decision to uphol [...] | 2006-08-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT316 | CABINET SUBMITS ITS RESIGNATIONS TO NEW AMIR; [...] (U) Following the January 29 swearing-in of Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as Kuwait's 15th Amir, as expected, all 15 Cabinet members submitted their resignations. The Amir issued a decree permitting them to continue to manage their ministries until a new Cabinet is selected and as [...] | 2006-01-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT317 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON YEMENI VIOLATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-30 14:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT3293 | GOK INFORMED OF ARB DETERMINATION; FM DISAPPOINTED [...] (C/NF) During an August 14 meeting, the Ambassador informed Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah of the recent Administrative Review Board (ARB) determination that detainee Fouzi Al-Awda continues to pose a threat to the interests o [...] | 2006-08-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KAWC KU |
06KUWAIT3295 | KUWAITI FM TROUBLED BY LEBANON, BUT IDENTIFIES [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed on August 14 to review regional developments. The FM welcomed UNSCR 1701 and believed the dispatch of a more robust UNIFIL force would help the ceasefire to hold. He stressed the need for continued intern [...] | 2006-08-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3314 | TAX PROBLEMS PERSIST FOR U.S. COMPANIES IN KUWAIT [...] (SBU) On 15 August in separate meetings with Finance Minister Badr Meshari Al-Humaidhi and Commerce Minister Falah Fahad Al-Hajri, the Ambassador reiterated USG concerns over the negative effects of ambiguous Kuwaiti tax policies on U.S. companies. The Ambassador emphasized that the confusing [...] | 2006-08-15 12:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BEXP EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3322 | NEW SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR MINISTER LISTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid told the Ambassador August 15 that he intended to improve Kuwait's international image through better oversight of charities and strengthening the legal protections for Kuwait's expatriate worker population. He [...] | 2006-08-16 10:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM SOCI PGOV PTER KU TIP KTFN |
06KUWAIT3387 | KUWAITI COMMENTATORS CONDEMN "ISLAMIC FASCIST" [...] (U) A number of Kuwaiti media figures broadly criticized President Bush's use of the phrase "Islamic fascists." They contended that the characterization was aimed at all Muslims rather than a small segment of the population. A few examples from the Kuwaiti op-ed pages: - "I was not surpris [...] | 2006-08-21 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KISL KU |
06KUWAIT3392 | KEY ISSUES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 5 VISIT OF KUWAITI [...] (S/NF) Status of Bilateral Relations: Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah's September visit is his first official U.S. trip since becoming Amir in January. As Prime Minister, he last visited the United States in July 2005. Kuwait, a major Non-NATO ally since 2004, has strongly supported coa [...] | 2006-08-21 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU SCENESETTER |
06KUWAIT3393 | SENATOR SPECTER ENGAGES KUWAITI LEADERS ON IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During an August 18-19 visit to Kuwait, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) discussed current events in Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon, as well as bilateral issues with Kuwait's Amir, Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister. On Iraq, Amir Shaykh Sabah said despite mist [...] | 2006-08-21 14:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3432 | GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE NEW 4-YEAR AGENDA NEXT [...] (C/NF) The new Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs, Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti, told the Ambassador August 22 that the Government would present a new four-year agenda during the next legislative term. (Note: Parliament i [...] | 2006-08-23 07:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON PINR KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT3440 | AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES GOK TO STRENGTHEN EFFORTS TO [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met August 22 with Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Minister of the Interior Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to review ongoing GOK efforts to strengthen legal protections for foreign domestic workers. He had a similar meeting with new [...] | 2006-08-23 10:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT3447 | (C) KUWAITI OFFICIAL CORROBORATES INFORMATION ON [...] (C/NF) In an August 23 meeting, PolOff delivered cleared USNAVCENT Intelligence information on Hizballah missiles used against Israel to Shaykh Thamer Ali Al-Sabah, the Office Director of the President of the National Security Bureau, Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah. (Note: This information was [...] | 2006-08-23 14:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MNUC IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3451 | (C/NF) KUWAIT CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR DISPLACED [...] (C/NF) In Ambassador's 23 August meeting at the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MFA Director for Coordination and Follow-up, Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, said that Kuwait's National Security Bureau (NSB) was beginning contingency planning to manage displaced persons in case of an outbrea [...] | 2006-08-23 14:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PGOV PREL OVIP KU |
06KUWAIT3469 | AZN POWER PLANT TO BE RETENDERED IN SMALLER PIECES [...] (U) Summary: On 20 August, the GOK announced that the USD 2.9 billion Al-Zour North (AZN) power plant will be re-tendered because only one consortium out of seven pre-qualified groups bid for the project due to the tender's unfavorable terms and conditions. The project was opened to interna [...] | 2006-08-27 13:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV FCS KU |
06KUWAIT347 | FREEDOM AGENDA: POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND MPS HOPE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: As Shaykh Sabah took the Amiri oath on January 29, leading political activists and parliamentarians (MPs) met to welcome the "new era" and call for greater political and economic reforms. In a Kuwait Graduates Society seminar entitled, "What Do We Want from the New [...] | 2006-01-31 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETTC KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT3484 | GOK ASKS AGAIN FOR DETAILS ON KUWAITI DETAINEES IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) In a 23 August meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coordination and Follow-up Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis expressed GOK frustration at the perceived continued lack of full disclosure by the USG re [...] | 2006-08-29 06:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC KU IQ |
06KUWAIT3535 | KUWAIT BASED ARAB-IRANIAN ACTIVIST DESCRIBES [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: During an August 27 meeting with Poloff, Khalil Delavi, an Iranian Ahwazi (Arab) activist and member of the Democratic Solidarity Party of Al-Ahwaz (DSPA),outlined the basic characteristics of a number of Ahwazi opposition groups operating outside of Iran. (Note: [...] | 2006-08-30 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINS IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3536 | OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WITH KUWAIT SIGNED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 30, Ambassador LeBaron and Kuwait's President of Civil Aviation Yacoub Al-Saqer signed an Open Skies Agreement (OSA) on civil air transport. The signing ceremony was held at the offices of the Directorate General of Ci [...] | 2006-08-30 14:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR BEXP PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3561 | SOCIAL REFORM SOCIETY CHAIRMAN ABDULLAH AL-MUTAWA [...] (SBU) Abdullah Al-Mutawa, one of the founding members of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood (KMB) and the Chairman of the Social Reform Society (SRS),the KMB's charity branch, passed away September 3. Al-Mutawa also served as Editor-in-Chief of the SRS's weekly publication, Al-Mujtima, and Chair [...] | 2006-09-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KTFN KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT3565 | KUWAITI NATIONAL SECURITY BUREAU OFFICIAL: U.S. [...] (C/NF) PolChief met September 4 with Shaykh Thamer Al-Sabah, the Office Director of Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Sabah, the President of the National Security Bureau (NSB),to deliver additional cleared DIA information on Hizballah activities and missile capabilities, as requested by Shaykh Ahmed [...] | 2006-09-04 14:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3597 | ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (S/NF) Note: Per ref A, this assessment of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Kuwait is keyed to four principal areas: background information, legal regime, implementation and communication. For additional reporting, please visit Embassy Kuwait's classified website. End note. [...] | 2006-09-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | BA EG JO KU EFIN PGOV PREL PTER KTFN |
06KUWAIT3601 | KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT OF INVESTMENT [...] (U) As requested Reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...] | 2006-09-06 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT3618 | ON IRAN, KUWAIT PREPARING CONTINGENCY PLANS AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a September 5 meeting, National Security Bureau (NSB) Iran analyst Ghanim Al-Otaibi told PolOff that the Kuwaiti government's (GOK) strategy for dealing with Iran covered three main areas: political, military, and internal security. According to Al-Otaibi, all governme [...] | 2006-09-09 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3650 | KUWAIT TO HOLD MODERATION CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON [...] (C/NF) The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA) has informed Post in a diplomatic note dated August 30 that it will hold its Moderation Conference (reftels) in Washington, DC from November 17 - 19. The event will not be a conference in the traditional sense: it will not be open to t [...] | 2006-09-11 13:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KU |
06KUWAIT3692 | AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE PLANS TRIP TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Kuwait's Ambassador-designate to Iraq Ali Al-Mumin cited reciprocity issues as the most important stumbling block to upgraded diplomatic representation in Baghdad. He noted that issues involving security, site location and transportation between Iraq and Kuwait needed to be reso [...] | 2006-09-14 11:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL OFDP PINR SOCI IZ KU |
06KUWAIT3697 | AMBASSADOR URGES SUPPORT FOR LEBANON, CONFIRMS [...] (C) During a meeting on a variety of topics with the senior official in country at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, the Ambassador urged the Kuwaiti authorities to respond quickly to the GOL's request for security equipment, noting that support for LAF deployment in the South is critical, along [...] | 2006-09-14 16:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ KU |
06KUWAIT3717 | KUWAITIS REACT ANGRILY TO POPE'S COMMENTS; ONE MP [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaitis strongly criticized the Pope's comments on Islam over the local weekend. The Minister of Awqaf and Minister of Justice, Dr. Abdullah Al-Ma'touq, denounced the Pope's remarks and all other attempts "to undermine the humane nature of Islamic teachings." Shaykha Furaiha [...] | 2006-09-16 09:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF VT KU |
06KUWAIT3733 | SENIOR KUWAITI SHI'A CLERIC ON HIZBALLAH, IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a September 13 meeting with PolOff, senior Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri shared his views on regional developments and Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. Al-Mohri said Hizballah was more popular among Kuwaiti Shi'a than before the recent Israel-Hizballah [...] | 2006-09-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KTFN IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3740 | KUWAITIS SHARE CONCERN ABOUT IRAN; URGE POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: On September 16, the Ambassador hosted a roundtable lunch with a number of leading academics, political leaders, and Kuwaiti Shi'a politicians to hear their views on Iran. The group agreed that President Ahmadinejad's economic policies had largely failed, but felt [...] | 2006-09-18 06:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3741 | KUWAIT TAKES ACTION ON KEY TIP ACTION PLAN ITEMS: [...] (C/NF) Summary. The GOK has made progress on a number of key items on the Kuwait TIP Tier 2 Watchlist Action Plan. The Ministry of Interior announced the implementation of a standardized domestic worker contract beginning October 1. Post will monitor implementation closely. GOK contacts hav [...] | 2006-09-18 07:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB PHUM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT3747 | POST MARKS LAUNCH OF 2006 TIP ESF PROJECT FOR [...] (SBU) The Ambassador hosted a reception on September 12 to mark the launch of Project FALCON (Fostering Awareness of Labor Conditions) (ref E). The project is funded through G/TIP ESF funds and is designed to raise awareness among foreign workers of their rights and responsibilities while w [...] | 2006-09-19 06:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT3756 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, REGIONAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Acting National Assembly Speaker and Islamic Constitutional Movement MP Mohammed al-Bousairi told Ambassador September 17 that opposition MPs are ready to move ahead with their agenda, but need to look for pragmatic ways to work with the GOK. Opposition representatives are now [...] | 2006-09-19 12:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IZ IR KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT3787 | CONTINUED ANGER OVER POPE'S COMMENTS; ISLAMISTS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The furor over the Pope's comments has continued unabated in Kuwait, fanned by some conservative Islamists' depiction of the comments as further evidence of a Judeo-Christian conspiracy against Islam. The subject has dominated editorials over the past week with almost all aut [...] | 2006-09-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL VT KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT3826 | AFFILIATIONS OF THE 2006-2010 PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Campaigning on a pro-reform, anti-corruption platform, opposition candidates won a two-seat majority in the June 2006 parliamentary elections. Parliamentarians (MPs) have since organized themselves into blocs, which serve as a means for coordinating on a common legislative agen [...] | 2006-09-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT3830 | FORMER GCC SECRETARY GENERAL: "NO COMMON GCC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Former Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Ambassador Abdullah Bishara told PolOff September 19 the GCC had "no common strategy on Iran," a problem he attributed largely to friction between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He believed an effective GCC strategy should sup [...] | 2006-09-24 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT3856 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS ELECTORAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi highlighted the importance of the recently-passed electoral reform legislation for Kuwait's political future. The new electoral system will change the nature of parliamentary politics in Ku [...] | 2006-09-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT3877 | MINISTER OF ISLAMIC AFFAIRS ON FOSTERING MODERATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Ambassador called on Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, who serves as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (MAIA),on September 27. They discussed the MAIA's upcoming Moderation conference in Washington, which the Minister said had been in some jeopardy of c [...] | 2006-09-28 06:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF SA KU |
06KUWAIT3878 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MINISTER ANTICIPATES CONTENTIOUS [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a September 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Abdul Hadi Al-Saleh said the Government is expending "maximum efforts" to repair its "tense" relations with Parliament. Despite these efforts, the Minister predicted Parliament w [...] | 2006-09-28 06:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT39 | KUWAIT IPR: CUSTOMS DRAMATICALLY INCREASES [...] (SBU) In 2005, Kuwait Customs boasted a 57% increase in seizures over 2004, with 328 siezures versus 187 the previous year. The bulk of these seizures were of counterfeit auto parts, followed by pharmaceuticals and optical media. Among the seizures were several large shipments of counterfeit [...] | 2006-01-04 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU |
06KUWAIT3920 | AMBASSADOR RAISES TRADE, TERROR FINANCING, AND [...] (C) During a September 30 meeting with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem, the Ambassador raised the following issues: -- Amir's Visit to Washington: Al-Ebraheem told the Ambassador the Amir was very pleased with his early September visit to Washington and with his warm wel [...] | 2006-10-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET KU PGOV PREL PTER KTFN |
06KUWAIT3937 | MFA READ OUT OF PM SINIORA AND PRESIDENT ABBAS' [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an October 2 meeting with PolChief, the Director of the Arab World Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jassem Al-Mubaraki, provided a read out on the recent visits of Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Kuwait. Al-Muba [...] | 2006-10-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EFIN KPAL LE KU |
06KUWAIT3938 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAINING, FORCE PROTECTION, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy KNG Chief Shaykh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Ambassador October 1 that President Bush had made a strong impression on the Amir, and that the Kuwaitis felt "like family" during the visit. He said he is pleased with progress the KNG has made under a training contract wit [...] | 2006-10-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU AA |
06KUWAIT3939 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN ACTIVISTS CALL FOR "ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of prominent Kuwaiti women political activists, academics, and former candidates for Parliament have launched a public campaign to establish a quota for the number of parliamentary seats to be held by women. They have lobbied the Amir, the Prime Minister, and First D [...] | 2006-10-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT3965 | JUSTICE MINISTER STRESSES INDEPENDENCE OF [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, who currently serves as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, on September 27 to inquire about his plans for the Ministry of Justice. The Minister, who took over the Justice portfolio in February, said that [...] | 2006-10-03 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIPR KTFN EFIN PTER KU |
06KUWAIT3984 | ISLAMIST MPS MANEUVER TO GARNER FEMALE [...] (SBU) Islamist parliamentarians (MPs) have drafted a proposal detailing 32 measures they believe should be taken to ensure more equal treatment of Kuwaiti men and women, the Arab Times (local English daily) reported October 3. The measures include giving Kuwaiti women the same social, income [...] | 2006-10-04 10:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT399 | KUWAIT FUND ON IRAQ, LEBANON, PA AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 1 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries outlined details of an informal December 2005 agreement with the Iraqi Planning Ministry on allocation of the GOK's $560M assistance package for Iraq; pointed to renewed [...] | 2006-02-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID KU GZ WE IZ XF |
06KUWAIT3993 | GOK CONFIRMS THAT STANDARDIZED DOMESTIC LABOR [...] (C/NF) PolCounselor and PolOff visited Abdullah Al-Ruwaih, the Director of Immigration at the Ministry of Interior (MOI),on October 3 to inquire about the Ministry's plans to begin enforcing the standardized, three-party domestic labor contract on October 1. Al-Ruwaih confirmed that as of [...] | 2006-10-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB KU TIP |
06KUWAIT4022 | TERROR FINANCE: MFA UNSWAYED ON RIHS [...] (C) During an October 8 meeting, Econcouns asked MFA Director for Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Al-Maqamis what reaction the MFA had to the latest non-paper concerning the activities of the Islamic Revival and Heritage Society, which Econcouns delivered to Maqamis on September 12 (Ref A). [...] | 2006-10-09 07:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT4023 | IRAQ COMPACT: GOK UNDECIDED ABOUT HOSTING LATE [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Econcouns discussed reftel demarche and upcoming Iraq Compact (ICI) events with UK DCM Jamie Bowden on October 7. Bowden said UK Ambassador had raised the Iraq Compact with MFA U/S Jarallah that morning, and had been told the GOK was still undecided about hosting th [...] | 2006-10-09 07:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL |
06KUWAIT4067 | MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with reappointed Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Adel Al-Tabtaba,ei on Wednesday, October 4. The Minister designated a new point of contact within the Ministry of Education to work with the Embassy, a step we hope will overcome obstacles to ongoing [...] | 2006-10-11 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMPI SCUL KU |
06KUWAIT4071 | GCC ADVISOR: VISIT TO ISFAHAN NUCLEAR FACILITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an October 9 meeting with PolChief, Advisor to the GCC Secretary General Dr. Sami Al-Faraj shared his impressions of a two-day conference sponsored by the Expediency Council he attended in April that included a visit to the Isfahan nuclear facility. Al-Faraj, who regularly [...] | 2006-10-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4075 | KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MPS MAKE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) All six Kuwaiti MP's who are members of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have voluntarily disclosed their personal financial records in letters to the Speaker of Parliament, local press reported October 11. The Speaker prom [...] | 2006-10-11 14:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4076 | SENIOR SCIRI LEADER AMMAR AL-HAKIM VISITS KUWAIT, [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Ammar Al-Hakim, the son of SCIRI leader Abdulaziz Al-Hakim and a top SCIRI leader himself, arrived in Kuwait October 8 for meetings with the Amir, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and other Kuwaiti government officials. Al-Hakim likely tried to assuage Kuwaiti fe [...] | 2006-10-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT410 | ROBOTS REQUIRED AT KUWAIT CAMEL RACING [...] On February 5, Poloff and LES Pol Assistant attended the opening day of the Sixth Annual Camel Racing Championship, which runs through February 9. Robots have been used in the more minor races leading up to this event (ref A). This was the first of the annual championship races in Kuwait, how [...] | 2006-02-06 14:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KU TIP |
06KUWAIT4118 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN URGES U.S. TO SUPPORT [...] (C/NF) During an October 15 meeting with PolChief, Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, the Speaker of the Arab Parliament and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Kuwaiti Parliament, characterized the prospect of GCC countries gradually accepting an Iraqi government dominated by Shi'a r [...] | 2006-10-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4152 | AMAR AL-HAKIM ON IRAQ-GCC AND IRAQ-KUWAIT RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Amar Al-Hakim, son of SCIRI leader Abdel Aziz Al-Hakim, said the annual Ramadan visit of the Al-Hakim family is a social tradition and an opportunity to reach out to Kuwait's government and the Sunni community here. During his visit, Al-Hakim met with a wide range of senior off [...] | 2006-10-17 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ IR |
06KUWAIT4178 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS MINISTRY CAMPAIGNS TO SPREAD [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs launched an initiative in 2005 to spread moderation among Muslims and present Islam as a moderate religion to non-Muslims. The Ministry has recently opened its World Moderation Center, a special agency to implement [...] | 2006-10-18 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KU |
06KUWAIT4205 | SPLITS EMERGING IN PARLIAMENT'S 17-MEMBER ISLAMIC [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Splits within the 17-member Islamic Bloc have recently surfaced. The tensions are largely between independent Islamists and those affiliated with a political association outside Parliament. While the two groups agree on fundamental issues, they differ over propos [...] | 2006-10-23 06:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL KDEM KU ISLAMISTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT4206 | FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSITION GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The three opposition groups in Parliament -- the Islamic Bloc (17 MPs),the Popular Action Bloc (9 MPs),and the National Action Bloc (8 MPs) -- announced the formation of a new, 34-member Reform Bloc, culminating weeks of meetings between the groups. They also agreed on a com [...] | 2006-10-23 06:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT4211 | SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 31 IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Undersecretary Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, we look forward to your visit. The October 31 meeting of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) will involve delegations from 22 nations and will be hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait De [...] | 2006-10-24 07:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID ETTC IQ KU |
06KUWAIT4212 | SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 31 IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, we look forward to your visit. The October 31 meeting of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) will involve delegations from 22 nations and will be hosted by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Kuwait [...] | 2006-10-24 18:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID ETTC IQ KU |
06KUWAIT4220 | SCENESETTER: APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO KUWAIT, [...] (S/NF) Embassy Kuwait welcomes your visit, which comes in the general framework of a longstanding and productive CT relationship between Kuwait and the United States, and continued close, effective cooperation on the ground across a range of issues. During your visit, you will meet with sev [...] | 2006-10-26 09:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT424 | FREEDOM AGENDA: SPEAKER PREDICTS FEW CHANGES IN [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi said the Amir would decide "in the coming few days" whether or not to keep the Prime Minister and Crown Prince positions separated. (Note: The positions were separated for the first time since indepe [...] | 2006-02-07 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU FREEDOM AGENDA SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT425 | PARLIAMENT SPEAKER URGES USG TO "GIVE HAMAS A [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-07 10:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL KU |
06KUWAIT4289 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT RECONVENES; REFORM BLOC [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament reconvened October 30 amid rising tensions between opposition MPs and the Government. In their customary speeches, the Amir, Prime Minister, and Speaker called for cooperation, development, and "national unity." The Prime Minister also presented details of the Gover [...] | 2006-10-31 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KDEM KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT4291 | KUWAIT FINANCE MINISTER URGES DISCRETION ON IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 31, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with Kuwaiti Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi to discuss the Iraq Compact, Iraqi debt relief, Lebanon's debt situation, oversight of Kuwaiti charities, and Kuwaiti investments in the United States. Kimmitt provided an update [...] | 2006-10-31 21:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU |
06KUWAIT430 | DR. HAMAD AL-ALI CONDONES JIHAD IN IRAQ; [...] (C) In a February 5 interview with the Arabic-daily Al-Seyassah, translated and reprinted in the English-daily Arab Times on February 6, Kuwait University Professor of Shari'a and Islamic Studies Hamad bin Hamad Al-Ali argued that it is "legal for Muslims to kill the Danish caricaturist who a [...] | 2006-02-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KISL KU |
06KUWAIT4308 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt held a series of meetings on the margins of the October 31 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Preparatory Group (PG) meeting in Kuwait between October 30 and November 1. The meetings focused on preparation for the PG and key follow [...] | 2006-11-01 14:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV |
06KUWAIT4309 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: OCT 31 PG MEETING STRESSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Oct. 31 meeting of the Preparatory Group (PG) for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI),the PG achieved broad consensus that the current iteration was satisfactory, and that critical next steps include reaching out to a broader range of countries for participation in [...] | 2006-11-01 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4311 | IRAQ COMPACT: ARAB FUND PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: During a November 1 meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Arab Fund Director General Abdul Latif al-Hamad reiterated the Fund's "unwavering" support for the Iraq Compact, despite the absence of the Fund from the October 31 Iraq Compact (ICI) Prep Group meeting due to [...] | 2006-11-01 16:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL |
06KUWAIT4312 | IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with Kuwait Fund Director General Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Bader on the margins of the International Compact for Iraq Preparatory Group meeting in Kuwait. The meeting was also attended by Treasury Deputy Assistant Secre [...] | 2006-11-01 16:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4313 | IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on the margins of the International Compact for Iraq Preparatory Group (PG) meeting in Kuwait. Al-Sabah expressed little enthusiasm for debt f [...] | 2006-11-01 17:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4315 | IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Treasury D/S Kimmitt met with Iraqi NSA Rubaie in Kuwait City on November 1, the day following the Preparatory Group meeting on the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). They had a wide ranging discussion regarding the ICI, Iraq-Saudi relations, the Iraqi insurgency and Iraq's [...] | 2006-11-03 11:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4351 | NGOS SAY NEW DOMESTIC LABOR CONTRACT IS A FIRST [...] (C/NF) Summary. After more than a year of delay, the GOK recently implemented a rule that all domestic laborers coming to Kuwait must sign a standard, three-party (recruitment agency, worker, employer/sponsor) contract. The contract provides for, among other things, minimum wages and daily [...] | 2006-11-05 05:19:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ELAB IN SL ET KU TIP |
06KUWAIT437 | KUWAIT PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY: AN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a February 7 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS),the country's government pension agency, outlined the organization's progressive work ethic, organizational structure and global investments, including $ [...] | 2006-02-07 14:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EINV EFIN XF KU |
06KUWAIT4377 | SECTARIAN TENSION IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OVER BOOK [...] (U) Abdul Hadi Al-Salih, the Minister for National Assembly Affairs and one of two Shi'a ministers in the Kuwaiti government, sparked a rare public Sunni-Shi'a row when he distributed to MPs over Ramadan a book of prayers, called Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiyya (available in English at http://www.sh [...] | 2006-11-05 10:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KIRF SA BA IR KU |
06KUWAIT4416 | KUWAITI PSYCHOLOGIST USES AMERICAN-STYLE [...] (C/NF) Summary. PolOff met with Dr. Bashir Al-Rashidi, a U.S.-trained psychologist who is involved in the training of imams to embrace a moderate version of Islam, as part of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' (MAIA) larger "moderation" initiative. One way Al-Rashidi has contributed [...] | 2006-11-08 12:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL KU |
06KUWAIT4418 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES ZAKAT LAW DESPITE SHI'A [...] (C/NF) Summary: On November 7, Parliament passed a zakat (religious tax) law opposed by Kuwaiti Shi'a. Liberal parliamentarian (MP) Mishari Al-Anjari downplayed the Islamist nature of the zakat law, saying it was "just a way to collect one percent from companies" to supplement the government [...] | 2006-11-08 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON KISL KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4422 | KUWAIT IPR UPDATE: COMMERCE MINISTRY PREPARING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6 and 8, Econoff met separately with Commerce Assistant Undersecretary Abdulazziz Al-Khaldi and Ministry of Information Intellectual Property Department head Rasha Al-Sabah to discuss the Council of Ministers' decision to move responsibility for IPR enforcement fro [...] | 2006-11-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU |
06KUWAIT4429 | GUANTANAMO RETURNEE UPDATE: ONE RELEASED, [...] On November 7, the Court of Cassation, Kuwait's highest court, ordered Nasser Najar Al-Mutairi, the first Kuwaiti national transfered from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base, released from state custody pending issuance of a final verdict by the court on December 5, 2006. In June, 2005 Mutair [...] | 2006-11-09 11:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4430 | FREEDOM AGENDA: RUMBLINGS OF ANOTHER PARLIAMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Kuwait has been buzzing with rumors over the last two weeks that the Amir may dissolve Parliament again, this time unconstitutionally for a period of up to three years. Many Kuwaitis have come out strongly against such a move, arguing that it would exacerbate existing politic [...] | 2006-11-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT4452 | FINAL APPEAL ON PENINSULA LIONS CASE: MOST [...] (SBU) After the failure of a constitutional challenge to the law on which the Peninsula Lions' defendants were convicted, the Court of Appeals issued its final ruling in the case on November 13. Of the 36 living defendants (Defendant 31, Nuha Muhammad Roomi Al-Enezi, died of cancer so no fu [...] | 2006-11-14 05:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4467 | PRESS REACTS TO DENIAL OF VISA TO SUDANESE LEADER [...] (C/NF) Several Kuwaiti dailies ran front page stories on November 13 about the denial of a visa to Dr. Issam Al-Basheer. Al-Basheer had planned to attend a conference on Islamic moderation in Washington, DC (reftel). Al-Seyassah wrote that "informed sources" had reported that Dr. Al-Basheer [...] | 2006-11-18 04:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KIRF KISL CVIS SU KU |
06KUWAIT4497 | CONFIRMATION FOR NEXT IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS REGIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU IZ JO KISL PTER PREL PGOV ASEC |
06KUWAIT4498 | INFLUENTIAL AL-SABAH EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with Poloff, Shaykh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, an influential ruling family member with close ties to the Amir, expressed frustration with the Prime Minister's "weakness" and his inability to control an increasingly assertive Parliament. He complai [...] | 2006-11-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT4499 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING MODERATE ARABS NOT [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points November 21 to MFA U/S Khalid Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah said the GOK would consider carefully how to proceed. 2. (C) Separately PolCouns discussed the points with MFA Director for Arab Affairs Jassem Al-Mubaraki. Al-Mubaraki said he would consult [...] | 2006-11-21 15:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE KU |
06KUWAIT4502 | KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER TALKS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFULLY [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and Kuwaiti delegations both gave positive assessments of three days of talks on border and security issues. The two sides agreed to a compensation scheme allowing the construction of a security road and fence through the northern border area at Um Qasr. They also agre [...] | 2006-11-22 08:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4509 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...] | 2006-11-25 10:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU |
06KUWAIT4510 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/13 MEETING WITH KUWAIT NSB [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 13 with Kuwait National Security Bureau President Shaykh Ahmed Al-Fahd to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and regional developments. Shaykh Ahmed sought reassurances on U.S. policy in Iraq. He encouraged the U. [...] | 2006-11-25 11:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IZ KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4512 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...] | 2006-11-25 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU |
06KUWAIT4514 | KUWAIT'S BIDOON (STATELESS RESIDENTS): BACKGROUND [...] (C/NF) Summary: The "Bidoon" are people living in Kuwait who assert rights to Kuwaiti citizenship and who deny that they have a right to citizenship in any other country. It is the highest profile human rights issue in Kuwaiti domestic politics. The GOK argues that most of the approximatel [...] | 2006-11-26 06:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KU |
06KUWAIT453 | JABER BRANCH OF RULING FAMILY CONSOLIDATES POWER: [...] (SBU) After meeting with senior family members the evening of February 7, the Amir appointed his half-brother and former Minister of Interior Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as Crown Prince, and his nephew and former Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs (a non-Cabinet ministerial position [...] | 2006-02-08 08:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT4556 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING THE ARAB LEAGUE, [...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref A points to MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Hamed Al-Mashan. Al-Mashan said he would ensure the points are passed directly to the Foreign Minister, now traveling in France with the Emir. He said Kuwait would likely favor a strong statement of support for [...] | 2006-12-03 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4568 | GENERAL ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH THE KUWAITI AMIR, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, the Amir warmly welcomed General Abizaid back to Kuwait, noting the enduring friendship between his country and the United States. On Iraq, the Amir said the U.S. needs to quickly hand over authority to Iraqi security forces, and reduce its own exposur [...] | 2006-12-04 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ IR |
06KUWAIT4579 | (C) C-NE6-01698: KUWAITI ISLAMISTS' INITIATIVES ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The women's issues legislation recently drafted by Islamist parliamentarians aims to increase state benefits provided to Kuwaiti women, not change their social and political status. It is likely the result of women's suffrage and recent electoral reforms resulting [...] | 2006-12-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4580 | KUWAITI "AHWAZ ACTIVIST" MEETS WITH EUROPEAN [...] (S/NF) Over the past several months, a Kuwaiti in his mid-fifties named Faisal Al-Khazal has met with several European embassies in Kuwait to enlist their support for his alleged Ahwazi opposition group. (Note: Ahwaz is the Arabized name of the capital of Khuzestan, a predominantly Arab prov [...] | 2006-12-06 14:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT4582 | KUWAIT HIGH COURT REVERSES GUILTY VERDICT OF [...] On December 5, Kuwait's highest court, the Court of Cassation, overturned the guilty verdict of Nasser Najar Al-Mutairi, the first Kuwaiti returned from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base. The high court reversed the guilty verdict and the five year sentence handed down by the Court of Appeal [...] | 2006-12-06 14:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4583 | MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER WARNS OF IMPACT OF IRAQ [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Secretary General of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),Dr. Bader Al-Nashi, told Poloff December 6 that sectarian violence in Iraq was contributing to rising Shi'a-Sunni tensions in Kuwait. While he did not believe violence between the two communities was likely, [...] | 2006-12-06 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL IR IZ KU ISLAMISTS SHI |
06KUWAIT4584 | MFA U/S ON IRAN, BOEING, GCC SUMMIT, LEBANON, AND [...] (C) Summary: According to Kuwaiti MFA U/S Jarallah, the French were "talking tough" on Iran during the Amir's recent visit to Paris. He said French interlocutors anticipate near-term U.S. policy adjustments on Iraq. On Lebanon, the French FM called for pressure on Syria and support for the [...] | 2006-12-06 14:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR IZ IR DEMARCHE |
06KUWAIT4609 | FINANCE MINISTRY TALKS TAXES, AID, AND DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. On December 9, Econcouns met with acting Assistant Undersecretary of Finance Khalid Al-Rubeian to discuss Kuwait's new draft tax law, the December 7 designations by the United States of three Kuwaitis for support to Al-Qaida, and assistance to the Palestinians. Al-Rubeian said t [...] | 2006-12-10 09:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN BEXP ETRD IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4610 | ISLAMIC AFFAIRS UNDERSECRETARY: MODERATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Dr. Adel Al-Falah told the DCM on December 5 that the Ministry's recent conference in Washington had been a great success, though he provided few details about the proceedings. He said the Ministry is looking forward to h [...] | 2006-12-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KISL CVIS KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4612 | SPEAKER AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN ON IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During separate meetings December 6 with the Ambassador, Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi and the Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Mohammed Al-Sager, shared their views on regional and domestic political issues. Al-Khorafi welcomed the President's recent meetings wit [...] | 2006-12-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM LE IZ IR KU |
06KUWAIT4622 | INDEPENDENT/LIBERAL TELLS PDAS KUWAITI DEMOCRACY [...] (C/NF) PDAS James Jeffrey met with liberal/independent MP Mohammad Jassem Al-Sager, head of the National Assembly's Foreign Relations Committee on December 9. In addition to discussing regional security issues (septel),Al-Sager gave his assessment of the recent tension between the Governmen [...] | 2006-12-11 14:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT4623 | MP AHMED BAQER ON PENDING LEGISLATION, TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary. On December 11, Ambassador met with Chairman of the Parliament's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee and Coordinator of the Islamist Bloc Ahmed Baqer. Topics included pending Kuwaiti legislation, recent Treasury Department designations of Kuwaiti nationals for supporting te [...] | 2006-12-11 14:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN BEXP IZ LE KU |
06KUWAIT4638 | EVOLVING IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER CROSSING PROCEDURES [...] (C/NF) Summary. On December 5, Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MOI) and United States Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) officials accompanied by Emboff met and discussed Kuwait-Iraq border crossing issues arising from recently altered MOI procedures. The MOI began using new procedu [...] | 2006-12-12 14:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ |
06KUWAIT4649 | FILIPINO LABOR ATTACHE SAYS MINIMUM WAGE FOR [...] (C/NF) PolOff met with Filipino Labor Attache Leopoldo De Jesus on December 12 to discuss recent reports that the Philippines intends to increase the monthly minimum wage for Filipino domestic workers from USD 200 to USD 400. De Jesus verified that all domestic workers leaving the Philippine [...] | 2006-12-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KHUM ELAB RP KU TIP |
06KUWAIT4653 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (S/NF) On December 10, Ambassador chaired the regular meeting of the mission's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). The meeting was attended by section chiefs or representatives of POL, ECON, DATT, OMC-K, RSO, CONS, PA, FCS, and SIMO. The purpose of these regular meetings is identification [...] | 2006-12-14 11:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT466 | CARTOONS: KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-09 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT4664 | TERROR FINANCE: MFA INDICATES NO PLANS TO LIFT [...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Maqamis told Econcouns December 16 that the three Kuwaitis designated as terrorist facilitators by the US Department of Treasury on December 7 -- Hamad Al Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- were not active and we [...] | 2006-12-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT4665 | FEELING THE HEAT, INFORMATION MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) According to local media, Minister of Information Mohammed Al-Sanousi has submitted his resignation rather than subject himself to an intense parliamentary questioning session, commonly referred to in Kuwait as a "grilling," which was scheduled to take place on December 18. The grillin [...] | 2006-12-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT467 | AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A AND ICM GAIN; [...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...] | 2006-02-09 17:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU PINR SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT4681 | GUANTANAMO RETURNEES MAY SOON BE RELEASED [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Post has learned that Omar Rajab Amin and Abdullah Kamel Al-Kandari, Kuwaiti nationals returned from detention at Guantanamo Naval Base in September 2006, may be released by the judge presiding over their investigation when their cur [...] | 2006-12-20 06:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PHUM KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT4682 | PARLIAMENT VOTES 39-20 AGAINST WRITING OFF PRIVATE [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The Kuwaiti Parliament voted December 19 against a controversial proposal to write off citizens' private loans at an estimated cost to the government of $27 billion. The proposal was strongly supported by tribal parliamentarians, dividing the three opposition bloc [...] | 2006-12-20 06:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EAID ECON KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT4683 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW IRAQI CHARGE [...] (C) Ambassador met 12/13 with new Iraqi Mission Charge d'Affaires Fadel Hamad Khudair Al-Azawi. Al-Azawi, a career diplomat, arrived in Kuwait in early November, replacing outgoing Charge Hamad Al-Sharifi. Al-Azawi requested the meeting as a courtesy call, noting his interest in maintainin [...] | 2006-12-20 09:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
06KUWAIT4687 | BAH HUMBUG! SALAFI MP SLAMS CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR [...] (U) Salafi MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei sent a formal question to the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor complaining about the "irresponsible violations" that occurred when an American army delegation delivered toys to an orphanage run by the Ministry on December 10, reported the Arabic daily Al- [...] | 2006-12-20 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF KU ISLAMISTS |
06KUWAIT4688 | GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION EXCHANGE: [...] (U) Post's response to Department inquiries in State 190832 follows. 2. (C/NF) Immigration Databases ------------------------------- - The Government of Kuwait (GOK) Ministry of the Interior has a computerized immigration database. Information for all entries and exits are entered into [...] | 2006-12-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KVPR KHLS KU |
06KUWAIT4702 | KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C/NF) Summary: During back-to-back meetings on 12/24 with a Congressional delegation and the Ambassador, The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister said that the key issues facing the coalition in Iraq are transferring security responsibility to Iraqis and checking Iranian influence. He said we are in a [...] | 2006-12-24 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV CVIS KU IR |
06KUWAIT4703 | AMBASSADOR RAISES HOLD ON DESIGNEES WITH FM [...] (S/NF) In a 12/24 meeting with Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Ambassador requested again that the GOK instruct Qatar to lift the UN hold on the U.N. designation of three Kuwaitis for involvement in terrorism: Hamad Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali (reftel). [...] | 2006-12-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU |
06KUWAIT4706 | TERROR FINANCE: GOK SEES HEADWAY IN REGULATING [...] (C/NF) Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of Charities at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),told Econcouns December 23 he was making progress in implementing two-year-old restrictions on donations to charities in Kuwait. A recent internal MOSAL report, leaked to the Kuwaiti press in D [...] | 2006-12-29 08:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT475 | CORRECTED COPY -- AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A [...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...] | 2006-02-11 07:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT482 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED--INVIGORATING THE CASH COURIER [...] (SBU) On February 8, Econoff delivered ref A points to Talal Al-Sayegh, Head of Anti-Money Laundering at the Central Bank of Kuwait. Points were also passed to U.S. Customs Advisor for officials at the Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC). According to Al-Sayegh, the GOK, althoug [...] | 2006-02-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL XF KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT493 | KUWAITI SHI'A MARCH TO CELEBRATE ASHOURA; GOK SECURITY [...] Kuwait's Shi'a community commemorated Ashoura on February 9 with an unlicensed two-hour march. According to GOK estimates, 10,000 Shi'as marched through the Rumaithiya neighborhood carrying signs paying tribute to Imam Hussein. They also re-enacted scenes from the battle of Karbala in which [...] | 2006-02-12 09:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT495 | NEW CABINET FREES SEAT ON MUNICIPAL COUNCIL; KUWAITI WOMAN [...] On February 9, Municipal Council Chairman Abdullah Saud Al-Muhailbi was nominated as Minister of State for Municipality Affairs (reftel). His appointment leaves an open seat on the 16-member Council, which by law, must be filled in 60 days. 2. In a statement to the press on February 12, J [...] | 2006-02-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN KU |
06KUWAIT498 | GOK RECONFIRMS THAT GUANTANAMO DETAINEES RETURNED [...] (C) In response to ref B demarche on the Administrative Review Board (ARB) procedures for Guantanamo detainee Omar Rajab Amin (US9KU-000065DP),post received by diplomatic note on February 11 written assurances that Amin would be detained and prosecuted upon his repatriation to Kuwait. 2. [...] | 2006-02-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT527 | CABINET MINISTER OUTLINES GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES AS [...] (C) The Ambassador met on February 14 with Mohammed Dhaifallah Sharar to congratulate him on his re-appointment as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs. Confirming what local media and post contacts have reported, S [...] | 2006-02-14 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT534 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened on February 8 Post's Counterterrorism Working Group to assess Kuwaiti progress in combating terrorism and curbing extremism. ECON, RSO, and OMC-K all reported positive Kuwaiti participation in training courses and conferences ranging from VIP protecti [...] | 2006-02-14 13:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT537 | MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS MINISTER, AN EXPERIENCED [...] (C) The Ambassador met with the new State Minister for Municipal Affairs, Abdullah Al-Muhailbi, on February 14 to congratulate him on his new post and to ask about the Minister's plans. The Minister said that he had worked his way up through the ranks in the Municipality, and had served since [...] | 2006-02-14 14:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB KU |
06KUWAIT539 | KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened on February 8 Post's Counterterrorism Working Group to assess Kuwaiti progress in combating terrorism and curbing extremism. ECON, RSO, and OMC-K all reported positive Kuwaiti participation in training courses and conferences ranging from VIP protecti [...] | 2006-02-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT556 | ELEVEN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISH "TRANSPARENCY [...] Salah Al-Ghazali, Secretary General of the Transparency and Reform Alliance (TRS),a coalition of eleven local organizations formed to fight corruption, announced February 15 the approval of TRS's mission statement and charter, the English-daily Arab Times reported. Commenting on the occasio [...] | 2006-02-15 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EIND KU |
06KUWAIT560 | SHI'A MP DISILLUSIONED BY RAMPANT GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Saleh Khorshid, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told Poloff in a February 15 meeting that he was pessimistic about the prospects for political and economic reform in Kuwait given what he characterized as wide-spread, institutionalized government corruption. He [...] | 2006-02-15 15:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PGOV EINV PINR KU |
06KUWAIT578 | GCC FEARS BEING LABELED PRO-ISRAELI FOR [...] (C) Dr. Yacoub Al-Hayati, one of Kuwait's five members on the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Advisory Committee, told Poloff in a February 19 meeting the GCC was hesitant to directly confront Iran over its nuclear program for fear of being labeled by Iran as pro-Israeli, a view he repeated [...] | 2006-02-19 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT585 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PM OUTLINES GOK PRIORITIES AS NEW [...] (U) In a February 20 speech to the National Assembly following the swearing in of the new Cabinet, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah outlined the Government's priorities, which included approval of the Press and Publications Law, Project Kuwait, and amendment of the elec [...] | 2006-02-21 05:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT587 | RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...] | 2006-02-21 05:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT588 | RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...] | 2006-02-21 05:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT601 | NEW PRIME MINISTER PROMISES ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary and comment: During his first meeting with the Ambassador as Kuwait's new Prime Minister, Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah said Kuwait would look different in six months and that he had instructed his Cabinet to streamline the bureaucracy so that the GOK could proceed with importa [...] | 2006-02-21 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT608 | KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: OIL, DEMOCRACY, AND U.S. [...] Monday, 20 February 2006 -- Dr. Hamoud Abdullah Al-Raqaba former Minister of Energy wrote in the moderate daily Al-Watan under the title "The American President George Bush's Statements": "The American President George Bush said a few days ago that by the year 2020 the United States of Americ [...] | 2006-02-21 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT613 | FREEDOM AGENDA: MP HOSTS MEETING TO URGE FEMALE [...] MP Ali Al-Rashed (aka Abu Faysal),the head of the Human Rights Committee in the National Assembly, hosted approximately 40 women at his diwaniya on February 20 to encourage them to take advantage of their newly won voting rights (ref B) and to discuss personal status issues. The featured spea [...] | 2006-02-21 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT615 | KUWAIT CURRENT ON ARAB LEAGUE COMMITMENTS FOR [...] (U) According to a February 20 Arab Times (local English daily) article, the Arab League issued a report on Sunday, February 19 identifying Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Egypt as the only four Arab states to have fulfilled Arab League payment commitments in support of the Palestinian Aut [...] | 2006-02-21 15:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN WE GZ KU |
06KUWAIT630 | SENIOR KUWAITI SHI'A CLERIC SAYS IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Senior Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri told Poloff in a February 21 meeting that Iranian "reformers" had been politically marginalized by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and exercised little restraint on the President's conservative policies. He disco [...] | 2006-02-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS |
06KUWAIT631 | NEW COMMERCE MINISTER CALLS FOR GOK ACTION ON [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 22 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, new GOK Commerce and Industry Minister Dr. Youssef Al-Zalzalah (one of two Shia cabinet members),appearing energized, underscored his commitment to implementing pending economic reforms on taxation, IPR, teleco [...] | 2006-02-22 15:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KU KIPR |
06KUWAIT632 | NEW SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR MINISTER RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) The Ambassador met February 22 with new Minister for Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah to congratulate him on his post and used the occasion to raise U.S. concerns about the insufficient protection of expatriate worker rights. The Ambassador stated that protection of [...] | 2006-02-23 09:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KU TIP |
06KUWAIT633 | RIHS NONPAPER DELIVERED TO KUWAIT'S NEW MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 09:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTFN ECON KU TERROR FINANCE |
06KUWAIT635 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT REVISES DATE FOR [...] (U) During its February 21 session, Parliament approved a motion to advance the date for debate of an Interior and Defenses Affairs Committee proposal to reduce the number of electoral constituencies to April 17 from June 30 as previously agreed (reftel). Initially, the Government opposed t [...] | 2006-02-23 11:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KU PGOV FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT636 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PARLIAMENT REVISES DATE FOR DEBATING [...] (U) During its February 21 session, Parliament approved a motion to advance the date for debate of an Interior and Defense Affairs Committee proposal to reduce the number of electoral constituencies to April 17 from June 30 as previously agreed (reftel). Initially, the Government opposed the [...] | 2006-02-25 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT638 | KUWAITI YOUTH SURVEYS ON EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY AND POLITICS [...] Summary: Al-Qabas, the most prominent Arabic-language daily newspaper in Kuwait, regularly prints polling results reflecting youth opinions on a variety of topics, including early marriage, the Iranian nuclear program, the Danish cartoons, and political awareness. Recent polling exhibited stron [...] | 2006-02-25 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT656 | FREEDOM AGENDA: PLANNING MINISTER SAYS ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: During a February 27 call to congratulate the Minister on her re-appointment as Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administrative Development Affairs, Dr. Ma'souma Al-Mubarak was generally optimistic about the new Government and echoed the Prime Minister's recent co [...] | 2006-02-27 12:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT657 | NEW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ADMITS HIS APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a February 22 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Communications Dr. Ismail Al-Shatti said that the main reason for his appointment to the Cabinet is his twenty-five year friendship with the new Prime Minister. He also cited his leadership within the [...] | 2006-02-27 12:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS BEXP PGOV PINR KU |
06KUWAIT659 | UN TEAM'S FIRST KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: United Nations (UN) Iraq Desk Officer Eliza Kimball and UN cartographer Vladimir Bessarabov, part of a four person UN border team, discussed the UN team's first assessment of the Kuwait-Iraq border demarcation with pol/mil officer on February 22. The team's February 10-24 visit t [...] | 2006-02-27 13:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UN KU |
06KUWAIT661 | KUWAITI SHI'A AND SUNNIS CONDEMN IRAQ SHRINE [...] (C) Summary and comment: During a February 24 rally at the Shi'a Imam Hussein mosque, Kuwaitis from across the religious and political spectrum condemned the bombing of the Al-Askariya shrine in Iraq. While most speakers blamed the attack on Sunni extremists and stressed the need for Muslim [...] | 2006-02-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS SHI |
06KUWAIT678 | KUWAIT OFFERS $10 MILLION TO RESTORE SAMARRA [...] (U) According to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and confirmed by MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, on Monday, February 27, the GOK Council of Ministers (cabinet) authorized a $10 million grant for Iraq, half for the restoration of the Shrine of the Two Imams mosque in Samarra and half for othe [...] | 2006-02-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID IZ KU |
06KUWAIT697 | NON-PAPERS ON RIHS, JALAMAH, BATHALI AND AL-ALI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KU KTFN |
06KUWAIT702 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] Thursday, 23 February 2006 -- Arab Times Front page "Urgent pleas against civil war" -- Al-Qabas Front page "Iraq races against sectarian violence" -- Al-Qabas p. 3 "The Amir denounces the explosion at the Imam Al-Hadi mausoleum: terrorist acts far from the teachings of our religion" [...] | 2006-03-04 05:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT703 | FREEDOM AGENDA: INFORMATION MINISTER REPORTS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 1, 2006 meeting with the Ambassador, the newly re-appointed Minister of Information commented optimistically about progress made on the draft press law and reduction in the number of political constituencies in Kuwait, two key Freedom Agenda elements. The Minister e [...] | 2006-03-04 06:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU PREL IZ KMPI FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT746 | FREEDOM AGENDA: WIVES OF STATELESS MEN FOCUS ON [...] Summary and Comment: A March 4 meeting of Kuwaiti women married to "bidoon" (stateless Arabs) serves as a positive indicator that MEPI programs are reaching and influencing targeted audiences in Kuwait. Echoing themes researched by a recent MEPI small grant recipient for a project on how Kuw [...] | 2006-03-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KU |
06KUWAIT749 | GUANTANAMO DETAINEES RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (U) On March 5, only hours after Kuwait's Court of First Instance heard opening arguments in the case charging five Kuwaitis formerly held at Guantanamo with membership in Al-Qaeda, the court abruptly issued an oral decision to release four of the five men from prison on 500 dinar bail (appro [...] | 2006-03-05 15:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT760 | FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE MUNICIPALITY CANDIDATE SAYS WIN OR [...] (U) On March 5, PolChief and PolAsst met with Engineer Jenan Ramadan Bushihri, a candidate for the upcoming special Municipal Council election and the first Kuwaiti woman to actually run for public office (ref A). Bushihri, a married 32-year-old mother of two, is currently the Director of t [...] | 2006-03-06 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KWMN PINR KU |
06KUWAIT768 | FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES [...] Summary: Kuwait's National Assembly ratified on March 6 a new Press and Publications law. It will now be sent to the Cabinet which has one month to approve or reject. If they do not respond, the law will be considered to be in force. The National Assembly approved amendments that the Governm [...] | 2006-03-06 15:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT786 | KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RATIFICATION OF NEW PRESS [...] Tuesday, 7 March 2006 -- Al-Rai Al-Aam front page "Press and Publications Law, the first sign of reform"; "Press and Publications Law was unanimously ratified after superficial amendments"; "Most prominent amendments tackled prohibition of encroachment on the Lord, prophets or companions"; " [...] | 2006-03-08 04:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT804 | FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSING REACTIONS TO THE NEW [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Reactions to the newly-passed Press and Publications law (reftel) have varied widely and at times tended to hyperbole. One knowledgeable post contact sees it as a great step forward while another fears it will lead to the end of quality journalism in Kuwait. Liberal [...] | 2006-03-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KHUM IR KU FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT805 | FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERAL MP SAYS REDISTRICTING REQUIRED [...] During a March 7 seminar entitled "Electoral Constituencies and the Extent of their Effect on the Woman's Contribution in the Electoral Process," sponsored by the Kuwaiti Women's Social and Cultural Society, liberal Member of Parliament Ali Al-Rashed asserted that under the current distributio [...] | 2006-03-08 14:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU KDEM KWMN |
06KUWAIT806 | KUWAIT HOSTS ISLAM MODERATION CONFERENCE [...] Summary: Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf [endowments] and Islamic Affairs hosted a conference, "We and the Other," on March 6-8, 2006 to emphasize tolerance and to discourage extremism. During the opening session, Kuwait's Islamic Affairs Minister said that the true nature of Islam is one of mode [...] | 2006-03-09 09:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO SCUL KISL XF KU |
06KUWAIT807 | FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQI SUNNIS, [...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah repeated a request he made to the Secretary soliciting U.S. support for a nuclear-free zone in the Gulf in addition to a proposed anti-bigotry resolution at the UNGA. Shaykh Dr. Mohamm [...] | 2006-03-09 09:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ KU |
06KUWAIT837 | FREEDOM AGENDA: CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY BY [...] (U) Attorney and women's activist Najla Al-Naki hosted on March 6 the Kuwaiti Women's Forum in celebration of International Women's Day. PolAsst attended the event designed to strengthen the political power and influence of Kuwaiti women. Approximately 50 women from different fields gathere [...] | 2006-03-11 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KWMN PINR KU |
06KUWAIT838 | PENINSULA LIONS FUGITIVE TURNS HIMSELF IN; CLAIMS [...] (SBU) On Wednesday March 8 during a Court of Appeals hearing at the Palace of Justice, Peninsula Lions defendant Misha'al Muta'ab Mohammed Al Shimmari walked into the courtroom to surrender. Al Shimmari, number five on the defendants list (see reftel),told the surprised judge that he didn't [...] | 2006-03-12 05:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KU TERRORISM |
06KUWAIT850 | KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE: A BUBBLE BURSTING OR MARKET [...] (U) The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) Price Index appears to be experiencing a long-anticipated correction (see ref B) after unprecedented growth over the past five years. KSE experienced its heaviest loss on March 8, dropping 450 points at one point before closing the trading week at 10,705 p [...] | 2006-03-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN KU |
06KUWAIT872 | OP-ED PLACEMENT - "THE TRUTH ABOUT GUANTANAMO" [...] Summary: All daily newspapers in Kuwait published the generic Op-Ed "The Truth about Guantanamo" on March 6, 2006. 2. On March 5, 2006 Acting on a request from Washington, the Public Affairs Section at U.S. Embassy Kuwait sent "The Truth about Guantanamo" generic Op-Ed to all daily newspape [...] | 2006-03-15 06:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO XF KU |
06KUWAIT882 | MINISTRY OF AWQAF AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS LAUNCHES [...] In a March 11 press conference, Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Dr. Adel Al-Falah announced the March 14 launch of the Ministry's strategic plan for the period 2006-2011. He explained that the plan is based on seven overriding themes: -- "The consideration that develo [...] | 2006-03-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KISL KU |
06KUWAIT883 | KUWAIT FUND WELCOMES USG ENGAGEMENT WITH ARAB [...] (SBU) On March 8, Econoff met with Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to discuss the possibility of USG participation in upcoming multilateral planning meetings of Arab donor organizations in an effort to enhance coor [...] | 2006-03-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL ECON IZ KU |
06KUWAIT890 | KUWAIT FUND AWAITING AFGHAN GOVT RESPONSE ON NEW [...] (SBU) On March 8, Econoff met with Abdul Kareem Al-Mutawa, Regional Manager for South Asia at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) to discuss the recent Afghanistan Compact conference held in London. (Note: Al-Mutawa attended as part of the GOK delegation headed by KFAED Dir [...] | 2006-03-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL AF KU |
06KUWAIT891 | FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART I OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the first in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. Debate over proposals to reduce the number of electoral constituencies, a key political reform, continues to dominate political discussion in Kuwait. Reducing the number of constituencies [...] | 2006-03-15 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT892 | FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART II OF III: [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: This is the second in a series of three cables on electoral reform in Kuwait. A majority of Kuwaitis support reducing the number of electoral districts from the current 25 to 10, or fewer; however, there is still an influential minority opposing the reform. The mos [...] | 2006-03-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT893 | FREEDOM AGENDA - ELECTORAL REFORM PART III OF III: [...] (C) Despite many Government officials' public and private support for reducing the number of electoral constituencies (refs A and C),some question the Government's seriousness in supporting this key political reform. During a March 12 meeting, Issam Al-Dabbous, a Government-leaning MP who se [...] | 2006-03-15 14:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
06KUWAIT894 | MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait March 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 04:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU |
06KUWAIT93 | DEATH OF KUWAITI AMIR; RECOMMENDATION FOR SENIOR [...] (U) Not sending NIACT because Post understands that most notifications have already been done by State Ops and WH Sit Room, based on post's telephone and email briefs. 2. (U) Kuwaiti Information Minister Dr. Anas Al-Reshaid announced January 15, 2006 that His Highness the Amir, Shaykh J [...] | 2006-01-15 06:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT96 | IMMEDIATE REACTION TO DEATH OF THE AMIR: KUWAITI [...] (U) Summary. Following the return of the Prime Minister from an official trip to Oman, the Council of Ministers announced the accession to Amir of Crown Prince Shaykh Saad. Kuwaiti officials and political analysts have been giving interviews on the subject of the January 15 death of the Amir o [...] | 2006-01-15 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KU |
06KUWAIT97 | AMIR'S DEATH: THE POLITICAL FALLOUT [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Amir's death on January 15 (ref A) was widely expected in Kuwait and is unlikely to have a significant impact on the country's political/economic direction or U.S.-Kuwaiti relations. As per the succession law, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [...] | 2006-01-15 13:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION |
06KUWAIT975 | KUWAIT DEMARCHE ON AKBAR GANJI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-20 13:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV IR KU |
06KUWAIT98 | REGIONAL LEADERS AND THRONGS OF KUWAITI CITIZENS [...] Tens of thousands of Kuwaiti men and women, including Cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament, attended the 3:30 PM (local) funeral of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was buried at Kuwait's main cemetery in Sulaibikhat, approximately 25 miles west of Kuwait City. The fun [...] | 2006-01-15 14:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU |
06KUWAIT995 | FREEDOM AGENDA: ISLAMISTS SHARE VIEWS ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The DCM hosted on March 18 an "American diwaniya," inviting influential Islamists, both Shi'a and Sunni, to discuss their political views and objectives, the prospects for political reform in Kuwait, and the impact of sectarian violence in Iraq on Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. [...] | 2006-03-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KU ISLAMISTS FREEDOM AGENDA |
06KUWAIT997 | KUWAIT TO RECEIVE "PALESTINIAN, NOT HAMAS," [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN KPAL KU |
06KYIV4021 | UKRAINE: WHO WERE THE FATHERLAND'S DEFENDERS? THE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Orthodox feast day of Pokrova (October 14),marked for centuries to honor defenders of the fatherland, occasioned three dueling marches in downtown Kyiv between elderly veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and nationalist supporters on the one hand and Communists [...] | 2006-10-18 10:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM ASEC UP |
06KYIV4089 | UKRAINE GETS $130 NATURAL GAS FOR 2007 WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych confidently announced October 24 that he had just received word from Moscow that Ukraine in 2007 would receive 55 billion cubic meters of imported natural gas at a price no greater than $130 per thousand cubic meters. All that remained, he said [...] | 2006-10-25 15:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL RS TX UP |
06KYIV4138 | UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE HAMPERED BY DISORGANIZATION [...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko has begun to respond to attempts by the Yanukovych/Regions team to tip the balance of power in its favor. He has brought in a more professional senior team to the Presidential Secretariat and taken steps to counter policies he does not support. However, the [...] | 2006-10-30 15:49:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4175 | UKRAINE: TARASYUK ON COORDINATING FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary. A tired FM Borys Tarasyuk saw Ambassador late October 31 after returning from Estonia and Finland. He diagrammed the current players in Ukrainian foreign policy formulation, stating that his role as the fulcrum was to prevent encroachment by PM Yanukovych's team onto Presidenti [...] | 2006-11-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KYIV4183 | UKRAINE MAKES PROGRESS ON WTO LEGISLATION [...] Summary: Ukraine's Parliament adopted on November 2 two laws identified as required for WTO accession. Parliament made further progress on legislation November 2-3, passing another eight WTO-related laws in the first reading, with significantly large majorities. Parliamentary "hearings" on [...] | 2006-11-03 17:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP |
06KYIV4187 | UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH ON COOPERATION OR [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with a confident PM Viktor Yanukovych Nov. 2 to discuss Yanukovych's planned trip to Washington in December and the current domestic political situation. Yanukovych centered the conversation around two options going forward vis-a-vis President Yushchenko - cooper [...] | 2006-11-03 17:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4237 | UKRAINE'S WTO ACCESSION: 11/9 UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The key outstanding tasks for Ukraine to accede to the WTO remain concluding its two remaining bilateral Market Access Agreements, passing WTO-related legislation, and reaching agreement in multilateral negotiations on agricultural support levels. The GOU has made no substantia [...] | 2006-11-13 05:30:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP |
06KYIV4251 | UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH LAYS MARKERS FOR COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. During a long Sunday afternoon lunch with Ambassador November 12, Prime Minister Yanukovych said that while President Yushchenko held up general, vague concepts like the guarantee of Ukrainian independence as the benchmark for cooperation with the Yanukovych government, the Prime [...] | 2006-11-13 15:21:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4285 | UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO, YANUKOVYCH MAKE ONE MORE TRY [...] (C) Summary. The Rada's November 15 decision not to vote for now on dismissing Foreign Affairs Minister Tarasyuk and Defense Minister Hrytsenko following an 8-hour marathon meeting between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych November 13 suggests the two sides are still making a [...] | 2006-11-15 16:04:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4290 | UKRAINE: THE LONG ROAD TO REFORMING CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Constitutional reform bill 4180 (now known by its Ministry of Justice number 2222) shifting powers from the President to the Prime Minister-led Cabinet of Ministers and Rada majority was adopted December 8, 2004 as part of the package to solve the political crisis ensuing from t [...] | 2006-11-17 07:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4295 | UKRAINE: EMBATTLED FM SUPPORTS ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary: "Orange" and embattled Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk told visiting EUR A/S Fried that the U.S. approach to PM Yanukovych and the Party of Regions coalition was correct, arguing that Yanukovych had changed for the better. He noted that the PM's upcoming U.S. visit, and his des [...] | 2006-11-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP |
06KYIV4298 | UKRAINE: DEFMIN HRYTSENKO ON YUSHCHENKO, [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Hrytsenko told visiting EUR A/S Fried and Ambassador November 16 that President Yushchenko's remote style interfered with his effectiveness, that PM Yanukovych was the most reasonable of the Regions' team in office and that the U.S. was right to seek to work with [...] | 2006-11-17 15:39:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP |
06KYIV4299 | UKRAINE: PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO FOCUSED ON KEEPING [...] (C) Summary: In a 40-minute meeting November 17, President Yushchenko told visiting EUR A/S Fried that he was optimistic about making cohabitation work and his ability to move his relationship with PM Yushchenko and his team from coexistence to cooperation. He expressed concern about several [...] | 2006-11-17 15:40:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP |
06KYIV4301 | UKRAINE: HIGH-PROFILE RUSSIANS BANNED ENTRY INTO [...] (SBU) Chief of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) Ihor Drizhchany told journalists November 6 that the SBU had blacklisted 131 foreigners thus far in 2006 for "activities damaging national security interests." When we inquired, an SBU official advised that the SBU does not release names of [...] | 2006-11-17 15:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PINR RS UP |
06KYIV4302 | UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH TELLS A/S FRIED: UKRAINE'S [...] (C) Summary. PM Yanukovych told visiting EUR A/S Fried and Ambassador November 16 that he was determined to bring Ukraine to Europe, meaning the WTO soon, and eventually into the EU and NATO. The latter would take time, both to change currently ambivalent public opinion and also to strengthe [...] | 2006-11-17 16:08:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP |
06KYIV4304 | 11/17 WTO UPDATE: UKRAINE MAKES GREAT STRIDES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament made remarkable progress on outstanding legislation for WTO accession during this week, and has now adopted 12 out of 21 required laws. GOU leaders clearly had given orders to move forward on the legislation, likely in order to help smooth the way for PM Yanukovych's [...] | 2006-11-17 16:24:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP |
06KYIV4305 | UKRAINE: LITHUANIAN MFA U/S PAVILIONIS AND A/S [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Zygimantas Pavilionis and A/S Fried discussed developments in the region and measures needed to address recent Russian assertiveness. Paviolionis said that the Lithuanian, Polish, and Ukrainian Presidents formed an effective "troika" in working tog [...] | 2006-11-17 16:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO UP RS GG TU PL LH |
06KYIV4313 | UKRAINE: ENGAGING YANUKOVYCH, THE MAN OF THE MOMENT [...] (C) Summary. Love him or hate him, the Ukrainian political elite and intelligentsia agree that Prime Minister Yanukovych is the man to deal with right now. Four months ago Yanukovych was painted variously as a puppet of oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, the Party of Regions, or the Kremlin, but he ha [...] | 2006-11-20 15:22:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4315 | EXPLAINING UKRAINE'S BURST OF ENERGY ON WTO [...] (C) Summary: Ukraine's recent progress on WTO-related legislation does not mark a shift in GOU policy, but rather demonstrates that fears of the GOU's lack of commitment to prompt WTO accession were overblown. A fortuitous alignment of several political factors may have accelerated the proces [...] | 2006-11-20 15:48:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP |
06KYIV4362 | UKRAINE: "ORANGE" RIFTS DEEPENING TWO YEARS AFTER [...] (C) Summary. On the second anniversary of the Orange Revolution, November 22, a crowd of 500 or so gathered on the Maidan to commemorate the rise of democracy in Ukraine. Few leaders of the Maidan were there to share in the event. Disheartened by the failure to form a new "orange" government [...] | 2006-11-22 16:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4375 | UKRAINE: COALMINE METHANE-1 PROJECT - OPIC RESPONSE [...] Summary. The following information is sent in response to reftel action request for embassy comments and clearance on OPIC financing for a coalbed methane project involving Ukrainian companies EnergoCapital, EnergoImpex, and Gorlovsky. Post was unable to ascertain definitive ownership informa [...] | 2006-11-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV UP |
06KYIV4383 | UKRAINE: VOTERS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy, representatives from several USG-funded NGO's (NDI, IRI, Freedom House and IOM) and monitors from ENEMO (European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations) observed four repeat mayoral elections this month, all in the central Ukraine heartland which gave plural [...] | 2006-11-29 09:56:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4386 | TELECOM REGULATOR DENIES 3G LICENSES TO MOBILE OPERATORS; [...] (U) Ukraine's National Communications Regulatory Commission (NCRC) on November 2 denied applications to issue next-generation, 3G licenses to Ukraine's top four mobile phone operators. With the NCRC refusal, state fixed-line monopolist UkrTelecom remains the sole operator in Ukraine with a 3G [...] | 2006-11-29 13:01:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS PGOV UP |
06KYIV4407 | UKRAINE/POLAND: PM KACZYNSKI'S VISIT SIGNALS [...] (C) Summary: Both the Ukrainian and Polish sides hailed the November 15 visit of Polish PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski to Kyiv as a solid sign of continuity in Poland's working relationship with the government of Ukrainian PM Yanukovych. During his one-day visit, Kaczynski met with Yanukovych, Preside [...] | 2006-11-30 12:53:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG PL UP |
06KYIV4413 | UKRAINE: INFORMAL POLITICAL DIRECTORS' MEETING - [...] (C) Summary: In what the Ukrainian MFA would like to see morph into a regular informal gathering, political directors from select EU countries and countries of the "Baltic-Black-Caspian seas" region, along with EUR A/S Fried, discussed Ukraine's relationship with the EU and NATO and exchanged [...] | 2006-11-30 15:56:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EUN XH ZB ZK UP |
06KYIV4414 | UKRAINE: THE HOLODOMOR AND THE POLITICS OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In the aftermath of moving commemorations November 25 of the 73rd anniversary of the holodomor ("Great Famine"),Stalin's man-made famine 1932-33 that led to the death of an estimated 5-10 million Ukrainians in Ukraine and the Russian Kuban region, the Rada passed in a single rea [...] | 2006-11-30 16:15:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UP |
06KYIV4415 | 11/30 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Parliament continued its progress on outstanding legislation for WTO accession during this week, adopting five additional laws, four of which related to the agricultural sector. Parliament has now adopted 17 out of the 21 required laws. On the eve of PM Yanukovych's [...] | 2006-11-30 16:29:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP |
06KYIV4478 | UKRAINE: STAND BY YOUR MEN: YUSHCHENKO RAISES THE [...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko raised the stakes in the accelerating power struggle between his circle and that of PM Yanukovych December 5 by issuing a decree reinforcing Tarasyuk's status as Foreign Minister, notwithstanding the December 1 vote by the Rada to dismiss Tarasyuk. For its [...] | 2006-12-06 15:42:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4489 | UKRAINE: THE RUSSIA FACTOR IN CRIMEA - UKRAINE'S [...] (C) Summary. Discussions with a wide range of contacts in Crimea November 20-22 and officials in Kyiv discounted recent speculation that a return of pro-Russian separatism in Crimea, which posed a real threat to Ukrainian territorial integrity in 1994-95, could be in the cards. However, nearl [...] | 2006-12-07 15:49:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RU UP |
06KYIV4491 | UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK'S LEGAL LIMBO [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Tarasyuk called in EU and NATO ambassadors and charges December 7 to confirm his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He reported that he had filed a suit to block the Rada's move to dismiss him on the basis of three procedural errors. The court would hold [...] | 2006-12-07 16:19:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UP |
06KYIV4531 | 12/8 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: While Prime Minister Yanukovych and Ukrainian trade negotiators held talks with USTR during a visit to Washington, Dec 4-7 Ukraine's Rada (parliament) passed one more WTO-related law. This brings the total number of laws adopted to 18 out of the proposed 21. One more law remain [...] | 2006-12-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP |
06KYIV4537 | UKRAINE/LITHUANIA: ADAMKUS LOBBIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus' three-day state visit to Ukraine -- his fourth trip here this year -- was intended to demonstrate a willingness to work with the new Yanukovych government, promote bilateral trade and investment ties, and facilitate cooperation in the energy s [...] | 2006-12-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NATO UP LH |
06KYIV4558 | UKRAINE: LAND, POWER, AND CRIMINALITY IN CRIMEA [...] (C) Summary. Land issues dominate the Autonomous Republic of Crimea's local agenda, according to a wide range of Crimean officials, journalists, and community leaders we talked to November 20-22 in the Crimean capitol of Simferopol, the separately administered city of Sevastopol, and Bakhchis [...] | 2006-12-14 09:31:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL PHUM UP |
06KYIV4576 | 12/15 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ukrainian Rada (parliament) this week adopted another WTO-related law, on scrap metal and steel, bringing the total number of adopted laws to 19 out of the 21 considered necessary for accession. Local media, however, fueled by some GOU officials, are erroneously reporting th [...] | 2006-12-15 12:02:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP |
06KYIV4597 | UKRAINE: POSSIBLE RESOLUTION OF FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Party of Regions MPs forcibly prevented Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk from attending the weekly cabinet meeting December 20, initiating a scuffle at the Cabinet of Ministers' building with several Our Ukraine (OU) MPs who had arrived in support of Tarasyuk. Yushchenko's repre [...] | 2006-12-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4600 | UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE REGROUPING [...] (C) Summary. The People's Union Our Ukraine (PUOU) party, the dominant party inside the Our Ukraine bloc, is cleaning house in a move to reenergize itself, bring the party back under the President's wing, and possibly to regroup for new elections. The biggest shake-ups came in the party leade [...] | 2006-12-22 07:01:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP |
06KYIV4648 | 12/22 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukrainian WTO negotiators held consultations with Working Party members in Geneva on December 18. The GOU is anxious for feedback on its recently passed legislation, although anticipates having to make some additional legislative fixes to ensure WTO conformity. A law on biotec [...] | 2006-12-22 11:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP |
06KYIV4660 | UKRAINE: MR. PUTIN COMES TO KYIV [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a compressed one-day visit to Kyiv December 22, his first since March 2005 and the second since Ukraine's November-December 2004 Orange Revolution. Putin and Yushchenko met for two-and-a-half hours alone, without notetakers. After the for [...] | 2006-12-27 16:01:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RU UP |
06KYIV4679 | UKRAINE: FIGHT OVER NATO/SINGLE ECONOMIC SPACE [...] (C) Summary. The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on December 29 that more than four million valid signatures had been collected in support of a proposed nationwide referendum on NATO membership and the Single Economic Space (SES),as a result of aggressive pushing from referendum [...] | 2006-12-29 13:12:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR UP |
06KYIV4681 | UKRAINE: CONFRONTATION AND COMPROMISE--A TALE OF [...] (C) Summary. Two years after the Orange Revolution and Yushchenko's election victory and almost five months into the prime ministership that has marked Yanukovych's triumphant return to the political center stage, the relationship between the two Viktors is rocky and full of mistrust. Althoug [...] | 2006-12-29 13:18:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR UP |
06LAGOS100 | OYO GOVERNORSHIP IN TURMOIL [...] (U) Turmoil continues over the governorship of Oyo State as both sides refuse to give ground. Embattled Governor Rasheed Ladoja, disputing the propriety of each step of the impeachment process, has filed suit in the Federal High Court to nullify his ouster and maintain his control of access t [...] | 2006-01-26 09:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1000 | EBONYI STATE GOVERNOR SAYS PRESIDENCY WILL GO NORTH [...] (C) Summary: During a June 25 meeting, Ebonyi State Governor Sam Egwu told the Consul General that the Presidency should go to a Northerner, with the Vice Presidency to an Igbo Southeasterner. Egwu sensed that, through a process of elimination of the more vocal and also more contentious Igbo [...] | 2006-07-18 08:15:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1001 | CHIEF HORSFALL SAYS OBASANJO INATTENTIVE TO THE [...] (C) Chief Albert Horsfall, recently named by President Obasanjo as Honorary Advisor to the President on Social and Economic Development of the Coastal States of the Niger Delta, told the Consul General short-term results and a long-term comprehensive plan are needed to stave additional unres [...] | 2006-07-18 13:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET EAID NI |
06LAGOS101 | OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #16 [...] (C) Press reports of additional hostages are false. Bayelsa state officials' assurances of the hostages' release were proven wrong, and the negotiators are delaying further talks regarding the crisis. Delta State officials have not been any more in touch or informed about the situation than [...] | 2006-01-26 19:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS102 | COMMUNICATIONS PATCHED BETWEEN SHELL AND OIL [...] (C) USG and HMG interests, views, and actions have remained tightly aligned during the Shell contractor hostage crisis. However, we have noted a growing gap between Shell and the contractor companies Tidex and Ecodrill. Shell is concerned the contractors are engaging in a line of communica [...] | 2006-01-26 19:57:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI |
06LAGOS1020 | POST-MORTEM OF A DELTA KIDNAPPING: SHELL AND [...] (C) This cable recounts Mission conversations with key Shell and Bayelsa State interlocutors regarding the July 6-10 kidnapping of Dutch national and Shell contractor Michael Llos (reftels A and B). Shell and Bayelsa State officials concurred the original kidnappers appeared to be a poorly [...] | 2006-07-24 09:17:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI |
06LAGOS1021 | JULY 11 NIGER DELTA INCIDENT SUMMARY [...] This is the biweekly roundup of security incidents in the Niger Delta. This roundup excludes "normal" street crime and concentrates on particularly serious incidents with a possible militant or political element. These incidents have not been reported in other cables or are updates of previ [...] | 2006-07-24 10:01:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1023 | EFCC ARRESTS PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN MIKE ADENUGA [...] (C) Summary. On July 9, Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Mike Adenuga, Chairman of Globacom Limited and indigenous oil company Conoil, and key financial partner of presidential candidate Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) on allegations of financial impropriety. Adenuga [...] | 2006-07-24 15:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI |
06LAGOS1025 | A DIFFERENT PICTURE OF GOVERNOR DUKE [...] (C) Cross River State Governor Donald Duke is intelligent, young and charismatic. The Nigerian media is overwhelmingly favorable, portraying him as one of Nigeria's ablest governors, a bona-fide economic and political reformer capable of higher office in 2007. However, opposition figures in [...] | 2006-07-25 11:24:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL KDEM PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1029 | COMMUNITY YOUTHS OCCUPY BAYELSA AGIP FACILITY; [...] (C) The Deputy Managing Director (MD) for AGIP, subsidiary of Italian oil major ENI, confirmed that unidentified youths occupied an AGIP flow station at Ogbainbiri, Bayelsa State on July 25. The remote station is accessible by a 45-minute helicopter flight west from AGIP's main export termi [...] | 2006-07-26 16:37:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1030 | SHELL AIMS FOR A YEAR-END PRODUCTION START FOR [...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Consul General, Shell Exploration and Production Executive Vice-President Ann Pickard, Shell's ranking executive in Nigeria, said Shell was negotiating re-entry and new global Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with communities in the Forcados area, which wa [...] | 2006-07-26 17:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI |
06LAGOS1033 | TRANSCORP BEGINS TO LOOM ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. In being selected by the Government of Nigeria to purchase the controlling interest in NITEL, the Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (TCN) has bagged the biggest catch thus far in Nigeria's privatization exercise. Fueled by NITEL and their other acquisitions, TCN is rapidly bec [...] | 2006-07-27 13:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1036 | SENATE PRESIDENT FORESEES DELAYED ELECTIONS [...] (C) In a July 13 conversation with the Consul General, Senate President Ken Nnamani claimed he diplomatically resisted pressure to facilitate President Obasanjo's push for a third-term. Considering President Obasanjo's tenure extension diathesis, the Independent National Electoral Commissio [...] | 2006-07-27 14:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1040 | FRONTRUNNING LAGOS PDP GUBERNATORIAL ASPIRANT [...] Chief Funso Williams, a leading contender for the PDP's nomination to run for Governor of Lagos State in 2007, was murdered in his home in Ikoyi, Lagos, in the early morning July 27. Williams had returned home around 2 a.m. after a long meeting with his political allies. He apparently was in [...] | 2006-07-28 09:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1043 | YOUTHS CONTINUE TO HOLD AGIP WORKERS; SHELL MOVES [...] (SBU) ConocoPhillips management, joint venture partner for AGIP, confirmed that local youths continued to hold approximately forty AGIP employees at an AGIP flow station in Bayelsa State (reftel). The AGIP employees have now been confined to the flow station for three days. ConocoPhillips [...] | 2006-07-28 16:03:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI |
06LAGOS1048 | BAYELSA SSG DISCUSSES IJAW MILITANTS' OBJECTIVES [...] (C) Bayelsa Secretary to the State Government Dr. Godknows Igali said steps must be taken quickly to improve the prospects of Niger Delta inhabitants in order to prevent more kidnappings of expatriate oil workers. The Secretary claims FNDIC leader Tom Polo has been momentarily placated by Pr [...] | 2006-07-31 13:36:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1050 | AGIP EMPLOYEES RELEASED SAFELY [...] (SBU) ConocoPhillips, a joint venture partner of AGIP, said approximately forty AGIP employees and Nigerian military held by local youths at the AGIP flow station in Bayelsa State since 25 July had been released on July 30. Nigerian press quoted a government aide saying that no ransom was p [...] | 2006-07-31 16:20:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI |
06LAGOS1057 | CROSS RIVER'S TINAPA: IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY [...] (SBU) Cross River State's $350-400 million Tinapa Business Resort, scheduled to open in March 2007, is perhaps the most ambitious commercial project in Nigeria. If successful it would transform the economy of the state. However, significant questions remain about who will provide the needed [...] | 2006-08-01 17:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL KDEM PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1073 | FUNSHO WILLIAMS' DEATH LEADS TO ANGER AND DISARRAY [...] (U) Funsho Williams, a leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant for Lagos State, was murdered in his home on July 27. Lending this sad event a touch of bitter irony, Williams was killed just several hours after the Lagos Police Commissioner held a meeting with PDP gubern [...] | 2006-08-04 16:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1076 | DEVELOPMENT AS ROAD TO GOVERNORSHIP [...] (U) On July 18 Governor Goodluck Jonathan of Bayelsa State published the Bayelsa Partnership Initiative (BPI),describing it as a vehicle for community-driven sustainable development. In anticipation of the rather lengthy process of stakeholder input and approval by the Bayelsa House of Assem [...] | 2006-08-07 12:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1078 | ONE GERMAN, THREE FILIPINOS, KIDNAPPED IN RIVERS [...] (SBU) A German and three Filipinos kidnapped in Rivers State on August 3 and 4, respectively, are still being held hostage. Guido Schiffaiph, a German national working for German construction firm Julius Berger, was taken hostage in the city of Port Harcourt when reportedly a man dressed in [...] | 2006-08-07 21:16:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI |
06LAGOS1079 | HEAD OF NORTHERN ELDERS SAYS PRESIDENCY WILL GO TO [...] (C) Summary. During a July 26 conversation with the Consul General (CG),former presidential aspirant and current head of the Northern Union, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, said President Obasanjo still pined to remain in office and thus was not sincerely shopping for a successor. In this vein, [...] | 2006-08-08 06:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1080 | POLITICAL VIEWS, SURPRISING OFFER FROM DELTA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 10:42:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1082 | CONNECTED BUSINESSMAN'S PRESIDENTIAL UPDATE [...] (C) During a July 15 conversation with the Consul General, politically-connected businessman Leno Adesina asserted President Obasanjo was gearing up for another try at term extension. To counter this, Vice President Atiku was hatching plans to impeach the President in the early fall. Atiku [...] | 2006-08-08 15:30:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1083 | ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNOR LOSING CONTROL [...] (C) Summary. Despite the fanfare surrounding his three year judicial battle to claim the seat he won in the 2003 gubernatorial election, Anambra State Governor Peter Obi's brief tenure has been marred by instability and violence (reftels). The apparent triumph of justice over power has faded [...] | 2006-08-09 06:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1087 | KADUNA GOVERNOR BULLISH ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) During a late July conversation with the Consul General, Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi predicted the presidency would return to the north. Among the Northern governors, Makarfi thought he had the inside track to getting President Obasanjo's approval and clinching the PDP nominatio [...] | 2006-08-09 14:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1093 | SIX ADDITIONAL EXPATRIATE HOSTAGES SEIZED IN [...] (C) Kidnappings of both oil and non-oil workers continued in the Niger Delta. Since 8 August, six more expatriates have been kidnapped in two separate incidents. Three of the four kidnappings during the last week may have been committed by the same perpetrators, a new group calling itself t [...] | 2006-08-10 18:40:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI |
06LAGOS1101 | DELTA SITREP: AMCIT AND ADDITIONAL HOSTAGES [...] (SBU) According to an ExxonMobil source, the American captain of a service vessel under contract to Exxon, the "MV Jackie Chouest," was reportedly kidnapped from a bar in Port Harcourt Saturday night (August 12). We are attempting to get full confirmation of the kidnapping and the full name o [...] | 2006-08-14 16:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1103 | DELTA SITREP #2: AMCIT HOSTAGE CONFIRMED, TWO [...] (SBU) We have confirmed that Amcit Royce Anthony Parfait of Houma, Louisiana, was among those kidnapped over the weekend. Details remain fuzzy, but the greater weight of the information suggests Parfait was abducted August 13 from the Goodfella's nightclub along with the other five expatriate [...] | 2006-08-15 16:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1105 | DELTA SITREP #3 [...] (C) Consulate General personnel communicated with GON, state government, NGOs, and other Niger Delta contacts to try and learn more about the Goodfellas kidnapping and avenues for contact and negotiation. Halliburton Nigeria Country Manager Steve Segota reported the Nigerian State Security S [...] | 2006-08-16 14:52:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1107 | LAGOS GOVERNOR TINUBU ON FUNSHO WILLIAMS' MURDER [...] (C) During an August 6 conversation with the Consul General, Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu hypothesized that PDP National Vice Chairman for the Southwest Olabode (Bode) George engineered the recent murder of Funsho Williams, a leading contender for the Lagos State PDP gubernatorial nominat [...] | 2006-08-16 15:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI |
06LAGOS1112 | DELTA SITREP #4 [...] (C) Apparently, the GON and Rivers State Government are slowly beginning to organize themselves to handle this hostage situation. A German diplomat reported that the GON was establishing two crisis response teams, one in Port Harcourt and the other in Warri, Delta State. A security consulta [...] | 2006-08-18 20:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1113 | DELTA SITREP #5 [...] (C) Progress, thus far, has been slow. Rivers Governor Odili said his negotiating team, actually headed by the River State Director of the SSS, had made additional contact with the kidnappers since yesterday. Odili stated they had a better idea of the kidnappersQ, identity and the whereabout [...] | 2006-08-18 20:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1120 | DELTA SITREP #6 [...] (C) Rivers Governor Odili and other GON officials continue to voice optimism the hostages will be released soon. The latest forecast is for a dawn release tomorrow, August 22. (Comment: We would be unduly credulous if we accepted this forecast as gospel. Previously, Odili predicted the hosta [...] | 2006-08-22 16:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1121 | DELTA SITREP #7 [...] (C) SSS continues to negotiate with the kidnappers. Governor Odili told us that the talks had hit a momentary pause because of some disagreement among the kidnappers. Apparently, the kidnappers are somewhat factionalized and discussions were being conducted with both factions. Now, a single [...] | 2006-08-22 18:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1127 | DELTA SITREP #8 [...] (C) After days of our prodding, SSS negotiators finally have begun passing proof of life (POL) questions to the kidnappers. Yesterday, the captives provided a correct proof of life answer for British hostage John Guyan. SSS told the security consultants of the affected companies that they e [...] | 2006-08-23 16:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1129 | AMCIT PARFAIT AND OTHER HOSTAGES RELEASED [...] (C) Ten days into the crisis, Amcit Royce Parfait and the five other expatriate hostages were released last night. The release came within several hours after Senator David Brigidi of Bayelsa State opened another line of communication to the kidnappers. While speculation is rife about ransom [...] | 2006-08-24 15:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1135 | KIDNAPPINGS & OIL PRODUCTION: BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (C) Recent militant activity in the Niger Delta has constricted oil company and service contractors' activities in the region. Fortunately, however, production has not significantly declined because of the recent kidnappings. However, both oil companies and service contractors have, to varyi [...] | 2006-08-25 15:10:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI |
06LAGOS1136 | MILITANTS TAKE TWO HOSTAGES AFTER FIGHT WITH [...] (SBU) The lull in kidnappings had a very brief life. Even before the six hostages released on August 23 could depart the country, another incident occurred in Port Harcourt. Two expatriates were taken hostage in Port Harcourt last night after fighting broke out between mobile police forces a [...] | 2006-08-25 15:17:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI |
06LAGOS1182 | THREATENED STRIKE STILL ON: IMPACT ON PRODUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's two oil sector unions continue to assert their determination to strike on September 13. The strike was ostensibly called to focus attention on deteriorating security conditions in the Niger Delta. Dr. Ayo Balogun, Secretary to the Minister of Petroleum Resources, sai [...] | 2006-09-12 16:51:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ELAB NI |
06LAGOS1183 | OIL MAJORS SAY STRIKE UNLIKELY TO IMPACT PRODUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Top executives of oil majors predict the strike planned for September 13 will take place. Chevron and Shell believe their in-house unions, although they will honor the strike, will do nothing to disrupt production. Total, which has both production and distribution businesses i [...] | 2006-09-12 17:21:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ELAB AA |
06LAGOS12 | ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING LIBERIAN DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several months, DEA CA Sam Gaye received information from reliable sources regarding diplomatic personnel assigned to the Liberian Embassy in Nigeria. According to sources, Liberian diplomats are involved in a wide range of improper activities, including the use of [...] | 2006-01-05 14:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SNAR NI |
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